Idaho State
Expected points
YardLine's expected-points model values every snap by what a drive from that spot is worth on average, so a drive can be judged against where it started. How it works →
Drives vs. expectation, 2015
Points over expected per drive, from where each drive started.
Per drive against an average FBS opponent, neutral field.
Points over expected per trip inside the opponent's 40.
Average expected points where drives started.
Every snap has an expected-points value: what a drive from that spot, down and distance is worth on average. A drive over expected beat its starting spot; defense counts what Idaho State allowed, so lower is better. The adjusted number fits every team against the opponents it actually played, so it leans toward average early in a season.
Game by game
Bars above the line: better than expected for Idaho State.
Fourth downs
YardLine's fourth-down model values going for it, kicking and punting on every real fourth down, so each call can be checked against the numbers. How it works →
Fourth-down calls vs. the numbers, 2015
Calls that matched the option with the best modeled win probability.
Summed over every call that differed, in points of win probability.
Went for it when going beat every other option by a point or more.
Each real fourth down is valued three ways (go for it, kick, punt) from the score, clock and field position before the snap, using league-wide odds rather than Idaho State's own. A call that differs gives up the gap to the best option; gaps under one point are close calls, and every call that differed was a close one. The model sees the situation, not the injury report, so a call it disagrees with can still be right.
Costliest calls against the numbers
- vs UNLVQ4 15:00 4th & 8 at UNLV 33, down 65Punted; the numbers favored a field goal (close call)0.1 pts
- vs UNLVQ2 14:13 4th & 10 at UNLV 25, down 35Went for it; the numbers favored a field goal (close call)<0.1 pts
Every call this season (22)
- AgreedQ1 12:264th & 5 at IDST 19, tied, Punted
- AgreedQ1 6:014th & 6 at IDST 46, down 7, Punted
- AgreedQ1 0:104th & 7 at IDST 27, down 14, Punted
- AgreedQ2 9:504th & 15 at IDST 10, down 14, Punted
- AgreedQ2 3:154th & 2 at IDST 33, down 21, Went for it
- AgreedQ3 14:114th & 6 at IDST 29, down 21, Punted
- AgreedQ3 9:354th & 7 at BOIS 19, down 28, Kicked a field goal
- AgreedQ3 6:054th & 9 at IDST 42, down 35, Punted
- AgreedQ3 3:474th & 22 at IDST 35, down 42, Punted
- AgreedQ4 14:294th & 1 at BOIS 35, down 49, Went for it
- AgreedQ4 6:554th & 8 at BOIS 41, down 52, Went for it
- AgreedQ4 2:294th & 5 at IDST 7, down 52, Punted
- AgreedQ1 10:334th & 6 at UNLV 32, down 7, Went for it
- AgreedQ1 7:224th & 11 at UNLV 26, down 7, Kicked a field goal
- AgreedQ1 5:334th & 5 at IDST 30, down 21, Punted
- AgreedQ1 1:454th & 9 at IDST 26, down 28, Punted
- Close callQ2 14:134th & 10 at UNLV 25, down 35, Went for it
- AgreedQ2 8:324th & 6 at IDST 35, down 34, Punted
- AgreedQ2 3:494th & 5 at IDST 30, down 41, Punted
- AgreedQ3 11:544th & 15 at UNLV 46, down 51, Punted
- Close callQ4 15:004th & 8 at UNLV 33, down 65, Punted
- AgreedQ4 7:464th & 3 at IDST 16, down 65, Punted
After touchdowns: kick or go for two?
Tries that matched the option with the better modeled win probability.
Summed over every try that differed, in points of win probability.
Went for two when it beat kicking by a point or more.
Costliest tries against the numbers
Win probability
YardLine's model estimates each team's chance of winning before kickoff and again after every play, from the score, clock, down, distance and field position. How it works →
Record vs. expectation, 2015
Expected wins adds up Idaho State's chance of winning each game as the model saw it at kickoff - a 70% favorite counts 0.7.
What moved it, 2015
Every game starts at Idaho State's pregame chance; everything after that is the field. The model's own breakdown of each game's final play splits the on-field part by what drove it, and the parts add up exactly. How it works →
- Scoreboard−0.24
- Less the pregame edge, counted before kickoff+0.05
Game by game
- BOISL 0-52 at BOIS4% → 0%Before kickoff −46 · On the field −4: Scoreboard −5
- UNLVL 8-80 vs UNLV16% → 0%Before kickoff −34 · On the field −16: Scoreboard −19
Points of win probability, from Idaho State's side.
Closest call
IDST 30-28 NEV (2017) - Idaho State dropped to a 1.8% win probability before pulling it out.
Season arc, 2015
Every completed game this season, in order - each tile is Idaho State's own win-probability curve.
Biggest swings of 2015
The largest single-play change in Idaho State's win probability this season - one snap that moved the outcome the most.
Stolen wins
Idaho State's own lowest win probability at any point in a game it went on to win, across the whole archive - the deepest holes it climbed out of.
Let it slip
Idaho State's own highest win probability at any point in a game it went on to lose, across the whole archive - the biggest leads it didn't hold.
Stock & rivalries
Stock
Idaho State's leaguewide Elo rating, tracked like a stock price - built from game results and margins, not the model's own win-probability predictions.
Series & rivalries
Idaho State's most-played opponents across the whole archive - open one for the full head-to-head history.