NCAA Football

Monday, January 13

NOTES

• LSU has had just 7.4% of offensive plays when trailing this season, Clemson has run 7.8% of their plays when trailing  (Clemson has had 1,010 offensive plays this season, they have been trailing for just 79 of those plays (7.8%)   LSU ran 999 offensive plays from scrimmage this season only 74 have been while they were trailing.  (7.4%))
• Clemson is averaging 44.2 penalty yards per game, 21^st in the nation, LSU is 84^th with 58.4 penalty yards per game
• LSU is 14-5 all-time in games played in the Superdome, which includes a 4-3 record in bowl games, they are 6-1 in the building since 2000
• Clemson has won 29 straight games, LSU has won 15 in a row

CLEMSON NOTES

• Clemson is 10-1 against SEC teams since 2016 and have won 5 in a row over teams from the SEC.  (They are 6-1 vs SEC west opponents since 2016)
• Clemson has had 1,010 offensive plays this season, they have been trailing for just 79 of those plays (7.8%)
• In the Red Zone this season Trevor Lawrence has 18 TD passes and 0 interceptions and has completed 75.6% of his pass attempts.  The 2^nd best percentage of FBS QBs with at least 20 red zone pass attempts this season
• Clemson is 3^rd in the nation with 19 interceptions this season
• Clemson has won an ACC record 8 consecutive games by at least 30 points
• Travis Etienne leads the nation with 8.24 yards per carry
• Clemson has scored in 36 of their last 37 quarters. The lone exception being the first quarter vs Ohio State
• Clemson has won 29 straight games, the longest current win streak in the nation
• Tee Higgins is second in the nation with 975 first half receiving yards on the season (Ja’Marr Chase is first with 1,008)
• Amari Rodgers is 19^th in the nation with a punt return average of 9.44
• B.T Potter’s has a touchback rate of 77.9% on the season, 6^th in the nation
• Clemson is averaging 44.2 penalty yards per game, 21^st in the nation
• Clemson is allowing just 1.14 sacks per game, 8^th in the nation
• Clemson is 14^th in the nation with 4.57 TFL allowed per game
• Clemson is averaging 7.93 TFL per game, 7^th most in the nation
• Clemson’s 3.0 sacks per game are the 13^th most in the nation

LSU NOTES

• LSU ran 999 offensive plays from scrimmage this season only 74 have been while they were trailing.  (7.4%)
• LSU has scored points in 53 of a possible 56 quarters this year.
• LSU hasn’t trailed in 25 consecutive quarters, a streak that dates to the third quarter of the Auburn game on Oct. 26. Overall, LSU has trailed only five times all season and never in the fourth quarter
• Joe Burrow has 3,463 yards passing in the first half this season with 38 TDs, 3 INT and 79.3% completion percentage prior to half time
• LSU is 5^th in the nation with 17 interceptions on the season
• Ja’Marr Chase leads the nation with 1,008 first half receiving yards
• Justin Jefferson is 3rd in the nation with 61 receptions gaining a first down this season
• Avery Atkins has a touchback rate of 84.7% on the season, 3^rd in the nation
• Derek Stingley is 4^th in the nation with 1.5 passes defended per game
• LSU is allowing 2.14 sacks per game 71^st in the nation
• LSU is 20^th in the nation allowing just 4.79 TFL per game
• LSU is getting 6.29 TFL per game, 47^th in the nation
• LSU is getting 2.5 sacks per game 40^th in the country
• Joe Burrow has completed at least 20 passes in 17 consecutive games
• Joe Burrow has completed 77.6% of his passes this season, on pace to break the NCAA single season mark of 76.7% set by colt McCoy in 2008
• Joe Burrow is first player in SEC history to go over the 4,000-yard/40 TD mark and the 5,000- yard/50 TD mark. He’s the SEC single-season record holder for passing yards (5,208) and passing TDs (55).
• Of LSU’s 85 offensive touchdowns, 67 have come on drives of less than 3 minutes.
• LSU has allowed 10 first quarter points and 23 first half points in the last 4 games

LONG SCRIMMAGE PLAYS (NATIONAL RANK)

LONG SCRIMMAGE PLAYS ALLOWED (NATIONAL RANK)