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2016 Wyoming

8–⁠6 (6–⁠2 Mountain West Conference), coached by Craig Bohl.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 2016, game by game: won vs. Northern Illinois 40–34; lost at Nebraska 17–52; won vs. UC Davis 45–22; lost at Eastern Michigan 24–27; won at Colorado State 38–17; won vs. Air Force 35–26; won at Nevada 42–34; won vs. No. 13 Boise State 30–28; won vs. Utah State 52–28; lost at UNLV 66–69; won vs. No. 24 San Diego State 34–33; lost at New Mexico 35–56; lost vs. San Diego State 24–27; lost vs. BYU 21–24+24−35Won 40–34 vs. Northern Illinois+6Northern Illino…Lost 17–52 at Nebraska-35NebraskaWon 45–22 vs. UC Davis+23UC DavisLost 24–27 at Eastern Michigan-3Eastern MichiganWon 38–17 at Colorado State+21Colorado StateWon 35–26 vs. Air Force+9Air ForceWon 42–34 at Nevada+8NevadaWon 30–28 vs. No. 13 Boise State+2No. 13 Boise StateWon 52–28 vs. Utah State+24Utah StateLost 66–69 at UNLV-3UNLVWon 34–33 vs. No. 24 San Diego State+1No. 24 San Diego StateLost 35–56 at New Mexico-21New MexicoLost 24–27 vs. San Diego State-3San Diego StateLost 21–24 vs. BYU-3BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsNorthern IllinoisW 40–⁠3434%
Sep 10atNebraskaL 17–⁠5220%
Sep 17vsUC DavisW 45–⁠2277%
Sep 23atEastern MichiganL 24–⁠2750%
Oct 1atColorado StateW 38–⁠1729%
Oct 8vsAir ForceW 35–⁠2634%
Oct 22atNevadaW 42–⁠3447%
Oct 29vs13Boise StateW 30–⁠2830%
Nov 5vsUtah StateW 52–⁠2863%
Nov 12atUNLVL 66–⁠6966%
Nov 19vs24San Diego StateW 34–⁠3332%
Nov 26atNew MexicoL 35–⁠5644%
Dec 3vsSan Diego StateMountain West Championship GameL 24–⁠2739%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsBYUPoinsettia BowlL 21–⁠2425%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 24–⁠21 in the Poinsettia Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

MW Mountain champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Boise State and New Mexico

Record
8–⁠6
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
503–⁠477
Coach
Craig Bohl
Elo
1464 +104 this season
SP+ rating
-6.9 No. 95 of 128; offense No. 60, defense No. 115, special teams No. 63
SRS
−2.1 No. 75 of 128 in FBS
Returning
71% of last season’s EPA, No. 55 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 116 roster talent No. 123 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brent Vigen
Defensive coordinator
Steve Stanard
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense47th of 128
  • Defense74th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted45th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted67th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1442%1.3447th of 128
Defense0.1343%1.3774th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.11 def		42% off
43% def		—45th off
67th 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
Offense4.3own 3115% allowed
Defense3.7own 2917% caused

CORE rating -1.4, 73rd of 128 (offense 1.9, defense 3.3).

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 yardsJosh Allen QB3,203 yds
Passing touchdownsJosh Allen QB28 TD
Rushing yardsBrian Hill RB1,860 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrian Hill RB22 TD
Receiving yardsTanner Gentry WR1,326 yds
Receiving touchdownsTanner Gentry WR14 TD
TacklesAndrew Wingard 131 tkl
SacksKevin Prosser DE6.5 sacks
InterceptionsAntonio Hull CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

John Okwoli CB★★★No. 1359
Dustin Weeks OT★★★No. 1413
Chandler Garrett PRO★★★No. 1644
Jace Webb OG★★★No. 2019
Parker Dumas WR★★★No. 2057

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks32.30.785
Running backs22.00.760
Receivers22.50.777
Offensive line32.70.799
Defensive line22.50.785
Linebackers52.00.761
Defensive backs52.20.779
Athletes and specialists22.00.785
Whole class242.30.778

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 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 5Brian Hill RBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 6Chase Roullier CWashington Redskins

Roster 109

The 2016 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 50 have a stat line. See the roster

2016 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
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.