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We obviously didn't play last week, but a lot of other teams did so there was some jockeying in the national numbers.
As always, only FBS vs FBS games are factored.
And we now have data on 74 FBS programs. So all of these ranks are out of 74 schools that have played at least 1 game thus far.
Offense:
Yards per play: 9th (6.68 YPP)
Yards per game: 11th (499 YPG)
Points per game: 6th (43.3 PPG)
Passing yards per game: 22nd (266.7 YPG)
Passing completion percentage: 17th (65.7%)
Passing yards per attempt: 35th (7.6 YPA)
Passer rating: 15th (151.7)
Rushing yards per game: 9th (232.3 YPG)
Rushing yards per attempt: 5th (5.86 YPA) 118th out of 130 last year, by the way
Sacks given up per game: 13th (1 per game) 127th out of 130 last year, by the way
3rd down conversion %: 11th (52.17%)
4th down conversion %: 7th (83% -- 5 for 6)
TFLs allowed per game: 37th (6.3 per game)
Red Zone TD %: 15th (77% TD rate, 10 TDs in 13 chances)
Red Zone Scoring %: 1st (13 scores in 13 chances)
Field goal %: 1st (6 out of 6)
PAT %: 1st (16 out of 16)
10+ Yard Scrimmage Plays: 7th (53) 52nd last year
20+ Yard Scrimmage Plays: 13th (17) 61st last year
30+ Yard Scrimmage Plays: 6th (9) 81st last year
40+ Yard Scrimmage Plays: 6th (5) 79th last year
50+ Yard Scrimmage Plays: 4th (3) 62nd last year
60+ Yard Scrimmage Plays: 4th (3) 81st last year
70+ Yard Scrimmage Plays: 3rd (2) 104th last year
Defense:
Yards per play allowed: 21st (5.16 YPP)
Points per game allowed: 15th (19.3 PPG)
Passing yards per game allowed: 25th (230.3 YPG)
Passing completion percentage allowed: 41st (62.0%)
Passing yards per attempt: 16th (6.4 YPA)
Passer rating allowed: 26th (123.65)
Rushing yards per game allowed: 39th (146.7 YPG)
Rushing yards per attempt allowed: 36th (3.96 YPA)
Sacks per game: 18th (3.33 sacks per game)
3rd down % allowed: 10th (30.23% allowed)
4th down % allowed: 26th (50.0% allowed)
TFLs per game: 3rd (10.33 per game)
Red Zone td % allowed: 32nd (58.3% allowed -- 7 TDs in 12 chances)
Red Zone Scoring % allowed: 36th (83.3% allowed -- 10 scores in 12 chances)
Punting: 17th (44.8 Yard average)
10+ Yard Scrimmage Plays allowed: 69th (55) This is INSANELY bad. Allowed 146 last yr in 12 gms.
20+ Yard Scrimmage Plays allowed: 52nd (15)
30+ Yard Scrimmage Plays allowed: 11th (3)
40+ Yard Scrimmage Plays allowed: 1st (0)
Team Stats:
Penalties: 48th (7.3 penalties per game)
Penalty yards: 53rd (66.3 Yards per game)
Turnover margin: 10th (1.00 per game -- 6 takeaways, 3 giveaways)
Time of possession: 55th (28:05 per game)
Number of offensive plays: 18th (Avg 74.7 plays per game)
Takeaways:
Obviously not much since we didn't play. But most of the numbers got better nationally, as more teams begin to play conference games. We now have a Top 9 offense and Top 21 defense in YPP...if those are the numbers at the end of the season this team will not lose more than 1 game.
I added explosive plays to the list this week because I saw a stat over the weekend that almost knocked the wind out of me....as you can see above we have given up 55 plays of 10+ yards already this season. In 3 games. That's on pace for 220 over a 12 game season. Texas was dead last in this stat last year, they gave up 216 in 13 FBS games. We're on pace for 220 in 12 games. YIKES. But oddly enough, we've only given up 3 plays of 30+ yards. And 0 of 40+ or more. We're 3rd in TFLs per game. So we're making plays in the opponents backfield, we're not giving up huge plays, but we're giving up 10+ yard plays at a sickening rate, and 20+ yard plays is better but still not good. You know what this tells me? The DL is penetrating and making plays in the backfield, and the secondary is not letting any busts occur and tackling well. But the linebackers are nowhere to be found. This MUST get better.
Other than that, things are very good across the board. The defense can and must be better, we know that, but they're not bad by any means. 5.16 YPP and under 20 points per game is going to keep you around in every game you play, and as we've been saying for 200 years, if you pair that with an elite offense (which we have through 3 games), you're going to be a pretty good football team.
Biggest game in a LONG time on Saturday night. Yes, ND was huge in 2017. But ND was #3, Clemson is #1. This is also a conference game and if we somehow win we have more than an inside track to Charlotte. I could write 5000 words on the gravity of this football game, but we all know the stakes and situation. I could very well have both feet stuffed directly into my throat on Saturday night, but I've said for a couple weeks now on this board that I do not feel this is one of the truly elite Clemson teams. They are vulnerable to a good team playing their best game. We are a good team. I KNOW that. Can Manny, Baker, and Lashlee get this good team to play their best game on Saturday night? If they can, we are going to have a competitive football game in the 4th quarter. I fully believe that. And we have a kid running the show for this team who literally came here for this very moment. He wanted a bigger stage. He wanted a system tailored to him. He wanted more talent around him. Check, check, check. This is your time, D'Eriq. The biggest moment of your life. Go play your *** off and let the chips fall where they may. If he continues to complete 65% of his passes and doesn't turn the ball over, we've got a real chance to shock the world on Saturday night. I'll be in the house, drunk, loud, and ignorant. Let's go break hearts.
