Interesting to look at the breakout of drives against USF - disastrous middle third

First 5 drives of the USF game (through 3 min mark 2Q)
5 drives
2 Touchdowns (3 punts)
32 plays
129 yards
14 points
4.03 Yards Per Play
25.8 Yards Per Drive
2.80 Points Per Drive
0.44 Points Per Play


Middle 5 drives of the USF game (2.5 left in 2Q to 6 min left 3Q)
5 drives
0 Touchdowns (4 punts, 1 fumbles)
14 plays
-3 yards
0 points
-0.21 Yards Per Play
-0.60 Yards Per Drive
0.00 Points Per Drive
0.00 Points Per Play


Last 5 drives of the USF game (final 4 minutes 3Q, entire 4th qtr)
5 drives
4 Touchdowns (0 punts, 1 fumble)
21 plays
249 yards
28 points
11.86 Yards Per Play
49.8 Yards Per Drive
5.60 Points Per Drive
1.33 Points Per Play


It felt like the offense was bad until the very end, but it was clunky yet ok for the first 25 minutes or so. However, it went into full blown disaster mode for the middle 9 minutes spanning the end of the 2nd quarter and the first half of the 3rd quarter. And then it kicked back into gear the last 20 minutes of the game (5 straight marches down the field, including one that ended in a turnover at the 1).


First 25 and last 20 minutes of play (3 qtrs)
10 drives
6 Touchdowns (3 punts, 1 fumble)
53 plays
378 yards
42 points
7.13 Yards Per Play
37.8 Yards Per Drive
4.20 Points Per Drive
0.79 Points Per Play


Middle 15 minutes of play (1 qtr)
5 drives
0 Touchdowns (4 punts, 1 fumbles)
14 plays
-3 yards
0 points
-0.21 Yards Per Play
-0.60 Yards Per Drive
0.00 Points Per Drive
0.00 Points Per Play