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2016 Arizona

3–⁠9 (1–⁠8 Pac-12), coached by Rich Rodriguez.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 2016, game by game: lost vs. BYU 16–18; won vs. Grambling 31–21; won vs. Hawai’i 47–28; lost vs. No. 9 Washington 28–35; lost at UCLA 24–45; lost at No. 24 Utah 23–36; lost vs. USC 14–48; lost vs. Stanford 10–34; lost at No. 25 Washington State 7–69; lost vs. No. 16 Colorado 24–49; lost at Oregon State 17–42; won vs. Arizona State 56–35+21−62Lost 16–18 vs. BYU-2BYUWon 31–21 vs. Grambling+10GramblingWon 47–28 vs. Hawai’i+19Hawai’iLost 28–35 vs. No. 9 Washington-7No. 9 WashingtonLost 24–45 at UCLA-21UCLALost 23–36 at No. 24 Utah-13No. 24 UtahLost 14–48 vs. USC-34USCLost 10–34 vs. Stanford-24StanfordLost 7–69 at No. 25 Washington State-62No. 25 Washington StateLost 24–49 vs. No. 16 Colorado-25No. 16 ColoradoLost 17–42 at Oregon State-25Oregon StateWon 56–35 vs. Arizona State+21Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsBYUL 16–⁠1845%
Sep 10vsGramblingW 31–⁠2179%
Sep 17vsHawai’iW 47–⁠2882%
Sep 24vs9WashingtonL 28–⁠3548%
Oct 1atUCLAL 24–⁠4537%
Oct 8at24UtahL 23–⁠3626%
Oct 15vsUSCL 14–⁠4841%
Oct 29vsStanfordL 10–⁠3434%
Nov 5at25Washington StateL 7–⁠6918%
Nov 12vs16ColoradoL 24–⁠4937%
Nov 19atOregon StateL 17–⁠4252%
Nov 25vsArizona StateW 56–⁠3543%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona State 56–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠8 12th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
297–⁠460
Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Elo
1414 −129 this season
SP+ rating
-4.5 No. 87 of 128; offense No. 63, defense No. 88, special teams No. 112
SRS
−5.7 No. 86 of 128 in FBS
Returning
53% of last season’s EPA, No. 95 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 48 roster talent No. 43 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Calvin Magee and Rod Smith
Defensive coordinator
Marcel Yates
Captains
Sani Fuimaono, Zach Hemmila, Nate Phillips, Trey Griffey, Freddie Tagaloa, Josh Kern, Cody Ippolito, DaVonte’ Neal, Tellas Jones, Samajie Grant, Matt Stagg, Matt Morin, Devin Holiday and Michael Barton
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense85th of 128
  • Defense122nd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted69th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted120th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0641%1.2985th of 128
Defense0.2546%1.28122nd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.20 def		43% off
45% def		—69th off
120th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.7own 2816% allowed
Defense4.3own 3114% caused

CORE rating -2.8, 80th of 128 (offense 3.6, defense 6.4).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsBrandon Dawkins QB1,348 yds
Passing touchdownsBrandon Dawkins QB8 TD
Rushing yardsBrandon Dawkins QB944 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrandon Dawkins QB10 TD
Receiving yardsShun Brown WR521 yds
Receiving touchdownsSamajie Grant WR3 TD
TacklesPaul Magloire Jr. LB81 tkl
SacksDeAndre’ Miller DE3 sacks
InterceptionsDane Cruikshank CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Michael Eletise OG★★★★No. 189
Khalil Tate ATH★★★★No. 204
Chacho Ulloa S★★★No. 355
Devaughn Cooper WR★★★No. 580
Russell Halimon RB★★★No. 630

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs23.00.852
Receivers13.00.865
Offensive line23.50.882
Defensive line22.50.802
Linebackers33.00.835
Defensive backs63.00.841
Athletes and specialists23.50.890
Whole class193.00.844

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 118

The 2016 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

2016 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington8–⁠112–⁠24
Colorado8–⁠110–⁠417
USC7–⁠210–⁠33
Washington State7–⁠28–⁠5
Stanford6–⁠310–⁠312
Utah5–⁠49–⁠423
California3–⁠65–⁠7
Oregon State3–⁠64–⁠8
Arizona State2–⁠75–⁠7
Oregon2–⁠74–⁠8
UCLA2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona1–⁠83–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.