Big Ten · B1G+A advanced report
CHUNK PLAY INDEX
Who creates explosive plays and who gives them up. Chunk play = a completion of 20+ yards or a run of 15+ yards.
Weeks 1–6 (Aug 29 – Oct 10) · 78 games, 103 Big Ten team-games · ESPN play-by-play · built Oct 13, 4:20 AM CT
CREATING CHUNK PLAYS
sorted by chunk plays per game (20+ pass, 15+ run) · through Week 6| # | Team | G | Chunk plays per game (20+ pass, 15+ run) | 20+ yd passes per game | 10+ yd runs per game | 15+ yd runs per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UCLA | 5 | 8.00 (1) | 4.00 (T-3) | 6.60 (4) | 4.00 (T-1) |
| 2 |  Northwestern | 5 | 7.80 (2) | 3.80 (6) | 6.80 (3) | 4.00 (T-1) |
| 3 |  Indiana | 6 | 7.67 (3) | 4.00 (T-3) | 7.00 (1) | 3.67 (3) |
| 4 |  Nebraska | 6 | 6.83 (4) | 3.50 (10) | 6.83 (2) | 3.33 (4) |
| 5 |  USC | 7 | 6.43 (5) | 4.86 (1) | 5.29 (6) | 1.57 (9) |
| 6 |  Ohio State | 6 | 6.33 (6) | 4.83 (2) | 3.83 (9) | 1.50 (10) |
| 7 |  Rutgers | 5 | 5.20 (7) | 3.60 (9) | 3.40 (11) | 1.60 (T-7) |
| 8 |  Wisconsin | 5 | 5.00 (8) | 3.40 (11) | 3.60 (10) | 1.60 (T-7) |
| 9 |  Iowa | 6 | 4.83 (9) | 2.00 (15) | 6.33 (5) | 2.83 (5) |
| 10 |  Minnesota | 6 | 4.33 (10) | 3.00 (12) | 2.33 (14) | 1.33 (13) |
| 11 |  Maryland | 6 | 3.83 (11) | 2.67 (13) | 4.33 (7) | 1.17 (14) |
| 12 |  Michigan | 5 | 3.80 (12) | 2.40 (14) | 2.60 (13) | 1.40 (T-11) |
| — |  Oregon | 5 | — | — | 4.00 (8) | 1.40 (T-11) |
| — |  Illinois | 6 | — | — | 3.17 (12) | 2.00 (6) |
| — |  Michigan State | 6 | — | 1.67 (16) | — | — |
| — |  Penn State | 6 | — | 3.83 (5) | — | — |
| — |  Purdue | 6 | — | 3.67 (T-7) | — | — |
| — |  Washington | 6 | — | 3.67 (T-7) | — | — |
ALLOWING CHUNK PLAYS
sorted by chunk plays allowed per game · through Week 6| # | Team | G | Chunk plays allowed per game | 20+ yd passes allowed per game | 10+ yd runs allowed per game | 15+ yd runs allowed per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 6 | 3.67 (1) | 2.50 (T-6) | 2.17 (1) | 1.17 (T-3) |
| 2 | Washington | 6 | 4.17 (2) | 2.50 (T-6) | 4.50 (8) | 1.67 (6) |
| 3 | Illinois | 6 | 4.33 (3) | 3.17 (12) | 3.50 (5) | 1.17 (T-3) |
| 4 | Northwestern | 5 | 4.40 (4) | 2.40 (5) | 4.40 (7) | 2.00 (8) |
| 5 | Maryland | 6 | 4.50 (5) | 2.67 (T-9) | 4.00 (6) | 1.83 (7) |
| 6 | Oregon | 5 | 4.80 (6) | 4.00 (16) | 2.40 (2) | 0.80 (T-1) |
| 7 | Rutgers | 5 | 6.00 (7) | 2.80 (11) | 8.00 (10) | 3.20 (10) |
| 8 | Purdue | 6 | 6.33 (8) | 3.83 (15) | 4.67 (9) | 2.50 (9) |
| — | Nebraska | 6 | — | 2.50 (T-6) | — | — |
| — | UCLA | 5 | — | — | 3.20 (3) | 0.80 (T-1) |
| — | Michigan State | 6 | — | — | 3.33 (4) | 1.50 (5) |
| — | Ohio State | 6 | — | 1.50 (2) | — | — |
| — | USC | 7 | — | 3.57 (14) | — | — |
| — | Penn State | 6 | — | 1.67 (3) | — | — |
| — | Minnesota | 6 | — | 2.67 (T-9) | — | — |
| — | Iowa | 6 | — | 3.33 (13) | — | — |
| — | Wisconsin | 5 | — | 1.40 (1) | — | — |
| — | Michigan | 5 | — | 1.80 (4) | — | — |
How B1G+A counts it. Counts come from individual ESPN play-by-play plays (pass completions and rushes, including plays that ended in a fumble); penalty-nullified plays are excluded. Per game = divided by games played. Rank in parentheses is among Big Ten teams with a published value.
Source: ESPN game summaries (play-by-play drives plus box score) for every final game involving a Big Ten team, Aug 29 – Oct 10. Every game is checked against the ESPN box score in the same feed: punts 156/156; punt yds 154/156; punt in20 153/156; punt tb 156/156; net n 156/156; punt vs drives 156/156; punt result drives have punt 156/156; rec yds 154/156; rush yds 144/156; off td 156/156; fg made vs drives 156/156; turnovers 156/156; ints thrown 156/156; fumbles lost 156/156; ret td vs scoring 156/156; score recon 156/156; scoring plays in pbp 156/156 team-games agree (yardage totals within 10 yards). A team's figure is shown only if all of its games pass the checks that stat depends on; otherwise it shows — (hover for the reason). Withheld for at least one stat on this page: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA, USC, Washington, Wisconsin.