Vanderbilt 24, Colorado State 21: Sometimes, the breaks go your way

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Five Factors

Plays 79 69 Total Yards 347 438 Yards Per Play 4.4 6.3 Rushing Attempts 34 33 Rushing Yards 124 207 Rushing YPP 3.6 6.3 Passing Attempts 45 36 Passing Yards 223 231 Passing YPP 5 6.4 Rushing Success Rate 35.30% 48.50% Passing Success Rate 37.80% 41.70% Success Rate 36.70% 44.90% Avg. Field Position 24.4 26.7 PP40 6 4.2 Turnovers 1 1 For once, it was the other team that couldn’t get out of its own way.

It’s not often that you lose the battle in four of the five factors and come away with a win. Vanderbilt lost, bigly, in success rate (44.9% to 36.7%) and yards per play (6.3 to 4.4.) They lost, narrowly, the field position battle (Colorado State’s average…