banshee, I don’t have the stats you are looking for, but here’s something along those lines (I looked at the FBS games only)...
-Marshall scored on an interception, at the start of the second half, and 4 times following 3 & outs by the PU offense.
-VaTech scored to start the 2nd half, following the PU fumble return for TD, and PU drives of 3, 9, 3, 3, 4, and 4 plays. Plus there were the STs scores.
-BGSU scored after receiving the opening kickoff, and following PU drives of 13, 13, 8, and 12 plays.
My thoughts:
-The offense appears to be blame-free for the BGSU game.
-I think the inept offense vs VaTech certainly hurt the defense that game.
-On the surface, the 3 & outs against Marshall appear to have been really costly as the defense got hardly any rest before having to go back out on the field on what was a hot day. However, also remember that PU “won” time of possession by 9.5 minutes that game. I’m not sure I can let the defense off the hook when it was about as rested as you could hope for during that game.
-The one disturbing trend that has nothing to do with the offense: PU has kicked off 3 times to start a half this season, and all 3 times the opponent has driven down the field for a score.