B10 Stats show a more telling story

[BIG ERN]

Not having a conference championship since 1999 --- to get one you have to beat conference opponents. The stats are always skewed in college football overall since so many teams have different out of conference opponents (mostly cupcakes). The below stats are the 6 games for in conference play.

 

 

Scoring

1. Michigan
2. Ohio St
3. Penn St
4. Minnesota
5. Northwestern
6. Indiana
7. Purdue
8. Maryland
9. Michigan St
10. Iowa
11. Nebraska
12. Illinois
13. Wisconsin
14. Rutgers

Points Allowed

1. Michigan
2. Wisconsin
3. Ohio St
4. Minnesota
5. Iowa
6. Penn St
7. Nebraska
8. Northwestern
9. Indiana
10. Illinois
11. Maryland
12. Michigan St
13. Rutgers
14. Purdue

Passing yards: 8th

Passing TD: T-9th

Completion %: 13th

Sacks allowed: 1st

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Rushing yards: 5th

Rushing YPC: 7th

Rushing TD: 6th

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Kickoff returns avg: 5th

Punt returns avg: 3rd

Net punting: 14th

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Sacks: T-8th

Interceptions: 1st

[The Tall Texan]

Numbers don't lie

[TonyStalloni]

Very telling stats. Surprised we are first in INT's but tied for 8th in Sacks.

[Mavric]

Very telling stats. Surprised we are first in INT's but tied for 8th in Sacks.

 

Those are defensive stats, right? So we have the most interceptions but not particularly good at getting sacks. Seems right.

[gossamorharpy]

The scoring stats are the most concerning. Our inability to run the ball consistently severely impacts the options in the pass game. I assume our defensive stats just went in the crapper after the beat down this weekend.

 

Always concerning that we didn't have a dominant offensive performance all year- that Wyoming game is very misleading from afar as that was a game until the 4th when we came up with some big turnovers. I can stomach losses to big time programs like ohio state, but this team really needs to get back into the mode of 4 quarters of consistent, effective football, against lesser opponents.

 

We don't need to be leading the nation in scoring but we absolutely need to be in the top 4 within our own conference given our refusal to line up and run the ball.

[beorach]

We're actually third in picks if you only count games against P5 teams. Here's a link to the scoring offense for the B1G (again, just against P5 teams):

 

http://www.cfbstats.com/2016/leader/827/team/offense/split24/category09/sort01.html