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2015 | 2016
Utah Utes (Pac-12 South)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 9-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.5 (-1.5) | S&P+ Rk: 43 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 1-Sep | Southern Utah | N/A | 24-0 | W | 100% | 32.9 | 83% | 19% | 97% |
| 10-Sep | BYU | 37 | 20-19 | W | 30% | -4.0 | 50% | 39% | 72% |
| 17-Sep | at San Jose State | 112 | 34-17 | W | 100% | 24.6 | 81% | 63% | 77% |
| 23-Sep | USC | 9 | 31-27 | W | 56% | 1.2 | 74% | 82% | 50% |
| 1-Oct | at California | 51 | 23-28 | L | 9% | -10.3 | 28% | 15% | 30% |
| 8-Oct | Arizona | 96 | 36-23 | W | 82% | 7.2 | 54% | 40% | 50% |
| 15-Oct | at Oregon State | 65 | 19-14 | W | 55% | 0.9 | 50% | 17% | 72% |
| 22-Oct | at UCLA | 58 | 52-45 | W | 71% | 4.4 | 62% | 93% | 14% |
| 29-Oct | Washington | 7 | 24-31 | L | 19% | -6.9 | 62% | 86% | 62% |
| 10-Nov | at Arizona State | 83 | 49-26 | W | 100% | 21.4 | 80% | 74% | 58% |
| 19-Nov | Oregon | 74 | 28-30 | L | 37% | -2.6 | 39% | 32% | 44% |
| 26-Nov | at Colorado | 18 | 22-27 | L | 22% | -6.1 | 51% | 37% | 69% |
| 28-Dec | vs. Indiana | 53 | 26-24 | W | 66% | 3.2 | 63% | 64% | 67% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 30.5 | 57 | 25.9 | 38 |
| Points Per Game | 29.8 | 60 | 23.9 | 33 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.25 | 70 | 1.26 | 68 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.4% | 63 | 39.3% | 38 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 31.6 | 26 | 25.4 | 2 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.12 | 97 | 4.45 | 67 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -5.1 | 107 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +4.27 |
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| ACTUAL | 6 | 28 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 107.2 | 46 | 105.0 | 45 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 46.4% | 35 | 42.5% | 64 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.07 | 59 | 1.03 | 44 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 104.8 | 51 | 105.2 | 46 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 42.0% | 37 | 42.6% | 106 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 59.7% | 112 | 69.0% | 78 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 16.5% | 28 | 21.9% | 30 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Joe Williams | RB | 5'11, 205 | SR | 210 | 1407 | 10 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 43.3% | 5 (5) |
| Troy Williams | QB | 6'2, 200 | JR | 85 | 391 | 5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 44.7% | 10 (4) |
| Zack Moss | RB | 5'10, 213 | FR | 84 | 382 | 2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 34.5% | 2 (2) |
| Armand Shyne | RB | 5'11, 214 | SO | 79 | 373 | 4 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 45.6% | 3 (0) |
| Troy McCormick | RB | 5'9, 178 | JR | 39 | 194 | 2 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 30.8% | 2 (1) |
| Cory Butler-Byrd | WR | 5'10, 180 | SR | 20 | 163 | 1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 55.0% | 1 (1) |
| Tyler Huntley | QB | 6'1, 190 | FR | 8 | 23 | 1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 25.0% | 1 (0) |
| Jordan Howard | RB | 5'10, 209 | JR | 5 | 32 | 0 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Kyle Fulks | WR | 5'9, 178 | JR | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 33.3% | 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+ | 96.3 | 79 | 111.9 | 27 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 37.4% | 99 | 36.9% | 25 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.54 | 42 | 1.47 | 69 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 95 | 79 | 122.2 | 29 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Troy Williams | 6'2, 200 | JR | 207 | 390 | 2757 | 15 | 8 | 53.1% | 26 | 6.3% | 6.3 |
| Tyler Huntley | 6'1, 190 | FR | 5 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 71.4% | 1 | 12.5% | 6.5 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Tim Patrick | WR | 6'5, 210 | SR | 84 | 45 | 711 | 5 | 15.8 | 8.5 | 53.6% | 50.0% | 22.0% |
| Raelon Singleton | WR | 6'3, 215 | SO | 56 | 27 | 464 | 4 | 17.2 | 8.3 | 48.2% | 42.9% | 14.7% |
| Cory Butler-Byrd | WR | 5'10, 180 | SR | 50 | 29 | 372 | 0 | 12.8 | 7.4 | 58.0% | 40.0% | 13.1% |
| Evan Moeai | TE | 6'2, 235 | SR | 40 | 22 | 308 | 2 | 14.0 | 7.7 | 55.0% | 37.5% | 10.5% |
| Demari Simpkins | WR | 5'10, 184 | FR | 30 | 19 | 158 | 1 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 63.3% | 50.0% | 7.9% |
| Siaosi Wilson | WR | 6'2, 188 | FR | 25 | 15 | 183 | 2 | 12.2 | 7.3 | 60.0% | 36.0% | 6.5% |
| Tyrone Smith | WR | 6'4, 205 | SO | 25 | 10 | 148 | 1 | 14.8 | 5.9 | 40.0% | 32.0% | 6.5% |
| Harrison Handley | TE | 6'5, 250 | JR | 22 | 12 | 168 | 0 | 14.0 | 7.6 | 54.5% | 36.4% | 5.8% |
| Kyle Fulks | WR | 5'9, 178 | JR | 14 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 9.5 | 4.1 | 42.9% | 21.4% | 3.7% |
| Joe Williams | RB | 5'11, 205 | SR | 13 | 9 | 107 | 0 | 11.9 | 8.2 | 69.2% | 38.5% | 3.4% |
| Troy McCormick, Jr. | RB | 5'9, 178 | JR | 11 | 9 | 91 | 0 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 81.8% | 63.6% | 2.9% |
| Tyler Cooperwood | WR | 5'9, 163 | SR | 4 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 1.0% |
| Armand Shyne | RB | 5'11, 214 | SO | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Wallace Gonzalez | TE | 6'5, 255 | SO | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Terrell Burgess | WR | 6'0, 182 | FR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Kenric Young | WR | 6'1, 189 | JR | 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+ | 102.4 | 60 | 109.0 | 33 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 47.4% | 67 | 43.4% | 29 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.12 | 65 | 1.11 | 67 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.17 | 38 | 3.03 | 74 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.0% | 67 | 6.3% | 35 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 99.2 | 76 | 106.2 | 49 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 30.3% | 73 | 32.3% | 81 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.77 | 57 | 1.63 | 25 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.50 | 42 | 2.43 | 10 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 8.8% | 81 | 9.1% | 31 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 90.0 | 98 | 105.9 | 44 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 108.8 | 50 | 107.0 | 46 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 96.8 | 81 | 108.3 | 36 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 113.9 | 23 | 107.9 | 41 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 104.0 | 54 | 113.4 | 24 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 101.7 | 65 | 100.2 | 64 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 99.0 | 82 | 106.7 | 54 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 63.5% | 42 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 37.6% | 36 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +3.6 | 27 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 74.9% | 54 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 53.5% | 116 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 26.5% | 122 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 21.2% | 4 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 9.5% | 3 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.1% | 104 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 8.4% | 11 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 33.3% | 58 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Chase Hansen | DB | 6'3, 216 | SO | 72.0 | 10.9% | 7.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Marcus Williams | DB | 6'1, 195 | JR | 55.0 | 8.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Cody Barton | LB | 6'2, 232 | SO | 51.5 | 7.8% | 8.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hunter Dimick | DE | 6'3, 272 | SR | 47.0 | 7.1% | 21.0 | 14.5 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Kavika Luafatasaga | LB | 6'4, 237 | JR | 44.0 | 6.7% | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Sunia Tauteoli | LB | 6'0, 226 | JR | 43.0 | 6.5% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Filipo Mokofisi | DT | 6'3, 278 | JR | 39.5 | 6.0% | 8.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Porter | DB | 5'11, 185 | SR | 39.0 | 5.9% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Pita Taumoepenu | DE | 6'1, 245 | SR | 34.0 | 5.2% | 12.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Justin Thomas | DB | 5'8, 180 | SR | 31.5 | 4.8% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Brian Allen | DB | 6'3, 205 | SR | 31.0 | 4.7% | 4.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Pasoni Tasini | DT | 6'3, 295 | SR | 27.5 | 4.2% | 9.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Dominique Hatfield | DB | 5'10, 175 | SR | 27.0 | 4.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Lowell Lotulelei | DT | 6'2, 310 | JR | 21.0 | 3.2% | 8.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Fogal | DB | 5'10, 186 | JR | 17.0 | 2.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Donavan Thompson | LB | 5'10, 230 | FR | 9.0 | 1.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Thompson | DB | 6'2, 208 | SR | 7.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Clegg | DE | 6'1, 235 | SR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Eggiman | LB | 6'2, 215 | JR | 5.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharrieff Shah Jr. | LB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 5.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hughes | DB | 5'11, 195 | SO | 4.5 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bradlee Anae | DE | 6'3, 243 | FR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Godfrey | DB | 5'10, 191 | JR | 3.5 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kylie Fitts | DE | 6'4, 265 | SR | 3.0 | 0.5% | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boobie Hobbs | DB | 5'10, 180 | JR | 3.0 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.4 | 8 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.31 | 29 |
| Punt Success Rate | 87.5% | 1 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 74.0% | 64 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 50.0% | 58 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 44.4% | 60 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Andy Phillips | 5'10, 210 | SR | 43-43 | 21-25 | 84.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Mitch Wishnowsky | 6'2, 220 | SO | 64 | 47.7 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 78.1% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Hayes Hicken | 5'11, 185 | FR | 64 | 62.2 | 30 | 46.9% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Phillips | 5'10, 210 | SR | 10 | 60.5 | 3 | 30.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitch Wishnowsky | 6'2, 220 | SO | 3 | 61.7 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Boobie Hobbs | 5'10, 180 | JR | 35 | 7.8 | 1 | 10 | 2 (1) |
| Demari Simpkins | 5'10, 184 | FR | 1 | -1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Cory Butler-Byrd | 5'10, 180 | SR | 12 | 27.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kyle Fulks | 5'9, 178 | JR | 7 | 27.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Julian Blackmon | 6'1, 180 | FR | 2 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics