UCLA/Rice Final Stats

[HuskerJosh82]

Team Statistics (Final)

2012 Rice Owls Football

UCLA vs Rice (Aug 30, 2012 at Houston, Texas)

Team Totals UCLA RICE FIRST DOWNS 25 20 Rushing 13 10 Passing 11 8 Penalty 1 2 NET YARDS RUSHING 343 174 Rushing Attempts 37 48 Average Per Rush 9.3 3.6 Rushing Touchdowns 4 1 Yards Gained Rushing 368 222 Yards Lost Rushing 25 48 NET YARDS PASSING 303 184 Completions-Attempts-Int 24-32-1 18-30-1 Average Per Attempt 9.5 6.1 Average Per Completion 12.6 10.2 Passing Touchdowns 2 2 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 646 358 Total offense plays 69 78 Average Gain Per Play 9.4 4.6 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 8-107 3-30 PUNTS-YARDS 6-262 8-293 Average Yards Per Punt 43.7 36.6 Net Yards Per Punt 37.0 35.8 Inside 20 3 1 50+ Yards 2 1 Touchbacks 2 0 Fair catch 2 4 KICKOFFS-YARDS 9-585 5-317 Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.0 63.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff 45.0 38.2 Touchbacks 9 3 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-7-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 7.0 0.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-51-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 25.5 0.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 1-8-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-44-1 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 25:45 34:15 1st Quarter 3:06 11:54 2nd Quarter 5:01 9:59 3rd Quarter 8:19 6:41 4th Quarter 9:19 5:41 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 7 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-3 Touchdowns 2-3 3-3 Field goals 1-3 0-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 7-42 2-7 PAT Kicks 2-5 3-3 Field Goals 1-1

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I just don't see how anyone could pick UCLA over Nebraska this weekend. UCLA's 3 turnovers, 8 penalties for loss, and 2 for 11on third down are the biggest things that standout to me. Not to mention that Rice is a horrible team. Your thoughts?

[Treand3]

Team Statistics (Final)

2012 Rice Owls Football

UCLA vs Rice (Aug 30, 2012 at Houston, Texas)

Team Totals UCLA RICE FIRST DOWNS 25 20 Rushing 13 10 Passing 11 8 Penalty 1 2 NET YARDS RUSHING 343 174 Rushing Attempts 37 48 Average Per Rush 9.3 3.6 Rushing Touchdowns 4 1 Yards Gained Rushing 368 222 Yards Lost Rushing 25 48 NET YARDS PASSING 303 184 Completions-Attempts-Int 24-32-1 18-30-1 Average Per Attempt 9.5 6.1 Average Per Completion 12.6 10.2 Passing Touchdowns 2 2 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 646 358 Total offense plays 69 78 Average Gain Per Play 9.4 4.6 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 8-107 3-30 PUNTS-YARDS 6-262 8-293 Average Yards Per Punt 43.7 36.6 Net Yards Per Punt 37.0 35.8 Inside 20 3 1 50+ Yards 2 1 Touchbacks 2 0 Fair catch 2 4 KICKOFFS-YARDS 9-585 5-317 Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.0 63.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff 45.0 38.2 Touchbacks 9 3 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-7-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 7.0 0.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-51-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 25.5 0.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 1-8-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-44-1 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 25:45 34:15 1st Quarter 3:06 11:54 2nd Quarter 5:01 9:59 3rd Quarter 8:19 6:41 4th Quarter 9:19 5:41 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 7 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-3 Touchdowns 2-3 3-3 Field goals 1-3 0-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 7-42 2-7 PAT Kicks 2-5 3-3 Field Goals 1-1

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I just don't see how anyone could pick UCLA over Nebraska this weekend. UCLA's 3 turnovers, 8 penalties for loss, and 2 for 11on third down are the biggest things that standout to me. Not to mention that Rice is a horrible team. Your thoughts?

 

 

Their turnovers and penalties are some things that cannot be overlooked. Granted UCLA didn't need to convert 3rd down a lot, but putting them in 2nd/3rd and long will be imperative.

[zoogs]

It was one game - we've all got things to fix after one game.

[Mavric]

The were also quite a bit feast-or-famine.

 

They had over one third of their yards on three plays - three 70+ yard TD runs.

 

On drives that they didn't have a play of at least 17 yards they went Punt, Punt, FG, INT, Punt, Punt, Punt, Punt and the one FG basically had an 18 yard play on a 3 yard run and a 15 yard facemask. Granted, most teams do better when they have big plays but this was also against Rice. It would seem to me if we can limit big plays (which is what a Pelini defense is built for) it will be tough for them.

[whateveritis1224]

Sounds like what we had in 2010. Once we faced any semblance of a D, our O stalled and it stalled big time.

[strigori]

The third down number should be a giant red flag for UCLA. If you end up converting 18% on third down, you will usually be in a lot of trouble. And that is against Rice. A team in the 100s annually in defense. Last year Rice lost 8 games by an average of 20 points. Its very similar all the way back to 2009. They just picked up right where they left off.

[zoogs]

Bruin fans are probably more familiar with the specific context of this game than we could be, so I'm curious to hear some of their thoughts about these negative statistics. What's the story behind the struggles? Are you guys concerned? Any of your message board studs posting up analyses like knapplc's awesome Breaking down 260 yards on defense thread?

 

Would love to get some of that discussion on your game, since I know both UCLA and Nebraska fans are very optimistic after Game 1.

[HuskerLuke]

The were also quite a bit feast-or-famine.

 

 

Sounds like what we had in 2010. Once we faced any semblance of a D, our O stalled and it stalled big time.

 

Bingo. That third down # is a HUGE red flag. It's interesting that the Nebraska and UCLA topline offensive numbers look very similar, but when you dig deeper, Nebraska clearly has the better of it. 12/15 on third downs vs 2/11. 1 punt vs 6. 0 turnovers vs 2. 2 penalties vs 8. And Nebraska indisputably had the stronger opponent. Last Saturday, for the first time in years, Nebraska's offense was a well oiled machine. UCLA's offense was one that clearly had talent all over the place, but lacked the consistency and development to consistently move the ball. They either got massive plays or the drive broke down, end of story.

[walksalone]

The were also quite a bit feast-or-famine.

 

 

Sounds like what we had in 2010. Once we faced any semblance of a D, our O stalled and it stalled big time.

 

Bingo. That third down # is a HUGE red flag. It's interesting that the Nebraska and UCLA topline offensive numbers look very similar, but when you dig deeper, Nebraska clearly has the better of it. 12/15 on third downs vs 2/11. 1 punt vs 6. 0 turnovers vs 2. 2 penalties vs 8. And Nebraska indisputably had the stronger opponent. Last Saturday, for the first time in years, Nebraska's offense was a well oiled machine. UCLA's offense was one that clearly had talent all over the place, but lacked the consistency and development to consistently move the ball. They either got massive plays or the drive broke down, end of story.

 

I can't wait to hear "BenedictBruin's" assessment of that...

[HuskerLuke]

I can't wait to hear "BenedictBruin's" assessment of that...

 

He's welcome to call me an idiot or anything else he cares to as long as he's willing to stick around to eat crow if the Huskers bury his team on Saturday.

[NUance]

Interview with QB Brett Hundley and RB Jonathon Franklin:

(youtube private vid; won't embed)

 

 

And here's a couple vids of those guys.