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AU's SEC Stat Rankings
Posted on 10/1/23 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 10/1/23 at 4:10 pm
All stats are tallied against P5 competition only. That is to say, this is a comparison of SEC teams based on their playing of other P5 teams. So I have thrown all the rent-a-win games out.
AU's SEC standings
Defense:
Total Defense: 8th
Scoring Defense: 5th
Passing Defense: 7th
Rushing Defense: 7th
3rd Down Defense: 8th
Red Zone Defense (TD's): 5th
Tackles For loss (total yards): 9th
I think we're doing "OK" on defense for a first year staff. Not great, but nothing to be upset about. We are almost exactly in the middle of the SEC in most categories.
Offense:
Total Offense: 13th
Scoring Offense: 14th
Passing Offense: 14th (79 yards per game)
Rushing Offense: 6th
3rd downs: 14th
Red-Zone TD percentage: 2nd (with only 6 attempts)
Tackles For Loss (by total yards): 8th
Obviously we are last in the SEC in almost every offensive category except rushing. But even in rushing we are only middle of the pack. We are the worst in the SEC on 3rd down. Surprisingly we are only 8th in the total TFL yards we have given up. I figured it would be lower than that.
Interestingly, we are 2nd in the SEC at scoring TD's in the red zone. Problem is we rarely get to the red zone, so that stat might be muddled by a low sample size.
Shits and Grins National Stat:
For shits and grins, I wanted to see how bad we are at passing on the national level. Once again, this stat is based on P5 teams against other P5 teams only. And, yes, it is as bad as you expected. We are 125th out of 126 teams. Only team worse than us is Eastern Michigan.
All stats sourced by CFB stats: LINK
AU's SEC standings
Defense:
Total Defense: 8th
Scoring Defense: 5th
Passing Defense: 7th
Rushing Defense: 7th
3rd Down Defense: 8th
Red Zone Defense (TD's): 5th
Tackles For loss (total yards): 9th
I think we're doing "OK" on defense for a first year staff. Not great, but nothing to be upset about. We are almost exactly in the middle of the SEC in most categories.
Offense:
Total Offense: 13th
Scoring Offense: 14th
Passing Offense: 14th (79 yards per game)
Rushing Offense: 6th
3rd downs: 14th
Red-Zone TD percentage: 2nd (with only 6 attempts)
Tackles For Loss (by total yards): 8th
Obviously we are last in the SEC in almost every offensive category except rushing. But even in rushing we are only middle of the pack. We are the worst in the SEC on 3rd down. Surprisingly we are only 8th in the total TFL yards we have given up. I figured it would be lower than that.
Interestingly, we are 2nd in the SEC at scoring TD's in the red zone. Problem is we rarely get to the red zone, so that stat might be muddled by a low sample size.
Shits and Grins National Stat:
For shits and grins, I wanted to see how bad we are at passing on the national level. Once again, this stat is based on P5 teams against other P5 teams only. And, yes, it is as bad as you expected. We are 125th out of 126 teams. Only team worse than us is Eastern Michigan.
All stats sourced by CFB stats: LINK
This post was edited on 10/2/23 at 6:44 am
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Posted on 10/1/23 at 4:27 pm to AUstar
Good work. We are way off on the passing game
Posted on 10/1/23 at 4:29 pm to AUstar
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We are 125th out of 126 teams. Only team worse than us is Eastern Michigan.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 4:29 pm to AUstar
Any stats for sacks and turnovers?
That was what liberty defense was known for
That was what liberty defense was known for
This post was edited on 10/1/23 at 4:30 pm
Posted on 10/1/23 at 4:42 pm to AUstar
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We are 125th out of 126 teams. Only team worse than us is Eastern Michigan.
ouch.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 4:56 pm to AUstar
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We are 125th out of 126 teams. Only team worse than us is Eastern Michigan.
Two more recruiting classes baby
Posted on 10/1/23 at 4:57 pm to AUstar
Posted on 10/1/23 at 5:02 pm to AUstar
Our offense is putrid, but I also think we probably faced the two best defenses we will this year.
I would like to think if we can keep cleaning up the penalties, we have a chance in even our toughest remaining games.
I would like to think if we can keep cleaning up the penalties, we have a chance in even our toughest remaining games.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 5:07 pm to higgs_boson
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Our offense is putrid, but I also think we probably faced the two best defenses we will this year.
And we have also faced three of the easiest defenses we are going to face
This post was edited on 10/1/23 at 5:31 pm
Posted on 10/1/23 at 5:32 pm to jangalang
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Any stats for sacks and turnovers?
That was what liberty defense was known for
We have 27 total sack yards, which puts us 60th nationally and 10th in SEC.
We have 4 "forced fumbles" which ties us for 5th in SEC.
We have 6 INT's which ties us for 4th in SEC.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 5:43 pm to higgs_boson
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Our offense is putrid, but I also think we probably faced the two best defenses we will this year.
Maybe, but Cal shut us down too.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 5:51 pm to RandySavage
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Maybe, but Cal shut us down too.
Samford shut us down for almost a half…
Posted on 10/1/23 at 5:58 pm to HonorThyWarEagle
hey Eastern Michigan - I see you down there! shite's weak!
Posted on 10/1/23 at 6:07 pm to LanierSpots
Nick Saban gif aside, I think A&M and Georgia both have a better defense this year.
That doesn't mean I think the offense will get much better, but I still think a winning season is on the table. While it may not seem like much, to me that is much better than the scenario we were facing last year when the prospect of Harsin coming back was the case.
Also, did anyone else click the link in the OP? I could not get it to work but I am blaming it on the Facebook or something.
That doesn't mean I think the offense will get much better, but I still think a winning season is on the table. While it may not seem like much, to me that is much better than the scenario we were facing last year when the prospect of Harsin coming back was the case.
Also, did anyone else click the link in the OP? I could not get it to work but I am blaming it on the Facebook or something.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 6:13 pm to higgs_boson
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Nick Saban gif aside, I think A&M and Georgia both have a better defense this year.
Nah bama probably has the best defense.
im not sure what you saw in Georgia's defense.
Thorne gashed them for how much?
Posted on 10/1/23 at 6:21 pm to higgs_boson
The site is cfbstats. If my link doesn't work, you can Google to get there.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 6:30 pm to AUstar
IIRC We are at or near the top of the SEC in total takeaways. We were tied for the most with 8 heading into uga and got 3 more. That's not bad. Also, our competition has also had their own rent a wins so I imagine the overall stats pretty much balance out. Thanks for the info. 
Posted on 10/1/23 at 7:15 pm to AUstar
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We are 125th out of 126 teams.
Wow. Wonder if we’ve ever been this bad 5 games into a season in our entire history
Posted on 10/1/23 at 7:44 pm to AUstar
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We are 125th out of 126 teams. Only team worse than us is Eastern Michigan.
So you are saying… the only place to go is up? In all seriousness, I think Freeze will take over play calling from now on, and we will climb into the 70s and 80s at least.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 11:15 pm to BrounHaller
6 out of Payton Thorne’s 9 incompletions yesterday hit the hands of his receivers
Lots of armchair QBs / coaches up in here. As coaches so often say for good reason, "We'll need to take a look at the film...." 
Lots of armchair QBs / coaches up in here. As coaches so often say for good reason, "We'll need to take a look at the film...."
This post was edited on 10/2/23 at 3:53 am
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