As always, only FBS vs FBS games are factored.
And we now have data on 74 FBS programs. So all of these ranks are out of 74 schools that have played at least 1 game thus far.
Offense:
Yards per play: 9th (6.68 YPP)
Yards per game: 11th (499 YPG)
Points per game: 6th (43.3 PPG)
Passing yards per game: 22nd (266.7 YPG)
Passing completion percentage: 17th (65.7%)
Passing yards per attempt: 35th (7.6 YPA)
Passer rating: 15th (151.7)
Rushing yards per game: 9th (232.3 YPG)
Rushing yards per attempt: 5th (5.86 YPA) 118th out of 130 last year, by the way
Sacks given up per game: 13th (1 per game) 127th out of 130 last year, by the way
3rd down conversion %: 11th (52.17%)
4th down conversion %: 7th (83% -- 5 for 6)
TFLs allowed per game: 37th (6.3 per game)
Red Zone TD %: 15th (77% TD rate, 10 TDs in 13 chances)
Red Zone Scoring %: 1st (13 scores in 13 chances)
Field goal %: 1st (6 out of 6)
PAT %: 1st (16 out of 16)
10+ Yard Scrimmage Plays: 7th (53) 52nd last year
20+ Yard Scrimmage Plays: 13th (17) 61st last year
30+ Yard Scrimmage Plays: 6th (9) 81st last year
40+ Yard Scrimmage Plays: 6th (5) 79th last year
50+ Yard Scrimmage Plays: 4th (3) 62nd last year
60+ Yard Scrimmage Plays: 4th (3) 81st last year
70+ Yard Scrimmage Plays: 3rd (2) 104th last year
Defense:
Yards per play allowed: 21st (5.16 YPP)
Points per game allowed: 15th (19.3 PPG)
Passing yards per game allowed: 25th (230.3 YPG)
Passing completion percentage allowed: 41st (62.0%)
Passing yards per attempt: 16th (6.4 YPA)
Passer rating allowed: 26th (123.65)
Rushing yards per game allowed: 39th (146.7 YPG)
Rushing yards per attempt allowed: 36th (3.96 YPA)
Sacks per game: 18th (3.33 sacks per game)
3rd down % allowed: 10th (30.23% allowed)
4th down % allowed: 26th (50.0% allowed)
TFLs per game: 3rd (10.33 per game)
Red Zone td % allowed: 32nd (58.3% allowed -- 7 TDs in 12 chances)
Red Zone Scoring % allowed: 36th (83.3% allowed -- 10 scores in 12 chances)
Punting: 17th (44.8 Yard average)
10+ Yard Scrimmage Plays allowed: 69th (55) This is INSANELY bad. Allowed 146 last yr in 12 gms.
20+ Yard Scrimmage Plays allowed: 52nd (15)
30+ Yard Scrimmage Plays allowed: 11th (3)
40+ Yard Scrimmage Plays allowed: 1st (0)
Team Stats:
Penalties: 48th (7.3 penalties per game)
Penalty yards: 53rd (66.3 Yards per game)
Turnover margin: 10th (1.00 per game -- 6 takeaways, 3 giveaways)
Time of possession: 55th (28:05 per game)
Number of offensive plays: 18th (Avg 74.7 plays per game)
Takeaways:
Obviously not much since we didn't play. But most of the numbers got better nationally, as more teams begin to play conference games. We now have a Top 9 offense and Top 21 defense in YPP...if those are the numbers at the end of the season this team will not lose more than 1 game.
I added explosive plays to the list this week because I saw a stat over the weekend that almost knocked the wind out of me....as you can see above we have given up 55 plays of 10+ yards already this season. In 3 games. That's on pace for 220 over a 12 game season. Texas was dead last in this stat last year, they gave up 216 in 13 FBS games. We're on pace for 220 in 12 games. YIKES. But oddly enough, we've only given up 3 plays of 30+ yards. And 0 of 40+ or more. We're 3rd in TFLs per game. So we're making plays in the opponents backfield, we're not giving up huge plays, but we're giving up 10+ yard plays at a sickening rate, and 20+ yard plays is better but still not good. You know what this tells me? The DL is penetrating and making plays in the backfield, and the secondary is not letting any busts occur and tackling well. But the linebackers are nowhere to be found. This MUST get better.
Other than that, things are very good across the board. The defense can and must be better, we know that, but they're not bad by any means. 5.16 YPP and under 20 points per game is going to keep you around in every game you play, and as we've been saying for 200 years, if you pair that with an elite offense (which we have through 3 games), you're going to be a pretty good football team.
Biggest game in a LONG time on Saturday night. Yes, ND was huge in 2017. But ND was #3, Clemson is #1. This is also a conference game and if we somehow win we have more than an inside track to Charlotte. I could write 5000 words on the gravity of this football game, but we all know the stakes and situation. I could very well have both feet stuffed directly into my throat on Saturday night, but I've said for a couple weeks now on this board that I do not feel this is one of the truly elite Clemson teams. They are vulnerable to a good team playing their best game. We are a good team. I KNOW that. Can Manny, Baker, and Lashlee get this good team to play their best game on Saturday night? If they can, we are going to have a competitive football game in the 4th quarter. I fully believe that. And we have a kid running the show for this team who literally came here for this very moment. He wanted a bigger stage. He wanted a system tailored to him. He wanted more talent around him. Check, check, check. This is your time, D'Eriq. The biggest moment of your life. Go play your *** off and let the chips fall where they may. If he continues to complete 65% of his passes and doesn't turn the ball over, we've got a real chance to shock the world on Saturday night. I'll be in the house, drunk, loud, and ignorant. Let's go break hearts.
