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2015 | 2016
Kansas State Wildcats (Big 12)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 9-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.2 (-1.8) | S&P+ Rk: 31 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | at Stanford | 23 | 13-26 | L | 6% | -12.3 | 36% | 18% | 51% |
| 17-Sep | Florida Atlantic | 115 | 63-7 | W | 100% | 36.8 | 91% | 89% | 82% |
| 24-Sep | Missouri State | N/A | 35-0 | W | 100% | 60.1 | 95% | 78% | 94% |
| 1-Oct | at West Virginia | 29 | 16-17 | L | 10% | -10.2 | 39% | 7% | 76% |
| 8-Oct | Texas Tech | 66 | 44-38 | W | 14% | -8.6 | 31% | 32% | 45% |
| 15-Oct | at Oklahoma | 10 | 17-38 | L | 0% | -27.1 | 24% | 20% | 41% |
| 22-Oct | Texas | 36 | 24-21 | W | 76% | 5.5 | 73% | 50% | 87% |
| 29-Oct | at Iowa State | 64 | 31-26 | W | 69% | 3.8 | 56% | 60% | 40% |
| 5-Nov | Oklahoma State | 22 | 37-43 | L | 2% | -15.7 | 30% | 72% | 5% |
| 19-Nov | at Baylor | 50 | 42-21 | W | 97% | 14.7 | 84% | 68% | 95% |
| 26-Nov | Kansas | 104 | 34-19 | W | 98% | 15.8 | 69% | 58% | 54% |
| 3-Dec | at TCU | 47 | 30-6 | W | 100% | 32.8 | 97% | 91% | 97% |
| 28-Dec | vs. Texas A&M | 24 | 33-28 | W | 54% | 0.8 | 67% | 74% | 52% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 33.1 | 43 | 26.4 | 42 |
| Points Per Game | 32.2 | 45 | 22.3 | 25 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.13 | 122 | 1.21 | 37 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 48.0% | 13 | 44.2% | 85 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 31.9 | 23 | 26.8 | 13 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.91 | 28 | 4.40 | 61 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 6.21 | 18 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +2.61 |
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| ACTUAL | 13 | 5 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 114.2 | 25 | 112.8 | 29 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 52.0% | 5 | 40.3% | 39 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.09 | 49 | 1.05 | 51 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 103.1 | 60 | 114.2 | 15 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 45.5% | 8 | 39.1% | 60 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 75.0% | 21 | 55.6% | 5 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 19.1% | 69 | 23.1% | 21 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jesse Ertz | QB | 6'3, 212 | JR | 162 | 1129 | 12 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 48.8% | 3 (2) |
| Charles Jones | RB | 5'10, 208 | SR | 115 | 596 | 2 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 45.2% | 1 (1) |
| Justin Silmon | RB | 5'10, 198 | SO | 86 | 464 | 3 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 34.9% | 0 (0) |
| Alex Barnes | RB | 6'1, 221 | FR | 57 | 442 | 6 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 68.4% | 1 (0) |
| Dalvin Warmack | RB | 5'8, 187 | SO | 41 | 211 | 0 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 39.0% | 0 (0) |
| Winston Dimel | FB | 6'1, 235 | SO | 30 | 92 | 12 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 30.0% | 1 (1) |
| Alex Delton | QB | 6'0, 201 | FR | 23 | 120 | 1 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 52.2% | 1 (0) |
| Joe Hubener | QB | 6'5, 212 | SR | 18 | 46 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 27.8% | 1 (1) |
| Byron Pringle | WR | 6'2, 205 | SO | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 33.3% | 2 (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+ | 88.8 | 99 | 99.8 | 62 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 41.6% | 56 | 47.1% | 121 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.22 | 127 | 1.32 | 11 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 83.4 | 96 | 99.6 | 66 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Jesse Ertz | 6'3, 212 | JR | 152 | 264 | 1755 | 9 | 4 | 57.6% | 21 | 7.4% | 5.7 |
| Joe Hubener | 6'5, 212 | SR | 22 | 39 | 275 | 1 | 1 | 56.4% | 3 | 7.1% | 5.9 |
| Alex Delton | 6'0, 201 | FR | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% | 1 | 14.3% | 1.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Byron Pringle | WR | 6'2, 205 | SO | 83 | 39 | 631 | 4 | 16.2 | 7.6 | 47.0% | 39.8% | 27.7% |
| Dominique Heath | WR | 5'9, 175 | SO | 65 | 45 | 438 | 3 | 9.7 | 6.7 | 69.2% | 53.8% | 21.7% |
| Deante Burton | WR | 6'2, 209 | SR | 53 | 29 | 404 | 1 | 13.9 | 7.6 | 54.7% | 50.9% | 17.7% |
| Isaiah Zuber | WR | 6'0, 180 | FR | 41 | 24 | 192 | 2 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 58.5% | 41.5% | 13.7% |
| Charles Jones | RB | 5'10, 208 | SR | 16 | 13 | 130 | 0 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 81.2% | 50.0% | 5.3% |
| Isaiah Harris | WR | 5'8, 160 | FR | 10 | 10 | 78 | 0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 100.0% | 70.0% | 3.3% |
| Winston Dimel | FB | 6'1, 235 | SO | 10 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 11.0 | 6.6 | 60.0% | 60.0% | 3.3% |
| Corey Sutton | WR | 6'2, 200 | FR | 9 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 44.4% | 33.3% | 3.0% |
| Zach Reuter | WR | 6'3, 194 | SO | 3 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 1.0% |
| Dalvin Warmack | RB | 5'8, 187 | SO | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Dayton Valentine | TE | 6'4, 264 | SO | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 1.0% |
