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San Diego State Aztecs

3-4 (2-1 Pac-12)Last: W 26-23 vs Fresno StateNext: at Colorado State

Sean Lewis · 3rd season · .469 at San Diego State · .448 career since 2018

Rating
-6.093
Adj Off
22.990
Adj Def
28.985
WAP
-2.5994

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate53.5%4052.7%42
Plays per game61.712180.01
Time of possession24:4713835:131
Yards per pass attempt5.71348.1120
Yards per rush4.1943.961
Points per game23.310333.3127
Points per opportunity3.131163.85101
Starting field positionOwn 2881Own 31113

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play-0.086136+0.12189
Adj. EPA per play-0.013124+0.09769
Success rate34.5%13347.7%130
Explosiveness1.141191.067
Rushing EPA per play-0.085133+0.02056
Passing EPA per play-0.062134+0.264103
Std downs success40.7%13452.6%132
Passing downs success23.0%13334.4%120

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate46.3%11862.2%104
Turnovers per game1.43921.1475
Penalties per game5.4327.338
Penalty yards per game45.92659.357
3rd down conversion29.3%13543.9%118
4th down tries per game1.86662.7112
4th down conversion30.8%12347.4%52

Rank out of 138 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and resultsProjected 4.9-6.1

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 5Wk 1Portland State(FCS)W53-200.00+0.13-0.07
Sep 12Wk 2@21UCLA#9L10-28-0.53-0.23+0.10
Sep 19Wk 336James MadisonL13-26-0.78-0.08+0.17
Sep 26Wk 4@62ToledoL16-41-0.79-0.17+0.20
Oct 3Wk 556Texas StateW31-29+0.14-0.13+0.06
Oct 10Wk 6@49Oregon StateL14-66-0.73-0.33+0.39
Oct 17Wk 768Fresno StateW26-23+0.10+0.14-0.06
Oct 24Wk 8@114Colorado State-2.757%+0.05——
Oct 31Wk 985Washington State-0.752%+0.07——
Nov 14Wk 1198Utah State-4.862%+0.04——
Nov 21Wk 12@40Boise State#21+16.215%+0.34——

Unplayed games show the projected spread from this team's view (negative = favored) and its win probability, from the ratings; their WAP is what a win would be worth. How the ratings work.

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
4Jayden DenegalFR83%82/15054.7%8966.075
11Stone SaundersFR8%8/1553.3%815.400
13Draiden TrudeauFR8%8/1457.1%664.711

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
21Javion KinnardFR33%814325.317
7Lucky SuttonFR26%632604.131
23Josiah LucasFR17%421694.027
29Jordin ThomasFR6%14553.911

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
3Nathan AcevedoWR FR9%1718110.62
2Jordan NapierWR FR7%131058.11
12Jaylon HawkinsWR FR7%1215813.22
5Bert Emanuel Jr.WR FR4%811414.30
14Donovan BrownWR FR4%77510.70
15Jackson FordTE FR4%7537.61
17Jacob BostickWR FR3%69215.31

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
95Gavriel LightfootDL FR322.00.022
11Krishna ClayDL FR121.00.030
6Malachi FinauDL FR113.02.010
91Amari ComierDL FR70.50.022
52Koi TaieseDL FR30.00.000

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
0Sione HalaLB FR622.52.020
21Tano LetuliLB FR562.01.000
42Cameron CooperLB FR291.01.011
18Kai WallinLB FR194.03.001
45Djibril Abdou RahmanLB FR176.54.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
29Josh HunterS FR47100.5
20Jelani McLaughlinS FR44201.0
24Josiah CoxS FR42001.5
30Jalen ThomesonS FR21100.0
27Mike LindsayCB FR18222.0
35Tainoa LaveS FR18100.0
32Caleb RicksCB FR15300.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
96Cooper DiLevaFR8/989%5317/1741

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
89Tashi DorjeFR3646.17792