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Colorado Buffaloes (Pac-12 South)
2017 Schedule & Results
Record: 5-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 5.2 (0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 93 | |||||||||
Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
1-Sep | vs. Colorado State | 45 | 17-3 | W | 93% | 13.7 | 80% | 25% | 88% |
9-Sep | Texas State | 117 | 37-3 | W | 100% | 31.9 | 90% | 54% | 96% |
16-Sep | Northern Colorado | N/A | 41-21 | W | 97% | 17.0 | 80% | 90% | 59% |
23-Sep | Washington | 5 | 10-37 | L | 1% | -22.3 | 15% | 20% | 31% |
30-Sep | at UCLA | 77 | 23-27 | L | 17% | -8.7 | 29% | 35% | 45% |
7-Oct | Arizona | 48 | 42-45 | L | 33% | -4.0 | 42% | 79% | 14% |
14-Oct | at Oregon State | 127 | 36-33 | W | 39% | -2.5 | 44% | 70% | 29% |
21-Oct | at Washington State | 39 | 0-28 | L | 0% | -26.7 | 10% | 9% | 38% |
28-Oct | California | 87 | 44-28 | W | 99% | 22.9 | 87% | 89% | 55% |
4-Nov | at Arizona State | 81 | 30-41 | L | 33% | -4.1 | 38% | 66% | 29% |
11-Nov | USC | 26 | 24-38 | L | 5% | -14.9 | 22% | 49% | 20% |
25-Nov | at Utah | 33 | 13-34 | L | 0% | -26.7 | 11% | 16% | 20% |
Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
S&P+ | 28.0 | 70 | 31.9 | 98 |
Points Per Game | 26.4 | 90 | 28.2 | 65 |
Five Factors
Offense | Defense | |||||
Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 43.0% | 50 | 45.7% | 105 | 40.3% |
EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.06 | 112 | 1.15 | 59 | 1.17 |
FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.2 | 85 | 26.2 | 9 | 29.6 |
FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.09 | 98 | 4.39 | 64 | 4.42 |
TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 6.2 | 21 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -2.60 |
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ACTUAL | 0 | 64 |
Rushing
Offense | Defense | ||||
Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
Rushing S&P+ | 94.2 | 94 | 88.8 | 106 | 100.0 |
Rushing Success Rate | 43.7% | 54 | 49.4% | 122 | 42.2% |
Rushing IsoPPP | 0.82 | 95 | 0.93 | 74 | 0.92 |
Adj. Line Yards | 100.1 | 70 | 84.7 | 123 | 100.0 |
Opportunity Rate | 36.9% | 84 | 43.1% | 114 | 38.5% |
Power Success Rate | 67.2% | 70 | 75.0% | 107 | 67.7% |
Stuff Rate | 17.8% | 40 | 15.0% | 119 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
Phillip Lindsay | TB | 5'8, 190 | SR | 303 | 1474 | 14 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 34.3% | 0 (0) |
Steven Montez | QB | 6'5, 225 | SO | 99 | 566 | 3 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 49.5% | 3 (1) |
Beau Bisharat | TB | 6'2, 215 | SO | 21 | 61 | 0 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 23.8% | 0 (0) |
Michael Adkins II | TB | 5'10, 210 | SR | 11 | 25 | 0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 18.2% | 1 (1) |
Devin Ross | WR | 5'11, 185 | SR | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 66.7% | 0 (0) |
K.D. Nixon | WR | 5'8, 190 | FR | 3 | 20 | 0 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 66.7% | 0 (0) |
Sam Noyer | QB | 6'4, 210 | FR | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 33.3% | 1 (0) |
Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR | 6'1, 215 | FR | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
Kyle Evans | TB | 5'7, 175 | JR | 2 | 2 | 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+ | 101.0 | 65 | 104.7 | 42 | 100.0 |
Passing Success Rate | 42.4% | 46 | 41.6% | 76 | 40.3% |
Passing IsoPPP | 1.32 | 110 | 1.44 | 63 | 1.48 |
Adj. Sack Rate | 81.2 | 96 | 65.5 | 112 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
Steven Montez | 6'5, 225 | SO | 228 | 377 | 2975 | 18 | 9 | 60.5% | 35 | 8.5% | 6.7 |
Sam Noyer | 6'4, 210 | FR | 13 | 27 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 48.1% | 4 | 12.9% | 3.0 |
