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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 417702, member: 289"] I’m going to chart each game in the following manner: For each team, I’ll list the result of each kickoff, (where the other team started their possession after the kickoff), the net yardage of each punt, (if they never got the punt off, I’ll note whether it was blocked or bobbled and the net yardage of the play), the result of each extra point, (I’ll note if it was a two point attempt) and field goal attempt. (I’ll also note any conversion returned for two points. I don’t think we’ve had one in our games since Pitt in 1990). Then I’ll record what happened on each first down run, first down pass, second down run and pass, third down run and pass and fourth down run and pass. If the yardage needed for a first down or a score in a goal to go situation is other than 10, I’ll note that unless the play resulted in a loss, no gain or an incomplete pass, in which case nit was a win for the defense regardless of the yardage needed. If it was a ”victory play” I’ll put a ’V’ next to it. Sacks are reported under passes, not runs. Again, the concept is to keep track of how often each team got the minimum they would have wanted from a play. On first down, you want to get at least a third of the way to a first down. On second down, you want to get at least halfway to a first down. On third or fourth down, you want to get a first down. If the offense achieves those goals they have won the play. If not, the defense has won the play. Offensive scoring plays are wins for them. The “victory” play is a loss of 2 yards but a win for the offense so long as they retained possession. Turnovers are wins for the defense. Penalties get tacked onto the result of the play if that’s the way they were marked off. If they canceled the play or were dead ball fouls, I kept track of them separately. Sacks are counted as passing plays. Kickoffs are wins for the kicking team if the other team starts it’s possession from the 25 in, (per the new touchback rule). Punts are wins for the kicking team if they produce a net +40 yard change or the other team starts from their 20 in. Placekicks are offensive wins if they go through the uprights. Any other result is a win for the defense. If the resulting tally of plays won is close, the game wasn’t decided by one team dominating the other. It was decided on big plays, mistakes and breaks, (as most games are). When Syracuse had the ball: KO 13,25,27,34,25,31 (SU 3 MO 3) P 18(M20),44(M11),36(M31),34(M2),33(M23),44(M21) (SU 4 MO 2) XP G,G,G,G (SU 4 MO 0) FG G (SU 1 MO 0) Total for Kicking Game: Syracuse 12 Missouri 5 1st down runs: 2,9,3,4(9),4,7,1,3,3,-3,1(TD),1(V),4,5,3,0,1 (SU 8 MO 9) 1st down passes: 1,11(25),II,615,11,12,13(TD),I,I,3,29,I,27,18,I,17(TD) (SU 10 MO 8) 2nd down runs: 0,3(7),0,4(3),8,1(9),6,12(13),3(6),1(5),1(7),6,1(4),8TD (SU 7 MO 7) 2nd down passes: 14(8),31(11),I,22(7),12(7),18(9),3,17,9(7),I (SU 7 MO 3) 3rd down runs: 4(1),-2,12(4),7(1),2(3) (SU 3 MO 2) 3rd down passes: 12(4),I,6(14),I,10(3),12(4),I,27(4),I,I (SU 4 MO 6) 4th down runs: none (SU 0 MO 0) 4th down passes: 19 (SU 1 MO 0) Total for scrimmage plays: Syracuse 40 Missouri 35 Turnovers: Syracuse: Interception, Missouri: Interception Penalties (not tacked on to plays) SU: 5,15,15, MO: 10,10,5,5,9 Total for turnovers and penalties: Syracuse 6, Missouri 5 When Missouri had the ball: KO 21,19,25,25,25,19 (SU 0 MO 6) P 37(S39),38(S31),34(S25),42(S2),54(S30),25(M47) (SU 4 MO 2) XP G,G,G (SU 0 MO 3) FG G,NG,G (SU 1 MO 2) Total for kicking game: Syracuse 5 Missouri 13 1st down rushes: 6,1(20),9,2,3,9,2(4),11,2,1,-1,-3,11,14,1,8(9),9-5,-3,9 (SU 10 MO 10) 1st down passes: 70TD,22,6,15,I,13,-12,11,I,4,I,38,3TD,I,11 (SU 5 MO 10) 2nd down runs: 3(4),2,3(22),3(1),2(8),11(9),11,*(6),2,0,7(1),7(1) (SU 5 MO 7) 2nd down passes: 6(4),15(19),9(1),14(8),-2,I,5(11),-14,27,I,9 (SU 5 MO 5) 3rd down runs: 8(1),4(6),8(17),10(27),-2,-3 (SU 1 MO 5) 3rd down passes: 30TD,-11,I,26(9),I,14(6),I (SU 3 MO 4) 4th down runs: none 4th down passes: none Total for scrimmage plays: Syracuse 29 Missouri 41 Syracuse “won” 92 plays, Missouri 98. It was a close game that could have gone either way. Missouri got some big plays early but they were unable to build the lead up enough to take Syracuse out of the game. The Orange didn’t get the long strikes the Tigers got but they did a good job of running successful plays together at the right time. And the SU defense, after being burned early , made some big plays when it counted. 　　　　 [/QUOTE]

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