our penalty problem seems to

[bulls96go]

have been corrected i just did not remember any major ones

no personal fouls, no blocks in the back, no face marks, no helmets came off

but we did burn a TO with not enough players on the field

[S p e n c e]

One game isnt enough for me to consider the problem "corrected" although that was one encouraging thing I was able to take out of the game.  If they keep the penalties down like they did for the rest of the season I will say this is no longer a problem.

[Kizarvexis]

I mentioned the low penalties in a few threads, but here is the breakdown through the Army game.

USF vs Army saw USF only commit 8 penalties for 34 yards, which for the Bulls, is low.

2001 USF Avg 10.00 penalties for 83.00 yards  

2001 Opp Avg 9.82 penalties for 82.09 yards  

 

2002 USF Avg 11.64 penalties for 98.73 yards  

2002 Opp Avg 7.27 penalties for 60.36 yards  

 

2003 USF Avg 9.36 penalties for 83.00 yards  

2003 Opp Avg 6.27 penalties for 47.91 yards  

So far...  

2004 USF 11.20 penalties for 87.8 yards  

2004 Opp 6.20 penalties for 53.40 yards

USF saw a reduction of almost 1 penalty and 13 yards from last week's average. Our opponents average was almost 1 penalty for 10 yards less as well. I didn't see any critical penalties that hurt the Bulls this week. (i.e. drive changers)

Kizarvexis