A look at year-end team stats
I was curious, now that the "regular season" is over, where Michigan would end up in the statistics. The NCAA has a nice site with a wide array of stats that I thought folks might find interesting. I'll highlight some of the positive ones, but feel free to click the link then see what else might look interesting:
http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/1043
Scoring Defense - #7
Fewest Penalties/Game - #6
Red Zone Defense - #4
Scoring Offense - #23
There's plenty of other stuff, but it's certainly encouraging to see our team excelling on both sides of the ball.
p.s. Sparty NOOOooooo!!!
December 4th, 2011 at 11:50 AM ^
I think this year was as close to a best case scenario as Michigan could have gotten. Really excited to see how Denard progresses with another off-season in this system. If we can find effective replacements for Martin and RVB (which is a huge if I know), I think we're going to get our first B1G title since 2004 next year.
December 4th, 2011 at 3:30 PM ^
I think we will be good at DT/NT next year. The basis of my optimism is the amount of attention guys like BWC, Q Washington, Pipkins, Rock, and Ash are going to get from their excellent coaches; Hoke, Mattison and Montgomery. We have some talent on the interior D-line, let's hope BWC wants to lead by example his senior year like Martin and Van Bergen did this year.
December 4th, 2011 at 12:10 PM ^
3rd Down Conv % Def: 29th
3rd Down Con % Off: 13th
Fumbles Recovered : 2ns
1st down Def (yards and whatever): 16th
This defense was spectacular/
Just flip the "then and now"
December 4th, 2011 at 12:13 PM ^
Per our good friend TomVH, "expect some news today or tomorrow." Darboh? Garnett? Dunn? Buckle up?
December 4th, 2011 at 12:23 PM ^
Where do you see "expect some news today or tomorrow?" All he has is a "Huge offer" went out to a 2013 prospect. I also see that his family is going to be getting a lil' bigger next month.
December 4th, 2011 at 12:24 PM ^
It's on the forums at ESPN.
December 4th, 2011 at 12:15 PM ^
I hate to be a downer but I feel like all the defensive rankings are really skewed in the Big10 by the ineptitude of the offenses. Outside of Wisconsin, no offense seemed that good over the entire season. Teams showed flashes of competence but on average I felt like there were a lot of offenses shooting themselves in the foot, not being stopped by the defense.
Maybe I'm wrong and just didn't see the right games but the Big10 seemed pretty bad this year as a whole. We'll have to wait til the bowl games to get a better idea.
December 4th, 2011 at 12:29 PM ^
And SEC offenses have looked like world beaters this season? You can always make that case in my opinion for all defenses in the top 10. The defense has consistently performed over a 12 game season and allowed 24 and 28 points in our losses. The stats bear out the performance in my opinion.
December 4th, 2011 at 12:29 PM ^
how the top 3 total defense teams are from the SEC? Not many great offenses there either
December 4th, 2011 at 12:43 PM ^
If it helps to add any perspective, the B1G offenses (with the exception of OSU's first 10 games) weren't much different than last year. You can even argue that a number of offenses were better (MSU w/4th year Cousins and Cunnigham, Wisc w/Ball and Wilson, Purdue w/o 5th string QB, NW w/Persa, etc.).
December 4th, 2011 at 12:26 PM ^
Fewest Penalties/Game - #6
This is very telling.
When Hoke arrived, he preached teamwork, accountability, toughness, and discipline. All of that was written off as coachspeak, but we have improved by leaps and bounds in every single department. Hoke uber alles.
December 4th, 2011 at 12:27 PM ^
An analysis I'd like to see eventually lists a comparison of key stats (like the above + others) between 2010 and 2011. This would also include numbers like avg. time of possession, turnover margin, penalty yards per game, avg. # 3 and outs, yards per run, yards per pass play and so on. Then, a % decrease or increase. I was going to start working on it, but have been too lazy lately.
December 4th, 2011 at 12:29 PM ^
I think the most encouraging things about Denard going into the bowl game and next season as well is that denard has been throwing the ball more accurately down the field down the stretch, and you dont see him missing wide open receivers like he did in the start of the season. Also, he is now taking off when the play down the field isnt there which will eventually suck up the safeties as the game continues and will help open up his receivers even more.
December 4th, 2011 at 12:37 PM ^
If there is one thing I've learned from reading MGoBlog so much over the past couple of years is NEVER TRUST STATS. Raw numbers are encouraging, and to the eye the team has definitely improved in all areas, but if it's not adjusted for opponent, number of drives, etc., then I'm not overly excited.
December 4th, 2011 at 1:16 PM ^
turn around for the defense this year. Brady Hoke is the real deal, but the job done by Greg Mattison is bordering on legendary. Before the season, virtually everyone was saying how pleased they would be if we improved into the 50's nationally for defensive rankings. These numbers show our expectations weren't high enough to match up with the coaching jobs performed this year and the heart of the player's on this team. While this isn't one of the best teams to suit up all time at Michigan, true fans should recognize the outstanding legacy of this squad.
December 4th, 2011 at 2:19 PM ^
...the turnaround is quite amazing, and my hope is that we can at least stay in the top quartile even with the loss of Martin and Van Bergen after this season. The offense just seemed to get better and more efficient as the season progressed, culminating in pretty balanced performances in the Nebraska and Ohio games. I couldn't be more pleased given some of my expectations of somewhat more meager improvements, if you will, back in August. I am very glad to be incorrect, in this instance.