We were #2 in the country in turnover margin in 2015 and 22nd in 2014. We forced 35 and 30 turnovers, respectively, in those 2 years.
Last year, we were 107 in the country and forced only 18 turnovers. This season, we sit at 65th with 17 forced turnovers.
In our 3 losses this year, we've forced just 4 turnovers combined - meaning we've caused 14 TOs in our 6 wins. Last year, in our 4 losses we caused exactly 1 turnover - meaning we created 17 in our 9 wins. Just 5 turnovers created in our 7 losses and 31 in 15 wins.
ECU Stuff:
I'm pretty sure I've never seen a team finish a game with more points than plays but that's what we had Saturday. We scored 53 points on just 48 snaps - that's pretty efficient. I can't ever remember a team I rooted for run just 48 plays in a college football game.
The two worst games (in terms of total plays) in recent history before ECU were both in 2006 and back to back - at Miami (53 plays) and ULL at home (54). The difference being those teams played keep away and this week, we scored fast and ECU was generally inept.
Games with least # plays since 2006:
53 - Miami 2006
54 - ULL 2006
55 - Texas State 2010
56 - USF 2013
57 - Marshall 2011
Back to ECU ... here are some strange statistical anomalies that I don't ever remember seeing in a blowout that went the other way:
- They ran 50 more plays than us (98-48).
- We were more than doubled in first downs (33-16).
- They had 39 more completions than us (54-15).
- Their QBs threw it 54 more times than us (74-22).
- We lost the TOP battle by over 20 minutes (40:23-19:37).
For reference, our worst TOP # in the last decade was against UTSA in 2014 (22:14). And for further reference, we had it 37:38 vs Memphis in our last home game previously.
Last year, we were 107 in the country and forced only 18 turnovers. This season, we sit at 65th with 17 forced turnovers.
In our 3 losses this year, we've forced just 4 turnovers combined - meaning we've caused 14 TOs in our 6 wins. Last year, in our 4 losses we caused exactly 1 turnover - meaning we created 17 in our 9 wins. Just 5 turnovers created in our 7 losses and 31 in 15 wins.
ECU Stuff:
I'm pretty sure I've never seen a team finish a game with more points than plays but that's what we had Saturday. We scored 53 points on just 48 snaps - that's pretty efficient. I can't ever remember a team I rooted for run just 48 plays in a college football game.
The two worst games (in terms of total plays) in recent history before ECU were both in 2006 and back to back - at Miami (53 plays) and ULL at home (54). The difference being those teams played keep away and this week, we scored fast and ECU was generally inept.
Games with least # plays since 2006:
53 - Miami 2006
54 - ULL 2006
55 - Texas State 2010
56 - USF 2013
57 - Marshall 2011
Back to ECU ... here are some strange statistical anomalies that I don't ever remember seeing in a blowout that went the other way:
- They ran 50 more plays than us (98-48).
- We were more than doubled in first downs (33-16).
- They had 39 more completions than us (54-15).
- Their QBs threw it 54 more times than us (74-22).
- We lost the TOP battle by over 20 minutes (40:23-19:37).
For reference, our worst TOP # in the last decade was against UTSA in 2014 (22:14). And for further reference, we had it 37:38 vs Memphis in our last home game previously.
