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2015 | 2016
Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 2-10 | Second-order wins (diff.): 2.3 (0.3) | S&P+ Rk: 104 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Rhode Island | N/A | 55-6 | W | 100% | 36.6 | 70% | 59% | 56% |
| 10-Sep | Ohio | 92 | 21-37 | L | 24% | -5.5 | 38% | 60% | 29% |
| 17-Sep | at Memphis | 44 | 7-43 | L | 1% | -18.8 | 24% | 18% | 62% |
| 29-Sep | at Texas Tech | 66 | 19-55 | L | 0% | -27.4 | 9% | 11% | 32% |
| 8-Oct | TCU | 47 | 23-24 | L | 52% | 0.4 | 64% | 42% | 67% |
| 15-Oct | at Baylor | 50 | 7-49 | L | 0% | -36.8 | 6% | 10% | 30% |
| 22-Oct | Oklahoma State | 22 | 20-44 | L | 20% | -6.6 | 54% | 50% | 64% |
| 29-Oct | at Oklahoma | 10 | 3-56 | L | 0% | -37.9 | 16% | 2% | 56% |
| 5-Nov | at West Virginia | 29 | 21-48 | L | 0% | -22.6 | 20% | 26% | 13% |
| 12-Nov | Iowa State | 64 | 24-31 | L | 17% | -7.4 | 34% | 34% | 33% |
| 19-Nov | Texas | 36 | 24-21 | W | 15% | -8.0 | 45% | 10% | 92% |
| 26-Nov | at Kansas State | 31 | 19-34 | L | 2% | -15.8 | 29% | 36% | 42% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 23.0 | 108 | 31.5 | 82 |
| Points Per Game | 20.3 | 119 | 37.3 | 113 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.25 | 73 | 1.29 | 92 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 34.9% | 127 | 44.5% | 93 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 26.4 | 125 | 35.2 | 127 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.07 | 101 | 4.36 | 56 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -1.83 | 84 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -5.07 |
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| ACTUAL | -14 | 123 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 85.0 | 119 | 90.2 | 103 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 37.5% | 117 | 46.4% | 99 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.08 | 54 | 1.19 | 107 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 90.1 | 109 | 101.7 | 63 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 31.8% | 121 | 43.8% | 117 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 73.5% | 31 | 66.0% | 56 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 19.7% | 86 | 19.6% | 56 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Ke'aun Kinner | RB | 5'9, 191 | SR | 141 | 738 | 3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 37.6% | 2 (1) |
| Taylor Martin | RB | 5'10, 200 | SO | 91 | 324 | 4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 28.6% | 0 (0) |
| Khalil Herbert | RB | 5'9, 200 | FR | 44 | 189 | 3 | 4.3 | 7.6 | 25.0% | 0 (0) |
| Montell Cozart | QB | 6'2, 200 | JR | 25 | 105 | 0 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 40.0% | 1 (1) |
| Carter Stanley | QB | 6'2, 196 | FR | 24 | 164 | 0 | 6.8 | 9.4 | 37.5% | 1 (1) |
| Ryan Willis | QB | 6'4, 215 | SO | 22 | 93 | 1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 31.8% | 4 (2) |
| Denzell Evans | RB | 5'11, 215 | JR | 17 | 29 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 11.8% | 0 (0) |
| LaQuvionte Gonzalez | WR | 5'10, 176 | JR | 3 | -9 | 0 | -3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 6 (4) |
| Maciah Long | LB | 6'2, 245 | FR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 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+ | 73.4 | 126 | 108.4 | 35 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 33.1% | 123 | 42.2% | 75 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.38 | 98 | 1.43 | 49 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 104.7 | 51 | 124.7 | 24 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Montell Cozart | 6'2, 200 | JR | 112 | 191 | 1075 | 7 | 9 | 58.6% | 3 | 1.5% | 5.5 |
| Carter Stanley | 6'2, 196 | FR | 93 | 156 | 959 | 6 | 6 | 59.6% | 8 | 4.9% | 5.6 |
| Ryan Willis | 6'4, 215 | SO | 72 | 117 | 811 | 3 | 7 | 61.5% | 16 | 12.0% | 5.3 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Steven Sims Jr. | WR | 5'10, 176 | SO | 117 | 72 | 869 | 7 | 12.1 | 7.4 | 61.5% | 41.0% | 27.0% |
| LaQuvionte Gonzalez | WR | 5'10, 176 | JR | 93 | 62 | 729 | 3 | 11.8 | 7.8 | 66.7% | 39.8% | 21.5% |
| Shakiem Barbel | WR | 6'3, 203 | SR | 58 | 34 | 323 | 0 | 9.5 | 5.6 | 58.6% | 43.1% | 13.4% |
| Bobby Hartzog, Jr. | WR | 5'11, 195 | JR | 33 | 17 | 122 | 0 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 51.5% | 24.2% | 7.6% |
| Tyler Patrick | WR | 6'0, 177 | SO | 26 | 14 | 127 | 1 | 9.1 | 4.9 | 53.8% | 30.8% | 6.0% |
| Ke'aun Kinner | RB | 5'9, 191 | SR | 24 | 19 | 179 | 0 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 79.2% | 37.5% | 5.5% |
| Keegan Brewer | WR | 5'11, 177 | FR | 20 | 15 | 86 | 0 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 75.0% | 45.0% | 4.6% |
| Ben Johnson | TE | 6'5, 245 | JR | 14 | 10 | 112 | 1 | 11.2 | 8.0 | 71.4% | 42.9% | 3.2% |
| Jeremiah Booker | WR | 6'2, 195 | SO | 11 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 81.8% | 27.3% | 2.5% |
| Taylor Martin | RB | 5'10, 200 | SO | 8 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 75.0% | 12.5% | 1.8% |
| Chase Harrell | WR | 6'4, 213 | FR | 7 | 5 | 81 | 2 | 16.2 | 11.6 | 71.4% | 71.4% | 1.6% |
| Michael Zunica | FB | 5'11, 225 | SR | 6 | 5 | 85 | 1 | 17.0 | 14.2 | 83.3% | 66.7% | 1.4% |
| Khalil Herbert | RB | 5'9, 200 | FR | 5 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 100.0% | 20.0% | 1.2% |
| Evan Fairs | WR | 6'3, 190 | FR | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 0.9% |
