A look at Brendon Lewis’ 2021 situational stats
Last season Brendon Lewis was the primary quarterback for the Colorado Buffaloes. Going into this season there are five passers on scholarship but it is a two-horse race to be named the starter.
J.T. Shrout is also vying for the starting job once again. He arrived in Boulder last season after transferring from the Tennessee Volunteers. He and Lewis had a heated battle last fall before a knee injury ended Shrout’s season.
Not only is the decision huge for the offense but for head coach Karl Dorrell’s future. He is likely facing the hot seat if the Buffaloes don’t improve from their 4-8 (3-6) campaign in 2021.
As the season approaches, Buffs Wire breaks down the redshirt junior quarterback’s situational stats. All statistics courtesy of Stats Perform.
Lewis vs Nonconference opponents
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Yards per attempt: 4.4
Completion %: 55.4
TD-INT: 1-1
Yards per rush: 3.9
TDs: 0
Sacks: 7
Yards lost: 45
Lewis vs the Pac-12
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Yards per attempt: 6.4
Completion %: 58.7
TD-INT: 9-2
Yards per rush: 1.3
TDs: 2
Sacks: 24
Yards lost: 156
Lewis vs AP Top 25
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Yards per attempt: 4.9
Completion %: 58.02
TD-INT: 3-1
Yards per rush: 3.3
TDs: 0
Sacks: 6
Yards lost: 37
Lewis on 1st down
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Yards per attempt: 5.2
Completion %: 59.7
TD-INT: 1-1
Yards per rush: 4.2
TDs: 1
Sacks: 3
Yards lost: 9
Lewis on 2nd down
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Yards per attempt: 6.8
Completion %: 63.04
TD-INT: 5-2
Yards per rush: 2.7
TDs: 0
Sacks: 11
Yards lost: 82
Lewis on 3rd down
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Yards per attempt: 6.1
Completion %: 50.6
TD-INT: 3-0
Yards per rush: -0.3
TDs: 1
Sacks: 16
Yards lost: 98
Lewis on 4th down
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Yards per attempt: 3.8
Completion %: 55.6
TD-INT: 1-0
Yards per rush: -6.0
TDs: 0
Sacks: 1
Yards lost: 12
Lewis in the red zone
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Yards per attempt: 5.0
Completion %: 66.7
TD-INT: 8-0
Yards per rush: 1.5
TDs: 2
Sacks: 1
Yards lost: 10
When Colorado was winning
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Yards per attempt: 7.1
Completion %: 57.6
TD-INT: 5-0
Yards per rush: 3.6
TDs: 1
Sacks: 5
Yards lost: 38
When Colorado was trailing
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Yards per attempt: 5.6
Completion %: 55.6
TD-INT: 5-2
Yards per rush: 0.1
TDs: 0
Sacks: 2
Yards lost: 22
When the score was tied
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Yards per attempt: 5.1
Completion %: 65.2
TD-INT: 0-1
Yards per rush: 5.2
TDs: 1
Sacks: 4
Yards lost: 32
