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Yards per Play vs. WVU (comparison)
Posted on 9/28/11 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 9/28/11 at 2:27 pm
While the D needs to get better defending the short passing game, a closer look at the Yards per Play stats from the WVU game shows it wasn't as bad as it seems. The WVU offensive imbalance covered how much we shut them down in the other phases. They ran 18 more plays than we did.
LSU Run (41 for 186), Pass (28 for 180) = 5.3 YPP
WVU Run (22 for 70), Pass (65 for 463) = 6.1 YPP
If you add all punt and KO returns to the stats, things really change (100 YD KO return helps, but 0 punt returns for WVU is amazing)
LSU add Returns (7 for 199) = 7.4 YPP
WVU add Returns (6 for 100) = 6.8 YPP
Nothing ground breaking here, but we're not by any stretch considered a high powered offense, and we ended up with similar YPP than WVU, who set records Saturday night.
LSU Run (41 for 186), Pass (28 for 180) = 5.3 YPP
WVU Run (22 for 70), Pass (65 for 463) = 6.1 YPP
If you add all punt and KO returns to the stats, things really change (100 YD KO return helps, but 0 punt returns for WVU is amazing)
LSU add Returns (7 for 199) = 7.4 YPP
WVU add Returns (6 for 100) = 6.8 YPP
Nothing ground breaking here, but we're not by any stretch considered a high powered offense, and we ended up with similar YPP than WVU, who set records Saturday night.
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Posted on 9/28/11 at 2:30 pm to tigermikear
didn't WVU get like 20 of their rushing yards on 2 draws at the end of the game?
Posted on 9/28/11 at 2:30 pm to tigermikear
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Nothing ground breaking here, but we're not by any stretch considered a high powered offense, and we ended up with similar YPP than WVU, who set records Saturday night.
You can't add in special teams plays and credit our offense for those
Posted on 9/28/11 at 2:43 pm to ZTiger87
The first stats didn't, and it's still less than a yard difference.
But when we consistently start at midfield, there are less yards for us to get, so it matters a little...
But when we consistently start at midfield, there are less yards for us to get, so it matters a little...
Posted on 9/28/11 at 3:13 pm to tigermikear
I think the statistics you are pointing out are somewhat misleading. Prior to playing LSU, West Virginia's offense had run 215 plays for 1,304 yards of total offense, or 6.07 yards per play. For those 1,304 yards of total offense West Virginia scored 112 points (I omitted 14 points scored on kick off and interception returns). That meant they were scoring one point for every 11.64 yards of total offense. Alternatively, we can look at plays per point scored and see that West Virginia averaged 1.92 plays per point scored prior to LSU.
Against LSU, West Virginia averaged 6.13 yards per play, which was pretty much the same as they averaged coming into the game. However, it took West Virginia 25.38 yards of total offense to score each of their 21 points against LSU. That is more than twice the average they had experienced against their other opponents. A similar result occurs if you look at the plays per point scored, West Virginia averaged 4.14 plays per point against LSU. Their offense was just as prolific against LSU, but it was less than half as effective at accomplishg its objective which is to score points.
Note: If you look at Oregon's average number of plays per point against LSU it was 82 plays divided by 27 points, or 3.04 plays per point. Against its other opponents Oregon has run 200 plays and scored 181 offensive points for a 1.10 plays per point average. LSU's defense was about 3 times as effective as the other defenses Oregon has played. It also shows how seriously effective the Oregon offense has been.
Against LSU, West Virginia averaged 6.13 yards per play, which was pretty much the same as they averaged coming into the game. However, it took West Virginia 25.38 yards of total offense to score each of their 21 points against LSU. That is more than twice the average they had experienced against their other opponents. A similar result occurs if you look at the plays per point scored, West Virginia averaged 4.14 plays per point against LSU. Their offense was just as prolific against LSU, but it was less than half as effective at accomplishg its objective which is to score points.
Note: If you look at Oregon's average number of plays per point against LSU it was 82 plays divided by 27 points, or 3.04 plays per point. Against its other opponents Oregon has run 200 plays and scored 181 offensive points for a 1.10 plays per point average. LSU's defense was about 3 times as effective as the other defenses Oregon has played. It also shows how seriously effective the Oregon offense has been.
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