Adjusted Open Field Yards Adjusted OL Stats for the 2012 FBS
It turns out Michigan led the nation in adjusted open field rushing yards (AOFY) in 2012. What I mean by that is whenever a team got their RB 10 yards past the line of scrimmage on any given play – Michigan on average had more added yards than any other team in the nation. Unfortunately Michigan wasn’t very good at getting ball carriers 10 yards past the LOS. Here’s the run down for the entire FBS up until the bowls.
Adjusted Open Field Yards - FBS 2012
Team | Conf | AOFY | AOFY | AOFY Rate | AOFY Rate |
AVG | RNK | % | RNK | ||
Michigan | Big Ten | 16.31 | 1 | 10.84% | 74 |
Utah State | WAC | 15.72 | 2 | 12.57% | 52 |
Houston | USA | 14.26 | 3 | 11.20% | 67 |
Kent State | MAC | 13.53 | 4 | 15.59% | 27 |
Texas A&M | SEC | 13.25 | 5 | 14.73% | 19 |
Georgia | SEC | 12.82 | 6 | 14.25% | 56 |
Oregon | Pac-12 | 12.59 | 7 | 16.21% | 3 |
Wisconsin | Big Ten | 12.52 | 8 | 16.83% | 14 |
San Diego State | MWC | 12.51 | 9 | 12.63% | 9 |
California | Pac-12 | 12.28 | 10 | 14.40% | 25 |
Miami (Florida) | ACC | 12.28 | 11 | 11.08% | 100 |
New Mexico | MWC | 12.17 | 12 | 14.19% | 11 |
Eastern Michigan | MAC | 12.04 | 13 | 11.31% | 38 |
Purdue | Big Ten | 12.00 | 14 | 12.50% | 51 |
UCLA | Pac-12 | 11.93 | 15 | 13.71% | 21 |
Oklahoma | Big 12 | 11.90 | 16 | 11.43% | 94 |
Texas State | WAC | 11.88 | 17 | 16.00% | 13 |
Florida | SEC | 11.60 | 18 | 14.12% | 69 |
Tulsa | USA | 11.59 | 19 | 11.44% | 84 |
UCF | USA | 11.42 | 20 | 13.42% | 64 |
Wake Forest | ACC | 11.39 | 21 | 6.80% | 105 |
Nebraska | Big Ten | 11.37 | 22 | 15.60% | 4 |
Northern Illinois | MAC | 11.14 | 23 | 14.59% | 6 |
LSU | SEC | 11.14 | 24 | 9.44% | 85 |
Michigan State | Big Ten | 11.06 | 25 | 8.10% | 117 |
North Texas | Sun Belt | 11.00 | 26 | 9.86% | 109 |
UNLV | MWC | 10.80 | 27 | 10.70% | 80 |
Texas | Big 12 | 10.71 | 28 | 12.47% | 50 |
Vanderbilt | SEC | 10.63 | 29 | 10.36% | 104 |
Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 10.52 | 30 | 15.56% | 34 |
Notre Dame | IND | 10.51 | 31 | 12.53% | 26 |
Mississippi State | SEC | 10.49 | 32 | 10.98% | 92 |
Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 10.45 | 33 | 12.56% | 86 |
Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt | 10.44 | 34 | 12.01% | 101 |
San Jose State | WAC | 10.39 | 35 | 7.80% | 120 |
TCU | Big 12 | 10.30 | 36 | 9.57% | 87 |
Florida International | Sun Belt | 10.27 | 37 | 10.84% | 91 |
Hawai'i | MWC | 10.18 | 38 | 7.98% | 121 |
Northwestern | Big Ten | 10.17 | 39 | 13.29% | 47 |
USC | Pac-12 | 10.16 | 40 | 15.49% | 28 |
Georgia Tech | ACC | 10.16 | 41 | 13.17% | 29 |
Indiana | Big Ten | 10.16 | 42 | 9.58% | 107 |
Tennessee | SEC | 10.15 | 43 | 11.33% | 36 |
Cincinnati | Big East | 10.11 | 44 | 14.78% | 59 |
Central Michigan | MAC | 10.08 | 45 | 11.80% | 39 |
Nevada | MWC | 10.07 | 46 | 12.85% | 55 |
Florida State | ACC | 10.04 | 47 | 18.44% | 1 |
Marshall | USA | 9.98 | 48 | 12.59% | 76 |
North Carolina | ACC | 9.91 | 49 | 13.75% | 33 |
Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | 9.90 | 50 | 14.04% | 83 |
Baylor | Big 12 | 9.79 | 51 | 12.94% | 37 |
Fresno State | MWC | 9.70 | 52 | 11.79% | 53 |
West Virginia | Big 12 | 9.65 | 53 | 16.80% | 10 |
Kansas | Big 12 | 9.59 | 54 | 12.53% | 93 |
Virginia Tech | ACC | 9.53 | 55 | 10.77% | 88 |
Arizona | Pac-12 | 9.42 | 56 | 17.51% | 15 |
Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 9.41 | 57 | 13.82% | 18 |
Western Michigan | MAC | 9.34 | 58 | 12.13% | 40 |
Louisiana Tech | WAC | 9.32 | 59 | 13.50% | 12 |
UTSA | WAC | 9.25 | 60 | 12.36% | 60 |
Boston College | ACC | 9.24 | 61 | 12.13% | 96 |
Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 9.22 | 62 | 13.36% | 8 |
Alabama | SEC | 9.16 | 63 | 15.80% | 2 |
Iowa | Big Ten | 9.15 | 64 | 9.73% | 114 |
Ohio | MAC | 9.11 | 65 | 13.43% | 63 |
Ohio State | Big Ten | 9.09 | 66 | 17.55% | 7 |
Bowling Green | MAC | 9.07 | 67 | 11.29% | 65 |
Rutgers | Big East | 9.07 | 68 | 8.26% | 119 |
Rice | USA | 8.97 | 69 | 12.01% | 62 |
Idaho | WAC | 8.96 | 70 | 8.00% | 122 |
Temple | Big East | 8.94 | 71 | 16.13% | 41 |
Army | IND | 8.89 | 72 | 14.74% | 22 |
Ball State | MAC | 8.85 | 73 | 12.18% | 32 |
Oregon State | Pac-12 | 8.84 | 74 | 10.98% | 82 |
Boise State | MWC | 8.80 | 75 | 14.02% | 75 |
South Alabama | Sun Belt | 8.77 | 76 | 8.41% | 90 |
Missouri | SEC | 8.50 | 77 | 9.77% | 58 |
Air Force | MWC | 8.46 | 78 | 11.85% | 49 |
UTEP | USA | 8.46 | 79 | 11.27% | 66 |
Pittsburgh | Big East | 8.45 | 80 | 11.24% | 106 |
Navy | IND | 8.44 | 81 | 12.13% | 24 |
South Florida | Big East | 8.33 | 82 | 12.73% | 57 |
Colorado State | MWC | 8.32 | 83 | 10.57% | 77 |
Akron | MAC | 8.32 | 84 | 11.22% | 54 |
Troy | Sun Belt | 8.26 | 85 | 11.99% | 45 |
Toledo | MAC | 8.21 | 86 | 14.58% | 5 |
Stanford | Pac-12 | 8.20 | 87 | 11.92% | 72 |
Wyoming | MWC | 8.19 | 88 | 8.51% | 97 |
Florida Atlantic | Sun Belt | 8.10 | 89 | 8.75% | 113 |
Memphis | USA | 8.08 | 90 | 9.39% | 99 |
SMU | USA | 8.05 | 91 | 13.27% | 23 |
Auburn | SEC | 7.98 | 92 | 12.61% | 35 |
Utah | Pac-12 | 7.97 | 93 | 9.02% | 103 |
Colorado | Pac-12 | 7.94 | 94 | 9.91% | 110 |
Clemson | ACC | 7.86 | 95 | 13.60% | 71 |
Texas Tech | Big 12 | 7.81 | 96 | 15.38% | 17 |
Maryland | ACC | 7.79 | 97 | 8.21% | 115 |
Kentucky | SEC | 7.74 | 98 | 12.19% | 79 |
BYU | IND | 7.69 | 99 | 10.95% | 46 |
Connecticut | Big East | 7.66 | 100 | 7.51% | 124 |
Syracuse | Big East | 7.61 | 101 | 9.49% | 73 |
East Carolina | USA | 7.42 | 102 | 9.84% | 61 |
New Mexico State | WAC | 7.41 | 103 | 9.32% | 95 |
Southern Mississippi | USA | 7.27 | 104 | 12.47% | 20 |
Penn State | Big Ten | 7.09 | 105 | 7.05% | 108 |
Washington | Pac-12 | 7.02 | 106 | 12.43% | 31 |
Buffalo | MAC | 7.00 | 107 | 11.27% | 44 |
Virginia | ACC | 6.81 | 108 | 12.00% | 81 |
Mississippi | SEC | 6.75 | 109 | 14.29% | 48 |
Iowa State | Big 12 | 6.68 | 110 | 13.12% | 89 |
South Carolina | SEC | 6.60 | 111 | 11.69% | 68 |
Duke | ACC | 6.59 | 112 | 9.09% | 111 |
Louisville | Big East | 6.55 | 113 | 12.84% | 70 |
Kansas State | Big 12 | 6.53 | 114 | 14.12% | 43 |
Arkansas | SEC | 6.50 | 115 | 11.39% | 30 |
Illinois | Big Ten | 6.43 | 116 | 11.17% | 42 |
Arizona State | Pac-12 | 6.20 | 117 | 12.77% | 16 |
UAB | USA | 6.08 | 118 | 14.24% | 78 |
Washington State | Pac-12 | 6.06 | 119 | 9.52% | 118 |
Miami (Ohio) | MAC | 5.94 | 120 | 12.18% | 102 |
North Carolina State | ACC | 5.56 | 121 | 7.42% | 116 |
Massachusetts | MAC | 5.36 | 122 | 9.52% | 112 |
Minnesota | Big Ten | 4.79 | 123 | 10.86% | 98 |
Tulane | USA | 4.21 | 124 | 5.62% | 123 |
These are conditionally formatted – Blue to Red with the hue indicating the spread of these numbers. Michigan is the clear leader in this contrived stat.
To see Michigan leading the nation in any offensive stat was a surprise to me – and I thought I’d share it. It’s not an official stat by any means but it’s one that I came upon while looking to quantify Offensive Line (OL) performance. What I wanted to see was an offensive line performance stat/summary for 2012 based on the metrics Football Outsiders (FO) uses for the NFL.
What I’m finding is not what I wanted with respect to OL work but I’ll share some of that since it explains the table above.
Scheme is by far the more telling factor in rushing success in the FBS than NFL caliber OL talent or all-American status. Triple option teams do extremely well but without the boss hogs or broad reach blocking lineman of the primo run spread teams that I expected to dominate these stats. I don’t want to take anything away from any of these teams however. What they have done in rushing stats – doesn’t happen if the OL is not playing like a team.
Here’s the standard rushing yards per game with some minor tweaks. There are interesting differences between this and the OL stats I pulled and present later on…
Standard Rush Stats 2012
(minus sacks and FCS games)
Team | Conf | % Rush Plays | % Pass Plays | Rush /G | Rush Yds/G | Rush Yds /G | Rush | Rush |
% | % | AVG | RNK | RNK | AVG | STD | ||
Army | IND | 86.65% | 13.35% | 383.27 | 37 | 1 | 5.60 | 7.85 |
Oregon | Pac-12 | 63.53% | 36.47% | 333.36 | 4 | 2 | 6.32 | 10.13 |
Air Force | MWC | 83.68% | 16.32% | 317.82 | 53 | 3 | 5.05 | 6.74 |
Georgia Tech | ACC | 78.88% | 21.12% | 305.00 | 49 | 4 | 5.41 | 7.73 |
New Mexico | MWC | 80.18% | 19.82% | 304.17 | 93 | 5 | 5.82 | 9.24 |
Navy | IND | 77.87% | 22.13% | 277.00 | 82 | 6 | 5.28 | 6.89 |
Wisconsin | Big Ten | 65.11% | 34.89% | 261.92 | 55 | 7 | 6.08 | 10.10 |
Nebraska | Big Ten | 59.57% | 40.43% | 261.33 | 25 | 8 | 5.89 | 9.75 |
Northern Illinois | MAC | 59.54% | 40.46% | 258.00 | 16 | 9 | 5.94 | 9.24 |
Ohio State | Big Ten | 63.32% | 36.68% | 257.67 | 42 | 10 | 5.83 | 8.54 |
Nevada | MWC | 59.93% | 40.07% | 256.55 | 13 | 11 | 5.26 | 7.54 |
Texas A&M | SEC | 49.76% | 50.24% | 252.10 | 3 | 12 | 6.09 | 9.17 |
Kent State | MAC | 60.69% | 39.31% | 248.92 | 61 | 13 | 6.05 | 10.32 |
San Diego State | MWC | 61.53% | 38.47% | 239.73 | 59 | 14 | 5.65 | 9.15 |
Tulsa | USA | 57.76% | 42.24% | 236.92 | 33 | 15 | 4.93 | 8.51 |
Northwestern | Big Ten | 59.56% | 40.44% | 234.18 | 67 | 16 | 5.27 | 8.14 |
Alabama | SEC | 59.77% | 40.23% | 232.50 | 36 | 17 | 6.04 | 7.65 |
Louisiana Tech | WAC | 48.48% | 51.52% | 231.75 | 2 | 18 | 5.44 | 7.70 |
Baylor | Big 12 | 52.41% | 47.59% | 231.09 | 1 | 19 | 5.31 | 7.96 |
Arizona | Pac-12 | 48.38% | 51.62% | 230.73 | 9 | 20 | 5.85 | 8.70 |
UCLA | Pac-12 | 51.72% | 48.28% | 224.08 | 15 | 21 | 5.55 | 9.17 |
Ohio | MAC | 55.70% | 44.30% | 223.27 | 30 | 22 | 5.07 | 7.67 |
Kansas | Big 12 | 61.80% | 38.20% | 222.64 | 96 | 23 | 5.03 | 7.82 |
Ball State | MAC | 52.15% | 47.85% | 220.00 | 19 | 24 | 5.19 | 7.26 |
Rice | USA | 57.31% | 42.69% | 219.58 | 41 | 25 | 4.87 | 7.11 |
Clemson | ACC | 53.47% | 46.53% | 217.18 | 7 | 26 | 5.00 | 6.87 |
Florida | SEC | 61.74% | 38.26% | 216.64 | 103 | 27 | 5.43 | 8.89 |
Toledo | MAC | 52.75% | 47.25% | 215.36 | 24 | 28 | 5.48 | 7.21 |
Florida State | ACC | 51.68% | 48.32% | 215.09 | 22 | 29 | 6.15 | 9.16 |
Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 53.45% | 46.55% | 211.27 | 20 | 30 | 5.35 | 7.59 |
Notre Dame | IND | 56.14% | 43.86% | 210.00 | 51 | 31 | 5.35 | 8.16 |
Temple | Big East | 63.67% | 36.33% | 204.80 | 112 | 32 | 5.08 | 8.22 |
Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 49.59% | 50.41% | 204.27 | 5 | 33 | 5.26 | 7.86 |
Georgia | SEC | 54.45% | 45.55% | 201.75 | 26 | 34 | 5.66 | 9.48 |
Arizona State | Pac-12 | 52.98% | 47.02% | 200.55 | 29 | 35 | 4.77 | 6.04 |
Cincinnati | Big East | 54.87% | 45.13% | 199.20 | 50 | 36 | 5.35 | 8.49 |
Michigan | Big Ten | 59.95% | 40.05% | 197.33 | 77 | 37 | 5.35 | 9.88 |
Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 53.33% | 46.67% | 197.09 | 32 | 38 | 5.53 | 8.90 |
LSU | SEC | 57.49% | 42.51% | 196.36 | 72 | 39 | 4.85 | 7.30 |
North Carolina | ACC | 48.54% | 51.46% | 196.00 | 18 | 40 | 5.39 | 8.25 |
California | Pac-12 | 49.54% | 50.46% | 195.73 | 70 | 42 | 5.74 | 9.79 |
West Virginia | Big 12 | 44.64% | 55.36% | 195.73 | 8 | 41 | 5.56 | 8.97 |
Texas State | WAC | 49.09% | 50.91% | 195.00 | 86 | 44 | 6.13 | 9.42 |
Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | 57.36% | 42.64% | 195.00 | 84 | 43 | 5.19 | 7.59 |
Kansas State | Big 12 | 62.27% | 37.73% | 194.45 | 62 | 45 | 4.87 | 6.22 |
Utah State | WAC | 49.67% | 50.33% | 193.55 | 31 | 46 | 5.69 | 10.54 |
UCF | USA | 53.47% | 46.53% | 190.15 | 60 | 47 | 5.35 | 8.84 |
Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt | 58.20% | 41.80% | 189.91 | 68 | 48 | 4.82 | 8.28 |
Texas | Big 12 | 54.29% | 45.71% | 188.58 | 38 | 49 | 5.04 | 8.84 |
Marshall | USA | 40.79% | 59.21% | 182.55 | 6 | 50 | 4.96 | 8.21 |
Mississippi | SEC | 53.51% | 46.49% | 181.55 | 47 | 51 | 4.68 | 6.68 |
Stanford | Pac-12 | 55.43% | 44.57% | 180.38 | 88 | 52 | 4.74 | 6.98 |
Eastern Michigan | MAC | 56.86% | 43.14% | 180.00 | 105 | 53 | 4.97 | 8.58 |
Purdue | Big Ten | 47.12% | 52.88% | 179.09 | 65 | 54 | 5.24 | 9.61 |
Buffalo | MAC | 52.59% | 47.41% | 177.64 | 94 | 55 | 4.59 | 6.08 |
