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2015 | 2016
Houston Cougars (American West)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 9-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 8.8 (-0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 39 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | vs. Oklahoma | 10 | 33-23 | W | 65% | 3.1 | 78% | 47% | 96% |
| 10-Sep | Lamar | N/A | 42-0 | W | 100% | 58.8 | 93% | 60% | 96% |
| 15-Sep | at Cincinnati | 85 | 40-16 | W | 88% | 9.3 | 62% | 74% | 56% |
| 24-Sep | at Texas State | 128 | 64-3 | W | 100% | 51.3 | 82% | 91% | 87% |
| 29-Sep | Connecticut | 123 | 42-14 | W | 100% | 24.5 | 74% | 97% | 30% |
| 8-Oct | at Navy | 52 | 40-46 | L | 64% | 2.9 | 58% | 54% | 62% |
| 15-Oct | Tulsa | 54 | 38-31 | W | 81% | 6.8 | 72% | 86% | 68% |
| 22-Oct | at SMU | 90 | 16-38 | L | 0% | -24.1 | 5% | 4% | 20% |
| 29-Oct | Central Florida | 75 | 31-24 | W | 96% | 13.6 | 75% | 53% | 86% |
| 12-Nov | Tulane | 106 | 30-18 | W | 54% | 0.8 | 39% | 33% | 54% |
| 17-Nov | Louisville | 12 | 36-10 | W | 100% | 24.6 | 97% | 80% | 97% |
| 25-Nov | at Memphis | 44 | 44-48 | L | 26% | -5.0 | 44% | 74% | 16% |
| 17-Dec | vs. San Diego State | 33 | 10-34 | L | 1% | -17.4 | 22% | 32% | 81% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 28.9 | 69 | 22.8 | 25 |
| Points Per Game | 35.8 | 26 | 23.5 | 30 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.20 | 94 | 1.31 | 98 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 44.4% | 39 | 35.5% | 11 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 31.9 | 24 | 29.1 | 65 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.60 | 55 | 4.68 | 85 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 1.68 | 56 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -3.34 |
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| ACTUAL | -7 | 107 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 96.4 | 91 | 132.1 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 40.9% | 95 | 31.7% | 3 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.01 | 89 | 1.12 | 82 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 87.7 | 114 | 139 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 35.2% | 112 | 30.8% | 3 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 63.2% | 93 | 63.2% | 32 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 21.8% | 108 | 27.1% | 4 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Greg Ward Jr. | QB | 5'11, 190 | SR | 164 | 746 | 10 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 37.8% | 6 (4) |
| Duke Catalon | RB | 6'0, 210 | SO | 145 | 528 | 4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 31.0% | 2 (0) |
| Dillon Birden | DB | 5'9, 172 | JR | 62 | 289 | 6 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 40.3% | 1 (1) |
| Mulbah Car | RB | 5'11, 194 | FR | 49 | 206 | 2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 30.6% | 0 (0) |
| Kevrin Justice | RB | 5'11, 190 | FR | 34 | 149 | 2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 26.5% | 0 (0) |
| D'Eriq King | QB | 5'10, 170 | FR | 14 | 63 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Kyle Postma | QB | 6'3, 205 | JR | 13 | 144 | 4 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 69.2% | 1 (0) |
| Josh Burrell | RB | 5'10, 247 | FR | 12 | 51 | 1 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Linell Bonner | WR | 6'0, 202 | JR | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 20.0% | 2 (1) |
| NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns. | ||||||||||
Passing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing S&P+ | 108.2 | 45 | 108.5 | 34 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 47.4% | 13 | 39.1% | 49 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.35 | 107 | 1.46 | 64 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 93.8 | 83 | 102.9 | 59 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Greg Ward Jr. | 5'11, 190 | SR | 319 | 469 | 3557 | 22 | 13 | 68.0% | 33 | 6.6% | 6.6 |
| Kyle Postma | 6'3, 205 | JR | 29 | 46 | 210 | 0 | 2 | 63.0% | 3 | 6.1% | 4.1 |
| D'Eriq King | 5'10, 170 | FR | 2 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% | 1 | 25.0% | 3.3 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Linell Bonner | WR | 6'0, 202 | JR | 134 | 98 | 1118 | 3 | 11.4 | 8.3 | 73.1% | 56.0% | 26.8% |
| Chance Allen | WR | 6'3, 215 | SR | 95 | 56 | 815 | 6 | 14.6 | 8.6 | 58.9% | 54.7% | 19.0% |
| Steven Dunbar | WR | 6'3, 210 | JR | 88 | 54 | 666 | 5 | 12.3 | 7.6 | 61.4% | 42.0% | 17.6% |
| Duke Catalon | RB | 6'0, 210 | SO | 51 | 45 | 324 | 3 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 88.2% | 39.2% | 10.2% |
| D'Eriq King | QB | 5'10, 170 | FR | 32 | 29 | 264 | 1 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 90.6% | 40.6% | 6.4% |
| Tyler McCloskey | TE | 6'2, 245 | SR | 28 | 23 | 233 | 4 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 82.1% | 67.9% | 5.6% |
| Isaiah Johnson | WR | 6'4, 205 | SO | 28 | 15 | 154 | 0 | 10.3 | 5.5 | 53.6% | 35.7% | 5.6% |
| Keith Corbin | WR | 6'2, 175 | FR | 12 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 11.3 | 5.7 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 2.4% |
| Dillon Birden | RB | 5'9, 172 | JR | 10 | 7 | 60 | 1 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 70.0% | 60.0% | 2.0% |
| Brandon Wilson | CB | 5'11, 200 | SR | 5 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 100.0% | 40.0% | 1.0% |
| Mulbah Car | RB | 5'11, 194 | FR | 4 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 100.0% | 75.0% | 0.8% |
| Terry Mark | WR | 6'1, 190 | FR | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 75.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Courtney Lark | WR | 6'1, 163 | FR | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 100.0% | 33.3% | 0.6% |
| Romello Brooker | TE | 6'4, 240 | SO | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.4% |
