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2015 Colorado State

7–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Mike Bobo.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 2015, game by game: won vs. Savannah State 65–13; lost vs. Minnesota 20–23; lost vs. Colorado 24–27; won at UTSA 33–31; lost at Utah State 18–33; lost vs. No. 25 Boise State 10–41; won vs. Air Force 38–23; lost vs. San Diego State 17–41; won at Wyoming 26–7; won vs. UNLV 49–35; won at New Mexico 28–21; won at Fresno State 34–31; lost vs. Nevada 23–28+52−31Won 65–13 vs. Savannah State+52Savannah StateLost 20–23 vs. Minnesota-3MinnesotaLost 24–27 vs. Colorado-3ColoradoWon 33–31 at UTSA+2UTSALost 18–33 at Utah State-15Utah StateLost 10–41 vs. No. 25 Boise State-31No. 25 Boise StateWon 38–23 vs. Air Force+15Air ForceLost 17–41 vs. San Diego State-24San Diego StateWon 26–7 at Wyoming+19WyomingWon 49–35 vs. UNLV+14UNLVWon 28–21 at New Mexico+7New MexicoWon 34–31 at Fresno State+3Fresno StateLost 23–28 vs. Nevada-5Nevada
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsSavannah StateW 65–⁠1393%
Sep 12vsMinnesotaL 20–⁠2359%
Sep 19vsColoradoL 24–⁠2768%
Sep 26atUTSAW 33–⁠3160%
Oct 3atUtah StateL 18–⁠3338%
Oct 10vs25Boise StateL 10–⁠4134%
Oct 17vsAir ForceW 38–⁠2351%
Oct 31vsSan Diego StateL 17–⁠4148%
Nov 7atWyomingW 26–⁠767%
Nov 14vsUNLVW 49–⁠3573%
Nov 21atNew MexicoW 28–⁠2154%
Nov 28atFresno StateW 34–⁠3164%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsNevadaArizona BowlL 23–⁠2860%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nevada 28–⁠23 in the Arizona Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
385–⁠354
Coach
Mike Bobo
Elo
1512 −32 this season
SP+ rating
0.5 No. 72 of 128; offense No. 65, defense No. 81, special teams No. 23
SRS
−7.1 No. 94 of 128 in FBS
Returning
48% of last season’s EPA, No. 86 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 119 roster talent No. 94 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Will Friend
Defensive coordinator
Tyson Summers

How good, play by play

  • Offense51st of 128
  • Defense87th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted70th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted106th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1046%1.0851st of 128
Defense0.1444%1.2287th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.15 def		45% off
45% def		—70th off
106th 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
Offense3.6own 302% allowed
Defense3.3own 261% caused

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. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsNick Stevens QB2,679 yds
Passing touchdownsNick Stevens QB21 TD
Rushing yardsDalyn Dawkins RB867 yds
Rushing touchdownsJasen Oden Jr. RB6 TD
Receiving yardsRashard Higgins WR1,062 yds
Receiving touchdownsRashard Higgins WR8 TD
InterceptionsDeAndre Elliott DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Braylin Scott WR★★★No. 1548
Isaiah Matthews ATH★★★No. 1705
Olabisi Johnson WR★★★No. 1854
J.C. Robles PRO★★★No. 1926
Colby Meeks OC★★★No. 2006

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.806
Running backs22.00.779
Receivers23.00.818
Offensive line22.50.784
Defensive line32.00.773
Linebackers12.00.778
Athletes and specialists13.00.817
Whole class122.40.790

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.

Drafted in 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 5Rashard Higgins WRCleveland Browns
Rd 6Cory James OLBOakland Raiders

Roster 123

The 2015 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 35 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego State8–⁠011–⁠3
Air Force6–⁠28–⁠6
Boise State5–⁠39–⁠4
Colorado State5–⁠37–⁠6
New Mexico5–⁠37–⁠6
Utah State5–⁠36–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
San José State4–⁠46–⁠7
Fresno State2–⁠63–⁠9
UNLV2–⁠63–⁠9
Wyoming2–⁠62–⁠10
Hawai’i0–⁠83–⁠10

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