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#39

Iowa State

Big 12 · Conf Rank #5 ·
Net Rating +5.6
Strength of Schedule #58
Strength of Record #42
Methodical Chain-MoverStout Secondary DefenseAbove-Average Roster
Passing & Rushing Breakdown
Passing
Att 343
Comp % 60.1%#87
Yards 2,568
YPA 7.5
ADOT 9.3
INT 8
Success 47.1%#35
PPA 0.35#33
Color = success rate vs FBS average
Deep Left
20.0%
1 / 5 completionssmall sample
Yards 35
YPC 35.0
Success 20.0%#97
PPA -0.99#127
Deep Middle
0.0%
0 / 1 completionssmall sample
Yards 0
YPC —
Success 0.0%
PPA -0.21
Deep Right
20.0%
2 / 10 completions
Yards 56
YPC 28.0
Success 20.0%#101
PPA 0.11#85
Short Left
66.7%
30 / 45 completions
Yards 314
YPC 10.5
Success 48.9%#37
PPA 0.31#48
Short Middle
81.8%
18 / 22 completions
Yards 225
YPC 12.5
Success 68.2%#8
PPA 1.04#5
Short Right
53.3%
24 / 45 completions
Yards 233
YPC 9.7
Success 40.0%#77
PPA 0.19#59
No recorded location 131 / 214 completions
Yards 1,705
YPA 8.0
Comp % 61.2%
Success 48.1%
PPA 0.36

128 of 343 pass attempts have a recorded zone; the rest are in the row above.

What do these stats mean?
Success rate
Share of plays that gained enough to keep the offense on schedule (roughly half the needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, all of it on 3rd/4th).
PPA
Predicted points added per play: how much each play changed the offense's expected points.
ADOT
Average depth of target: how far downfield the average throw travels in the air.
YAC
Yards gained after the catch.
Explosiveness
How big the successful plays are, on average.
Stuff rate
Share of carries stopped at or behind the line of scrimmage.
Line yards
Rushing yards credited to the offensive line rather than the runner.
Second level / open field
Yards gained beyond the line: the second level is roughly 5-10 yards past the line of scrimmage, open field is farther. The bar under each rushing tile shows each source as a share of the three combined.
#12 (rank)
Season rank among FBS teams with meaningful volume in that spot. #1 is best; on Defense Allowed, #1 allowed the least. Ranks are hidden in single-game views.
Small sample
Fewer than 10 plays in a season (3 in a single game). These tiles are dimmed and not colored.
Defense Allowed
Same stats, but for what opponents did against this team. Lower is better there.

Schedule & Results

Week Opponent Result / Prediction vs Prediction
Wk 0
@ Kansas State W 24–21
+8.0
Wk 1
vs South Dakota W 55–7
+10.7
Wk 2
vs Iowa W 16–13
+4.1
Wk 3
@ Arkansas State W 24–16
-8.2
Wk 4
Bye — —
Wk 5
vs Arizona W 39–14
+17.1
Wk 6
@ Cincinnati L 30–38
-9.8
Wk 7
@ Colorado L 17–24
-7.4
Wk 8
Bye — —
Wk 9
vs BYU L 27–41
-10.8
Wk 10
vs Arizona State L 19–24
-9.0
Wk 11
@ TCU W 20–17
+10.2
Wk 12
Bye — —
Wk 13
vs Kansas W 38–14
+20.6
Wk 14
@ Oklahoma State W 20–13
-12.1