| Bazie Bates IV | S | 6'1, 197 | SR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Jace Sternberger | TE | 6'4, 236 | FR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 83.4 | 123 | 100.7 | 55 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 40.6% | 123 | 48.9% | 81 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.10 | 70 | 1.15 | 88 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.84 | 91 | 3.08 | 85 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.1% | 46 | 6.8% | 26 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 71.5 | 128 | 98.4 | 72 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 23.7% | 125 | 34.2% | 104 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.74 | 67 | 1.79 | 91 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.68 | 109 | 3.10 | 53 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 8.5% | 76 | 8.5% | 46 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 75.6 | 122 | 100.2 | 66 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 71.3 | 127 | 99.8 | 67 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 93.7 | 91 | 94.0 | 88 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 89.4 | 106 | 107.5 | 42 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 82.0 | 122 | 94.0 | 89 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 84.1 | 115 | 96.2 | 80 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 83.8 | 112 | 125.8 | 11 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 48.3% | 116 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 28.8% | 99 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -0.5 | 66 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 87.9% | 2 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.1% | 55 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 42.4% | 10 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 18.1% | 28 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 7.6% | 16 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.5% | 86 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.8% | 39 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 41.1% | 3 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Fish Smithson | S | 5'11, 190 | SR | 81.5 | 11.4% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Mike Lee | S | 5'11, 176 | FR | 73.5 | 10.3% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Courtney Arnick | LB | 6'2, 215 | SR | 55.0 | 7.7% | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dorance Armstrong Jr. | DE | 6'4, 246 | SO | 48.0 | 6.7% | 20.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tevin Shaw | S | 5'11, 206 | SR | 48.0 | 6.7% | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Keith Loneker Jr. | LB | 6'2, 221 | SO | 35.5 | 5.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Daniel Wise | DT | 6'3, 285 | SO | 34.5 | 4.8% | 10.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcquis Roberts | LB | 6'1, 223 | SR | 31.0 | 4.4% | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Marnez Ogletree | CB | 5'10, 185 | SR | 31.0 | 4.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| DeeIsaac Davis | DT | 6'3, 300 | JR | 26.5 | 3.7% | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Stewart | CB | 6'0, 178 | SR | 23.5 | 3.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Damani Mosby | DE | 6'3, 258 | SR | 20.5 | 2.9% | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bazie Bates IV | S | 6'1, 197 | SR | 18.5 | 2.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Cameron Rosser | DE | 6'1, 240 | SR | 14.0 | 2.0% | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Derrick Neal | CB | 5'11, 180 | JR | 14.0 | 2.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Dineen Jr. | LB | 6'2, 225 | JR | 13.0 | 1.8% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyrone Miller Jr. | S | 6'0, 182 | SO | 13.0 | 1.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Olobia | DE | 6'5, 250 | SR | 12.5 | 1.8% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isi Holani | DT | 6'3, 325 | JR | 10.0 | 1.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osaze Ogbebor | LB | 6'1, 220 | SO | 10.0 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Bean | DE | 6'4, 215 | FR | 9.5 | 1.3% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chevy Graham | CB | 5'11, 195 | SR | 8.5 | 1.2% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryce Torneden | S | 5'10, 190 | FR | 8.5 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzel Feaster | LB | 6'3, 208 | SO | 7.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colin Spencer | CB | 5'10, 183 | JR | 7.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.8 | 94 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.05 | 58 |
| Punt Success Rate | 46.7% | 105 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 77.4% | 45 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 28.6% | 122 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 32.6% | 108 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Matthew Wyman | 6'1, 220 | SR | 26-26 | 13-19 | 68.4% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Cole Moos | 5'11, 185 | JR | 73 | 41.4 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 45.2% |
| Carter Stanley | 6'2, 196 | FR | 1 | 37.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Montell Cozart | 6'2, 200 | JR | 1 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Matthew Wyman | 6'1, 220 | SR | 53 | 63.5 | 30 | 56.6% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| LaQuvionte Gonzalez | 5'10, 176 | JR | 6 | -1.7 | 0 | 23 | 4 (3) |
| Derrick Neal | 5'11, 180 | JR | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Fish Smithson | 5'11, 190 | SR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| LaQuvionte Gonzalez | 5'10, 176 | JR | 28 | 21.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Emmanuel Moore | 6'0, 190 | SO | 7 | 15.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Taylor Martin | 5'10, 200 | SO | 5 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
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