Boise State | MWC | 54.51% | 45.49% | 176.75 | 79 | 56 | 4.88 | 7.89 |
Syracuse | Big East | 50.23% | 49.77% | 175.91 | 21 | 57 | 4.48 | 5.79 |
Troy | Sun Belt | 45.76% | 54.24% | 175.50 | 11 | 58 | 4.76 | 6.77 |
Fresno State | MWC | 45.09% | 54.91% | 175.00 | 14 | 59 | 4.94 | 8.05 |
BYU | IND | 48.35% | 51.65% | 172.09 | 58 | 60 | 4.61 | 6.72 |
Southern Mississippi | USA | 56.76% | 43.24% | 171.92 | 108 | 61 | 4.59 | 6.91 |
South Florida | Big East | 48.77% | 51.23% | 167.55 | 91 | 62 | 4.89 | 7.22 |
Virginia Tech | ACC | 51.73% | 48.27% | 166.55 | 73 | 63 | 4.38 | 7.97 |
TCU | Big 12 | 52.32% | 47.68% | 166.27 | 69 | 64 | 4.38 | 7.22 |
USC | Pac-12 | 44.60% | 55.40% | 164.25 | 28 | 65 | 5.55 | 8.73 |
Vanderbilt | SEC | 56.01% | 43.99% | 163.82 | 83 | 66 | 4.34 | 8.12 |
UTEP | USA | 51.20% | 48.80% | 163.33 | 85 | 67 | 4.60 | 7.21 |
Florida International | Sun Belt | 52.68% | 47.32% | 163.17 | 71 | 68 | 4.33 | 7.65 |
Houston | USA | 38.11% | 61.89% | 163.08 | 17 | 69 | 5.22 | 9.51 |
Michigan State | Big Ten | 48.59% | 51.41% | 162.75 | 90 | 70 | 4.52 | 6.23 |
Tennessee | SEC | 44.20% | 55.80% | 162.64 | 23 | 71 | 4.94 | 7.46 |
South Carolina | SEC | 54.25% | 45.75% | 160.91 | 75 | 72 | 4.40 | 6.15 |
Bowling Green | MAC | 49.14% | 50.86% | 159.82 | 98 | 73 | 4.73 | 6.80 |
Penn State | Big Ten | 48.76% | 51.24% | 159.33 | 46 | 74 | 4.21 | 4.85 |
North Texas | Sun Belt | 53.89% | 46.11% | 159.27 | 87 | 75 | 4.21 | 8.14 |
Memphis | USA | 60.68% | 39.32% | 159.09 | 114 | 76 | 4.11 | 6.25 |
Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 42.81% | 57.19% | 157.58 | 34 | 77 | 4.85 | 7.73 |
Oklahoma | Big 12 | 41.18% | 58.82% | 157.18 | 12 | 78 | 4.94 | 9.27 |
UNLV | MWC | 45.49% | 54.51% | 157.08 | 92 | 79 | 4.92 | 8.06 |
Western Michigan | MAC | 41.12% | 58.88% | 154.91 | 45 | 80 | 5.04 | 7.31 |
Pittsburgh | Big East | 51.15% | 48.85% | 154.90 | 66 | 81 | 4.35 | 6.92 |
Iowa State | Big 12 | 48.17% | 51.83% | 153.64 | 97 | 82 | 4.44 | 6.31 |
East Carolina | USA | 45.98% | 54.02% | 152.73 | 52 | 83 | 4.59 | 5.75 |
UTSA | WAC | 48.59% | 51.41% | 151.63 | 80 | 84 | 4.68 | 7.67 |
Auburn | SEC | 56.58% | 43.42% | 151.09 | 122 | 86 | 4.66 | 7.10 |
Washington | Pac-12 | 45.95% | 54.05% | 151.09 | 102 | 85 | 4.80 | 6.52 |
Missouri | SEC | 48.32% | 51.68% | 150.18 | 95 | 87 | 4.25 | 7.13 |
Illinois | Big Ten | 51.51% | 48.49% | 149.27 | 123 | 89 | 4.37 | 6.11 |
Miami (Florida) | ACC | 43.10% | 56.90% | 149.27 | 35 | 88 | 5.05 | 8.49 |
Minnesota | Big Ten | 55.93% | 44.07% | 148.64 | 116 | 90 | 4.13 | 5.17 |
Texas Tech | Big 12 | 37.64% | 62.36% | 147.73 | 10 | 91 | 5.21 | 7.51 |
Colorado State | MWC | 49.79% | 50.21% | 147.64 | 101 | 92 | 4.64 | 6.71 |
SMU | USA | 39.51% | 60.49% | 146.36 | 89 | 93 | 5.21 | 7.02 |
Central Michigan | MAC | 46.33% | 53.67% | 144.36 | 78 | 94 | 4.93 | 7.72 |
Mississippi State | SEC | 46.81% | 53.19% | 144.27 | 76 | 95 | 4.71 | 7.72 |
South Alabama | Sun Belt | 48.09% | 51.91% | 143.50 | 104 | 96 | 4.14 | 6.29 |
Utah | Pac-12 | 52.07% | 47.93% | 143.00 | 113 | 97 | 4.17 | 6.00 |
Wyoming | MWC | 47.59% | 52.41% | 142.55 | 54 | 98 | 4.17 | 6.19 |
Louisville | Big East | 47.35% | 52.65% | 142.27 | 43 | 99 | 4.28 | 6.56 |
Virginia | ACC | 43.42% | 56.58% | 140.82 | 74 | 100 | 4.43 | 6.04 |
Kentucky | SEC | 44.82% | 55.18% | 135.45 | 118 | 101 | 4.66 | 6.92 |
UAB | USA | 40.85% | 59.15% | 135.36 | 40 | 102 | 4.42 | 6.23 |
Indiana | Big Ten | 39.20% | 60.80% | 133.64 | 39 | 103 | 4.40 | 7.28 |
Colorado | Pac-12 | 44.66% | 55.34% | 132.64 | 115 | 105 | 4.25 | 6.70 |
Oregon State | Pac-12 | 42.55% | 57.45% | 132.64 | 44 | 104 | 4.33 | 7.03 |
San Jose State | WAC | 46.38% | 53.62% | 132.00 | 27 | 106 | 4.04 | 6.77 |
Duke | ACC | 42.05% | 57.95% | 131.55 | 64 | 107 | 4.11 | 5.71 |
Maryland | ACC | 55.83% | 44.17% | 131.18 | 120 | 108 | 3.59 | 6.29 |
Iowa | Big Ten | 46.95% | 53.05% | 130.09 | 121 | 109 | 4.22 | 6.27 |
Arkansas | SEC | 41.69% | 58.31% | 126.00 | 56 | 110 | 4.39 | 6.11 |
Akron | MAC | 35.61% | 64.39% | 125.64 | 57 | 111 | 4.56 | 7.26 |
Hawai'i | MWC | 45.82% | 54.18% | 124.27 | 119 | 112 | 3.89 | 6.13 |
Rutgers | Big East | 51.32% | 48.68% | 124.09 | 106 | 113 | 3.89 | 6.17 |
North Carolina State | ACC | 40.99% | 59.01% | 121.36 | 48 | 114 | 3.67 | 4.96 |
New Mexico State | WAC | 42.66% | 57.34% | 120.45 | 107 | 115 | 4.26 | 5.83 |
Florida Atlantic | Sun Belt | 45.01% | 54.99% | 118.18 | 100 | 116 | 3.79 | 6.13 |
Wake Forest | ACC | 44.30% | 55.70% | 116.73 | 117 | 117 | 3.80 | 6.68 |
Massachusetts | MAC | 44.26% | 55.74% | 108.67 | 124 | 118 | 3.45 | 5.39 |
Connecticut | Big East | 47.83% | 52.17% | 106.33 | 110 | 119 | 3.31 | 5.69 |
Idaho | WAC | 40.60% | 59.40% | 106.27 | 111 | 120 | 3.90 | 5.70 |
Miami (Ohio) | MAC | 35.42% | 64.58% | 104.55 | 63 | 121 | 4.24 | 5.76 |
Boston College | ACC | 36.56% | 63.44% | 103.55 | 99 | 122 | 4.19 | 8.60 |
Tulane | USA | 30.48% | 69.52% | 60.08 | 109 | 123 | 2.90 | 4.83 |
Washington State | Pac-12 | 20.77% | 79.23% | 53.18 | 81 | 124 | 3.48 | 5.87 |
I formatted standard deviation in green – because I’m not sure what’s good in that regard. I would say looking at the data however that a reasonably high spread in general is a sign of success. Std Dev is a tell for scheme and some of the OL stats I was breaking out when I came to Open Field Yards.
FO has done some good stuff with respect to offensive line performance. They contrived a few ways to tweeze out relative OL performance. Curiously I couldn’t find these methods applied to college ball. I gave it a quick whack in the first diary and came up with a gross reality check that pretty much matched my gut – OL performance was not good in that game and adjusted line yards were significantly lower.
Check the FO link and previous diary to define Adjusted Line Yards but here is a quick chart and definition of their derived stats for Adjusted Line Yards (ALY), Second Level Yards (SLY) and Open Field Yards (OFY) as compiled by FO.
What’s going on here is they are taking yards per play and giving them value based on the outcome. The concept is simple – the initial yards are more relevant to OL performance. The second level yards less so. The open field yards…not so much.
Adjusted Line Yards (<=10 yards)– are conceptually on the offensive line – no block no gain
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Losses: 120% value – because if you don’t block at all that’s a TFL
0-4 Yards: 100% value
5-10 Yards: 50% value
11+ Yards: 0% value e.g. 10 yard gain is worth 7 yards… 20 yard gain is worth 7 yards…
Second Level Yards (6-10 yard gains) – are a combined ball carrier and OL stat
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Losses – 5 yards: 0% value
6-10 Yards: 100% value e.g. 6 yard gain is worth 1 SLY…
11+ Yards: 0% value e.g. 10 yard gain is worth 5 SLYs… 20 yard gain is worth 5 SLYs…
Open Field Yards (11+) = are conceptually on the ball carrier
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Losses – 10yards: 0% value
11+ Yards: 0% value e.g. 11 yard gain is worth 1 OFY … 20 yard gain is worth 10 OFYs…
- Caveat 1 - I took out Sacks.
- Caveat 2 – I took out games involving FCS teams. Which is a gift to Mich since we played UMass.
Caveat 3 – I include QB rushing here. I did this because it’s college and … well… duh… Denard. Scrambles don’t make much difference in the overall here and the NCAA counts them as rushes so … be it.
I looked at this data and tried to make sense of it. It didn’t look good for Michigan. So I did what any good MGoBlog diarist does and adjusted it to suit my thesis.
It still doesn’t look good for Michigan but this is what I did.
Adjusted Adjusted Line Yards AALY
- I normalized the losses over 10 yards to –10 yards. I did a sampling and these were snap issues (still an OL issue but not what I’m concerned about) – reverse plays gone wrong or mis-tagged sacks*. (*There’s plenty of errors in the cfbstats.com data BTW – but I don’t think they are significant. Most of them appear to be due to NCAA/Scoring issues anyway.)
Adjusted Second Level Yards ASLY
- I took out the plays that went for zero yards – in general you can’t hold it against the ball carriers if they didn’t get to the second level.
Adjusted Open Field Yards AOFY
- Same as above – I took out plays that went for less than 11 yards to isolate these from the mean OFY totals.
- With these adjustments in mind I added two columns for SLY rate and OFY rate to represent the % of plays that a team sprang ball carriers for these distances.
Here’s a revised chart with these adjustments…the distributions are better and the model is better for what these derivative stats are intended to represent.
I added an ASLY % rate to the summary table to show how often teams got their rusher to the second level as well as an AOFY % rate. These are important and significant changes over the FO yards stat. Their NFL rates of 2nd level and Open Field plays are rolled into their summary yards.
Since I had the data summarized I added the FO convention for Success Rate % for all rushing plays defined as follows:
- 1st downs that achieve 50% of yardage needed to convert or score
- 2nd downs that achieve 70% of yardage needed to convert or score
- 3rd/4th downs that convert or score
- Stuffed rate is defined as Percentage of runs where the running back is tackled at or behind the line of scrimmage. This includes QB runs minus sacks (this appears to be a press box discretion as there are negative QB runs that are not accounted as Sacks – I should look at this more closely but I don’t think it’s significant here.)
Finally I tallied Power Success straight up to the FO definition as percentage of runs on third or fourth down, two yards or less to go, that achieved a first down or touchdown. This also includes runs on first-and-goal or second-and-goal from the two-yard line or closer.
At this point I’m stultified by the challenge that OL statistical summarization presents wrt CFB (or any kind of football for that matter.) If I had time I’d follow the FO path and normalize this data to FBS averages… look at the individual ball carriers…take out garbage time… but I also kind of want to watch some bowl games and MSS wants me to take down the tree... and little TSS wants to ski. Let’s just say this is a work in progress.
Regardless of my problems… here’s the table that I was able to get up today…I added in Sack Rate (which I’m very skeptical of in terms of an OL criteria as I have seen previously when comparing the different SRs for Denard, Bellomy and Devin.) I went to three letter acronyms for the conferences. It is what it is.
