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South Carolina 48, Vanderbilt 34
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| Basics | South Carolina | Vanderbilt | Nat'l Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Plays | 68 | 55 | |
| Close Rate (non-garbage time) | 96.7% | ||
| Avg Starting FP | 32.6 | 27.9 | 29.9 |
| Possessions | 12 | 10 | |
| Scoring Opportunities* |
7 | 5 | |
| Points Per Opportunity | 5.86 | 4.00 | 4.74 |
| Leverage Rate** | 67.7% | 63.6% | 68.5% |
| Close S&P*** | 0.562 | 0.450 | 0.494 |
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* A scoring opportunity occurs when an offense gets a first down inside the opponent's 40 (or scores from outside the 40). ** Leverage Rate = Standard Downs / (Standard Downs + Passing Downs) *** When using IsoPPP, the S&P formula is (0.8*Success Rate) + (0.2*IsoPPP) |
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| EqPts (what's this?) | South Carolina | Vanderbilt | |
| Total | 31.3 | 21.1 | |
| Rushing | 14.2 | 7.6 | |
| Passing | 17.1 | 13.5 | |
| Success Rate (what's this?) | South Carolina | Vanderbilt | Nat'l Avg |
| All (close) | 44.1% | 33.3% | 38.1% |
| Rushing (close) | 51.5% | 41.4% | 37.7% |
| Passing (close) | 37.1% | 22.7% | 38.5% |
| Standard Downs | 47.8% | 40.0% | 42.6% |
| Passing Downs | 36.4% | 18.8% | 28.4% |
| IsoPPP (what's this?) | South Carolina | Vanderbilt | Nat'l Avg |
| All (close) | 1.04 | 0.91 | 0.95 |
| Rushing (close) | 0.84 | 0.63 | 0.84 |
| Passing (close) | 1.31 | 1.59 | 1.06 |
| Standard Downs | 1.11 | 0.71 | 0.87 |
| Passing Downs | 0.86 | 1.89 | 1.22 |
| Line Stats | South Carolina | Vanderbilt | Nat'l Avg |
| Line Yards/Carry (what's this?) | 3.44 | 3.59 | 2.89 |
| Std. Downs Sack Rt. | 0.0% | 12.5% | 4.5% |
| Pass. Downs Sack Rt. | 5.0% | 0.0% | 7.2% |
| Turnovers | South Carolina | Vanderbilt |
|---|---|---|
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Turnover Points (what's this?) | 4.3 | 13.8 |
| Turnover Margin | South Carolina +1 | |
| Exp. TO Margin | Vanderbilt +0.51 | |
| TO Luck (Margin vs. Exp. Margin) | South Carolina +1.51 | |
| TO Points Margin | South Carolina +9.5 points | |
| Situational | South Carolina | Vanderbilt |
| Q1 S&P | 0.160 | 0.324 |
| Q2 S&P | 0.452 | 0.319 |
| Q3 S&P | 0.436 | 0.443 |
| Q4 S&P | 0.613 | 0.461 |
| 1st Down S&P | 0.399 | 0.428 |
| 2nd Down S&P | 0.471 | 0.329 |
| 3rd Down S&P | 0.527 | 0.345 |
| Projected Scoring Margin: South Carolina by 19.8 | ||
| Actual Scoring Margin: South Carolina by 14 | ||
Turnovers and some world-class drive-finishing ability allowed SC to overcome two kick return touchdowns and win. And honestly, I don't feel quite as shaky about the Gamecocks' defense as I did before seeing this. Vandy averaged 6.9 yards per play, and that's way too much for anybody to be giving up to Vandy, But five plays accounted for 44 percent of the Commodores' yardage totals, and VU still couldn't throw the ball with any consistency. Without the kick returns, this game is put to bed much earlier.