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Hey guys, since the regular season is in the books, I figured that I would share some research that I’ve done over the past few days. At the end of the 2009 season, we all saw the drastic jump in offensive production when we compared Dan Mullen’s first season, to Sylvester Croom’s last. So, since Mullen has now had 2 years to install his Offense and dig deeper into the depths of the playbook, I figured we’d take a look at how the Dawgs have progressed just under Dan. Not only will we take a look at the Offense, but the Defense as well. For that research, we will be comparing newcomer Manny Diaz’s attacking Defense, to last year’s Carl reactivestyle Defense ran by Carl Torbush. So, here we go…
*Key* Offense: Improvements (+) and Decrease (-)
______OFFENSE______
Scoring: 27.1 ppg (+ 2.5)
Points: 325 (+18)
1st Qtr: 95 points (+ 40)
2nd Qtr: 90 (+6)
3rd Qtr: 62 (+17)
4th Qtr: 78 (+1)
First Downs: 242 (+15)
Rushing Yds: 2,589 (-142)
Rushing Yds per Game: 215.8 (-15)
Passing Yds: 2,143 (+ 411)
Avg Per Catch: 14.3 (+ 3)
Avg Per Game: 178.6 (+ 23)
Total Offense: 4,732 (+ 269)
Avg yds per Game: 394.3 (+ 23)
Fumbles/Lost: 17/8 (2009- 23/13)
3rd Down Conversions: 45% (+ 12%)
4th Down Conversions: 71% (+15%)
Sacks Allowed: 22 (+2)
Rushing TDs: 24 (+3)
Passing TDs: 15 (+6)
Red Zone Scores: 77% (+ 2%)
Red Zone TDs: 60% (+ 12%)
*Key* Defense: Improvements (-) and Decrease (+)
______DEFENSE______
Scoring: 20.3 ppg (- 6.5)
Points Allowed: 244 (-77)
1st Qtr: 53 points (-15)
2nd Qtr: 74 (-29)
3rd Qtr: 56 (+5)
4th Qtr: 54 (-43)
First Downs: 235
Rushing Yds: 1,460 (-292)
Rushing Yds per Game: 121.7 (-25)
Passing Yds: 2,837 (+ 197)
Avg Per Game: 236.4 (?)
Total Offense Allowed: 4,297 (-95)
Avg yds per Game: (+ 23)
Fumbles Forced/Recovered: 17/14 (2009 22/8)
INTs: 12 (-5)
3rd Down Conversions: 35% (-1)
Sacks: 26 (+8)
Red Zone Scores: 78% (-6 %)
Red Zone TDs: 44% (-12%)
-Last season, Tyson Lee led the team in Total Offense. In 2010, Chris Relf is the leader with: 2,191 total yds, 683 Rushing, 1,508 Passing. 572 yards more than Lee registered last season.
-On Defense, the Dawgs top 5 tacklers saw an increase in total tackles: Chris White- 105 tkls (+30), KJ Wright- 93 (+11), Charles Mitchell- 86 (+22), Johnthan Banks- 50 (+17), Corey Broomfield- 48 (+29).
-Last season, State finished the regular season 5-7 overall, 3-5 in SEC play, 2-5at Home, and 3-2 Away. In 2010, State finished 8-4, 4-4, 5-2, and 3-2, respectively.
Any thoughts on this year’s production on both sides of the ball?
Bulldogs Honored…Again: Derek Sherrod named SEC OL of the week, LaDarius Perkins SEC Freshman of the Week. Link
Cam Newton story continues. Link
Bama announcer FIRED. Played songs related to Newton at Iron Bowl. Link
Bowl Picture for SEC. Link
That’s it today Boys!
