Statistically Speaking: Mike Yurcich’s Offense

Penn State Athletics Last year when Penn State hired Kirk Ciarrocca, I took a closer look at how Ciarrocca compared to Joe Moorhead and Ricky Rahne on a number of key statistics: run/pass percentage, “explosive” plays, and time of possession. What we found out then was that Ciarrocca’s offense shared some similarities with the Moorhead/Rahne offense — most notably, the penchant for running the ball. We also saw where they differed: valuing time of possession.

Let’s do that practice again. This time, we’ll throw (!!this is foreshadowing!!) Yurcich’s numbers into the mix.

1. Run vs. Pass

First and foremost, let’s start with the most simple metric in football: how often do you run the ball versus…