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Utah Utes (Pac-12 South)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 7-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.8 (0.8) | S&P+ Rk: 33 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 31-Aug | North Dakota | N/A | 37-16 | W | 100% | 27.4 | 88% | 82% | 86% |
| 9-Sep | at BYU | 101 | 19-13 | W | 98% | 18.7 | 83% | 61% | 83% |
| 16-Sep | San Jose State | 129 | 54-16 | W | 100% | 35.9 | 91% | 95% | 85% |
| 22-Sep | at Arizona | 48 | 30-24 | W | 45% | -1.1 | 49% | 40% | 55% |
| 7-Oct | Stanford | 32 | 20-23 | L | 21% | -7.5 | 34% | 25% | 57% |
| 14-Oct | at USC | 26 | 27-28 | L | 27% | -5.5 | 39% | 50% | 33% |
| 21-Oct | Arizona State | 81 | 10-30 | L | 20% | -7.8 | 30% | 18% | 68% |
| 28-Oct | at Oregon | 47 | 20-41 | L | 2% | -19.2 | 17% | 35% | 18% |
| 3-Nov | UCLA | 77 | 48-17 | W | 100% | 34.5 | 93% | 92% | 79% |
| 11-Nov | Washington State | 39 | 25-33 | L | 63% | 3.1 | 58% | 44% | 65% |
| 18-Nov | at Washington | 5 | 30-33 | L | 8% | -13.0 | 25% | 52% | 17% |
| 25-Nov | Colorado | 93 | 34-13 | W | 100% | 26.7 | 90% | 80% | 84% |
| 26-Dec | vs. West Virginia | 63 | 30-14 | W | 97% | 17.8 | 84% | 49% | 78% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 29.5 | 55 | 23.3 | 34 |
| Points Per Game | 32.0 | 50 | 25.1 | 42 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 45.7% | 19 | 37.6% | 28 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.10 | 94 | 1.15 | 56 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.0 | 56 | 31.4 | 109 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.35 | 79 | 3.91 | 23 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -1.1 | 78 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.80 |
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| ACTUAL | 1 | 59 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 110.9 | 35 | 112.2 | 32 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 49.2% | 7 | 38.2% | 32 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.80 | 114 | 0.99 | 96 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 96.8 | 92 | 109.6 | 34 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 42.5% | 19 | 34.9% | 35 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 68.3% | 57 | 72.0% | 95 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 20.9% | 90 | 21.6% | 43 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Zack Moss | RB | 5'10, 210 | SO | 216 | 1170 | 10 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 41.7% | 2 (2) |
| Tyler Huntley | QB | 6'1, 190 | SO | 138 | 720 | 6 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 45.7% | 6 (4) |
| Devonta'e Henry-Cole | RB | 5'8, 192 | SO | 55 | 279 | 2 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 43.6% | 0 (0) |
| Troy Williams | QB | 6'2, 208 | SR | 35 | 137 | 4 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 42.9% | 4 (0) |
| Jordan Howard | RB | 5'10, 204 | SR | 12 | 41 | 0 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 25.0% | 0 (0) |
| Troy McCormick, Jr. | RB | 5'9, 175 | SR | 10 | 60 | 0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 40.0% | 1 (1) |
| Kyle Fulks | WR | 5'9, 175 | SR | 5 | 29 | 0 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 60.0% | 0 (0) |
| Demari Simpkins | WR | 5'10, 181 | SO | 4 | -16 | 0 | -4.0 | 7.5 | 25.0% | 1 (1) |
| Mitch Wishnowsky | P | 6'2, 220 | JR | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 14.3 | 50.0% | 1 (1) |
| 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+ | 105.8 | 44 | 118.4 | 14 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 42.1% | 50 | 37.2% | 37 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.46 | 59 | 1.29 | 16 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 79.2 | 98 | 83.3 | 94 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Tyler Huntley | 6'1, 190 | SO | 199 | 312 | 2411 | 15 | 10 | 63.8% | 30 | 8.8% | 6.5 |
