2012 BIG EAST FOOTBALL PREVIEW
NCAA Leaders individual Leaders Rushing............................................. YPG 31. Lyle McCombs, UConn............. 95.92 39. Isaiah Pead, Cin........................ 92.50 45. Antwon Bailey, SU.................... 87.58 Completions Per Game...................... CPG 9. Geno Smith, WVU.................... 26.17 24. Ryan Nassib, SU....................... 21.58 35. B.J. Daniels, USF....................... 19.55 41. Tino Sunseri, Pitt...................... 19.00 Passing Yards Per Game..................... YPG 7. Geno Smith, WVU.................. 331.50 32. B.J. Daniels, USF..................... 236.73 47. Ryan Nassib, SU..................... 223.75 Total Passing Yards........................... Pyds 7. Geno Smith, WVU..................... 3978 47. Ryan Nassib, SU........................ 2685 49. B.J. Daniels, USF........................ 2604 Passing Efficiency............................Rating 22. Geno Smith, WVU.................. 148.38 42. Zach Collaros, Cin................... 139.89 Receptions Per Game........................ RPG 6. Mohamed Sanu, RU................... 9.08 t12. Tavon Austin, WVU.................... 7.42 48. Alec Lemon, SU.......................... 5.67 t49. Stedman Bailey, WVU................ 5.58 Receiving Yards Per Game.................. YPG 13. Stedman Bailey, WVU.............. 99.75 18. Mohamed Sanu, RU................. 95.33 28. Tavon Austin, WVU.................. 88.58 Total Receiving Yards..................... RecYds 13. Stedman Bailey, WVU............... 1197 18. Mohamed Sanu, RU.................. 1144 30. Tavon Austin, WVU................... 1063 All-Purpose Running.......................... YPG 2. Tavon Austin, WVU................ 191.17 Total Offense..................................... YPG 9. Geno Smith, WVU.................. 326.58 17. B.J. Daniels, USF..................... 291.36 49. Zach Collaros, Cin................... 232.89 Scoring ............................................. PPG t31. Maikon Bonani, USF................... 8.25 t31. Tyler Bitancurt, WVU................. 8.25 t43. Dave Teggart, UConn................. 7.92 Points Responsible For...................... PPG 22. Zach Collaros, Cin..................... 15.11 40. Geno Smith, WVU.................... 13.00 44. Ryan Nassib, SU....................... 12.33 Tackles ..............................................TPG 12. Khaseem Greene, RU............... 10.58 t42. Max Gruder, Pitt......................... 8.92 Solo Tackles......................................STPG t19. Khaseem Grenne, RU................. 5.58 26. Phillip Thomas, SU..................... 5.40 t33. DeDe Lattimore, USF.................. 5.17 Tackles for Loss.........................TFL/Game t6. Derek Wolfe, Cin........................ 1.63 t22. Sio Moore, UConn...................... 1.33 t28. Dexter Heyman, UofL................. 1.29 t32. Aaron Donald, Pitt..................... 1.25 t32. Trevardo Williams, UConn......... 1.25 t32. Steve Beauharnais, RU............... 1.25 t40. Bruce Irvin, WVU....................... 1.17 t46. John Hughes, Cin....................... 1.14 t48. Chas Alecxih, Pitt....................... 1.13 t48. Kendall Reyes, UConn................ 1.13 Sacks ..............................................SPG 2. Trevardo Williams, UConn......... 1.04 t8. Aaron Donald, Pitt....................... .83 t12. Derek Wolfe, Cin.......................... .79 t18. Brandon Lindsey, Pitt................... .71 t34. Bruce Irvin, WVU......................... .63 t41. DeDe Lattimore, USF.................... .58
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Passes Defended.......................PD/Game t34. Logan Ryan, RU.......................... 1.08 t42. Keith Tandy, WVU...................... 1.00
Rushing Defense................................ YPG 4. Connecticut.............................. 85.67 6. Cincinnati................................. 93.67 10. Louisville................................ 103.50 16. USF......................................... 107.33 24. Pittsburgh.............................. 121.58 33. Syracuse................................. 128.17 51. West Virginia.......................... 140.75 57. Rutgers................................... 146.08
Interceptions.................................... Total t5. Connecticut................................... 18 t12. Rutgers.......................................... 17 t24. Cincinnati...................................... 14 t48 USF................................................ 12 t48. West Virginia................................. 12 t70. Syracuse........................................ 10 t81. Louisville......................................... 9 t91. Pittsburgh....................................... 8
Pass Defense..................................... YPG 10. Rutgers................................... 168.33 32. West Virginia.......................... 199.58 61. Louisville................................ 224.33 70. Pittsburgh.............................. 233.25 84. USF......................................... 244.00 98. Syracuse................................. 258.25 105. Cincinnati............................... 268.92 114. Connecticut............................ 281.00
Turnovers Gained............................. Total t5. Connecticut................................... 31 t5. Rutgers.......................................... 31 t9. Cincinnati...................................... 30 t28. USF................................................ 26 t54. Syracuse........................................ 21 t64. Pittsburgh..................................... 20 t75. West Virginia................................. 19 t84. Louisville....................................... 18
Pass Efficiency Defense...................Rating 6. Rutgers................................... 104.09 15. West Virginia.......................... 112.48 43. USF......................................... 123.50 46. Pittsburgh.............................. 124.55 58. Louisville................................ 127.52 60. Cincinnati............................... 127.99 71. Connecticut............................ 132.36 86. Syracuse................................. 137.01
Turnovers Lost.................................. Total t42. Cincinnati...................................... 19 t42. Louisville....................................... 19 t42. Syracuse........................................ 19 t52. Pittsburgh..................................... 20 t56. West Virginia................................. 21 t72. Connecticut................................... 23 t84. USF................................................ 24 t109. Rutgers.......................................... 28
Total Defense.................................... YPG 13. Rutgers................................... 314.42 23. Louisville................................ 327.83 27. West Virginia.......................... 340.30 38. USF......................................... 351.33 41. Pittsburgh.............................. 354.83 46. Cincinnati............................... 362.58 49. Connecticut............................ 366.67 65. Syracuse................................. 386.42
Tackles For Loss.........................Per Game 1. Cincinnati................................... 8.88 2. USF............................................. 8.25 9. Pittsburgh.................................. 7.58 t16. Louisville.................................... 7.25 t16. Connecticut................................ 7.25 t16. Rutgers....................................... 7.25 t33. Syracuse..................................... 6.67 t46. West Virginia.............................. 6.25
Scoring Defense................................. PPG 12. Rutgers..................................... 18.75 14. Louisville.................................. 19.17 20. Cincinnati................................. 20.00 33. Pittsburgh................................ 22.42 36. USF........................................... 22.67 50. Connecticut.............................. 24.33 63. West Virginia............................ 26.25 75. Syracuse................................... 28.50
Sacks Per Game t1. Cincinnati................................... 3.58 t4. Pittsburgh.................................. 3.25 t4.. USF............................................. 3.25 t14. Connecticut................................ 2.83 t17. Louisville.................................... 2.67 t17. Rutgers....................................... 2.67 t28. Syracuse..................................... 2.33 t30. Syracuse..................................... 2.25
Net Punting..................................Net Avg 17. Cincinnati................................. 39.09 48. Connecticut.............................. 37.18 62. Louisville.................................. 37.32 66. Pittsburgh................................ 36.17 76. Rutgers..................................... 35.79 97. Syracuse................................... 34.78 99. USF........................................... 34.74 101. West Virginia............................ 34.59
Sacks Allowed ...........................Per Game t34. USF............................................. 1.33 t44. Cincinnati................................... 1.58 t74. West Virginia.............................. 2.17 t89. Syracuse..................................... 2.42 t91. Rutgers....................................... 2.50 t111. Louisville.................................... 3.00 115. Connecticut................................ 3.42 120. Pittsburgh.................................. 4.75 Turnover Margin.................Margin/Game t11. Cincinnati................................... 0.92 t19. Connecticut................................ 0.67 t38. Rutgers....................................... 0.25 t42. USF............................................. 0.17 t42. Syracuse..................................... 0.17 t60. Pittsburgh.................................. 0.00 t68. Louisville................................... -0.08 t74. West Virginia............................. -0.17
Total Offense..................................... YPG 17. West Virginia.......................... 459.58 31. USF......................................... 432.75 56. Cincinnati............................... 392.75 84. Pittsburgh.............................. 362.17 90. Syracuse................................. 347.67 100. Rutgers................................... 336.50 104. Louisville................................ 328.17 108. Connecticut............................ 313.17
Punt Returns...................................... Avg 16. West Virginia............................ 12.33 73. Cincinnati................................... 7.48 76. Rutgers....................................... 7.00 83. Pittsburgh.................................. 6.54 84. USF............................................. 6.52 94. Connecticut................................ 5.74 102. Louisville.................................... 5.17 116. Syracuse..................................... 3.08 Kickoff Returns................................... Avg 16. Rutgers..................................... 24.24 17. Connecticut.............................. 24.16 26. West Virginia............................ 23.69 37. Louisville.................................. 22.79 40. Syracuse................................... 22.64 41. Cincinnati................................. 21.57 69. Pittsburgh................................ 21.11 77. USF........................................... 20.67
Scoring Offense.................................. Avg 19. West Virginia............................ 34.92 28. Cincinnati................................. 33.50 52. USF........................................... 29.25 66. Rutgers..................................... 26.33 70. Pittsburgh................................ 25.75 82. Connecticut.............................. 24.25 84. Syracuse................................... 24.17 100. Louisville.................................. 21.75
Fumbles Recovered.......................... Total t8. Cincinnati...................................... 16 t15. Rutgers.......................................... 14 t15. USF................................................ 14 t22. Connecticut................................... 13 t29. Pittsburgh..................................... 12 t41. Syracuse........................................ 11 t66. Louisville......................................... 9 t91. West Virginia................................... 7
Interceptions.............................Int/Game 2. Phillip Thomas, SU....................... .60 t11. Duron Harmon, RU...................... .42 Forced Fumbles..........................FF/Game t19. Walter Stewart, Cin...................... .33 t39. K’Waun Williams, Pitt.................. .25 t39. Hakeem Smith, UofL.................... .25 t39. Ryne Giddins, USF........................ .25 t39. J.K. Schaffer, Cin........................... .25 Fumbles Recoverd..................... FR/Game t19. David Rowe, RU........................... .25 t19. Jon Lejiste, USF............................ .25 t19. Julian Miller, WVU........................ .25 t19. Walter Stewart, Cin...................... .25 t47. Jesse Joseph, UConn.................... .20 Punting............................................... Avg 17. Pat O’Donnell, Cin.................... 43.93 47. Cole Wagner, UConn................ 41.10 49. Matt Yoklic, Pitt........................ 40.89 Punt Returns...................................... Avg 5. Tavon Austin, WVU.................. 14.11 36. Ronald Jones, Pitt....................... 6.64 44. Nick Williams, UConn................ 5.59 Kickoff Returns................................... Avg 6. Jeremy Deering, RU................. 31.18 18. Tavon Austin, WVU.................. 26.48 39. Nick Williams, UConn.............. 24.86 41. Ralph Abernathy IV, Cin........... 24.70 Field Goals.................................FG/Game 5. Dave Teggart, UConn................. 1.83 t11. Kevin Harper, Pitt....................... 1.58 t11. Mike Bonani, USF....................... 1.58 t16. San San Te, RU........................... 1.50 t24. Tyler Bitancurt, WVU................. 1.33 t24. Tony Miliano, Cin....................... 1.33 t34. Ross Krautman, SU..................... 1.25 TEAM Leaders Rushing Offense................................ YPG 33. USF......................................... 183.17 37. Cincinnati............................... 175.00 68. Pittsburgh.............................. 151.17 94. Louisville................................ 121.92 95. Syracuse................................. 120.42 97. Connecticut............................ 118.50 100. West Virginia.......................... 117.59 115. Rutgers..................................... 91.50 Passing Offense................................. YPG 7. West Virginia.......................... 341.83 42. USF......................................... 249.58 t46. Rutgers................................... 245.00 65. Syracuse................................. 227.75 70. Cincinnati............................... 217.75 76. Pittsburgh.............................. 211.00 79. Louisville................................ 206.25 84. Connecticut............................ 194.67
Passing Efficiency............................Rating 26. West Virginia.......................... 148.24 48. Louisville................................ 136.99 57. Syracuse................................. 131.17 60. Cincinnati............................... 129.23 87. USF......................................... 122.60 92. Pittsburgh.............................. 118.36 97. Rutgers................................... 116.20 101. Connecticut............................ 113.21