final 2018 stats post for NU with last year's numbers for comparison

beorach

beorach

Special Teams Player
I wasn't considering just the games against other P5 teams last year at this time so the 2017 percentiles below are calculated with respect to bowl and playoff games as well (because that snapshot in time wasn't available via cfbstats.com).  That's not the most disappointing thing I discovered for that site, though.  I was hoping to do a comparison of NU stats for November only but you can't use two filters (so those stats would include the SEC cupcake games played the weekend before last).  Why should anything having to do with college football be perfect, though, aside from the 1995 squad's championship run?

PASSING DEFENSE

completions per game: 24th in 2018 versus 65th in 2017

percentage: 76th versus 14th

yards per attempt: 68th versus 24th

touchdowns per game: 61st versus 47th

rating: 72nd versus 18th

yards per game: 31st versus 66th

Avg. percentile ratings for this category: 55 (2018) to 39 (2017)

PASSING OFFENSE

completions per game: 73rd versus 76th

percentage: 79th versus 54th

yards per attempt: 53rd versus 58th

touchdowns per game: 40th versus 82nd

rating: 56th versus 55th

yards per game: 64th versus 81st

Avg. percentile rating for this category: 61 to 68

RUSHING DEFENSE

yards per game: 21st versus 7th

touchdowns per game: 10th versus 3rd

yards per carry: 18th versus 4th

Avg. percentile rating for this category: 16 to 5

RUSHING OFFENSE

yards per game: 81st versus 10th

touchdowns per game: 80th versus 14th

yards per carry: 90th versus 14th

Avg. percentile rating for this category: 84 to 13

SCORING DEFENSE

touchdowns per game: 24th versus 6th

points per game: 22nd versus 10th

Avg. percentile rating for this category: 23 to 8

SCORING OFFENSE

touchdowns per game: 57th versus 41st

points per game: 57th versus 35th

Avg. percentile rating for this category: 57 to 38

TOTAL DEFENSE

yards per play: 37th versus 8th

yards per game: 18th versus 18th

plays per game: 8th versus 63rd

Avg. percentile rating for this category: 21 to 30

TOTAL OFFENSE

yards per play: 80th versus 50th

yards per game: 84th versus 41st

plays per game: 70th versus 34th

Avg. percentile rating for this category: 78 to 42

TURNOVER MARGIN

fumbles gained per game: 58th versus 6th

interceptions gained per game: 47th versus 31st

turnovers gained per game: 52nd versus 9th

fumbles lost per game: 7th versus 95th

interceptions lost per game: 65th versus 7th

turnovers lost per game: 29th versus 41st

turnover margin per game: 38th versus 15th

Avg. percentile rating for this category: 42 to 29

Lastly, I calculated the average percentile rating for all the stats in all nine categories above.  The 2018 result was 50 to 2017's 34.  Average stats means the team has shown progress even if the record doesn't show it.  GBR!

 
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beorach said:
I wasn't considering just the games against other P5 teams last year at this time so the 2017 percentiles below are calculated with respect to bowl and playoff games as well (because that snapshot in time wasn't available via cfbstats.com).  That's not the most disappointing thing I discovered for that site, though.  I was hoping to do a comparison of NU stats for November only but you can't use two filters (so those stats would include the SEC cupcake games played the weekend before last).  Why should anything having to do with college football be perfect, though, aside from the 1995 squad's championship run?

PASSING DEFENSE

completions per game: 24th in 2018 versus 65th in 2017

percentage: 76th versus 14th

yards per attempt: 68th versus 24th

touchdowns per game: 61st versus 47th

rating: 72nd versus 18th

yards per game: 31st versus 66th

Avg. percentile ratings for this category: 55 (2018) to 39 (2017)

PASSING OFFENSE

completions per game: 73rd versus 76th

percentage: 79th versus 54th

yards per attempt: 53rd versus 58th

touchdowns per game: 40th versus 82nd

rating: 56th versus 55th

yards per game: 64th versus 81st

Avg. percentile rating for this category: 61 to 68

RUSHING DEFENSE

yards per game: 21st versus 7th

touchdowns per game: 10th versus 3rd

yards per carry: 18th versus 4th

Avg. percentile rating for this category: 16 to 5

RUSHING OFFENSE

yards per game: 81st versus 10th

touchdowns per game: 80th versus 14th

yards per carry: 90th versus 14th

Avg. percentile rating for this category: 84 to 13

SCORING DEFENSE

touchdowns per game: 24th versus 6th

points per game: 22nd versus 10th

Avg. percentile rating for this category: 23 to 8

SCORING OFFENSE

touchdowns per game: 57th versus 41st

points per game: 57th versus 35th

Avg. percentile rating for this category: 57 to 38

TOTAL DEFENSE

yards per play: 37th versus 8th

yards per game: 18th versus 18th

plays per game: 8th versus 63rd

Avg. percentile rating for this category: 21 to 30

TOTAL OFFENSE

yards per play: 80th versus 50th

yards per game: 84th versus 41st

plays per game: 70th versus 34th

Avg. percentile rating for this category: 78 to 42

TURNOVER MARGIN

fumbles gained per game: 58th versus 6th

interceptions gained per game: 47th versus 31st

turnovers gained per game: 52nd versus 9th

fumbles lost per game: 7th versus 95th

interceptions lost per game: 65th versus 7th

turnovers lost per game: 29th versus 41st

turnover margin per game: 38th versus 15th

Avg. percentile rating for this category: 42 to 29

Lastly, I calculated the average percentile rating for all the stats in all nine categories above.  The 2018 result was 50 to 2017's 34.  Average stats means the team has shown progress even if the record doesn't show it.  GBR!
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Im hella tired so maybe my brain isn’t functioning well enough, but how is 50th better than 34th?

EDIT: I didn’t see it was percentile. Never mind!!

 
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Progress, but still a long way to go. Especially on defense. 

We feel good because Frost and his coaching staff gives us hope and we have a good young quarterback. 

Take away those two things and not much has changed. 

 
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