414–340: A Statistical Look At the Texas Longhorns’ Football Team

Posted by Barking Carnival on September-22-2009 Add Comments

If total yards from scrimmage determined wins and losses, Tech would have won soundly on Saturday.


The Red Raiders outgained Texas 414 to 340. This early in the season, it’s difficult to tell what those numbers mean. Tech’s other opponents have been pathetic, and thus the Raiders’ stats in the previous two games offer no useful context for comparison. But perhaps we can extract some insight from other comparisons and analysis.

 

The Texas Offense

The Horns scored 34 on Tech, but the special teams contributed seven. The offense accounted for 27 points, which is exactly what the offense provided last season in Lubbock in its statistically worst game of the season.
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