This is a video of Arizona's 3rd quarter explosion against Cal a month ago. It's the main reason why everyone has been so afraid of Arizona this year. I don't really have time to watch it or write anything interesting about it or Arizona Football in general, so I was kind of hoping that maybe someone could pitch in with a little insight? Maybe some amateurish statistical analysis of how their season has been going? Anything helps. Thanks.
Alright, fine. Here's a little statistical comparison with relatively good stats in bold, and relatively bad stats underlined in italics. What you'll notice is that Arizona is like a bizarro Oregon State. They have nearly identical stats in: rushing yards per attempt, passing yards per attempt, passer rating, scoring defense, time of possession, 3rd down conversion, 1st downs, etc. I mean, the stats are so similar that it's crazy. Arizona has better kicking and punting and, surprisingly, they are penalized less frequently. OSU fumbles quite a bit less, has a better rushing defense, redzone defense (an area where Arizona is horrible).
It's kind of crazy...
Arizona Opponents Scoring: Points/Game 39.7 22.7 Scoring: Games - Points 10 - 397 10 - 227 First Downs: Total 223 148 First Downs: Rushing - Passing - By Penalty 92 - 117 - 14 70 - 69 - 9 Rushing: Yards / Attempt 4.36 4.28 Rushing: Attempts - Yards - TD 395 - 1724 - 29 323 - 1384 - 15 Passing: Rating 142.06 103.55 Passing: Yards 2405 1689 Passing: Attempts - Completions - Interceptions - TD 318 - 201 - 7 - 19 298 - 165 - 14 - 9 Total Offense: Yards / Play 5.8 4.9 Total Offense: Plays - Yards 713 - 4129 621 - 3073 Punt Returns: Yards / Return 18.50 13.00 Punt Returns: Returns - Yards - TD 28 - 518 - 2 17 - 221 - 0 Kickoff Returns: Yards / Return 19.43 19.42 Kickoff Returns: Returns - Yards - TD 37 - 719 - 0 52 - 1010 - 0 Punting: Yards / Punt 43.70 42.19 Punting: Punts - Yards 37 - 1617 64 - 2700 Interceptions: Returns - Yards - TD 14 - 242 - 2 7 - 118 - 1 Fumbles: Number - Lost 18 - 8 21 - 7 Penalties: Number - Yards 34 - 297 64 - 510 Time of Possession / Game 32:09.50 27:41.40 3rd Down Conversions: Conversion % 44.36% 33.09% 3rd Down Conversions: Attempts - Conversions 133 - 59 136 - 45 4th Down Conversions: Conversion % 23.08% 57.14% 4th Down Conversions: Attempts - Conversions 13 - 3 7 - 4 Red Zone: Success % 93.88% 92% Red Zone: Attempts - Scores 49 - 46 25 - 23
Oregon State Opponents Scoring: Points/Game 33.7 21.8 Scoring: Games - Points 10 - 337 10 - 218 First Downs: Total 223 155 First Downs: Rushing - Passing - By Penalty 100 - 107 - 16 58 - 82 - 15 Rushing: Yards / Attempt 4.38 3.36 Rushing: Attempts - Yards - TD 393 - 1720 - 20 325 - 1093 - 11 Passing: Rating 139.18 108.10 Passing: Yards 2446 1796 Passing: Attempts - Completions - Interceptions - TD 322 - 202 - 11 - 19 286 - 146 - 12 - 11 Total Offense: Yards / Play 5.8 4.7 Total Offense: Plays - Yards 715 - 4166 611 - 2889 Punt Returns: Yards / Return 9.74 10.21 Punt Returns: Returns - Yards - TD 31 - 302 - 1 14 - 143 - 0 Kickoff Returns: Yards / Return 23.17 19.54 Kickoff Returns: Returns - Yards - TD 36 - 834 - 1 61 - 1192 - 0 Punting: Yards / Punt 37.29 41.20 Punting: Punts - Yards 41 - 1529 59 - 2431 Interceptions: Returns - Yards - TD 12 - 186 - 2 11 - 165 - 3 Fumbles: Number - Lost 15 - 3 21 - 8 Penalties: Number - Yards 68 - 583 72 - 673 Time of Possession / Game 32:33.80 27:26.20 3rd Down Conversions: Conversion % 41.18% 28.03% 3rd Down Conversions: Attempts - Conversions 136 - 56 132 - 37 4th Down Conversions: Conversion % 58.33% 50% 4th Down Conversions: Attempts - Conversions 12 - 7 12 - 6 Red Zone: Success % 83.67% 85.71% Red Zone: Attempts - Scores 49 - 41 28 - 24