Liberty Game Report Card

[StatTiger 3,188]

Considering how the season has unfolded and the caliber of opponent, Auburn's 53-0 victory over the Flames was a solid victory. For the most part, the players appeared to be focused and did not take the Flames lightly. The Auburn offense was able to impose their physical will on the visiting Flames, racking up 340 yards rushing. Kam Martin started the game, rushing for 116-yards on 17 carries. Seth Williams recorded his first career 100-yard game on five receptions. It included an incredible 45-yard touchdown catch, he fully extended laterally to complete the pass. The Tigers struggles inside the red zone, third downs and generating big plays is a primary reason why Auburn barely had a passing grade on offense. Of their 82 offensive snaps, Auburn produced only one play more than 30-yards. For all the yardage gained on a high number of snaps, Auburn managed only five offensive touchdowns.

 

Despite the higher criteria of this statistical report card, the Auburn defense still managed a perfect score. Auburn began to substitute on defense late in the second quarter but lost no intensity, despite the youth movement on the field. Twenty-four players recorded a tackle against Liberty and Auburn allowed only two plays of 15-yards or more during the game. Auburn's secondary played exceptionally well with nine pass breakups and two interceptions. Auburn held Liberty to a pass rating of 41.5, the seventh best performance by an Auburn defense from 1990-2018 (359 games). Take away their two plays of 15-yards or more, and the Flames gained just 85 yards on 54 snaps. After gaining 42-yards on their opening possession of the game, Liberty averaged 6.6 yards per possession during their remaining 14 possessions. Auburn's 134-yards allowed on defense was the 7th best performance during the last 359 games.

For the sixteen Auburn seniors, the Tigers 53-0 victory was a great way to end their playing days at Jordan-Hare. The victory over Liberty does not take the sting away from a disappointing season, but for three hours, the players played well and had fun doing so. It was a sign the players have not quit on the Auburn coaching staff, which means there will be "fight" in them when they travel to Tuscaloosa next week. The task ahead next Saturday will be the most challenging of the season. The players will no doubt, leave it on the field in the Iron Bowl and hopefully, the coaching staff will put them in position to maximize their effort. Despite the caliber of competition today, it was good to see a solid "team" victory, which will be essential next Saturday against Alabama.

 

War Eagle!

Game #11 Statistical Evaluation (Liberty Game)

Offensive Report Card

01) Avg 7-yards per play on 1^st down: [6.94] fail
02) Convert at least 50% of 3^rd downs:  [16.7%] fail
03) Avg at least 6.0 yards per rush:  [5.57] fail
04) Score on at least 1/2 of possessions:  [61.5%] pass
05) Keep 3 and out series under 25.0%:  [15.4%] pass
06) Average 9.0 yards per pass attempt: [9.1] pass
07) Score at least 80% inside red zone:  [60.0%] fail
08) TD red zone above 75%:  [40.0%] fail
09) Avg at least 40-yards per possession:  [40.8] pass
10) 50% of offensive snaps part of scoring drives:  [65.8%] pass
11) TD / Turnover ratio above 3.0:  [5/0] pass
12) TD ratio of at least 1 every 13 snaps:  [16.4] fail
13) At least 10 impact plays:  [10] pass
14) At least 3 big plays:  [1] fail
15) Pass rating of at least 145.0:  [174.5] pass
16) Yards to Point Ratio of 12.0 or under: [10.0] pass

Score: 9 of 16 (56.2%) Pass

  
Defensive Report Card:

01) Avg under 5-yards per play on 1^st down: [1.19] pass
02) Convert below 30% of 3^rd downs:  [27.3%] pass
03) Avg at least 3.0 yards per rush or less:  [1.96] pass
04) Score  1/4 of possessions or below:  [0.0%] pass
05) Keep 3 and out series above 40.0%:  [60.0%] pass
06) Average below 6.5 yards per pass attempt: [2.8] pass
07) Score below 65% inside red zone:  [0.0%] pass
08) TD red zone below 50.0%:  [0.0%] pass
09) Avg under 20-yards per possession:  [8.9] pass
10) 30.0% or less of offensive snaps part of scoring drives:  [0.0%] pass
11) TD / Turnover ratio below 1.0:  [0/4] pass
12) TD ratio of at least 1 every 35 snaps:  [56.0] pass
13) Less than 6 impact plays:  [2] pass
14) No more than 1 big plays allowed: [1] pass
15) Pass rating below 115.0:  [41.5] pass
16) Yards to Point Ratio of 25.0 or higher: [134.0] pass

Score: 16 of 16 (100.0%) Pass

Special Teams Report Card:

1) Punt Average (Above 43.0):  [40.7] (2 of 3 inside 20) pass
2) Punt Return Defense (Below 7.0 YPR): [0.0] pass

3) Punt Return Offense (Above 11.0 YPR): [12.2] pass
4) Kick-Return Defense (Below 20.0 YPR): [17.0] pass
5) Kick-Return Offense (Above 25.0 YPR): [15.5] fail
6) PAT’s (100%): [6/6] pass
7) FG Pct (75% or above): [75.0%] pass

Score: 6 of 7 (85.7%) Pass

 

* 50% is a passing score.

