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Kansas State Wildcats (Big 12)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.8 (-1.2) | S&P+ Rk: 64 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | Central Arkansas | N/A | 55-19 | W | 100% | 29.3 | 89% | 95% | 67% |
| 9-Sep | Charlotte | 124 | 55-7 | W | 100% | 34.0 | 91% | 93% | 87% |
| 16-Sep | at Vanderbilt | 80 | 7-14 | L | 28% | -5.4 | 37% | 8% | 87% |
| 30-Sep | Baylor | 106 | 33-20 | W | 98% | 19.5 | 82% | 71% | 77% |
| 7-Oct | at Texas | 50 | 34-40 | L | 8% | -13.1 | 24% | 61% | 15% |
| 14-Oct | TCU | 14 | 6-26 | L | 0% | -26.4 | 12% | 9% | 44% |
| 21-Oct | Oklahoma | 9 | 35-42 | L | 37% | -3.0 | 44% | 84% | 18% |
| 28-Oct | at Kansas | 125 | 30-20 | W | 82% | 8.5 | 67% | 58% | 69% |
| 4-Nov | at Texas Tech | 58 | 42-35 | W | 21% | -7.3 | 33% | 61% | 25% |
| 11-Nov | West Virginia | 63 | 23-28 | L | 9% | -12.3 | 25% | 36% | 28% |
| 18-Nov | at Oklahoma State | 12 | 45-40 | W | 65% | 3.4 | 59% | 80% | 18% |
| 25-Nov | Iowa State | 44 | 20-19 | W | 39% | -2.5 | 45% | 24% | 68% |
| 26-Dec | vs. UCLA | 77 | 35-17 | W | 92% | 13.2 | 76% | 69% | 69% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 29.6 | 52 | 29.1 | 78 |
| Points Per Game | 35.0 | 36 | 27.3 | 55 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 40.2% | 85 | 43.0% | 84 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.25 | 30 | 1.18 | 76 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 34.1 | 2 | 27.1 | 15 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.61 | 51 | 4.30 | 55 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 9.1 | 9 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.36 |
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| ACTUAL | 10 | 15 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 106.0 | 56 | 109.0 | 39 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.5% | 77 | 38.4% | 33 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.06 | 15 | 0.83 | 28 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 103.2 | 54 | 101.2 | 58 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 40.8% | 39 | 33.8% | 21 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 70.3% | 45 | 52.2% | 6 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 22.0% | 108 | 20.1% | 57 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Alex Barnes | RB | 6'1, 227 | SO | 146 | 819 | 7 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 39.0% | 0 (0) |
| Alex Delton | QB | 6'0, 200 | SO | 97 | 533 | 8 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 39.2% | 2 (1) |
| Jesse Ertz | QB | 6'3, 212 | SR | 58 | 362 | 3 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 58.6% | 0 (0) |
| Skylar Thompson | QB | 6'2, 209 | FR | 54 | 316 | 3 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 40.7% | 1 (1) |
| Dalvin Warmack | RB | 5'8, 187 | JR | 48 | 252 | 3 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 31.3% | 0 (0) |
| Justin Silmon | RB | 5'10, 195 | JR | 43 | 225 | 0 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 34.9% | 0 (0) |
| Winston Dimel | FB | 6'1, 235 | JR | 21 | 61 | 4 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Mike McCoy | RB | 6'2, 233 | FR | 10 | 55 | 1 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 70.0% | 0 (0) |
| Tyler Burns | RB | 5'11, 215 | FR | 10 | 30 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 30.0% | 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+ | 91.8 | 93 | 95.4 | 85 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 38.1% | 94 | 46.3% | 114 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.59 | 32 | 1.39 | 51 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 68 | 118 | 78.2 | 100 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Jesse Ertz | 6'3, 212 | SR | 55 | 100 | 930 | 7 | 3 | 55.0% | 7 | 6.5% | 8.4 |
| Alex Delton | 6'0, 200 | SO | 49 | 85 | 637 | 3 | 2 | 57.6% | 4 | 4.5% | 6.8 |
