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2016 Iowa advanced statistical profile

Updated on 1/13/2017

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2015 | 2016

Iowa Hawkeyes (Big Ten West)

2016 Schedule & Results
Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 8.0 (0.0) | S&P+ Rk: 30
Date Opponent Opp. S&P+ Rk Score W-L Win
Expectancy
Adj. Scoring
Margin
Percentile
Performance
Off.
Percentile
Def.
Percentile
3-Sep Miami-OH 98 45-21 W 99% 18.0 83% 99% 49%
10-Sep Iowa State 64 42-3 W 100% 33.7 95% 84% 88%
17-Sep North Dakota State N/A 21-23 L 62% 2.3 50% 25% 48%
24-Sep at Rutgers 114 14-7 W 81% 7.0 46% 18% 35%
1-Oct Northwestern 49 31-38 L 12% -9.4 36% 18% 40%
8-Oct at Minnesota 42 14-7 W 68% 3.7 69% 27% 92%
15-Oct at Purdue 105 49-35 W 100% 20.7 78% 83% 43%
22-Oct Wisconsin 11 9-17 L 10% -10.3 50% 38% 61%
5-Nov at Penn State 8 14-41 L 0% -22.4 28% 49% 17%
12-Nov Michigan 3 14-13 W 67% 3.5 88% 67% 93%
19-Nov at Illinois 95 28-0 W 100% 27.0 87% 34% 94%
25-Nov Nebraska 46 40-10 W 100% 27.3 95% 88% 93%
2-Jan vs. Florida 15 3-30 L 0% -22.0 20% 27% 35%
Category Offense Rk Defense Rk
S&P+ 27.6 78 19.8 15
Points Per Game 24.9 94 18.8 13
Five Factors
Offense Defense
Category Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
EXPLOSIVENESS IsoPPP 1.17 107 1.16 15 1.27
EFFICIENCY Success Rate 42.5% 61 38.0% 28 40.9%
FIELD POSITION Avg. FP 32.5 20 26.8 12 29.7
FINISHING DRIVES Pts. Per Trip in 40 4.77 40 3.95 24 4.47
TURNOVER MARGIN EXPECTED 6.74 17 Turnover Luck (PPG):
-0.28
ACTUAL 6 28
Rushing
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Rushing S&P+ 112.6 31 101.4 59 100.0
Rushing Success Rate 47.0% 28 40.8% 45 43.1%
Rushing IsoPPP 1.03 77 0.97 22 1.08
Adj. Line Yards 113.6 15 86.3 117 100.0
Opportunity Rate 37.6% 97 36.7% 39 39.7%
Power Success Rate 66.0% 75 68.1% 73 67.9%
Stuff Rate 17.3% 44 14.1% 121 18.9%

Individual Rushing Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Rushes Yards TD Yards/
Carry
Hlt Yds/
Opp.
Opp.
Rate
Fumbles
(Lost)
LeShun Daniels, Jr. RB 6'0, 225 SR 214 1062 10 5.0 5.4 35.0% 3 (0)
Akrum Wadley RB 5'11, 191 JR 168 1081 10 6.4 6.3 43.5% 3 (1)
C.J. Beathard QB 6'2, 215 SR 53 204 2 3.8 3.0 34.0% 3 (0)
Toks Akinribade RB 6'0, 205 FR 16 33 0 2.1 2.2 12.5% 0 (0)
Jerminic Smith WR 6'1, 187 SO 3 63 0 21.0 14.2 100.0% 0 (0)
Jay Scheel WR 6'1, 195 SO 3 9 0 3.0 0.5 33.3% 0 (0)
Derrick Mitchell, Jr. RB 6'1, 220 JR 2 12 1 6.0 1.0 100.0% 0 (0)
Riley McCarron WR 5'9, 186 SR 2 -3 0 -1.5 0.0 0.0% 1 (1)
Matt VandeBerg WR 6'1, 185 SR 1 25 0 25.0 17.5 100.0% 0 (0)
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+ 97.9 74 117.3 16 100.0
Passing Success Rate 36.2% 109 34.6% 13 40.9%
Passing IsoPPP 1.43 82 1.42 39 1.49
Adj. Sack Rate 80.2 103 117 35 100

Individual Passing Stats

Player Ht, Wt Year Comp Att Yards TD INT Comp
Rate
Sacks Sack Rate Yards/
Att.
C.J. Beathard 6'2, 215 SR 170 301 1929 17 10 56.5% 30 9.1% 5.2
Nathan Stanley 6'5, 212 FR 5 9 62 0 0 55.6% 0 0.0% 6.9

Individual Receiving Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Targets Catches Yards TD Yds/
Catch
Yds/
Target
Catch Rate Success Rate Target
Rate
Riley McCarron WR 5'9, 186 SR 60 42 517 4 12.3 8.6 70.0% 55.0% 20.2%
Jerminic Smith WR 6'1, 187 SO 50 23 314 2 13.7 6.3 46.0% 36.0% 16.8%
Akrum Wadley RB 5'11, 191 JR 45 36 315 3 8.8 7.0 80.0% 42.2% 15.2%
George Kittle TE 6'4, 250 SR 40 23 365 4 15.9 9.1 57.5% 50.0% 13.5%
Matt VandeBerg WR 6'1, 185 SR 29 19 284 3 15.0 9.8 65.5% 55.2% 9.8%
Noah Fant TE 6'5, 220 FR 17 9 70 1 7.8 4.1 52.9% 29.4% 5.7%
LeShun Daniels, Jr. RB 6'0, 225 SR 17 8 67 0 8.4 3.9 47.1% 11.8% 5.7%
Jay Scheel WR 6'1, 195 SO 15 5 56 0 11.2 3.7 33.3% 20.0% 5.1%
Derrick Mitchell, Jr. RB 6'1, 220 JR 8 6 24 0 4.0 3.0 75.0% 12.5% 2.7%
Ronald Nash WR 6'2, 210 SO 5 2 14 0 7.0 2.8 40.0% 20.0% 1.7%
Peter Pekar TE 6'4, 250 JR 2 1 5 0 5.0 2.5 50.0% 50.0% 0.7%
Adrian Falconer WR 6'1, 190 SO 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
Devonte Young WR 6'0, 195 FR 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
Nate Wieting TE 6'4, 245 FR 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
Brady Ross FB 6'1, 240 FR 1 1 6 0 6.0 6.0 100.0% 100.0% 0.3%
Austin Kelly FB 5'11, 245 SO 1 1 5 0 5.0 5.0 100.0% 0.0% 0.3%
Standard Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Standard Downs S&P+ 110.7 33 106.1 41 100.0
Standard Downs Success Rate 48.2% 51 44.5% 39 47.3%
Standard Downs IsoPPP 1.10 73 1.01 21 1.12
SD Line Yards per Carry 3.19 33 3.04 79 2.98
SD Sack Rate 8.0% 117 5.7% 46 5.1%
Passing Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Passing Downs S&P+ 93.1 96 120.2 19 100.0
Passing Downs Success Rate 29.3% 83 24.1% 10 31.1%
Passing Downs IsoPPP 1.46 126 1.72 60 1.76
PD Line Yards per Carry 2.78 104 2.96 38 3.24
PD Sack Rate 8.9% 84 9.9% 18 7.9%
Situational
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk
Q1 S&P+ 109.1 47 116.9 22
Q2 S&P+ 115.8 29 103.4 54
Q3 S&P+ 95.8 84 103.1 50
Q4 S&P+ 89.7 105 101.9 58
1st Down S&P+ 111.2 34 101.2 58
2nd Down S&P+ 105.2 56 104.6 52
3rd Down S&P+ 75.1 121 124.0 12
Offensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 69.6% 12 60.2%
Pass Downs Run Rate 32.1% 77 34.6%
Adj. Pace -8.1 124 +0.0
% of Solo Tackles 74.1% 61 74.2%
Defensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 63.0% 40 60.2%
Pass. Downs Run Rate 36.6% 47 34.5%
Overall Havoc Rate 15.2% 72 15.8%
DL Havoc Rate 6.2% 33 5.0%
LB Havoc Rate 3.8% 70 4.3%
DB Havoc Rate 5.2% 105 6.4%
PD to INC 31.7% 79 33.1%
Individual Defensive Stats
Name Pos Ht, Wt Year Tackles % of Team TFL Sacks Int PBU FF
Josey Jewell MLB 6'2, 235 JR 91.0 13.4% 6.0 1.5 0 9 1
Brandon Snyder DB 6'1, 210 SO 69.0 10.2% 3.0 0.0 3 4 3
Bo Bower LB 6'1, 235 JR 67.5 10.0% 0.5 0.0 0 4 1
Ben Niemann LB 6'3, 230 JR 53.0 7.8% 3.0 0.0 1 4 0
Desmond King DB 5'11, 203 SR 50.0 7.4% 3.5 0.0 3 7 1
Jaleel Johnson DL 6'4, 310 SR 42.0 6.2% 10.0 7.5 0 2 0
Miles Taylor DB 6'0, 205 JR 37.0 5.5% 1.0 0.0 0 0 0
Matt Nelson DE 6'8, 282 SO 31.0 4.6% 6.5 5.5 0 0 0
Faith Ekakitie DL 6'3, 290 SR 30.0 4.4% 2.0 0.0 0 2 0
Greg Mabin DB 6'2, 200 SR 28.0 4.1% 0.0 0.0 0 3 1
Parker Hesse DL 6'3, 250 SO 27.5 4.1% 8.0 4.0 0 3 1
Nathan Bazata DL 6'2, 285 JR 25.0 3.7% 3.0 1.5 0 3 0
Anthony Nelson DE 6'7, 250 FR 24.0 3.5% 8.0 6.0 0 1 2
Anthony Gair DB 6'2, 210 SR 21.0 3.1% 1.0 0.0 0 0 0
Manny Rugamba DB 6'0, 172 FR 16.0 2.4% 0.5 0.0 2 4 1
Joshua Jackson DB 6'1, 185 SO 10.0 1.5% 1.0 0.0 0 4 0
Kevin Ward LB 6'1, 205 JR 9.0 1.3% 0.0 0.0 0 1 0
Jack Hockaday LB 6'1, 227 SO 8.5 1.3% 0.0 0.0 0 1 2
Michael Ojemudia DB 6'2, 190 FR 4.0 0.6% 0.0 0.0 0 1 0
Jake Gervase DB 6'1, 210 SO 4.0 0.6% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Amani Hooker DB 6'0, 203 FR 3.5 0.5% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Aaron Mends LB 6'0, 212 SO 3.0 0.4% 1.0 1.0 0 0 0
Angelo Garbutt LB 6'2, 230 FR 3.0 0.4% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Brady Ross FB 6'1, 240 FR 3.0 0.4% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Kristian Welch LB 6'3, 220 FR 2.5 0.4% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Special Teams