OL Stats 2012 – FBS
Team | Conf | AALY | ASLY | AOFY | Stuff Rate | ASLY Rate | AOFY Rate | Power Success Rate | Success Rate | Sack Rate |
AVG | AVG | AVG | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||
Alabama | SEC | 3.67 | 3.49 | 9.16 | 12.77% | 39.61% | 15.80% | 6.49% | 52.16% | 7.40% |
Army | IND | 3.56 | 3.48 | 8.89 | 10.89% | 34.66% | 14.74% | 7.84% | 49.54% | 8.62% |
Northern Illinois | MAC | 3.47 | 3.56 | 11.14 | 14.01% | 37.43% | 14.59% | 8.25% | 48.75% | 3.11% |
Navy | IND | 3.41 | 3.36 | 8.44 | 14.38% | 34.49% | 12.13% | 6.93% | 49.91% | 10.98% |
Toledo | MAC | 3.41 | 3.49 | 8.21 | 17.36% | 37.50% | 14.58% | 6.94% | 48.38% | 5.43% |
Air Force | MWC | 3.36 | 3.44 | 8.46 | 15.32% | 32.08% | 11.85% | 7.51% | 47.25% | 5.19% |
Ohio State | B1G | 3.36 | 3.61 | 9.09 | 16.23% | 37.36% | 17.55% | 7.55% | 51.70% | 9.45% |
Ball State | MAC | 3.35 | 3.37 | 8.85 | 13.16% | 33.60% | 12.18% | 6.29% | 46.95% | 2.14% |
Arizona | P12 | 3.33 | 3.81 | 9.42 | 15.67% | 35.94% | 17.51% | 7.60% | 48.62% | 3.89% |
Texas State | WAC | 3.31 | 3.62 | 11.88 | 15.43% | 36.00% | 16.00% | 5.14% | 47.71% | 7.71% |
Florida State | ACC | 3.31 | 3.57 | 10.04 | 20.26% | 40.26% | 18.44% | 3.90% | 51.17% | 7.22% |
Oregon | P12 | 3.30 | 3.66 | 12.59 | 18.97% | 38.79% | 16.21% | 6.55% | 50.69% | 5.11% |
SMU | USA | 3.29 | 3.44 | 8.05 | 16.83% | 34.63% | 13.27% | 3.56% | 44.98% | 5.50% |
Louisiana Tech | WAC | 3.29 | 3.37 | 9.32 | 17.03% | 36.01% | 13.50% | 7.05% | 52.25% | 1.84% |
Georgia Tech | ACC | 3.29 | 3.43 | 10.16 | 14.94% | 34.02% | 13.17% | 8.58% | 49.70% | 6.08% |
San Diego State | MWC | 3.27 | 3.36 | 12.51 | 18.20% | 36.40% | 12.63% | 8.35% | 47.54% | 10.62% |
Texas A&M | SEC | 3.26 | 3.63 | 13.25 | 17.39% | 34.78% | 14.73% | 7.00% | 49.52% | 4.78% |
Arizona State | P12 | 3.23 | 3.42 | 6.20 | 18.83% | 35.71% | 12.77% | 6.71% | 46.10% | 9.02% |
Arkansas State | SBC | 3.23 | 3.38 | 9.22 | 16.59% | 36.64% | 13.36% | 8.76% | 51.38% | 3.44% |
Notre Dame | IND | 3.22 | 3.41 | 10.51 | 17.83% | 34.39% | 12.53% | 7.22% | 48.20% | 4.35% |
New Mexico | MWC | 3.22 | 3.42 | 12.17 | 18.02% | 36.04% | 14.19% | 6.54% | 46.57% | 7.10% |
North Carolina | ACC | 3.21 | 3.72 | 9.91 | 16.75% | 33.50% | 13.75% | 7.00% | 47.75% | 2.59% |
Western Michigan | MAC | 3.21 | 3.44 | 9.34 | 15.98% | 32.54% | 12.13% | 7.69% | 45.56% | 3.93% |
Nevada | MWC | 3.21 | 3.52 | 10.07 | 16.76% | 31.47% | 12.85% | 8.57% | 48.79% | 5.01% |
Kansas State | B12 | 3.21 | 3.67 | 6.53 | 18.22% | 32.35% | 14.12% | 7.74% | 48.52% | 4.51% |
Baylor | B12 | 3.20 | 3.66 | 9.79 | 15.87% | 32.78% | 12.94% | 8.14% | 48.23% | 3.22% |
California | P12 | 3.19 | 3.53 | 12.28 | 16.80% | 34.40% | 14.40% | 3.73% | 45.07% | 10.21% |
Buffalo | MAC | 3.19 | 3.40 | 7.00 | 16.20% | 32.16% | 11.27% | 5.16% | 38.97% | 7.29% |
Nebraska | B1G | 3.18 | 3.49 | 11.37 | 19.92% | 37.78% | 15.60% | 6.77% | 50.75% | 7.76% |
USC | P12 | 3.18 | 3.65 | 10.16 | 21.13% | 34.08% | 15.49% | 5.35% | 43.38% | 3.85% |
Texas Tech | B12 | 3.16 | 3.67 | 7.81 | 20.19% | 35.58% | 15.38% | 5.45% | 45.83% | 3.29% |
Ohio | MAC | 3.16 | 3.72 | 9.11 | 15.70% | 30.79% | 13.43% | 5.79% | 40.70% | 6.75% |
Clemson | ACC | 3.14 | 3.73 | 7.86 | 16.32% | 29.92% | 13.60% | 8.16% | 45.61% | 6.25% |
Kansas | B12 | 3.12 | 3.58 | 9.59 | 16.02% | 28.34% | 12.53% | 5.13% | 42.92% | 7.97% |
Northwestern | B1G | 3.12 | 3.57 | 10.17 | 19.02% | 32.11% | 13.29% | 7.77% | 46.01% | 4.22% |
Kent State | MAC | 3.12 | 3.67 | 13.53 | 18.62% | 34.21% | 15.59% | 6.28% | 42.91% | 5.31% |
BYU | IND | 3.11 | 3.31 | 7.69 | 19.22% | 32.12% | 10.95% | 8.03% | 43.80% | 6.15% |
LSU | SEC | 3.11 | 3.29 | 11.14 | 15.06% | 28.76% | 9.44% | 8.09% | 44.49% | 6.69% |
Penn State | B1G | 3.11 | 3.10 | 7.09 | 13.88% | 25.99% | 7.05% | 8.59% | 43.39% | 4.40% |
Stanford | P12 | 3.11 | 3.30 | 8.20 | 16.36% | 29.90% | 11.92% | 6.67% | 41.41% | 4.77% |
Washington | P12 | 3.10 | 3.45 | 7.02 | 17.63% | 33.82% | 12.43% | 6.65% | 43.64% | 8.11% |
East Carolina | USA | 3.10 | 3.40 | 7.42 | 17.49% | 30.87% | 9.84% | 7.38% | 43.44% | 6.51% |
Wisconsin | B1G | 3.09 | 3.66 | 12.52 | 20.50% | 35.98% | 16.83% | 5.22% | 44.29% | 9.39% |
Rice | USA | 3.09 | 3.38 | 8.97 | 16.82% | 30.87% | 12.01% | 6.84% | 44.18% | 7.69% |
Western Kentucky | SBC | 3.08 | 3.68 | 9.90 | 16.95% | 29.06% | 14.04% | 8.72% | 42.37% | 7.49% |
Texas | B12 | 3.08 | 3.59 | 10.71 | 16.48% | 32.07% | 12.47% | 9.58% | 45.66% | 3.70% |
Oklahoma State | B12 | 3.08 | 3.53 | 9.41 | 20.37% | 35.13% | 13.82% | 6.32% | 48.01% | 2.30% |
UCLA | P12 | 3.07 | 3.47 | 11.93 | 19.81% | 34.67% | 13.71% | 4.95% | 44.57% | 9.39% |
UCF | USA | 3.07 | 3.65 | 11.42 | 19.05% | 30.74% | 13.42% | 7.79% | 46.10% | 5.72% |
Louisiana-Lafayette | SBC | 3.07 | 3.73 | 10.52 | 20.41% | 33.42% | 15.56% | 5.87% | 43.88% | 3.50% |
South Florida | BEC | 3.06 | 3.31 | 8.33 | 18.04% | 31.30% | 12.73% | 7.43% | 45.09% | 4.80% |
West Virginia | B12 | 3.06 | 3.72 | 9.65 | 20.16% | 36.18% | 16.80% | 8.53% | 46.51% | 4.17% |
UNLV | MWC | 3.05 | 3.35 | 10.80 | 16.97% | 29.24% | 10.70% | 7.83% | 39.95% | 4.79% |
Syracuse | BEC | 3.05 | 3.15 | 7.61 | 16.44% | 29.86% | 9.49% | 8.33% | 43.75% | 3.27% |
Temple | BEC | 3.04 | 3.95 | 8.94 | 22.58% | 32.51% | 16.13% | 4.71% | 40.94% | 8.70% |
Cincinnati | BEC | 3.04 | 3.78 | 10.11 | 18.55% | 30.91% | 14.78% | 5.91% | 42.20% | 3.59% |
Colorado State | MWC | 3.02 | 3.51 | 8.32 | 19.71% | 29.43% | 10.57% | 4.86% | 39.14% | 7.37% |
Georgia | SEC | 3.02 | 3.60 | 12.82 | 18.69% | 31.31% | 14.25% | 7.01% | 46.50% | 6.42% |
Central Michigan | MAC | 3.01 | 3.32 | 10.08 | 20.50% | 32.61% | 11.80% | 4.66% | 44.41% | 3.75% |
South Carolina | SEC | 3.01 | 3.46 | 6.60 | 19.40% | 30.10% | 11.69% | 7.71% | 40.05% | 9.14% |
Troy | SBC | 3.01 | 3.46 | 8.26 | 17.42% | 32.13% | 11.99% | 7.24% | 46.83% | 2.86% |
Michigan State | B1G | 3.00 | 3.35 | 11.06 | 13.89% | 24.54% | 8.10% | 7.41% | 40.74% | 4.16% |
