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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Nevada vs. Boston College: Statistics at a Glance

It's time for the final countdown, and with it some long overdue comparative stats.

Point spread as of 01/04/2011: Nevada minus 7.5; O/U 55.

Rushing Offense
     Nevada: 3rd (323.31 YPG)
       Also leads the nation in rushing TDs (52).
     Boston College: 88th (133.25 YPG)
       Not even close in rushing TDs (9).

Passing Offense
     Nevada: 53rd (229.62 YPG)
       A respectable 21 airborne touchdowns.
     Boston College: 94th (175.33 YPG)
       A...somewhat less spectacular 13, 5 fewer than Nevada Southern.

Total Offense
     Nevada: 2nd (535.54 YPG)
       Also second nationally with 6,962 total yards; 75 TDs ranks 3rd nationally.
         Hawai'i ranks first in total yards with 7,009 - & they've already played their bowl game.
     Boston College: 106th (308.58 YPG)
       Compare with 3,703 total yards and 24 TDs.

Scoring Offense
     Nevada: 5th (42.62 PPG)
        Also tied for 2nd with TCU in TDs scored (70).
     Boston College: 109th (18.92 PPG)
       Just edging out Nevada Southern.

Rushing Defense
     Boston College: 1st (962 for 80.17 YPG)
       This is the ACC we're talking about.
     Nevada: 23rd (1,620 for 124.62 YPG)
       The next stat will mellow that out a bit.

Pass Defense
     Boston College: 81st (229.83 YPG)
       Meh.
     Nevada: 108th (252.69 YPG)
       Somewhat shockingly, I still say this is less "meh" watching the team down the stretch.

Total Defense
     Boston College: 13th (3,720 for 310.00 YPG)
       And Boise State is 3rd, so?
     Nevada: 66th (4,905 for 377.31 YPG)
       Bend, but don't break...bend, but don't break...bend, but don't break...

Scoring Defense
     Boston College: 19th (19.50 PPG)
       More respectable than their offensive categories by a long shot.
     Nevada: 35th (22.08 PPG)
       Tied with Georga and SDSU; not bad company, I'd say.

Penalties
     Nevada: 29th (Penalties: 67 Yards: 638 PPG: 5.15 YPG: 49.08)
       Dear OL: Please keep the false starts to a minimum.  Thanks in advance.
     BC: T 46th (Penalties: 68 Yards: 610 PPG: 5.67 YPG: 50.83)
       There are so many ties on this list this category is almost a draw.

Punt Returns
     Nevada: 59th (8.19 YPR)
       Meh.
     Boston College: 104th (4.64 YPR)
       It does beat out Miami (FL) and Tennessee...then again, it beats out Miami and Tenn.

Kickoff Returns
     Boston College: 120th (17.59 YPR)
       Dead...frickin'...last.  I knew we'd find one sooner or later.
     Nevada: 38th (22.67 YPR)
       Mike Ball rules.  And, yes, I'd be saying this regardless.

Punt Returns Against
     Boston College: 5th (90 yards, 3.75 YPR)
       Whatever, the Pack is fair catching anyway...probably
     Nevada: 57th (102 yards, 8.50 YPR)

Kickoff Returns Against
     Boston College: 20th (916 yards, 19.91 YPR)
       Not included: 4 touchbacks.
     Nevada: 113th (1929 yards, 26.07 YPR)
       Not included: 16 touchbacks.

Turnover Margin
     Boston College: T 24th (+0.58)
       It's an overrated statistic anyway.
     Nevada: 30th (+0.46)
       Not bad considering how the year started.

TOP 
     Nevada: 8th (32:38)
        Higher than 112 other FBS teams.
     Boston College: 74th (29:16)
       Lower than 73 other FBS teams.

Nevada's Season Record

1.) W, at Nevada: 49 Eastern (FBS, 9-2): 24
2.) W, at Nevada: 51 Colorado State (3-9): 6
3.) W, at Nevada: 52 California (5-7): 31
4.) W, Nevada: 27 at BYU (6-6): 13
5.) W, Nevada: 44 at Nevada Southern (2-10): 26
6.) W, at Nevada: 35 San Jose State (1-11): 13
7.) L, at Hawai'i (9-3): 27 Nevada: 21
8.) Bye
9.) W, at Nevada: 56 Utah State (4-7): 42
10.) W, Nevada: 63 at Idaho (5-7): 17
11.) W, Nevada: 35 at Fresno State (7-4): 34
12.) W, at Nevada: 52 New Mexico State (2-10): 6
13.) W, at Nevada: 34 Boise State (10-1): 31
14.) W, Nevada: 35 at La Tech (5-7): 17

Boston College's Season Record

1.) W, at BC: 38 Weber State (FCS, 6-5): 20
2.) W, at BC: 26 Kent State (5-7): 13
3.) Bye
4.) L, Virginia Tech (11-3): 19 at BC: 0
5.) L, Notre Dame (8-5): 31 at BC: 13
6.) L, at North Carolina State (9-4): 44 BC: 17
7.) L, at Florida State (10-4): 24 BC: 19
8.) L, Maryland (9-4): 24 at BC: 21
9.) W, at BC: 16 Clemson (6-7): 10
10.) W, BC:  23 at Wake Forrest (3-9): 13
11.) W, BC: 21 at Duke (3-9): 16
12.) W, at BC: 17 Virginia (4-8): 13
13.) W, BC: 16 at Syracuse (8-5): 7

1 comment:

  1. Ault is a little munchkin bitch that cost me alot of money on the Fight Hunger Bowl game. What pathetic, conservative playcalling. Nevada got lucky with a very pathetic ugly win.

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