Kickoff returns from the end zone - the ugly stats
by "hokiesrule98"
Like everyone else, I am completely fed up with our guys catching kickoffs in the end zone, and then failing to make the 25, which would be gained by simply taking a knee. I went through each game log, pulled out the stats, and here they are.
We fail to make to the 25 yard line a whopping 86% of the time, and have only returned it past the 25 twice.
Total # caught in Endzone: 28
Total # of touchbacks: 14
Total # brought out from Endzone: 14
Total # caught in EZ, returned past 25: 2 (14%)
Total # caught in EZ, returned short of 25: 12 (86%)
Total yards lost returning balls caught in EZ: (-101)
Total yards gained returning balls caught in EZ: (+62)
Total NET yards from EZ returns: (-39)
Average starting position on balls returned from EZ: 20.1 yard line
Individual Stats - returning ball caught in Endzone
Newsome: 7 times - past 25 once. Returns (20, 18, 17, 9, 58, 19, 18)
Knowles: 4 times - past 25 once, Returns (16, 29, 20, 14)
Coleman: 3 times - past 25 zero, Returns (15, 19, 10)
Game by Game Log, Kick-off Receptions
William & Mary
WM1-Touchback
WM2-Caught in EZ, returned to 20 (Newsome)
WM2-Caught in EZ, returned to 16 (Knowles)
WM3-Touchback
Ohio State
OSU1-Caught at 5, returned to 22 (Newsome)
OSU2-Caught at 1, returned to 27 (Newsome)
OSU3-Caught at 3, returned to 23 (Knowles)
OSU4- Kickoff out of bounds, ball on 35
East Carolina
ECU1-Touchback
ECU2-Touchback
ECU3-Touchback
ECU4-Caught in EZ, returned to 15 (Coleman)
ECU5-Squib kick, caught at 22, returned to 36 (Hansen)
Georgia Tech
GT1-Caught in EZ, returned to 29 (Knowles)
GT2-Touchback
GT3-Touchback
GT4-Touchback
GT5-Touchback
Western Michigan
WM1-Caught in EZ, returned to 20 (Knowles)
WM2-Caught at 7, returned to 21 (Knowles)
WM3-Touchback
WM4-Caught at 7, returned to 25 (Knowles)
North Carolina
UNC1-Caught in EZ, returned to 18 (Newsome)
UNC2-Caught in EZ, returned to 17 (Newsome)
UNC3-Caught in EZ, returned to 19 (Coleman)
UNC4-On side kick - VT recovery
Pittsburgh
PIT1-Touchback
PIT2-Touchback
PIT3-Kickoff out of bounds, ball on 35
PIT4-Caught in EZ, return to 9 (Newsome)
Miami
MIA1-Caught at 3, returned to 29 (Knowles)
MIA2-Caught in EZ, returned to 14 (Knowles)
MIA3-Touchback
MIA4-Squib kick, caught at 20, returned to 27 (Alford)
MIA5-Caught in EZ, 58 yard return to UM42 (Newsome)
MIA6-Caught at 10, returned to 23 (Coleman)
Boston College
BC1-Caught in EZ, returned to 10 (Coleman)
BC2-Caught at 10, returned 44 yards to BC46 (Coleman)
BC3-Caught in EZ, returned to 19 (Newsome)
BC4-Caught at 13, fumbled (Newsome)
BC5-Caught in EZ, returned to 18 (Knowles)
BC6-Touchback
BC7-Touchback