Monday, December 10, 2012

A side-by-side comparsion between VSU and WSSU

VALDOSTA — To help get fans ready for Saturday's Division II National Championship Game between Valdosta State and Winston-Salem State in Florence, Ala., here is a side-by-side comparison of the two teams.

                                      Valdosta State (11-2)                Winston-Salem State (14-0)
National ranking:                    17                                                    2
Total offense:                         481.2 (10th)                                  483.1 (9th)
Rushing offense:                    219.8 (21st)                                  190.5 (41st)
Passing offense:                     261.3 (41st)                                  292.6 (24th)
Total defense:                        349.3  (46th)                                 293.8 (12th)
Rushing defense:                   162.2  (87th)                                 89.1   (7th)
Passing defense:                    187.1  (29th)                                 204.6  (55th)
Pass Efficiency rank:                   15th                                          2nd
Opp. pass eff. rank:                      32nd                                         9th
Scoring offense:                     42.1  (6th)                                    42.6 (5th)
Scoring defense:                    21   (31st)                                     16.1 (8th)

Key players:
Valdosta State:
Cayden Cochran, QB — 200 of 312 for 2,601 yards with 25 touchdowns, 8 interceptions; 336 yards rushing on 92 carries, 9 touchdowns
Cedric O'Neal, RB —  1,058 yards on 156 carries, 13 touchdowns
Austin Scott, RB — 992 yards on 164 carries, 9 touchdowns      
Gerald Ford, WR — 68 rec., 1,018 yards, 13 touchdowns
Seantavious Jones, WR — 49 rec., 916 yards, 13 touchdowns
Regginald Lewis, WR — 52 rec., 712 yards, 4 touchdowns
Chris Pope, LB — 117 tackles, 5 1/2 for loss
Jeremy Grable, LB — 98 tackles, 9 1/2 for loss
Ryan Smith, LB — 78 tackles, 11 1/2 for loss
Tevin Davis, DE — Team-high 15 tackles for loss for negative 68 yards
Matt Pierce, DB — Team-high 4 interceptions

Winston-Salem State:
Kameron Smith, QB — 198 of 322 for 3,042 yards, 42 touchdowns, 9 interceptions; 320 yards rushing on 103 carries, 4 touchdowns.
Jahuann Butler, WR — 58 rec., 1,167 yards, 12 touchdowns
Jameze Massey, WR — 56 rec., 1,156 yards, 14 touchdowns
Jamal Williams, WR — 49 rec., 757 yards, 12 touchdowns
Maurice Lewis, RB — 969 yards on 185 carries, 13 touchdowns
Brand McDonald, RB — 314 yards on 57 carries, 2 touchdowns
Carlos Fields — 107 tackles, 8 tackles for loss
Daniel Mungin — Team-high 11 tackles for loss
Larry Hearne, DB — Leads team with 5 interceptions
Anthony Carrothers, QB — 51 of 96 for 948 yards, 12 touchdowns     

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