The Bulls averaged under 6.3
yards per play just once all year and posted 8.2 per play against Florida State.
Not exact matches
The Golden Eagles couldn't contain UNT's spread and got outmuscled by Florida State but otherwise allowed
just 21.2 points
per game and 4.8
yards per play.
They averaged
just 3.6
yards per play over their next eight possessions and found themselves down 35 - 13 until a last - second, garbage - time touchdown.
They held Houston to
just 5.1
yards per play and lost mostly because of field position and special teams.
Rare is the team that has enough time to let downfield passing
plays develop against Georgia's defense, which ranks second nationally behind Alabama with
just 5.58
yards allowed
per pass attempt.
Texas averaged
just 3.9
yards per play on offense and allowed 5.7.
SMU, Northwestern State, and Buffalo combined for 27 points, 3.4
yards per play, and an absurd non-garbage time success rate of
just 17.0 percent.
The Ducks averaged
just 1.7
yards per carry, their first time under 2 since the last time they
played the Broncos in 2009.
Texas» defense has allowed
just 4.1
yards per play and allowed
just 27 combined points in three games against teams not named BYU.
Clemson averaged
just 6.1
yards per play for the game (which is indeed worthy of a «
just» for Clemson) and Tajh Boyd completed
just 60 percent of his passes and averaged
just 3.6
yards per carry (not including a sack).
Just ask 13 - 1 Marshall, which allowed 67 points and 8.6
yards per play to the Hilltoppers on November 28.
Weak competition and big -
play ability salvaged the overall numbers, but the ground game came up short in key moments — in three losses, Swanson carried 37 combined times for
just 132
yards (3.6
per carry), and when Swanson missed the EMU game, Shakif Seymour managed only 3.2
yards per carry in a near - loss.
Instead, the NFL's best defense over the course of the season held the vaunted Packer offense to 4.7
yards per play on the day and held Rodgers himself to
just 19 - of - 34 passing for 178
yards, a touchdown and two picks — a 55.8 QB rating.
He doesn't have to do everything; he
just needs to keep his average over about 5
yards per carry for the defense to fail against run / pass options and
play action.
The Spartans averaged a robust 6.4
yards per play and were never seriously in jeopardy of losing, but while Langford rushed for a robust 134
yards in
just 21 carries (6.4
yards per carry), the Spartans were awful on third down, and it cost them quite a few points.
Brian Hoyer again struggled, connecting on
just 14 of 31 passes for 140
yards and two interceptions — a putrid 31.7 passer rating — and Cleveland could only muster 248 total
yards at 3.6
yards per play.
And out of nowhere, New Mexico State gained 316
yards (9.6
per play) in its first four drives against Louisiana - Lafayette, scoring touchdowns on all four drives and building a big lead; the Aggies gained
just 134
yards (3.0) and scored seven points after that, eventually succumbing, 49 - 35.
In their last seven drives, the Aggie offense scored
just six points and averaged 4.8
yards per play.
Miami gained 100
yards (6.3
per play) and scored seven points on its first two drives against Florida State, then gained
just 175 (4.3) thereafter in a blowout loss.
The Tigers held Dak Prescott and Mississippi State to 19 points and 4.7
yards per play and slowed WKU's nuclear passing game to a crawl, allowing
just 20 points and 5.1
yards per play against the high - octane Hilltoppers.
Tech allowed
just 1.8
plays per game of 30 - plus
yards, 40th in the country and pretty good in the offense - friendly C - USA.
Keyante Green made the most of his opportunities — he carried
just 14 times in Big Ten
play and gained 128
yards (9.1
per carry)-- but didn't earn many.
Big -
play guys Chris Harper and Tyler Lockett combined to average
just 5.6
yards per target (19 targets, 12 catches, 106
yards).
Obviously trips to Oklahoma, TCU, West Virginia, and Baylor give the Wildcats one of the most difficult road slates in conference
play (especially with the way TCU and WVU seem to have improved), but after handling Auburn's offensive athleticism and keeping the Tigers under five
yards per play, Snyder and his staff have to feel pretty good about their defense's ability to hang with
just about anybody.
Last season the 6» 4 ″ receiver hauled in
just 26 catches, but showed big
play ability with 21.1
yards per reception and 8 touchdowns.
Duke's offense ranked
just 117th in
yards per play during the season.
The Hoosiers averaged 6.4
yards per play in building a solid first - half lead over Michigan State, but they fell, 31 - 27, after averaging
just 1.6
yards per play (23 for 37) in the second half.)
And Ohio State didn't even need to wait until halftime; after gaining
just 17
yards in 13 first - quarter
plays, the Buckeyes gained 428 in their final 49
plays (8.7
per play) in a 63 - 38 win over Nebraska.
But the offense did struggle against Clemson in much of last year's title game,
just as it had, relatively speaking, against Washington (5.1
yards per play) and LSU (4.6).
Tennessee averaged
just 4.2
yards per play, quarterback Justin Worley averaged
just 4.9
yards per pass attempt (passes to players not named Marquez North went
just 16 - for - 29 for 77
yards), and Tennessee's offense
just gave itself no chance to succeed against a good Gamecocks squa --
Southern Methodist rushes for 4.8
yards per carry to defenses that allow an average of 4.4, 7.4 passing
yards per attempt to 7.3, getting a nice margin of 6.3
yards per play against foes that are permitting an average of
just 5.8.
Wyoming gets
just 3.2
yards per rush to teams allowing an average of 4.4 and 6.5
yards per pass to 7.6; 4.7
yards per play to 5.8
They allow
just 3.6
yards per rush to teams that usually get 4.3, 6.5 passing
yards per attempt to 7.3 and 5.0
yards per play to 5.6.
Florida has been about defense this year allowing 3.5
yards per rush to teams normally getting 4.2,
just 6.3
yards per pass to 7.4, and 4.7
yards per play to 5.6.
They get
just 3.5
yards per rush to squads usually permitting 4.1, 8.2 passing
yards per attempt to defenses that allow an average of 7.5 and 5.5
yards per play to 5.6.
Texas Tech gets 4.1
yards per rush to squads usually permitting 4.3, but
just 6.7
yards per pass to 7.1 and 5.6
yards per play to 5.6.
Using the above metrics, Kent State is perfectly average running the ball, but horrible in the air, getting
just 5.7 to 6.9 and 4.7
yards per play to 5.3.