 

[cole256 17,039]

What is the definition of a big play and an impact play?

[AU64 10,122]

Thanks for the analysis.   Looks like the score is  misleading as far as the offensive performance was concerned. Considering the opponent, there were too many non-productive plays and O had to work pretty hard to move the ball much of the game...but nice game for Kam.

[aujeff11 6,243]

Anybody know why Gus chose to ride with Kam? Gus said beforehand that Boobie was the healthiest that he had been in weeks. Maybe he figured the extra speed at RB would break Liberty down quicker.

[oracle79 3,569]

2 hours ago, cole256 said:

What is the definition of a big play and an impact play?

I think 30 yards or more, and 15 yards or more if I remember correctly.

[AU64 10,122]

53 minutes ago, aujeff11 said:

Anybody know why Gus chose to ride with Kam? Gus said beforehand that Boobie was the healthiest that he had been in weeks. Maybe he figured the extra speed at RB would break Liberty down quicker.

Haven't seen but seemed like a good time to rest Boobee ..even if he was healthy ...and Kam always does well against teams like Liberty...glad to see him get some time on the field.

I see that Asa had 10 rushing attempts...more than I recalled but longest was only 8 yards....and generally no real break away runs at all......so despite the score, I did not think the offense was very impressive....mostly grind it out against a much inferior team.   .    I keep hearing about Asa's potential and would have liked to see more of it on display. 

[ChltteTiger 649]

Not that it means anything in the grand scheme of things but the 2nd teamers on O came in before the end of the 3rd qtr so that had to affect the offensive stats.

[auburn4ever 1,266]

I know it was Liberty, but I thought the Tigers played a really good game. However, how can a power 5 team like go 1-11 on 3rd downs against a team like Liberty? Hopefully the feeling of winning will stay with them cause next week is going to be a long day. 

Edited November 18, 2018 by auburn4ever

[mustache eagle 2,388]

7 hours ago, AU64 said:

Haven't seen but seemed like a good time to rest Boobee ..even if he was healthy ...and Kam always does well against teams like Liberty...glad to see him get some time on the field.

I see that Asa had 10 rushing attempts...more than I recalled but longest was only 8 yards....and generally no real break away runs at all......so despite the score, I did not think the offense was very impressive....mostly grind it out against a much inferior team.   .    I keep hearing about Asa's potential and would have liked to see more of it on display. 

Second string OL/receivers?

[AU64 10,122]

56 minutes ago, mustache eagle said:

Second string OL/receivers?

Could be.....lots of mixing and matching of who was on the field after the first half so hard for me to tell what was going on or who was doing a good job,...but Liberty's defense has been pretty porous ….so no matter which OL was on the field, I expected some better bursts from the RBs...JMO   As I noted earlier...thought the score was misleading and despite the rushing total.....AU did not seem to dominate them as much as might have been expected. 

[ATOTiger 10]

It seemed to me that we kept Stidham in way too long.  We have very little experience going into next year.  Looks like we are being set up for another "we are very young" excuse, when we should be developing talent at every opportunity. 

[AUMicBK 124]

Career/Season stats charts updates:

* Stidham tied Cam Newton for 8th all-time in TD passes.  He remained 6th in attempts, total offense and passing yardage, 5th in completions.  He entered the top 10 at # 9 most attempts in a season, passing Brandon Cox (04-05) and Dameyune Craig (95-96.)  He jumped all the way up to 5th most completions in a season, from outside the top 10.  Stidham (last year) currently holds the school record for completions in a season. 

* Ryan Davis passed 1,500 career receiving yards.  He remains # 1 in receptions and # 13 in receiving yardage all-time.  he also moved up to 2nd all time (to himself, last year) in receptions in a season, tying Darvin Adams (08-09)

* Darius Slayton remains 15th all-time in receiving yardage

LOOKING AHEAD:

* Stidham projects to finish the season 4th in passing yardage, 2nd in attempts and completions and 8th in total offense for a season.  He projects to move up to 7th in TD passes and 4th in completions all-time.

* Davis projects to move up to 11th all-time in receiving yardage, and Slayton to 14th.

* Deshaun Davis needs 2 tackles to reach 100 for the season and 250 for his career.  Javarius Davis needs 2 to become the 9th active Tiger to reach 100 career.

* Anders Carlson needs 1 FG to enter the top 10 for a season.

[Linayus 676]

16 minutes ago, AUMicBK said:

Career/Season stats charts updates:

* Stidham tied Cam Newton for 8th all-time in TD passes.

Single season or career?

Deshaun should easily break 100 this weekend and I'm sure Anders will kick at least one more FG this year. JD will also likely get 2 more tackles.