NU versus Big Drum on paper

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The numbers below are percentile ratings for team stats, relative to those for all 130 FBS teams counting all games played through last weekend.  Games against lower division opponents have been included for now.  Once we have more data, I'll prune those out and maybe even do this for just conference games (played by all FBS teams).  If I was to average all the percentile averages for all the individual (nine) categories, NU's stats are 25th percentile overall and Purdue's are 49th.

passing defense

completions per game: 12 to 20 (after 2 and now 3 games, respectively, for the good guys) with PU posting 21 (after having played four games)

percentage:                  13 to 19, 38

yards per attempt:        62 to 66, 33

touchdowns per game: 49 to 43, 65

passer rating:                42 to 46, 51

yards per game:            44 to 49, 17

passing offense:

completions per game: 47 to 35, 76

percentage:                  83 to 68, 65

yards per attempt:        42 to 18, 69

touchdowns per game: 34 to 17, 89

passer rating:                44 to 22, 73

yards per game:            31 to 15, 83

rushing defense

yards per carry:             87 to 49, 68

touchdowns per game:  48 to 15, 39

yards per game:            85 to 51, 65

rushing offense

yards per carry:              65 to 36, 77

touchdowns per game:  31 to 25, 22

yards per game:             87 to 51, 38

scoring defense

touchdowns per game:  40 to 14, 59

points per game:            36 to 9, 49

scoring offense

touchdowns per game:  22 to 11, 27

points per game:            19 to 9, 35

total defense

yards per play:               77 to 58, 45

yards per game:             73 to 50, 33

plays per game:              47 to 36, 26

total offense

yards per play:               46 to 18, 85

yards per game:             66 to 19, 78

plays per game:             86 to 46, 38

turnover margin

fumbles gained per game:           35 to 21, 6

interceptions gained per game:   25 to 33, 88

turnovers gained per game:        22 to 19, 45

fumbles lost per game:                3 to 5, 21

interceptions lost per game:        9 to 11, 32

turnovers lost per game:              1 to 3, 19

turnover margin per game:          2 to 3, 25

 
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Z-Score Rankings for Overall Stats (averages for those nine categories I shared above)

Rank    Team                     Avg. Z-Score Avg. Across 9 Categories














1


Ohio State


1.11




2


Alabama


1.08




3


Appalachian State


0.99




4


North Texas


0.93




5


UCF


0.89




6


Memphis


0.87




7


Clemson


0.85




8


Georgia


0.85




9


Miami (Florida)


0.81




10


Mississippi State


0.80




11


Penn State


0.79




12


Fresno State


0.77




13


Michigan


0.75




14


West Virginia


0.73




15


Boise State


0.69




16


Washington State


0.69




17


Texas Tech


0.65




18


Cincinnati


0.65




19


Syracuse


0.64




20


Utah State


0.59




21


Wisconsin


0.58




22


Colorado


0.57




23


Kentucky


0.57




24


Oregon


0.56




25


Southern Mississippi


0.55




26


Auburn


0.52




27


Florida


0.50




28


Oklahoma


0.50




29


Boston College


0.49




30


Virginia


0.49




31


Duke


0.47




32


North Carolina State


0.46




33


Buffalo


0.44




34


Virginia Tech


0.44




35


Houston


0.43




36


Oklahoma State


0.40




37


UAB


0.36




38


Maryland


0.33




39


Utah


0.30




40


Missouri


0.30




41


Iowa


0.30




42


Texas A&M


0.30




43


South Carolina


0.29




44


Washington


0.29




45


Kansas


0.28




46


California


0.27




47


Baylor


0.26




48


LSU


0.23




49


Notre Dame


0.22




50


Indiana


0.19




51


Stanford


0.18




52


Louisiana Tech


0.18




53


TCU


0.18




54


South Florida


0.18




55


Toledo


0.18




56


Arizona State


0.14




57


Western Michigan


0.13




58


Texas


0.12




59


Tennessee


0.08




60


Hawai'i


0.07




61


Georgia Southern


0.04




62


Air Force


0.04




63


UNLV


0.02




64


Troy


0.01




65


East Carolina


-0.01




66


Arizona


-0.01




67


Vanderbilt


-0.01




68


Navy


-0.01




69


Michigan State


-0.03




70


Purdue


-0.03




71


BYU


-0.03




72


Coastal Carolina


-0.03




73


Minnesota


-0.03




74


Akron


-0.05




75


Mississippi


-0.07




76


Arkansas State


-0.09




77


Army


-0.10




78


Eastern Michigan


-0.11




79


Georgia Tech


-0.12




80


San Diego State


-0.14




81


Northwestern


-0.18




82


Marshall


-0.18




83


Ball State


-0.20




84


Temple


-0.22




85


Nevada


-0.23




86


Florida International


-0.24




87


New Mexico


-0.25




88


Western Kentucky


-0.25




89


Iowa State


-0.27




90


Arkansas


-0.30




91


Pittsburgh


-0.31




92


Charlotte


-0.32




93


Tulsa


-0.32




94


Wake Forest


-0.35




95


Florida State


-0.37




96


USC


-0.38




97


Texas State


-0.41




98


Wyoming


-0.41




99


Louisiana-Lafayette


-0.41




100


Miami (Ohio)


