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2015 | 2016
UTEP Miners (Conference USA West)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 4-8 | Second-order wins (diff.): 4.1 (0.1) | S&P+ Rk: 122 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | New Mexico State | 119 | 38-22 | W | 99% | 18.4 | 55% | 64% | 61% |
| 10-Sep | at Texas | 36 | 7-41 | L | 0% | -23.9 | 8% | 10% | 28% |
| 17-Sep | Army | 101 | 14-66 | L | 0% | -41.6 | 1% | 21% | 10% |
| 24-Sep | Southern Miss | 78 | 7-34 | L | 1% | -17.3 | 9% | 26% | 52% |
| 1-Oct | at Louisiana Tech | 59 | 7-28 | L | 1% | -19.5 | 12% | 26% | 45% |
| 8-Oct | Florida International | 120 | 21-35 | L | 8% | -11.3 | 8% | 10% | 11% |
| 22-Oct | at UTSA | 103 | 52-49 | W | 66% | 3.2 | 37% | 78% | 34% |
| 29-Oct | Old Dominion | 73 | 21-31 | L | 5% | -13.1 | 17% | 40% | 44% |
| 5-Nov | Houston Baptist | N/A | 42-10 | W | 100% | 40.3 | 62% | 66% | 24% |
| 12-Nov | at Florida Atlantic | 115 | 31-35 | L | 34% | -3.1 | 17% | 34% | 28% |
| 19-Nov | at Rice | 121 | 24-44 | L | 0% | -32.4 | 1% | 5% | 12% |
| 26-Nov | North Texas | 107 | 52-24 | W | 100% | 26.3 | 77% | 94% | 46% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 23.4 | 104 | 39.6 | 123 |
| Points Per Game | 26.3 | 81 | 34.9 | 105 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.45 | 4 | 1.21 | 39 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 40.4% | 89 | 48.5% | 121 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.3 | 98 | 31.9 | 107 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.95 | 24 | 4.95 | 107 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -3.21 | 91 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.75 |
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| ACTUAL | -5 | 97 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 104.7 | 54 | 87.1 | 114 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.3% | 91 | 51.0% | 121 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.48 | 1 | 1.03 | 43 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 97.5 | 93 | 84.9 | 123 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 41.3% | 47 | 46.4% | 124 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 65.7% | 80 | 73.2% | 95 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 19.3% | 72 | 14.9% | 117 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Aaron Jones | RB | 5'10, 215 | JR | 231 | 1773 | 17 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 46.3% | 3 (0) |
| Quadraiz Wadley | RB | 6'0, 180 | FR | 47 | 168 | 0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 27.7% | 2 (2) |
| Kavika Johnson | QB | 6'1, 205 | SO | 25 | 98 | 0 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 32.0% | 0 (0) |
| Ryan Metz | QB | 6'3, 210 | SO | 23 | 140 | 0 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 39.1% | 1 (0) |
| Kevin Dove | RB | 6'0, 250 | FR | 19 | 101 | 1 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 42.1% | 0 (0) |
| Walter Dawn | WR | 5'6, 170 | FR | 15 | 59 | 2 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 53.3% | 2 (1) |
| Tyrone Nelson | RB | 5'11, 180 | FR | 7 | 30 | 0 | 4.3 | 17.1 | 14.3% | 0 (0) |
| Cole Freytag | WR | 6'1, 200 | SR | 3 | 22 | 0 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Orion Prescott | RB | 5'8, 190 | JR | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 33.3% | 1 (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+ | 83.0 | 115 | 82.0 | 123 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 39.1% | 83 | 45.6% | 106 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.41 | 89 | 1.47 | 66 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 77.7 | 106 | 51.5 | 123 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Ryan Metz | 6'3, 210 | SO | 130 | 201 | 1375 | 14 | 4 | 64.7% | 13 | 6.1% | 6.0 |
| Zack Greenlee | 6'1, 215 | JR | 52 | 103 | 695 | 5 | 3 | 50.5% | 3 | 2.8% | 6.3 |
| Kavika Johnson | 6'1, 205 | SO | 12 | 21 | 131 | 1 | 1 | 57.1% | 6 | 22.2% | 2.8 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Hayden Plinke | TE | 6'4, 265 | SR | 58 | 38 | 456 | 8 | 12.0 | 7.9 | 65.5% | 50.0% | 18.3% |
| Cole Freytag | WR | 6'1, 200 | SR | 50 | 36 | 520 | 5 | 14.4 | 10.4 | 72.0% | 64.0% | 15.8% |
| Eddie Sinegal | WR | 6'1, 170 | FR | 47 | 29 | 338 | 0 | 11.7 | 7.2 | 61.7% | 46.8% | 14.8% |
| Aaron Jones | RB | 5'10, 215 | JR | 35 | 28 | 233 | 3 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 80.0% | 40.0% | 11.0% |
| Warren Redix | WR | 5'10, 175 | SO | 21 | 12 | 84 | 3 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 57.1% | 42.9% | 6.6% |
| Kavika Johnson | QB | 6'1, 205 | SO | 19 | 11 | 95 | 0 | 8.6 | 5.0 | 57.9% | 26.3% | 6.0% |
| Terry Juniel | WR | 5'10, 180 | SO | 19 | 9 | 83 | 0 | 9.2 | 4.4 | 47.4% | 26.3% | 6.0% |
| Kent Taylor | TE | 6'6, 240 | SR | 19 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 42.1% | 26.3% | 6.0% |
| Jaquan White | WR | 5'10, 200 | SR | 13 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 38.5% | 30.8% | 4.1% |
| Tyler Batson | WR | 6'2, 205 | JR | 12 | 5 | 114 | 0 | 22.8 | 9.5 | 41.7% | 41.7% | 3.8% |
| Walter Dawn | WR | 5'6, 170 | FR | 7 | 6 | 121 | 1 | 20.2 | 17.3 | 85.7% | 42.9% | 2.2% |
| Darrin Laufasa | FB | 6'1, 250 | SR | 5 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 60.0% | 20.0% | 1.6% |
| Tyrone Nelson | RB | 5'11, 180 | FR | 4 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 1.3% |
| Brandon Moss | DB | 6'3, 190 | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Sterling Napier | TE | 6'4, 260 | JR | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.6% |
| Quadraiz Wadley | RB | 6'0, 180 | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 95.0 | 93 | 84.1 | 125 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 44.2% | 102 | 54.7% | 125 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.37 | 2 | 1.10 | 58 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.12 | 48 | 3.45 | 120 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 6.5% | 101 | 1.7% | 124 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 93.2 | 95 | 87.9 | 107 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 31.7% | 55 | 33.3% | 95 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.74 | 68 | 1.70 | 47 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.34 | 59 | 4.05 | 126 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.4% | 93 | 7.0% | 77 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 84.7 | 109 | 94.3 | 86 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 86.3 | 118 | 85.4 | 114 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 94.9 | 86 | 77.1 | 127 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 99.0 | 76 | 81.5 | 124 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 95.4 | 85 | 86.3 | 120 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 83.8 | 116 | 82.4 | 121 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 100.1 | 80 | 94.3 | 86 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 66.7% | 25 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 33.5% | 69 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -9.9 | 126 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 68.2% | 111 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.4% | 53 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 38.2% | 25 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 12.2% | 117 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 2.0% | 122 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.5% | 51 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.5% | 93 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 36.8% | 27 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Alvin Jones | LB | 5'11, 225 | JR | 68.5 | 10.9% | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dante Lovilette | LB | 5'11, 225 | JR | 63.5 | 10.1% | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Nick Usher | LB | 6'4, 245 | SR | 56.0 | 8.9% | 8.0 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Devin Cockrell | DB | 6'0, 200 | JR | 44.5 | 7.1% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nik Needham | DB | 6'0, 200 | SO | 41.0 | 6.5% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dashone Smith | DB | 6'1, 190 | SR | 39.0 | 6.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Kalon Beverly | DB | 6'1, 190 | SO | 32.5 | 5.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Sota | DL | 6'5, 285 | SO | 29.5 | 4.7% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jayson VanHook | LB | 6'2, 210 | FR | 26.5 | 4.2% | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Royal | DB | 6'0, 210 | SR | 23.5 | 3.7% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Silas Firstley | LB | 6'0, 245 | SR | 23.0 | 3.6% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sky Logan | DL | 6'1, 285 | JR | 23.0 | 3.6% | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Madunezim | DL | 6'3, 275 | SR | 19.0 | 3.0% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrence Montegut | LB | 6'2, 230 | JR | 18.0 | 2.9% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gino Bresolin | DL | 6'1, 295 | SR | 16.5 | 2.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Rogers | DB | 5'11, 190 | FR | 13.5 | 2.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Christian Richardson | DL | 6'3, 300 | FR | 12.5 | 2.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Hopkins | DL | 6'3, 265 | FR | 11.5 | 1.8% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kolbi McGary | DB | 6'1, 195 | FR | 8.5 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Jones | LB | 6'1, 210 | JR | 8.5 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Foster | LB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 7.5 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzel Chukwukelu | DL | 6'4, 295 | FR | 6.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Elsner | LB | 6'3, 260 | JR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Harper | DL | 6'4, 290 | SR | 3.5 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Hynson | DB | 5'10, 185 | SO | 3.0 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.4 | 79 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.03 | 62 |
| Punt Success Rate | 51.7% | 91 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 90.7% | 10 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 34.8% | 115 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 31.8% | 112 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Jay Mattox | 6'0, 185 | SR | 39-40 | 5-7 | 71.4% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Alan Luna | 6'0, 190 | JR | 62 | 41.0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 41.9% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Jay Mattox | 6'0, 185 | SR | 54 | 64.3 | 34 | 63.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Terry Juniel | 5'10, 180 | SO | 22 | 9.2 | 0 | 10 | 2 (0) |
| Dashone Smith | 6'1, 190 | SR | 1 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Brandon Moss | 6'3, 190 | JR | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jaquan White | 5'10, 200 | SR | 16 | 22.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Walter Dawn | 5'6, 170 | FR | 13 | 16.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) |
| Terry Juniel | 5'10, 180 | SO | 9 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics