How YSU Offense Stacks up in the FCS so far

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Total Offense

Through games of October 15, 2011
Rank   Team   Tot Yds/G
1   Lehigh   490.57
2   Ga. Southern   484.50
3   Morehead St.   481.29
4   UT Martin   480.50
5   Wofford   469.83
6   New Hampshire   462.83
7   Youngstown St.   453.83


National Player Report on Rushing:

1   Shakir Bell, Indiana St.   RB   SO   7   124   1125   11   9.07   160.71
2   Cory McCaffrey, Portland St.   RB   SR   5   122   731   13   5.99   146.20
3   Kyle Harbridge, St. Francis (PA)   RB   JR   7   150   924   8   6.16   132.00
4   Jamaine Cook, Youngstown St.   RB   JR   6   145   787   6   5.43   131.17
5   Larry McCoy, Duquesne   RB   JR   7   172   867   6   5.04   123.86
6   Ashton Leggett, Illinois St.   RB   SR   7   152   802   9   5.28   114.57
7   Eric Breitenstein, Wofford   RB   JR   6   132   681   8   5.16   113.50
8   Mike Mayhew, N.C. A&T   RB   JR   6   124   675   5   5.44   112.50
9   Dominique Williams, Wagner   RB   SO   6   142   671   8   4.73   111.83
10   Miguel Maysonet, Stony Brook   RB   JR   6   116   664   5   5.72   110.67

Championship Subdivision (FCS) National Team Report
Offense Third-down Efficiency
Year: 2011   Thru: 10/15/11 Minimum Pct. of Games Played
Rank   Name   3rd-down Attempts   3rd-down Conversions   Pct
1   Towson   85   47   55.29
2   Liberty   87   46   52.87
3   Montana St.   102   52   50.98
4   Colgate   106   54   50.94
5   Sam Houston St.   90   44   48.89
6   Eastern Wash.   105   51   48.57
7   Murray St.   114   55   48.25
8   Furman   82   39   47.56
9   New Hampshire   76   36   47.37
10   Campbell   89   42   47.19
11   Ga. Southern   68   32   47.06
12   Jackson St.   99   46   46.46
13   San Diego   94   43   45.74
14   McNeese St.   97   44   45.36
15   Tenn.-Martin   86   39   45.35
16   Delaware   111   50   45.05
17   Wofford   76   34   44.74
18   Illinois St.   99   44   44.44
19   Penn   79   35   44.30
19   Youngstown St.   79   35   44.30
21   Duquesne   91   40   43.96
22   UNI   73   32   43.84

Championship Subdivision (FCS) National Team Report
First Downs
Year: 2011   Thru: 10/15/11 Minimum Pct. of Games Played
Rank   Name   Gm   Rush   Pass   Penalty   Total   PG
1   Morehead St.   7   46   120   14   180   25.71
2   Youngstown St.   6   72   71   7   150   25.003   Tenn.-Martin   6   63   77   7   147   24.50
4   Lehigh   7   49   112   8   169   24.14
5   Ga. Southern   6   105   26   11   142   23.67
5   Wofford   6   111   29   2   142   23.67
7   Tennessee Tech   6   58   65   17   140   23.33
8   Murray St.   7   54   99   10   163   23.29
9   Butler   7   57   95   10   162   23.14
10   Holy Cross   6   53   79   6   138   23.00
11   Eastern Wash.   7   29   109   22   160   22.86
12   Southeastern La.   6   45   78   14   137   22.83
13   Colgate   7   100   51   8   159   22.71
14   New Hampshire   6   52   75   8   135   22.50
14   Towson   6   68   64   3   135   22.50
16   Liberty   7   57   86   12   155   22.14
16   Montana St.   7   77   64   14   155   22.14
18   Jackson St.   7   59   78   17   154   22.00

