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Fresno State Bulldogs

10-3 (6-2 Mountain West)Last: W 31-24 vs UTEP

Lee Marks · 1st season · .769 at Fresno State · .769 career

Rating
+2.957
Adj Off
28.758
Adj Def
25.850
WAP
-0.9530

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate43.6%11549.5%82
Plays per game72.72365.893
Time of possession31:272228:33109
Yards per pass attempt8.3347.149
Yards per rush4.1803.626
Points per game33.42620.520
Points per opportunity3.86653.5449
Starting field positionOwn 3037Own 2837

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.23452+0.07212
Adj. EPA per play+0.19865+0.15039
Success rate47.6%1937.1%11
Explosiveness1.21891.3088
Rushing EPA per play+0.030117+0.02713
Passing EPA per play+0.39220+0.12014
Std downs success51.8%2942.7%15
Passing downs success36.9%1426.0%19

Situational

Red zone finishing, ball security, discipline, and money downs.

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate80.0%1164.0%29
Turnovers per game1.691001.8516
Penalties per game7.61176.453
Penalty yards per game71.212356.250
3rd down conversion42.6%4035.1%31
4th down tries per game1.151161.5492
4th down conversion53.3%6235.0%7

Rank out of 130 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResultWAPOff EPADef EPA
Aug 28Wk 1128UConnW45-0+0.01+0.29-0.40
Sep 4Wk 1@31Oregon#22L24-31-0.58+0.20+0.11
Sep 11Wk 2Cal Poly(FCS)W63-10+0.00+0.62-0.09
Sep 18Wk 3@20UCLAW40-37+0.48+0.29+0.39
Sep 24Wk 4113UNLVW38-30+0.03+0.35+0.31
Oct 2Wk 5@96Hawai'iL24-27-0.89+0.03+0.08
Oct 16Wk 7@89WyomingW17-0+0.15-0.02-0.13
Oct 23Wk 860NevadaW34-32+0.17+0.29+0.24
Oct 30Wk 9@69San Diego State#25W30-20+0.25+0.13+0.12
Nov 6Wk 1035Boise StateL14-40-0.73+0.02+0.20
Nov 13Wk 11123New MexicoW34-7+0.01+0.22-0.07
Nov 25Wk 13@106San José StateW40-9+0.09+0.36-0.06
Dec 18PostN108UTEPW31-24+0.06+0.28+0.17

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
9Jake HaenerSR95%329/49067.1%40968.4339

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
20Ronnie RiversSR37%1617884.9534
7Jordan MimsSR29%1277105.6625
23Jordan WilmoreJR3%14775.512

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
5Jalen CropperWR SR17%8589910.611
3Josh KellyWR SR10%5277815.03
1Keric WheatfallWR SR7%3861616.24
2Zane PopeWR SR5%2547118.84
8Ty JonesWR SR4%1921111.11
3Erik BrooksWR SR3%1718410.82
87Raymond Pauwels Jr.TE SR3%171267.42

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
99David PeralesDE SR4513.57.021
90Kevin AtkinsDT SR4113.07.000
3Arron MosbyDE SR4015.56.013
37Ryan BoehmDL SR232.51.510
55Leonard Payne Jr.DL SR225.03.500
Evan BennettDL FR140.00.010

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
9Malachi LangleyLB SR604.50.011
6Levelle BaileyLB SR568.53.062
58Tyson MaevaLB SR445.51.010
42Tyler MelloLB SR141.50.500
30Tanner BlountLB SR40.00.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
33Evan WilliamsDB SR90434.5
1Daron BlandDB SR45521.0
1Justin HoustonDB SR37300.0
2Elijah GatesDB SR36613.0
27LJ EarlyDB SR33412.0
25Emari PaitDB FR25305.5
Bralyn LuxDB SR24401.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
28Cesar SilvaSR16/2080%5132/3380
89Abraham MontanoSR5/5100%3914/1429

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
45Carson KingSR5642.171223
36Matthew GoodyearSR124.02400