In week 1, Vanderbilt beat Middle Tennessee at home 28-6. Pretty decent win for a pud CUSA opponent, because in week 2, Middle Tennessee went on the road and beat Syracuse 30-23.
In week 2, Vanderbilt beat normal pud FCS squad Alabama A&M 42-0. not much to learn from that one.
stylistically, this is Vandy:
offense:
3.5 rush ypp
9.7 pass ypp
6.2 total ypp
0.56 ppp
defense:
1.9 rush ypp
4.0 pass ypp
2.9 total ypp
0.05 ppp
so they're a pretty pud offense and a stout defense. small sample size and all that.
here is k-state in comparison:
offense:
6.0 rush ypp
13.4 pass ypp
8.4 total ypp
0.91 ppp
defense:
4.0 rush ypp
4.3 pass ypp
4.1 total ypp
0.18 ppp
super stud offense that can beat you via overnight air or standard 2-day ground. good defense overall but rushing defense the weak spot. luckily for k-state, vanderbilt can't even rush well against CUSA and FCS competition.
PREDICTO:
KSU's offensive numbers are going to come back to earth a bit after this one, and neither team gets into the 30's. k-state is up by around 10 the whole game, and final score ends up looking tighter than the game actually was.
KSU:
35 rushes, 150 yards
13-23 passing, 183 yards
58 total plays, 333 yards (5.73 YPP)
28 points (0.482 PPP)
Vanderbilt...VANDERBILT
38 rushes, 145 yards
19-29 passing, 195 yards
67 total plays, 339 yards (5.06 YPP)
25 points (0.373 PPP)
