Ground Pounders
The final number. Before the Ohio State game I mentioned a remarkable statistic: in this year of safeties living in the box and injuries and a makeshift offensive line and just all-around disaster on offense, Michigan actually had a higher yards per carry than they did the year before.
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It was close, though, and Ohio State stomped that. Michigan finished the year averaging 3.91 YPC. 2007 beat that out by six hundredths of a yard. Okay, that's still pretty remarkable. Here's a pop quiz: where does that YPC rank over the past eight years?
# | Year | YPC |
---|---|---|
1 | 2006 | 4.27 |
2 | 2003 | 4.25 |
3 | 2007 | 3.97 |
4 | 2008 | 3.91 |
5 | 2005 | 3.89 |
6 | 2004 | 3.83 |
7 | 2002 | 3.82 |
8 | 2001 | 3.59 |
Fourth! Above average!
If you needed any evidence that whatever Rich Rodriguez is doing on the ground is a pretty good idea, that should suffice.
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