2015 Iowa State
3–9 (2–7 Big 12), coached by Paul Rhoads. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas 38–13Oct 3
By 25 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Toledo 23–30Sep 19
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Northern Iowa | W 31–7 | 55% |
| Sep 12 | vs Iowa | L 17–31 | 42% |
| Sep 19 | at Toledo | L 23–30 | 22% |
| Oct 3 | vs Kansas | W 38–13 | 65% |
| Oct 10 | at Texas Tech | L 31–66 | 30% |
| Oct 17 | vs 3TCU | L 21–45 | 17% |
| Oct 24 | at 2Baylor | L 27–45 | 9% |
| Oct 31 | vs Texas | W 24–0 | 34% |
| Nov 7 | at 14Oklahoma | L 16–52 | 14% |
| Nov 14 | vs 5Oklahoma State | L 31–35 | 22% |
| Nov 21 | at Kansas State | L 35–38 | 31% |
| Nov 28 | at West Virginia | L 6–30 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 30–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big 12.
In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 3–9
- Conference
- 2–7 9th in Big 12
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 300–392
- Coach
- Paul Rhoads
- Elo
- 1403 −5 this season
- SP+ rating
- -0.3 No. 77 of 128; offense No. 55, defense No. 104, special teams No. 6
- SRS
- −1.2 No. 76 of 128 in FBS
- Returning
- 71% of last season’s EPA, No. 53 of 128
- Recruiting class
- No. 64 roster talent No. 62 in FBS
- Offensive coordinators
- Mark Mangino and Todd Sturdy
- Defensive coordinator
- Wally Burnham
- Most valuable player
- Allen Lazard
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.03 | 44% | 1.12 | 94th of 128 |
| Defense | 0.20 | 49% | 1.10 | 113th of 128 |
| Opponent-adjusted | 0.07 off 0.12 def | 44% off 47% def | — | 78th off 92nd 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 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 3.3 | own 29 | 2% allowed |
| Defense | 3.5 | own 30 | 1% 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 yards | Sam B. Richardson QB | 1,443 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Joel Lanning LB | 10 TD |
| Rushing yards | Mike Warren RB | 1,339 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Joshua Thomas RB | 7 TD |
| Receiving yards | Allen Lazard WR | 808 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Allen Lazard WR | 6 TD |
| Interceptions | Brian Peavy DB | 2 INT |
Top recruits in the 2015 class
| Julian Good-Jones OT | ★★★ | No. 851 |
| Seth Nerness ATH | ★★★ | No. 1586 |
| Sheldon Croney RB | ★★★ | No. 1678 |
| Jordan Wallace S | ★★★ | No. 1868 |
| Dominic DeLira PRO | ★★★ | No. 1874 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2015 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.809 |
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.819 |
| Receivers | 3 | 2.3 | 0.792 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.854 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.772 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 3.0 | 0.807 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.824 |
| Whole class | 10 | 2.7 | 0.807 |
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 130
The 2015 roster130 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster
All-Big 12
3 second teamSecond team
Jamison LalkOGCoaches-2- Desmond TuckerDLMedia-2
- Dale PiersonDLCoaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 2015 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2015 Big 12 standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 8–1 | 11–2 | 5 |
| TCU | 7–2 | 11–2 | 7 |
| Oklahoma State | 7–2 | 10–3 | 20 |
| Baylor | 6–3 | 10–3 | 13 |
| West Virginia | 4–5 | 8–5 | |
| Texas Tech | 4–5 | 7–6 | |
| Texas | 4–5 | 5–7 | |
| Kansas State | 3–6 | 6–7 | |
| Iowa State | 2–7 | 3–9 | |
| Kansas | 0–9 | 0–12 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.