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re: Clemson will be Bama's toughest Test
Posted on 1/7/16 at 7:57 am to BHMKyle
Posted on 1/7/16 at 7:57 am to BHMKyle
quote:To get a true understanding we need to see the average opposition face. For defense you need to show the average offense they face and vice versa.
Actually, statistically speaking, Clemson has played some tougher tests than Bama.
**Below Offense and Defense Stats are at the "per Play" level and are stats compiled only against Power 5 competition:
Top 25 Offenses faced by Clemson (4):
#1 North Carolina
#3 Notre Dame
#13 Oklahoma
#20 Florida State
Top 25 Offenses faced by Alabama (4):
#15 LSU
#17 Arkansas
#18 Ole Miss
#25 Mississippi State
Top 25 Defenses faced by Clemson (4):
#5 Boston College
#12 Oklahoma
#16 Florida State
#18 Louisville
Top 25 Defenses faced by Alabama (4)
#8 Wisconsin
#18 Florida
#22 Georgia
#25 Ole Miss
Teams with both Top 25 Offenses and Defenses faced by Clemson (2):
Oklahoma
Florida State
Teams with both Top 25 Offenses and Defenses faced by Alabama (1):
Ole Miss
Bama has faced one team with both a Top 25 offense and a Top 25 Defense. And they lost that game.
Clemson has faced two such teams and beat them both.
This post was edited on 1/7/16 at 8:01 am
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