Brak
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So, with our introduction of the "3rd Down for What" mantra this season it got me thinking about how well we are doing at stopping our opponent on third down compared to previous seasons. We all remember "3rd and Chavis" but we are 6 seasons removed from that time and I thought it would be interesting to take a quick snap shot of how we have fared over the past few seasons. I would have liked to go all the way back to the Chavis era but I not willing to go back 6 years and then an additional 3 to get a good sample size. So this is what I came up with after looking at the numbers.
2011
Montana - 7/16
Cincinnati -5/12
Florida * - 4/13
Buffalo - 3/13
Georgia * - 3/12
LSU * - 6/12
Alabama * - 7/14
USC * - 10/18
MTN State - 3/11
Arkansas * - 5/9
Vanderbilt * - 6/16
Kentucky * - 4/16
Total: 63/162 39% conversion
First 3 games: 16/41 42% conversion
Rest of the year (9 games): 47/121 39% conversion
2012
North Carolina - 6/16
Georgia State - 4/19
Florida * - 3/13
Akron - 5/15
Georgia * - 6/11
Mississippi State * - 4/14
Alabama * - 6/12
South Carolina * - 6/15
Troy - 10/19
Missouri * - 8/20
Vanderbilt * - 5/16
Kentucky * - 10/21
Total: 73/191 38% conversion
First 3 games: 13/48 27% conversion
Rest of the year (9 games): 60/143 42% conversion
2013
Austin Peay - 2/12
Western Kentucky - 8/15
Oregon - 6/12
Florida * - 10/18
South Alabama - 7/17
Georgia * - 4/13
South Carolina * - 4/14
Alabama * - 7/11
Missouri * - 10/19
Auburn * - 4/9
Vanderbilt * - 4/13
Kentucky * - 5/14
Total: 71/167 43% conversion
First 3 games: 16/39 41% conversion
Rest of the year (9 games): 55/128 43% conversion
2014
Utah State - 3/14
Arkansas St - 4/17
Oklahoma - 3/12
Total: 10/43 23% conversion
With the exception of 2012 (Sal Sunseri year) the first 3 games stayed realtively close with the season percentage. Now this is in no way a prediction that we will be able to maintain a 23% conversion rate for the rest of the year but it is encouraging to see improvement moving forward. This is our best start in the past 3 years, in this category, against 3 teams with a mobile QB. Hopefully our defense can be the difference in a couple of games this year to help us get to a bowl.
2011
Montana - 7/16
Cincinnati -5/12
Florida * - 4/13
Buffalo - 3/13
Georgia * - 3/12
LSU * - 6/12
Alabama * - 7/14
USC * - 10/18
MTN State - 3/11
Arkansas * - 5/9
Vanderbilt * - 6/16
Kentucky * - 4/16
Total: 63/162 39% conversion
First 3 games: 16/41 42% conversion
Rest of the year (9 games): 47/121 39% conversion
2012
North Carolina - 6/16
Georgia State - 4/19
Florida * - 3/13
Akron - 5/15
Georgia * - 6/11
Mississippi State * - 4/14
Alabama * - 6/12
South Carolina * - 6/15
Troy - 10/19
Missouri * - 8/20
Vanderbilt * - 5/16
Kentucky * - 10/21
Total: 73/191 38% conversion
First 3 games: 13/48 27% conversion
Rest of the year (9 games): 60/143 42% conversion
2013
Austin Peay - 2/12
Western Kentucky - 8/15
Oregon - 6/12
Florida * - 10/18
South Alabama - 7/17
Georgia * - 4/13
South Carolina * - 4/14
Alabama * - 7/11
Missouri * - 10/19
Auburn * - 4/9
Vanderbilt * - 4/13
Kentucky * - 5/14
Total: 71/167 43% conversion
First 3 games: 16/39 41% conversion
Rest of the year (9 games): 55/128 43% conversion
2014
Utah State - 3/14
Arkansas St - 4/17
Oklahoma - 3/12
Total: 10/43 23% conversion
With the exception of 2012 (Sal Sunseri year) the first 3 games stayed realtively close with the season percentage. Now this is in no way a prediction that we will be able to maintain a 23% conversion rate for the rest of the year but it is encouraging to see improvement moving forward. This is our best start in the past 3 years, in this category, against 3 teams with a mobile QB. Hopefully our defense can be the difference in a couple of games this year to help us get to a bowl.