Championship Subdivision (FCS) National Team Report
Pass Sacks Allowed
Year: 2011   Thru: 10/15/11 Minimum Pct. of Games Played
Rank   Name   Gm   Total   Yds   PG
1   Tenn.-Martin   6   2.0   7   .33
1   Wofford   6   2.0   7   .33
3   Illinois St.   7   3.0   22   .43
4   Albany (NY)   6   3.0   4   .50
4   Ga. Southern   6   3.0   20   .50
4   Stephen F. Austin   6   3.0   30   .50
7   Sam Houston St.   6   4.0   34   .67
8   Montana   7   5.0   29   .71
8   Central Conn. St.   7   5.0   35   .71
10   Coastal Caro.   6   5.0   31   .83
10   Monmouth   6   5.0   36   .83
10   Citadel   6   5.0   38   .83
10   Portland St.   6   5.0   48   .83
14   Youngstown St.   6   6.0   28   1.00
14   Cal Poly   6   6.0   30   1.00
14   Brown   5   5.0   33   1.00
14   Appalachian St.   6   6.0   36   1.00
14   Holy Cross   6   6.0   37   1.00
14   Austin Peay   6   6.0   40   1.00
14   Dartmouth   5   5.0   48   1.00
14   Southeast Mo. St.   6   6.0   49   1.00
14   Lehigh   7   7.0   53   1.00
14   Norfolk St.   7   7.0   53   1.00

Championship Subdivision (FCS) National Team Report
Passing Efficiency
Year: 2011   Thru: 10/15/11 Minimum Pct. of Games Played
Rank   Name   Games   Patt   Pcomp   Papct   Int   Intpct   Yds   Ydsatt   TDs   TD Pct   Rating   Wins   Losses   Ties
1   Wofford   6   61   33   54.10   4   6.56   700   11.48   8   13.11   180.66   5   1   0
2   Ga. Southern   6   62   35   56.45   0   .00   672   10.84   6   9.68   179.48   6   0   0
3   Furman   6   149   98   65.77   4   2.68   1380   9.26   17   11.41   175.88   3   3   0
4   North Dakota St.   6   134   95   70.90   1   .75   1167   8.71   9   6.72   164.73   6   0   0
5   Weber St.   6   167   106   63.47   1   .60   1394   8.35   16   9.58   164.04   3   3   0
6   Northern Ariz.   6   166   112   67.47   4   2.41   1607   9.68   9   5.42   161.89   2   4   0
7   Lehigh   7   302   205   67.88   11   3.64   2611   8.65   26   8.61   161.65   6   1   0
8   Montana St.   7   176   107   60.80   5   2.84   1623   9.22   15   8.52   160.70   6   1   0
9   UNI   6   128   79   61.72   0   .00   1110   8.67   10   7.81   160.33   5   1   0
10   New Hampshire   6   215   150   69.77   7   3.26   1924   8.95   14   6.51   159.95   4   2   0
11   Liberty   7   214   143   66.82   8   3.74   1932   9.03   15   7.01   158.29   4   3   0
12   Coastal Caro.   6   159   105   66.04   1   .63   1314   8.26   11   6.92   156.99   4   2   0
13   Towson   6   151   105   69.54   5   3.31   1358   8.99   8   5.30   155.91   5   1   0
14   Norfolk St.   7   213   151   70.89   2   .94   1740   8.17   11   5.16   154.68   6   1   0
15   Sam Houston St.   6   123   76   61.79   1   .81   1001   8.14   9   7.32   152.68   6   0   0
16   Indiana St.   7   141   83   58.87   7   4.96   1255   8.90   12   8.51   151.82   5   2   0
17   Jacksonville   7   232   138   59.48   9   3.88   1992   8.59   19   8.19   150.89   5   2   0
18   Harvard   5   158   94   59.49   5   3.16   1227   7.77   15   9.49   149.73   4   1   0
19   San Diego   7   236   147   62.29   10   4.24   1907   8.08   20   8.47   149.67   6   1   0
20   Drake   7   237   157   66.24   8   3.38   1999   8.43   13   5.49   148.40   5   2   0
21   Youngstown St.   6   174   109   62.64   4   2.30   1354   7.78   13   7.47   148.02   3   3   0
22   N.C. A&T   6   127   73   57.48   6   4.72   1065   8.39   11   8.66   147.07   4   2   0
23   Maine   6   192   126   65.63   2   1.04   1463   7.62   11   5.73   146.43   5   1   0
24   Tenn.-Martin   6   201   119   59.20   7   3.48   1625   8.08   16   7.96   146.41   3   3   0
25   Butler   7   278   181   65.11   4   1.44   1999   7.19   20   7.19   146.36   4   3   0

