Wk	Date	Opponent	Result / TDC line	Game score	Win chance	TV
1	Sep 3	vs93Miami (OH)	W 45–21	+15.1	—	ESPNU
2	Sep 10	vs88Iowa State	W 42–3	+22.4	—	BTN
3	Sep 17	vsNorth Dakota State FCS	L 21–23	-25.0	—	ESPN2
4	Sep 24	@113RutgersCONF	W 14–7	-1.0	—	ESPN2
5	Oct 1	vs47NorthwesternCONF	L 31–38	-5.5	—	ESPNU
6	Oct 8	@40MinnesotaCONF	W 14–7	+14.2	—	ESPN2
7	Oct 15	@115PurdueCONF	W 49–35	+5.7	—	ESPN2
8	Oct 22	vs9WisconsinCONF	L 9–17	+2.2	—	ESPN
9	—	Bye
10	Nov 5	@11Penn StateCONF	L 14–41	-10.6	—	BTN
11	Nov 12	vs4MichiganCONF	W 14–13	+16.2	—	ABC
12	Nov 19	@102IllinoisCONF	W 28–0	+19.6	—	BTN
13	Nov 25	vs45NebraskaCONF	W 40–10	+27.7	—	ABC
Bowls	Jan 2	vs21FloridaNEUTRAL	L 3–30	-16.9	—	ABC

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

Stat	Offense	FBS rank	Defense (allowed)	FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate	41.6%	84th	40.1%	32nd
Rushing success rate	46.2%	50th	42.7%	51st
Passing success rate	35.3%	117th	37.1%	28th
Explosive run rate	15.5%	58th	8.4%	1st
Explosive pass rate	8.7%	96th	9.1%	23rd
Line yards / carry	3.07	63rd	3.10	77th
Opportunity rate	38.1%	84th	35.0%	30th
Stuff rate	17.2%	49th	13.2%	121st
Sack rate	8.3%	108th	6.6%	46th
3rd-down conversion	35.4%	113th	36.7%	26th
Red-zone TD rate	66.7%	40th	50.0%	12th
Havoc rate	12.2%	65th	9.8%	115th
Box score · season totals
Points / game	24.9	103rd	20.4	13th
Yards / game	325.0	121st	—	—
Yards / play	5.02	104th	—	—
Pass yards / game	153.2	118th	—	—
Yards / pass att.	6.42	104th	—	—
Completion %	56.5%	86th	—	—
Rush yards / game	171.8	67th	—	—
Yards / carry	4.45	65th	—	—
3rd-down conv. %	32.2%	119th	—	—
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)	—	—	—	—
Sacks / game (allowed · made)	2.31	84th	—	—
Penalty yards / game	41.3	15th	—	—

Players

56 players who recorded a stat in 2016 (from box scores)

56 players

#	Player	Pos▲
4	Nate Stanley	QB
16	C.J. Beathard	QB
22	Toks Akinribade	RB
25	Akrum Wadley	RB
26	Brian Bonacci	RB
28	Toren Young	RB
29	LeShun Daniels Jr.	RB
32	Derrick Mitchell Jr.	RB
33	Austin Kelly	FB
36	Brady Ross	FB
45	Drake Kulick	FB
3	Jay Scheel	WR
5	Ronald Nash	WR
9	Jerminic Smith	WR
83	Riley McCarron	WR
86	Peter Pekar	WR
89	Matt VandeBerg	WR
46	George Kittle	TE
87	Noah Fant	TE
53	Garret Jansen	DL
56	Faith Ekakitie	DL
57	Chauncey Golston	DL
91	Brady Reiff	DL
95	Cedrick Lattimore	DL
40	Parker Hesse	DE
90	Sam Brincks	DE
96	Matt Nelson	DE
98	Anthony Nelson	DE
67	Jaleel Johnson	DT
99	Nathan Bazata	DT
8	Angelo Garbutt	LB
26	Kevin Ward	LB
31	Aaron Mends	LB
41	Bo Bower	LB
42	Marcel Spears Jr.	LB
43	Josey Jewell	LB
44	Ben Niemann	LB
48	Jack Hockaday	LB
5	Emmanuel Rugamba	DB
5	Ronnie James	DB
10	Alonzo Mayo	DB
12	Anthony Gair	DB
13	Greg Mabin	DB
19	Miles Taylor	DB
11	Michael Ojemudia	CB
14	Desmond King II	CB
15	Josh Jackson	CB
27	Amani Hooker	S
37	Brandon Snyder	S
3	Keith Duncan	PK
91	Miguel Recinos	PK
7	Colten Rastetter	P
16	Ron Coluzzi	P
25	Payton Jordahl	LS
39	Steven Wirtel	LS
	Team	-

Final ratings for 2016, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2016 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2016 power rankings →