Sentences with phrase «opponent yards per play»

Not exact matches

F / +, having held every opponent under 5.0 yards per play.

Among teams that've played multiple ranked opponents, Georgia and Clemson rank far above the rest in yards allowed per play; UGA's allowed 3.71 to ranked teams.

They gave up too many big run plays, generated almost no pass pressure, and still held 10 of 13 opponents under 5.4 yards per play.

They allowed greater than 3.4 yards per carry only once in conference play and held three straight opponents — Purdue, Illinois, and Michigan — to 33 yards on 84 carries.

An offense that averaged 6.7 yards per play in 2015 averaged 4 against those three FBS opponents, and that was with nearly half of each game coming against backups.

An opening night road game against a physical opponent is likely to be more frustrating than fun, and the fact that TCU won (while its retooled defense held Minnesota's retooled offense to 4.6 yards per play) is good enough.

Texas Tech transfer Baker Mayfield overtook Trevor Knight for the starting job and has done exactly what Sooner fans were hoping: look spectacular against outmanned opponents (against Akron and Tulsa: 77 percent completion rate, 15.9 yards per completions, seven TDs, no picks, and a passer rating greater than 200) and make the key plays against a better opponent.

In the last two seasons, Navy has averaged 5.7 yards per play and 26.6 points per game against power opponents (Notre Dame twice, Ohio State, Rutgers, Pitt, Duke, Indiana) but 5.2 and 25 in four contests against Air Force and Army.

What the metrics say: The Bucs defense ranks dead last in the following categories: Yards per play, passing yards, sacks, adjusted sack rate, and opponent third - down conversion.

In the Action Network's Monday Night Football preview, NFL expert Stuckey noted that the Bucs defense ranks dead last in yards per play, passing yards, sacks, adjusted sack rate, and opponent third - down conversion.