I've seen some people say "If I were Dabo, I'd run the ball and then I'd run the ball more". With that in mind (thank you
GameOnPaper for being free)
When Passing | |
---|
Plays | 340 |
Plays/Game | 38 T-#25 |
Total EPA | 8.74 #63 |
EPA/Play | 0.03 #65 |
EPA/Game | 0.97 #63 |
Success Rate | 44.7% #41 |
When Rushing | |
---|
Plays | 312 |
Plays/Game | 35 T-#47 |
Total EPA | -12.80 #102 |
EPA/Play | -0.04 #97 |
EPA/Game | -1.42 #102 |
Success Rate | 44.5% #28 |
So, Clemson's passing game contributes to them winning a lot more than their running game does. They have 15 TDs through the air, and 16 on the ground, but 3 of the rushing TDs are from Klubnik.
In their wins,
- Notre Dame: Clemson's offensive stats weren't great. 187 yards rushing (186 from Mafah), passed for 109 yards, one INT, one sack, xQBR of 25
- Charleston Southern and FAU: I do not think these games are going to tell us much, so I'm ignoring them.
- Syracuse: 263 through the air, 143 on the ground. 6.6 yards/play passing; 4.5 yards/play rushing. xQBR of 81. Big plays were 2 TD passes by Klubnik. Story of the game is that the defense completely bottled up Syracuse--even with Shrader.
- Wake Forest: won 17-12. Shipley ran for a TD and so did Klubnik. Passed for 131, ran for 217.
It looks more like Clemson is going to get some yards on the ground. They might score a lot, but they win more by choking out your offense than they do by boat racing you with their offense.