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2016 Iowa State

3–⁠9 (2–⁠7 Big 12), coached by Matt Campbell.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 2016, game by game: lost vs. Northern Iowa 20–25; lost at No. 16 Iowa 3–42; lost at TCU 20–41; won vs. San José State 44–10; lost vs. No. 13 Baylor 42–45; lost at Oklahoma State 31–38; lost at Texas 6–27; lost vs. Kansas State 26–31; lost vs. No. 12 Oklahoma 24–34; won at Kansas 31–24; won vs. Texas Tech 66–10; lost vs. No. 19 West Virginia 19–49+56−39Lost 20–25 vs. Northern Iowa-5Northern IowaLost 3–42 at No. 16 Iowa-39No. 16 IowaLost 20–41 at TCU-21TCUWon 44–10 vs. San José State+34San José StateLost 42–45 vs. No. 13 Baylor-3No. 13 BaylorLost 31–38 at Oklahoma State-7Oklahoma StateLost 6–27 at Texas-21TexasLost 26–31 vs. Kansas State-5Kansas StateLost 24–34 vs. No. 12 Oklahoma-10No. 12 OklahomaWon 31–24 at Kansas+7KansasWon 66–10 vs. Texas Tech+56Texas TechLost 19–49 vs. No. 19 West Virginia-30No. 19 West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsNorthern IowaL 20–⁠2558%
Sep 10at16IowaL 3–⁠4218%
Sep 17atTCUL 20–⁠4114%
Sep 24vsSan José StateW 44–⁠1052%
Oct 1vs13BaylorL 42–⁠4523%
Oct 8atOklahoma StateL 31–⁠3821%
Oct 15atTexasL 6–⁠2730%
Oct 29vsKansas StateL 26–⁠3138%
Nov 3vs12OklahomaL 24–⁠3418%
Nov 12atKansasW 31–⁠2456%
Nov 19vsTexas TechW 66–⁠1046%
Nov 26vs19West VirginiaL 19–⁠4932%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 49–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 86th-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
332–⁠376
Coach
Matt Campbell
Elo
1418 −17 this season
SP+ rating
0.7 No. 65 of 128; offense No. 81, defense No. 67, special teams No. 6
SRS
−1.8 No. 72 of 128 in FBS
Returning
63% of last season’s EPA, No. 73 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 55 roster talent No. 56 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Tom Manning
Defensive coordinator
Jon Heacock
Most valuable player
Allen Lazard
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense42nd of 128
  • Defense107th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted44th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted110th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1546%1.1342nd of 128
Defense0.2149%1.20107th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.18 def		47% off
46% def		—44th off
110th 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
Offense3.8own 2916% allowed
Defense4.5own 2816% caused

CORE rating -6.4, 94th of 128 (offense 1.3, defense 7.7).

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 yardsJacob Park QB1,791 yds
Passing touchdownsJacob Park QB12 TD
Rushing yardsDavid Montgomery RB563 yds
Rushing touchdownsJoel Lanning LB11 TD
Receiving yardsAllen Lazard WR1,018 yds
Receiving touchdownsAllen Lazard WR7 TD
TacklesKane Seeley LB78 tkl
SacksJaQuan Bailey DE3.5 sacks
InterceptionsJomal Wiltz DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Sean Foster OT★★★★No. 337
Chase Allen TE★★★No. 539
Deshaunte Jones ATH★★★No. 712
Eyioma Uwazurike SDE★★★No. 812
Jalen Martin WR★★★No. 845

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.833
Running backs23.00.840
Receivers23.00.860
Offensive line33.30.844
Defensive line63.00.831
Linebackers13.00.824
Defensive backs33.00.818
Athletes and specialists42.50.820
Whole class223.00.832

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 121

The 2016 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2016 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2016 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma9–⁠011–⁠25
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠311
West Virginia7–⁠210–⁠318
Kansas State6–⁠39–⁠4
TCU4–⁠56–⁠7
Baylor3–⁠67–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠65–⁠7
Texas3–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas1–⁠82–⁠10

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