SWC75
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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).
Since this game featured two very different halves, I’ve decided to make two charts, one for each half.
1st Half:
When Syracuse had the ball:
Kickoffs: 25, 25 (SU 2 USF 2)
Punts: 44(28), 30(17), 45(1) (SU 3 USF 0)
Field Goals: G, NG (SU 1 USF 1)
Extra Points: none (SU 0 USF 0)
Total for Kicking Game: Syracuse 6 South Florida 3
1st down runs: 2, 9, 5, 0, 2, 6, 6, 5 , 13, 2(4), 5, -1v (SU 9 USF 3)
1st down passes: 11, 18, I, 8, 6(20), 9, I (SU 4 USF 3)
2nd down runs: 7(8), 6(1), 6(5), 2(5), 3(10), 5(2), 12(8), 3(14), 4(4), 2(1), 16(4), 1(2), 1(5) (SU 9 USF3)
2nd down passes: 10(5), I (SU 1 USF 1)
3rd down runs: 6(1), 0, 7(5) (SU 2 USF 1)
3rd down passes: I, I, 5(4), I (SU 1 USF 4)
4th down runs: none
4th down passes: none
Total for scrimmage plays: Syracuse 26 South Florida 17
Penalties (not tacked on to plays) SU- 3, USF- 3
Turnovers - none
Total for penalties and turnovers Syracuse 3 South Florida 3
When South Florida had the ball:
Kickoffs: 25, 25, 25, 25, 25 (SU 0 USF 5)
Punts: 38(27) (SU 1 USF 0)
Field Goals: G, G, G (SU 0 USF 3)
Extra Points: G, G (SU 0 USF 2)
Total for Kicking Game: Syracuse 1 South Florida 10
1st down runs: 22, 2, 4, 0, 13, 19, 4 5, 0, 53, 80, 4, 20 (SU 3 USF 9)
1st down passes: I, 4, 18, I, 4, I (SU 3 USF 3)
2nd down runs: 8(8), 16, 6(6), 1(6), 1(1), 3(6), -6, 4(10), 2(10), 4(6), 10(6), 2(7), 2(7) (SU 5 USF 7)
2nd down passes: I (SU 1 USF 0)
3rd down runs: 15(2) (SU 0 USF 1)
3rd down passes: 11(5), I, I, 10(6), I, 16(25) (SU 4 USF 2)
4th down runs: none
4th down passes: none
Total for scrimmage plays: Syracuse 16 South Florida 22
In the first half Syracuse ‘won’ 52 plays to 53 for South Florida. Sounds like a close game, doesn’t it? The key, as it often is, is big plays and the timing of bad plays. South Florida had 13 plays in which they gained 10 yards or more, including runs of 53 and 80 yards. They gained 226 yards on a dozen first down runs. Meanwhile Jerome Smith dropped a TD pass and we settled for a field goal and Nick Robinson wiggled his fanny on 4th and 1 from the one.
The second half:
When Syracuse had the ball:
Kickoffs: 25, 25, 25, 25, 40 (SU 4 USF 1)
Punts: 20(36) (SU 0 USF 1)
Field Goals: none (SU 0 USF 0)
Extra Points: G, G, G, G, (SU 4 USF 0)
Total for Kicking Game: Syracuse 8 South Florida 2
1st down runs: 3, 4, 4, 0, 4, 7, 2, -3, 0, -1, 9, 5, 6 (SU 7 USF 6)
1st down passes: 6, 11, 19, 14, 5, 19, 20, I, 1(1) (SU 7 USF 1)
2nd down runs: 15(7), 1(4), 5(3), 6(1) ( SU 3 USF 1)
2nd down passes: 31(6), 13(6), 24(10), I, 12(10), I, I, I, 19(5), I, 19(14) (SU 6 USF 5)
3rd down runs: 9(3), 2(1) (SU 2 USF 0)
3rd down passes: 5(5), -5, -4, 20 (SU 2 USF 2)
4th down runs: 2(1) (SU 1 USF 0)
4th down passes: none
Total for scrimmage plays: Syracuse 28 South Florida 15
Penalties (not tacked on to plays) SU- 4, USF- 6
Turnovers - SU- 0 USF- 1
Total for penalties and turnovers Syracuse 7 South Florida 4
When South Florida had the ball:
Kickoffs: 16, 25, 25 (SU 0 USF 3)
Punts: Blocked, 38(27) (SU 2 USF 0)
Field Goals: G, G (SU 0 USF 2)
Extra Points: G (SU 0 USF 1)
Total for Kicking Game: Syracuse 2 South Florida 6
1st down runs: -3, -2, 4, -3, 7, 15, 4, 0 (SU 4 USF 4)
1st down passes: 12, 38, 6, I, 30, 3, I (SU 3 USF 4)
2nd down runs: 26(13), 18(28), 6(14), -3, 5(10), 11(6), 1 (SU 3 USF 4)
2nd down passes: I, I, 10(3), 8(10) (SU 2 USF 2)
3rd down runs: 10(8), 2(2), 6(5), -6 (SU 1 USF 3)
3rd down passes: I, 14(11), I (SU 2 USF 1)
4th down runs: none
4th down passes: none
Total for scrimmage plays: Syracuse 15 South Florida 18
In the second half Syracuse ‘won’ 63 plays to 45 for South Florida. USF still had some big plays (10 plays of 10 yards or more, three of 25 or more), but they were fewer and they never broke the big one. They got 22 yards on 8 second half runs on first down, 1/10 of what they got in the first half. They kicked 5 field goals in the game and lost by one point. We got 13 plays of 10 or more yards in the second half. We ran the ball 27 times on first and second down in the first half and passed only 9 times on those downs. We got 3 points. In the second half we ran the ball 17 times on first and second down and passed 21 times and score 34 points. Overall we ’won’ 115 plays and ’lost’ 92 in this game.
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).
Since this game featured two very different halves, I’ve decided to make two charts, one for each half.
1st Half:
When Syracuse had the ball:
Kickoffs: 25, 25 (SU 2 USF 2)
Punts: 44(28), 30(17), 45(1) (SU 3 USF 0)
Field Goals: G, NG (SU 1 USF 1)
Extra Points: none (SU 0 USF 0)
Total for Kicking Game: Syracuse 6 South Florida 3
1st down runs: 2, 9, 5, 0, 2, 6, 6, 5 , 13, 2(4), 5, -1v (SU 9 USF 3)
1st down passes: 11, 18, I, 8, 6(20), 9, I (SU 4 USF 3)
2nd down runs: 7(8), 6(1), 6(5), 2(5), 3(10), 5(2), 12(8), 3(14), 4(4), 2(1), 16(4), 1(2), 1(5) (SU 9 USF3)
2nd down passes: 10(5), I (SU 1 USF 1)
3rd down runs: 6(1), 0, 7(5) (SU 2 USF 1)
3rd down passes: I, I, 5(4), I (SU 1 USF 4)
4th down runs: none
4th down passes: none
Total for scrimmage plays: Syracuse 26 South Florida 17
Penalties (not tacked on to plays) SU- 3, USF- 3
Turnovers - none
Total for penalties and turnovers Syracuse 3 South Florida 3
When South Florida had the ball:
Kickoffs: 25, 25, 25, 25, 25 (SU 0 USF 5)
Punts: 38(27) (SU 1 USF 0)
Field Goals: G, G, G (SU 0 USF 3)
Extra Points: G, G (SU 0 USF 2)
Total for Kicking Game: Syracuse 1 South Florida 10
1st down runs: 22, 2, 4, 0, 13, 19, 4 5, 0, 53, 80, 4, 20 (SU 3 USF 9)
1st down passes: I, 4, 18, I, 4, I (SU 3 USF 3)
2nd down runs: 8(8), 16, 6(6), 1(6), 1(1), 3(6), -6, 4(10), 2(10), 4(6), 10(6), 2(7), 2(7) (SU 5 USF 7)
2nd down passes: I (SU 1 USF 0)
3rd down runs: 15(2) (SU 0 USF 1)
3rd down passes: 11(5), I, I, 10(6), I, 16(25) (SU 4 USF 2)
4th down runs: none
4th down passes: none
Total for scrimmage plays: Syracuse 16 South Florida 22
In the first half Syracuse ‘won’ 52 plays to 53 for South Florida. Sounds like a close game, doesn’t it? The key, as it often is, is big plays and the timing of bad plays. South Florida had 13 plays in which they gained 10 yards or more, including runs of 53 and 80 yards. They gained 226 yards on a dozen first down runs. Meanwhile Jerome Smith dropped a TD pass and we settled for a field goal and Nick Robinson wiggled his fanny on 4th and 1 from the one.
The second half:
When Syracuse had the ball:
Kickoffs: 25, 25, 25, 25, 40 (SU 4 USF 1)
Punts: 20(36) (SU 0 USF 1)
Field Goals: none (SU 0 USF 0)
Extra Points: G, G, G, G, (SU 4 USF 0)
Total for Kicking Game: Syracuse 8 South Florida 2
1st down runs: 3, 4, 4, 0, 4, 7, 2, -3, 0, -1, 9, 5, 6 (SU 7 USF 6)
1st down passes: 6, 11, 19, 14, 5, 19, 20, I, 1(1) (SU 7 USF 1)
2nd down runs: 15(7), 1(4), 5(3), 6(1) ( SU 3 USF 1)
2nd down passes: 31(6), 13(6), 24(10), I, 12(10), I, I, I, 19(5), I, 19(14) (SU 6 USF 5)
3rd down runs: 9(3), 2(1) (SU 2 USF 0)
3rd down passes: 5(5), -5, -4, 20 (SU 2 USF 2)
4th down runs: 2(1) (SU 1 USF 0)
4th down passes: none
Total for scrimmage plays: Syracuse 28 South Florida 15
Penalties (not tacked on to plays) SU- 4, USF- 6
Turnovers - SU- 0 USF- 1
Total for penalties and turnovers Syracuse 7 South Florida 4
When South Florida had the ball:
Kickoffs: 16, 25, 25 (SU 0 USF 3)
Punts: Blocked, 38(27) (SU 2 USF 0)
Field Goals: G, G (SU 0 USF 2)
Extra Points: G (SU 0 USF 1)
Total for Kicking Game: Syracuse 2 South Florida 6
1st down runs: -3, -2, 4, -3, 7, 15, 4, 0 (SU 4 USF 4)
1st down passes: 12, 38, 6, I, 30, 3, I (SU 3 USF 4)
2nd down runs: 26(13), 18(28), 6(14), -3, 5(10), 11(6), 1 (SU 3 USF 4)
2nd down passes: I, I, 10(3), 8(10) (SU 2 USF 2)
3rd down runs: 10(8), 2(2), 6(5), -6 (SU 1 USF 3)
3rd down passes: I, 14(11), I (SU 2 USF 1)
4th down runs: none
4th down passes: none
Total for scrimmage plays: Syracuse 15 South Florida 18
In the second half Syracuse ‘won’ 63 plays to 45 for South Florida. USF still had some big plays (10 plays of 10 yards or more, three of 25 or more), but they were fewer and they never broke the big one. They got 22 yards on 8 second half runs on first down, 1/10 of what they got in the first half. They kicked 5 field goals in the game and lost by one point. We got 13 plays of 10 or more yards in the second half. We ran the ball 27 times on first and second down in the first half and passed only 9 times on those downs. We got 3 points. In the second half we ran the ball 17 times on first and second down and passed 21 times and score 34 points. Overall we ’won’ 115 plays and ’lost’ 92 in this game.
