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THE 2013 SEASON, WEEK NINE: BY THE NUMBERS
FBS-versus-FBS games only; games involving Old Dominion not counted; no statistics are pulled from FBS-FCS games unless specified
FBS-versus-FBS games in week nine: 53
Home teams' record: 29-24
Games decided by 60 or more points: 0
Games decided by 50-59 points: 0
Games decided by 40-49 points: 5
Games decided by 30 to 39 points: 11
Games decided by 20 to 29 points: 10
Games decided by 10 to 19 points: 10
Games decided by 1 to 9 points: 17
GO-AHEAD FOURTH-QUARTER SCORES
In week nine, 6 games involved winning scores in the final two minutes of regulation. Four games involved go-ahead scores from teams that were trailing. Two games involved tiebreaking scores.
In week nine, 4 games were decided by go-ahead scores in the fourth quarter, but not in the final two minutes. Therefore, in week nine, 10 games were decided by go-ahead scores at some point in the fourth quarter.
COMEBACKS FROM DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICITS
6 such comebacks – 2 road-team comebacks, 4 home-team comebacks.
Comeback Winners: SMU, Miami (FL), Minnesota, Western Michigan, San Jose State, South Carolina.
Comeback Losers (teams listed correspond with the winners listed above, in order): Temple, Wake Forest, Nebraska, Massachusetts, Wyoming, Missouri.
Most Notable Comebacks: 21 points, SMU over Temple; 17 points, South Carolina over Missouri.
OVERTIME GAMES
There were 3 overtime games in week nine – one double-overtime game and two single-overtime games. All in all, 31 points were scored in 4 total stanzas, for an average of 7.75 points per stanza and 3.88 points per team per stanza.
In these three games, the losing team did not score in the deciding overtime stanza. The team with the ball second went 0-3. The home team went 1-2.
NON-CONFERENCE RESULTS
For this season, the five main BCS conferences plus The American and the Mountain West are considered power conferences, while the MAC, Sun Belt, and Conference USA are considered non-power conferences. For purposes of clarity, Notre Dame and BYU are deemed “power independents,” while Army, Navy, Idaho, and New Mexico State are considered “non-power independents. Old Dominion – owing to a transitional year in which it is playing more FCS opponents (7) than FBS opponents (5) – will be treated as a separate entity altogether. Here are the breakdowns of various non-conference games from week nine. Games in which independents played each other are not included in these tabulations:
In week nine, 3 games pitted a power conference team against a non-power conference team. The power conference teams went 2-1. The non-power conference team’s win was Navy (non-power independent) over Pittsburgh (ACC).
In week nine, 2 games pitted power conference teams against each other. BYU (power independent) defeated Boise State (Mountain West), and Notre Dame (power independent) defeated Air Force (Mountain West).
In week nine, no games matched non-power conference FBS schools against each other.
"MORES"
Records of teams that had greater numbers of first downs, yards, penalties, turnovers, and more time of possession
In week nine, teams with MORE first downs went 42-9 with 2 statistical ties.
Teams with MORE yards went 43-10.
MORE rushing yards: 40-13.
MORE passing yards: 39-14.
MORE penalties: 26-20-7.
MORE turnovers: 8-34-11.
MORE time of possession: 33-20.
OTHER NOTES
Safeties in week nine: 1. Average starting field position on non-onside kick free kicks/kickoffs following safeties: the receiving team’s own 48-yard line.
--Duke finished with 6 fewer first downs and 189 fewer yards than Virginia Tech. The Blue Devils finished with 198 total yards and 20:33 in time of possession while throwing four interceptions. They won on the Hokies’ home field in Blacksburg, Va.
--Oregon State gained 23 first downs against Stanford and enjoyed an advantage of over 17 minutes in time of possession, yet scored only 12 points.
--Western Kentucky finished with 11 more first downs than Troy. The Hilltoppers gained 135 more yards, committed 5 fewer penalties, and held the ball for 12:58 more than the Trojans. They lost.
--San Diego State finished with an edge of 10:22 in time of possession compared to Fresno State. The Aztecs also finished with more first downs, more rushing yards, and more passing yards than the Bulldogs. They lost.
--USC rushed for only 30 yards on Saturday against Utah. The Trojans finished 3-of-15 on third downs. They gained only 14 first downs. They started two drives in the red zone and could not score a touchdown on either one. They scored just one touchdown on four drives that began in Utah territory. They won by 16.
--Virginia gained 14 more first downs than Georgia Tech despite being outrushed, 394-68.
--Georgia Tech finished with more yards than Virginia despite committing five turnovers and finishing with a minus-4 turnover margin, not to mention a deficit of 9:28 in time of possession. |
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THE 2013 SEASON, WEEK TEN: BY THE NUMBERS
FBS-versus-FBS games only; games involving Old Dominion not counted; no statistics are pulled from FBS-FCS games unless specified
FBS-versus-FBS games in week 10: 49
Home teams' record: 26-22 with one neutral-site game (Georgia-Florida)
Games decided by 60 or more points: 0
Games decided by 50-59 points: 2
Games decided by 40-49 points: 3
Games decided by 30 to 39 points: 4
Games decided by 20 to 29 points: 6
Games decided by 10 to 19 points: 20
Games decided by 1 to 9 points: 14
GO-AHEAD FOURTH-QUARTER SCORES
In week 10, a total of 3 games involved winning scores in the final two minutes of regulation. Two games involved go-ahead scores from teams that were trailing. One game involved a tiebreaking score.
In week 10, it turned out that 6 games were decided by go-ahead scores in the fourth quarter, but not in the final two minutes. In week 10, therefore, 9 games were decided by go-ahead scores at some point in the fourth quarter.
COMEBACKS FROM DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICITS
8 such comebacks – 4 road-team comebacks, 4 home-team comebacks.
Comeback Winners: North Carolina, Rutgers, West Virginia, Nebraska, Middle Tennessee, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana-Lafayette, Boise State.
Comeback Losers (teams listed correspond with the winners listed above, in order): North Carolina State, Temple, TCU, Northwestern, UAB, Tulane, New Mexico State, Colorado State.
Most Notable Comebacks: 21 points, Louisiana-Lafayette over New Mexico State.
OVERTIME GAMES
There were 2 overtime games in week 10, both single-overtime games. In these two games, 10 points were scored in 2 total stanzas, for an average of 5 points per stanza and 2.5 points per team per stanza.
In these two games, the losing team did not score in the deciding overtime stanza. The team with the ball second went 1-1. The home team went 1-1.
NON-CONFERENCE RESULTS
For this season, the five main BCS conferences plus The American and the Mountain West are considered power conferences, while the MAC, Sun Belt, and Conference USA are considered non-power conferences. For purposes of clarity, Notre Dame and BYU are deemed “power independents,” while Army, Navy, Idaho, and New Mexico State are considered “non-power independents. Old Dominion – owing to a transitional year in which it is playing more FCS opponents (7) than FBS opponents (5) – will be treated as a separate entity altogether. Here are the breakdowns of various non-conference games from week 10. Games in which independents played each other are not included in these tabulations:
In week 10, a total of 3 games pitted a power conference team against a non-power conference team. The power conference teams went 3-0.
In week 10, no (non-conference) games pitted power conference teams against each other.
In week 10, a total of 2 games matched non-power conference FBS schools against each other. Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt) defeated New Mexico State (non-power independent), and Texas State (Sun Belt) defeated Idaho (non-power independent).
"MORES"
Records of teams that had greater numbers of first downs, yards, penalties, turnovers, and more time of possession
In week 10, teams with MORE first downs went 29-18 with 2 statistical ties.
Teams with MORE yards went 40-9.
MORE rushing yards: 39-10.
MORE passing yards: 27-22.
MORE penalties: 23-21-5.
MORE turnovers: 7-31-11.
MORE time of possession: 27-22.
OTHER NOTES
Safeties in week 10: 4. Average starting field position on non-onside-kick free kicks/kickoffs following safeties: the receiving team’s own 41-yard line.
--Virginia Tech finished with 5 more first downs and 157 more yards than Boston College. The Hokies finished with 13 more completions than the Eagles and limited BC’s offense to a 2-of-12 rate on third-down conversions. Virginia Tech lost.
--Texas Tech gained 11 more first downs than Oklahoma State. The Red Raiders gained 57 more yards than the Cowboys and held the ball longer than OSU. Texas Tech lost by 18 points at home in a night game.
--Rice finished with 7 more first downs than North Texas. The Owls gained 102 more yards, committed 4 fewer penalties, and held North Texas to 253 total yards. They lost by 12.
--North Texas’s offense did not begin a single scrimmage play inside the Rice 41. The Mean Green scored two non-offensive touchdowns. They also scored all four of their touchdowns on plays of at least 42 yards in length.
--Colorado State gained 15 more first downs than Boise State. The Rams outgained the Broncos by 189 total yards and 97 rushing yards. Colorado State finished with 17 more completions and was even in terms of the turnover differential. Boise State didn’t begin a single drive in Colorado State territory. Boise State won by 12 in a game the Broncos led at one point by 25.
--Mississippi State finished with 11 more first downs, 78 more yards, and 7:32 more in time of possession than South Carolina… and lost by 18.
--Arkansas finished with 7 more first downs than Auburn. The Razorbacks went 9-of-16 on third-down conversions, committed 3 fewer penalties, and gained an advantage of 8:28 in time of possession… and lost by 18.
--Troy gained more first downs, yards, and rushing yards than Louisiana-Monroe… and lost by 12 at home in a night game.
--Army gained 11 more first downs than Air Force and lost by 14 to the Falcons.
--New Mexico State gained more first downs and yards than Louisiana-Lafayette while committing fewer turnovers than the Ragin’ Cajuns. Yet, the Aggies lost by 14.
--This past week, 10 teams lost despite winning the time of possession battle by at least 11 minutes and 58 seconds. Colorado held the ball 11:58 longer than UCLA (35:59 to 24:01) and lost by 22.
--The other big time-of-possession winners that lost in week 10:
--Florida International (40:37 TOP) lost by 21 to East Carolina.
--Colorado State (40:00 TOP) lost by 12 to Boise State.
--UAB (38:39 TOP) lost by 3 to Middle Tennessee.
--South Florida (38:37 TOP) lost by 12 to Houston.
--Navy (37:36 TOP) lost by 4 to Notre Dame.
--Army (37:32 TOP) lost by 14 to Air Force.
--New Mexico State (37:30 TOP) lost by 14 to Louisiana-Lafayette.
--Southern Mississippi (37:24 TOP) lost by 48 to Marshall.
--UTEP (36:06 TOP) lost by 50 to Texas A&M. |
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THE 2013 SEASON, WEEK ELEVEN: BY THE NUMBERS
FBS-versus-FBS games only; games involving Old Dominion not counted; no statistics are pulled from FBS-FCS games unless specified
FBS-versus-FBS games in week 11: 50
Home teams' record: 28-22
Games decided by 60 or more points: 0
Games decided by 50-59 points: 2
Games decided by 40-49 points: 3
Games decided by 30 to 39 points: 8
Games decided by 20 to 29 points: 10
Games decided by 10 to 19 points: 11
Games decided by 1 to 9 points: 16
GO-AHEAD FOURTH-QUARTER SCORES
In week 11, a total of 3 games involved winning scores in the final two minutes of regulation. Two games involved go-ahead scores from teams that were trailing. One game involved a tiebreaking score.
In week 11, it turned out that 8 games were decided by go-ahead scores in the fourth quarter, but not in the final two minutes. In week 11, therefore, 11 games were decided by go-ahead scores at some point in the fourth quarter.
COMEBACKS FROM DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICITS
5 such comebacks – 4 road-team comebacks, 1 home-team comeback.
Comeback Winners: Western Kentucky, Cincinnati, Texas, San Diego State, Arizona State.
Comeback Losers (teams listed correspond with the winners listed above, in order): Army, SMU, West Virginia, San Jose State, Utah.
Most Notable Comeback: 12 points, Arizona State over Utah.
OVERTIME GAMES
There were 2 overtime games in week 11, both single-overtime games. In these two games, 16 points were scored in 2 total stanzas, for an average of 8 points per stanza and 4 points per team per stanza.
In these two games, the losing team did not score in the deciding overtime stanza on one of the two occasions. The team with the ball second went 1-1. The home team went 1-1.
NON-CONFERENCE RESULTS
For this season, the five main BCS conferences plus The American and the Mountain West are considered power conferences, while the MAC, Sun Belt, and Conference USA are considered non-power conferences. For purposes of clarity, Notre Dame and BYU are deemed “power independents,” while Army, Navy, Idaho, and New Mexico State are considered “non-power independents. Old Dominion – owing to a transitional year in which it is playing more FCS opponents (7) than FBS opponents (5) – will be treated as a separate entity altogether. Here are the breakdowns of various non-conference games from week 11. Games in which independents played each other are not included in these tabulations:
In week 11, a total of 2 games pitted a power conference team against a non-power conference team. The power conference teams went 1-1. The non-power conference win was Navy (non-power independent) over Hawaii (Mountain West).
In week 11, two games pitted power conference teams against each other. Wisconsin (Big Ten) defeated BYU (power independent), and Pittsburgh (ACC) defeated Notre Dame (power independent).
In week 11, one game matched non-power conference FBS schools against each other. Western Kentucky (Sun Belt) defeated Army (non-power independent).
"MORES"
Records of teams that had greater numbers of first downs, yards, penalties, turnovers, and more time of possession
In week 11, teams with MORE first downs went 30-17 with 3 statistical ties.
Teams with MORE yards went 40-10.
MORE rushing yards: 41-9.
MORE passing yards: 24-26.
MORE penalties: 20-26-4.
MORE turnovers: 14-28-8.
MORE time of possession: 25-25.
OTHER NOTES
Safeties in week 11: 5. Average starting field position on non-onside free kicks/kickoffs following safeties: the opponent’s (kicking team’s) 46-yard line.
--Troy finished with 8 more first downs and 91 more yards than Louisiana-Lafayette. The Trojans finished with two fewer turnovers than the Ragin’ Cajuns and held a 9:26 advantage in time of possession. Troy lost.
--New Mexico State gained 9 more first downs than Boston College. The Aggies gained 150 more passing yards than the Eagles, completed 26 more passes, established a plus-one turnover margin, and held the ball longer than Boston College. New Mexico State lost by 14 points at home.
--North Carolina State finished with 8 more first downs than Duke. The Wolfpack gained 91 more yards, were even in turnovers, and finished plus-6:24 in time of possession. They lost by 18 thanks to three non-offensive touchdowns scored by Duke, including two pick-sixes.
--Michigan gained just 175 yards against Nebraska and scored only 13 points despite a plus-two turnover margin at home. The Wolverines finished with a negative rushing yardage total for the second straight game.
--Texas Tech gained 11 more first downs than Kansas State. The Red Raiders outgained the Wildcats by 92 yards. Texas Tech held the ball longer than Kansas State. It lost by 23 on its home field.
--Kansas outrushed Oklahoma State, 202 yards to 85. The Jayhawks finished with 15:20 more in time of possession than the Cowboys… and lost by 36.
--Tulane finished with 9 more first downs than Texas-San Antonio. The Green Wave gained more yards than the Roadrunners and established an advantage of 15:02 in time of possession… and lost.
--California gained 10 more first downs than USC. The Golden Bears finished with 19 more completions, a 6:06 edge in time of possession, and committed zero turnovers. They lost by 34 at home.
--Florida gained 14 more first downs and 161 more yards than Vanderbilt. The Gators finished with more time of possession than the Commodores. They lost at home by 17.
--Kentucky gained more first downs and collected more completions than Missouri while establishing an advantage of 14:52 in time of possession. Yet, the Wildcats lost at home by 31.
--Mississippi State finished with more first downs and more yards than Texas A&M, not to mention a 9:44 advantage in time of possession. The Bulldogs lost by 10 to the Aggies. |
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THE 2013 SEASON, WEEK TWELVE: BY THE NUMBERS
FBS-versus-FBS games only; games involving Old Dominion not counted; no statistics are pulled from FBS-FCS games unless specified
FBS-versus-FBS games in week 12: 50
Home teams' record: 31-18 with 1 neutral-site game (Texas Tech-Baylor).
Games decided by 60 or more points: 0
Games decided by 50-59 points: 1
Games decided by 40-49 points: 4
Games decided by 30 to 39 points: 5
Games decided by 20 to 29 points: 11
Games decided by 10 to 19 points: 16
Games decided by 1 to 9 points: 13
GO-AHEAD FOURTH-QUARTER SCORES
In week 12, a total of 3 games involved winning scores in the final two minutes of regulation. Two games involved go-ahead scores from teams that were trailing. One game involved a tiebreaking score.
In week 12, it turned out that 6 games were decided by go-ahead scores in the fourth quarter, but not in the final two minutes. In week 12, therefore, 9 games were decided by go-ahead scores at some point in the fourth quarter.
COMEBACKS FROM DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICITS
2 such comebacks – 1 neutral-site comeback, 1 home-team comeback.
Comeback Winners: Baylor, Duke.
Comeback Losers (teams listed correspond with the winners listed above, in order): Texas Tech, Miami.
Most Notable Comeback: 14 points, Baylor over Texas Tech.
OVERTIME GAMES
There were 3 overtime games in week 12, two single-overtime games and one triple-overtime game. In these games, 44 points were scored in 5 total stanzas, for an average of 8.8 points per stanza and 4.4 points per team per stanza.
In these three games, the losing team did not score in the deciding overtime stanza on two of the three occasions. The team with the ball second went 1-2. The home team went 0-3.
NON-CONFERENCE RESULTS
For this season, the five main BCS conferences plus The American and the Mountain West are considered power conferences, while the MAC, Sun Belt, and Conference USA are considered non-power conferences. For purposes of clarity, Notre Dame and BYU are deemed “power independents,” while Army, Navy, Idaho, and New Mexico State are considered “non-power independents. Old Dominion – owing to a transitional year in which it is playing more FCS opponents (7) than FBS opponents (5) – will be treated as a separate entity altogether. Here are the breakdowns of various non-conference games from week 11. Games in which independents played each other are not included in these tabulations:
In week 12, one game pitted a power conference team against a non-power conference team. Ole Miss (SEC) defeated Troy (Sun Belt).
In week 12, one game matched non-power conference FBS schools against each other. Navy (non-power independent) defeated South Alabama (Sun Belt).
"MORES"
Records of teams that had greater numbers of first downs, yards, penalties, turnovers, and more time of possession
In week 12, teams with MORE first downs went 33-11 with 6 statistical ties.
Teams with MORE yards went 39-11.
MORE rushing yards: 39-11.
MORE passing yards: 27-22-1.
MORE penalties: 19-21-10.
MORE turnovers: 8-34-8.
MORE time of possession: 27-23.
OTHER NOTES
Safeties in week 12: 3. Average starting field position on non-onside free kicks/kickoffs following safeties: the opponent’s (kicking team’s) 48-yard line.
--Pittsburgh finished with 5 more first downs and more yards than North Carolina. The Panthers held a 13:58 advantage in time of possession. Pittsburgh lost.
--Five other teams gained more first downs and yards but lost in week 12: West Virginia lost to Kansas; Texas lost to Oklahoma State; Nebraska lost to Michigan State; Buffalo lost to Toledo; and Western Michigan lost to Central Michigan. Western Michigan committed four fewer turnovers yet still won. |
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THE 2013 SEASON, WEEK EIGHT: BY THE NUMBERS
FBS-versus-FBS games only; games involving Old Dominion not counted; no statistics are pulled from FBS-FCS games unless specified
FBS-versus-FBS games in week eight: 47
Home teams' record: 26-21
Games decided by 60 or more points: 1
Games decided by 50-59 points: 2
Games decided by 40-49 points: 1
Games decided by 30 to 39 points: 4
Games decided by 20 to 29 points: 11
Games decided by 10 to 19 points: 15
Games decided by 1 to 9 points: 13
GO-AHEAD FOURTH-QUARTER SCORES
In week eight, 6 games involved winning scores in the final two minutes of regulation. Five games involved go-ahead scores from teams that were trailing. One game involved a tiebreaking score.
In week eight, 6 games were decided by go-ahead scores in the fourth quarter, but not in the final two minutes. Therefore, in week eight, 12 games were decided by go-ahead scores at some point in the fourth quarter.
COMEBACKS FROM DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICITS
9 such comebacks – 7 road-team comebacks, 2 home-team comebacks.
Comeback Winners: Louisiana-Lafayette, UCF, Duke, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, Auburn, North Texas, Boise State.
Comeback Losers (teams listed correspond with the winners listed above, in order): Western Kentucky, Louisville, Virginia, West Virginia, Kansas, Georgia, Texas A&M, Louisiana Tech, Nevada.
Most Notable Comebacks: 22 points, Duke over Virginia; 21 points, UCF over Louisville.
OVERTIME GAMES
There was 1 overtime game in week eight – a double-overtime game between Navy and Toledo. All in all, 27 points were scored in 2 total stanzas, for an average of 13.5 points per stanza and 6.75 points per team per stanza.
In this game, the losing team scored in the deciding overtime stanza. The team with the ball second won. The home team won.
NON-CONFERENCE RESULTS
For this season, the five main BCS conferences plus The American and the Mountain West are considered power conferences, while the MAC, Sun Belt, and Conference USA are considered non-power conferences. For purposes of clarity, Notre Dame and BYU are deemed “power independents,” while Army, Navy, Idaho, and New Mexico State are considered “non-power independents. Old Dominion – owing to a transitional year in which it is playing more FCS opponents (7) than FBS opponents (5) – will be treated as a separate entity altogether. Here are the breakdowns of various non-conference games from week eight. Games in which independents played each other are not included in these tabulations:
In week eight, 1 game pitted a power conference team against a non-power conference team. The power conference team, Temple (The American), defeated Army (a non-power independent).
In week eight, 2 games pitted power conference teams against each other. BYU (power independent) defeated Houston (The American), and Notre Dame (power independent) defeated USC (Pac-12).
In week eight, 3 games matched non-power conference FBS schools against each other. Toledo (MAC) defeated Navy (non-power independent); South Alabama (Sun Belt) defeated Kent State (MAC); and Rice (C-USA) defeated New Mexico State (non-power independent).
"MORES"
Records of teams that had greater numbers of first downs, yards, penalties, turnovers, and more time of possession
In week eight, teams with MORE first downs went 33-10 with 4 statistical ties.
Teams with MORE yards went 39-8.
MORE rushing yards: 37-9-1.
MORE passing yards: 28-19.
MORE penalties: 17-21-9.
MORE turnovers: 9-26-12.
MORE time of possession: 29-18.
OTHER NOTES
Safeties in week eight: 3. Average starting field position on non-onside kick free kicks/kickoffs following safeties: the receiving team’s own 43-yard line.
--Maryland finished with 6 more first downs and more yards than Wake Forest. The Terrapins also allowed just 47 rushing yards to the Demon Deacons. They lost by 24 points.
--Clemson gained 26 first downs against Florida State, yet scored only seven points heading into the final minute of a game it lost by 37. Clemson also outrushed Florida State.
--Army finished with more first downs than Temple. The Black Knights gained 97 more rushing yards, committed fewer penalties, and held the ball for 4:56 more than the Owls. They lost by 19 in a game they trailed by 33 midway through the third quarter.
--Nevada finished with an edge of 14:46 in time of possession compared to Boise State. Yet, the Wolf Pack was outgained by 184 yards on a night when Boise State’s starting quarterback, Joe Southwick, was injured early in the first half and did not return to the playing field.
--USC and Notre Dame combined to convert just 6 of 27 third downs. The Trojans and Fighting Irish combined to accumulate 133 penalty yards, more than each team’s separate total of rushing yards (129). |
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THE 2013 SEASON, WEEK SIX: BY THE NUMBERS
FBS-versus-FBS games only; games involving Old Dominion not counted; no statistics are pulled from FBS-FCS games unless specified
FBS-versus-FBS games in week six: 55
Home teams' record: 27-27 with one neutral-site game (Arizona State-Notre Dame)
Games decided by 60 or more points: 1
Games decided by 50-59 points: 0
Games decided by 40-49 points: 5
Games decided by 30 to 39 points: 4
Games decided by 20 to 29 points: 15
Games decided by 10 to 19 points: 11
Games decided by 1 to 9 points: 19
GO-AHEAD FOURTH-QUARTER SCORES
In week six, 4 games involved winning scores in the final two minutes of regulation. Two games involved go-ahead scores from teams that were trailing. Two games involved tiebreaking scores.
In week six, 6 games were decided by go-ahead scores in the fourth quarter, but not in the final two minutes. Therefore, in week six, 10 games were decided by go-ahead scores at some point in the fourth quarter.
COMEBACKS FROM DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICITS
5 such comebacks – 4 road-team comebacks, 1 home-team comeback.
Comeback Winners: Ball State, Texas Tech, Ohio State, Miami, and San Jose State.
Comeback Losers (teams listed correspond with the winners listed above, in order): Virginia, Kansas, Northwestern, Georgia Tech, and Hawaii.
Most Notable Comeback: 11 points, San Jose State over Hawaii.
OVERTIME GAMES
There were 4 overtime games in week six – three single-overtime games and one triple-overtime game. A total of 56 points were scored in 6 total stanzas, for an average of 9.33 points per stanza and 4.67 points per team per stanza.
In these overtime games from week six, the losing team failed to score twice in the deciding overtime stanza. The team with the ball second went 3-1. Home teams went 1-3 in these games.
NON-CONFERENCE RESULTS
For this season, the five main BCS conferences plus The American and the Mountain West are considered power conferences, while the MAC, Sun Belt, and Conference USA are considered non-power conferences. For purposes of clarity, Notre Dame and BYU are deemed “power independents,” while Army, Navy, Idaho, and New Mexico State are considered “non-power independents. Old Dominion – owing to a transitional year in which it is playing more FCS opponents (7) than FBS opponents (5) – will be treated as a separate entity altogether. Here are the breakdowns of various non-conference games from week six. Games in which independents played each other are not included in these tabulations:
In week six, 6 games pitted power conference teams against non-power conference teams. The power conferences went 4-2 in these games. The two non-power conference teams to win: Navy (non-power independent) over Air Force (Mountain West), and Ball State (MAC) over Virginia (ACC).
In week six, 2 games pitted power conference teams against each other. The power independents (Notre Dame and BYU) went 2-0. The Pac-12 and Mountain West went 0-1 apiece.
In week six, there were no games matching non-power conference FBS schools against each other.
"MORES"
Records of teams that had greater numbers of first downs, yards, penalties, turnovers, and more time of possession
In week six, teams with MORE first downs went 36-16 with 3 statistical ties.
Teams with MORE yards went 40-14 with one statistical tie.
MORE rushing yards: 41-14.
MORE passing yards: 29-25-1.
MORE penalties: 19-26-10.
MORE turnovers: 10-39-6.
MORE time of possession: 32-23.
OTHER NOTES
Safeties in week six: 7. Average starting field position on non-onside kick free kicks/kickoffs following safeties: the receiving team’s own 27-yard line.
--Tulane converted just 4 of 14 third downs and finished with only 227 total yards. The Green Wave averaged just 4.7 yards per pass and 2.4 yards per rush. Yet, Tulane scored one touchdown on special teams and another on defense, beating North Texas in the process.
--SMU gained more first downs than Rutgers. The Mustangs finished with 201 more passing yards than the Scarlet Knights. They committed four fewer penalties and finished with fewer turnovers. They lost to Rutgers.
--Cincinnati finished with 9 more first downs than South Florida. The Bearcats gained 109 more yards. They trailed by a score of 26-6 and eventually lost to the Bulls.
--Washington finished with 250 more passing yards than Stanford and gained 16 more first downs than the Cardinal. The Huskies finished with 210 more total yards and were even in terms of turnover margin. Yet, Washington lost.
--Nevada gained 12 more first downs than San Diego State. The Wolf Pack finished with more yards and was plus-7:14 in time of possession. Nevada lost to the Aztecs.
--Penn State finished with more first downs and passing yards than Indiana. The Nittany Lions were plus-10:22 in time of possession and were even in turnover margin… and lost by 20 to the Hoosiers.
--Syracuse outrushed Clemson by 165 yards… and lost by 35 to the Tigers.
--South Alabama finished with 6 more first downs, 196 more yards, more rushing yards, and more passing yards than Troy. The Jaguars committed fewer turnovers than the Trojans and were plus-4:22 in time of possession. They lost.
--Memphis finished with 9 more first downs and more time of possession than UCF. The Tigers collected more total yards, more rushing yards, and more passing yards than the Knights. Yet, Memphis lost on a fumbled kickoff and subsequent touchdown return inside the final two minutes of regulation. |
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THE 2013 SEASON, WEEK FIFTEEN: BY THE NUMBERS
FBS-versus-FBS games only; games involving Old Dominion not counted; no statistics are pulled from FBS-FCS games unless specified
FBS-versus-FBS games in week 15: 14
Home teams' record: 6-4 with four neutral-site contests (SEC, ACC, Big Ten, and MAC title games)
Games decided by 60 or more points: 0
Games decided by 50-59 points: 0
Games decided by 40-49 points: 0
Games decided by 30 to 39 points: 2
Games decided by 20 to 29 points: 5
Games decided by 10 to 19 points: 3
Games decided by 1 to 9 points: 4
GO-AHEAD FOURTH-QUARTER SCORES
In week 15, one game involved a winning score in the final two minutes of regulation. It was a go-ahead score from a team that was trailing (Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State).
In week 15, one game was decided by a go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, but not in the final two minutes (Michigan State vs. Ohio State). In week 15, therefore, 2 games were decided by go-ahead scores at some point in the fourth quarter.
COMEBACKS FROM DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICITS
None
OVERTIME GAMES
There was 1 overtime game in week 15, a single-overtime game between Louisville and Cincinnati. In this game, 7 points were scored in 1 stanza, for an average of 3.5 points per team per stanza.
The losing team (Cincinnati) did not score in the deciding overtime stanza. The team with the ball second (CIN) went 0-1. The home team (CIN) went 0-1.
"MORES"
Records of teams that had greater numbers of first downs, yards, penalties, turnovers, and more time of possession
In week 15, teams with MORE first downs went 11-1 with 2 statistical ties.
Teams with MORE yards went 13-1.
MORE rushing yards: 11-3.
MORE passing yards: 10-4.
MORE penalties: 7-7.
MORE turnovers: 4-8-2.
MORE time of possession: 11-3.
OTHER NOTES
Safeties in week 15: none. |
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THE 2013 SEASON, WEEK FOURTEEN: BY THE NUMBERS
FBS-versus-FBS games only; games involving Old Dominion not counted; no statistics are pulled from FBS-FCS games unless specified
FBS-versus-FBS games in week 14: 59
Home teams' record: 37-22
Games decided by 60 or more points: 0
Games decided by 50-59 points: 0
Games decided by 40-49 points: 2
Games decided by 30 to 39 points: 8
Games decided by 20 to 29 points: 13
Games decided by 10 to 19 points: 12
Games decided by 1 to 9 points: 24
GO-AHEAD FOURTH-QUARTER SCORES
In week 14, a total of 6 games involved winning scores in the final two minutes of regulation. Five games involved a go-ahead score from a team that was trailing. One game involved a tiebreaking score (Auburn against Alabama).
In week 14, it turned out that 7 games were decided by go-ahead scores in the fourth quarter, but not in the final two minutes. In week 14, therefore, 13 games were decided by go-ahead scores at some point in the fourth quarter.
COMEBACKS FROM DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICITS
2 such comebacks – 1 road-team comeback, 1 home-team comeback.
Comeback Winners: Iowa State, Auburn.
Comeback Losers (teams listed correspond with the winners listed above, in order): West Virginia, Alabama.
Most Notable Comeback: 24 points, Iowa State over West Virginia. (Auburn over Alabama was notable for a different but obvious set of reasons.)
OVERTIME GAMES
There were 3 overtime games in week 14, one single-overtime game, one double-overtime game, and one triple-overtime game. In these games, 48 points were scored in 6 total stanzas, for an average of 8 points per stanza and 4 points per team per stanza.
In these three games, the losing team did not score in the deciding overtime stanza on all three occasions. The team with the ball second went 0-3. The home team went 1-2.
NON-CONFERENCE RESULTS
For this season, the five main BCS conferences plus The American and the Mountain West are considered power conferences, while the MAC, Sun Belt, and Conference USA are considered non-power conferences. For purposes of clarity, Notre Dame and BYU are deemed “power independents,” while Army, Navy, Idaho, and New Mexico State are considered “non-power independents. Old Dominion – owing to a transitional year in which it is playing more FCS opponents (7) than FBS opponents (5) – will be treated as a separate entity altogether. Here are the breakdowns of various non-conference games from week 14. Games in which independents played each other are not included in these tabulations:
In week 14, a total of 6 games pitted two power conference teams against each other. Records for each conference: The SEC went 3-1; ACC: 1-3; Pac-12: 1-0; Mountain West: 0-1; Power independents (Notre Dame and BYU): 1-1.
In week 14, one game pitted a power conference team against a non-power conference team. The power conference team, Hawaii (Mountain West), defeated the non-power conference team, Army (non-power independent).
In week 14, no games matched non-power conference FBS schools against each other. New Mexico State (non-power independent) defeated Idaho (non-power independent), but neither team occupies a conference, so that game does not form a part of any conference-based tally.
"MORES"
Records of teams that had greater numbers of first downs, yards, penalties, turnovers, and more time of possession
In week 14, teams with MORE first downs went 41-15 with 3 statistical ties.
Teams with MORE yards went 48-11.
MORE rushing yards: 44-15.
MORE passing yards: 36-22-1.
MORE penalties: 26-24-9.
MORE turnovers: 15-32-12.
MORE time of possession: 32-27.
OTHER NOTES
Safeties in week 14: none.
--Pittsburgh finished with more first downs, more yards, more rushing yards, and 7:50 more in time of possession than Miami. The Panthers lost by 10 at home.
--Louisiana-Lafayette gained 10 more first downs than Louisiana-Monroe. The Ragin’ Cajuns gained more yards and rushing yards while holding the ball longer than the Warhawks as well. ULL still lost to ULM at home.
--Idaho finished with more yards, more rushing yards, and fewer turnovers than New Mexico State. The Vandals lost to the Aggies.
--UCF went 1-of-9 on third downs; gained only 296 total yards and 77 rushing yards; committed 5 turnovers; finished minus-3 in turnover margin… and defeated South Florida.
--Iowa finished with only 14 first downs and 282 total yards. The Hawkeyes beat Nebraska by 21 points in Lincoln, Neb.
--Nebraska finished with 6 more first downs and more total yards than Iowa. Yet, the Cornhuskers lost by 21 points at home to the Hawkeyes.
--Toledo finished with more first downs, more yards, more rushing yards, and more time of possession than Akron. The Rockets lost to the Zips.
--Bowling Green finished with 254 more yards than Buffalo. Final first down tally: 16 for Bowling Green, 15 for Buffalo.
--Bowling Green finished with 245 more rushing yards than Buffalo. Third-down efficiency: Bowling Green went 6-of-17, Buffalo 5-of-17. Fourth-down efficiency: Bowling Green went 1-of-3, Buffalo 1-of-3. |
THE 2013 SEASON, WEEK SEVEN: BY THE NUMBERS
FBS-versus-FBS games only; games involving Old Dominion not counted; no statistics are pulled from FBS-FCS games unless specified
FBS-versus-FBS games in week seven: 50
Home teams' record: 28-21-1 with one neutral-site game (Oklahoma-Texas)
Games decided by 60 or more points: 0
Games decided by 50-59 points: 0
Games decided by 40-49 points: 3
Games decided by 30 to 39 points: 2
Games decided by 20 to 29 points: 8
Games decided by 10 to 19 points: 15
Games decided by 1 to 9 points: 22
GO-AHEAD FOURTH-QUARTER SCORES
In week seven, 8 games involved winning scores in the final two minutes of regulation. Five games involved go-ahead scores from teams that were trailing. Three games involved tiebreaking scores.
In week seven, 9 games were decided by go-ahead scores in the fourth quarter, but not in the final two minutes. Therefore, in week seven, 17 games were decided by go-ahead scores at some point in the fourth quarter.
COMEBACKS FROM DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICITS
2 such comebacks – 1 road-team comeback, 1 home-team comeback.
Comeback Winners: San Diego State, Penn State.
Comeback Losers (teams listed correspond with the winners listed above, in order): Air Force, Michigan.
Most Notable Comeback: 14 points, San Diego State over Air Force.
OVERTIME GAMES
There were 2 overtime games in week seven – one triple-overtime game and one quadruple-overtime game. A total of 46 points were scored in 7 total stanzas, for an average of 6.57 points per stanza and 3.29 points per team per stanza.
In these overtime games from week seven, the losing team failed to score once in the deciding overtime stanza. The team with the ball second went 2-0. Home teams went 2-0 in these games.
NON-CONFERENCE RESULTS
For this season, the five main BCS conferences plus The American and the Mountain West are considered power conferences, while the MAC, Sun Belt, and Conference USA are considered non-power conferences. For purposes of clarity, Notre Dame and BYU are deemed “power independents,” while Army, Navy, Idaho, and New Mexico State are considered “non-power independents. Old Dominion – owing to a transitional year in which it is playing more FCS opponents (7) than FBS opponents (5) – will be treated as a separate entity altogether. Here are the breakdowns of various non-conference games from week seven. Games in which independents played each other are not included in these tabulations:
In week seven, 2 games pitted power conference teams against non-power conference teams. The power conferences went 2-0 in these games. Duke (ACC) defeated Navy (non-power independent), and Mississippi State (SEC) defeated Bowling Green (MAC).
In week seven, 1 game pitted power conference teams against each other. BYU (power independent) defeated Georgia Tech (ACC).
In week seven, 2 games matched non-power conference FBS schools against each other. Army (non-power independent) defeated Eastern Michigan (MAC), and Arkansas State (Sun Belt) defeated Idaho (non-power independent).
"MORES"
Records of teams that had greater numbers of first downs, yards, penalties, turnovers, and more time of possession
In week seven, teams with MORE first downs went 37-12 with 1 statistical tie.
Teams with MORE yards went 41-9.
MORE rushing yards: 34-16.
MORE passing yards: 34-15-1.
MORE penalties: 23-20-7.
MORE turnovers: 16-20-14.
MORE time of possession: 33-16-1.
OTHER NOTES
Safeties in week six: 2. Average starting field position on non-onside kick free kicks/kickoffs following safeties: the receiving team’s own 34-yard line.
--East Carolina finished with 16 more first downs, 233 more yards, and 17 more completions than Tulane. The Pirates finished with 3 fewer penalties. They lost to the Green Wave.
--Georgia gained more first downs than Missouri. The Bulldogs finished with more rushing and passing yards than the Tigers. They lost by 15.
--Virginia finished with 10 more first downs than Maryland. The Cavaliers gained more yards, finished plus-3 in turnover margin, and held the ball for 15:30 more than the Terrapins. They lost.
--Texas-San Antonio finished with 9 more first downs and 94 more yards than Rice. They finished with an edge of 9:22 in time of possession. They lost.
--South Florida finished with 8 fewer first downs than Connecticut. The Bulls gained 128 fewer yards, finished plus-3 in penalties, and had a negative time of possession differential. Yet, they won, and moreover, they won without an offensive touchdown. This creates one of the most remarkable statistics of the season: South Florida has not scored an offensive touchdown in either of its two wins. The Bulls did not score an offensive touchdown in their victory over Cincinnati, either.
--Penn State finished with more first downs and passing yards than Indiana. The Nittany Lions were plus-10:22 in time of possession and were even in turnover margin… and lost by 20 to the Hoosiers.
--Kansas State held the ball for almost 19 minutes more than Baylor (plus-18:48)… and lost.
--Memphis finished with 5 more first downs than Houston. The Tigers finished plus-11:52 in time of possession. The Tigers limited Houston to 38 rushing yards… and lost by 10.
BOX SCORE SPECIAL EDITION: LOUISIANA-MONROE 21, TEXAS STATE 14
A box score so loaded with details that it deserves its own subsection
--ULM won despite completing just 16 of 32 passes for 112 yards and no touchdowns with 2 interceptions. The Warhawks scored two of their three touchdowns on pick-sixes, both of which covered over 70 yards. The Warhawks’ winning touchdown was their only offensive touchdown of the day. It came with 18 seconds left in regulation.
--The combined third-down conversion rate for these two teams’ offenses: 3 of 27 (ULM finished 2 of 15, Texas State 1 of 12).
--Texas State completed 12 of 34 passes… and still finished with 6 more first downs and 166 more yards than ULM. The Bobcats hurt their cause by accumulating more penalty yards (156) than passing yards (148).
THE 2013 SEASON, WEEK FOUR: BY THE NUMBERS
FBS-versus-FBS games only; games involving Old Dominion not counted; no statistics are pulled from FBS-FCS games unless specified
FBS-versus-FBS games in week three: 44
Home teams' record: 28-14 with 2 neutral-site games (Houston-Rice and West Virginia-Maryland)
Games decided by 60 or more points: 2 (Louisville by 72 over FIU, Baylor by 63 over ULM)
Games decided by 50-59 points: 2
Games decided by 40-49 points: 2
Games decided by 30 to 39 points: 6
Games decided by 20 to 29 points: 7
Games decided by 10 to 19 points: 11
Games decided by 1 to 9 points: 14
GO-AHEAD FOURTH-QUARTER SCORES
In week four, 1 game involved a winning score in the final two minutes of regulation: Kansas broke a tie with Louisiana Tech.
In week four, 6 games were decided by go-ahead scores in the fourth quarter, but not in the final two minutes. Therefore, in week four, 7 games were decided by go-ahead scores at some point in the fourth quarter.
COMEBACKS FROM DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICITS
3 such comebacks – 1 road-team comeback, 2 home-team comebacks.
Comeback Winners: Georgia Tech, Rutgers, Oregon State
Comeback Losers (teams listed correspond with the winners listed above, in order): North Carolina, Arkansas, San Diego State
Most Notable Comeback: 17 points, Rutgers over Arkansas.
OVERTIME GAMES
In week four, 2 games went to overtime – a single-overtime game and a triple-overtime game. The losing teams failed to score in the decisive overtime stanza. The team with the ball second in the decisive overtime stanza went 0-2.
Combined overtime points in week four: 15 points in 4 overtime stanzas, for an average of 3.75 points per stanza and 1.875 points per team per stanza. Home teams went 1-1.
NON-CONFERENCE RESULTS
For this season, the five main BCS conferences plus The American and the Mountain West are considered power conferences, while the MAC, Sun Belt, and Conference USA are considered non-power conferences. For purposes of clarity, Notre Dame and BYU are deemed “power independents,” while Army, Navy, Idaho, and New Mexico State are considered “non-power independents. Old Dominion – owing to a transitional year in which it is playing more FCS opponents (7) than FBS opponents (5) – will be treated as a separate entity altogether. Here are the breakdowns of various non-conference games from week four. Games in which independents played each other are not included in these tabulations:
In week four, 17 games pitted power conference teams against non-power conference teams. The power conferences went 17-0 in these games, including Kansas (Big 12) beating Louisiana Tech (C-USA) and Memphis (The American) beating Arkansas State (Sun Belt).
In week four, 11 games pitted power conference teams against each other. The power independents (Notre Dame and BYU) went 1-1. The Big 12 went 0-1. SEC: 3-1. Pac-12: 3-0. Big Ten: 2-2. The American: 1-2. ACC: 1-0. Mountain West: 0-4.
In week four, 1 game matched non-power conference FBS schools. Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt) defeated Akron (Mid-American) .
FCS wins over the FBS: Jacksonville State d. Georgia State
"MORES"
Records of teams that had greater numbers of first downs, yards, penalties, turnovers, and more time of possession
In week four, teams with MORE first downs went 32-9 with 3 statistical ties.
Teams with MORE yards went 35-9.
MORE rushing yards: 33-10-1.
MORE passing yards: 28-16.
MORE penalties: 19-20-5.
MORE turnovers: 8-25-11 .
MORE time of possession: 22-22.
OTHER NOTES
Safeties in week four: 1. Average starting field position on non-onside kick free kicks/kickoffs following safeties: own 18-yard line (Army vs. Wake Forest).
--Hawaii finished with 10 more first downs than Nevada and gained more yards. The Warriors held the ball longer than the Wolf Pack… and lost by 22.
--Arizona State finished with more first downs, 216 more passing yards, and 19 more completions than Stanford… and trailed by 32 midway through the second half, losing by 14.
--Oregon State gained only 10 rushing yards, committed 13 penalties for 99 yards, and coughed up two turnovers… and beat San Diego State on a pick-six with 2:31 left in regulation.
--Washington State was outrushed by Idaho, committed four turnovers, finished minus-16:12 in time of possession... and defeated the Vandals, 42-0.
--Louisiana Tech and Kansas combined for 568 passing yards on 63 completions… and scored a total of just 23 points (13-10, Kansas).
--Miami University (Miami-Ohio) finished with just 87 yards and 7 rushing yards against Cincinnati. The Redhawks were 0-of-11 on third downs and 0-of-3 on fourth downs. Miami completed just seven passes while throwing two interceptions and gaining only four first downs.
--Florida International finished with 30 yards and two first downs against Louisville. The Golden Panthers held the ball for 32:20.
--West Virginia finished with as many turnovers (6) as first downs in its loss to Maryland. The Mountaineers surrendered almost as many penalty yards (59) as the number of passing yards they gained (62). WVU converted only two third downs and threw two interceptions.
--San Jose State threw for 439 yards against Minnesota while the Golden Gophers threw for only 71 yards. Yet, the Spartans converted just 1 of 9 third downs. They committed three turnovers and lost by 19 to the Golden Gophers. |
THE 2013 SEASON, WEEK FIVE: BY THE NUMBERS
FBS-versus-FBS games only; games involving Old Dominion not counted; no statistics are pulled from FBS-FCS games unless specified
FBS-versus-FBS games in week five: 48
Home teams' record: 28-18 with two neutral-site games (Army-Louisiana Tech and Stanford-Washington State)
Games decided by 60 or more points: 0
Games decided by 50-59 points: 1
Games decided by 40-49 points: 1
Games decided by 30 to 39 points: 7
Games decided by 20 to 29 points: 11
Games decided by 10 to 19 points: 16
Games decided by 1 to 9 points: 12
GO-AHEAD FOURTH-QUARTER SCORES
In week five, 2 games involved winning scores in the final two minutes of regulation. Both games involved go-ahead scores from teams that were trailing.
In week five, 4 games were decided by go-ahead scores in the fourth quarter, but not in the final two minutes. Therefore, in week five, 6 games were decided by go-ahead scores at some point in the fourth quarter.
COMEBACKS FROM DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICITS
6 such comebacks – 4 road-team comebacks, 2 home-team comebacks.
Comeback Winners: South Carolina, Bowling Green, Florida State, San Diego State, UNLV, and Nevada.
Comeback Losers (teams listed correspond with the winners listed above, in order): UCF, Akron, Boston College, New Mexico State, New Mexico, and Air Force.
Most Notable Comeback: 16 points, San Diego State over New Mexico State.
OVERTIME GAMES
There were no overtime games in week five.
NON-CONFERENCE RESULTS
For this season, the five main BCS conferences plus The American and the Mountain West are considered power conferences, while the MAC, Sun Belt, and Conference USA are considered non-power conferences. For purposes of clarity, Notre Dame and BYU are deemed “power independents,” while Army, Navy, Idaho, and New Mexico State are considered “non-power independents. Old Dominion – owing to a transitional year in which it is playing more FCS opponents (7) than FBS opponents (5) – will be treated as a separate entity altogether. Here are the breakdowns of various non-conference games from week five. Games in which independents played each other are not included in these tabulations:
In week five, 17 games pitted power conference teams against non-power conference teams. The power conferences went 12-5 in these games. The five non-power conference teams to win: Texas State (Sun Belt) over Wyoming (Mountain West); East Carolina (CUSA) over North Carolina (ACC); Northern Illinois (MAC) over Purdue (Big Ten); Buffalo (MAC) over Connecticut (American); and Idaho (non-power independent) over Temple (American).
In week five, 4 games pitted power conference teams against each other. The power independents (Notre Dame and BYU) went 0-1. The Big 12 went 2-0. SEC: 1-0. The American: 0-3. ACC: 1-0.
In week five, 3 games matched non-power conference FBS schools against each other. The Sun Belt Conference went 1-1 in these games. Non-power conference independents (Army and Navy): 1-1. Conference USA: 1-1 .
"MORES"
Records of teams that had greater numbers of first downs, yards, penalties, turnovers, and more time of possession
In week five, teams with MORE first downs went 38-7 with 3 statistical ties.
Teams with MORE yards went 42-6.
MORE rushing yards: 39-9.
MORE passing yards: 21-26-1.
MORE penalties: 19-21-8.
MORE turnovers: 7-26-15 .
MORE time of possession: 33-15.
OTHER NOTES
Safeties in week five: 5. Average starting field position on non-onside kick free kicks/kickoffs following safeties: the 50-yard line.
--Oregon had just 1 more first down than California and finished with 59 fewer passing yards than the Bears. Oregon finished minus-4:02 in time of possession. The Ducks led by a 55-3 score at one point and won by 39.
--Virginia and Pittsburgh combined to convert just 8 of 36 third downs. The Cavaliers and Panthers combined to surrender 5 turnovers and both finished with fewer than 200 yards of total offense. Virginia averaged only 3.3 yards per pass and only 2 yards per rush.
--Rice completed just 7 passes in 25 attempts and finished 3-of-16 on third downs… and defeated Florida Atlantic.
--Florida Atlantic finished with 203 more passing yards than Rice, yet collected two fewer first downs. FAU accumulated fewer points (14) than first downs (15).
--Texas-San Antonio was even with Houston in first downs. The Roadrunners finished with more yards, 10 more completions, 4 fewer penalties, and were plus-8:24 in time of possession. They lost by 31 to the Cougars.
--Purdue finished with 7 more first downs, 122 more yards, was plus-4:30 in time of possession… and lost by 31 to Northern Illinois.
--Oklahoma State and West Virginia combined to throw 53 incomplete passes. The two teams combined to convert just 14 of 42 third downs. The two teams missed a total of four field goals and punted 18 times. |
THE 2013 SEASON, WEEK ONE: BY THE NUMBERS
FBS-versus-FBS games only; games involving Old Dominion not counted; no statistics are pulled from FBS-FCS games unless specified
FBS-versus-FBS games in week one: 44
Home teams' record: 30-8 with 6 neutral-site games
Games decided by 60 or more points: 0
Games decided by 50-59 points: 1
Games decided by 40-49 points: 3
Games decided by 30 to 39 points: 8
Games decided by 20 to 29 points: 10
Games decided by 10 to 19 points: 9
Games decided by 1 to 9 points: 13
GO-AHEAD FOURTH-QUARTER SCORES
In week one, 2 games involved winning scores in the final two minutes of regulation (Ole Miss over Vanderbilt, NIU over Iowa). Of those games, 1 involved a go-ahead score from a team that was trailing (Ole Miss). The other game involved a tiebreaking score (NIU).
In week one, 5 games were decided by go-ahead scores in the fourth quarter, but not in the final two minutes. Therefore, in week one, 7 games were decided by go-ahead scores at some point in the fourth quarter.
COMEBACKS FROM DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICITS
3 such comebacks – 1 road-team comeback (Ole Miss), 2 home-team comebacks (Fresno State, Troy).
Comeback Winners: Ole Miss, Fresno State, Troy
Comeback Losers (teams listed correspond with the winners listed above, in order): Vanderbilt, Rutgers, UAB.
Most Notable Comeback: 14 points, Troy over UAB (won in overtime).
OVERTIME GAMES
In week one, 2 games went to overtime – 2 single-overtime games. In these games, 1 team (UAB) failed to score in the decisive overtime stanza. The team with the ball second in the decisive overtime stanza went 1-1. The home team went 2-0 in these games.
Combined overtime points in week one: 16 points in 2 total overtime stanzas, for an average of 8 points per stanza and 4 points per team per stanza.
NON-CONFERENCE RESULTS
For this season, the five main BCS conferences plus The American and the Mountain West are considered power conferences, while the MAC, Sun Belt, and Conference USA are considered non-power conferences. For purposes of clarity, Notre Dame and BYU are deemed “power independents,” while Army, Navy, Idaho, and New Mexico State are considered “non-power independents. Old Dominion – owing to a transitional year in which it is playing more FCS opponents (7) than FBS opponents (5) – will be treated as a separate entity altogether, and not part of the FBS for purposes of this study. Here are the breakdowns of various non-conference games from week one. Games in which independents played each other are not included in these tabulations:
In week one, 17 games pitted power conference teams against non-power conference teams. The power conferences went 14-3 in these games. The non-power conference winners: Western Kentucky, Northern Illinois, and Texas-San Antonio.
In week one, 20 games pitted power conference teams against each other. The power independents (Notre Dame and BYU) went 1-1. The Big 12 went 2-1. SEC: 4-2. Pac-12: 5-2. Big Ten: 4-1. The American: 1-3. ACC: 2-3. Mountain West: 1-7.
In week one, 5 games matched non-power conference FBS schools against each other. The Mid-American Conference went 1-1 in these games. The Sun Belt went 2-0. Non-power conference independents (Idaho only this past week): 0-1. Conference USA: 2-3.
FCS wins over FBS teams: 8
"MORES"
Records of teams that had greater numbers of first downs, yards, penalties, turnovers, and more time of possession
In week one’s 44 FBS-versus-FBS games, teams with MORE first downs went 31-12 with 1 statistical tie.
Teams with MORE yards went 31-13.
MORE rushing yards: 33-10-1 .
MORE passing yards: 27-17.
MORE penalties: 18-22-4.
MORE turnovers: 9-22-13.
MORE time of possession: 27-17.
OTHER NOTES
SAFETIES IN WEEK ONE: 4. Average drive start for teams following free kicks/kickoffs: own 41.
-- Penn State committed four turnovers and won.
-- BYU was plus-7 in first downs, +139 in total yards, committed fewer turnovers, and lost to Virginia.
-- UNLV was +4 in first downs, +99 in total yards, +127 passing yards, +25 completions, +3:52 in time of possession, was 4-4 on fourth downs, committed one penalty… and lost by 28 to Minnesota.
-- Wyoming was +8 in first downs, +228 in passing yards, minus-11:56 in time of possession, accumulated over 600 total yards… and lost to Nebraska.
-- Rice was +3 in first downs, +104 in rushing yards, +16:48 in time of possession… and lost by 21 to Texas A&M.
-- Washington State was +12 in first downs, +245 in passing yards, +25 in completions… and lost to Auburn.
-- Utah State had more first downs, total yards, passing yards, rushing yards, time of possession, and 14 more completions… yet lost to Utah. |
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THE 2013-2014 BOWLS: BY THE NUMBERS
Games: 35
Games decided by 60 or more points: 0
Games decided by 50-59 points: 0
Games decided by 40-49 points: 0
Games decided by 30 to 39 points: 2
Games decided by 20 to 29 points: 7
Games decided by 10 to 19 points: 13
Games decided by 1 to 9 points: 13
GO-AHEAD FOURTH-QUARTER SCORES
In the bowls, a total of 5 games involved winning scores in the final two minutes of regulation. Three games involved a go-ahead score from a team that was trailing. Two games involved a tiebreaking score.
In the bowls, 8 games were decided by go-ahead scores in the fourth quarter, but not in the final two minutes. In the bowls, therefore, 13 games were decided by go-ahead scores at some point in the fourth quarter.
COMEBACKS FROM DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICITS
4 such comebacks
Comeback Winners: Colorado State, Texas A&M, Michigan State, Florida State.
Comeback Losers (teams listed correspond with the winners listed above, in order): Washington State, Duke, Stanford, Auburn.
Most Notable Comeback: 18 points, Florida State over Auburn – the only time in the BCS era that the national championship game was won by the team trailing at halftime.
OVERTIME GAMES
There were no overtime games in the bowl season.
NON-CONFERENCE RESULTS
For this season, the five main BCS conferences plus The American and the Mountain West are considered power conferences, while the MAC, Sun Belt, and Conference USA are considered non-power conferences. For purposes of clarity, Notre Dame and BYU are deemed “power independents,” while Navy is considered a “non-power independent.” Here are the breakdowns of various non-conference games from the bowls:
A total of 25 bowl games pitted two power conference teams against each other. Records for each conference in these 25 games: The SEC went 6-3; ACC: 4-5; Big 12: 3-3; Pac-12: 6-3; Big Ten: 2-5; The American: 2-3; Mountain West: 1-2; Power independents (Notre Dame and BYU): 1-1.
A total of 6 bowl games pitted a power conference team against a non-power conference team. The power conference teams went 4-2. The non-power conference teams to win were Marshall (Conference USA) over Maryland (ACC) in the Military Bowl and North Texas (C-USA) over UNLV (Mountain West) in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. Other results: Pittsburgh (ACC) over Bowling Green (MAC); Utah State (Mountain West) over Northern Illinois (MAC); Mississippi State (SEC) over Rice (C-USA); and San Diego State (Mountain West) over Buffalo (MAC).
A total of 4 games matched non-power conference FBS schools against each other. Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt) defeated Tulane (Conference USA). East Carolina (C-USA) defeated Ohio (Mid-American). Navy (non-power independent) defeated Middle Tennessee (C-USA). Arkansas State (Sun Belt) defeated Ball State (MAC).
Final conference records for all the bowls: SEC: 7-3; Pac-12: 6-3; ACC: 5-6; Big 12, C-USA, and Mountain West: 3-3 apiece; Big Ten: 2-5; The American: 2-3; MAC: 0-5; Sun Belt: 2-0; Power independents (ND and BYU): 1-1; Navy/non-power independents: 1-0.
"MORES"
Records of teams that had greater numbers of first downs, yards, penalties, turnovers, and more time of possession
In the 35 bowls, teams with MORE first downs went 27-8.
Teams with MORE yards went 23-12.
MORE rushing yards: 28-7.
MORE passing yards: 17-18.
MORE penalties: 19-13-3.
MORE turnovers: 4-18-13.
MORE time of possession: 22-13.
OTHER NOTES
Safeties in the bowls: 5. Average starting field position: own 35 on four free kicks/punts, and a fifth return was taken all the way for a touchdown (North Carolina vs. Cincinnati, Belk Bowl). |
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