The Bengals finished No. 6 in total defense but allowed 2.4 more
yards per play when Burfict was off the field.
Not exact matches
But Stanford exploded for 46 points
per game and 8
yards per play in this span, and
when you expect to see a breakout, you don't need as much evidence to assume a breakout has occurred.
And
when the game was over, the Gators had averaged a rather healthy 5.8
yards per play.
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.
UCF averaged 6.9
yards per play, ran and passed
when it needed to, and pulled off the biggest win in program history.
The Bears averaged 7.8
yards per play to ISU's 2.9, Bryce Petty passed for a breezy 343
yards in 31 throws, and in particularly cruel fashion,
when the Cyclones finally scored in the final minute of the game, Baylor returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown.