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Nevada Wolfpack (MWC West)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 3-9 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.8 (0.8) | S&P+ Rk: 108 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | at Northwestern | 46 | 20-31 | L | 10% | -11.6 | 27% | 33% | 36% |
| 9-Sep | Toledo | 30 | 24-37 | L | 13% | -10.5 | 30% | 35% | 32% |
| 16-Sep | Idaho State | N/A | 28-30 | L | 60% | 2.4 | 56% | 57% | 51% |
| 23-Sep | at Washington State | 39 | 7-45 | L | 0% | -38.6 | 6% | 5% | 11% |
| 30-Sep | at Fresno State | 24 | 21-41 | L | 0% | -33.2 | 8% | 18% | 9% |
| 7-Oct | Hawaii | 121 | 35-21 | W | 91% | 12.5 | 74% | 78% | 47% |
| 14-Oct | at Colorado State | 45 | 42-44 | L | 5% | -15.4 | 22% | 76% | 5% |
| 20-Oct | Air Force | 100 | 42-45 | L | 10% | -11.8 | 24% | 86% | 9% |
| 4-Nov | at Boise State | 23 | 14-41 | L | 0% | -34.2 | 8% | 18% | 8% |
| 11-Nov | San Jose State | 129 | 59-14 | W | 98% | 19.0 | 82% | 65% | 80% |
| 18-Nov | at San Diego State | 34 | 23-42 | L | 3% | -17.5 | 20% | 45% | 14% |
| 25-Nov | UNLV | 95 | 23-16 | W | 88% | 10.8 | 73% | 51% | 71% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 28.8 | 59 | 35.6 | 121 |
| Points Per Game | 28.2 | 74 | 33.9 | 101 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 40.3% | 83 | 49.4% | 125 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.28 | 21 | 1.17 | 66 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 27.6 | 112 | 32.2 | 120 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.61 | 50 | 4.40 | 66 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -0.4 | 69 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.68 |
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| ACTUAL | -2 | 80 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 92.7 | 98 | 86.5 | 117 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.3% | 81 | 47.9% | 112 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.82 | 105 | 0.91 | 65 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 96.6 | 93 | 96.7 | 81 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 36.0% | 100 | 40.3% | 92 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 61.8% | 99 | 66.1% | 61 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 16.5% | 25 | 20.8% | 51 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kelton Moore | RB | 5'10, 220 | SO | 164 | 855 | 4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 38.4% | 2 (1) |
| Jaxson Kincaide | RB | 5'8, 195 | SO | 63 | 295 | 0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 34.9% | 1 (1) |
| Ty Gangi | QB | 6'2, 210 | JR | 46 | 226 | 4 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 39.1% | 3 (1) |
| Blake Wright | RB | 5'10, 215 | JR | 33 | 157 | 3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 42.4% | 1 (0) |
| Kaymen Cureton | QB | 5'11, 205 | FR | 14 | 27 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.1 | 7.1% | 4 (1) |
| Maliek Broady | RB | 5'10, 220 | SO | 7 | 24 | 1 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 42.9% | 0 (0) |
| Isaiah Hamilton | RB | 5'10, 200 | FR | 4 | 21 | 0 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Russell Booze | RB | 5'11, 190 | FR | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| McLane Mannix | WR | 5'10, 175 | FR | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 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+ | 100.7 | 66 | 78.4 | 129 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 39.6% | 78 | 51.6% | 129 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.65 | 19 | 1.52 | 86 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 174.5 | 13 | 78.6 | 99 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Ty Gangi | 6'2, 210 | JR | 228 | 374 | 2746 | 25 | 11 | 61.0% | 7 | 1.8% | 7.1 |
| Kaymen Cureton | 5'11, 205 | FR | 20 | 38 | 213 | 3 | 1 | 52.6% | 8 | 17.4% | 4.0 |
| David Cornwell | 6'5, 235 | JR | 13 | 25 | 97 | 0 | 3 | 52.0% | 1 | 3.8% | 3.3 |
