Inside the Big East: Week 2

The Big East didn’t have the greatest weeks in week 2. The 3 teams that played FCS schools struggled at times, West Virginia, Pitt and Syracuse. 4 of the 5 schools that played FBS schools lost in various frustrating manners, Cincinnati, Louisville, Rutgers and Connecticut. Only South Florida had an easy 4 quarters of football.

Before we get into the numbers, here’s a quick record check.

• South Florida 2-0 (v FAU)
• West Virginia 2-0 (@ Maryland)
• Pittsburgh 2-0 (@ Iowa)
• Syracuse 2-0 (@ USC)
• Cincinnati 1-1 (v Akron)
• Louisville 1-1 (@ Kentucky)
• Connecticut 1-1 (v Iowa State)
• Rutgers 1-1 (Bye)

Total Offense

1. West Virginia 533
2. South Florida 519
3. Louisville 446
4. Cincinnati 396
5. Pittsburgh 381
6. Syracuse 354
7. Rutgers 244
8. Connecticut 193

Week 2 Passing Yard Leaders

1. Geno Smith 371
2. BJ Daniels 359
3. Will Stein 349
4. Ryan Nassib 318
5. Chas Dodd 243
6. Zach Collaros 230
7. Tino Sunseri 224
8. Johnny McEntee 99
9. Paul Millard 60

Week 2 Passing TDs

1. Geno Smith 4
2. Ryan Nassib 3
3. Zach Collaros 2
4. Will Stein 2
5. Chas Dodd 2
6. BJ Daniels 1
7. Paul Millard 1

Week 2 Rushing

1. Isaiah Pead 155
2. Ray Graham 121
3. Lyle McCombs 118
4. Darrell Scott 82
5. Vernard Roberts 64
6. Jeremy Wright 54
7. Demetris Murray 48
8. Antwon Bailey 43

Week 2 Rushing TDs

1. Ray Graham 3
2. Isaiah Pead 1
3. Vernard Roberts 1
4. Darrell Scott 1
5. Zach Brown 1
6. Demetris Murray 1
7. Dustin Garrison 1

Week 2 Receiving

1. Van Chew 134
2. Mohamed Sanu 119
3. Josh Chichester 111
4. DJ Woods 111
5. Devon Brown 109
6. Alec Lemon 94
7. Tavon Austin 82
8. Victor Marc 81
9. Michaelee Harris 79
10. Ivan McCartney 79
11. Devin Street 74
12. Terrence Mitchell 60
13. Hubie Graham 59
14. Kenbrell Thompkins 58
15. Andreas Shields 55
16. DeVante Parker 52
17. Sterling Griffin 52
18. Dustin Garrison 51
19. Mike Shanahan 49
20. Ryan Griffin 47
21. Eli Rogers 44
22. Stedman Bailey 40

Week 2 Receiving TDs

1. Anthony McClung 1
2. Mohamed Sanu 1
3. Van Chew 1
4. Victor Marc 1
5. Devon Brown 1
6. Michaelee Harris 1
7. Tavon Austin 1
8. Alec Lemon 1
9. Adrien Robinson 1
10. DeVante Parker 1
11. Brad Starks 1
12. Tyler Urban 1
13. Dustin Garrison 1
14. Tim Wright 1
15. Michael Acchione 1

Week 2 Kicking

1. Maikon Bonani 13 pts
2. Tyler Bitancurt 13 pts
3. San San Te 10 pts
4. Kevin Harper 7 pts
5. Dave Teggart 7 pts
6. Tony Miliano 5 pts
7. Chris Philpott 5 pts
8. Ross Krautman 3 pts

Week 2 Punting

1. Justin Brockhaus-Kann 45.8
2. Matt Yoklic 45
3. Pat O’Donnell 42
4. Cole Wagner 40.9
5. Corey Smith 37.5
6. Justin Boerner 35.8
7. Shane Raupers 35.4
8. Josh Bleser 35
9. Tino Sunseri 34
10. Chris Philpott 32

Total Defense

1. South Florida 225
2. Connecticut 259
3. Syracuse 266
4. West Virginia 285
5. Louisville 293
6. Pittsburgh 371
7. Rutgers 405
8. Cincinnati 531