Championship Subdivision (FCS) National Team Report
Passes Had Intercepted
Year: 2011   Thru: 10/15/11 Minimum Pct. of Games Played
Rank   Name   Passes Had Intercepted
1   Cal Poly   0
1   Ga. Southern   0
1   UNI   0
4   Coastal Caro.   1
4   North Dakota St.   1
4   Sam Houston St.   1
4   Weber St.   1
8   Brown   2
8   Holy Cross   2
8   Jacksonville St.   2
8   Maine   2
8   Norfolk St.   2
8   UC Davis   2
14   Campbell   3
14   Citadel   3
14   Dartmouth   3
14   James Madison   3
14   Tennessee St.   3
19   Alabama A&M   4
19   Alabama St.   4
19   Butler   4
19   Charleston So.   4
19   Furman   4
19   Hampton   4
19   Lafayette   4
19   Northern Ariz.   4
19   Penn   4
19   Sacramento St.   4
19   Samford   4
19   Southeast Mo. St.   4
19   Stony Brook   4
19   Wofford   4
19   Youngstown St.   4

Championship Subdivision (FCS) National Team Report
Scoring Offense
Year: 2011   Thru: 10/15/11 Minimum Pct. of Games Played
Rank   Name   Games   Points   Avg   TDs   Kxp   Oxp   Dkxp   Doxp   FG   Sf   Wins   Losses   Ties
1   Ga. Southern   6   264   44.00   34   34   0   1   0   8   0   6   0   0
2   Tenn.-Martin   6   256   42.67   33   31   0   0   0   9   0   3   3   0
3   Liberty   7   262   37.43   35   32   1   0   0   6   0   4   3   0
4   Morehead St.   7   259   37.00   34   31   0   0   0   8   0   2   5   0
5   Old Dominion   7   257   36.71   33   31   1   0   0   8   1   5   2   0
6   Wofford   6   218   36.33   30   27   0   0   0   3   1   5   1   0
7   Lehigh   7   252   36.00   34   28   1   0   0   6   0   6   1   0
8   San Diego   7   251   35.86   33   29   0   0   0   8   0   6   1   0
9   North Dakota St.   6   215   35.83   29   26   0   0   0   5   0   6   0   0
9   Youngstown St.   6   215   35.83   31   29   0   0   0   0   0   3   3   0
11   Sam Houston St.   6   213   35.50   28   26   0   0   0   5   2   6   0   0
12   New Hampshire   6   211   35.17   26   22   3   0   0   9   0   4   2   0
13   Murray St.   7   246   35.14   33   25   0   0   0   7   1   4   3   0
14   Tennessee St.   7   244   34.86   30   29   0   0   0   11   1   3   4   0
15   Jackson St.   7   242   34.57   34   32   0   0   0   2   0   6   1   0
16   Tennessee Tech   6   206   34.33   26   26   0   0   0   8   0   4   2   0
17   Montana St.   7   237   33.86   29   28   0   0   0   11   1   6   1   0

Championship Subdivision (FCS) National Team Report
Total Offense
Year: 2011   Thru: 10/15/11 Minimum Pct. of Games Played
Rank   Name   Games   Plays   Yds   Avg   TDs   Ydspgm   Wins   Losses   Ties
1   Lehigh   7   520   3434   6.60   34   490.57   6   1   0
2   Ga. Southern   6   404   2907   7.20   34   484.50   6   0   0
3   Morehead St.   7   604   3369   5.58   34   481.29   2   5   0
4   Tenn.-Martin   6   457   2883   6.31   33   480.50   3   3   0
5   Wofford   6   426   2819   6.62   30   469.83   5   1   0
6   New Hampshire   6   415   2777   6.69   26   462.83   4   2   0
7   Youngstown St.   6   440   2723   6.19   31   453.83   3   3   0
8   Towson   6   420   2717   6.47   25   452.83   5   1   0
9   Murray St.   7   548   3135   5.72   33   447.86   4   3   0
10   Weber St.   6   430   2674   6.22   26   445.67   3   3   0
11   Montana St.   7   481   3113   6.47   29   444.71   6   1   0
12   San Diego   7   484   3068   6.34   33   438.29   6   1   0
13   Liberty   7   466   3035   6.51   35   433.57   4   3   0
14   Tennessee Tech   6   451   2599   5.76   26   433.17   4   2   0
15   Holy Cross   6   436   2574   5.90   18   429.00   3   3   0
16   Albany (NY)   6   429   2569   5.99   26   428.17   4   2   0
17   Tennessee St.   7   507   2985   5.89   30   426.43   3   4   0
18   Jackson St.   7   496   2977   6.00   34   425.29   6   1   0
19   Northern Ariz.   6   376   2521   6.70   21   420.17   2   4   0
20   Old Dominion   7   521   2935   5.63   33   419.29   5   2   0