| Justin Silmon | RB | 5'10, 198 | SO | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Ryan Mack | DB | 5'9, 184 | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 105.4 | 50 | 102.2 | 51 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 53.7% | 9 | 49.3% | 85 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.99 | 119 | 1.09 | 54 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.19 | 33 | 2.73 | 36 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 6.0% | 90 | 4.2% | 83 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 100.5 | 73 | 108.4 | 40 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 34.5% | 31 | 32.2% | 78 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.66 | 95 | 1.67 | 39 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.53 | 36 | 3.38 | 82 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.2% | 87 | 8.9% | 35 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 116.6 | 30 | 112.2 | 31 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 105.6 | 57 | 110.8 | 35 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 104.6 | 56 | 102.0 | 55 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 96.1 | 93 | 92.1 | 89 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 108.8 | 40 | 98.2 | 70 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 101.4 | 70 | 111.3 | 37 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 105.1 | 65 | 110.8 | 42 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 72.6% | 10 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 35.3% | 47 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -2.2 | 81 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 85.9% | 4 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 46.5% | 128 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 30.8% | 97 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.2% | 50 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 7.9% | 13 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.4% | 118 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.9% | 76 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 33.9% | 55 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Elijah Lee | LB | 6'3, 228 | JR | 91.0 | 13.3% | 6.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| D.J. Reed | DB | 5'9, 188 | SO | 68.5 | 10.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 16 | 2 |
| Charmeachealle Moore | LB | 6'0, 228 | SR | 64.5 | 9.5% | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dante Barnett | DB | 6'1, 194 | SR | 56.5 | 8.3% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kendall Adams | DB | 6'1, 217 | SO | 54.0 | 7.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Duke Shelley | DB | 5'9, 175 | SO | 44.0 | 6.5% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Jordan Willis | DE | 6'5, 258 | SR | 43.0 | 6.3% | 17.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Donnie Starks | DB | 6'0, 180 | SR | 41.5 | 6.1% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Will Geary | DT | 6'0, 298 | JR | 37.5 | 5.5% | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Walker | DE | 6'2, 235 | FR | 34.0 | 5.0% | 11.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tanner Wood | DE | 6'5, 263 | JR | 30.5 | 4.5% | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trent Tanking | LB | 6'2, 224 | JR | 16.0 | 2.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Trey Dishon | DT | 6'2, 300 | FR | 13.5 | 2.0% | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cre Moore | DB | 6'0, 184 | JR | 9.0 | 1.3% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sean Newlan | DB | 6'2, 204 | JR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzel Goolsby | DB | 5'11, 192 | FR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colborn Couchman | LB | 6'2, 223 | SR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Sizelove | LB | 6'3, 223 | SO | 6.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Seiwert | DT | 6'3, 285 | JR | 6.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Settles, Jr. | DT | 6'3, 313 | SR | 5.0 | 0.7% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Johnston | FB | 6'3, 226 | FR | 4.5 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colby Moore | WR | 6'1, 198 | SO | 4.5 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Sullivan | LB | 6'0, 220 | FR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Dozier | DB | 5'10, 180 | SR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jayd Kirby | LB | 6'2, 220 | JR | 3.5 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.1 | 26 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.07 | 54 |
| Punt Success Rate | 61.1% | 41 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 76.5% | 48 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 71.4% | 12 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 60.5% | 9 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Matthew McCrane | 5'10, 165 | JR | 29-29 | 11-14 | 78.6% |
| Ian Patterson | 6'0, 210 | SR | 21-25 | 4-5 | 80.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Nick Walsh | 5'11, 202 | JR | 49 | 42.8 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 57.1% |
| Mitch Lochbihler | 6'7, 240 | JR | 5 | 46.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Matthew McCrane | 5'10, 165 | JR | 31 | 61.0 | 11 | 35.5% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Mitch Lochbihler | 6'7, 240 | JR | 30 | 63.7 | 20 | 66.7% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Patterson | 6'0, 210 | SR | 20 | 62.3 | 4 | 20.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Dominique Heath | 5'9, 175 | SO | 12 | 12.9 | 1 | 13 | 1 (1) |
| Byron Pringle | 6'2, 205 | SO | 8 | 7.8 | 0 | 5 | 0 (0) |
| Jayd Kirby | 6'2, 220 | JR | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Byron Pringle | 6'2, 205 | SO | 23 | 28.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| D.J. Reed | 5'9, 188 | SO | 9 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Dominique Heath | 5'9, 175 | SO | 4 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics