Houston, oh Houston. How many shots does it take for you to score a last-minute touchdown? Apparently that number is > 4.
Last week was a bye week, so instead of spending time pulling stats for the By the Numbers column, I instead spent the time golfing. And by golfing, I mean drowning golf balls. An ungodly amount of golf balls. Here's a typical hole on a Panama City Beach golf course:
[Tee box] water water water water water [Pin]
Top 10 Stats
BCS Rank |
Coaches Poll |
Harris Poll |
Team |
Record |
Points vs Opp |
Point Ratio |
Yardage vs Opp |
Yard Ratio |
Highest Ranked Opponent |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Alabama |
9-0 |
368-95 |
3.9 |
4074-2531 |
1.61 |
#6 Texas A&M |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Florida St |
9-0 |
468-108 |
4.3 |
4689-2467 |
1.90 |
#3 Clemson |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Ohio St |
9-0 |
434-153 |
2.8 |
4778-2937 |
1.63 |
#16 Northwestern |
4 |
5 |
5 |
Stanford |
8-1 |
287-175 |
1.6 |
3494-3139 |
1.11 |
#3 Oregon |
5 |
4 |
4 |
Baylor |
8-0 |
488-146 |
3.3 |
5488-2449 |
2.24 |
#10 Oklahoma |
6 |
7 |
6 |
Oregon |
8-1 |
463-161 |
2.9 |
5369-3251 |
1.65 |
#5 Stanford (L) |
7 |
9 |
9 |
Auburn |
9-1 |
386-204 |
1.9 |
4933-3944 |
1.25 |
#6 LSU |
8 |
6 |
7 |
Clemson |
8-1 |
358-185 |
1.9 |
4563-3275 |
1.39 |
#5 Florida State (L) |
9 |
8 |
8 |
Missouri |
9-1 |
413-202 |
2.0 |
4926-3868 |
1.27 |
#7 Georgia |
10 |
12 |
12 |
South Carolina |
7-2 |
289-199 |
1.5 |
4108-3187 |
1.29 |
#11 Georgia |
20 |
13 |
14 |
Louisville |
8-1 |
346-95 |
3.6 |
4331-2193 |
1.97 |
#23 UCF post-game |
The big surprise this week was Oregon losing to Stanford. Baylor managed to put another nail in Oklahoma's coffin and LSU went head-to-head with Alabama for 3 out of 4 quarters. Unfortunately in that 4th quarter, Bama tossed up an additional 14 points to close it out. Miami seemed to forget how to hold onto the ball and were pounded by a solid-looking Virginia Tech who handed Miami their 2nd straight loss.
Manziel managed to keep his TD total ahead of his pick total (barely) as A&M struggled to stay ahead of a late-charging Mississippi State and UCF tried everything they could to give up the game to Houston's defense and special teams, but were able to survive 4 shots from Houston 10 yards from the goal line.
