Behind The USC Trojan Scoring Decline: Part II

Arthur Troy by Correspondent Written on July 28, 2008
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Surprisingly the chart is not all that different in shape from the 2007 season. The number of total big plays greater than sixteen yards is essentially even between the two seasons. The number of zero yardage gains, however, is significantly lower in 2004 than in 2007. This ultimately all equates to the half yard per play advantage (6.3 yards versus 5.8 yards) the 2004 team had over the 2007 team.

The NFL study separated out big plays into +12 yard run plays and +16 yard pass plays. Displaying this slightly different breakdown in chart form would take forever so I summed up the 2002 to 2007 seasons into the following table for ease in viewing. (Note: I skipped the 2001 data since it contained nothing remarkable and it would be the lowest mark in each category).

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