International Centre for Special Teams Research, EMU style

If you read this blog, you know that I started in 2009 using my own system for evaluating special teams play for Bowling Green.   You can read the full introduction and see the scoring system here, should such a thing interest you.  The basic idea is that you get positive points for good plays outside the middle area of the bell curve on the right and negative points on the left.  The system doesn't care if you get to the 26 or 28 on a kickoff or if you make a short FG...make a long FG or miss an easy one, now we're talking.

Memphis had a huge game at +14.    What's fascinating is that is an assemblage of 14 one-point plays...without one negative play.  For this game, sadly, that mean mastering the kickoff.  They had 12 kickoffs and 10 touchbacks and on the other two Scotty Miller decided to run sideways out of the end zone only to be tackled on the 10 and the 9.  They also had a KO return to the 48 and punting BG to the 10 once.

BG actually didn't have a terrible game at +3.  Davidson pinned them inside the 20 5 times, and on the 1 once, and the 77 points looks even sadder given that field position.

Here is how it broke out.

BG Positive (+6)

Punt to 10 (+1)
Punt to 15 (+1)
Punt to 12 (+1)
Punt to 16 (+1)
Punt to 1 (+2)

BG Negative (-3)

Memphis KOR to 48 (-1)
KOR to 10 (-1)
KOR to 9 (-1)

Memphis Positive (+14)

KO TB (+1)
KOR to 48 (+1)
KO TB (+1)
KO TB (+1)
BG KOR to 10 (+1)
BG KOR to 9 (+1)

KO TB (+1)

KO TB (+1)

KO TB (+1)

KO TB (+1)

KO TB (+1)

Punt to 10 (+1)

KO TB (+1)
KO TB (+1)

Memphis Negative (0)

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