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2016 UTSA

6–⁠7 (5–⁠3 Conference USA), coached by Frank Wilson.

Schedule and results

UTSA in 2016, game by game: won vs. Alabama State 26–13; lost at Colorado State 14–23; lost vs. Arizona State 28–32; lost at Old Dominion 19–33; won vs. Southern Miss 55–32; won at Rice 14–13; lost vs. UTEP 49–52; won vs. North Texas 31–17; won at Middle Tennessee 45–25; lost at Louisiana Tech 35–63; lost at No. 23 Texas A&M 10–23; won vs. Charlotte 33–14; lost vs. New Mexico 20–23+23−28Won 26–13 vs. Alabama State+13Alabama StateLost 14–23 at Colorado State-9Colorado StateLost 28–32 vs. Arizona State-4Arizona StateLost 19–33 at Old Dominion-14Old DominionWon 55–32 vs. Southern Miss+23Southern MissWon 14–13 at Rice+1RiceLost 49–52 vs. UTEP-3UTEPWon 31–17 vs. North Texas+14North TexasWon 45–25 at Middle Tennessee+20Middle TennesseeLost 35–63 at Louisiana Tech-28Louisiana TechLost 10–23 at No. 23 Texas A&M-13No. 23 Texas A&MWon 33–14 vs. Charlotte+19CharlotteLost 20–23 vs. New Mexico-3New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsAlabama StateW 26–⁠1370%
Sep 10atColorado StateL 14–⁠2335%
Sep 16vsArizona StateL 28–⁠3231%
Sep 24atOld DominionL 19–⁠3342%
Oct 8vsSouthern MissW 55–⁠3231%
Oct 15atRiceW 14–⁠1351%
Oct 22vsUTEPL 49–⁠5273%
Oct 29vsNorth TexasW 31–⁠1753%
Nov 5atMiddle TennesseeW 45–⁠2523%
Nov 12atLouisiana TechL 35–⁠6324%
Nov 19at23Texas A&ML 10–⁠2319%
Nov 26vsCharlotteW 33–⁠1476%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvsNew MexicoNew Mexico BowlL 20–⁠2341%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico 23–⁠20 in the New Mexico Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
379–⁠363
Coach
Frank Wilson
Elo
1447 +55 this season
SP+ rating
-11.2 No. 106 of 128; offense No. 105, defense No. 95, special teams No. 77
SRS
−7.9 No. 95 of 128 in FBS
Returning
64% of last season’s EPA, No. 70 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 103 roster talent No. 96 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Frank Scelfo
Defensive coordinator
Pete Golding
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense54th of 128
  • Defense46th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted77th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted44th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1340%1.3154th of 128
Defense0.0743%1.2046th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.07 def		38% off
44% def		—77th off
44th 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
Offense3.7own 3219% allowed
Defense3.1own 3117% caused

CORE rating -4.7, 88th of 128 (offense -4.2, defense 0.5).

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 yardsDalton Sturm QB2,170 yds
Passing touchdownsDalton Sturm QB20 TD
Rushing yardsJarveon Williams RB900 yds
Rushing touchdownsJalen Rhodes RB9 TD
Receiving yardsJosh Stewart WR682 yds
Receiving touchdownsKerry Thomas Jr. WR8 TD
TacklesJosiah Tauaefa LB115 tkl
SacksMarcus Davenport DE6.5 sacks
InterceptionsChase Dahlquist S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Jaquelle Green S★★★No. 535
Jarrod McLin WDE★★★No. 1624
Jesse Ebozue WR★★★No. 1782
Solomon Wise SDE★★★No. 1939
Teddrick McGhee CB★★No. 2345

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers22.50.787
Offensive line12.00.786
Defensive line23.00.815
Linebackers12.00.768
Defensive backs32.30.806
Athletes and specialists12.00.772
Whole class102.40.795

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 125

The 2016 roster

125 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 66 have a stat line. See the roster

2016 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Western Kentucky7–⁠111–⁠3
Old Dominion7–⁠110–⁠3
Louisiana Tech6–⁠29–⁠5
Middle Tennessee5–⁠38–⁠5
UTSA5–⁠36–⁠7
Southern Miss4–⁠47–⁠6
Florida International4–⁠44–⁠8
North Texas3–⁠55–⁠8
Charlotte3–⁠54–⁠8
UTEP2–⁠64–⁠8
Marshall2–⁠63–⁠9
Florida Atlantic2–⁠63–⁠9
Rice2–⁠63–⁠9

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