Opponents Points Per Game 1990-2019 YTD

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Year - Rank - Opp points/game

 

1990 - 14th - 16.0

1991 - 36th - 19.2

1992 - 21st - 16.6

1993 - 13th - 16.2

1994 - 3rd - 12.5

1995 - 4th - 14.5

1996 - 4th - 13.4

1997 - 12th - 16.5

1998 - 12th - 15.8

1999 - 4th - 13.2

2000 - 20th - 19.2

2001 - 10th - 17.4

2002 - 45th - 23.9

2003 - 2nd - 14.5

2004 - 72nd - 27.1

2005 - 25th - 21.0

2006 - 24th - 18.3

2007 - 115th - 37.9

2008 - 81st - 28.5

2009 - 1st - 10.4

2010 - 9th - 17.4

2011 - 42nd - 23.4

2012 - 58th - 27.6

2013 - 50th - 24.8

2014 - 60th - 26.4

2015 - 76th - 27.8

2016 - 34th - 23.9

2017 - 84th - 25.8

2018 - 88th - 31.2

2019 Ytd - 80th - 29.1

 

 

[B.B. Hemingway]

That 2009 defense was one of the best in CFB history.

[Courtesy Flush]

11 minutes ago, B.B. Hemingway said:

That 2009 defense was one of the best in CFB history.

It’s wild that they went from the worst in team history in 2007 to the best in 2009. 

[TheSker]

Pelini did a good job in '03 too.

[Husker in WI]

Where'd you get the 2017 numbers? I've got 36.4/116th.

 

But in any case, super interesting!

[mnhusker]

That was for me the most puzzling thing about Bo,  you know he had the chops to coach a great defense but he couldn't sustain it over time as the HC.    

[Nebfanatic]

3 minutes ago, Husker in WI said:

Where'd you get the 2017 numbers? I've got 36.4/116th.

 

But in any case, super interesting!

That is correct

[lo country]

41 minutes ago, mnhusker said:

That was for me the most puzzling thing about Bo,  you know he had the chops to coach a great defense but he couldn't sustain it over time as the HC.    

Some guys are great coordinators (single focus).  Other's are better CEO's.  Bo would be a great DC IMHO.  Someone else to recruit and do the day to day...

[Huskers93-97]

12 minutes ago, lo country said:

Some guys are great coordinators (single focus).  Other's are better CEO's.  Bo would be a great DC IMHO.  Someone else to recruit and do the day to day...

Maybe Bo could be the doc Sadler of husker football

[SFW]

Yeah, when we could hold opponents under 20 a game we were championship caliber.  All 4-3 defenses.

 

Frost won’t be relevant until he gets that!

 

30 point Chinander and his 3-4 aren’t the answer.

[BigRedBuster]

7 minutes ago, SFW said:

Yeah, when we could hold opponents under 20 a game we were championship caliber.  All 4-3 defenses.

 

Frost won’t be relevant until he gets that!

 

30 point Chinander and his 3-4 aren’t the answer.

Yeah.....nobody has had a good 3-4 in this conference before. 

[Danimal]

2 hours ago, TheSker said:

Pelini did a good job in '03 too.

 

IMO not a coincidence that the one DC hire that really worked-out since McBride was hired due to good networking and good reputation rather than prior ties. 

[swmohusker]

Playing 9 conference games probably has some impact on those numbers. 

 

Pace of play has a large impact on numbers 

 

Defense has been so inconsistent.  Not as bad as it was under Riley, but there are times when they just can’t get off the field.  Other times they look like a pretty solid defense.  

[SFW]

19 minutes ago, swmohusker said:

Playing 9 conference games probably has some impact on those numbers. 

see:

 

OSU

PENN ST

WISKY

IOWA

 

Excuses are like.....

 

 

[Huskers93-97]

6 hours ago, swmohusker said:

Playing 9 conference games probably has some impact on those numbers. 

 

Pace of play has a large impact on numbers 

 

Defense has been so inconsistent.  Not as bad as it was under Riley, but there are times when they just can’t get off the field.  Other times they look like a pretty solid defense.  

Actually both of Bankers defenses were better than both of Chinander. Banker actually got better the 2nd year by 4 points. I’m betting Chinander year 2 ends up worse than year 1