Pass and rush defense by game (FCS)

[TomCat88]

Pass defense efficiency:
UM 1.0 - 134.1
SDSU - 133.3
ISU - 123.9
UC Davis - 119.6
CPSLO - 118.7
UM 2.0 - 117.6
SFA - 110.8
Mercy - 108.9
San Diego - 108.6
Yale - 94.3
NAU - 92.9
UNC - 87.9
WSU - 87.2
EWU - 82.0

Yards per pass attempt:
ISU - 7.7
CP - 6.9
SDSU - 6.4
UCD - 6.3
UM 2.0 - 6.0
UM 1.0 - 5.8
Mercy - 5.7
SFA - 5.6
Yale - 5.5
San Diego - 5.3
NAU - 4.5
EWU - 4.0
UNC - 3.9
WSU - 3.7

No one threw the ball well vs MSU this year.

Yards per rush attempt:
UM 1.0 - 6.4*
Weber - 5.1
UCD - 4.1
Yale - 3.9
UM 2.0 - 3.8
SFA - 3.5
Poly - 3.3
SDSU - 3.1
UNC - 3.0
NAU - 2.8
San Diego - 2.6
Mercy - 2.5
ISU - 2.1
*UM 1.0 had one carry for 52 yards that probably should've been called back.

[RootinfortheCats]

Those young corners have great instincts and speed.

Very high ceiling.

[TomCat88]

Yards per rush attempt:
UM 1.0 - 6.4*
Weber - 5.1
UCD - 4.1
Yale - 3.9
UM 2.0 - 3.8
SFA - 3.5
Poly - 3.3
SDSU - 3.1
UNC - 3.0
NAU - 2.8
San Diego - 2.6
Mercy - 2.5
ISU - 2.1
*UM 1.0 had one carry for 52 yards that probably should've been called back.

[TomCat88]

MSU's defense has been amazingly consistent all season with the exception of the Oregon game. Only three teams were over 4.0 yards per rush attempt and one of those was Weber State oddly enough. The Grizzlies had 6.4 but that's skewed by the 52-yard run, and they only had 3.8 the second game, which was skewed by a couple big sacks. I'd say UM probably ran the ball the best against MSU this year and they were probably around 5.0 without the sacks and the assisted long TD run.

The pass defense is even more remarkable IMO. Only two teams (UM and SDSU) were over 130 pass efficiency rating, which isn't very good, this season. 7.0 is considered the cutoff for yards per attempt and only one team (Idaho State) did that. UM's second game was just 117, so it averaged around 125 over both games.

[tetoncat]

MSU's defense has been amazingly consistent all season with the exception of the Oregon game. Only three teams were over 4.0 yards per rush attempt and one of those was Weber State oddly enough. The Grizzlies had 6.4 but that's skewed by the 52-yard run, and they only had 3.8 the second game, which was skewed by a couple big sacks. I'd say UM probably ran the ball the best against MSU this year and they were probably around 5.0 without the sacks and the assisted long TD run.

The pass defense is even more remarkable IMO. Only two teams (UM and SDSU) were over 130 pass efficiency rating, which isn't very good, this season. 7.0 is considered the cutoff for yards per attempt and only one team (Idaho State) did that. UM's second game was just 117, so it averaged around 125 over both games.

Can't take out big plays as that skews the opposite way. If a team takes 5 yd outs all game but hits 2 50 yard TDs or 2 yd runs and bust 2 big TD runs those small gains help set up big ones.

[TomCat88]

MSU's defense has been amazingly consistent all season with the exception of the Oregon game. Only three teams were over 4.0 yards per rush attempt and one of those was Weber State oddly enough. The Grizzlies had 6.4 but that's skewed by the 52-yard run, and they only had 3.8 the second game, which was skewed by a couple big sacks. I'd say UM probably ran the ball the best against MSU this year and they were probably around 5.0 without the sacks and the assisted long TD run.

The pass defense is even more remarkable IMO. Only two teams (UM and SDSU) were over 130 pass efficiency rating, which isn't very good, this season. 7.0 is considered the cutoff for yards per attempt and only one team (Idaho State) did that. UM's second game was just 117, so it averaged around 125 over both games.

Can't take out big plays as that skews the opposite way. If a team takes 5 yd outs all game but hits 2 50 yard TDs or 2 yd runs and bust 2 big TD runs those small gains help set up big ones.

The play in question is the 52-yard TD by Gillman in 1.0. He grabbed Brott's facemask as he got away from him. I was mentioning the sacks because they aren't really rushing yards. I agree with your premise otherwise.

[tetoncat]

MSU's defense has been amazingly consistent all season with the exception of the Oregon game. Only three teams were over 4.0 yards per rush attempt and one of those was Weber State oddly enough. The Grizzlies had 6.4 but that's skewed by the 52-yard run, and they only had 3.8 the second game, which was skewed by a couple big sacks. I'd say UM probably ran the ball the best against MSU this year and they were probably around 5.0 without the sacks and the assisted long TD run.

The pass defense is even more remarkable IMO. Only two teams (UM and SDSU) were over 130 pass efficiency rating, which isn't very good, this season. 7.0 is considered the cutoff for yards per attempt and only one team (Idaho State) did that. UM's second game was just 117, so it averaged around 125 over both games.

Can't take out big plays as that skews the opposite way. If a team takes 5 yd outs all game but hits 2 50 yard TDs or 2 yd runs and bust 2 big TD runs those small gains help set up big ones.

The play in question is the 52-yard TD by Gillman in 1.0. He grabbed Brott's facemask as he got away from him. I was mentioning the sacks because they aren't really rushing yards. I agree with your premise otherwise.

I know the play, but it wasn't called and the play happened. You could probably find a missed call, slip by defensive player or other unusual thing on 1 or 2 big plays every game.

[TomCat88]

MSU's defense has been amazingly consistent all season with the exception of the Oregon game. Only three teams were over 4.0 yards per rush attempt and one of those was Weber State oddly enough. The Grizzlies had 6.4 but that's skewed by the 52-yard run, and they only had 3.8 the second game, which was skewed by a couple big sacks. I'd say UM probably ran the ball the best against MSU this year and they were probably around 5.0 without the sacks and the assisted long TD run.

The pass defense is even more remarkable IMO. Only two teams (UM and SDSU) were over 130 pass efficiency rating, which isn't very good, this season. 7.0 is considered the cutoff for yards per attempt and only one team (Idaho State) did that. UM's second game was just 117, so it averaged around 125 over both games.

Can't take out big plays as that skews the opposite way. If a team takes 5 yd outs all game but hits 2 50 yard TDs or 2 yd runs and bust 2 big TD runs those small gains help set up big ones.

The play in question is the 52-yard TD by Gillman in 1.0. He grabbed Brott's facemask as he got away from him. I was mentioning the sacks because they aren't really rushing yards. I agree with your premise otherwise.

I know the play, but it wasn't called and the play happened. You could probably find a missed call, slip by defensive player or other unusual thing on 1 or 2 big plays every game.

True and if I see that, I’ll put an asterisk by those, too. I’m not saying that they don’t count but I like to get as honest of a number as I can. I think the yards per play/rush/attempt tells you how well a team blocks, tackles and owns the LOS. It doesn’t mean that they are going to win for sure but it’s a good sign of how foundationally solid a team is, which is what I’m trying to do here.

[tetoncat]

MSU's defense has been amazingly consistent all season with the exception of the Oregon game. Only three teams were over 4.0 yards per rush attempt and one of those was Weber State oddly enough. The Grizzlies had 6.4 but that's skewed by the 52-yard run, and they only had 3.8 the second game, which was skewed by a couple big sacks. I'd say UM probably ran the ball the best against MSU this year and they were probably around 5.0 without the sacks and the assisted long TD run.

The pass defense is even more remarkable IMO. Only two teams (UM and SDSU) were over 130 pass efficiency rating, which isn't very good, this season. 7.0 is considered the cutoff for yards per attempt and only one team (Idaho State) did that. UM's second game was just 117, so it averaged around 125 over both games.

Can't take out big plays as that skews the opposite way. If a team takes 5 yd outs all game but hits 2 50 yard TDs or 2 yd runs and bust 2 big TD runs those small gains help set up big ones.

The play in question is the 52-yard TD by Gillman in 1.0. He grabbed Brott's facemask as he got away from him. I was mentioning the sacks because they aren't really rushing yards. I agree with your premise otherwise.

I know the play, but it wasn't called and the play happened. You could probably find a missed call, slip by defensive player or other unusual thing on 1 or 2 big plays every game.

True and if I see that, I’ll put an asterisk by those, too. I’m not saying that they don’t count but I like to get as honest of a number as I can. I think the yards per play/rush/attempt tells you how well a team blocks, tackles and owns the LOS. It doesn’t mean that they are going to win for sure but it’s a good sign of how foundationally solid a team is, which is what I’m trying to do here.

I see what you are trying but almost every game has a few big plays. They always skew stats. Cats have a lot of 1,2,3 yard plays but average more because they get some 6,7,8 and then 10, 15, 20 and occasional really long.

[TomCat88]

MSU's defense has been amazingly consistent all season with the exception of the Oregon game. Only three teams were over 4.0 yards per rush attempt and one of those was Weber State oddly enough. The Grizzlies had 6.4 but that's skewed by the 52-yard run, and they only had 3.8 the second game, which was skewed by a couple big sacks. I'd say UM probably ran the ball the best against MSU this year and they were probably around 5.0 without the sacks and the assisted long TD run.

The pass defense is even more remarkable IMO. Only two teams (UM and SDSU) were over 130 pass efficiency rating, which isn't very good, this season. 7.0 is considered the cutoff for yards per attempt and only one team (Idaho State) did that. UM's second game was just 117, so it averaged around 125 over both games.

Can't take out big plays as that skews the opposite way. If a team takes 5 yd outs all game but hits 2 50 yard TDs or 2 yd runs and bust 2 big TD runs those small gains help set up big ones.

The play in question is the 52-yard TD by Gillman in 1.0. He grabbed Brott's facemask as he got away from him. I was mentioning the sacks because they aren't really rushing yards. I agree with your premise otherwise.

I know the play, but it wasn't called and the play happened. You could probably find a missed call, slip by defensive player or other unusual thing on 1 or 2 big plays every game.

True and if I see that, I’ll put an asterisk by those, too. I’m not saying that they don’t count but I like to get as honest of a number as I can. I think the yards per play/rush/attempt tells you how well a team blocks, tackles and owns the LOS. It doesn’t mean that they are going to win for sure but it’s a good sign of how foundationally solid a team is, which is what I’m trying to do here.

I see what you are trying but almost every game has a few big plays. They always skew stats. Cats have a lot of 1,2,3 yard plays but average more because they get some 6,7,8 and then 10, 15, 20 and occasional really long.

I don't mention plays like Gillman's unless there's a good reason to. The big plays are all included as are the little ones. Nothing is taken out, but I pointed out that UM was at 6.4 in 1.0 because of a missed call on a long TD run. All the numbers above include all plays.

I don't point those out since they didn't involve any outside factor like a missed call. I also take out kneel downs at the end of each half but didn't in these. I often do at the end of a game, but there are 15 games here. Too lazy.