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The defensive evaluation points as sh@éwn in Table I do not
accumulate as rapidly as do the offensive points. However, this is not true of the
negative defensive points. During a negative defensive points were
accumulated almost exactly twice as fast as were the negative offensive points, The
penalty for fouling should be high because if a player committed a foul he immediately
gave the opponents a chance to make 5 or 10 positive offensive points. In games where
& player was forced out by fouls his total negative points exceeded his positive points.

The team summaries (see Table IV) were made from the data

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gathered during last season abekeme. Kansas did not lose a home contest this season
and lost only one last season. Because no data were available on the opposition at
the time of the loss it is not possible to show the effect of losing a game on the
statistics gathered. Due to its style of play, Kansas does more passing than most
teams. This is well shown under total passes and catches, Table IIIe Even in a loss
it is possible Kansas would show a higher evaluation point total due to the factor
just mentiéned. It would be interesting to collect data for games played away fram
home. However, this has been considered impractical to date.

Included in the team summary, Table III, a new term (defensive
efficiency) is listed. This term is the result of the formula:

total positive defensive evaluation points
sum of positive and negative defensive points

 

Due to the ease with which negative defense points ean be
accumulated the efficiencies for defense are low. The composite efficiency, like last
year's efficiency, is based on the net positive points and negative points that are
earned during the entire gamee The composite efficiency rating seems to parallel the
game score more closely than some of the other items.

| A close examination of the statistics of the game with Team D
will lead one to wonder just how the Kansas team won the game. The story is told in
goals made where the home team made two more than the opposition. The remaining

statistics are largely in favor of Team De