What a difference a week makes, after last week everything was sunshine and nice smelling flowers. This week, it is partly cloudy and the roses have some thorns. K-State did beat N Texas but the game was decided in the second half. Not too many more game where the Cats can do this. After the jump, the poll results, Big XII stats for week 3 and the poll.
The poll summary:
| date | Opponent | Preseason Poll |
Result | Weekly Poll | |||||
| Win | Lose | L > 7 | L ≤ 7 | Tie | W ≤ 7 | W > 7 | |||
| 9/1/12 6p CDT | Missouri State | 123 | 5 | W 9-51 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9/8/12 11a CDT | Miami | 113 | 15 | W 13-52 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 56 | 90 |
| 9/15/12 6p CDT | N Texas | 123 | 5 | W 21-35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 |
| 9/22/12 6:50p CDT |
@Oklahoma | 26 | 35 | ||||||
| 10/6/12 | Kansas | 61 | 0 | ||||||
| 10/13/12 | @Iowa State |
59 | 2 | ||||||
| 10/20/12 | @West Virginia |
17 | 40 | ||||||
| 10/27/12 | Texas Tech |
56 | 1 | ||||||
| 11/03/12 | Oklahoma State |
54 | 3 | ||||||
| 11/10/12 | @Texas Christian |
47 | 6 | ||||||
| 11/17/12 | @Baylor |
46 | 3 | ||||||
| 12/01/12 | Texas | 46 | 3 | ||||||
The preseason polls indicate the Cats will finish with a record of 10-2 with losses on the road to WVU and OU. The weekly polls last year were not as accurate as the preseason polls, it would be interesting to track the voting by 'primary' team during the course of the season.
The offense stats from week 3 in the Big XII:
| This week |
Season |
Conference |
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| Team | Result | Rushing | Passing | Plays | Total Yds | Yards/Play | Rush Yds |
Pass Yds |
Plays | Yards |
Yds/Play | Rush Yds |
Pass Yds |
Plays | Yards |
Yds/Play | ||
| Baylor | W 48-23 |
232 |
312 |
80 |
544 |
6.8 |
452 | 705 | 147 | 1157 | 7.87 | |||||||
| Iowa State |
W 37-3 |
264 |
240 |
76 |
504 |
6.63 |
525 | 762 | 243 | 1287 | 6.63 | |||||||
| Kansas | L 6-20 |
77 |
303 |
65 |
380 |
5.85 |
535 | 616 | 65 | 380 | 5.85 | 77 |
303 |
65 |
380 |
5.85 |
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| K-State |
W 35-21 |
143 |
230 |
48 |
373 |
7.77 |
755 | 609 | 187 | 1364 | 7.29 | |||||||
| Oklahoma |
off |
554 | 535 | 147 | 1089 | 7.41 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State |
W 65-24 |
330 |
412 |
96 |
742 |
7.73 |
925 | 1135 | 267 | 2060 | 7.73 | |||||||
| Texas |
W 66-31 |
350 |
326 |
78 |
676 |
8.67 |
776 | 767 | 214 | 1543 | 7.21 | |||||||
| Texas Christian |
W 20-6 |
152 |
335 |
68 |
487 |
7.16 |
407 |
611 | 125 | 1018 |
8.14 |
152 |
335 |
68 |
487 |
7.16 |
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| Texas Tech | W 49-14 |
325 |
377 |
90 |
702 |
7.8 |
690 |
1103 | 250 | 1793 |
7.80 |
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| West Virginia |
W 42-12 |
121 |
448 |
74 | 569 | 7.69 | 452 |
772 | 148 |
1224 |
8.27 |
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The defense stats from week 2 in the Big XII:
| This week |
Season |
Conference |
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| Team | Rushing | Passing | Plays | Total Yds | Yards/Play | Rush Yds |
Pass Yds |
Plays | Yards |
Yds/Play | Rush Yds |
Pass Yds |
Plays | Yards |
Yds/Play | ||
| Baylor | 126 | 285 | 83 | 411 | 4.95 | 271 | 647 | 175 | 918 | 5.25 | |||||||
| Iowa State |
103 | 75 | 57 | 178 | 3.12 | 331 | 509 | 210 | 840 | 4.0 | |||||||
| Kansas | 152 | 335 | 68 | 487 | 7.16 | 523 | 778 | 217 | 1301 | 6 | 152 | 335 | 68 | 487 | 7.16 | ||
| K-State |
145 | 208 | 68 | 353 | 5.19 | 280 | 753 | 202 | 1033 | 5.11 | |||||||
| Oklahoma |
268 | 222 | 118 | 490 | 4.15 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State |
110 | 266 | 67 | 376 | 5.61 | 349 | 667 | 225 | 1016 | 4.52 | |||||||
| Texas | 170 | 229 | 64 | 399 | 6.23 | 445 | 540 | 185 | 985 | 5.32 | |||||||
| Texas Christian |
77 | 303 | 65 | 380 | 5.85 | 121 | 329 | 112 | 450 | 4.02 | 77 | 303 | 65 | 380 | 5.85 | ||
| Texas Tech | 84 | 43 | 47 | 127 | 2.70 | 226 | 255 | 157 | 481 | 3.06 | |||||||
| West Virginia |
188 | 112 | 72 | 300 | 4.17 | 320 | 525 | 173 | 845 | 4.88 | |||||||
Let me know if any of the numbers in this post are wrong, along with any positive suggestions for additional statistics to include.