Championship Subdivision (FCS) National Team Report
Rushing Offense
Year: 2011   Thru: 10/15/11 Minimum Pct. of Games Played
Rank   Name   Games   Carries   Net   Avg.   TDs   Ydspg   Wins   Losses   Ties
1   Ga. Southern   6   342   2235   6.54   27   372.50   6   0   0
2   Wofford   6   365   2119   5.81   20   353.17   5   1   0
3   Portland St.   6   296   1664   5.62   22   277.33   3   3   0
4   Citadel   6   311   1630   5.24   15   271.67   2   4   0
5   Cal Poly   6   351   1559   4.44   19   259.83   3   3   0
6   Stony Brook   6   264   1530   5.80   14   255.00   3   3   0
7   Colgate   7   359   1740   4.85   18   248.57   4   3   0
8   James Madison   7   337   1699   5.04   15   242.71   5   2   0
9   Sam Houston St.   6   293   1414   4.83   18   235.67   6   0   0
10   Youngstown St.   6   266   1369   5.15   15   228.17   3   3   0
11   Towson   6   269   1359   5.05   17   226.50   5   1   0
12   Duquesne   7   285   1557   5.46   11   222.43   5   2   0
13   Bethune-Cookman   6   273   1294   4.74   15   215.67   3   3   0
14   Weber St.   6   263   1280   4.87   9   213.33   3   3   0

