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The effect of Baylor's Offense
Here is where all of the teams we have played currently rank defensively:
Games | Yards | Yds/Gm | Rank | Points | Points/Gm | Rank | |
Buffalo | 8 | 3042 | 380.25 | 46 | 183 | 22.88 | T-39 |
ULM | 8 | 3222 | 402.75 | 71 | 219 | 27.38 | T-65 |
WVU | 8 | 3620 | 452.50 | 102 | 243 | 30.38 | 85 |
KSU | 7 | 2654 | 379.14 | 44 | 169 | 24.14 | 50 |
ISU | 7 | 3372 | 481.71 | 115 | 278 | 39.71 | 116 |
Kansas | 7 | 3155 | 450.71 | 101 | 221 | 31.57 | 92 |
Adjusting their statistics by removing the Baylor game from each teams' totals they look like this:
Games | Yards | Yds/Gm | Rank | Points | Points/Gm | Rank | |
Buffalo | 7 | 2261 | 323.00 | 13 | 113 | 16.14 | 8 |
ULM | 7 | 2441 | 348.71 | 20 | 149 | 21.29 | T-27 |
WVU | 7 | 2748 | 392.57 | T-62 | 170 | 24.29 | T-52 |
KSU | 6 | 2203 | 367.17 | 35 | 134 | 22.33 | T-32 |
ISU | 6 | 2658 | 443.00 | 96 | 207 | 34.50 | T-105 |
Kansas | 6 | 2412 | 402.00 | 71 | 162 | 27.00 | 65 |
You can see that playing Baylor is terribly destructive to our opponents statistically and should account for how they are viewed. In fact it might be interesting to develop a ranking based off of something like this to see how disruptive a team is. I'm pretty sure Baylor would rank as the most disruptive team this year.
Worth Noting
- Buffalo is a pretty good team defensively. Remember that these statistics still include their game against Ohio State.
- Other than Iowa State, all of these teams would rank in the top half of teams in total offense and three would rank in the top 35 when removing the Baylor game.
- Other than Iowa State, all of these teams would rank in the top 65 in scoring defense with Buffalo in the top 10!
- Kansas has already faced the second most prolific offense in the Big 12 (Tech) so their numbers are likely to hold steady or improve over the course of the season.
- Iowa State is really bad but they have played 4 of the top 5 Big 12 teams already, their numbers aren't likely to get any worse and will probably improve somewhat by the end of the season.
The effect of Baylor's Defense
I'll post the adjusted statistics here but suffice it to say, our defense is not really affecting our opponents. We have held every opponent (except West Virginia) below their non-Baylor average, impressively so against Buffalo, ULM, and ISU but in yards surrendered most of the numbers are right around the teams season averages. Much of this can be attributed to Baylor pulling the starters shortly after the second half kickoff and to a lesser extent to the pace we play at.
Opponent's Offensive Statistics and Rankings:
Games | Yards | Yds/Gm | Rank | Points | Points/Gm | Rank | |
Buffalo | 8 | 3047 | 380.88 | 84 | 248 | 31.00 | 54 |
ULM | 8 | 2865 | 358.13 | 98 | 159 | 19.88 | 108 |
WVU | 8 | 3161 | 395.13 | 78 | 183 | 22.88 | T-94 |
KSU | 7 | 2850 | 407.14 | 71 | 216 | 30.86 | 57 |
ISU | 7 | 2457 | 351.00 | 101 | 178 | 25.43 | 85 |
Kansas | 7 | 2034 | 290.57 | 117 | 124 | 17.71 | 114 |
Adjusted for the Baylor game:
Games | Yards | Yds/Gm | Rank | Points | Points/Gm | Rank | |
Buffalo | 7 | 2684 | 383.43 | 83 | 235 | 33.57 | T-39 |
ULM | 7 | 2570 | 367.14 | 93 | 152 | 21.71 | 100 |
WVU | 7 | 2767 | 395.29 | 78 | 141 | 20.14 | T-107 |
KSU | 6 | 2405 | 400.83 | 73 | 191 | 31.83 | T-51 |
ISU | 6 | 2283 | 380.50 | 85 | 171 | 28.50 | T-70 |
Kansas | 6 | 1726 | 287.67 | 117 | 110 | 18.33 | 114 |
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