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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 342182, member: 289"] The October Games: RUTGERS When SU had the ball: 1st down run 8-7 1st down pass 4-7 2nd down run 6-3 2nd down pass 3-6 3rd down run 0-3 3rd down pass 5-7 4th down run 0-0 4th down pass 0-0 Total: 26-33 SU kicking Kickoffs 0-3 Punts 2-3 Field Goals 1-2 Extra Points 1-1 (officially) Total: 4-9 Penalties: 8-7 Turnovers: 4-5 Total: 12-12 (a very sloppy game) When Rutgers had the ball: 1st down run 13-7 1st down pass 12-7 2nd down run 4-5 2nd down pass 14-7 3rd down run 3-2 3rd down pass 10-5 4th down run 0-0 4th down pass 0-1 Total: 56-34 Rutgers kicking Kickoffs 2-2 Punts 0-4 Field Goals 3-4 Extra Points 0-1 Total: 5-11 We played very well on defense in this game, (56-34), not very well on offense (26-33) and badly in the kicking game(9-20). The penalties and turnovers made it a wild game. The biggest play was a defensive play, Dyshawn Davis’ big hit leading to a 66 yard fumble return by Ri’Shard Anderson. Ryan Nassib found Alec Lemon for 29 yards and Dorian Graham for 30. Antwon Bailey has a 36 yard run. But this game was about bad plays, not good ones. Plays were 103-99 overall. TULANE When SU had the ball: 1st down run 10-9 1st down pass 5-8 2nd down run 8-7 2nd down pass 3-9 3rd down run 3-1 3rd down pass 5-6 4th down run 0-0 4th down pass 0-0 Total: 34-40 SU kicking Kickoffs 1-4 Punts 2-4 Field Goals 2-0 Extra Points 4-0 (officially) Total: 9-8 Penalties: 4-3 Turnovers: 2-0 Total: 6-3 When Tulane had the ball: 1st down run 6-9 1st down pass 2-12 2nd down run 5-2 2nd down pass 2-6 3rd down run 3-2 3rd down pass 4-3 4th down run 0-1 4th down pass 0-0 Total: 22-38 Tulane kicking Kickoffs 6-0 Punts 1-3 Field Goals 1-3 Extra Points 0-4 Total: 8-10 This was a terrible defensive performance against a terrible team. Tulane was 97th in the country in yards gained and 105th in scoring. They averaged 214 yard per game passing, 340 passing yards and 21 points per game. Against us the passed for 355 yards, gained 471 and scored 34 points. We gave up a 40 TD yard run and pass plays of 27, 35, 60, 37 and 58 yards. Ridiculous. We had a 79 yard kickoff return, a 26 yard pass, a 21 yard run, and 21, 29 and a 26 yard pass. Overall they won 99 plays to only 79 for us. Our worst performance of the year, even if we pulled it out in the end. WEST VIRGINIA When SU had the ball: 1st down run 11-13 1st down pass 5-3 2nd down run 4-5 2nd down pass 10-7 3rd down run 3-2 3rd down pass 9-2 4th down run 0-0 4th down pass 0-0 Total: 42-32 SU kicking Kickoffs 1-7 Punts 1-3 Field Goals 0-0 Extra Points 7-0 Total: 9-10 Penalties: 4-2 Turnovers: 2-0 Total: 6-2 When West Virginia had the ball: 1st down run 3-6 1st down pass 9-10 2nd down run 3-4 2nd down pass 7-6 3rd down run 3-1 3rd down pass 3-4 4th down run 0-1 4th down pass 1-0 Total: 29-32 West Virginia kicking Kickoffs 3-2 Punts 0-3 Field Goals 0-1 Extra Points 1-2 Total: 4-8 After struggling to beat a lousy team, we dominated one of the better teams in the country. But we really didn’t dominate in terms of plays won (90-84). The thing that jumps out of me is our success passing on second and third down, (19-9). They were in a defensive alignment that wasn’t the best idea against our type of passing attack. We scored on a 29 yard pass to Stevens and set up another with a 24 yarder to Provo. Antwon Bailey also had a 50 yard run. West Virginia countered with pass plays of 64, 43 and 25 yards which produced two scores. But the 64 yarder was negated by the play of the game, Dorian Graham‘s 98 yard kick-off return. LOUISVILLE When SU had the ball: 1st down run 5-5 1st down pass 3-10 2nd down run 1-6 2nd down pass 6-7 3rd down run 3-1 3rd down pass 1-10 4th down run 2-1 4th down pass 1-1 Total: 22-41 SU kicking Kickoffs 2-1 Punts 3-5 Field Goals 1-0 Extra Points 1-0 Total: 7-6 Penalties 7-5 Turnovers 1-0 Total: 8-5 When Louisville had the ball: 1st down run 10-8 1st down pass 4-3 2nd down run 5-4 2nd down pass 6-4 3rd down run 0-1 3rd down pass 8-3 4th down run 0-0 4th down pass 0-0 Total: 33-23 Louisville kicking Kickoffs 3-2 Punts 0-3 Field Goals 0-1 Extra Points 1-2 Total: 4-8 We played well on defense and the kicking game was a wash. We lost this game on offense. We couldn’t get anything going in this game. We lost 41 of 63 offensive plays. The rest of the game was 52-42 (total 74-83). Louisville had the big plays, a 44 yard pass, a 42 yard TD pass and a 61 yard run. Antwon Bailey had a couple of 29 yard runs and a 24 yarder. But it wasn’t enough. Our third down passing was an abysmal 1-10. [/QUOTE]

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