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Iowa State Cyclones (Big 12)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.8 (-1.2) | S&P+ Rk: 44 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | Northern Iowa | N/A | 42-24 | W | 91% | 12.4 | 74% | 65% | 62% |
| 9-Sep | Iowa | 49 | 41-44 | L | 16% | -9.2 | 30% | 75% | 12% |
| 16-Sep | at Akron | 112 | 41-14 | W | 100% | 29.0 | 89% | 89% | 77% |
| 28-Sep | Texas | 50 | 7-17 | L | 14% | -10.0 | 29% | 9% | 83% |
| 7-Oct | at Oklahoma | 9 | 38-31 | W | 35% | -3.5 | 43% | 68% | 25% |
| 14-Oct | Kansas | 125 | 45-0 | W | 100% | 33.3 | 90% | 54% | NULL |
| 21-Oct | at Texas Tech | 58 | 31-13 | W | 95% | 15.5 | 80% | 54% | 80% |
| 28-Oct | TCU | 14 | 14-7 | W | 35% | -3.6 | 43% | 5% | 85% |
| 4-Nov | at West Virginia | 63 | 16-20 | L | 2% | -19.6 | 15% | 13% | 40% |
| 11-Nov | Oklahoma State | 12 | 42-49 | L | 11% | -11.3 | 28% | 74% | 10% |
| 18-Nov | at Baylor | 106 | 23-13 | W | 77% | 6.8 | 62% | 30% | 80% |
| 25-Nov | at Kansas State | 64 | 19-20 | L | 61% | 2.5 | 57% | 32% | 76% |
| 30-Dec | vs. Memphis | 20 | 21-20 | W | 39% | -2.5 | 46% | 37% | 55% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 27.9 | 71 | 23.2 | 31 |
| Points Per Game | 31.7 | 53 | 22.7 | 26 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 41.2% | 71 | 39.7% | 53 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.14 | 76 | 1.15 | 53 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.5 | 79 | 27.9 | 27 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.63 | 48 | 4.11 | 37 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -2.1 | 87 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +4.65 |
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| ACTUAL | 10 | 15 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 91.6 | 101 | 117.4 | 22 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 37.2% | 111 | 35.9% | 16 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.79 | 117 | 0.84 | 34 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 91.3 | 113 | 107.2 | 40 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 32.9% | 119 | 32.2% | 10 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 61.3% | 100 | 65.8% | 55 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 20.2% | 81 | 23.7% | 16 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| David Montgomery | RB | 5'11, 219 | SO | 258 | 1146 | 11 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 33.3% | 1 (1) |
| Joel Lanning | LB | 6'2, 230 | SR | 40 | 135 | 2 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 30.0% | 0 (0) |
| Mike Warren | RB | 6'0, 211 | JR | 34 | 105 | 1 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 23.5% | 0 (0) |
| Sheldon Croney Jr. | RB | 5'11, 201 | SO | 31 | 159 | 1 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 48.4% | 0 (0) |
| Kyle Kempt | QB | 6'5, 210 | SR | 19 | 84 | 0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 31.6% | 2 (0) |
| Jacob Park | QB | 6'4, 210 | JR | 6 | 46 | 1 | 7.7 | 11.5 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Johnnie Lang | RB | 5'8, 189 | FR | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 25.0% | 0 (0) |
| Trever Ryen | WR | 5'11, 193 | SR | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 50.0% | 1 (0) |
| Nick Leach | RB | 6'2, 210 | JR | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 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+ | 103.3 | 53 | 100.2 | 65 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 44.3% | 30 | 43.5% | 96 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.37 | 92 | 1.41 | 54 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 146.8 | 22 | 97.5 | 72 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Kyle Kempt | 6'5, 210 | SR | 161 | 243 | 1787 | 15 | 3 | 66.3% | 12 | 4.7% | 6.7 |
| Jacob Park | 6'4, 210 | JR | 100 | 162 | 1181 | 9 | 5 | 61.7% | 5 | 3.0% | 6.9 |
| Zeb Noland | 6'2, 222 | FR | 36 | 66 | 533 | 2 | 1 | 54.5% | 1 | 1.5% | 7.8 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Allen Lazard | WR | 6'5, 222 | SR | 130 | 71 | 941 | 10 | 13.3 | 7.2 | 54.6% | 46.2% | 28.3% |
| Hakeem Butler | WR | 6'6, 219 | SO | 69 | 41 | 697 | 7 | 17.0 | 10.1 | 59.4% | 46.4% | 15.0% |
| Marchie Murdock | WR | 6'1, 205 | SR | 61 | 41 | 513 | 5 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 67.2% | 55.7% | 13.3% |
| Trever Ryen | WR | 5'11, 193 | SR | 58 | 47 | 469 | 1 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 81.0% | 55.2% | 12.6% |
| David Montgomery | RB | 5'11, 219 | SO | 46 | 36 | 296 | 0 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 78.3% | 37.0% | 10.0% |
| Deshaunte Jones | WR | 5'10, 179 | SO | 42 | 29 | 319 | 0 | 11.0 | 7.6 | 69.0% | 45.2% | 9.2% |
| Matthew Eaton | WR | 6'4, 209 | JR | 28 | 21 | 208 | 4 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 75.0% | 64.3% | 6.1% |
| Sheldon Croney Jr. | RB | 5'11, 201 | SO | 9 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 2.0% |
| Chase Allen | TE | 6'7, 230 | FR | 8 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.7% |
| Jalen Martin | WR | 6'3, 208 | FR | 4 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 0.9% |
| Landen Akers | WR | 6'0, 188 | FR | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Sam Seonbuchner | TE | 6'3, 232 | JR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Joel Lanning | LB | 6'2, 230 | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Mike Warren | RB | 6'0, 211 | JR | 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+ | 98.5 | 74 | 106.2 | 38 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 46.1% | 74 | 45.2% | 51 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.05 | 59 | 1.04 | 58 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.62 | 107 | 2.65 | 40 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 2.7% | 14 | 4.4% | 76 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 100.4 | 69 | 116.2 | 26 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 30.8% | 67 | 28.0% | 35 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.41 | 103 | 1.54 | 78 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.01 | 127 | 2.76 | 23 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 5.4% | 33 | 8.1% | 51 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 93.5 | 88 | 112.6 | 33 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 84.6 | 118 | 117.3 | 28 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 104.2 | 61 | 116.3 | 23 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 113.2 | 25 | 107.0 | 34 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 95.1 | 90 | 119.8 | 16 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 93.0 | 98 | 120.2 | 16 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 108.4 | 46 | 92.8 | 92 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 53.4% | 99 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 23.2% | 124 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +1.3 | 90 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 76.9% | 43 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 58.3% | 85 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 34.1% | 81 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 17.6% | 41 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.3% | 50 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 6.0% | 17 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.3% | 73 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 36.0% | 44 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Joel Lanning | LB | 6'2, 230 | SR | 82.5 | 11 (6) | 16 | 1 (2) | 0 | 34.5% |
| Marcel Spears Jr. | LB | 6'1, 215 | SO | 81.5 | 8.5 (1) | 16 | 2 (3) | 2 | 37.0% |
| Brian Peavy | DB | 5'9, 190 | JR | 68.5 | 6 (0) | 8 | 2 (9) | 1 | 54.5% |
| Reggie Wilkerson | DB | 5'11, 180 | SR | 63.0 | 1.5 (0) | 3 | 1 (3) | 0 | 70.0% |
| Willie Harvey | LB | 6'0, 222 | JR | 56.0 | 11.5 (4) | 13 | 1 (5) | 1 | 28.9% |
| Kamari Cotton-Moya | DB | 6'2, 198 | SR | 49.5 | 3 (0) | 4 | 3 (2) | 0 | 53.3% |
| D'Andre Payne | DB | 5'10, 180 | JR | 43.5 | 6 (0) | 2 | 1 (2) | 0 | 58.7% |
| Evrett Edwards | DB | 6'0, 188 | SR | 43.0 | 4.5 (0) | 6 | 0 (1) | 1 | 58.8% |
| J.D. Waggoner | DE | 6'3, 248 | SR | 33.5 | 13.5 (4.5) | 15 | 0 (1) | 1 | 7.1% |
| JaQuan Bailey | DE | 6'2, 260 | SO | 26.5 | 11 (7) | 7 | 0 (3) | 2 | 20.6% |
| De'Monte Ruth | DB | 5'10, 170 | JR | 25.5 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 (3) | 0 | 63.0% |
| Mackenro Alexander | LB | 5'11, 192 | SR | 20.0 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 38.9% |
| Ray Lima | DL | 6'3, 306 | SO | 19.5 | 4.5 (0) | 7 | 0 (0) | 0 | 12.0% |
| Lawrence White | DB | 6'0, 178 | FR | 13.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 87.5% |
| Braxton Lewis | DB | 5'11, 184 | SO | 12.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 37.5% |
| Eyioma Uwazurike | DE | 6'6, 288 | FR | 11.5 | 4 (0.5) | 6 | 0 (0) | 0 | 18.8% |
| Jatairis Grant | DB | 6'0, 191 | FR | 11.5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Vernell Trent | DL | 6'3, 282 | SR | 10.5 | 1 (0) | 4 | 0 (0) | 1 | 26.7% |
| Bobby McMillen III | LB | 6'2, 230 | SO | 8.0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Spencer Benton | DE | 6'2, 247 | JR | 7.0 | 1.5 (0.5) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 45.5% |
| Jack Spreen | LB | 6'1, 218 | SR | 5.0 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 33.3% |
| Reggan Northrup | LB | 6'1, 208 | JR | 4.5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 16.7% |
| Carson Epps | WR | 6'1, 211 | JR | 4.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Tymar Sutton | LB | 5'10, 222 | FR | 3.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 100.0% |
| Carson Lensing | DE | 6'4, 255 | FR | 3.0 | 1.5 (1.5) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
* 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+ | 0.0 | 68 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.00 | 70 |
| Punt Success Rate | 58.5% | 62 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 76.3% | 54 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 45.0% | 72 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 41.4% | 82 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Garrett Owens | 5'8, 180 | SR | 45-45 | 17-22 | 77.3% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Colin Downing | 6'0, 190 | SR | 66 | 40.6 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 68.2% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Chris Francis | 6'0, 186 | JR | 67 | 62.7 | 38 | 56.7% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Owens | 5'8, 180 | SR | 9 | 60.9 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Trever Ryen | 5'11, 193 | SR | 18 | 10.1 | 1 | 11 | 1 (0) |
| Allen Lazard | 6'5, 222 | SR | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Landen Akers | 6'0, 188 | FR | 14 | 20.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Mike Warren | 6'0, 211 | JR | 9 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tymar Sutton | 5'10, 222 | FR | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Jatairis Grant | DB | 6'0, 191 | FR | 9.5 | 22.6 | |
| Mackenro Alexander | LB | 5'11, 192 | SR | 6.0 | 23.2 | |
| Bobby McMillen III | LB | 6'2, 230 | SO | 5.5 | 9.0 | 23.0 |
| Braxton Lewis | DB | 5'11, 184 | SO | 5.0 | 3.8 | 19.0 |
| Carson Epps | WR | 6'1, 211 | JR | 4.0 | 3.0 | 19.5 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics