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BYU Cougars (Independents)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 4-9 | Second-order wins (diff.): 5.4 (1.4) | S&P+ Rk: 101 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 26-Aug | Portland State | N/A | 20-6 | W | 96% | 15.8 | 79% | 38% | 88% |
| 2-Sep | vs. LSU | 21 | 0-27 | L | 0% | -36.0 | 8% | NULL | 26% |
| 9-Sep | Utah | 33 | 13-19 | L | 2% | -18.7 | 17% | 17% | 39% |
| 16-Sep | Wisconsin | 6 | 6-40 | L | 0% | -42.4 | 7% | 3% | 10% |
| 29-Sep | at Utah State | 57 | 24-40 | L | 91% | 12.6 | 77% | 58% | 69% |
| 6-Oct | Boise State | 23 | 7-24 | L | 10% | -11.5 | 27% | 23% | 57% |
| 14-Oct | at Mississippi State | 28 | 10-35 | L | 0% | -29.6 | 10% | 7% | 22% |
| 21-Oct | at East Carolina | 123 | 17-33 | L | 15% | -9.4 | 30% | 42% | 34% |
| 28-Oct | San Jose State | 129 | 41-20 | W | 100% | 23.8 | 86% | 87% | 77% |
| 4-Nov | at Fresno State | 24 | 13-20 | L | 16% | -9.2 | 32% | 15% | 69% |
| 10-Nov | at UNLV | 95 | 31-21 | W | 95% | 14.9 | 80% | 80% | 63% |
| 18-Nov | Massachusetts | 84 | 10-16 | L | 13% | -10.3 | 29% | 14% | 71% |
| 25-Nov | at Hawaii | 121 | 30-20 | W | 97% | 17.5 | 81% | 66% | 78% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 19.6 | 121 | 24.8 | 46 |
| Points Per Game | 17.1 | 124 | 24.7 | 39 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 39.7% | 90 | 43.0% | 85 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.02 | 121 | 1.00 | 7 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.3 | 82 | 30.6 | 96 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 3.81 | 118 | 4.07 | 32 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -5.5 | 112 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -1.72 |
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| ACTUAL | -10 | 118 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 99.0 | 73 | 108.5 | 42 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 43.8% | 52 | 41.8% | 66 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.82 | 104 | 0.68 | 4 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 105.8 | 40 | 100.3 | 61 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 39.7% | 51 | 36.9% | 57 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 73.0% | 34 | 72.5% | 98 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 15.0% | 10 | 17.0% | 92 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Squally Canada | RB | 5'11, 205 | JR | 120 | 710 | 6 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 40.8% | 0 (0) |
| Ula Tolutau | RB | 6'1, 250 | FR | 72 | 303 | 2 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 38.9% | 3 (3) |
| Austin Kafentzis | RB | 6'1, 195 | SO | 42 | 227 | 1 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 50.0% | 2 (1) |
| KJ Hall | RB | 5'9, 175 | SO | 30 | 206 | 1 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 36.7% | 0 (0) |
| Riley Burt | RB | 6'1, 205 | SO | 23 | 104 | 1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 39.1% | 0 (0) |
| Tanner Mangum | QB | 6'3, 220 | JR | 21 | 81 | 0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 28.6% | 2 (0) |
| Kavika Fonua | RB | 6'0, 215 | JR | 18 | 87 | 0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 38.9% | 0 (0) |
| Brayden El-Bakri | RB | 6'0, 240 | JR | 17 | 67 | 1 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 29.4% | 0 (0) |
| Beau Hoge | QB | 6'1, 210 | SO | 9 | 53 | 0 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 66.7% | 1 (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+ | 88.1 | 106 | 90.5 | 99 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 35.9% | 105 | 44.4% | 100 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.25 | 126 | 1.35 | 34 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 94.6 | 79 | 64.8 | 115 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Tanner Mangum | 6'3, 220 | JR | 147 | 257 | 1540 | 8 | 9 | 57.2% | 13 | 4.8% | 5.4 |
| Joe Critchlow | 6'4, 200 | FR | 55 | 101 | 642 | 3 | 4 | 54.5% | 10 | 9.0% | 5.2 |
| Beau Hoge | 6'1, 210 | SO | 19 | 39 | 257 | 2 | 3 | 48.7% | 3 | 7.1% | 5.5 |
| Koy Detmer Jr. | 5'10, 175 | SO | 7 | 20 | 91 | 0 | 3 | 35.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.6 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Matt Bushman | TE | 6'5, 230 | FR | 78 | 49 | 520 | 3 | 10.6 | 6.7 | 62.8% | 50.0% | 20.2% |
