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2015 | 2016
Washington State Cougars (Pac-12 North)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.6 (-0.4) | S&P+ Rk: 41 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Eastern Washington | N/A | 42-45 | L | 14% | -8.4 | 27% | 74% | 3% |
| 10-Sep | at Boise State | 19 | 28-31 | L | 50% | 0.1 | 73% | 76% | 73% |
| 17-Sep | Idaho | 89 | 56-6 | W | 100% | 25.0 | 89% | 76% | 88% |
| 1-Oct | Oregon | 74 | 51-33 | W | 96% | 13.6 | 78% | 85% | 43% |
| 8-Oct | at Stanford | 23 | 42-16 | W | 100% | 24.0 | 96% | 90% | 79% |
| 15-Oct | UCLA | 58 | 27-21 | W | 67% | 3.4 | 63% | 40% | 72% |
| 22-Oct | at Arizona State | 83 | 37-32 | W | 42% | -1.6 | 37% | 11% | 50% |
| 29-Oct | at Oregon State | 65 | 35-31 | W | 59% | 1.7 | 56% | 79% | 20% |
| 5-Nov | Arizona | 96 | 69-7 | W | 100% | 47.8 | 97% | 99% | 88% |
| 12-Nov | California | 51 | 56-21 | W | 99% | 17.7 | 87% | 87% | 67% |
| 19-Nov | at Colorado | 18 | 24-38 | L | 8% | -11.0 | 44% | 71% | 28% |
| 25-Nov | Washington | 7 | 17-45 | L | 0% | -33.7 | 20% | 55% | 22% |
| 27-Dec | vs. Minnesota | 42 | 12-17 | L | 29% | -4.4 | 51% | 28% | 73% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 36.8 | 24 | 29.1 | 63 |
| Points Per Game | 38.2 | 18 | 26.4 | 50 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.21 | 89 | 1.29 | 80 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 46.5% | 17 | 44.4% | 91 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.6 | 70 | 28.5 | 45 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.93 | 26 | 4.59 | 76 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 1.81 | 55 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +1.61 |
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| ACTUAL | 6 | 28 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 107.5 | 45 | 105.4 | 44 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 48.8% | 16 | 41.6% | 54 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.95 | 117 | 1.03 | 42 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 111.6 | 25 | 109.8 | 32 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 43.7% | 15 | 37.2% | 42 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 81.6% | 4 | 60.6% | 22 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 12.0% | 1 | 25.2% | 7 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| James Williams | RB | 5'11, 199 | FR | 102 | 584 | 6 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 44.1% | 0 (0) |
| Jamal Morrow | RB | 5'9, 201 | JR | 90 | 575 | 5 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 50.0% | 3 (1) |
| Gerard Wicks | RB | 6'0, 227 | JR | 88 | 475 | 11 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 38.6% | 1 (0) |
| Luke Falk | QB | 6'4, 216 | JR | 37 | 130 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 40.5% | 3 (2) |
| Alijah Lee | RB | 5'6, 193 | SO | 4 | 20 | 1 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Gabe Marks | WR | 6'0, 190 | SR | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Keith Harrington | RB | 5'8, 195 | SO | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| Kyle Sweet | WR | 6'0, 190 | SO | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Robert Lewis | WR | 5'9, 165 | JR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 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+ | 112.7 | 33 | 90.2 | 103 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 45.4% | 21 | 46.9% | 119 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.33 | 111 | 1.49 | 77 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 121.5 | 36 | 68.7 | 110 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Luke Falk | 6'4, 216 | JR | 443 | 633 | 4468 | 38 | 11 | 70.0% | 29 | 4.4% | 6.5 |
| Tyler Hilinski | 6'3, 206 | FR | 24 | 30 | 245 | 2 | 1 | 80.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8.2 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Gabe Marks | WR | 6'0, 190 | SR | 132 | 89 | 894 | 13 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 67.4% | 45.5% | 20.5% |
| Tavares Martin Jr. | WR | 6'1, 185 | SO | 95 | 64 | 728 | 7 | 11.4 | 7.7 | 67.4% | 50.5% | 14.8% |
| River Cracraft | WR | 6'0, 200 | SR | 73 | 53 | 701 | 5 | 13.2 | 9.6 | 72.6% | 61.6% | 11.3% |
| James Williams | RB | 5'11, 199 | FR | 60 | 48 | 342 | 1 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 80.0% | 40.0% | 9.3% |
| Jamal Morrow | RB | 5'9, 201 | JR | 54 | 48 | 488 | 5 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 88.9% | 53.7% | 8.4% |
| Isaiah Johnson-Mack | WR | 6'3, 216 | FR | 46 | 35 | 246 | 1 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 76.1% | 41.3% | 7.1% |
| Robert Lewis | WR | 5'9, 165 | JR | 44 | 33 | 394 | 3 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 75.0% | 56.8% | 6.8% |
| Kyle Sweet | WR | 6'0, 190 | SO | 41 | 27 | 357 | 3 | 13.2 | 8.7 | 65.9% | 56.1% | 6.4% |
| John Thompson | WR | 5'8, 193 | SR | 36 | 23 | 195 | 1 | 8.5 | 5.4 | 63.9% | 50.0% | 5.6% |
| Gerard Wicks | RB | 6'0, 227 | JR | 35 | 29 | 184 | 1 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 82.9% | 48.6% | 5.4% |
| CJ Dimry | WR | 6'5, 201 | SR | 21 | 12 | 141 | 0 | 11.8 | 6.7 | 57.1% | 47.6% | 3.3% |
| Keith Harrington | RB | 5'8, 195 | SO | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.5% |
| Dezmon Patmon | WR | 6'4, 207 | FR | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.3% |
| Kainoa Wilson | WR | 5'11, 170 | FR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Alijah Lee | RB | 5'6, 193 | SO | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 110.7 | 34 | 97.5 | 74 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 51.7% | 19 | 49.7% | 88 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.08 | 83 | 1.15 | 90 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.43 | 6 | 2.68 | 32 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 3.5% | 34 | 2.4% | 117 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 114.0 | 32 | 96.6 | 83 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 34.7% | 30 | 33.5% | 98 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.66 | 97 | 1.71 | 55 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.53 | 36 | 3.05 | 47 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.3% | 55 | 6.8% | 80 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 110.1 | 42 | 105.0 | 46 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 120.0 | 19 | 89.5 | 100 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 108.9 | 44 | 94.0 | 89 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 116.8 | 17 | 109.0 | 35 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 106.1 | 47 | 99.9 | 63 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 120.5 | 19 | 96.0 | 83 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 119.5 | 22 | 100.7 | 65 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 35.0% | 128 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 18.9% | 127 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +3.8 | 25 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 78.8% | 28 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.7% | 102 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 30.5% | 100 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 14.5% | 90 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.2% | 107 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.6% | 44 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.8% | 43 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 25.7% | 123 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Peyton Pelluer | LB | 6'0, 235 | JR | 76.0 | 11.3% | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Darrien Molton | CB | 5'10, 175 | SO | 62.5 | 9.3% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Shalom Luani | S | 6'0, 205 | SR | 57.5 | 8.6% | 8.5 | 2.0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Isaac Dotson | LB | 6'1, 224 | JR | 52.0 | 7.8% | 6.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Taylor | DB | 5'10, 180 | JR | 47.5 | 7.1% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jalen Thompson | S | 6'0, 183 | FR | 43.0 | 6.4% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Hercules Mata'afa | DL | 6'2, 255 | SO | 38.0 | 5.7% | 13.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Luvu | LB | 6'2, 230 | JR | 37.0 | 5.5% | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nnamdi Oguayo | DL | 6'3, 227 | FR | 29.5 | 4.4% | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcellus Pippins | CB | 5'10, 175 | JR | 24.0 | 3.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Daniel Ekuale | DL | 6'3, 290 | JR | 18.0 | 2.7% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Hanser | LB | 6'4, 240 | JR | 17.5 | 2.6% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Parker Henry | DB | 5'11, 206 | SR | 17.0 | 2.5% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charleston White | S | 6'0, 203 | JR | 16.0 | 2.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Treshon Broughton | CB | 6'0, 185 | SR | 15.5 | 2.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Paris Taylor | LB | 6'3, 223 | SR | 15.5 | 2.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Barber | NT | 6'3, 305 | SR | 15.0 | 2.2% | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Moore | LB | 6'2, 223 | FR | 11.0 | 1.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett McBroom | DL | 6'3, 282 | JR | 9.5 | 1.4% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Logan Tago | LB | 6'3, 235 | SO | 9.0 | 1.3% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate DeRider | LB | 6'1, 225 | JR | 8.5 | 1.3% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirkland Parker | DB | 6'1, 185 | JR | 8.0 | 1.2% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colton Teglovic | DB | 6'0, 193 | SR | 8.0 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ngalu Tapa | NT | 6'2, 319 | SO | 6.5 | 1.0% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Dale | S | 5'10, 197 | SO | 5.0 | 0.7% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -1.5 | 122 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.40 | 116 |
| Punt Success Rate | 47.8% | 100 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 74.7% | 58 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 42.9% | 97 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 29.7% | 115 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Erik Powell | 6'1, 195 | JR | 63-65 | 9-15 | 60.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Kyle Sweet | 6'0, 190 | SO | 32 | 38.3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 37.5% |
| Zach Charme | 6'1, 201 | SO | 8 | 37.1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Erik Powell | 6'1, 195 | JR | 7 | 48.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Erik Powell | 6'1, 195 | JR | 87 | 61.1 | 35 | 40.2% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kaleb Fossum | 5'10, 185 | SO | 17 | 9.1 | 1 | 17 | 1 (1) |
| Jamal Morrow | 5'9, 201 | JR | 3 | 43.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Robert Taylor | 5'10, 180 | JR | 1 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Robert Taylor | 5'10, 180 | JR | 20 | 21.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tavares Martin Jr. | 6'1, 185 | SO | 7 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kaleb Fossum | 5'10, 185 | SO | 6 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics