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4-8 (2-7 Big 12)Last: L 14-28 vs Utah

Gus Malzahn · 4th season · .538 at UCF · .629 career since 2012

Rating
+4.944
Adj Off
30.736
Adj Def
25.857
WAP
-4.9895

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate59.1%1349.9%78
Plays per game68.24165.465
Time of possession28:2011131:4123
Yards per pass attempt7.7417.054
Yards per rush5.863.621
Points per game30.44926.982
Points per opportunity3.75854.37118
Starting field positionOwn 3138Own 2834

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.21752+0.13859
Adj. EPA per play+0.22536+0.12640
Success rate47.3%2038.5%34
Explosiveness1.24851.33100
Rushing EPA per play+0.3304+0.02622
Passing EPA per play+0.080125+0.25586
Std downs success52.4%1943.3%28
Passing downs success34.1%3630.2%71

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate75.8%4468.6%58
Turnovers per game1.58830.92118
Penalties per game6.5926.350
Penalty yards per game54.48649.088
3rd down conversion41.6%5642.8%98
4th down tries per game2.33231.42109
4th down conversion53.6%6670.6%125

Rank out of 134 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 29Wk 1New Hampshire(FCS)W57-3+0.00+0.29-0.22
Sep 7Wk 2101Sam HoustonW45-14+0.04+0.48+0.12
Sep 14Wk 3@31TCUW35-34+0.41+0.40+0.34
Sep 28Wk 537Colorado#25L21-48-0.76-0.13+0.32
Oct 5Wk 6@14FloridaL13-24-0.46+0.05+0.16
Oct 12Wk 762CincinnatiL13-19-0.87+0.20+0.07
Oct 19Wk 8@28Iowa State#15L35-38-0.58+0.24+0.12
Oct 26Wk 933BYU#13L24-37-0.74+0.18+0.32
Nov 2Wk 1085ArizonaW56-12+0.08+0.59+0.09
Nov 9Wk 11@23Arizona State#7L31-35-0.54+0.23+0.11
Nov 23Wk 13@56West VirginiaL21-31-0.74+0.27+0.16
Nov 29Wk 1449UtahL14-28-0.82-0.11-0.04

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
10Dylan RizkJR38%73/11861.9%9157.852
1KJ JeffersonSR35%64/10859.3%10129.474
11Jacurri BrownSR21%34/6651.5%3875.914

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
7RJ HarveySR45%23215776.82220
22Myles MontgomerySR10%512935.733
13Peny BooneSR7%342086.121
0Johnny RichardsonSR5%251194.8013

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
2Kobe HudsonWR SR15%4777016.44
5Randy PittmanTE SR10%3241613.02
16Jacoby JonesWR SR7%2232714.92
3Xavier TownsendWR SR3%10696.91
9Ja'Varrius JohnsonWR SR3%10626.20

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
9Nyjalik KellyEDGE SR539.55.511
2Lee HunterDL SR449.51.060
5Ricky BarberDT SR345.02.580
33Matthew AlexanderDL SR344.00.021
15Daylan DotsonDE SR319.54.051
51Malachi LawrenceEDGE SR156.05.041

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
32Ethan BarrLB SR723.00.020
10Xe'Ree AlexanderLB SR686.00.020
3Deshawn PaceLB SR613.50.012
14Jesiah PierreLB SR282.50.010
24Andrew HarrisLB JR90.50.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
10Quadric BullardDB SR61202.5
9Sheldon Arnold Jr.DB SR49012.0
20Mac McWilliamsDB SR32216.5
13Ladarius TennisonDB SR32212.0
4Braeden MarshallDB SR22313.0
27Chasen JohnsonCB SO18200.5
Brandon AdamsDB SR14221.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
80Grant ReddickFR6/967%4525/2543
35Colton BoomerSR3/650%5019/2028

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
44Mitch McCarthySR4044.156172