| Troy Williams | 6'2, 208 | SR | 60 | 110 | 812 | 2 | 4 | 54.5% | 8 | 6.8% | 6.5 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Darren Carrington II | WR | 6'3, 205 | SR | 101 | 71 | 990 | 6 | 13.9 | 9.8 | 70.3% | 61.4% | 25.2% |
| Raelon Singleton | WR | 6'3, 212 | JR | 56 | 36 | 531 | 4 | 14.8 | 9.5 | 64.3% | 50.0% | 14.0% |
| Samson Nacua | WR | 6'3, 189 | FR | 41 | 29 | 294 | 1 | 10.1 | 7.2 | 70.7% | 58.5% | 10.2% |
| Demari Simpkins | WR | 5'10, 181 | SO | 40 | 29 | 354 | 1 | 12.2 | 8.9 | 72.5% | 47.5% | 10.0% |
| Siaosi Wilson | WR | 6'2, 193 | SO | 39 | 20 | 393 | 1 | 19.7 | 10.1 | 51.3% | 46.2% | 9.7% |
| Zack Moss | RB | 5'10, 210 | SO | 37 | 29 | 243 | 0 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 78.4% | 45.9% | 9.2% |
| Troy McCormick, Jr. | RB | 5'9, 175 | SR | 33 | 25 | 183 | 2 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 75.8% | 30.3% | 8.2% |
| Bryan Thompson | WR | 6'2, 181 | FR | 13 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 15.4 | 5.9 | 38.5% | 38.5% | 3.2% |
| Siale Fakailoatonga | TE | 6'4, 257 | SR | 11 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 22.3 | 6.1 | 27.3% | 27.3% | 2.7% |
| Harrison Handley | TE | 6'5, 250 | SR | 8 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 37.5% | 12.5% | 2.0% |
| Kyle Fulks | WR | 5'9, 175 | SR | 7 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 10.3 | 4.4 | 42.9% | 42.9% | 1.7% |
| Jake Jackson | TE | 6'3, 230 | SO | 6 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 15.3 | 7.7 | 50.0% | 16.7% | 1.5% |
| Cody Ippolito | LB | 5'10, 250 | SR | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.7% |
| Jameson Field | WR | 5'11, 180 | SR | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Devonta'e Henry-Cole | RB | 5'8, 192 | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Troy Williams | QB | 6'2, 208 | SR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 104.6 | 51 | 112.3 | 25 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 49.5% | 31 | 43.5% | 39 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.97 | 108 | 1.05 | 65 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.90 | 67 | 2.86 | 59 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 6.1% | 89 | 6.0% | 44 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 120.6 | 20 | 118.5 | 22 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 36.4% | 14 | 26.4% | 22 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.53 | 62 | 1.46 | 52 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.19 | 72 | 3.02 | 50 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 10.9% | 110 | 3.8% | 122 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 106.6 | 49 | 120.7 | 25 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 113.8 | 34 | 118.9 | 23 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 104.6 | 59 | 116.3 | 22 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 96.0 | 92 | 114.6 | 14 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 98.7 | 67 | 122.3 | 12 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 117.0 | 26 | 118.8 | 17 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 96.1 | 83 | 112.3 | 32 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 58.8% | 65 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 29.1% | 99 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +0.9 | 79 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 74.6% | 62 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 52.6% | 121 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 29.1% | 114 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.8% | 65 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.8% | 63 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.0% | 74 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.7% | 60 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 31.8% | 93 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Kavika Luafatasaga | LB | 6'4, 235 | SR | 60.5 | 3.5 (1.5) | 13 | 1 (4) | 1 | 37.8% |
