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2015 | 2016
Iowa State Cyclones (Big 12)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 3-9 | Second-order wins (diff.): 4.2 (1.2) | S&P+ Rk: 64 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Northern Iowa | N/A | 20-25 | L | 57% | 1.5 | 51% | 16% | 56% |
| 10-Sep | at Iowa | 30 | 3-42 | L | 0% | -33.7 | 11% | 26% | 7% |
| 17-Sep | at TCU | 47 | 20-41 | L | 0% | -26.1 | 14% | 13% | 17% |
| 24-Sep | San Jose State | 112 | 44-10 | W | 100% | 31.9 | 91% | 86% | 77% |
| 1-Oct | Baylor | 50 | 42-45 | L | 25% | -5.4 | 46% | 80% | 6% |
| 8-Oct | at Oklahoma State | 22 | 31-38 | L | 5% | -12.7 | 40% | 41% | 51% |
| 15-Oct | at Texas | 36 | 6-27 | L | 0% | -27.9 | 14% | 5% | 33% |
| 29-Oct | Kansas State | 31 | 26-31 | L | 31% | -3.8 | 55% | 68% | 35% |
| 3-Nov | Oklahoma | 10 | 24-34 | L | 18% | -7.2 | 65% | 44% | 81% |
| 12-Nov | at Kansas | 104 | 31-24 | W | 83% | 7.4 | 55% | 61% | 26% |
| 19-Nov | Texas Tech | 66 | 66-10 | W | 100% | 46.7 | 98% | 86% | 96% |
| 26-Nov | West Virginia | 29 | 19-49 | L | 0% | -21.3 | 22% | 50% | 6% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 32.4 | 48 | 33.1 | 95 |
| Points Per Game | 27.7 | 71 | 31.3 | 88 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.24 | 78 | 1.18 | 24 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.3% | 67 | 48.5% | 120 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.0 | 85 | 27.8 | 33 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.79 | 38 | 5.28 | 123 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -2.77 | 89 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.10 |
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| ACTUAL | -3 | 84 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 92.1 | 100 | 90.1 | 105 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.4% | 89 | 52.1% | 125 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.04 | 76 | 0.99 | 24 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 100.7 | 77 | 96.6 | 80 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 40.6% | 61 | 41.9% | 97 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 68.1% | 64 | 71.9% | 91 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 15.5% | 12 | 16.8% | 100 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Mike Warren | RB | 6'0, 205 | SO | 134 | 559 | 3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 36.6% | 3 (3) |
| David Montgomery | RB | 5'11, 222 | FR | 109 | 563 | 2 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 35.8% | 1 (1) |
| Joel Lanning | QB | 6'2, 225 | JR | 101 | 628 | 11 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 41.6% | 4 (2) |
| Kene Nwangwu | RB | 6'1, 188 | FR | 27 | 133 | 0 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 48.1% | 0 (0) |
| Jacob Park | QB | 6'4, 205 | SO | 24 | 137 | 1 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 50.0% | 1 (1) |
| Mitchell Harger | RB | 5'10, 200 | SR | 18 | 109 | 1 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 55.6% | 1 (0) |
| Deshaunte Jones | WR | 5'10, 175 | FR | 4 | 31 | 0 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 75.0% | 0 (0) |
| Trever Ryen | WR | 5'11, 192 | JR | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 100.0% | 1 (0) |
| Kyle Kempt | QB | 6'5, 220 | JR | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 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+ | 102.5 | 59 | 99.8 | 61 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 43.2% | 38 | 43.9% | 95 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.42 | 83 | 1.47 | 68 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 77 | 107 | 79.7 | 100 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Jacob Park | 6'4, 205 | SO | 133 | 226 | 1791 | 12 | 5 | 58.8% | 12 | 5.0% | 7.2 |
| Joel Lanning | 6'2, 225 | JR | 99 | 169 | 1290 | 9 | 3 | 58.6% | 20 | 10.6% | 6.2 |
| Kyle Kempt | 6'5, 220 | JR | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7.5 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Allen Lazard | WR | 6'5, 223 | JR | 119 | 70 | 1029 | 7 | 14.7 | 8.7 | 58.8% | 54.6% | 30.8% |
| Deshaunte Jones | WR | 5'10, 175 | FR | 54 | 37 | 536 | 6 | 14.5 | 9.9 | 68.5% | 53.7% | 14.0% |
| Trever Ryen | WR | 5'11, 192 | JR | 54 | 37 | 388 | 2 | 10.5 | 7.2 | 68.5% | 48.1% | 14.0% |
| Dondre Daley | WR | 6'2, 195 | SR | 38 | 24 | 406 | 3 | 16.9 | 10.7 | 63.2% | 47.4% | 9.8% |
| Carson Epps | WR | 6'1, 205 | SO | 34 | 17 | 209 | 1 | 12.3 | 6.2 | 50.0% | 44.1% | 8.8% |
| Mike Warren | RB | 6'0, 205 | SO | 21 | 12 | 98 | 0 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 57.1% | 19.0% | 5.4% |
| David Montgomery | RB | 5'11, 222 | FR | 17 | 13 | 129 | 0 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 76.5% | 35.3% | 4.4% |
| Hakeem Butler | WR | 6'6, 210 | FR | 15 | 9 | 134 | 2 | 14.9 | 8.9 | 60.0% | 46.7% | 3.9% |
| Justin Chandler | TE | 6'4, 260 | SR | 7 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.0 | 57.1% | 42.9% | 1.8% |
| Sam Harms | TE | 6'3, 235 | JR | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 28.6% | 14.3% | 1.8% |
| Darius Lee-Campbell | WR | 6'2, 205 | SO | 5 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 21.5 | 8.6 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1.3% |
| Marchie Murdock | WR | 6'1, 195 | JR | 5 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 14.5 | 5.8 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1.3% |
| Mitchell Harger | RB | 5'10, 200 | SR | 4 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 1.0% |
| Kene Nwangwu | RB | 6'1, 188 | FR | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Clifford Fernandez | TE | 6'3, 255 | JR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Jacob Park | QB | 6'4, 205 | SO | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 100.7 | 68 | 94.3 | 90 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 49.0% | 44 | 53.8% | 122 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.07 | 88 | 1.11 | 62 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.14 | 43 | 3.32 | 112 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 6.5% | 101 | 3.9% | 91 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 92.1 | 100 | 105.1 | 54 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 27.1% | 106 | 34.0% | 101 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.95 | 16 | 1.49 | 5 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.05 | 88 | 3.45 | 90 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 10.8% | 112 | 7.5% | 68 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 100.0 | 74 | 99.9 | 68 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 101.1 | 71 | 104.3 | 53 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 101.7 | 64 | 85.1 | 121 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 107.2 | 45 | 105.1 | 49 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 98.6 | 76 | 100.9 | 59 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 101.4 | 69 | 94.1 | 93 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 116.5 | 27 | 98.3 | 73 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 59.7% | 68 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 22.2% | 121 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -0.9 | 68 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 74.0% | 63 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 63.8% | 29 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 35.0% | 62 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.0% | 54 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.9% | 88 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.1% | 65 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 8.1% | 15 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 40.0% | 8 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Kamari Cotton-Moya | DB | 6'1, 200 | JR | 65.5 | 8.9% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Kane Seeley | LB | 6'2, 235 | SR | 60.0 | 8.1% | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Harvey | LB | 6'0, 225 | SO | 58.0 | 7.8% | 7.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Peavy | DB | 5'9, 190 | SO | 51.5 | 7.0% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Evrett Edwards | DB | 5'11, 190 | JR | 42.0 | 5.7% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jomal Wiltz | DB | 5'10, 178 | SR | 40.5 | 5.5% | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| D'Andre Payne | DB | 5'10, 190 | SO | 40.0 | 5.4% | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Reggan Northrup | LB | 6'1, 205 | SO | 38.0 | 5.1% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Mills | LB | 5'10, 230 | JR | 35.0 | 4.7% | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Demond Tucker | DL | 6'0, 295 | SR | 32.5 | 4.4% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Johnson | DB | 5'11, 195 | FR | 32.5 | 4.4% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jarnor Jones | DB | 6'3, 210 | SR | 23.5 | 3.2% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Mitchell Meyers | DE | 6'4, 255 | SR | 22.5 | 3.0% | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jhaustin Thomas | DE | 6'6, 275 | SR | 20.5 | 2.8% | 9.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JaQuan Bailey | DE | 6'3, 260 | FR | 17.0 | 2.3% | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Jahlas | LB | 6'2, 205 | SR | 16.5 | 2.2% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spencer Benton | DE | 6'2, 245 | SO | 15.0 | 2.0% | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Luna | DE | 6'2, 250 | SR | 14.5 | 2.0% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braxton Lewis | DB | 5'11, 185 | FR | 13.5 | 1.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel Tribune | DB | 5'11, 195 | SR | 13.0 | 1.8% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Aka | DL | 6'4, 295 | SR | 12.0 | 1.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Spreen | LB | 6'1, 215 | SR | 10.0 | 1.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Waggoner | DE | 6'3, 255 | JR | 9.5 | 1.3% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernell Trent | DL | 6'3, 275 | JR | 8.5 | 1.2% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thadd Daniels | DB | 6'1, 205 | JR | 7.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.5 | 6 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.50 | 12 |
| Punt Success Rate | 63.8% | 29 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 80.9% | 33 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 37.5% | 112 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 47.7% | 43 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Cole Netten | 6'1, 210 | SR | 35-37 | 16-17 | 94.1% |
| Peyton Paddock | 5'11, 205 | FR | 1-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Colin Downing | 5'11, 185 | JR | 58 | 41.1 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 77.6% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Chris Francis | 6'0, 180 | SO | 67 | 62.5 | 35 | 52.2% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Trever Ryen | 5'11, 192 | JR | 12 | 16.5 | 0 | 7 | 1 (0) |
| Allen Lazard | 6'5, 223 | JR | 8 | -0.1 | 0 | 6 | 0 (0) |
| D'Andre Payne | 5'10, 190 | SO | 2 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kene Nwangwu | 6'1, 188 | FR | 34 | 26.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Mitchell Harger | 5'10, 200 | SR | 5 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| De'Monte Ruth | 5'9, 174 | SO | 3 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics