It’s not a secret that the Air Raid offense under Luke Falk has struggled against defenses led by Jim Leavitt. 2016 was the most notable example, as Falk completed under 50% of his passes—that number is skewed a bit by drops, but only a bit—for “only” 325 yards, which worked out to a shade over six yards per attempt. In 2015, when the Colorado Buffaloes came to Pullman, Falk and Bender put up very similar numbers. The completion percentage was much better (40/57), but the yardage only slightly so at 332. That’s less than six yards per attempt.
How Jim Leavitt’s pattern-matching zone defense has disrupted the Air Raid
