College Football by the Numbers: Points by Quarter

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Points by Quarter

The first table is total points by quarter, the second points per possession by quarter and the third is % of total by quarter. I limit this to a few observations.

1) Oregon leads the nation in 1st quarter points and points per possession. The Ducks scored almost 5 points per possession in the first 15 minutes. Texas A&M also scored well in the first half, followed by Clemson and Alabama.

2) Kansas State takes the lead in the 3rd and 4th quarters (in large part because Oregon and Texas A&M often closed games out in the first half).

3) UMass was terrible in all quarters. Idaho, Colorado and Hawai'i were also in the bottom 25 in every quarter in points/possession. Auburn was last in the 4th quarter.

4) Utah State was 3rd best nationally in points/possession in the first quarter and in the bottom 25 in the 4th. Texas State similarly got worse as the game when on.

5) Two teams, Arkansas and Fresno State, scored more than 1/3 of their total points in the 1st quarter. Six teams score more than 40% of their points in the 2nd quarter. No other teams scored more than 40% of their points in any quarter.

Total <=0	Percent of plays that are negative or no gain
Total >=10	Percent of plays that gain 10 or more yards
Total >=25	Percent of plays that gain 25 or more yards
10 to 0	Ratio of Total >=10 to Total <=0

Total <=0	Percent of plays that are negative or no gain
Total >=10	Percent of plays that gain 10 or more yards
Total >=25	Percent of plays that gain 25 or more yards
10 to 0	Ratio of Total >=10 to Total <=0

Total <=0	Percent of plays that are negative or no gain
Total >=10	Percent of plays that gain 10 or more yards
Total >=25	Percent of plays that gain 25 or more yards
10 to 0	Ratio of Total >=10 to Total <=0

3rdLComp%	Completion % on 3rd and long (7+ yards)
SitComp%	Standardized completion % for down and distance. Completion % by down and distance are weighted by the national average of pass plays by down and distance.
Pass <=0	Percent of pass plays that are negative or no gain
Pass >=10	Percent of pass plays that gain 10 or more yards
Pass >=25	Percent of pass plays that gain 25 or more yards
10 to 0	Ratio of Pass >=10 to Pass<=0
%Sacks	Ratio of sacks to pass plays
Bad INTs	Interceptions on 1st or 2nd down early before the last minute of the half

YPC1stD	Yards per carry on 1st down
CPCs	Conversions (1st down/TD) per carry in short yardage situations - the team 3 or fewer yards for a 1st down or touchdown
%Team Run	Player's carries as a percent of team's carries
%Team RunS	Player's carries as a percent of team's carries in short yardage situations
Run <=0	Percent of running plays that are negative or no gain
Run >=10	Percent of running plays that gain 10 or more yards
Run >=25	Percent of running plays that gain 25 or more yards
10 to 0	Ratio of Run >=10 to Run <=0

College Football by the Numbers

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Points by Quarter

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Conv/T 3rd	Conversions per target on 3rd Downs
Conv/T PZ	Touchdowns per target inside the 10 yardline
%Team PZ	Percent of team's targets inside the 10 yardline
Rec <=0	Percent of targets that go for negative yards or no net gain
Rec >=10	Percent of targets that go for 10+ yards
Rec >=25	Percent of targets that go for 25+ yards
10 to 0	Ratio of Rec>=0 to Rec<=0

NEPA	"Net Expected Points Added": (expected points after play - expected points before play)-(opponent's expected points after play - opponent's expected points before play). Uses the expected points for the current possession and the opponent's next possession based on down, distance and spot
NEPA/PP	Average NEPA per play
Max/Min	Single game high and low