Drilldown Stats
Team |
Pass vs Opp |
Run vs Opp |
Run/Pass Attempt% |
Run-Pass Yards |
TO (F-I) vs Opponent |
Penalties vs Opponent |
Time of Possession |
Alabama |
2195-1673 |
1879-858 |
56-44 |
5.8 / 8.6 |
7 (4-3) / 14 (6-8) |
44-369 / 50-389 |
299 / 241 |
Florida St |
2922-1331 |
1767-1136 |
55-45 |
5.2 / 10.5 |
10 (2-8) / 23 (5-18) |
52-439 / 47-463 |
279 / 261 |
Ohio St |
2068-2143 |
2710-794 |
62-38 |
6.5 / 8 |
9 (4-5) / 18 (7-11) |
49-418 / 44-351 |
298.25 / 241.75 |
Stanford |
1649-2251 |
1845-888 |
66-34 |
4.8 / 8.4 |
11 (6-5) / 13 (4-9) |
45-353 / 55-470 |
285.25 / 254.75 |
Baylor |
3125-1391 |
2363-1058 |
61-39 |
6.1 / 12.7 |
10 (6-4) / 17 (6-11) |
64-592 / 52-450 |
213.25 / 266.75 |
Oregon |
2655-1930 |
2714-1321 |
60-40 |
6.7 / 9.6 |
12 (10-2) / 23 (10-13) |
71-639 / 46-410 |
230.25 / 309.75 |
Auburn |
1733-2388 |
3200-1556 |
71-29 |
6.5 / 8.5 |
15 (8-7) / 16 (5-11) |
44-382 / 51-395 |
293 / 307 |
Clemson |
2994-2008 |
1569-1267 |
52-48 |
3.9 / 8.2 |
14 (8-6) / 23 (8-15) |
42-369 / 69-535 |
258.5 / 281.5 |
Missouri |
2568-2749 |
2358-1119 |
57-43 |
5.7 / 8.1 |
11 (6-5) / 25 (8-17) |
51-386 / 73-553 |
297.25 / 302.5 |
South Carolina |
2301-1879 |
1807-1308 |
58-42 |
4.8 / 8.4 |
15 (11-4) / 16 (7-9) |
53-415 / 40-271 |
284 / 255 |
Louisville |
2957-1491 |
1374-702 |
51-49 |
4.5 / 10.1 |
8 (5-3) / 22 (9-13) |
62-570 / 33-298 |
305.5 / 234.5 |
Efficiency Stats
Team |
Pass Completion |
3rd Dwn Att / % |
4th Dwn Att / % |
Penalties / Yds vs Opp |
Avg Pts / Qtr |
Opp Avg Pts / Qtr |
Alabama |
68.90 |
103 - 50% |
6 - 67% |
44-369 / 50-389 |
10 / 14.9 / 8.4 / 7.6 |
2.3 / 1.9 / 3.2 / 3.1 |
Florida St |
66.31 |
96 - 54% |
2 - 50% |
52-439 / 47-463 |
12.2 / 16.1 / 14.6 / 9.1 |
3.9 / 2.2 / 3.2 / 2.7 |
Ohio St |
71.04 |
118 - 54% |
17 - 65% |
49-418 / 44-351 |
19 / 12.3 / 10.9 / 6 |
4.2 / 5.9 / 3.4 / 3.4 |
Stanford |
59.90 |
130 - 52% |
6 - 50% |
45-353 / 55-470 |
7.6 / 8.1 / 9.8 / 6.4 |
2.9 / 3 / 4.4 / 9.1 |
Baylor |
65.85 |
107 - 54% |
15 - 60% |
64-592 / 52-450 |
20.9 / 19 / 13 / 8.1 |
2.5 / 3.6 / 4.9 / 4.4 |
Oregon |
63.41 |
110 - 45% |
24 - 46% |
71-639 / 46-410 |
15.9 / 12.4 / 11.6 / 11.6 |
5.8 / 5.4 / 3.3 / 3.3 |
Auburn |
60.29 |
125 - 46% |
11 - 45% |
44-382 / 51-395 |
11.1 / 11.4 / 9 / 7.1 |
5.6 / 6.5 / 5.3 / 3 |
Clemson |
67.22 |
151 - 42% |
22 - 55% |
42-369 / 69-535 |
11.4 / 11.1 / 6.9 / 10.3 |
5.8 / 5 / 4.9 / 4.9 |
Missouri |
61.51 |
136 - 47% |
8 - 75% |
51-386 / 73-553 |
10.2 / 12.4 / 8.5 / 9.5 |
3.6 / 4 / 6.9 / 4.7 |
South Carolina |
60.95 |
127 - 43% |
21 - 67% |
53-415 / 40-271 |
8.8 / 7.2 / 8.4 / 6.6 |
4.6 / 7.2 / 1.8 / 7.8 |
Louisville |
71.23 |
114 - 60% |
2 - 0% |
62-570 / 33-298 |
8.3 / 13.4 / 9 / 7.7 |
0.7 / 1.9 / 3.1 / 4.9 |
Speed: Plays / Minute of Possession
Team |
Plays / Minute |
Opponent Plays/Minute |
Alabama |
1.94 |
2.16 |
Florida St |
2.22 |
2.31 |
Ohio St |
2.28 |
2.44 |
Stanford |
2.03 |
2.60 |
Baylor |
2.98 |
2.25 |
Oregon |
2.97 |
2.36 |
Auburn |
2.38 |
2.33 |
Clemson |
2.95 |
2.26 |
Missouri |
2.45 |
2.50 |
South Carolina |
2.28 |
2.31 |
Louisville |
1.94 |
2.22 |
UofL Game Stats
Team |
Rnk |
TP |
Pt/Qtr |
1Dwn |
3Dwn |
4Dwn |
Pass |
PYds |
PY/A |
Rush |
RYds |
RY/A |
TtlYds |
Pnlty |
TO |
F |
I |
Time |
Louisville |
9 |
49 |
14/14/14/7/0 |
25 |
13-16 |
0-1 |
25-31 |
416 |
13.4 |
40 |
199 |
5.0 |
615 |
11-90 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
37.25 |
Ohio |
|
7 |
0/0/7/0/0 |
13 |
5-15 |
0-1 |
15-31 |
192 |
6.2 |
28 |
81 |
2.9 |
273 |
2-10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
22.75 |
Louisville |
8 |
44 |
14/13/10/7/0 |
22 |
7-13 |
0-0 |
23-34 |
397 |
11.7 |
28 |
78 |
2.8 |
475 |
4-40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
29.25 |
EKU |
|
7 |
0/0/0/7/0 |
12 |
5-13 |
0-0 |
10-16 |
99 |
6.2 |
42 |
107 |
2.5 |
206 |
5-60 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
30.75 |
Louisville |
7 |
27 |
3/7/10/7/0 |
22 |
6-13 |
0-0 |
16-28 |
250 |
8.9 |
41 |
242 |
5.9 |
492 |
4-45 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
34.75 |
Kentucky |
|
13 |
3/0/0/10/0 |
17 |
0-13 |
3-4 |
17-37 |
214 |
5.8 |
31 |
162 |
5.2 |
376 |
4-34 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
25.25 |
Louisville |
7 |
72 |
10/28/20/14/0 |
20 |
7-10 |
0-0 |
22-27 |
254 |
9.4 |
29 |
210 |
7.2 |
464 |
1-5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
32.25 |
Florida Int |
|
0 |
0/0/0/0/0 |
2 |
1-13 |
0-0 |
4-9 |
27 |
3.0 |
34 |
0 |
0.0 |
27 |
6-40 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
27.75 |
Louisville |
7 |
30 |
10/14/3/3/0 |
26 |
7-12 |
0-0 |
25-36 |
348 |
9.7 |
34 |
177 |
5.2 |
525 |
8-72 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34.00 |
Temple |
|
7 |
0/0/0/7/0 |
13 |
5-12 |
0-1 |
13-26 |
207 |
8.0 |
28 |
48 |
1.7 |
255 |
3-40 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
26.00 |
Louisville |
6 |
24 |
3/14/0/7/0 |
25 |
9-13 |
0-0 |
21-31 |
310 |
10.0 |
36 |
151 |
4.2 |
461 |
7-70 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
33.25 |
Rutgers |
|
10 |
0/7/0/3/0 |
15 |
3-13 |
3-4 |
20-37 |
228 |
6.2 |
27 |
12 |
0.4 |
240 |
4-33 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
26.75 |
Louisville |
6 |
35 |
7/7/14/7/0 |
22 |
7-11 |
0-0 |
29-38 |
341 |
9.0 |
24 |
104 |
4.3 |
445 |
6-47 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
30.75 |
UCF |
|
38 |
0/7/21/10/0 |
22 |
5-11 |
0-1 |
21-33 |
250 |
7.6 |
32 |
196 |
6.1 |
446 |
5-46 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
29.25 |
Louisville |
16 |
34 |
7/10/3/14/0 |
26 |
8-13 |
0-0 |
26-30 |
353 |
11.8 |
40 |
132 |
3.3 |
485 |
9-100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41.75 |
South Florida |
|
3 |
3/0/0/0/0 |
8 |
1-9 |
0-0 |
8-19 |
95 |
5.0 |
20 |
38 |
1.9 |
133 |
2-25 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
18.25 |
Louisville |
|
31 |
7/14/7/3/0 |
18 |
4-13 |
0-1 |
21-37 |
288 |
7.8 |
30 |
81 |
2.7 |
369 |
12-101 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
32.25 |
Connecticut |
|
10 |
0/3/0/7/0 |
16 |
6-17 |
2-2 |
20-38 |
179 |
4.7 |
33 |
58 |
1.8 |
237 |
2-10 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
27.75 |
Louisville |
|
346 |
75/121/81/69/0 |
206 |
68-114 |
0-2 |
208-292 |
2957 |
10.1 |
302 |
1374 |
4.5 |
4331 |
62-570 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
305.50 |
Opponents |
|
95 |
6/17/28/44/0 |
118 |
31-116 |
8-13 |
128-246 |
1491 |
6.1 |
275 |
702 |
2.6 |
2193 |
33-298 |
22 |
9 |
13 |
234.50 |
- We now have 2 consecutive games with > 100 yards penalties, 5 games this year with > 70. We are averaging more than 2x the penalty yards of our opponents. Of top 10 teams, only Oregon has more penalties at 639 total to our 570.
- Our pass ratio remains higher than any Top 10 team at 49% passing plays.
- Of Top 10 teams, only Alabama has fewer turnovers, with 4 fumbles and 3 interceptions.
- Alabama has, however, passed us on the points vs opponents ratio, sitting at 3.9 to our 3.6. They are in turn passed by Florida State who's jumped up to 4.3-1
Play Makers
Area |
Player |
Rank |
Stats |
Passing |
10 (˅2) |
2845 Yards, 10.2 Yds/A, 69 yds longest, 71.4% Completion, 24 TD Tied for 6th for number of TDs |
|
Kicking |
John Wallace |
21 (˅9) |
13/16 on field goals, 40-41 on extra points, 97.6% overall Ranked 17th in overall scoring with 79 points |
Defense |
Marcus Smith |
1 (˄3) |
10.5 sacks 4th on 78 Yards Lost |
Defense |
15 (˄1) |
7.5 sacks, 47 yards lost on sacks |
|
Defense |
Terell Floyd |
11 |
4 Interceptions for 15 yards, 1 TD |
Defense |
Charles Gaines |
41 |
3 Interceptions for 70 yards, 1 TD |
Defense |
41 (-) |
3 Interceptions for 26 yards |
|
Defense |
121 (˅40) |
2 Interceptions, 1 sack |
|
Defense Sacks |
Preston Brown |
132 (˅2) |
3.5 sacks, 19 yards lost |
Rushing |
Dominique Brown |
114 (˅25) |
513 yards, 6.1 y/a, longest 77 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing |
131 (˅29) |
482 yards, 4.9 y/a, longest 42 yards, 6 TD |
|
Receiving |
89 (˄6) |
39 receptions for 569 yards, 14.6 avg, longest 47, 4 TD |
|
Receiving |
113 (˅5) |
32 receptions for 528 yards, 16.5 avg, longest 54, 8 TD |
|
Receiving |
171 (˅46) |
31 receptions for 422 yds, 13.6 avg, longest 34, 4TD |
|
Returns |
Charles Gaines |
126 (˅23) |
205 yards on 6 attempts, 93 yards longest, 1 TD |
Returns |
Robert Clark |
198 (˅15) |
125 yards on 8 attempts, average of 15.6 yards, longest of 25 yards |
Punting |
Ryan Johnson |
53 (˄5) |
Averaging 42.6 yards per punt |
- Marcus Smith has figured this "tackle the QB" thing out. #1 in the Nation!
- Defense is the only group moving up the lists this week. Rushing, Receiving, Passing - all down
Teddy Touchdown
Season |
W/L |
Comp |
Att |
Yds |
CMP% |
YPA |
Lngst |
TD |
INT |
SACK |
Rating |
2013 |
8-1 |
200 |
280 |
2845 |
71.4 |
10.16 |
69 |
24 |
3 |
12 |
88.8 |
2012 |
11-2 |
287 |
419 |
3718 |
68.5 |
8.9 |
75 |
27 |
8 |
28 |
77.6 |
2011 |
7-6 |
191 |
296 |
2129 |
64.5 |
7.2 |
58 |
14 |
12 |
33 |
48.6 |
Week |
W/L |
Comp |
Att |
Yds |
CMP% |
Lngst |
TD |
INT |
Rush A |
Rush Y |
RAW QBR |
1 vs Ohio |
W49-7 |
23 |
28 |
355 |
82.1 |
40 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
97.2 |
2 vs EKU |
W44-7 |
23 |
32 |
397 |
71.9 |
54 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
96.2 |
3 vs sUK |
W27-13 |
16 |
28 |
250 |
57.1 |
47 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
35 |
80.7 |
4 vs FIU |
W72-0 |
17 |
22 |
212 |
77.3 |
40 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
90.7 |
5 bye week |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 @Temple |
W30-7 |
25 |
35 |
348 |
71.4 |
38 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
94.2 |
7 Rutgers |
W24-10 |
21 |
31 |
310 |
67.7 |
34 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
11 |
78.4 |
8 UCF |
L38-35 |
29 |
38 |
341 |
76.3 |
34 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
-5 |
89.2 |
9 USF |
W34-3 |
25 |
29 |
344 |
86.2 |
69 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
-25 |
94.4 |
10 Bye |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
11 UConn |
W31-10 |
21 |
37 |
288 |
56.8 |
35 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
21 |
56.8 |
My Humble Opinion
I'll only add to the numbers by saying that this is the 2nd year my wife and I have had season tickets and I couldn't ask for a better intro to the sport.
I'll admit that my hopes were wildly optimistic at the beginning of the season (NC BABY!!), if I look at where we came from in those dark and dreadful years under you-know-who, what I do see is progress. I see a program that is playing with guys from CCS's second year of recruiting. I see new talent coming in and I see a program that is in the process of learning to adjust.
As TrezSmash said in in the UCF-Houston post, "Charlie himself is still learning. He has improved in coaching his team, preparing his players, and clock management. He still hasn’t mastered using the best personnel for situations. He also hasn’t learned that you can’t always outplay your opponent , sometimes you have to out-coach them as well. Some games are chess matches between coaches and you have to do more than just prepare your players to win. Charlie’s teams don’t try to draw other teams off-sides for an easy 5 yards. Charlie doesn’t call a timeout when he sees a strange punting formation on 4th down. His teams aren’t quick enough is making adjustments to what another their opponent is doing. Again though, he is still learning."
And that's what it is for me. Yes, there's disappointment at what I perceive to be lost potential, but at the same time, I'm filled with pride at what the kids-become-men on the field below my seat have been able to accomplish this year. I know that we have some amazing talent and I can't wait to see what they accomplish next.
Up for Debate
- Make no mistake, this game with Houston is important. The most likely outcome is that the winner will be heading to the Russell Athletic Bowl, which while only a step above the Clorox Bleach Bowl is still nonetheless a bowl game.
- Passing / Receiving was an issue against Connecticut. Nine passes were dropped over the course of the night. Another problem (actually for the past 2 games) was the 100+ yards of penalties given up.
- The defense is now tied with Alabama at
- Houston also has a good red-zone defense, as witnessed by last week's turnovers they forced out of UCF. Louisville has struggled in the red-zone this year.
What are the keys to putting another one in the win column this week?