Statistically Speaking - Stanford | by Pat
Freshman on Parade. 18 different freshman played against Stanford, the most all season and one of the largest number of freshman in a single game in recent memory. So which freshman are seeing the most action? Here's the breakdown on number of games played so far.
6 games: Sergio Brown, Richard Jackson, Raeshon McNeil, Darrin Walls, George West, Will Yeatman, Sam Young
5 games: Munir Prince, Morrice Richardson, John Ryan
4 games: Toryan Smith
3 games: Eric Olsen, Robby Parris,
2 games: Ryan Burkhart, Jashaad Gaines, Konrad Reuland
1 game: James Aldridge, Matt Carufel, Nate Whitaker
0 games: Zach Frazer, Barry Gallup, Leonard Gordon, Demetrius Jones, Paddy Mullen, Luke Schmidt, Chris Stewart, Kallen Wade, Bartley Webb, Dan Wenger
Blitzkrieg? I slacked off a bit on the blitz tally from the past few games, so let's catch up on the last three games.
Michigan State
| Down | # of blitzes | # of chances | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | 30 | 23% |
| 2nd | 6 | 24 | 25% |
| 3rd | 3 | 15 | 20% |
| Total | 16 | 69 | 23% |
Purdue
| Down | # of blitzes | # of chances | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 32 | 19% |
| 2nd | 6 | 20 | 30% |
| 3rd | 3 | 10 | 30% |
| Total | 15 | 62 | 24% |
Stanford
| Down | # of blitzes | # of chances | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | 21 | 24% |
| 2nd | 6 | 19 | 32% |
| 3rd | 1 | 10 | 10% |
| Total | 12 | 50 | 24% |
Clearly it seems as if the Irish are dialing back the blitz frequency. I'm sure the injury to Travis Thomas didn't help, but there is a noticeable lack of blitzing in the past few games as compared to earlier games in the season.
Season Totals
| Opponent | Blitz % |
|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 44% |
| Penn State | 40% |
| Michigan | 30% |
| Michigan State | 23% |
| Purdue | 24% |
| Stanford | 24% |
| TOTAL | 31% |
Season Long Running Totals
Since the table was getting a bit crowded, I moved it to its own webpage. You can check out all the season long stats, right here.