-0.44




101


Illinois


-0.45




102


Liberty


-0.48




103


Louisiana-Monroe


-0.49




104


North Carolina


-0.49




105


Massachusetts


-0.51




106


Kansas State


-0.51




107


Tulane


-0.55




108


Ohio


-0.56




109


Florida Atlantic


-0.57




110


Central Michigan


-0.60




111


Northern Illinois


-0.61




112


Old Dominion


-0.64




113


Nebraska


-0.67




114


Oregon State


-0.68




115


Kent State


-0.68




116


Louisville


-0.70




117


Middle Tennessee


-0.74




118


UCLA


-0.78




119


Rice


-0.80




120


South Alabama


-0.81




121


SMU


-0.86




122


Colorado State


-0.88




123


Bowling Green


-0.90




124


UTSA


-0.96




125


UTEP


-0.98




126


San Jose State


-1.03




127


New Mexico State


-1.04




128


Georgia State


-1.13




129


Rutgers


-1.14




130


Connecticut


-1.45




 
Here's the defensive one (so just taking the average of the defensive category z-score averages):

Rank     Team                               Average for 4 Categories














1


Utah


1.55




2


Miami (Florida)


1.30




3


Michigan


1.23




4


Mississippi State


1.13




5


Auburn


1.12




6


Kentucky


1.11




7


Iowa


1.09




8


Clemson


1.08




9


Cincinnati


1.06




10


Alabama


0.96




11


Washington State


0.93




12


Fresno State


0.93




13


North Texas


0.91




14


Southern Mississippi


0.91




15


West Virginia


0.91




16


Appalachian State


0.88




17


Washington


0.86




18


Virginia


0.85




19


Georgia


0.85




20


Wisconsin


0.78




21


California


0.74




22


North Carolina State


0.74




23


LSU


0.72




24


Minnesota


0.68




25


Duke


0.67




26


Florida


0.66




27


Stanford


0.64




28


Ohio State


0.63




29


Kansas


0.57




30


Maryland


0.54




31


Iowa State


0.51




32


Arizona State


0.51




33


Oregon


0.49




34


TCU


0.49




35


Tennessee


0.48




36


BYU


0.48




37


East Carolina


0.47




38


Buffalo


0.46




39


UAB


0.45




40


Michigan State


0.44




41


San Diego State


0.41




42


Colorado


0.41




43


Notre Dame


0.40




44


Penn State


0.39




45


Indiana


0.37




46


Akron


0.36




47


Utah State


0.35




48


South Carolina


0.34




49


Vanderbilt


0.33




50


Texas


0.33




51


Memphis


0.31




52


Georgia Southern


0.30




53


Boise State


0.28




54


Central Michigan


0.27




55


Baylor


0.26




56


Temple


0.24




57


Syracuse


0.22




58


UCF


0.19




59


Florida State


0.17




60


Boston College


0.15




61


South Florida


0.12




62


Marshall


0.12




63


Miami (Ohio)


0.11




64


Oklahoma State


0.10




65


Western Kentucky


0.10




66


Oklahoma


0.09




67


Texas A&M


0.08




68


Air Force


0.06




69


Northern Illinois


0.06




70


Wyoming


0.05




71


Louisiana Tech


0.05




72


Missouri


0.04




73


Arkansas


0.04




74


Virginia Tech


0.03




75


Tulsa


0.00




76


Texas State


0.00




77


UNLV


-0.02




78


Louisville


-0.08




79


Northwestern


-0.09




80


Charlotte


-0.11




81


Purdue


-0.11




82


Army


-0.15




83


Kansas State


-0.15




84


Troy


-0.15




85


USC


-0.17




86


Georgia Tech


-0.18




87


Ball State


-0.19




88


Eastern Michigan


-0.23




89


Western Michigan


-0.23




90


Texas Tech


-0.26




91


Arkansas State


-0.29




92


Pittsburgh


-0.30




93


Florida International


-0.39




94


Arizona


-0.40




95


North Carolina


-0.41




96


Nebraska


-0.48




97


Navy


-0.51




98


Hawai'i


-0.54




99


Coastal Carolina


-0.56




100


Toledo


-0.63




101


UTEP


-0.63




102


UCLA


-0.68




103


Liberty


-0.69




104


Houston


-0.69




105


UTSA


-0.71




106


New Mexico State


-0.72




107


Tulane


-0.72




108


Louisiana-Monroe


-0.81




109


Nevada


-0.86




110


Rutgers


-0.90




111


New Mexico


-0.90




112


SMU


-0.91




113


Wake Forest


-0.92




114


Middle Tennessee


-0.96




115


Illinois


-0.96




116


Mississippi


-1.00




117


Louisiana-Lafayette


-1.02




118


Massachusetts


-1.02




119


San Jose State


-1.09




120


Old Dominion


-1.12




121


Kent State


-1.14




122


Ohio


-1.25




123


South Alabama


-1.28




124


Colorado State


-1.28




125


Rice


-1.31




126


Bowling Green


-1.39




127


Florida Atlantic


-1.44




128


Georgia State


-1.49




129


Oregon State


-1.62




130


Connecticut


-2.79




 
Lastly, here's the offensive one (with the numbers given being the average category z-score average across four categories (passing, rushing, scoring, and total offensive):

Rank       Team                   Average Z-score Avg. across 4 "O" categories














1


Ohio State


1.69




2


Memphis


1.67




3


Texas Tech


1.62




4


Houston


1.60




5


UCF


1.49




6


Penn State


1.37




7


Alabama


1.33




8


Appalachian State


1.30




9


Boise State


1.12




10


Oklahoma


1.01




11


Syracuse


0.99




12


West Virginia


0.98




13


Utah State


0.93




14


Oregon


0.92




15


Georgia


0.87




16


Toledo


0.87




17


Oklahoma State


0.87




18


Boston College


0.86




19


North Texas


0.83




20


Clemson


0.80




21


Mississippi


0.78




22


Texas A&M


0.77




23


Colorado


0.73




24


Hawai'i


0.71




25


Virginia Tech


0.70




26


Missouri


0.69




27


Mississippi State


0.64




28


Washington State


0.59




29


Coastal Carolina


0.58




30


Miami (Florida)


0.55




31


Arizona


0.52




32


Michigan


0.43




33


Baylor


0.42




34


Nevada


0.41




35


South Carolina


0.40




36


Western Michigan


0.40




37


UAB


0.39




38


Fresno State


0.39




39


Louisiana Tech


0.39




40


Wisconsin


0.38




41


Southern Mississippi


0.38




42


Buffalo


0.38




43


Florida Atlantic


0.36




44


Cincinnati


0.33




45


Kentucky


0.33




46


Wake Forest


0.32




47


Navy


0.30




48


New Mexico


0.28




49


Duke


0.24




50


North Carolina State


0.20




51


Oregon State


0.20




52


Virginia


0.19




53


South Florida


0.17




54


Purdue


0.16




55


TCU


0.15




56


UNLV


0.13




57


Louisiana-Lafayette


0.10




58


Troy


0.08




59


Florida


0.07




60


Georgia Tech


0.04




61


Arkansas State


0.03




62


Maryland


0.02




63


Air Force


-0.01




64


Notre Dame


-0.02




65


Auburn


-0.02




66


Massachusetts


-0.02




67


Eastern Michigan


-0.04




68


Florida International


-0.08




69


Indiana


-0.08




70


Army


-0.09




71


Texas


-0.11




72


Tennessee


-0.14




73


Connecticut


-0.15




74


Washington


-0.15




75


Liberty


-0.21




76


Ohio


-0.21




77


California


-0.21




78


Northwestern


-0.23




79


Louisiana-Monroe


-0.24




80


Illinois


-0.25




81


Ball State


-0.29




82


East Carolina


-0.31




83


Old Dominion


-0.31




84


Kent State


-0.33




85


Michigan State


-0.34




86


Arizona State


-0.36




87


Iowa


-0.36




88


Pittsburgh


-0.38




89


Tulsa


-0.39




90


Vanderbilt


-0.41




91


Kansas


-0.42




92


Rice


-0.43




93


Marshall


-0.44




94


South Alabama


-0.45




95


North Carolina


-0.46




96


Stanford


-0.46




97


Georgia Southern


-0.46




98


Utah


-0.49




99


Middle Tennessee


-0.51




100


LSU


-0.52




101


Colorado State


-0.57




102


Tulane


-0.57




103


USC


-0.59




104


Arkansas


-0.60




105


Akron


-0.61




106


Western Kentucky


-0.61




107


Charlotte


-0.63




108


San Diego State


-0.63




109


Bowling Green


-0.66




110


Minnesota


-0.69




111


Florida State


-0.71




112


Nebraska


-0.71




113


BYU


-0.75




114


Temple


-0.75




115


Texas State


-0.84




116


Kansas State


-0.89




117


Georgia State


-0.96




118


Iowa State


-0.99




119


UCLA


-1.00




120


Miami (Ohio)


-1.05




121


Wyoming


-1.08




122


SMU


-1.10




123


San Jose State


-1.19




124


Louisville


-1.27




125


Rutgers


-1.33




126


UTEP


-1.35




127


UTSA


-1.44




128


Central Michigan


-1.45




129


New Mexico State


-1.46




130


Northern Illinois


-1.58




 
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