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2015 UTSA

3–⁠9 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by Larry Coker.

Schedule and results

UTSA in 2015, game by game: lost at No. 22 Arizona 32–42; lost vs. Kansas State 3–30; lost at No. 25 Oklahoma State 14–69; lost vs. Colorado State 31–33; won at UTEP 25–6; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 31–34; lost at Southern Miss 10–32; lost at North Texas 23–30; lost vs. Old Dominion 31–36; won at Charlotte 30–27; won vs. Rice 34–24; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 7–42+19−55Lost 32–42 at No. 22 Arizona-10No. 22 ArizonaLost 3–30 vs. Kansas State-27Kansas StateLost 14–69 at No. 25 Oklahoma State-55No. 25 Oklahoma StateLost 31–33 vs. Colorado State-2Colorado StateWon 25–6 at UTEP+19UTEPLost 31–34 vs. Louisiana Tech-3Louisiana TechLost 10–32 at Southern Miss-22Southern MissLost 23–30 at North Texas-7North TexasLost 31–36 vs. Old Dominion-5Old DominionWon 30–27 at Charlotte+3CharlotteWon 34–24 vs. Rice+10RiceLost 7–42 vs. Middle Tennessee-35Middle Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at22ArizonaL 32–⁠4221%
Sep 12vsKansas StateL 3–⁠3032%
Sep 19at25Oklahoma StateL 14–⁠6920%
Sep 26vsColorado StateL 31–⁠3340%
Oct 3atUTEPW 25–⁠635%
Oct 10vsLouisiana TechL 31–⁠3435%
Oct 17atSouthern MissL 10–⁠3244%
Oct 31atNorth TexasL 23–⁠3058%
Nov 7vsOld DominionL 31–⁠3660%
Nov 14atCharlotteW 30–⁠2759%
Nov 21vsRiceW 34–⁠2448%
Nov 28vsMiddle TennesseeL 7–⁠4242%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Middle Tennessee 42–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
271–⁠405
Coach
Larry Coker
Elo
1339 −87 this season
SP+ rating
-17.7 No. 121 of 128; offense No. 114, defense No. 111, special teams No. 77
SRS
−16.9 No. 117 of 128 in FBS
Returning
53% of last season’s EPA, No. 77 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 103 roster talent No. 105 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Brown
Defensive coordinator
Neal Neathery
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense102nd of 128
  • Defense77th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted115th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted103rd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0140%1.13102nd of 128
Defense0.1246%1.1277th of 128
Opponent-adjusted-0.02 off
0.14 def		39% off
47% def		—115th off
103rd 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 283% allowed
Defense3.4own 293% 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 yardsDalton Sturm QB1,354 yds
Passing touchdownsDalton Sturm QB13 TD
Rushing yardsJarveon Williams RB1,042 yds
Rushing touchdownsJarveon Williams RB8 TD
Receiving yardsDavid Morgan II TE566 yds
Receiving touchdownsDavid Morgan II TE5 TD
InterceptionsBennett Okotcha CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Jaylon Henderson DUAL★★★No. 1594
Jacolbie Butler APB★★★No. 1868
Jess Anders APB★★★No. 1891
Matt Guidry ATH★★★No. 1914
Darryl Godfrey S★★★No. 1939

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.813
Running backs42.50.791
Receivers32.30.778
Offensive line42.50.785
Defensive line52.00.771
Defensive backs42.80.799
Athletes and specialists13.00.807
Whole class232.50.788

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 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 6David Morgan TEMinnesota Vikings

Roster 116

The 2015 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Western Kentucky8–⁠012–⁠224
Southern Miss7–⁠19–⁠5
Marshall6–⁠210–⁠3
Louisiana Tech6–⁠29–⁠4
Middle Tennessee6–⁠27–⁠6
Rice3–⁠55–⁠7
Old Dominion3–⁠55–⁠7
Florida International3–⁠55–⁠7
UTEP3–⁠55–⁠7
UTSA3–⁠53–⁠9
Florida Atlantic3–⁠53–⁠9
North Texas1–⁠71–⁠11
Charlotte0–⁠82–⁠10

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