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Season Passing

1. Geno Smith 620
2. Will Stein 575
3. Ryan Nassib 496
4. BJ Daniels 487
5. Tino Sunseri 403
6. Zach Collaros 364
7. Chas Dodd 356
8. Johnny McEntee 212

Season Passing TDs

1. Geno Smith 6
2. Ryan Nassib 6
3. Zach Collaros 6
4. Will Stein 4
5. Chas Dodd 3
6. BJ Daniels 2
7. Tino Sunseri 1
8. Scott McCummings 1
9. Paul Millard 1

Season INTs

1. Johnny McEntee 3
2. Tino Sunseri 2
3. BJ Daniels 1 
4. Will Stein 1
5. Chas Dodd 1
6. Ryan Nassib 1
7. Bobby Eveld 1
8. Teddy Bridgewater 1
9. Michael Nebrich 1

Season Rushing

1. Ray Graham 322
2. Lyle McCombs 259
3. Isaiah Pead 242
4. Antwon Bailey 157
5. Darrell Scott 115
6. Victor Anderson 90
7. Demetri Murray 88
8. Jeremy Wright 85
9. Vernard Roberts 76
10. De’Antwan Williams 59

Season Rushing TDs

1. Ray Graham 6
2. Lyle McCombs 4
3. Vernard Roberts 2
4. Antwon Bailey 2
5. Savon Huggins 2
6. Zach Brown 2
7. Victor Anderson 1
8. Darrell Scott 1
9. Demetris Murray 1
10. Dustin Garrison 1

Season Receiving

1. Van Chew 194
2. Mohamed Sanu 187
3. DJ Woods 170
4. Devon Brown 151
5. Josh Chichester 150
6. Alec Lemon 146
7. Ryan Griffin 144
8. Mike Shanahan 134
9. Sterling Griffin 127
10. Michaelee Harris 116

Season Receiving TDs

1. DeVante Parker 2
2. Ivan McCartney 2
3. Mohamed Sanu 2
4. Ryan Griffin 1
5. Van Chew 2
6. Victor Marc 1
7. Devon Brown 1
8. Alec Lemon 1
9. Mike Shanahan 1
10. Nick Provo 1
11. Stedman Bailey 1
12. Michaelee Harris 1
13. Tavon Austin 1
14. Evan Landi 1
15. Brandon Coleman 1
16. Brad Starks 1
17. Scott Radcliff 1
18. Tyler Urban 1
19. Michael Acchione 1
20. Tim Wright 1
21. Adam Harris 1

Season Kicking

1. Maikon Bonani 24 pts
2. Tyler Bitancurt 23
3. San San Te 22
4. Tony Miliano 15
5. Kevin Harper 12
6. Dave Teggart 12
7. Chris Philpott 8
8. Ross Krautman 7

Season Punting

1. Corey Smith 43.8
2. Matt Yoklic 42.7
3. Pat O’Donnell 42
4. Justin Doerner 41.2
5. Shane Raupers 40.4
6. Justin Brockhaus-Kann 39.9
7. Cole Wagner 36.2
8. Josh Bleser 35.1

Total Defense 

1. Connecticut 428
2. West Virginia 472
3. Rutgers 525
4. Louisville 584
5. Syracuse 672
6. USF 733
7. Pittsburgh 774
8. Cincinnati 808

Total Offense

1. Cincinnati 957
2. Louisville 831
3. West Virginia 824
4. Pittsburgh 791
5. USF 773
6. Syracuse 653
7. Connecticut 627
8. Rutgers 591

Penalties

1. Connecticut 8-58
2. Cincinnati 7-63
3. Pittsburgh 8-73 
4. USF 12-81
5. Louisville 14-90
6. West Virginia 9-100
7. Rutgers 15-105
8. Syracuse 14-154

Turnover Margin

1. Rutgers +8
2. Cincinnati +7
3. USF +6
4. Syracuse +1
5. West Virginia 0
6. Connecticut -1
7. Pittsburgh -2
8. Louisville -3