FOOTBALL By the Numbers: Team Grades According to PFF (Tech vs Rice)

BCarlisle37 · Nov 7, 2018

I know Rice is 1-9 overall and has the longest losing streak in FBS, but I am concerned about this matchup. There is not going to be a home field advantage at all, and couple that with Rice showing all sorts of looks on defense, I think this one will be a 28-20 type game. Let’s take a look at some some numbers for each team along with PFF grades.

Louisiana Tech:

Points Per Game: 25.2
Points Per Game Allowed: 24.6
Total Yards Per Game: 373.8
Rush Yards Per Game: 142.3
Pass Yards Per Game: 231.4
Total Yards Per Game Allowed: 368.6
Rush Yards Per Game Allowed: 170.9
Pass Yards Per Game Allowed: 197.7

Rice:

Points Per Game: 19.6
Points Per Game Allowed: 38.5
Total Yards Per Game: 324.4
Rush Yards Per Game: 139.5
Pass Yards Per Game: 184.9
Total Yards Per Game Allowed: 442.9
Rush Yards Per Game Allowed: 178.6
Pass Yards Per Game Allowed: 264.3

PFF Team Grades:

Overall:

Tech: 80.6
Rice: 71.1

Offense:

Tech: 69.9
Rice: 62.1

Passing Game:

Tech: 66
Rice: 50.7

Pass Blocking:

Tech: 73
Rice: 71.4

Receiving:

Tech: 62.4
Rice: 72.7

Run Game:

Tech: 71.8
Rice: 61.7

Run Blocking:

Tech: 66.1
Rice: 51.1

Defense:

Tech: 87.7
Rice: 77.3

Run Defense:

Tech: 85.4
Rice: 86.6

Tackling:

Tech: 71.4
Rice: 65

Pass Rush:

Tech: 64.1
Rice: 67.1

Pass Coverage:

Tech: 89.5
Rice: 60.1

Special Teams:

Tech: 77
Rice: 71.7

If the passing game is ever going to get going for Tech, this would be the week for it to happen. Rice really struggles in the secondary.

dog1970 · Nov 7, 2018