Championship Subdivision (FCS) National Team Report
Passing Offense
Year: 2011   Thru: 10/15/11 Minimum Pct. of Games Played
Rank   Name   Games   Patt   Pcom   Int   Papct   Yds   Ydsatt   TDs   Ydspgm   Intpct   Ydscmp   Wins   Losses   Ties
1   Lehigh   7   302   205   11   67.88   2611   8.65   26   373.00   3.64   12.74   6   1   0
2   Morehead St.   7   354   219   8   61.86   2506   7.08   20   358.00   2.26   11.44   2   5   0
3   Eastern Wash.   7   319   199   9   62.38   2397   7.51   16   342.43   2.82   12.05   3   4   0
4   Idaho St.   7   369   233   8   63.14   2357   6.39   14   336.71   2.17   10.12   2   5   0
5   Murray St.   7   320   206   7   64.38   2263   7.07   18   323.29   2.19   10.99   4   3   0
6   New Hampshire   6   215   150   7   69.77   1924   8.95   14   320.67   3.26   12.83   4   2   0
7   Stephen F. Austin   6   303   190   12   62.71   1904   6.28   12   317.33   3.96   10.02   1   5   0
8   Southeastern La.   6   256   141   13   55.08   1796   7.02   10   299.33   5.08   12.74   1   5   0
9   Davidson   6   288   178   7   61.81   1783   6.19   10   297.17   2.43   10.02   2   4   0
10   Southern Utah   7   295   196   7   66.44   2046   6.94   13   292.29   2.37   10.44   3   4   0
11   Jackson St.   7   276   155   13   56.16   2043   7.40   14   291.86   4.71   13.18   6   1   0
12   Cornell   5   170   101   7   59.41   1453   8.55   11   290.60   4.12   14.39   2   3   0
13   Butler   7   278   181   4   65.11   1999   7.19   20   285.57   1.44   11.04   4   3   0
13   Drake   7   237   157   8   66.24   1999   8.43   13   285.57   3.38   12.73   5   2   0
15   Jacksonville   7   232   138   9   59.48   1992   8.59   19   284.57   3.88   14.43   5   2   0
16   Holy Cross   6   237   154   2   64.98   1694   7.15   9   282.33   .84   11.00   3   3   0
17   South Dakota St.   7   279   172   13   61.65   1955   7.01   12   279.29   4.66   11.37   2   5   0
18   Liberty   7   214   143   8   66.82   1932   9.03   15   276.00   3.74   13.51   4   3   0
19   San Diego   7   236   147   10   62.29   1907   8.08   20   272.43   4.24   12.97   6   1   0
20   Central Ark.   7   243   152   5   62.55   1901   7.82   16   271.57   2.06   12.51   4   3   0
21   Tenn.-Martin   6   201   119   7   59.20   1625   8.08   16   270.83   3.48   13.66   3   3   0
22   Valparaiso   6   248   141   8   56.85   1608   6.48   8   268.00   3.23   11.40   0   6   0
23   Northern Ariz.   6   166   112   4   67.47   1607   9.68   9   267.83   2.41   14.35   2   4   0
24   Elon   7   283   181   16   63.96   1861   6.58   13   265.86   5.65   10.28   4   3   0
25   Southern U.   7   240   129   11   53.75   1836   7.65   15   262.29   4.58   14.23   2   5   0
26   UC Davis   6   227   123   2   54.19   1536   6.77   12   256.00   .88   12.49   2   4   0
27   Old Dominion   7   243   158   7   65.02   1773   7.30   15   253.29   2.88   11.22   5   2   0
28   Brown   5   189   115   2   60.85   1246   6.59   10   249.20   1.06   10.83   4   1   0
29   Norfolk St.   7   213   151   2   70.89   1740   8.17   11   248.57   .94   11.52   6   1   0
30   Richmond   6   192   125   6   65.10   1491   7.77   9   248.50   3.13   11.93   3   3   0
31   Tennessee Tech   6   196   126   7   64.29   1478   7.54   10   246.33   3.57   11.73   4   2   0
32   Eastern Ill.   7   235   144   8   61.28   1724   7.34   14   246.29   3.40   11.97   1   6   0
33   Harvard   5   158   94   5   59.49   1227   7.77   15   245.40   3.16   13.05   4   1   0
34   Maine   6   192   126   2   65.63   1463   7.62   11   243.83   1.04   11.61   5   1   0
35   Albany (NY)   6   186   110   5   59.14   1443   7.76   14   240.50   2.69   13.12   4   2   0
36   McNeese St.   6   198   125   6   63.13   1442   7.28   8   240.33   3.03   11.54   3   3   0
37   Western Caro.   6   210   112   11   53.33   1438   6.85   7   239.67   5.24   12.84   1   5   0
38   Sacred Heart   6   230   133   5   57.83   1428   6.21   8   238.00   2.17   10.74   4   2   0
39   Weber St.   6   167   106   1   63.47   1394   8.35   16   232.33   .60   13.15   3   3   0
40   Montana St.   7   176   107   5   60.80   1623   9.22   15   231.86   2.84   15.17   6   1   0
40   Tennessee St.   7   222   115   3   51.80   1623   7.31   12   231.86   1.35   14.11   3   4   0
42   Lafayette   6   187   119   4   63.64   1386   7.41   10   231.00   2.14   11.65   2   4   0
43   Furman   6   149   98   4   65.77   1380   9.26   17   230.00   2.68   14.08   3   3   0
44   Towson   6   151   105   5   69.54   1358   8.99   8   226.33   3.31   12.93   5   1   0
45   Lamar   6   163   84   5   51.53   1357   8.33   12   226.17   3.07   16.15   3   3   0
46   Youngstown St.   6   174   109   4   62.64   1354   7.78   13   225.67   2.30   12.42   3   3   0

Championship Subdivision (FCS) National Team Report
Tackles for Loss Allowed
Year: 2011   Thru: 10/15/11 Minimum Pct. of Games Played
Rank   Name   Gm   Solo   Ast   Yds   Total   PG
1   Ga. Southern   6   14   4   44   16.0   2.67
2   Holy Cross   6   19   2   69   20.0   3.33
3   Illinois St.   7   20   8   64   24.0   3.43
3   Lehigh   7   21   6   101   24.0   3.43
5   Monmouth   6   15   12   72   21.0   3.50
5   VMI   6   17   8   107   21.0   3.50
7   Stephen F. Austin   6   15   14   75   22.0   3.67
8   Colgate   7   19   14   104   26.0   3.71
9   William & Mary   7   20   16   124   28.0   4.00
10   Delaware   7   19   20   122   29.0   4.14
11   Duquesne   7   21   18   94   30.0   4.29
12   UNI   6   17   20   102   27.0   4.50
12   Campbell   6   16   22   115   27.0   4.50
14   Penn   5   17   12   82   23.0   4.60
14   Dartmouth   5   20   6   91   23.0   4.60
14   Harvard   5   18   10   96   23.0   4.60
17   Appalachian St.   6   20   16   84   28.0   4.67
18   Albany (NY)   6   19   20   72   29.0   4.83
18   Youngstown St.   6   20   18   79   29.0   4.83
18   North Dakota St.   6   22   14   108   29.0   4.83
18   Sam Houston St.   6   24   10   120   29.0   4.83
22   San Diego   7   26   16   94   34.0   4.86
23   Yale   5   23   4   85   25.0   5.00
23   Southeast Mo. St.   6   17   26   89   30.0   5.00

Championship Subdivision (FCS) National Team Report
Red Zone Efficiency
Year: 2011   Thru: 10/15/11 Minimum Pct. of Games Played
Rank   Name   Gm   Drives   Scores   Points   Rush TD   Pass TD   FG   Pct
1   Tenn.-Martin   6   31   30   184   13   11   6   .97
2   San Diego   7   23   22   129   7   9   6   .96
3   UNI   6   22   21   123   11   4   6   .95
4   Ga. Southern   6   33   31   193   21   4   6   .94
5   Tennessee St.   7   29   27   156   13   6   8   .93
5   Florida A&M   7   28   26   164   16   6   4   .93
7   Duquesne   7   26   24   143   10   8   6   .92
7   Holy Cross   6   26   24   123   7   7   10   .92
7   Georgetown   7   25   23   148   10   10   3   .92
10   Jacksonville St.   6   23   21   126   13   3   5   .91
10   Youngstown St.   6   23   21   146   13   8   0   .91
10   N.C. Central   6   22   20   121   5   11   4   .91
13   North Dakota St.   6   21   19   116   12   3   4   .90
14   New Hampshire   6   27   24   134   8   7   9   .89
14   Coastal Caro.   6   19   17   93   6   5   6   .89

Championship Subdivision (FCS) National Team Report
Offense Fourth-down Efficiency
Year: 2011   Thru: 10/15/11 Minimum Pct. of Games Played
Rank   Name   4th-down Attempts   4th-down Conversions   Pct
1   North Dakota St.   3   3   100.00
2   Appalachian St.   8   7   87.50
3   Illinois St.   14   12   85.71
4   Eastern Ky.   6   5   83.33
4   Tennessee St.   6   5   83.33
6   Furman   11   9   81.82
7   Cal Poly   13   10   76.92
8   Jacksonville St.   8   6   75.00
8   Liberty   8   6   75.00
10   UC Davis   11   8   72.73
11   San Diego   10   7   70.00
11   Youngstown St.   10   7   70.00
13   Central Conn. St.   24   16   66.67
13   Valparaiso   21   14   66.67
13   Wofford   15   10   66.67
13   Montana St.   6   4   66.67
17   Chattanooga   11   7   63.64
18   Georgia St.   8   5   62.50
18   Lafayette   8   5   62.50

Championship Subdivision (FCS) National Team Report
Time of Possession
Year: 2011   Thru: 10/15/11 Minimum Pct. of Games Played
Rank   Name   Games   Time of Possession
1   Texas Southern   6   37:26
2   Sam Houston St.   6   35:51
3   Colgate   7   35:33
4   Wofford   6   33:47
5   Towson   6   33:25
6   Lehigh   7   33:23
7   Ga. Southern   6   33:22
8   Bucknell   7   33:04
9   McNeese St.   6   33:03
10   Stony Brook   6   32:51
11   Youngstown St.   6   32:42
12   Ark.-Pine Bluff   7   32:41
13   Montana St.   7   32:40
14   Delaware   7   32:38
15   Norfolk St.   7   32:26
16   Bethune-Cookman   6   32:22
17   Chattanooga   7   32:22

[HappyPenguin]

Very impressive. This on top of last weeks win makes me feel a bit better about where we are heading.