| Cristian Solano | 6'1, 200 | SO | 5 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 83.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 9.3 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Wyatt Demps | WR | 6'4, 200 | SR | 108 | 67 | 908 | 11 | 13.6 | 8.4 | 62.0% | 41.7% | 25.2% |
| McLane Mannix | WR | 5'10, 175 | FR | 97 | 57 | 778 | 6 | 13.7 | 8.0 | 58.8% | 39.2% | 22.6% |
| Brendan O'Leary-Orange | WR | 6'4, 210 | SO | 60 | 39 | 618 | 4 | 15.9 | 10.3 | 65.0% | 45.0% | 14.0% |
| Andrew Celis | WR | 5'11, 195 | JR | 30 | 23 | 194 | 0 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 76.7% | 60.0% | 7.0% |
| Kelton Moore | RB | 5'10, 220 | SO | 30 | 19 | 189 | 1 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 63.3% | 30.0% | 7.0% |
| Trevion Armstrong | WR | 6'3, 220 | FR | 23 | 12 | 120 | 4 | 10.0 | 5.2 | 52.2% | 39.1% | 5.4% |
| Daiyan Henley | WR | 6'1, 205 | FR | 15 | 8 | 103 | 3 | 12.9 | 6.9 | 53.3% | 46.7% | 3.5% |
| Brandon Scott | TE | 6'3, 225 | JR | 14 | 10 | 96 | 0 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 71.4% | 50.0% | 3.3% |
| Jaxson Kincaide | RB | 5'8, 195 | SO | 14 | 13 | 56 | 1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 92.9% | 50.0% | 3.3% |
| Blake Wright | RB | 5'10, 215 | JR | 8 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 87.5% | 50.0% | 1.9% |
| Kaleb Fossum | WR | 5'9, 185 | JR | 7 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 9.0 | 5.1 | 57.1% | 57.1% | 1.6% |
| Justin Brent | WR | 6'2, 200 | JR | 6 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21.0 | 3.5 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1.4% |
| Elijah Cooks | WR | 6'4, 210 | FR | 4 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.9% |
| Isaiah Hamilton | RB | 5'10, 200 | FR | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Tucker Melcher | WR | 6'0, 200 | SR | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Dominic Christian | DB | 6'1, 195 | SO | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 95.0 | 93 | 90.6 | 109 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 45.2% | 84 | 52.7% | 122 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.17 | 23 | 0.99 | 32 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.80 | 81 | 2.95 | 70 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 2.9% | 18 | 3.2% | 105 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 103.2 | 62 | 67.8 | 129 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 29.0% | 87 | 41.0% | 127 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.67 | 26 | 1.76 | 119 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.55 | 31 | 3.82 | 114 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 3.7% | 11 | 6.9% | 79 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 100.9 | 67 | 75.1 | 129 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 103.0 | 66 | 86.8 | 111 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 88.3 | 110 | 91.4 | 93 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 98.0 | 82 | 102.6 | 52 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 93.1 | 98 | 90.0 | 107 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 96.2 | 86 | 83.5 | 118 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 110.6 | 41 | 88.6 | 107 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 47.8% | 121 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 33.0% | 75 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | -1.6 | 29 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 77.4% | 32 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 66.6% | 10 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 39.6% | 23 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 14.6% | 86 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.4% | 74 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.0% | 78 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.9% | 85 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 31.1% | 95 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Austin Paulhus | LB | 6'0, 230 | SR | 80.5 | 14.5 (4.5) | 19 | 0 (1) | 0 | 32.1% |
| Dameon Baber | DB | 5'10, 205 | JR | 74.0 | 1.5 (0) | 1 | 3 (2) | 0 | 87.2% |
| Asauni Rufus | DB | 5'11, 190 | JR | 58.0 | 5.5 (1.5) | 9 | 0 (3) | 3 | 66.7% |
| Gabriel Sewell | LB | 5'11, 235 | SO | 47.0 | 3 (0.5) | 11 | 0 (1) | 0 | 49.2% |
| Nephi Sewell | DB | 5'11, 205 | FR | 45.0 | 4.5 (0) | 4 | 1 (3) | 1 | 63.6% |
| Ahki Muhammad | DB | 5'9, 175 | JR | 44.0 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 (1) | 2 | 82.4% |
| Malik Reed | DE | 6'1, 250 | JR | 38.0 | 10 (8) | 7 | 0 (1) | 4 | 28.6% |
| Travis Wilson | LB | 6'1, 220 | SR | 37.0 | 6.5 (0) | 11 | 0 (2) | 2 | 26.7% |
| Elijah Moody | DB | 5'11, 175 | JR | 36.5 | 1 (0) | 3 | 1 (5) | 2 | 79.1% |
| Korey Rush | DE | 6'0, 265 | JR | 29.5 | 9 (2.5) | 15 | 0 (1) | 0 | 23.1% |
| Jaden Sawyer | DB | 6'0, 200 | SR | 27.5 | 2.5 (0) | 2 | 0 (2) | 0 | 60.0% |
| Patrick Choudja | DE | 6'4, 250 | SR | 26.0 | 5 (2.5) | 4 | 0 (0) | 2 | 35.1% |
| Hausia Sekona | DT | 6'0, 290 | SO | 25.5 | 2.5 (0) | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 12.9% |
| Lawson Hall | LB | 6'0, 230 | FR | 25.5 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 33.3% |
| Vosean Crumbie | DB | 6'1, 195 | JR | 20.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 88.0% |
| Lucas Weber | LB | 6'0, 230 | JR | 17.5 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 | 47.6% |
| Jordan Silva | DE | 6'4, 260 | JR | 17.5 | 2 (1) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 48.1% |
| Kyle Adams | LB | 5'11, 220 | SO | 11.0 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 71.4% |
| Daniel Brown | DB | 5'11, 180 | SO | 11.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 92.9% |
| EJ Muhammad | DB | 5'11, 190 | SO | 9.5 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 83.3% |
| D.J. Powe | LB | 6'2, 205 | FR | 6.5 | 1.5 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Kalei Meyer | DT | 6'0, 290 | JR | 6.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 37.5% |
| Trae Carter-Wells | TE | 6'1, 210 | JR | 5.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Jarius McDade | DT | 6'1, 310 | SR | 5.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 40.0% |
| Anthony Hankins | DB | 5'10, 185 | JR | 5.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 75.0% |
* 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+ | -0.4 | 97 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.00 | 68 |
| Punt Success Rate | 37.0% | 127 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 80.6% | 37 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 23.1% | 125 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 43.9% | 69 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Spencer Pettit | 5'9, 180 | SO | 40-41 | 8-11 | 72.7% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Quinton Conaway | 6'0, 200 | SO | 48 | 39.6 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 70.8% |
| Ty Gangi | 6'2, 210 | JR | 6 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Ramiz Ahmed | 6'0, 170 | JR | 55 | 62.1 | 28 | 50.9% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Quinton Conaway | 6'0, 200 | SO | 6 | 60.8 | 2 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer Pettit | 5'9, 180 | SO | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Vosean Crumbie | 6'1, 195 | JR | 6 | 2.3 | 0 | 8 | 1 (0) |
| Andrew Celis | 5'11, 195 | JR | 2 | 6.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 (0) |
| Kaleb Fossum | 5'9, 185 | JR | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Daiyan Henley | 6'1, 205 | FR | 19 | 23.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0) |
| Berdale Robins | 5'8, 160 | FR | 8 | 18.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Blake Wright | 5'10, 215 | JR | 4 | 29.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Trae Carter-Wells | TE | 6'1, 210 | JR | 5.5 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| Kyle Adams | LB | 5'11, 220 | SO | 4.5 | 16.8 | |
| Daiyan Henley | WR | 6'1, 205 | FR | 3.0 | 15.3 | |
| Jimbo Davis IV | DB | 5'10, 180 | SR | 3.0 | 9.3 | |
| Nephi Sewell | DB | 5'11, 205 | FR | 2.5 | 15.3 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics