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Sam Darnold vs ranked teams

USC · AP Top 25 · 2017 · regular season and postseason

Sam Darnold has averaged 283.5 passing yards in 6 games against AP Top 25 opponents, vs 305.3 in 8 games against everyone else (2017, regular season and postseason).

Vs AP Top 25
283.5
passing yards per game · 6 games
Vs everyone else
305.3
passing yards per game · 8 games
Difference
−21.8
per game, ranked minus everyone else

Career and by season

Sam Darnold per game averages against AP Top 25 opponents and everyone else, career and by season
PeriodOpponentsGamesPass ydsCompPass TDRush ydsDiff vs others
CareerAP Top 256283.519.81.674.8−21.8
Everyone else8305.323.02.006.6
2017AP Top 256283.519.81.674.8−21.8
Everyone else8305.323.02.006.6

Every game against a ranked opponent

  1. 2017 postseasonat No. 5 Ohio State26 completions, 356 pass yds, 0 TD · 11 carries, -18 rush yds, 0 TD
  2. 2017 Week 14vs No. 14 Stanford17 completions, 325 pass yds, 2 TD · 4 carries, 1 rush yds, 0 TD
  3. 2017 Week 10vs No. 23 Arizona20 completions, 311 pass yds, 2 TD · 5 carries, 10 rush yds, 0 TD
  4. 2017 Week 8at No. 13 Notre Dame20 completions, 229 pass yds, 2 TD · 9 carries, 7 rush yds, 0 TD
  5. 2017 Week 5at No. 16 Washington State15 completions, 164 pass yds, 0 TD · 9 carries, 25 rush yds, 2 TD
  6. 2017 Week 2vs No. 14 Stanford21 completions, 316 pass yds, 4 TD · 2 carries, 4 rush yds, 0 TD

What counts: a game is ranked when the opponent stood in that week's AP Top 25 at kickoff. Games are regular season and postseason. Games are placed by season and week; dates and scores are not shown. Past results, not a projection.