Purdue | B1G | 3.00 | 3.47 | 12.00 | 18.62% | 31.91% | 12.50% | 6.38% | 40.16% | 4.98% |
Utah State | WAC | 3.00 | 3.52 | 15.72 | 20.05% | 31.82% | 12.57% | 4.81% | 43.85% | 4.22% |
Tennessee | SEC | 2.98 | 3.33 | 10.15 | 20.44% | 32.87% | 11.33% | 5.25% | 46.96% | 1.75% |
Miami (Florida) | ACC | 2.98 | 3.57 | 12.28 | 20.00% | 27.38% | 11.08% | 4.62% | 39.08% | 3.96% |
Minnesota | B1G | 2.98 | 3.49 | 4.79 | 19.19% | 27.78% | 10.86% | 3.79% | 39.14% | 4.81% |
Florida | SEC | 2.97 | 3.83 | 11.60 | 20.50% | 30.07% | 14.12% | 5.01% | 41.69% | 12.87% |
Kentucky | SEC | 2.97 | 3.72 | 7.74 | 20.00% | 29.38% | 12.19% | 4.38% | 40.63% | 6.60% |
Fresno State | MWC | 2.96 | 3.61 | 9.70 | 21.28% | 31.79% | 11.79% | 6.67% | 43.08% | 4.42% |
Marshall | USA | 2.95 | 3.54 | 9.98 | 18.52% | 29.63% | 12.59% | 5.43% | 40.99% | 4.59% |
Illinois | B1G | 2.93 | 3.03 | 6.43 | 21.54% | 32.45% | 11.17% | 4.52% | 44.15% | 10.45% |
Houston | USA | 2.93 | 3.45 | 14.26 | 20.00% | 30.40% | 11.20% | 6.13% | 42.13% | 2.96% |
Mississippi State | SEC | 2.93 | 3.41 | 10.49 | 21.96% | 28.49% | 10.98% | 5.04% | 43.92% | 4.18% |
Arkansas | SEC | 2.92 | 3.28 | 6.50 | 19.94% | 33.86% | 11.39% | 4.43% | 43.67% | 3.85% |
Oklahoma | B12 | 2.91 | 3.58 | 11.90 | 18.29% | 28.00% | 11.43% | 8.57% | 47.14% | 2.20% |
Bowling Green | MAC | 2.91 | 3.54 | 9.07 | 22.85% | 30.65% | 11.29% | 5.65% | 44.62% | 3.12% |
Mississippi | SEC | 2.90 | 3.47 | 6.75 | 22.72% | 32.08% | 14.29% | 8.20% | 46.37% | 8.09% |
Southern Mississippi | USA | 2.90 | 3.33 | 7.27 | 21.16% | 34.74% | 12.47% | 4.23% | 44.54% | 8.48% |
Indiana | B1G | 2.90 | 3.39 | 10.16 | 17.37% | 26.05% | 9.58% | 7.78% | 38.92% | 3.28% |
Miami (Ohio) | MAC | 2.88 | 3.76 | 5.94 | 21.77% | 26.57% | 12.18% | 4.80% | 34.32% | 7.09% |
New Mexico State | WAC | 2.88 | 3.34 | 7.41 | 19.29% | 27.97% | 9.32% | 5.47% | 41.16% | 9.09% |
Virginia | ACC | 2.88 | 3.38 | 6.81 | 18.00% | 29.14% | 12.00% | 6.00% | 40.57% | 5.48% |
Tulsa | USA | 2.88 | 3.43 | 11.59 | 19.76% | 28.77% | 11.44% | 8.84% | 44.89% | 1.90% |
UTEP | USA | 2.88 | 3.52 | 8.46 | 23.00% | 30.52% | 11.27% | 6.34% | 40.14% | 7.39% |
Middle Tennessee | SBC | 2.87 | 3.50 | 10.44 | 19.17% | 27.25% | 12.01% | 6.47% | 41.57% | 2.57% |
Duke | ACC | 2.86 | 3.41 | 6.59 | 17.90% | 25.85% | 9.09% | 5.11% | 41.48% | 3.92% |
Boise State | MWC | 2.85 | 3.69 | 8.80 | 20.92% | 29.66% | 14.02% | 5.75% | 41.84% | 2.20% |
UTSA | WAC | 2.85 | 3.74 | 9.25 | 22.01% | 30.89% | 12.36% | 5.02% | 44.79% | 2.55% |
Auburn | SEC | 2.85 | 3.64 | 7.98 | 21.85% | 33.33% | 12.61% | 5.04% | 42.30% | 12.77% |
Florida International | SBC | 2.85 | 3.43 | 10.27 | 19.25% | 28.54% | 10.84% | 6.42% | 42.92% | 9.11% |
Colorado | P12 | 2.84 | 3.52 | 7.94 | 19.24% | 25.95% | 9.91% | 6.71% | 37.03% | 11.06% |
Akron | MAC | 2.84 | 3.40 | 8.32 | 20.46% | 31.68% | 11.22% | 5.94% | 42.57% | 4.38% |
Louisiana-Monroe | SBC | 2.84 | 3.65 | 10.45 | 20.26% | 28.72% | 12.56% | 7.44% | 41.54% | 4.22% |
TCU | B12 | 2.83 | 3.48 | 10.30 | 19.38% | 28.71% | 9.57% | 4.55% | 36.84% | 6.56% |
Michigan | B1G | 2.82 | 3.45 | 16.31 | 21.44% | 29.80% | 10.84% | 8.13% | 44.70% | 5.07% |
Eastern Michigan | MAC | 2.81 | 3.32 | 12.04 | 26.38% | 32.66% | 11.31% | 5.28% | 42.46% | 6.29% |
Wyoming | MWC | 2.81 | 3.36 | 8.19 | 19.68% | 27.93% | 8.51% | 7.18% | 37.23% | 6.28% |
South Alabama | SBC | 2.80 | 3.15 | 8.77 | 22.84% | 28.61% | 8.41% | 6.01% | 36.54% | 6.68% |
UAB | USA | 2.79 | 3.87 | 6.08 | 20.18% | 29.38% | 14.24% | 8.01% | 42.43% | 8.40% |
Memphis | USA | 2.79 | 3.33 | 8.08 | 19.72% | 27.70% | 9.39% | 6.81% | 41.08% | 7.61% |
Iowa State | B12 | 2.79 | 3.69 | 6.68 | 22.31% | 28.61% | 13.12% | 6.30% | 38.06% | 3.66% |
Utah | P12 | 2.77 | 3.37 | 7.97 | 20.69% | 26.53% | 9.02% | 3.98% | 34.22% | 7.20% |
Missouri | SEC | 2.76 | 3.41 | 8.50 | 23.39% | 31.11% | 9.77% | 5.91% | 40.87% | 6.73% |
Pittsburgh | BEC | 2.75 | 3.55 | 8.45 | 20.51% | 26.12% | 11.24% | 5.62% | 40.73% | 9.71% |
San Jose State | WAC | 2.74 | 3.28 | 10.39 | 22.01% | 23.96% | 7.80% | 5.01% | 39.83% | 5.78% |
Virginia Tech | ACC | 2.73 | 3.43 | 9.53 | 21.29% | 28.71% | 10.77% | 6.22% | 40.91% | 4.87% |
Oregon State | P12 | 2.73 | 3.38 | 8.84 | 19.58% | 29.08% | 10.98% | 7.42% | 40.65% | 5.05% |
Iowa | B1G | 2.70 | 3.34 | 9.15 | 20.94% | 25.37% | 9.73% | 7.67% | 39.82% | 5.74% |
Idaho | WAC | 2.66 | 3.31 | 8.96 | 20.33% | 20.67% | 8.00% | 6.67% | 35.33% | 5.01% |
NC State | ACC | 2.63 | 3.24 | 5.56 | 20.05% | 24.73% | 7.42% | 5.49% | 37.64% | 6.30% |
Louisville | BEC | 2.63 | 3.64 | 6.55 | 25.41% | 30.05% | 12.84% | 7.92% | 41.26% | 5.65% |
Florida Atlantic | SBC | 2.61 | 3.22 | 8.10 | 21.28% | 25.66% | 8.75% | 6.41% | 37.03% | 6.21% |
Hawai'i | MWC | 2.53 | 3.55 | 10.18 | 21.94% | 21.37% | 7.98% | 5.41% | 33.05% | 9.64% |
Vanderbilt | SEC | 2.53 | 3.57 | 10.63 | 24.58% | 26.51% | 10.36% | 7.95% | 38.07% | 7.06% |
Rutgers | BEC | 2.52 | 3.27 | 9.07 | 26.50% | 24.22% | 8.26% | 3.99% | 33.33% | 2.40% |
Wake Forest | ACC | 2.47 | 2.99 | 11.39 | 25.74% | 26.33% | 6.80% | 5.92% | 39.05% | 6.12% |
North Texas | SBC | 2.46 | 3.31 | 11.00 | 25.72% | 25.96% | 9.86% | 6.73% | 36.30% | 1.40% |
Boston College | ACC | 2.41 | 3.80 | 9.24 | 31.25% | 27.94% | 12.13% | 2.57% | 36.03% | 6.78% |
Washington State | P12 | 2.38 | 3.49 | 6.06 | 25.60% | 24.40% | 9.52% | 4.76% | 35.12% | 8.42% |
Tulane | USA | 2.35 | 3.04 | 4.21 | 24.90% | 20.48% | 5.62% | 6.02% | 31.73% | 5.63% |
Maryland | ACC | 2.34 | 3.25 | 7.79 | 27.86% | 24.88% | 8.21% | 3.73% | 32.84% | 11.95% |
Massachusetts | MAC | 2.28 | 3.42 | 5.36 | 27.25% | 25.66% | 9.52% | 5.82% | 34.92% | 6.72% |
Connecticut | BEC | 2.26 | 3.25 | 7.66 | 22.80% | 19.69% | 7.51% | 4.92% | 29.79% | 7.84% |
These stats don’t correlate directly to standard stats…but AALY does the best. Regardless of any correlation there is nothing to celebrate with respect to relative Offensive Line performance this year.