Rating Rank
Special Teams S&P+ 0.2 59
Category Rate Rank
FG Value (per kick) -0.17 95
Punt Success Rate 59.0% 48
Kickoff Success Rate 81.3% 29
Punt Return Success Rate 63.6% 27
Kick Return Success Rate 53.1% 28
Place-Kicker Ht, Wt Year PAT FG Pct
Keith Duncan 5'11, 165 FR 38-39 9-11 81.8%
Miguel Recinos 6'1, 190 SO 0-0 1-3 33.3%
Punter Ht, Wt Year Punts Avg TB FC I20 FC/I20
Ratio
Ron Coluzzi 5'11, 182 SR 75 41.1 5 36 25 81.3%
C.J. Beathard 6'2, 215 SR 2 35.0 0 0 2 100.0%
Colten Rastetter 6'2, 205 FR 1 42.0 0 1 0 100.0%
Kicker Ht, Wt Year Kickoffs Avg TB TB% OOB Fair
Catches
Onside
Att
Onside
Success
Ron Coluzzi 5'11, 182 SR 64 62.2 42 65.6% 0 1 0 0
Punt Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Desmond King 5'11, 203 SR 26 10.2 0 16 0 (0)
Riley McCarron 5'9, 186 SR 7 21.1 1 0 0 (0)
Derrick Mitchell, Jr. 6'1, 220 JR 0 0.0 0 1 0 (0)
Kick Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Desmond King 5'11, 203 SR 27 27.8 0 0 1 (0)
Brady Ross 6'1, 240 FR 2 7.0 0 0 0 (0)
Riley McCarron 5'9, 186 SR 1 54.0 0 1 0 (0)

Stats via SportSource Analytics