Casey Marksberry | 6'3, 185 | FR | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 6.7 |
T.J. Patterson | 6'3, 185 | SR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
Bryce Bobo | WR | 6'2, 205 | SR | 96 | 62 | 693 | 5 | 11.2 | 7.2 | 64.6% | 51.0% | 24.6% |
Shay Fields | WR | 5'11, 185 | SR | 81 | 46 | 623 | 4 | 13.5 | 7.7 | 56.8% | 39.5% | 20.7% |
Devin Ross | WR | 5'11, 185 | SR | 76 | 43 | 508 | 2 | 11.8 | 6.7 | 56.6% | 46.1% | 19.4% |
Jay MacIntyre | WR | 5'10, 185 | JR | 43 | 28 | 396 | 2 | 14.1 | 9.2 | 65.1% | 58.1% | 11.0% |
Phillip Lindsay | TB | 5'8, 190 | SR | 34 | 23 | 257 | 1 | 11.2 | 7.6 | 67.6% | 41.2% | 8.7% |
Juwann Winfree | WR | 6'3, 210 | JR | 28 | 21 | 325 | 2 | 15.5 | 11.6 | 75.0% | 60.7% | 7.2% |
Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR | 6'1, 215 | FR | 9 | 7 | 168 | 0 | 24.0 | 18.7 | 77.8% | 77.8% | 2.3% |
Chris Bounds | TE | 6'4, 240 | SO | 9 | 7 | 102 | 2 | 14.6 | 11.3 | 77.8% | 66.7% | 2.3% |
K.D. Nixon | WR | 5'8, 190 | FR | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
Kyle Evans | TB | 5'7, 175 | JR | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
George Frazier | TE | 6'2, 290 | SR | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
Steven Montez | QB | 6'5, 225 | SO | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
Beau Bisharat | TB | 6'2, 215 | SO | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
Michael Adkins II | TB | 5'10, 210 | SR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
James Stefanou | PK | 6'1, 185 | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Jared Poplawski | TE | 6'4, 230 | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
Offense | Defense | ||||
Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
Standard Downs S&P+ | 98.5 | 75 | 100.4 | 63 | 100.0 |
Standard Downs Success Rate | 48.6% | 41 | 48.7% | 93 | 46.5% |
Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.98 | 101 | 1.07 | 78 | 1.07 |
SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.11 | 38 | 3.28 | 112 | 2.92 |
SD Sack Rate | 6.7% | 95 | 2.4% | 119 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
Offense | Defense | ||||
Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
Passing Downs S&P+ | 94.2 | 84 | 85.9 | 115 | 100.0 |
Passing Downs Success Rate | 30.7% | 68 | 38.7% | 123 | 30.7% |
Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.36 | 110 | 1.38 | 23 | 1.53 |
PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.96 | 94 | 3.99 | 123 | 3.22 |
PD Sack Rate | 10.0% | 101 | 6.0% | 95 | 7.8% |
Situational
Offense | Defense | |||
Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
Q1 S&P+ | 95.0 | 83 | 97.2 | 76 |
Q2 S&P+ | 90.1 | 107 | 98.6 | 75 |
Q3 S&P+ | 100.7 | 68 | 96.8 | 81 |
Q4 S&P+ | 97.3 | 86 | 94.5 | 95 |
1st Down S&P+ | 93.6 | 96 | 101.3 | 60 |
2nd Down S&P+ | 101.7 | 64 | 86.3 | 113 |
3rd Down S&P+ | 93.2 | 94 | 102.2 | 61 |
Offensive Footprint
Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
Std. Downs Run Rate | 62.4% | 41 | 60.0% |
Pass Downs Run Rate | 24.7% | 120 | 35.3% |
Adj. Pace | -2.8 | 19 | +0.0 |
% of Solo Tackles | 79.1% | 19 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.6% | 44 | 59.9% |
Pass. Downs Run Rate | 30.9% | 99 | 35.0% |
Overall Havoc Rate | 14.8% | 84 | 16.0% |
DL Havoc Rate | 2.1% | 121 | 4.9% |
LB Havoc Rate | 4.5% | 61 | 4.4% |
DB Havoc Rate | 7.9% | 21 | 6.5% |
PD to INC | 37.8% | 22 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
Drew Lewis | ILB | 6'2, 230 | JR | 75.0 | 5.5 (2) | 8 | 0 (2) | 0 | 52.7% |
Evan Worthington | DB | 6'2, 200 | JR | 72.0 | 6.5 (1) | 6 | 3 (6) | 1 | 73.6% |
Rick Gamboa | ILB | 6'0, 240 | JR | 69.0 | 2.5 (1) | 8 | 0 (5) | 0 | 49.5% |
Afolabi Laguda | DB | 6'1, 205 | SR | 53.5 | 6 (0) | 3 | 1 (3) | 2 | 66.7% |
Ryan Moeller | DB | 6'1, 215 | SR | 52.0 | 1 (0) | 4 | 0 (3) | 0 | 45.5% |
Derek McCartney | OLB | 6'3, 240 | SR | 43.5 | 5.5 (4) | 3 | 0 (5) | 0 | 52.8% |
Leo Jackson III | DE | 6'3, 275 | SR | 41.0 | 8 (3.5) | 10 | 0 (0) | 0 | 25.5% |
Trey Udoffia | DB | 6'0, 185 | FR | 35.0 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 1 (5) | 0 | 68.6% |
Dante Wigley | DB | 6'1, 180 | SO | 33.5 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (6) | 0 | 79.4% |
Chris Mulumba | DE | 6'4, 280 | JR | 27.0 | 1.5 (0.5) | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 18.2% |
Isaiah Oliver | DB | 6'1, 195 | JR | 23.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 2 (13) | 0 | 65.4% |
Nick Fisher | DB | 6'0, 190 | JR | 21.5 | 1.5 (0) | 1 | 1 (6) | 0 | 70.8% |
Javier Edwards | NT | 6'3, 350 | JR | 18.5 | 2.5 (1) | 4 | 0 (0) | 1 | 35.7% |
Nate Landman | ILB | 6'3, 215 | FR | 13.0 | 4 (0) | 6 | 0 (2) | 1 | 8.3% |
Jase Franke | DT | 6'3, 280 | JR | 11.5 | 2.5 (1) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 22.2% |
Terran Hasselbach | OLB | 6'1, 235 | JR | 8.5 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 (1) | 1 | 50.0% |
Beau Bisharat | TB | 6'2, 215 | SO | 8.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
George Frazier | TE | 6'2, 290 | SR | 7.5 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 14.3% |
Lyle Tuiloma | DT | 6'3, 310 | SO | 7.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
Jacob Callier | OLB | 6'2, 240 | FR | 7.0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 42.9% |
Michael Mathewes | OLB | 6'4, 240 | JR | 6.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 62.5% |
Derrion Rakestraw | DB | 6'2, 175 | FR | 5.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
Daniel Talley | DB | 6'2, 215 | JR | 5.0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
Timothy Coleman | DE | 6'3, 255 | SR | 4.0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 50.0% |
Akil Jones | ILB | 6'0, 215 | FR | 4.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0.0% |
* 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+ | 0.7 | 12 |
Category | Rate | Rank |
FG Value (per kick) | 0.31 | 21 |
Punt Success Rate | 65.5% | 29 |
Kickoff Success Rate | 83.1% | 27 |
Punt Return Success Rate | 55.6% | 40 |
Kick Return Success Rate | 40.7% | 83 |
Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
James Stefanou | 6'1, 185 | FR | 35-35 | 17-22 | 77.3% |
Chris Graham | 6'3, 235 | SR | 1-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
Alex Kinney | 6'1, 205 | JR | 56 | 43.8 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 78.6% |
Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
Davis Price | 6'2, 190 | SO | 64 | 63.8 | 40 | 62.5% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Graham | 6'3, 235 | SR | 1 | 46.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
James Stefanou | 6'1, 185 | FR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
Ronnie Blackmon | 5'10, 175 | FR | 12 | 8.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 (0) |
Isaiah Oliver | 6'1, 195 | JR | 5 | 3.2 | 0 | 10 | 1 (0) |
Nate Landman | 6'3, 215 | FR | 1 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
Ronnie Blackmon | 5'10, 175 | FR | 15 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
K.D. Nixon | 5'8, 190 | FR | 11 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Kyle Evans | 5'7, 175 | JR | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
Beau Bisharat | TB | 6'2, 215 | SO | 8.0 | 6.0 | 17.3 |
Derrion Rakestraw | DB | 6'2, 175 | FR | 4.5 | 22.0 | |
Daniel Talley | DB | 6'2, 215 | JR | 4.0 | 19.0 | |
Ryan Moeller | DB | 6'1, 215 | SR | 3.0 | 17.3 | |
Nate Landman | ILB | 6'3, 215 | FR | 2.0 | 27.0 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics