Stats 5 games in

[01PantherFan]

UNI Opp.

SCORING 209 38
Points Per Game 41.8 7.6
FIRST DOWNS 115 65
Rushing 53 27
Passing 57 33
Penalty 5 5
RUSHING YARDAGE 1133 328
Yards gained rushing 1179 516
Yards lost rushing 46 188
Rushing Attempts 206 157
Average Per Rush 5.5 2.1
Average Per Game 226.6 65.6
TDs Rushing 12 2
PASSING YARDAGE 1282 727
Comp-Att-Int 84-125-2 80-137-4
Average Per Pass 10.3 5.3
Average Per Catch 15.3 9.1
Average Per Game 256.4 145.4
TDs Passing 12 3
TOTAL OFFENSE 2415 1055
Total Plays 331 294
Average Per Play 7.3 3.6
Average Per Game 483.0 211.0
KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 8-180 37-723
PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-56 3-1
INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-78 2-22
KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.5 19.5
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.0 0.3
INT RETURN AVERAGE 19.5 11.0
FUMBLES-LOST 5-3 11-7
PENALTIES-Yards 39-346 22-187
Average Per Game 69.2 37.4
PUNTS-Yards 14-573 33-1323
Average Per Punt 40.9 40.1
Net punt average 36.6 37.2
TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 32:07 27:52
3RD-DOWN Conversions 33/62 18/70
3rd-Down Pct 53% 26%
4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/3 3/9
4th-Down Pct 67% 33%
SACKS BY-Yards 16-120 5-26
MISC YARDS 0 0
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 26 5
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 9-12 1-4
ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0
RED-ZONE SCORES 23-24 96% 4-7 57%
RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 15-24 63% 4-7 57%
PAT-ATTEMPTS 26-26 100% 5-5 100%
ATTENDANCE 38529 85623
Games/Avg Per Game 3/12843 2/42812
Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
UNI 55 77 47 30 209
Opponents 10 0 14 14 38

[JayJ79]

Re: Stats 5 games in

that punt return yardage that we're giving up is killing us!

[TravelingPanther]

Re: Stats 5 games in

We'll move into top 5 in rushing D tonight

[06panther10]

Re: Stats 5 games in

Good to see us pound the football today. We had a nice power running game today.

I think we will shred NDSU in the passing game next week though.

[Trapped in California]

Re: Stats 5 games in

Good to see us pound the football today. We had a nice power running game today.

I think we will shred NDSU in the passing game next week though.

Those guys playing with Brett Farve in the Wrangler mud bowl commercial could shred the NDSU secondary.

[JayJ79]

Re: Stats 5 games in

Stats rankings are now updated on the NCAA website

Here are the team categories in which UNI ranks in the top 5 in the FCS (along with the FCS leader for that category, or 2nd place in categories that UNI leads):

[B]Category	Rank	Actual	Leader        	Actual[/B]
Rushing Off	5	226.6	Colgate      	277 yards/game
Total Off	3*	483	S.F. Austin	550.5 yards/game
Scoring Off	2	41.8	S.F. Austin	55 points/game
Rushing Def	5	65.6	Morehead St.	45.4 yds allowed/game
Total Def	2	211	New Hampshire  	210 yds allowed/game
Scoring Def	1	7.6	#SDSU         	11.0 pts allowed/game
Passing Eff	1	181.83	#JSU         	169.80 pass eff. rating

* = UNI leads the FCS in total offensive yards, but has one more game than some
# = 2nd place

[Big_Al]

Re: Stats 5 games in

I would expect our numbers to go down over the next 3 weeks (well, maybe not next week) but I'd be surprised if UNI drops out of the top 5 at the end of the season.

PS - Damn, $1.02 on that second pizza!

[JayJ79]

Re: Stats 5 games in

I would expect our numbers to go down over the next 3 weeks (well, maybe not next week) but I'd be surprised if UNI drops out of the top 5 at the end of the season.

yes, they probably will go down some. but the only stat that really matters is the W/L column.....


oh, and BTW, S.F. Austin's numbers are somewhat skewed by their 92-0 win over NAIA Texas College.

[06panther10]

Re: Stats 5 games in

I wonder if Mulligans if having second thoughts on that promotion. I doubt they thought UNI would be this dominant on defense. 102 yards!

[9YRPLAN]

Re: Stats 5 games in

i wouldnt get too excited yet. we have yet to play even an average offense.

[JayJ79]

Re: Stats 5 games in

I wonder if Mulligans if having second thoughts on that promotion. I doubt they thought UNI would be this dominant on defense. 102 yards!

I'm not an expert on the economics of running a restaurant.
But I don't know if it really makes that much difference if that second pizza is $1.02, $2.02, or $3.02.

People are buying that first pizza at full menu price. And the deal is only good for dine-in. So they're also making money on drinks and whatnot. Thus, the increase in business (due to the publicity and promotion) probably makes up for that extra dollar or two.

[BCPanther]

Re: Stats 5 games in

Yes we have. USD has not had much trouble scoring points against anybody else and Missouri State isn't too bad offensively either...

I don't think any of us or even this team know how good we can be... This one is special.

[JayJ79]

Re: Stats 5 games in

i wouldnt get too excited yet. we have yet to play even an average offense.

Good point! When the best offense our defense has faced has been the Iowa Hawkeyes, then they really haven't faced any legitimate scoring threats.

[JayJ79]

Re: Stats 5 games in

Yes we have. USD has not had much trouble scoring points against [William Penn, Drake, SE Lousiana]...

I don't think any of us or even this team know how good we can be... This one is special.

not exactly tough defenses that USD has faced. They only scored 12 against UND.


but I don't disagree with your second point. I do think this years team is special. But like 9yr said, they haven't been truly tested yet, given our opponents. Which, in a way, the way the schedule fell might have helped our young defensive secondary gel and learn the game/system, so that hopefully their game is that much better once we get into the more powerful offenses.

[9YRPLAN]

Re: Stats 5 games in

not exactly tough defenses that USD has faced. They only scored 12 against UND.


but I don't disagree with your second point. I do think this years team is special. But like 9yr said, they haven't been truly tested yet, given our opponents. Which, in a way, the way the schedule fell might have helped our young defensive secondary gel and learn the game/system, so that hopefully their game is that much better once we get into the more powerful offenses.

i agree with this...also playing with confidence is a huge part of success and we are certainly doing that.