At The Halfway Point

Here's a look at how our opponents have fared against everyone they've played, excluding NCSU and I-AA teams, and how they've fared against the Wolfpack. First, the offenses:

                     Full Season                                  vs. NC State
         Yds/PassAtt   Yds/RuAtt   Yds/Play           Yds/PassAtt   Yds/RuAtt   Yds/Play
USC Off      7.2         2.6         5.1                  7.3          4.1        5.3
Clem Off     5.7         3.1         4.5                  9.4          5.7        7.5
ECU Off      7.5         3.0         4.9                  6.6          5.8        6.2
USF Off      7.4         3.7         5.3                  8.3          5.1        6.4
BC Off       5.1         4.1         4.6                  8.4          5.0        7.1
AVG          6.8         3.3         4.9                  8.0          5.1        6.5

That there is a whole lot of ugly. Only East Carolina had a below-average passing day against us, and all five teams ran the ball better than their season averages. If we're going to turn this thing around like we did last season, it has to start here. Come back soon, Nate.

(BTW: it's no wonder Rob Spence got canned. Heavens.)

Opposing defenses:

                                Full Season                                                                 vs. NC State
         YdsAllowed/PassAtt   YdsAllowed/RuAtt   YdsAllowed/Play           YdsAllowed/PassAtt   YdsAllowed/RuAtt   YdsAllowed/Play
USC Def          5.5                 3.1               4.2                        2.5                2.4                2.4
Clem Def         5.6                 4.1               4.8                        5.2                3.5                4.2
ECU Def          6.9                 4.3               5.5                        6.6                3.7                5.3
USF Def          6.6                 2.8               4.7                        7.5                1.0                4.5
BC Def           5.1                 3.7               4.2                        6.6                1.6                4.6
AVG              6.1                 3.7               4.8                        6.0                2.6                4.3

Boston College's defense came into our game allowing 4.2 yards per play, and while we didn't exactly break out on them, we did manage better than that, besting an opponent's average for the first time all season. A small victory, but one that hopefully points to continued progress for a Wilson-led offense.