Same data but with Rank…
Offense Team Name | Conference Name | AALY | ASLY | AOFY | Stuff Rate | ASLY Rate | AOFY Rate | Power Success Rate | Success Rate | Sack Rate |
RNK | RNK | RNK | RNK | RNK | RNK | RNK | RNK | RNK | ||
Alabama | SEC | 1 | 55 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 2 | 93 |
Army | IND | 2 | 60 | 72 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 106 |
Northern Illinois | MAC | 3 | 41 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Navy | IND | 4 | 96 | 81 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 47 | 8 | 120 |
Toledo | MAC | 5 | 58 | 86 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 16 | 59 |
Air Force | MWC | 6 | 70 | 78 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 23 | 57 |
Ohio State | B1G | 7 | 32 | 66 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 114 |
Ball State | MAC | 8 | 91 | 73 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 68 | 26 | 5 |
Arizona | P12 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 14 | 29 |
Texas State | WAC | 10 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 95 | 21 | 97 |
Florida State | ACC | 11 | 37 | 47 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 5 | 89 |
Oregon | P12 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 7 | 56 |
SMU | USA | 13 | 69 | 91 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 123 | 41 | 61 |
Louisiana Tech | WAC | 14 | 93 | 59 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 1 | 3 |
Georgia Tech | ACC | 15 | 74 | 41 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 67 |
San Diego State | MWC | 16 | 94 | 9 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 119 |
Texas A&M | SEC | 17 | 29 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 44 | 11 | 46 |
Arizona State | P12 | 18 | 77 | 117 | 51 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 33 | 108 |
Arkansas State | SBC | 19 | 89 | 62 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
Notre Dame | IND | 20 | 80 | 31 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 18 | 39 |
New Mexico | MWC | 21 | 78 | 12 | 41 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 28 | 87 |
North Carolina | ACC | 22 | 11 | 49 | 24 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 20 | 12 |
Western Michigan | MAC | 23 | 71 | 58 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 38 | 31 |
Nevada | MWC | 24 | 49 | 46 | 25 | 55 | 55 | 8 | 12 | 53 |
Kansas State | B12 | 25 | 18 | 114 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 27 | 15 | 43 |
Baylor | B12 | 26 | 21 | 51 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
California | P12 | 27 | 46 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 121 | 40 | 117 |
Buffalo | MAC | 28 | 83 | 107 | 17 | 44 | 44 | 94 | 103 | 90 |
Nebraska | B1G | 29 | 54 | 22 | 69 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 6 | 98 |
USC | P12 | 30 | 25 | 40 | 93 | 28 | 28 | 90 | 62 | 28 |
Texas Tech | B12 | 31 | 20 | 96 | 78 | 17 | 17 | 87 | 35 | 20 |
Ohio | MAC | 32 | 14 | 65 | 13 | 63 | 63 | 81 | 89 | 83 |
Clemson | ACC | 33 | 10 | 95 | 19 | 71 | 71 | 14 | 37 | 71 |
Kansas | B12 | 34 | 36 | 54 | 16 | 93 | 93 | 96 | 65 | 100 |
Northwestern | B1G | 35 | 40 | 39 | 53 | 47 | 47 | 26 | 34 | 36 |
Kent State | MAC | 36 | 19 | 4 | 49 | 27 | 27 | 69 | 66 | 58 |
BYU | IND | 37 | 106 | 99 | 57 | 46 | 46 | 18 | 56 | 69 |
LSU | SEC | 38 | 111 | 24 | 9 | 85 | 85 | 17 | 48 | 80 |
Penn State | B1G | 39 | 121 | 105 | 4 | 108 | 108 | 5 | 61 | 41 |
Stanford | P12 | 40 | 110 | 87 | 20 | 72 | 72 | 55 | 79 | 45 |
Washington | P12 | 41 | 66 | 106 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 57 | 59 | 102 |
East Carolina | USA | 42 | 84 | 102 | 36 | 61 | 61 | 38 | 60 | 76 |
Wisconsin | B1G | 43 | 23 | 8 | 88 | 14 | 14 | 93 | 50 | 112 |
Rice | USA | 44 | 90 | 69 | 27 | 62 | 62 | 48 | 51 | 96 |
Western Kentucky | SBC | 45 | 17 | 50 | 29 | 83 | 83 | 4 | 70 | 94 |
Texas | B12 | 46 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 36 | 25 |
Oklahoma State | B12 | 47 | 47 | 57 | 82 | 18 | 18 | 66 | 19 | 8 |
UCLA | P12 | 48 | 61 | 15 | 68 | 21 | 21 | 103 | 46 | 113 |
UCF | USA | 49 | 24 | 20 | 54 | 64 | 64 | 24 | 32 | 64 |
Louisiana-Lafayette | SBC | 50 | 9 | 30 | 83 | 34 | 34 | 79 | 54 | 22 |
South Florida | BEC | 51 | 109 | 82 | 42 | 57 | 57 | 35 | 39 | 48 |
West Virginia | B12 | 52 | 13 | 53 | 76 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 34 |
UNLV | MWC | 53 | 98 | 27 | 30 | 80 | 80 | 23 | 96 | 47 |
Syracuse | BEC | 54 | 120 | 101 | 21 | 73 | 73 | 11 | 57 | 18 |
Temple | BEC | 55 | 1 | 71 | 107 | 41 | 41 | 109 | 84 | 107 |
Cincinnati | BEC | 56 | 6 | 44 | 47 | 59 | 59 | 77 | 72 | 23 |
Colorado State | MWC | 57 | 52 | 83 | 65 | 77 | 77 | 105 | 99 | 91 |
Georgia | SEC | 58 | 33 | 6 | 50 | 56 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 75 |
Central Michigan | MAC | 59 | 104 | 45 | 86 | 39 | 39 | 110 | 49 | 26 |
South Carolina | SEC | 60 | 65 | 111 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 28 | 95 | 111 |
Troy | SBC | 61 | 64 | 85 | 35 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 27 | 13 |
Michigan State | B1G | 62 | 97 | 25 | 5 | 117 | 117 | 37 | 87 | 33 |
Purdue | B1G | 63 | 63 | 14 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 64 | 93 | 51 |
Utah State | WAC | 64 | 48 | 2 | 74 | 52 | 52 | 106 | 55 | 37 |
Tennessee | SEC | 65 | 103 | 43 | 84 | 36 | 36 | 92 | 25 | 2 |
Miami (Florida) | ACC | 66 | 38 | 11 | 72 | 100 | 100 | 111 | 101 | 32 |
