Wk	Date	Opponent	Result / TDC line	Game score	Win chance	TV
1	Sep 2	vs63Wyoming	W 24–3	+18.7	—	BTN
2	Sep 9	@29Iowa State	W 44–41	+12.7	—	ESPN2
3	Sep 16	vs90North Texas	W 31–14	+10.5	—	ESPN2
4	Sep 23	vs2Penn StateCONF	L 19–21	+14.6	—	ABC
5	Sep 30	@25Michigan StateCONF	L 10–17	+3.2	—	FOX
6	Oct 7	vs113IllinoisCONF	W 45–16	+12.7	—	BTN
7	—	Bye
8	Oct 21	@27NorthwesternCONF	L 10–17	+3.1	—	ESPN2
9	Oct 28	vs58MinnesotaCONF	W 17–10	+5.5	—	FS1
10	Nov 4	vs3Ohio StateCONF	W 55–24	+42.9	—	ESPN
11	Nov 11	@4WisconsinCONF	L 14–38	-3.0	—	ABC
12	Nov 18	vs35PurdueCONF	L 15–24	-6.4	—
13	Nov 24	@78NebraskaCONF	W 56–14	+30.9	—	FS1
Bowls	Dec 27	vs34Boston CollegeNEUTRAL	W 27–20	+12.3	—	ESPN

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	39.2%	112th	41.4%	54th
Rushing success rate	38.0%	116th	43.5%	69th
Passing success rate	40.6%	76th	39.6%	47th
Explosive run rate	10.9%	121st	10.5%	8th
Explosive pass rate	10.4%	67th	6.8%	6th
Line yards / carry	2.81	99th	2.94	62nd
Opportunity rate	36.1%	93rd	37.5%	65th
Stuff rate	20.8%	96th	18.0%	74th
Sack rate	6.4%	77th	5.9%	60th
3rd-down conversion	36.0%	107th	36.5%	33rd
Red-zone TD rate	67.4%	42nd	45.9%	8th
Havoc rate	12.8%	66th	13.9%	43rd
Box score · season totals
Points / game	28.2	71st	19.9	13th
Yards / game	329.5	117th	—	—
Yards / play	4.97	107th	—	—
Pass yards / game	190.2	93rd	—	—
Yards / pass att.	6.97	83rd	—	—
Completion %	56.1%	94th	—	—
Rush yards / game	139.2	97th	—	—
Yards / carry	3.76	104th	—	—
3rd-down conv. %	34.4%	105th	—	—
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)	—	—	—	—
Sacks / game (allowed · made)	1.92	54th	—	—
Penalty yards / game	41.1	24th	—	—

Players

55 players who recorded a stat in 2017 (from box scores)

55 players

#	Player	Pos▲
4	Nate Stanley	QB
8	Tyler Wiegers	QB
20	James Butler	RB
21	Ivory Kelly-Martin	RB
25	Akrum Wadley	RB
28	Toren Young	RB
36	Brady Ross	FB
45	Drake Kulick	FB
46	Austin Kelly	FB
6	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	WR
12	Brandon Smith	WR
19	Max Cooper	WR
38	T.J. Hockenson	WR
39	Nate Wieting	WR
84	Nick Easley	WR
86	Peter Pekar	WR
89	Matt VandeBerg	WR
87	Noah Fant	TE
59	Ryan Cummings	OT
72	Zach Wallace	OT
57	Chauncey Golston	DL
88	Jake Hulett	DL
91	Brady Reiff	DL
95	Cedrick Lattimore	DL
40	Parker Hesse	DE
90	Sam Brincks	DE
94	AJ Epenesa	DE
96	Matt Nelson	DE
98	Anthony Nelson	DE
99	Nathan Bazata	DT
26	Kevin Ward	LB
31	Aaron Mends	LB
41	Bo Bower	LB
43	Josey Jewell	LB
44	Ben Niemann	LB
48	Jack Hockaday	LB
1	Wes Dvorak	DB
5	Emmanuel Rugamba	DB
19	Miles Taylor	DB
30	Jake Gervase	DB
8	Matt Hankins	CB
11	Michael Ojemudia	CB
15	Josh Jackson	CB
9	Geno Stone	S
27	Amani Hooker	S
37	Brandon Snyder	S
91	Miguel Recinos	PK
2	Ryan Gersonde	P
7	Colten Rastetter	P
25	Payton Jordahl	LS
97	Tyler Kluver	LS
34	Kristian Welch	DEF
52	Amani Jones	DEF
68	Dalton Fields	G
	Team	-

Final ratings for 2017, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2017 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 2017 power rankings →