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July 13, 2006
Cats must convert red zone chances
Michael Ashford
GoPowercat.com 70.6 = K-State's red zone offense in 2005. The Wildcats converted on 24-of-34 red-zone chances to rank 11th in the Big 12 Conference. As previously pointed out, when K-State's offense got moving last season, it was tough to stop.
When the Wildcats were able to produce a drive of 50 yards or more, K-State scored on 87 percent (33-of-38) of those drives.
However, once K-State's drives crossed the 20-yard line to enter the red zone, that production fell off a lot more than any K-Stater would like.
The Wildcats came away with points - whether it was a field goal or a touchdown - on just 24-of-34 trips inside the red zone. While 70.6 percent is not horrendous, consider that nine of the teams in the Big 12 Conference converted trips inside the red zone into points at better than an 80-percent success rate.
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