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| National | Conf | Actual | Category | Actual | Conf | National | |
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Texas A&M |
40 |
7 |
178.40 |
Rushing Offense | 221.60 |
3 |
16 |
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Texas A&M |
97 |
9 |
180.40 |
Passing Offense | 295.10 |
5 |
16 |
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Texas A&M |
87 |
10 |
358.80 |
Total Offense | 516.70 |
4 |
6 |
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Texas A&M |
76 |
9 |
25.10 |
Scoring Offense | 38.90 |
4 |
12 |
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Texas A&M |
119 |
10 |
250.90 |
Rushing Defense | 112.20 |
2 |
20 |
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Texas A&M |
119 |
10 |
163.41 |
Pass Efficiency Defense | 135.47 |
6 |
77 |
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Texas A&M |
120 |
10 |
537.70 | Total Defense | 420.40 |
5 |
90 |
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Texas A&M |
120 |
10 |
44 |
Scoring Defense | 31 |
7 |
89 |
| Kansas | 28 |
2 |
38.46 |
Net Punting | 36.64 | 8 |
60 |
| Kansas | 57 |
5 |
8.09 |
Punt Returns | 8 |
7 |
59 |
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Texas A&M |
76 |
8 |
20.60 |
Kickoff Returns | 21.4 |
7 |
66 |
| Kansas | 83 |
7 |
-.30 |
Turnover Margin | -.8 |
9 |
107 |
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Kansas |
113 |
8 |
286.80 |
Pass Defense | 308.20 |
10 |
119 |
| Kansas | 49 |
6 |
136.93 |
Passing Efficiency | 134.45 | 7 |
55 |
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Texas A&M |
116 |
10 |
.90 |
Sacks | 3.5 |
2 |
2 |
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Texas A&M |
109 |
10 |
4.30 |
Tackles For Loss | 7.1 |
4 |
23 |
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Texas A&M |
75 |
6 |
2.20 |
Sacks Allowed | .7 |
2 |
6 |
A couple of bright spots lately for the Jayhawks from a statistical perspective would have to be the fact that we've been able to reestablish our ground game after it went dormant during those REALLY rough games about a month back. The other would be turnovers. Our turnover margin has steadily improved throughout the season and we're starting to win or pull even in that battle on a more consistent basis.
On the Texas A&M side of things, their balance is a big concern in my mind. They aren't some crazy passing team like a Tech of old or a wildly athletic quarterback that can exploit our defense, but they are good in multiple phases of the game and in fact I'd call them very good even.
There certainly haven't been many games that look good for Kansas on paper this year and this is again one of them, but I still keep thinking that the 30.5 point line seems high. I'll probably be proven wrong two times over, but I have just a tiny bit more confidence in this team and their ability to play more competitively after these past two games. Plus, we'll always have NET PUNTING to fall back on!