2016 Fresno State

1–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Mountain West Conference), coached by Tim DeRuyter, then Eric Kiesau (interim, remainder of season).

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 2016, game by game: lost at Nebraska 10–43; won vs. Sacramento State 31–3; lost at Toledo 17–52; lost vs. Tulsa 41–48; lost at UNLV 20–45; lost at Nevada 22–27; lost vs. San Diego State 3–17; lost at Utah State 20–38; lost vs. Air Force 21–31; lost at Colorado State 0–37; lost vs. Hawai’i 13–14; lost vs. San José State 14–16+28−37Lost 10–43 at Nebraska-33NebraskaWon 31–3 vs. Sacramento State+28Sacramento StateLost 17–52 at Toledo-35ToledoLost 41–48 vs. Tulsa-7TulsaLost 20–45 at UNLV-25UNLVLost 22–27 at Nevada-5NevadaLost 3–17 vs. San Diego State-14San Diego StateLost 20–38 at Utah State-18Utah StateLost 21–31 vs. Air Force-10Air ForceLost 0–37 at Colorado State-37Colorado StateLost 13–14 vs. Hawai’i-1Hawai’iLost 14–16 vs. San José State-2San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San José State 16–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 12th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
212–⁠371
Coach
Tim DeRuyter, then Eric Kiesau (interim, remainder of season)
Elo
1269 −138 this season
SP+ rating
-16.9 No. 122 of 128; offense No. 127, defense No. 96, special teams No. 41
SRS
−17.4 No. 124 of 128 in FBS
Returning
71% of last season’s EPA, No. 54 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 85 roster talent No. 93 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Eric Kiesau
Defensive coordinator
Lorenzo Ward
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense118th of 128
  • Defense111th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted126th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted102nd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0435%1.31118th of 128
Defense0.2250%1.03111th of 128
Opponent-adjusted-0.02 off
0.16 def
35% off
48% def
—126th off
102nd 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
Offense2.8own 2918% allowed
Defense3.9own 3012% caused

CORE rating -21.6, 126th of 128 (offense -14.0, defense 7.6).

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 yardsChason Virgil QB2,021 yds
Passing touchdownsChason Virgil QB13 TD
Rushing yardsDontel James RB697 yds
Rushing touchdownsDontel James RB5 TD
Receiving yardsKeeSean Johnson WR773 yds
Receiving touchdownsKeeSean Johnson WR6 TD
TacklesStratton Brown DB115 tkl
SacksJeff Camilli ILB4 sacks
InterceptionsJamal Ellis DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Donte Coleman TE★★★No. 800
Quentin Davis DUAL★★★No. 1056
Quireo Woodley OG★★★No. 1164
Deonte Perry RB★★★No. 1385
Justin Rice RB★★★No. 1449

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.843
Running backs42.80.809
Receivers13.00.854
Offensive line23.00.825
Defensive line32.30.789
Linebackers22.00.782
Defensive backs32.70.810
Whole class162.60.809

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; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

2016 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego State6–⁠211–⁠325
Boise State6–⁠210–⁠3
New Mexico6–⁠29–⁠4
Wyoming6–⁠28–⁠6
Air Force5–⁠310–⁠3
Colorado State5–⁠37–⁠6
Hawai’i4–⁠47–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠55–⁠7
UNLV3–⁠54–⁠8
San José State3–⁠54–⁠8
Utah State1–⁠73–⁠9
Fresno State0–⁠81–⁠11

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