Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Run Defense Revisited

The 'Cats have faced seven RB's rated in the top 51 in the country (based on Yds. Per Game). If you look at the yards per carry results, our run defense looks pretty decent.
RANK / PLAYER / SCHOOL / vs. UC / vs ALL OTHERS
1 Matthews Fresno 3.82 7.6913
Rodgers OSU 3.65 5.5118
Devine WV 3.52 6.0534
Todman UConn 6.23 4.9944
Carter Syr 2.63 4.5850
Dixon UConn 3.38 4.6951
Martinek UConn 3.6 5.15

The 'Cats held Matthews and Carter to their lowest Yds Per Carry for the season so far. As for Rodgers, only Cal held him to fewer YPC. And, only USF held Devine to a lower average. The only RB who had a decent game (on the basis of YPC) was Todman. Doesn't look so bad in this light, I think the fustration stems from our inability to get off the field in 3rd downs more than anything else.

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