| Skylar Thompson | 6'2, 209 | FR | 51 | 83 | 689 | 5 | 3 | 61.4% | 15 | 15.3% | 6.5 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Isaiah Zuber | WR | 6'0, 182 | SO | 79 | 51 | 510 | 4 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 64.6% | 46.8% | 30.6% |
| Byron Pringle | WR | 6'2, 205 | JR | 58 | 30 | 724 | 6 | 24.1 | 12.5 | 51.7% | 43.1% | 22.5% |
| Dominique Heath | WR | 5'9, 175 | JR | 35 | 22 | 196 | 1 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 62.9% | 48.6% | 13.6% |
| Dalton Schoen | WR | 6'1, 205 | SO | 32 | 23 | 470 | 3 | 20.4 | 14.7 | 71.9% | 56.2% | 12.4% |
| Winston Dimel | FB | 6'1, 235 | JR | 12 | 8 | 91 | 1 | 11.4 | 7.6 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 4.7% |
| Isaiah Harris | WR | 5'8, 166 | SO | 11 | 5 | 138 | 1 | 27.6 | 12.6 | 45.5% | 45.5% | 4.3% |
| Alex Barnes | RB | 6'1, 227 | SO | 9 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 55.6% | 22.2% | 3.5% |
| Zach Reuter | WR | 6'3, 197 | JR | 7 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.0 | 57.1% | 28.6% | 2.7% |
| Dayton Valentine | TE | 6'4, 270 | JR | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 40.0% | 20.0% | 1.9% |
| Dalvin Warmack | RB | 5'8, 187 | JR | 3 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 16.5 | 11.0 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 1.2% |
| Carlos Strickland II | WR | 6'4, 212 | SO | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.8% |
| Justin Silmon | RB | 5'10, 195 | JR | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Alex Delton | QB | 6'0, 200 | SO | 2 | 1 | -11 | 0 | -11.0 | -5.5 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Tyler Burns | RB | 5'11, 215 | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 101.2 | 65 | 101.1 | 58 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 47.9% | 52 | 48.3% | 90 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.12 | 39 | 1.02 | 50 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.88 | 71 | 2.90 | 63 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.7% | 79 | 2.9% | 112 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 87.4 | 110 | 102.3 | 62 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 24.7% | 121 | 30.1% | 72 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.74 | 14 | 1.80 | 124 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.19 | 72 | 2.18 | 5 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 11.0% | 111 | 6.6% | 84 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 91.8 | 92 | 102.5 | 58 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 115.3 | 27 | 100.6 | 69 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 107.0 | 52 | 107.8 | 41 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 98.0 | 83 | 100.7 | 58 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 97.8 | 71 | 115.3 | 19 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 114.1 | 33 | 95.6 | 86 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 93.7 | 91 | 85.8 | 114 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 74.2% | 8 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 37.9% | 46 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +3.1 | 124 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 85.5% | 2 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 48.5% | 129 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 26.0% | 126 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 14.9% | 81 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.5% | 71 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.1% | 100 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.2% | 38 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 32.2% | 87 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Jayd Kirby | LB | 6'2, 222 | SR | 87.5 | 11.5 (4) | 12 | 0 (4) | 3 | 40.0% |
| Trent Tanking | LB | 6'2, 225 | SR | 84.0 | 3.5 (0) | 14 | 0 (4) | 1 | 37.5% |
| Denzel Goolsby | DB | 5'11, 192 | SO | 71.5 | 2 (1) | 2 | 2 (4) | 1 | 78.9% |
| Kendall Adams | DB | 6'1, 221 | JR | 57.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 3 (3) | 0 | 67.3% |
| Duke Shelley | DB | 5'9, 178 | JR | 54.5 | 4 (1) | 1 | 2 (11) | 1 | 77.4% |
| D.J. Reed | DB | 5'9, 188 | JR | 44.0 | 4.5 (0) | 4 | 4 (9) | 1 | 55.0% |
| Will Geary | DT | 6'0, 306 | SR | 36.0 | 9 (4.5) | 11 | 0 (1) | 1 | 17.5% |
| Reggie Walker | DE | 6'2, 242 | SO | 30.5 | 6 (2) | 7 | 0 (0) | 1 | 24.2% |
| Cre Moore | DB | 6'0, 184 | SR | 28.5 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 (3) | 0 | 79.3% |
| Tanner Wood | DE | 6'5, 260 | SR | 28.0 | 5 (2) | 5 | 0 (4) | 0 | 29.0% |
| Elijah Sullivan | LB | 6'0, 220 | SO | 25.0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 2 | 50.0% |
| AJ Parker | DB | 5'11, 166 | FR | 21.5 | 1.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (3) | 0 | 72.7% |
| Eli Walker | DB | 6'3, 210 | JR | 19.5 | 2 (1) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 47.1% |
| Trey Dishon | DT | 6'2, 311 | SO | 18.5 | 4 (1) | 5 | 0 (3) | 0 | 22.2% |
| Kyle Ball | DE | 6'2, 241 | SO | 16.0 | 3.5 (2.5) | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 | 8.3% |
| Johnathan Durham | DB | 6'0, 185 | SO | 11.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 57.1% |
| Bronson Massie | DE | 6'4, 231 | FR | 8.5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 33.3% |
| Davis Clark | DE | 6'2, 260 | SR | 7.5 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sean Newlan | DB | 6'2, 206 | SR | 7.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 100.0% |
| Colby Moore | DB | 6'1, 200 | JR | 6.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 100.0% |
| Brogan Barry | DB | 6'2, 200 | SR | 6.0 | 1 (1) | 0 (1) | 1 | ||
| Walter Neil, Jr. | DB | 5'9, 165 | FR | 6.0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 100.0% |
| Joe Davies | DT | 6'3, 275 | SO | 5.0 | 1.5 (1) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Chase Johnston | LB | 6'3, 231 | SO | 5.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Ian Rudzik | LB | 6'1, 229 | FR | 5.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (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+ | 0.8 | 2 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.39 | 10 |
| Punt Success Rate | 62.7% | 36 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 84.7% | 21 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 71.4% | 10 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 73.2% | 2 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Matthew McCrane | 5'10, 165 | SR | 48-48 | 21-26 | 80.8% |
| Nick McLellan | 6'2, 180 | SO | 1-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Nick Walsh | 5'11, 207 | SR | 57 | 43.6 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 73.7% |
| Mitch Lochbihler | 6'6, 241 | SR | 2 | 49.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Matthew McCrane | 5'10, 165 | SR | 63 | 61.1 | 33 | 52.4% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Lochbihler | 6'6, 241 | SR | 19 | 62.3 | 10 | 52.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| D.J. Reed | 5'9, 188 | JR | 17 | 14.9 | 1 | 4 | 3 (1) |
| Dominique Heath | 5'9, 175 | JR | 6 | 13.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 (0) |
| Byron Pringle | 6'2, 205 | JR | 5 | 11.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| D.J. Reed | 5'9, 188 | JR | 17 | 34.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Byron Pringle | 6'2, 205 | JR | 16 | 26.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Dayton Valentine | 6'4, 270 | JR | 5 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Elijah Sullivan | LB | 6'0, 220 | SO | 8.5 | 6.3 | 17.0 |
| Chase Johnston | LB | 6'3, 231 | SO | 5.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Colby Moore | DB | 6'1, 200 | JR | 4.5 | 20.6 | |
| Brogan Barry | DB | 6'2, 200 | SR | 4.0 | 9.8 | |
| Ian Rudzik | LB | 6'1, 229 | FR | 4.0 | 10.6 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics