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THE SYSTEM: The offense wins a play if they get a third of the way to a first down on first down, half way to a first down on second down or gets a first down on third or fourth down. Otherwise the defense wins. Any score is a win for the team that scores. Any turnover is a win for the team that winds up with the ball. The kicking team wins a kick-off where the other team winds up with the ball from their own 25 in to their goal line: outside of that and the receiving team won. The kicking team wins any punt that produces a new +40 yard change in the line of scrimmage or forces the other team to begin from their 20 yard line in. Anny successful place kick is a win for the kicking team. I’ve put the yards to go in parenthesis if it’s other than 10 yards. Penalties are simply tacked onto the play before the play is evaluated if they didn’t nullify it. If the penalty did nullify the play or was a dead ball foul, it’s listed separately.
When Syracuse Had the Ball:
KO- SU 37, LOU 35, LOU 33 (net 42 after safety), LOU 18, LOU 45 (net 33 after safety) SU 2 LOU 3
(I’ll treat the kick-offs after the safeties the same way I do punts: we win if we netted 40+ yards)
P- 44 to LOU 27, 49 to LOU 31, 40 to LOU 35, 44 to LOU 39, 20 to LOU 20, 34 to LOU 27, 39 to LOU 48 SU 4 LOU 3
FG- GOOD from 21, GOOD from 24 SU 2 LOU 0
XP- none
Total for kicking game: Syracuse 8 Louisville 6
1st rush-3, 1(5), -4, 6, 4, 3, 7, 5, 19, -3, -2, 18, 3, 11, 19, 1 SU 8 LOU 7
1st pass- I, 22, I, I, I, I, 6, I, -10, 13, -15 SU 3 LOU 8
First Down total: Syracuse 11 Louisville 15
2nd rush- -1(safety), 4(4), 3(6), 0 SU 2 LOU2
2nd pass- 7, 3(7), I, 8(14), 1(7), 2, I, I, 39, 1(3), I, I, 8, 6, I, I SU 5 LOU10
Second Down total: Syracuse 7 Louisville 12
3rd run- 3(1), -2, 5(5) SU 2 LOU 1
3rd pass- 2(3), 12(4), I, I, 6(3), 48(3), 13(19), I, I, I, I, -5 (safety) SU 3 LOU 9
Third Down total: Syracuse 5 Louisville 10
4th run- none
4th pass-none
Fourth Down total: none
Total for plays from scrimmage: Syracuse 31 Louisville 47
Running plays: Syracuse 12 Louisville 10
Passing plays: Syracuse 11 Louisville 27
Penalties (not added on to play): SU 0 LOU 2 (penalties by the other team that each team benefited by)
Turnovers: SU 0 LOU 2
Total for penalties and turnovers: Syracuse 0 Louisville 4
Total when Syracuse had the ball: Syracuse 31 Louisville 47
When Louisville had the ball:
KO- SU 16, SU 15, SU 25, SU 25, SU 15 SU 0 LOU 5
P- 21 to SU 20, 44 to SU 1, 52 to SU 9, 9 to SU 49, 53 to SU 19, 35 to SU 19, 33 to SU 44
SU 1 LOU 6
FG- GOOD from 51 SU 0 LOU 1
XP- GOOD, GOOD, GOOD SU 0 LOU 3
Total for kicking game: Syracuse 1 Louisville 15
1st rush- 6, 6, 1, 10, 6, 4TD, 16(15), 1, 5(20), 5, 1, 0, -1, 4, 4, 1, 18, 0 , 4, 5, 5, 4 SU 8 LOU 14
1st pass- 6, I, 19, I, 18, -2, 15 SU 3 LOU 4
First Down total: Syracuse 11 Louisville 18
2nd rush- -2, 5(4), 4, 3(4), 6, 0, 2(7), 9(15), 1(6), 7(6), -1, 1, 23(5), 2(5), -1v SU 7 LOU 8
2nd pass- 21(9), I, -4, I, 45, I, I, 4TD SU 4 LOU 3
Second Down total: Syracuse 11 Louisville 11
3rd run- 7(6), 9(1), 11(16), -3, 14TD, 4, 4(3) SU LOU 5
3rd pass- -8, 7(4), I, 6(9), -10, 6(5), I, 29(6), I SU 6 LOU 3
Third Down total: Syracuse 8 Louisville 8
4th run- none
4th pass- none
Fourth Down total: none
Total for plays from scrimmage: Syracuse 30 Louisville 37
Running plays: Syracuse 17 Louisville 27
Passing plays: Syracuse 13 Lousivi8lle 10
Penalties (not added on to play): SU 7 LOU 1 (penalties by the other team that each team benefited by)
Turnovers: SU 2 LOU 0
Total for penalties and turnovers: Syracuse 9 Louisville 1
Total when Louisville had the ball: Syracuse 40 Louisville 53
Overall kicking game total: Syracuse 9 Louisville 21
Overall plays from scrimmage total: Syracuse 53 Louisville 74
Running plays: Syracuse 29 Louisville 37
Passing plays: Syracuse 24 Louisville 37
Overall penalties and turnovers: Syracuse 9 Louisville 5
Game Total: Syracuse 71 Louisville 100
Comments: The kicking game was again a major issue. The kicking team should dominate those plays. We barely won them, 8-6. The Cardinals went 15-1. That gave them huge advantages in field positon. We started our 14 possessions a total of 1,025 yards from the goal line. Louisville started their 14 possessions 871 yards from the goal line. That’s like an extra 154 yards of offense for the Cardinals. Our passing, which has produced one touchdown pass in 5 games, (a 4 yarder vs. Central Michigan). In this game when we dropped back to pass, the result was favorable to Louisville 27 out of 38 times.
We ran 62 plays from scrimmage with 21:52 minutes of possession time while Louisville ran 70 plays in 36:50. That means that we got 2.84 plays off per minute and took an average of 21.16 seconds to get a play off. Louisville got off only 1.90 plays per minute. It took them an average of 31:57 to get a play off. But, because they were more efficient in gaining ayrds and first downs, they got off 8 more plays than we did.
TOTALS FOR YEAR
When SU had the ball:
KO- SU 12 OPP 11
P- SU 18 OPP 8
FG- SU 8 OPP 4
XP- SU 10 OPP 2
Total for kicking game: SU 48 OPP 25
1st rush- SU 59 OPP 48
1st pass- SU 18 OPP 30
First Down total: SU 77 OPP 78
2nd rush- SU 29 OPP 18
2nd pass- SU 27 OPP 34
Second Down total: SU 56 OPP 52
3rd run- SU 11 OPP 13
3rd pass- SU 14 OPP 34
Third Down total: SU 25 OPP 47
4th run- SU 3 OPP 1
4th pass-SU 2 OPP 2
Fourth Down total: SU 5 OPP 3
Total for plays from scrimmage: SU 163 OPP 180
Running plays: SU 102 OPP 80
Passing plays: SU 61 OPP 100
Penalties (not added onto play): SU 10 OPP 21 (penalties by the other team that each team benefited by)
Turnovers (by SU) : SU 0 OPP 5
Total for penalties and turnovers: SU 10 OPP 26
Total when Syracuse had the ball: SU 221 OPP 231
When the Opposition had the Ball:
KO- SU 4 OPP 21
P- SU 7 OPP 18
FG- SU 2 OPP 7
XP- SU 1 OPP 12
Total for kicking game: SU 14 OPP 58
1st rush- SU 50 OPP 46
1st pass- SU 26 OPP 37
First Down total: SU 76 OPP 83
2nd rush- SU 24 OPP 38
2nd pass- SU 25 OPP 29
Second Down total: SU 49 OPP 67
3rd run- SU 7 OPP 22
3rd pass- SU 29 OPP 14
Third Down total: SU 36 OPP 36
4th run- SU 0 OPP 1
4th pass-SU 1 OPP 1
Fourth Down total: SU 1 OPP 2
Total for plays from scrimmage: SU 162 OPP 188
Running plays: SU 81 OPP 107
Passing plays: SU 81 OPP 81
Penalties (not added on to play): SU 21 OPP 11
Turnovers: SU (got) 9 OPP 0
Total for penalties and turnovers: SU 30 OPP 11
Total when the opposition had the ball: SU 206 OPP 257
Overall kicking game total: SU 62 OPP 83
Overall plays from scrimmage total: SU 325 OPP 368
Running plays: SU 183 OPP 187
Passing plays: SU 142 OPP 181
Overall penalties and turnovers: SU 40 OPP 37
Game Total: Syracuse 427 Opposition 488
Comments: I think the way to look at this is not as a percentage, (We have been successful in 427 of 915 plays: 46.7%0, but to view the difference as if the other team was running extra plays we didn’t get to run that were successful. The opposition has run 21 more successful kicking plays than we have: 4 more successful running plays and 39 more successful passing plays. We are +3 in turnovers and penalties, (not tacked onto the play). That’s really quite a difference.
SEASON SUMMARY
VILLANOVA SU scrimmage: 29-36 VIL scrimmage: 40-46 Kicking: 17-11 PEN/TO: 5-10 Total: 91-103
C. MICHIGAN SU scrimmage: 41-36 CM scrimmage: 36-22 Kicking: 14-13 PEN/TO: 8-5 Total: 99-76
MARYLAND SU scrimmage: 41-34 MD scrimmage: 30-27 Kicking: 14-21 PEN/TO: 6-9 Total: 91-91
NOTRE DAME SU scrimmage: 29-37 ND scrimmage: 22-51 Kicking: 8-18 PEN/TO: 12-8 Total: 71-114
LOUISVILLE SU scrimmage: 23-37 ND scrimmage: 30-37 Kicking: 9-21 PEN/TO: 9-5 Total: 71-100
When Syracuse Had the Ball:
KO- SU 37, LOU 35, LOU 33 (net 42 after safety), LOU 18, LOU 45 (net 33 after safety) SU 2 LOU 3
(I’ll treat the kick-offs after the safeties the same way I do punts: we win if we netted 40+ yards)
P- 44 to LOU 27, 49 to LOU 31, 40 to LOU 35, 44 to LOU 39, 20 to LOU 20, 34 to LOU 27, 39 to LOU 48 SU 4 LOU 3
FG- GOOD from 21, GOOD from 24 SU 2 LOU 0
XP- none
Total for kicking game: Syracuse 8 Louisville 6
1st rush-3, 1(5), -4, 6, 4, 3, 7, 5, 19, -3, -2, 18, 3, 11, 19, 1 SU 8 LOU 7
1st pass- I, 22, I, I, I, I, 6, I, -10, 13, -15 SU 3 LOU 8
First Down total: Syracuse 11 Louisville 15
2nd rush- -1(safety), 4(4), 3(6), 0 SU 2 LOU2
2nd pass- 7, 3(7), I, 8(14), 1(7), 2, I, I, 39, 1(3), I, I, 8, 6, I, I SU 5 LOU10
Second Down total: Syracuse 7 Louisville 12
3rd run- 3(1), -2, 5(5) SU 2 LOU 1
3rd pass- 2(3), 12(4), I, I, 6(3), 48(3), 13(19), I, I, I, I, -5 (safety) SU 3 LOU 9
Third Down total: Syracuse 5 Louisville 10
4th run- none
4th pass-none
Fourth Down total: none
Total for plays from scrimmage: Syracuse 31 Louisville 47
Running plays: Syracuse 12 Louisville 10
Passing plays: Syracuse 11 Louisville 27
Penalties (not added on to play): SU 0 LOU 2 (penalties by the other team that each team benefited by)
Turnovers: SU 0 LOU 2
Total for penalties and turnovers: Syracuse 0 Louisville 4
Total when Syracuse had the ball: Syracuse 31 Louisville 47
When Louisville had the ball:
KO- SU 16, SU 15, SU 25, SU 25, SU 15 SU 0 LOU 5
P- 21 to SU 20, 44 to SU 1, 52 to SU 9, 9 to SU 49, 53 to SU 19, 35 to SU 19, 33 to SU 44
SU 1 LOU 6
FG- GOOD from 51 SU 0 LOU 1
XP- GOOD, GOOD, GOOD SU 0 LOU 3
Total for kicking game: Syracuse 1 Louisville 15
1st rush- 6, 6, 1, 10, 6, 4TD, 16(15), 1, 5(20), 5, 1, 0, -1, 4, 4, 1, 18, 0 , 4, 5, 5, 4 SU 8 LOU 14
1st pass- 6, I, 19, I, 18, -2, 15 SU 3 LOU 4
First Down total: Syracuse 11 Louisville 18
2nd rush- -2, 5(4), 4, 3(4), 6, 0, 2(7), 9(15), 1(6), 7(6), -1, 1, 23(5), 2(5), -1v SU 7 LOU 8
2nd pass- 21(9), I, -4, I, 45, I, I, 4TD SU 4 LOU 3
Second Down total: Syracuse 11 Louisville 11
3rd run- 7(6), 9(1), 11(16), -3, 14TD, 4, 4(3) SU LOU 5
3rd pass- -8, 7(4), I, 6(9), -10, 6(5), I, 29(6), I SU 6 LOU 3
Third Down total: Syracuse 8 Louisville 8
4th run- none
4th pass- none
Fourth Down total: none
Total for plays from scrimmage: Syracuse 30 Louisville 37
Running plays: Syracuse 17 Louisville 27
Passing plays: Syracuse 13 Lousivi8lle 10
Penalties (not added on to play): SU 7 LOU 1 (penalties by the other team that each team benefited by)
Turnovers: SU 2 LOU 0
Total for penalties and turnovers: Syracuse 9 Louisville 1
Total when Louisville had the ball: Syracuse 40 Louisville 53
Overall kicking game total: Syracuse 9 Louisville 21
Overall plays from scrimmage total: Syracuse 53 Louisville 74
Running plays: Syracuse 29 Louisville 37
Passing plays: Syracuse 24 Louisville 37
Overall penalties and turnovers: Syracuse 9 Louisville 5
Game Total: Syracuse 71 Louisville 100
Comments: The kicking game was again a major issue. The kicking team should dominate those plays. We barely won them, 8-6. The Cardinals went 15-1. That gave them huge advantages in field positon. We started our 14 possessions a total of 1,025 yards from the goal line. Louisville started their 14 possessions 871 yards from the goal line. That’s like an extra 154 yards of offense for the Cardinals. Our passing, which has produced one touchdown pass in 5 games, (a 4 yarder vs. Central Michigan). In this game when we dropped back to pass, the result was favorable to Louisville 27 out of 38 times.
We ran 62 plays from scrimmage with 21:52 minutes of possession time while Louisville ran 70 plays in 36:50. That means that we got 2.84 plays off per minute and took an average of 21.16 seconds to get a play off. Louisville got off only 1.90 plays per minute. It took them an average of 31:57 to get a play off. But, because they were more efficient in gaining ayrds and first downs, they got off 8 more plays than we did.
TOTALS FOR YEAR
When SU had the ball:
KO- SU 12 OPP 11
P- SU 18 OPP 8
FG- SU 8 OPP 4
XP- SU 10 OPP 2
Total for kicking game: SU 48 OPP 25
1st rush- SU 59 OPP 48
1st pass- SU 18 OPP 30
First Down total: SU 77 OPP 78
2nd rush- SU 29 OPP 18
2nd pass- SU 27 OPP 34
Second Down total: SU 56 OPP 52
3rd run- SU 11 OPP 13
3rd pass- SU 14 OPP 34
Third Down total: SU 25 OPP 47
4th run- SU 3 OPP 1
4th pass-SU 2 OPP 2
Fourth Down total: SU 5 OPP 3
Total for plays from scrimmage: SU 163 OPP 180
Running plays: SU 102 OPP 80
Passing plays: SU 61 OPP 100
Penalties (not added onto play): SU 10 OPP 21 (penalties by the other team that each team benefited by)
Turnovers (by SU) : SU 0 OPP 5
Total for penalties and turnovers: SU 10 OPP 26
Total when Syracuse had the ball: SU 221 OPP 231
When the Opposition had the Ball:
KO- SU 4 OPP 21
P- SU 7 OPP 18
FG- SU 2 OPP 7
XP- SU 1 OPP 12
Total for kicking game: SU 14 OPP 58
1st rush- SU 50 OPP 46
1st pass- SU 26 OPP 37
First Down total: SU 76 OPP 83
2nd rush- SU 24 OPP 38
2nd pass- SU 25 OPP 29
Second Down total: SU 49 OPP 67
3rd run- SU 7 OPP 22
3rd pass- SU 29 OPP 14
Third Down total: SU 36 OPP 36
4th run- SU 0 OPP 1
4th pass-SU 1 OPP 1
Fourth Down total: SU 1 OPP 2
Total for plays from scrimmage: SU 162 OPP 188
Running plays: SU 81 OPP 107
Passing plays: SU 81 OPP 81
Penalties (not added on to play): SU 21 OPP 11
Turnovers: SU (got) 9 OPP 0
Total for penalties and turnovers: SU 30 OPP 11
Total when the opposition had the ball: SU 206 OPP 257
Overall kicking game total: SU 62 OPP 83
Overall plays from scrimmage total: SU 325 OPP 368
Running plays: SU 183 OPP 187
Passing plays: SU 142 OPP 181
Overall penalties and turnovers: SU 40 OPP 37
Game Total: Syracuse 427 Opposition 488
Comments: I think the way to look at this is not as a percentage, (We have been successful in 427 of 915 plays: 46.7%0, but to view the difference as if the other team was running extra plays we didn’t get to run that were successful. The opposition has run 21 more successful kicking plays than we have: 4 more successful running plays and 39 more successful passing plays. We are +3 in turnovers and penalties, (not tacked onto the play). That’s really quite a difference.
SEASON SUMMARY
VILLANOVA SU scrimmage: 29-36 VIL scrimmage: 40-46 Kicking: 17-11 PEN/TO: 5-10 Total: 91-103
C. MICHIGAN SU scrimmage: 41-36 CM scrimmage: 36-22 Kicking: 14-13 PEN/TO: 8-5 Total: 99-76
MARYLAND SU scrimmage: 41-34 MD scrimmage: 30-27 Kicking: 14-21 PEN/TO: 6-9 Total: 91-91
NOTRE DAME SU scrimmage: 29-37 ND scrimmage: 22-51 Kicking: 8-18 PEN/TO: 12-8 Total: 71-114
LOUISVILLE SU scrimmage: 23-37 ND scrimmage: 30-37 Kicking: 9-21 PEN/TO: 9-5 Total: 71-100