| Aleva Hifo | WR | 5'10, 187 | SO | 58 | 37 | 437 | 2 | 11.8 | 7.5 | 63.8% | 39.7% | 15.0% |
| Micah Simon | WR | 6'1, 190 | SO | 50 | 27 | 386 | 3 | 14.3 | 7.7 | 54.0% | 38.0% | 13.0% |
| Jonah Trinnaman | WR | 6'0, 190 | SR | 46 | 24 | 305 | 0 | 12.7 | 6.6 | 52.2% | 37.0% | 11.9% |
| Talon Shumway | WR | 6'3, 205 | SO | 45 | 25 | 257 | 0 | 10.3 | 5.7 | 55.6% | 37.8% | 11.7% |
| Beau Tanner | WR | 6'0, 185 | JR | 27 | 12 | 135 | 1 | 11.3 | 5.0 | 44.4% | 33.3% | 7.0% |
| Neil Pau'u | WR | 6'4, 205 | FR | 22 | 14 | 139 | 2 | 9.9 | 6.3 | 63.6% | 45.5% | 5.7% |
| KJ Hall | RB | 5'9, 175 | SO | 11 | 10 | 111 | 0 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 90.9% | 63.6% | 2.8% |
| Brayden El-Bakri | RB | 6'0, 240 | JR | 11 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 81.8% | 45.5% | 2.8% |
| Trey Dye | RB | 5'9, 184 | JR | 11 | 9 | 77 | 1 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 81.8% | 45.5% | 2.8% |
| Squally Canada | RB | 5'11, 205 | JR | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 60.0% | 20.0% | 1.3% |
| Tanner Balderree | TE | 6'3, 250 | SR | 4 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.0% |
| Ula Tolutau | RB | 6'1, 250 | FR | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
| Austin Kafentzis | RB | 6'1, 195 | SO | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
| Riley Burt | RB | 6'1, 205 | SO | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Kavika Fonua | RB | 6'0, 215 | JR | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 95.6 | 91 | 100.9 | 60 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 46.2% | 71 | 48.0% | 86 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.92 | 117 | 0.91 | 7 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.26 | 20 | 3.07 | 84 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.8% | 62 | 1.9% | 126 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 83.1 | 121 | 99.6 | 72 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 25.4% | 118 | 30.5% | 75 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.42 | 101 | 1.35 | 18 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.52 | 35 | 2.48 | 8 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.8% | 72 | 7.6% | 65 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 89.9 | 99 | 107.6 | 39 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 95.0 | 93 | 95.0 | 87 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 77.8 | 124 | 101.9 | 63 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 92.7 | 98 | 103.9 | 45 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 91.4 | 106 | 87.6 | 110 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 88.3 | 110 | 122.2 | 14 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 87.3 | 107 | 104.0 | 55 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.2% | 86 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 34.1% | 70 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +1.5 | 93 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 74.5% | 64 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.2% | 47 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 34.1% | 82 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 12.7% | 115 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.8% | 62 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.4% | 95 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 4.2% | 126 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 37.1% | 31 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Fred Warner | LB | 6'4, 230 | SR | 67.5 | 9 (1) | 17 | 1 (5) | 1 | 33.7% |
| Sione Takitaki | DL | 6'2, 245 | JR | 61.0 | 12.5 (5) | 14 | 0 (2) | 0 | 30.8% |
| Butch Pau'u | LB | 6'0, 230 | JR | 55.5 | 3 (0) | 5 | 0 (2) | 0 | 40.5% |
| Corbin Kaufusi | DL | 6'9, 285 | JR | 51.5 | 7.5 (6) | 5 | 0 (1) | 2 | 37.3% |
| Zayne Anderson | DB | 6'2, 200 | JR | 51.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (2) | 3 | 80.4% |
| Dayan Ghanwoloku | DB | 5'11, 195 | SO | 47.5 | 1 (0) | 3 | 2 (6) | 0 | 69.6% |
| Adam Pulsipher | LB | 6'1, 220 | JR | 41.5 | 1 (0) | 4 | 0 (0) | 1 | 42.6% |
| Micah Hannemann | DB | 6'0, 190 | SR | 38.0 | 1 (0) | 5 | 1 (2) | 1 | 72.0% |
| Troy Warner | DB | 6'1, 195 | SO | 28.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (5) | 0 | 74.3% |
| Chris Wilcox | DB | 6'2, 185 | SO | 27.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (5) | 0 | 82.8% |
| Handsome Tanielu | DL | 6'2, 315 | SR | 21.5 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 33.3% |
| Tanner Jacobson | DB | 5'10, 185 | JR | 21.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 68.0% |
| Kesni Tausinga | DL | 6'1, 300 | SR | 20.0 | 1.5 (0) | 4 | 0 (2) | 0 | 3.6% |
| Merrill Taliauli | DL | 6'2, 305 | JR | 19.0 | 0 (0) | 4 | 0 (2) | 0 | 37.0% |
| Matt Hadley | LB | 6'0, 215 | SR | 18.0 | 1.5 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 39.1% |
| Khyiris Tonga | DL | 6'4, 340 | FR | 14.0 | 4 (2) | 6 | 0 (3) | 1 | 10.5% |
| Morgan Unga | LB | 6'5, 220 | JR | 14.0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Marvin Hifo | DB | 5'10, 195 | SR | 13.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 76.9% |
| Trajan Pili | DL | 6'2, 245 | SO | 12.5 | 3 (1) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 12.5% |
| Austin Lee | DB | 6'0, 202 | SO | 12.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 66.7% |
| Johnny Tapusoa | LB | 5'10, 230 | SO | 11.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 42.9% |
| Michael Shelton | DB | 5'8, 180 | JR | 10.5 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 90.0% |
| Solomone Wolfgramm | DL | 6'5, 285 | JR | 9.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 63.6% |
| Grant Jones | LB | 6'6, 205 | SR | 8.0 | 2.5 (1) | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 30.0% |
| Isaiah Kaufusi | LB | 6'2, 210 | FR | 8.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 63.6% |
* Stuffs are rushes stopped at or behind the line. They are not necessarily tackles for loss (since they include zero-yard gains), so adding sacks and stuffs won't necessarily equal TFLs. Also: the figure is based on how many stuffs a tackler has taken part in -- solo tackles and assist tackles count for the same amount.
** For defenders, Success Rate is defined as the offense's success rate on plays in which the defender made a tackle. The lower the number, the better for the defender. On average, due to proximity to the line of scrimmage, defensive linemen will produce lower success rates than linebackers, who producer lower rates than defensive backs.
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.1 | 78 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.17 | 98 |
| Punt Success Rate | 75.0% | 5 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 71.4% | 75 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 25.0% | 122 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 28.9% | 121 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Rhett Almond | 6'4, 203 | JR | 22-23 | 13-19 | 68.4% |
| Andrew Mikkelsen | 6'0, 200 | JR | 2-2 | 1-1 | 100.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Jonny Linehan | 6'0, 205 | SR | 59 | 42.9 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 67.8% |
| Corey Edwards | 6'0, 210 | SR | 1 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Andrew Mikkelsen | 6'0, 200 | JR | 31 | 62.9 | 10 | 32.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Corey Edwards | 6'0, 210 | SR | 18 | 61.9 | 5 | 27.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Michael Shelton | 5'8, 180 | JR | 17 | 6.7 | 0 | 11 | 1 (1) |
| Tanner Jacobson | 5'10, 185 | JR | 6 | 0.7 | 0 | 5 | 0 (0) |
| Hiva Lee | 5'10, 190 | SR | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jonah Trinnaman | 6'0, 190 | SR | 17 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Michael Shelton | 5'8, 180 | JR | 13 | 19.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Squally Canada | 5'11, 205 | JR | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Dayan Ghanwoloku | DB | 5'11, 195 | SO | 10.0 | -1.3 | 18.4 |
| Zayne Anderson | DB | 6'2, 200 | JR | 7.5 | 2.2 | 19.0 |
| Brayden El-Bakri | RB | 6'0, 240 | JR | 4.0 | 19.8 | |
| Marvin Hifo | DB | 5'10, 195 | SR | 4.0 | 21.8 | |
| Va'a Niumatalolo | LB | 6'2, 235 | SR | 3.0 | 13.0 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics