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2015 | 2016
Utah State Aggies (MWC Mountain)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 3-9 | Second-order wins (diff.): 4.8 (1.8) | S&P+ Rk: 70 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 1-Sep | Weber State | N/A | 45-6 | W | 100% | 36.1 | 90% | 88% | 63% |
| 10-Sep | at USC | 9 | 7-45 | L | 0% | -25.2 | 28% | 6% | 51% |
| 16-Sep | Arkansas State | 80 | 34-20 | W | 59% | 1.8 | 60% | 63% | 65% |
| 24-Sep | Air Force | 62 | 20-27 | L | 35% | -3.1 | 54% | 29% | 87% |
| 1-Oct | at Boise State | 19 | 10-21 | L | 4% | -13.6 | 46% | 20% | 76% |
| 8-Oct | at Colorado State | 38 | 24-31 | L | 10% | -10.1 | 46% | 43% | 50% |
| 22-Oct | Fresno State | 116 | 38-20 | W | 95% | 12.6 | 66% | 55% | 43% |
| 28-Oct | San Diego State | 33 | 13-40 | L | 10% | -10.2 | 45% | 63% | 46% |
| 5-Nov | at Wyoming | 61 | 28-52 | L | 1% | -17.7 | 21% | 30% | 12% |
| 12-Nov | New Mexico | 81 | 21-24 | L | 67% | 3.4 | 62% | 43% | 78% |
| 19-Nov | at Nevada | 124 | 37-38 | L | 92% | 10.8 | 60% | 59% | 57% |
| 26-Nov | at BYU | 37 | 10-28 | L | 9% | -10.7 | 42% | 17% | 74% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 27.8 | 76 | 27.0 | 46 |
| Points Per Game | 23.9 | 107 | 29.3 | 73 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.33 | 40 | 1.15 | 13 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 39.1% | 106 | 42.6% | 64 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.6 | 92 | 29.5 | 70 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.26 | 87 | 4.77 | 93 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -12.66 | 128 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +3.19 |
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| ACTUAL | -5 | 97 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 115.3 | 24 | 103.6 | 51 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.4% | 90 | 45.9% | 91 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.31 | 10 | 0.95 | 16 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 106.9 | 45 | 100.5 | 66 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 37.8% | 92 | 39.5% | 69 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 74.2% | 27 | 71.7% | 90 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 19.6% | 83 | 18.8% | 67 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Tonny Lindsey | RB | 5'9, 195 | JR | 148 | 763 | 6 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 34.5% | 2 (1) |
| Kent Myers | QB | 6'0, 200 | JR | 89 | 641 | 6 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 49.4% | 8 (2) |
| LaJuan Hunt | RB | 5'8, 200 | JR | 42 | 140 | 1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 21.4% | 0 (0) |
| Devante Mays | RB | 5'11, 230 | SR | 37 | 259 | 3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 48.6% | 0 (0) |
| Damion Hobbs | QB | 6'1, 225 | JR | 23 | 115 | 6 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 26.1% | 1 (1) |
| Justen Hervey | RB | 5'10, 210 | SO | 12 | 113 | 1 | 9.4 | 31.6 | 25.0% | 0 (0) |
| Gerold Bright | WR | 5'9, 180 | FR | 11 | 87 | 1 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 45.5% | 0 (0) |
| Rayshad Lewis | WR | 5'10, 165 | FR | 10 | 110 | 1 | 11.0 | 16.4 | 50.0% | 2 (0) |
| Kennedy Williams | WR | 5'6, 160 | SR | 4 | 17 | 0 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 25.0% | 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+ | 83.0 | 116 | 115.7 | 20 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 36.8% | 104 | 37.5% | 34 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.35 | 108 | 1.53 | 95 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 95.3 | 77 | 111.7 | 41 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Kent Myers | 6'0, 200 | JR | 212 | 362 | 2394 | 10 | 8 | 58.6% | 27 | 6.9% | 5.7 |
| Damion Hobbs | 6'1, 225 | JR | 8 | 19 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 42.1% | 1 | 5.0% | 3.2 |
| DJ Nelson | 5'9, 195 | SO | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 12.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Rayshad Lewis | WR | 5'10, 165 | FR | 77 | 40 | 469 | 2 | 11.7 | 6.1 | 51.9% | 32.5% | 21.4% |
| Ron'Quavion Tarver | WR | 6'3, 210 | SO | 71 | 46 | 602 | 3 | 13.1 | 8.5 | 64.8% | 53.5% | 19.7% |
| Wyatt Houston | TE | 6'4, 255 | SR | 51 | 36 | 331 | 2 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 70.6% | 47.1% | 14.2% |
| Andrew Rodriguez | WR | 5'9, 185 | SR | 44 | 26 | 286 | 1 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 59.1% | 38.6% | 12.2% |
| Tonny Lindsey | RB | 5'9, 195 | JR | 25 | 17 | 123 | 0 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 68.0% | 28.0% | 6.9% |
| Braelon Roberts | WR | 6'3, 205 | JR | 22 | 15 | 175 | 1 | 11.7 | 8.0 | 68.2% | 54.5% | 6.1% |
| Jaren Colston-Green | WR | 6'1, 175 | JR | 16 | 6 | 176 | 1 | 29.3 | 11.0 | 37.5% | 37.5% | 4.4% |
| Zach Van Leeuwen | WR | 6'0, 185 | SO | 13 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 61.5% | 46.2% | 3.6% |
| LaJuan Hunt | RB | 5'8, 200 | JR | 10 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 10.7 | 6.4 | 60.0% | 20.0% | 2.8% |
| Gerold Bright | WR | 5'9, 180 | FR | 7 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 11.2 | 8.0 | 71.4% | 28.6% | 1.9% |
| Kennedy Williams | WR | 5'6, 160 | SR | 7 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 100.0% | 57.1% | 1.9% |
| Alex Byers | WR | 6'2, 185 | JR | 5 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 24.5 | 9.8 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1.4% |
| Chad Artist | WR | 6'2, 190 | FR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Landon Horne | TE | 6'2, 245 | SR | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
| Jake Thompson | K | 6'0, 220 | SR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Devante Mays | RB | 5'11, 230 | SR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 100.1 | 70 | 105.3 | 43 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 43.7% | 111 | 48.8% | 78 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.20 | 33 | 1.00 | 9 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.94 | 74 | 3.04 | 79 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.0% | 43 | 3.9% | 91 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 95.5 | 89 | 114.7 | 25 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 30.8% | 69 | 28.5% | 36 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.66 | 96 | 1.76 | 81 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.61 | 30 | 3.25 | 66 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 10.5% | 109 | 8.8% | 38 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 98.9 | 80 | 120.7 | 17 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 93.1 | 96 | 108.5 | 39 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 94.5 | 88 | 97.1 | 76 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 97.9 | 82 | 105.5 | 46 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 98.5 | 77 | 106.5 | 44 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 94.8 | 93 | 106.0 | 47 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 88.0 | 107 | 114.0 | 34 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.8% | 78 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 35.0% | 55 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -6.3 | 114 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 66.7% | 115 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 71.3% | 4 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 37.4% | 35 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 12.7% | 111 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.6% | 95 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.2% | 100 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.9% | 77 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 30.1% | 98 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Anthony Williams | LB | 6'1, 245 | SR | 72.0 | 10.3% | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Devin Centers | FS | 5'9, 200 | SR | 49.0 | 7.0% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brock Carmen | LB | 6'3, 235 | SR | 48.5 | 7.0% | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallin Leavitt | DB | 5'10, 205 | JR | 44.5 | 6.4% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Gray | CB | 5'10, 190 | SR | 35.0 | 5.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jontrell Rocquemore | FS | 6'1, 210 | SO | 31.5 | 4.5% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gaje Ferguson | DB | 6'0, 205 | SO | 31.0 | 4.5% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Davis | CB | 5'10, 185 | JR | 30.5 | 4.4% | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Derek Larsen | LB | 6'3, 240 | SO | 30.0 | 4.3% | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Huerta | LB | 6'3, 240 | JR | 29.0 | 4.2% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leki Uasike | LB | 5'9, 230 | SR | 29.0 | 4.2% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Christiansen | LB | 6'1, 235 | SO | 28.0 | 4.0% | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Seefeldt | NG | 6'1, 305 | SR | 26.5 | 3.8% | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Togiai | DE | 6'2, 285 | JR | 24.5 | 3.5% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Bailey | CB | 6'1, 195 | JR | 24.0 | 3.4% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ricky Ali'ifua | DE | 6'2, 280 | SR | 22.0 | 3.2% | 8.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Siua Taufa | DE | 6'0, 280 | SR | 19.5 | 2.8% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edmund Faimalo | DE | 6'2, 280 | SR | 17.5 | 2.5% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher 'Unga | NG | 6'0, 295 | FR | 15.0 | 2.2% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cameron Haney | CB | 5'11, 180 | FR | 13.5 | 1.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jentz Painter | CB | 5'8, 180 | SR | 11.0 | 1.6% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marquan Ellison | FS | 5'10, 200 | SR | 10.5 | 1.5% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justus Te'i | LB | 6'3, 230 | FR | 10.5 | 1.5% | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gasetoto Schuster | NG | 6'0, 290 | SO | 10.5 | 1.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohelika Uasike | NG | 6'1, 325 | FR | 6.0 | 0.9% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -1.1 | 108 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.14 | 91 |
| Punt Success Rate | 47.6% | 101 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 80.0% | 37 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 52.6% | 52 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 30.6% | 114 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Brock Warren | 6'2, 175 | SR | 35-36 | 9-12 | 75.0% |
| Dominik Eberle | 6'1, 170 | FR | 0-0 | 3-5 | 60.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Aaron Dalton | 6'4, 220 | SO | 62 | 37.9 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 71.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Jake Thompson | 6'0, 220 | SR | 58 | 61.3 | 25 | 43.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Warren | 6'2, 175 | SR | 1 | 40.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominik Eberle | 6'1, 170 | FR | 1 | 43.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Andrew Rodriguez | 5'9, 185 | SR | 17 | 5.8 | 0 | 29 | 1 (1) |
| Rayshad Lewis | 5'10, 165 | FR | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Jentz Painter | 5'8, 180 | SR | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kennedy Williams | 5'6, 160 | SR | 10 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Gerold Bright | 5'9, 180 | FR | 9 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Marquan Ellison | 5'10, 200 | SR | 8 | 25.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics