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2015 Colorado

4–⁠9 (1–⁠8 Pac-12), coached by Mike MacIntyre.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 2015, game by game: lost at Hawai’i 20–28; won vs. Massachusetts 48–14; won vs. Colorado State 27–24; won vs. Nicholls 48–0; lost vs. Oregon 24–41; lost at Arizona State 23–48; lost vs. Arizona 31–38; won at Oregon State 17–13; lost at No. 24 UCLA 31–35; lost vs. No. 9 Stanford 10–42; lost vs. USC 24–27; lost at No. 24 Washington State 3–27; lost at Utah 14–20+48−32Lost 20–28 at Hawai’i-8Hawai’iWon 48–14 vs. Massachusetts+34MassachusettsWon 27–24 vs. Colorado State+3Colorado StateWon 48–0 vs. Nicholls+48NichollsLost 24–41 vs. Oregon-17OregonLost 23–48 at Arizona State-25Arizona StateLost 31–38 vs. Arizona-7ArizonaWon 17–13 at Oregon State+4Oregon StateLost 31–35 at No. 24 UCLA-4No. 24 UCLALost 10–42 vs. No. 9 Stanford-32No. 9 StanfordLost 24–27 vs. USC-3USCLost 3–27 at No. 24 Washington State-24No. 24 Washington StateLost 14–20 at Utah-6Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atHawai’iL 20–⁠2840%
Sep 12vsMassachusettsW 48–⁠1458%
Sep 19vsColorado StateW 27–⁠2432%
Sep 26vsNichollsW 48–⁠090%
Oct 3vsOregonL 24–⁠4126%
Oct 10atArizona StateL 23–⁠4819%
Oct 17vsArizonaL 31–⁠3830%
Oct 24atOregon StateW 17–⁠1338%
Oct 31at24UCLAL 31–⁠3516%
Nov 7vs9StanfordL 10–⁠4217%
Nov 13vsUSCL 24–⁠2722%
Nov 21at24Washington StateL 3–⁠2721%
Nov 28atUtahL 14–⁠2013%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah 20–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠8 11th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
320–⁠357
Coach
Mike MacIntyre
Elo
1374 −14 this season
SP+ rating
-4.0 No. 87 of 128; offense No. 89, defense No. 71, special teams No. 103
SRS
−4.2 No. 84 of 128 in FBS
Returning
81% of last season’s EPA, No. 28 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 69 roster talent No. 56 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brian Lindgren
Defensive coordinator
Jim Leavitt
Offense
Pro–style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense85th of 128
  • Defense86th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted87th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted74th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0443%1.1185th of 128
Defense0.1346%1.2186th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.10 def		42% off
44% def		—87th off
74th 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
Offense3.1own 293% allowed
Defense3.4own 301% 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 yardsSefo Liufau QB2,420 yds
Passing touchdownsSefo Liufau QB9 TD
Rushing yardsPhillip Lindsay 653 yds
Rushing touchdownsPhillip Lindsay 6 TD
Receiving yardsNelson Spruce WR1,053 yds
Receiving touchdownsNelson Spruce WR4 TD
InterceptionsJered Bell DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Tim Lynott OG★★★★No. 325
Nu’umotu Falo OLB★★★No. 755
Alex Kinney P★★★No. 1452
Frank Umu DT★★★No. 1564
Chris Bounds TE★★★No. 1899

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.808
Offensive line14.00.894
Defensive line32.30.798
Linebackers13.00.858
Athletes and specialists13.00.831
Whole class72.90.826

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 119

The 2015 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stanford8–⁠112–⁠23
Oregon7–⁠29–⁠419
Utah6–⁠310–⁠317
Washington State6–⁠39–⁠4
USC6–⁠38–⁠6
UCLA5–⁠48–⁠5
California4–⁠58–⁠5
Washington4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠7
Arizona3–⁠67–⁠6
Colorado1–⁠84–⁠9
Oregon State0–⁠92–⁠10

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