South Florida (2-3, 0-1) dropped its third straight game on Saturday night in a 30-17 loss to No. 4 Florida State. The Bulls are approaching the most important stretch of the season as they have four consecutive Big East games against Temple, Louisville, Syracuse and UConn.
With an important Big East stretch coming up Bulls247 takes a look at how USF players stack up against the rest of the conference.
Passing
B.J. Daniels by the Numbers
90-for-162, 1,285 yards, 9 TDs, 7 INTs – 131.9 QB rating
Best Stat: Daniels is second in the conference with nine passing touchdowns.
Worst Stat: Daniels leads the conference with seven interceptions.
QB Rating: 131.9 QB rating tabs Daniels as the sixth best QB among the conference’s eight starters.
Completion Percentage: 55.6 completion percentage is sixth best in the Big East
Passing Yards: 1,285 yards is second best in the conference
Rushing
Two-headed attack by the Numbers
B.J. Daniels and Demetris Murray have combined for 518 yards on the ground, good for third in the conference behind Pitt’s 591 and Louisville’s 847.
Rushing Yards: Daniels has 271 yards on 61 carries (seventh in the conference) while Murray has 247 yards on 63 carries (eighth in the conference).
Touchdowns: The duo’s six touchdowns is tied for second behind Louisville’s 10.
Receiving
Andre Davis by the Numbers
Receptions: Although Davis has just three catches in the last two games he is still second in the Big East with 24 catches.
Receiving Yards: Davis’ 312 yards has the fourth yards among the conference’s WR.
Receiving TDs: Three touchdowns ties him for second best among the Big East.
Receptions: 20 receptions ranks Mitchell fourth best in the Big East.
Receiving Yards: Mitchell’s 318 yards ranks him just above teammate Andre Davis for third best in the conference.
Scoring
Maikon Bonani by the Numbers
Total Points: Bonani’s 25 points tabs him as the eighth highest scorer in the conference.
Field Goals: His five field goals is tied for second best in the Big East.
Extra Points: Bonani has hit 10 PATs, good for fourth best in the conference.
Punt Returns
Terrence Mitchell by the Numbers
Yards: Mitchell’s 83 yards ranks fourth among 10 qualified punt returners.
Return Average: At 11.9 yards per return Mitchell ranks fourth in the conference.
Long Return: Mitchell’s long return of 39 yards is third best in the conference.
Kicking
Maikon Bonani by the Numbers
Bonani is the leading kicker in the conference. He is the last remaining perfect kicker (5-for-5), although he has missed 2-of-12 extra points. With a long of 46, Bonani is 3-for-3 from 40-49 yards (he is the only kicker to make more than two from this distance).
Defense
Sacks
DeDe Lattimore leads the Bulls with 2.5 sacks, good for fifth in the Big East.
Elkino Watson is tied for sixth best in the conference with two sacks while Cory Crissom is eighth with 1.5 sacks.
- Kyle Bennett
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