| Sunia Tauteoli | LB | 6'0, 227 | SR | 46.0 | 10 (1) | 13 | 1 (3) | 0 | 35.9% |
| Julian Blackmon | DB | 6'1, 187 | SO | 43.0 | 0.5 (0) | 2 | 4 (6) | 0 | 62.5% |
| Marquise Blair | DB | 6'2, 190 | JR | 41.5 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 (2) | 0 | 47.9% |
| Chase Hansen | DB | 6'3, 220 | JR | 41.0 | 2.5 (1) | 2 | 1 (2) | 0 | 51.0% |
| Corrion Ballard | DB | 6'3, 205 | JR | 38.0 | 1 (0) | 2 | 2 (2) | 0 | 77.8% |
| Cody Barton | LB | 6'2, 230 | JR | 34.0 | 4.5 (4) | 8 | 0 (1) | 0 | 30.2% |
| Bradlee Anae | DE | 6'3, 265 | SO | 32.0 | 10 (7) | 9 | 0 (0) | 3 | 17.9% |
| Casey Hughes | DB | 6'0, 185 | JR | 30.0 | 2.5 (1) | 1 | 0 (1) | 2 | 67.6% |
| Donavan Thompson | LB | 5'10, 222 | SO | 28.0 | 2 (0) | 4 | 0 (3) | 0 | 37.8% |
| Boobie Hobbs | DB | 5'10, 180 | SR | 28.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 (5) | 0 | 74.2% |
| Javelin K. Guidry | DB | 5'9, 188 | FR | 26.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 (4) | 0 | 56.7% |
| Jaylon Johnson | DB | 6'0, 181 | FR | 24.0 | 0 (0) | 2 | 1 (6) | 0 | 68.0% |
| Filipo Mokofisi | DT | 6'4, 295 | SR | 20.0 | 3.5 (2) | 4 | 1 (2) | 0 | 18.5% |
| Kylie Fitts | DE | 6'4, 260 | SR | 18.5 | 3 (3) | 3 | 0 (1) | 1 | 21.7% |
| Leki Fotu | DT | 6'5, 323 | SO | 18.0 | 3.5 (0) | 7 | 0 (1) | 1 | 4.5% |
| Terrell Burgess | DB | 6'0, 188 | SO | 14.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 46.7% |
| Philip Afia | DB | 6'1, 195 | SO | 12.5 | 1.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 61.5% |
| Lowell Lotulelei | DT | 6'2, 320 | SR | 11.0 | 3.5 (1.5) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 12.5% |
| Kenric Young | DB | 6'1, 189 | SR | 8.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 60.0% |
| Nick Heninger | DE | 6'2, 240 | FR | 7.5 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 36.4% |
| Pita Tonga | DT | 6'1, 287 | FR | 7.0 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 7.7% |
| Caleb Repp | DE | 6'5, 222 | SO | 5.5 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mitch Wishnowsky | P | 6'2, 220 | JR | 5.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Trevor Horlacher | LB | 6'2, 222 | FR | 4.5 | 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+ | 0.7 | 10 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.39 | 11 |
| Punt Success Rate | 69.2% | 19 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 78.0% | 45 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 37.0% | 96 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 38.9% | 90 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Matt Gay | 6'1, 220 | JR | 40-40 | 30-34 | 88.2% |
| Chayden Johnston | 6'0, 160 | FR | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Mitch Wishnowsky | 6'2, 220 | JR | 52 | 43.9 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 78.8% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Mitch Wishnowsky | 6'2, 220 | JR | 65 | 62.3 | 44 | 67.7% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hayes Hicken | 5'11, 188 | SO | 16 | 55.4 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Gay | 6'1, 220 | JR | 1 | 65.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Boobie Hobbs | 5'10, 180 | SR | 26 | 11.2 | 0 | 17 | 1 (0) |
| Philip Afia | 6'1, 195 | SO | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Cody Barton | 6'2, 230 | JR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Demari Simpkins | 5'10, 181 | SO | 9 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kyle Fulks | 5'9, 175 | SR | 4 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kenric Young | 6'1, 189 | SR | 3 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Trevor Horlacher | LB | 6'2, 222 | FR | 4.5 | 19.8 | |
| Mitch Wishnowsky | P | 6'2, 220 | JR | 4.0 | 31.5 | |
| Kenric Young | DB | 6'1, 189 | SR | 3.5 | -1.5 | 26.5 |
| Philip Afia | DB | 6'1, 195 | SO | 2.5 | 8.7 | 22.5 |
| Terrell Burgess | DB | 6'0, 188 | SO | 2.0 | 21.3 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics