1997 Football Cumulative Statistics
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Passing
GP - Games Played
Rating - QB Rating
Comp - Completions
ATT - Passing Attempts
INT - Interceptions
% - Completion Percentage
YDS - Passing Yards
TD - Passing Touchdowns
Long - Longest Completion
AVG/G - Average Passing Yards Per Game
| 17 | Anderson, Ben | 11 | 150.12 | 151 | 267 | 10 | 56.55% | 2505 | 18 | 86 | 227.73 |
| 5 | Newsome, Christian | 3 | 168.20 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 80.00% | 105 | 0 | 50 | 35.00 |
| 1 | Ferebee, Glenwood | 11 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Â | Total | 11 | 150.230 | 159 | 278 | 10 | 57.19% | 2610 | 18 | 86 | 237.27 |
| Â | Opponents | 11 | 111.824 | 196 | 340 | 18 | 57.65% | 2150 | 12 | 58 | 195.46 |
Team Statistics (9-2)
- | Liberty University | Opponents |
|---|---|---|
Scoring | ||
| Points Per Game | 32.36 | 17.73 |
| Total | 356 | 195 |
First Downs | ||
| Rushing | 74 | 96 |
| Passing | 94 | 108 |
| Penalty | 13 | 9 |
| Total | 181 | 213 |
Rushing | ||
| Yards Gained | 1786 | 2061 |
| Yards Lost | 206 | 397 |
| Attempts | 371 | 417 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| Avg. Per Game | 143.6 | 151.3 |
| Touchdowns | 24 | 12 |
| Total | 1580 | 1664 |
Passing | ||
| Att-Comp-Int | 278-159-10 | 340-196-18 |
| Avg. Per Attempt | 9.388 | 6.324 |
| Avg. Per Game | 237.273 | 195.455 |
| Touchdowns | 18 | 12 |
| Total | 2610 | 2150 |
Total Offense | ||
| Total Plays | 649 | 757 |
| Avg. Per Play | 6.5 | 5.0 |
| Avg. Per Game | 380.9 | 346.7 |
| Total Yards | 4190 | 3814 |
| Touchdowns | 60 | 26 |
Returns | ||
| Kickoff: Average | 20.286 | 17.348 |
| Kickoff: Total | 28-568 | 46-798 |
| Punt: Average | 7.414 | 7.000 |
| Punt: Total | 29-215 | 21-147 |
| INT: Average | 18.722 | 24.000 |
| INT: Total | 18-337 | 10-240 |
Kicking | ||
| Punt: Avg. Yards Per Game | 37.614 | 35.822 |
| Punt: Net Average | 33.364 | 32.111 |
| Punt: Total Yards | 44-1655 | 45-1612 |
| FG: Good-Attempts | 11-18 | 6-9 |
| Onside Kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Penalties | ||
| Avg. Per Game (YDS) | 67.091 | 55.545 |
| Total-Yards | 86-738 | 75-611 |
Time Of Possession | ||
| Avg. Per Game | 29:27 | 31:55 |
| Total | 05:23:58 | 05:51:02 |
Miscellaneous | ||
| 3rd Down Conversions | 56-135 (41.481%) | 62-150 (41.333%) |
| 4th Down Conversions | 7-10 (70.000%) | 7-10 (36.364%) |
| Fumbles-Lost | 17-10 | 31-21 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost | 21-117 | 14-98 |
| PAT: Good-Attempts | 41-44 | 15-19 |
| Misc. Yards | 0 | -6 |
| Red Zone: Attempts-Scores | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone: Touchdowns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Results
| 9/6/1997 | Glenville State | W | 56-7 | 1-0 | 2:50 | 10033 |
| 9/13/1997 | Western Carolina | W | 17-10 | 2-0 | 2:56 | 10117 |
| 9/27/1997 | Delaware State | W | 33-17 | 3-0 | 3:15 | 2116 |
| 10/4/1997 | Elon College | W | 41-9 | 4-0 | 2:45 | 5041 |
| 10/11/1997 | Hampton University | L | 27-33 | 4-1 | 3:10 | 12431 |
| 10/18/1997 | Virginia Union | W | 16-8 | 5-1 | 2:40 | 573 |
| 10/25/1997 | Charleston Southern | W | 48-14 | 6-1 | 2:55 | 2794 |
| 11/1/1997 | Cal Poly SLO | W | 49-32 | 7-1 | 2:55 | 3951 |
| 11/8/1997 | Norfolk State | W | 17-6 | 8-1 | 3:05 | 6207 |
| 11/15/1997 | Hofstra University | L | 27-40 | 8-2 | 3:22 | 8851 |
| 11/22/1997 | Appalachian State | W | 25-19 | 9-2 | 3:09 | 8712 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 70826 |
Overall Team Game Highs
Name | High | Player/Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| Rushes | 43 | vs Charleston Southern (10/25/1997) |
| Yards Rushing | 288 | vs Glenville State (9/6/1997) |
| TD Rushes | 6 | vs Glenville State (9/6/1997) |
| Pass Attempts | 34 | vs Hofstra University (11/15/1997) |
| Pass Completions | 20 | vs Western Carolina (9/13/1997) |
| Yards Passing | 339 | vs Cal Poly SLO (11/1/1997) |
| TD Passes | 5 | vs Cal Poly SLO (11/1/1997) |
