CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2018 Colorado State

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Mountain West Conference), coached by Mike Bobo.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 2018, game by game: lost vs. Hawai’i 34–43; lost vs. Colorado 13–45; won vs. Arkansas 34–27; lost at Florida 10–48; lost vs. Illinois State 19–35; won at San José State 42–30; won vs. New Mexico 20–18; lost at Boise State 28–56; lost vs. Wyoming 21–34; lost at Nevada 10–49; lost vs. No. 14 Utah State 24–29; lost at Air Force 19–27+12−39Lost 34–43 vs. Hawai’i-9Hawai’iLost 13–45 vs. Colorado-32ColoradoWon 34–27 vs. Arkansas+7ArkansasLost 10–48 at Florida-38FloridaLost 19–35 vs. Illinois State-16Illinois StateWon 42–30 at San José State+12San José StateWon 20–18 vs. New Mexico+2New MexicoLost 28–56 at Boise State-28Boise StateLost 21–34 vs. Wyoming-13WyomingLost 10–49 at Nevada-39NevadaLost 24–29 vs. No. 14 Utah State-5No. 14 Utah StateLost 19–27 at Air Force-8Air Force
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 25vsHawai’iL 34–⁠4376%
Aug 31vsColoradoL 13–⁠4547%
Sep 8vsArkansasW 34–⁠2753%
Sep 15atFloridaL 10–⁠4836%
Sep 22vsIllinois StateL 19–⁠3563%
Oct 6atSan José StateW 42–⁠3058%
Oct 13vsNew MexicoW 20–⁠1852%
Oct 19atBoise StateL 28–⁠5617%
Oct 26vsWyomingL 21–⁠3455%
Nov 10atNevadaL 10–⁠4931%
Nov 17vs14Utah StateL 24–⁠2923%
Nov 22atAir ForceL 19–⁠2727%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Air Force 27–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
274–⁠441
Coach
Mike Bobo
Elo
1346 −163 this season
SP+ rating
-10.3 No. 102 of 130; offense No. 80, defense No. 110, special teams No. 103
SRS
−14.3 No. 116 of 130 in FBS
Returning
21% of last season’s EPA, No. 125 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 86 roster talent No. 75 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Dave Johnson
Defensive coordinator
John Jancek
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense76th of 130
  • Defense117th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted75th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted123rd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0842%1.2776th of 130
Defense0.2350%1.18117th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.21 def		42% off
50% def		—75th off
123rd 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
Offense3.2own 2717% allowed
Defense4.1own 3115% caused

CORE rating -10.6, 107th of 130 (offense -0.9, defense 9.7).

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 yardsK.J. Carta-Samuels QB2,261 yds
Passing touchdownsK.J. Carta-Samuels QB19 TD
Rushing yardsIzzy Matthews RB717 yds
Rushing touchdownsIzzy Matthews RB4 TD
Receiving yardsPreston Williams WR1,345 yds
Receiving touchdownsPreston Williams WR14 TD
TacklesJosh Watson LB129 tkl
SacksEllison Hubbard DL2.5 sacks
InterceptionsV.J. Banks CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Nikko Hall S★★★No. 474
Kavesz Sherard OT★★★No. 714
Devin Phillips DT★★★No. 896
Dequan Jackson OLB★★★No. 1301
Tywan Francis S★★★No. 1460

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers23.00.815
Offensive line32.70.818
Defensive line42.80.821
Linebackers43.00.815
Defensive backs43.00.837
Athletes and specialists32.30.774
Whole class202.80.815

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 2019

The 2019 draft
Rd 7Olabisi Johnson WRMinnesota Vikings

Roster 100

The 2018 roster

100 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

2018 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fresno State7–⁠112–⁠218
Utah State7–⁠111–⁠222
Boise State7–⁠110–⁠323
Nevada5–⁠38–⁠5
Hawai’i5–⁠38–⁠6
San Diego State4–⁠47–⁠6
Wyoming4–⁠46–⁠6
Air Force3–⁠55–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠64–⁠8
Colorado State2–⁠63–⁠9
New Mexico1–⁠73–⁠9
San José State1–⁠71–⁠11

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