Minnesota | B1G | 67 | 56 | 123 | 56 | 98 | 98 | 120 | 100 | 49 |
Florida | SEC | 68 | 3 | 18 | 87 | 69 | 69 | 102 | 75 | 124 |
Kentucky | SEC | 69 | 12 | 98 | 73 | 79 | 79 | 115 | 91 | 78 |
Fresno State | MWC | 70 | 31 | 52 | 95 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 63 | 42 |
Marshall | USA | 71 | 44 | 48 | 46 | 76 | 76 | 88 | 83 | 44 |
Illinois | B1G | 72 | 123 | 116 | 99 | 42 | 42 | 113 | 52 | 118 |
Houston | USA | 73 | 67 | 3 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 14 |
Mississippi State | SEC | 74 | 82 | 32 | 103 | 92 | 92 | 98 | 53 | 35 |
Arkansas | SEC | 75 | 112 | 115 | 70 | 30 | 30 | 114 | 58 | 27 |
Oklahoma | B12 | 76 | 35 | 16 | 45 | 94 | 94 | 7 | 24 | 6 |
Bowling Green | MAC | 77 | 45 | 67 | 111 | 65 | 65 | 83 | 45 | 16 |
Mississippi | SEC | 78 | 62 | 109 | 108 | 48 | 48 | 13 | 31 | 101 |
Southern Mississippi | USA | 79 | 101 | 104 | 94 | 20 | 20 | 116 | 47 | 105 |
Indiana | B1G | 80 | 86 | 42 | 33 | 107 | 107 | 25 | 104 | 19 |
Miami (Ohio) | MAC | 81 | 7 | 120 | 100 | 102 | 102 | 107 | 118 | 86 |
New Mexico State | WAC | 82 | 99 | 103 | 60 | 95 | 95 | 86 | 81 | 109 |
Virginia | ACC | 83 | 87 | 108 | 40 | 81 | 81 | 74 | 92 | 60 |
Tulsa | USA | 84 | 72 | 19 | 67 | 84 | 84 | 2 | 42 | 4 |
UTEP | USA | 85 | 51 | 79 | 112 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 94 | 92 |
Middle Tennessee | SBC | 86 | 53 | 34 | 55 | 101 | 101 | 61 | 76 | 11 |
Duke | ACC | 87 | 81 | 112 | 39 | 111 | 111 | 97 | 78 | 30 |
Boise State | MWC | 88 | 15 | 75 | 91 | 75 | 75 | 82 | 74 | 7 |
UTSA | WAC | 89 | 8 | 60 | 105 | 60 | 60 | 100 | 43 | 10 |
Auburn | SEC | 90 | 27 | 92 | 101 | 35 | 35 | 99 | 71 | 123 |
Florida International | SBC | 91 | 73 | 37 | 59 | 91 | 91 | 62 | 64 | 110 |
Colorado | P12 | 92 | 50 | 94 | 58 | 110 | 110 | 53 | 109 | 121 |
Akron | MAC | 93 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 54 | 54 | 75 | 67 | 40 |
Louisiana-Monroe | SBC | 94 | 26 | 33 | 79 | 86 | 86 | 34 | 77 | 38 |
TCU | B12 | 95 | 59 | 36 | 61 | 87 | 87 | 112 | 111 | 77 |
Michigan | B1G | 96 | 68 | 1 | 98 | 74 | 74 | 16 | 44 | 55 |
Eastern Michigan | MAC | 97 | 105 | 13 | 120 | 38 | 38 | 91 | 68 | 73 |
Wyoming | MWC | 98 | 95 | 88 | 64 | 97 | 97 | 41 | 108 | 72 |
South Alabama | SBC | 99 | 119 | 76 | 110 | 90 | 90 | 73 | 112 | 79 |
UAB | USA | 100 | 2 | 118 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 19 | 69 | 103 |
Memphis | USA | 101 | 102 | 90 | 66 | 99 | 99 | 49 | 82 | 95 |
Iowa State | B12 | 102 | 16 | 110 | 106 | 89 | 89 | 67 | 106 | 24 |
Utah | P12 | 103 | 92 | 93 | 90 | 103 | 103 | 118 | 119 | 88 |
Missouri | SEC | 104 | 79 | 77 | 113 | 58 | 58 | 78 | 86 | 82 |
Pittsburgh | BEC | 105 | 42 | 80 | 89 | 106 | 106 | 84 | 88 | 116 |
San Jose State | WAC | 106 | 113 | 35 | 104 | 120 | 120 | 101 | 97 | 66 |
Virginia Tech | ACC | 107 | 75 | 55 | 97 | 88 | 88 | 70 | 85 | 50 |
Oregon State | P12 | 108 | 88 | 74 | 63 | 82 | 82 | 36 | 90 | 54 |
Iowa | B1G | 109 | 100 | 64 | 92 | 114 | 114 | 30 | 98 | 65 |
Idaho | WAC | 110 | 107 | 70 | 81 | 122 | 122 | 56 | 115 | 52 |
North Carolina State | ACC | 111 | 117 | 121 | 75 | 116 | 116 | 85 | 107 | 74 |
Louisville | BEC | 112 | 28 | 113 | 116 | 70 | 70 | 21 | 80 | 63 |
Florida Atlantic | SBC | 113 | 118 | 89 | 96 | 113 | 113 | 63 | 110 | 70 |
Hawai'i | MWC | 114 | 43 | 38 | 102 | 121 | 121 | 89 | 121 | 115 |
Vanderbilt | SEC | 115 | 39 | 29 | 114 | 104 | 104 | 20 | 105 | 85 |
Rutgers | BEC | 116 | 114 | 68 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 117 | 120 | 9 |
Wake Forest | ACC | 117 | 124 | 21 | 119 | 105 | 105 | 76 | 102 | 68 |
North Texas | SBC | 118 | 108 | 26 | 118 | 109 | 109 | 51 | 113 | 1 |
Boston College | ACC | 119 | 5 | 61 | 124 | 96 | 96 | 124 | 114 | 84 |
Washington State | P12 | 120 | 57 | 119 | 117 | 118 | 118 | 108 | 116 | 104 |
Tulane | USA | 121 | 122 | 124 | 115 | 123 | 123 | 72 | 123 | 62 |
Maryland | ACC | 122 | 115 | 97 | 123 | 115 | 115 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
Massachusetts | MAC | 123 | 76 | 122 | 122 | 112 | 112 | 80 | 117 | 81 |
Connecticut | BEC | 124 | 116 | 100 | 109 | 124 | 124 | 104 | 124 | 99 |
The best take home was the Adjusted Open Field Yards where Michigan did so well – granted with a limited sample. I don’t think it’s too hard to figure that as an homage to Denard. It has always been about Denard ever since he showed up. Too bad we had such a difficult time getting him into the open field this year. Alas that stat is pretty meaningless to the winning games when you can’t get your ball carrier into the open field to begin with.
Hopefully this bowl game will offer him a stage to flaunt his NFL talents.
Just of few data points. Hopefully I will get a chance to look at the relative defense stats (which is the flipside of this data) and previous years.
Happy bowling season to you all. Sorry for any typos… I’m not going to be able to proof this – and if I don’t post it – I may not come back to it.
Go Blue!
December 31st, 2012 at 8:54 PM ^
Thanks for running all this. At first glance I see mostly just confirmation of what we saw: it takes an elite back like Denard just to get to the second level and beyond with our OL quality. That combined with his production once he got into the open field...holy crap. Insanely talented. Mike Hart took slightly better OL talent and turned losses into 5 yard gains. Denard turns them into TDs.
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