Schnoodler
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I thought I'd do a little study and analyze the strength of the defenses we faced and how well we compared. I knew our SOS was significantly tougher than any other team in the Big Ten but it was tough to quantify what that meant. So I took a peak and compiled some numbers.
I'm not sure what conclusions to draw from this outside of what we already knew. We aren't very good offensively. Maybe though the numbers show, we don't suck quite as much as we thought, although I don't know what comfort you can get from an improved level of suckitude. I just wanted to get a better view of what it means to have the 18th toughest sangarin SOS and what impact that might have on our stat numbers. To really get a clearer view, this same thing would need to be done with all big ten teams and get some +/- numbers for comparison. But not today.
Now I'm not saying our offense didn't suck. So let's be clear on that before we begin this merry journey. But it is interesting that four of the teams we played are in the top 10 defenses in pts/game. PSU (4), OSU (5), Air Force (8), Iowa (10). Of course we didn't hurt anybody's numbers any except AF.
Average points against
Syracuse..............82....27.9....23
Air Force...............8.....15.3....20
California...............46....22.9... 21
Northwestern.........49.....23.3...35
Wisconsin..............51.....23.5...28
Purdue..................92......29.1...35
PSU......................4.......11.8....0
OSU.....................5........12.2....7
Michigan State.......61.......25.1....42
Illinois...................84.......28.1....32
Iowa....................10.......15.5.....0
Teams we did not play
Michigan..............79....27.5
Indiana................94....29.5
Minnesota............58.....24.6
On the rushing side (yds/gm) it's also interesting. The first number is the ranking of the team based on rush yd/gm, the second the actual rush yd/gm, the third the net yardage the gophers had against each team.
Syracuse.........14th.......101.8....112
Air Force..........48th......136.1....108
California..........25th.....112.6......37
Northwestern....34th.....123.5.....166
Wisconsin.........12th.....97.2.......57
Purdue.............93rd.....173.4.....207
PSU................10th.....93.9........37
OSU................5th......83.4.......123
MSU...............26th.....112.8......89
Illinois.............68th.....147.3......50
Iowa...............32.......122.0......48
Big Ten teams we didn't play
Michigan....91....171.9
Indiana......78....159.1
Minnesota...66....146.7
The average rushing yards per game from our opponents defensive stats = 118.54
Our average rushing yards per game. = 97.6
for reference a team with an average of 118.54 would have ranked 96th right behind Arizona State. We ranked 111.
Passing defenses
Syracuse..........82.....235.2....248
Air Force...........2......148.7....219
California..........108....257.0...233
Northwestern....66.....220.8...186
Wisconsin.........68.....222.0...271
Purdue.............42.....203.2...74
PSU.................19.....183.2...101
OSU.................16.....179.1...163
MSU.................102...251.6...416
Illinois...............107...254.8...221
Iowa.................8......164.7...153
Big Ten teams we didn't play
Michigan...67....221.4
Indiana.....91....241.9
Minnesota..59....217.6
The average passing yds/gm allowed = 210.9. The Gophers avg passing yds/gm = 198.3 For reference a team averaging 210.9 yards/gm would be the 69th right after TCU. We ranked 84th.
Other interesting numbers. Our average yard loss to sack per game = 20.2
Avg QB ratings
Syracuse........112...152.1
Air Force........23....110.3
California........66....129.4
Northwestern...54....126.5
Wisconsin........77....132.7
Purdue............33.....115.4
PSU................12.....104.1
OSU................7.......96.9
MSU................96....139.2
Illinois..............100....141.9
Iowa................5.......91.9
Big Ten teams we didn't play
Michigan....75....131.8
Indiana......92....138.4
Minnesota...49....122.5
Avg QB rating against opponents = 121.85 Gophers team QB Rating = 112.9
For reference the hypothetical average team QB rating 0f 121.85 would be = 84th right after Western Michigan. Our rating of 112.9 was 101st.
I'm not sure what conclusions to draw from this outside of what we already knew. We aren't very good offensively. Maybe though the numbers show, we don't suck quite as much as we thought, although I don't know what comfort you can get from an improved level of suckitude. I just wanted to get a better view of what it means to have the 18th toughest sangarin SOS and what impact that might have on our stat numbers. To really get a clearer view, this same thing would need to be done with all big ten teams and get some +/- numbers for comparison. But not today.
Now I'm not saying our offense didn't suck. So let's be clear on that before we begin this merry journey. But it is interesting that four of the teams we played are in the top 10 defenses in pts/game. PSU (4), OSU (5), Air Force (8), Iowa (10). Of course we didn't hurt anybody's numbers any except AF.
Average points against
Syracuse..............82....27.9....23
Air Force...............8.....15.3....20
California...............46....22.9... 21
Northwestern.........49.....23.3...35
Wisconsin..............51.....23.5...28
Purdue..................92......29.1...35
PSU......................4.......11.8....0
OSU.....................5........12.2....7
Michigan State.......61.......25.1....42
Illinois...................84.......28.1....32
Iowa....................10.......15.5.....0
Teams we did not play
Michigan..............79....27.5
Indiana................94....29.5
Minnesota............58.....24.6
On the rushing side (yds/gm) it's also interesting. The first number is the ranking of the team based on rush yd/gm, the second the actual rush yd/gm, the third the net yardage the gophers had against each team.
Syracuse.........14th.......101.8....112
Air Force..........48th......136.1....108
California..........25th.....112.6......37
Northwestern....34th.....123.5.....166
Wisconsin.........12th.....97.2.......57
Purdue.............93rd.....173.4.....207
PSU................10th.....93.9........37
OSU................5th......83.4.......123
MSU...............26th.....112.8......89
Illinois.............68th.....147.3......50
Iowa...............32.......122.0......48
Big Ten teams we didn't play
Michigan....91....171.9
Indiana......78....159.1
Minnesota...66....146.7
The average rushing yards per game from our opponents defensive stats = 118.54
Our average rushing yards per game. = 97.6
for reference a team with an average of 118.54 would have ranked 96th right behind Arizona State. We ranked 111.
Passing defenses
Syracuse..........82.....235.2....248
Air Force...........2......148.7....219
California..........108....257.0...233
Northwestern....66.....220.8...186
Wisconsin.........68.....222.0...271
Purdue.............42.....203.2...74
PSU.................19.....183.2...101
OSU.................16.....179.1...163
MSU.................102...251.6...416
Illinois...............107...254.8...221
Iowa.................8......164.7...153
Big Ten teams we didn't play
Michigan...67....221.4
Indiana.....91....241.9
Minnesota..59....217.6
The average passing yds/gm allowed = 210.9. The Gophers avg passing yds/gm = 198.3 For reference a team averaging 210.9 yards/gm would be the 69th right after TCU. We ranked 84th.
Other interesting numbers. Our average yard loss to sack per game = 20.2
Avg QB ratings
Syracuse........112...152.1
Air Force........23....110.3
California........66....129.4
Northwestern...54....126.5
Wisconsin........77....132.7
Purdue............33.....115.4
PSU................12.....104.1
OSU................7.......96.9
MSU................96....139.2
Illinois..............100....141.9
Iowa................5.......91.9
Big Ten teams we didn't play
Michigan....75....131.8
Indiana......92....138.4
Minnesota...49....122.5
Avg QB rating against opponents = 121.85 Gophers team QB Rating = 112.9
For reference the hypothetical average team QB rating 0f 121.85 would be = 84th right after Western Michigan. Our rating of 112.9 was 101st.