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[QUOTE="SWC75, post: 1551783, member: 289"]
It occurred to me that I couldn't recall a game this year where we deferred to the second half and then opened the second half with a score. I also wondered how often we'd stopped the other team at the beginning of the game and what advantage we'd gained from it.  I decided to look it up. I don't recall if any of these situations were the result of the other team winning the toss and not deferring but everyone seems to be deferring these days and the situation it creates is the same.

Rhode Island:
1st half: Rhode Island fumbled the kickoff. We gave it right back to them with an interception. 
2nd Half-  we had a 9 play 72 yards drive ending in a 13 yard TD run by Jordan Fredericks. that put us up 38-0.

Central Michigan: 
1st Half: We made 'em punt but a clip gave us the ball on the SU 11. We punted and they got it back on the CMU 42.
2nd Half: We gained 9 yards and punted.

Pittsburgh: 
1st Half: Pitt drove to the SU 14 and kicked a field goal. 
2nd Half:We gained 8 yards and punted.

Florida State: 
1st Half: We forced a punt and got the ball on the FSU 49. But we punted it right back to them. We forced another punt, got the 62 yarder to Strickland and scored first. 
2nd Half:We gained 34 yards and punted.

Louisville: 
1st Half: The Cardinals score din four plays. 
2nd Half:We gained 37 yards and missed a 52 yard field goal.

Clemson: 
1st Half: They scored in two plays.
2nd Half:We gained 7 yards and punted.

The idea of stuffing them on defense and getting good field position early and then having a chance to take the momentum at the beginning of the second half hasn't worked out very well. It might be a strategy that a better team could take more advantage of. But I suppose that's true of all strategies.
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