| Byron Simpson | TE | 6'5, 260 | JR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Chris Johnson | TE | 6'5, 235 | JR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 101.0 | 65 | 110.6 | 30 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 48.1% | 54 | 42.1% | 22 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.06 | 90 | 1.19 | 102 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.50 | 119 | 2.31 | 8 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.7% | 61 | 7.2% | 17 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 111.1 | 39 | 129.3 | 11 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 36.7% | 14 | 24.2% | 11 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.59 | 112 | 1.67 | 37 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.97 | 92 | 1.72 | 2 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.6% | 59 | 6.2% | 92 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 102.8 | 63 | 114.4 | 26 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 118.8 | 23 | 112.0 | 34 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 96.9 | 80 | 135.1 | 6 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 86.5 | 112 | 116.9 | 20 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 96.9 | 81 | 117.0 | 16 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 97.9 | 84 | 121.0 | 15 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 114.3 | 32 | 114.2 | 33 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 52.6% | 101 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 36.0% | 42 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +11.1 | 6 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 77.4% | 38 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 56.9% | 93 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 34.7% | 64 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 19.8% | 10 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.3% | 30 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.7% | 23 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.7% | 25 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 32.1% | 73 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Matthew Adams | ILB | 6'1, 230 | JR | 69.5 | 10.3% | 7.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Khalil Williams | S | 6'0, 200 | JR | 60.5 | 9.0% | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Steven Taylor | OLB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 57.5 | 8.6% | 12.0 | 8.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Ed Oliver | DT | 6'2, 290 | FR | 56.5 | 8.4% | 22.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Garrett Davis | S | 6'1, 200 | SO | 55.5 | 8.3% | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Howard Wilson | CB | 6'1, 185 | SO | 49.5 | 7.4% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Jeremy Winchester | CB | 6'0, 190 | SO | 39.5 | 5.9% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| D'Juan Hines | ILB | 6'1, 225 | JR | 37.5 | 5.6% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyus Bowser | OLB | 6'3, 240 | SR | 37.0 | 5.5% | 12.0 | 8.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Brandon Wilson | CB | 5'11, 200 | SR | 36.0 | 5.4% | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Terrell Williams | S | 6'3, 210 | JR | 26.5 | 3.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Thurman | DE | 6'4, 290 | JR | 19.5 | 2.9% | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Emeke Egbule | LB | 6'3, 230 | SO | 18.5 | 2.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron Malveaux | DE | 6'6, 270 | SR | 17.0 | 2.5% | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerard Carter | DE | 6'3, 297 | SO | 15.0 | 2.2% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Singleton | DT | 6'4, 314 | SR | 10.5 | 1.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collin Wilder | S | 5'11, 175 | FR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aymiel Fleming | DE | 6'2, 284 | FR | 6.0 | 0.9% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Vaughan | DE | 6'4, 270 | SO | 5.0 | 0.7% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nomluis Fruge | OLB | 6'0, 225 | JR | 4.5 | 0.7% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Johnson | WR | 6'4, 205 | SO | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler McCloskey | TE | 6'2, 245 | SR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Robinson | S | 6'3, 220 | JR | 3.5 | 0.5% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Milburn | LB | 6'1, 225 | FR | 3.5 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Birden | RB | 5'9, 172 | JR | 3.0 | 0.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.9 | 29 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.14 | 46 |
| Punt Success Rate | 62.7% | 33 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 64.3% | 92 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 33.3% | 116 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 58.3% | 12 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Ty Cummings | 6'0, 185 | SR | 55-58 | 16-20 | 80.0% |
| Joel Scarbrough | 5'10, 182 | FR | 1-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Dane Roy | 6'7, 230 | FR | 59 | 40.6 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 72.9% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Ty Cummings | 6'0, 185 | SR | 84 | 63.6 | 37 | 44.0% | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Dane Roy | 6'7, 230 | FR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Collin Wilder | 5'11, 175 | FR | 9 | 4.4 | 0 | 20 | 3 (0) |
| D'Eriq King | 5'10, 170 | FR | 6 | 4.8 | 0 | 26 | 0 (0) |
| Steven Dunbar | 6'3, 210 | JR | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Brandon Wilson | 5'11, 200 | SR | 21 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| D'Eriq King | 5'10, 170 | FR | 10 | 25.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Terrell Williams | 6'3, 210 | JR | 1 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
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