[Train]

the stats should be no surprise to anyone following the guins this year....i feel pretty good about our chances the rest of the way out...we can score on anyone...and the D has showed some signs of improvement...

what do all the nay-sayers have to say....and you know who you are..?....

[ysubigred]

These stats should get a large boost this week   

Let's turn this into a prediction thread 

63-14 YSU

IP any line yet?

[IAA Fan]

I would not get on too many fans Train. After all, they would not be here if they were truly "nay-sayers". Besides, all they are going to say is "look at the D stats". Remember, this is Youngstown. We have expectations that include more than winning. I asked for some signs of improvement, and we had it last weekend. I expect it to be regular occurrence. As to our chances from here out:

1. SFU, I hope we can work on the defensive changes from last week, and maybe work on that power game, with TE in the backfield set. I wish we could see Pace in that HB roll, it gives us more options than a TE. Although we have wonderful TE's, and they can carry the ball if needed.

2. WIU: It looks like they lost both Senatus and Flowers. Senatus was a senior, but flowers was only a frosh last year. NOt certain what happened there Crump is the only returning wr with any playing time, although they have the Soph named Daughtry. Crump is the top receiver in the conference. They have very aggressive LB's and DE's ..Palermo, Dixon, and West are good.

3. UNI & NDSU: I have my hopes up, but we will need to see the WIU game.

4. MSU: Will be tough if we go in there after two losses ...so I will say we wait to see how much we improve on D.

[penguinpower]

The season is over if we lose again.  It is amazing that we are statistically better than, and have an equal record to some CAA teams and they get all of the pollster love.  Total bullsh**. 

We need the ranking to have a shot.  They don't respect Indiana State and they have done some great things including beating destroying an FBS team.

CAA has 9 I repeat NINE teams in the Top 25.  That is statistically impossible with the way college football is today.

[IAA Fan]

AMEN! They cannot predict a winner, so they just rank them all. Then they wonder why schools are upset. The play-off should be 32-teams (20 will be better in my book), 8 (5) from each region, keep the conference auto-bids. If you want teams to be able to recruit, you cannot "stack the deck" in favor of the A-10/CAA. They say it is not being biased; yet I remember when hardly a single A-10 club played any OOC games outside of the Patriot League, and they were still getting 2 & 3 bids. The GFC was receiving one, then 2 only after we arrived. Heck in 1997 and 1999, it was 2 clubs from the GFC, and both made the semis each time. There was a GFC club in the final (YSU) each time. Even Heacock took an above average (as opposed to great) team to the semis. Sorry, I am venting these days ...must be pre-senior moments.

[Pizza]

Over the last many years....YSU has lost a game or two......by 1 point, a field goal......or 7 points.....

To teams that end up ranked #3-6 in the country. And we get left out of the playoffs......while Robert Morris or St. Francis gets a bid?

[penguinpower]

The reason that I posted this is because I was actually somewhat suprised to see that we outrank most of the FCS in offensive statistics.  With many teams scoring 30-40 points a game, I figured that we would be in the middle of the pack somewhere, however, we are not. 

We have a national title contender offense.  The defense is middle of the pack not at the bottom.  I just posted the teams ahead of YSU in most cases.  If this team can continue to improve on defense, we have a legitimate shot at the playoffs.  I mean LEGIT.   I think that NDSU will have trouble with our team speed on offense.  From my perspective UNI is going to be the challenge, but we can play with anyone.  If we could get up on UNI early and keep the foot on the gas pedal we can take them.  I really think we have a shot.

I believe what Wolford is saying.  The maturity will be the biggest question mark in all of this.  We are not out of it and the fans need to get their a$$ to the game because the team needs the support and we have a shot.

[HappyPenguin]

Good points PP. Keep in mind also that NDSU didn't even score double-digits against SIU.

As long as we don't hurt ourselves with mistakes we can compete with anyone. Timely stops on defense and no turnovers commited and we can still make some noise this year.

We're still very young at a lot of positions so I realize this is a work-in-progress, but as many have stated seeing a constant improvement is the measuring stick for this staff. We may have turned a corner last week...we'll know soon enough.

[Dracula]

Defense wins championships.

[ysubigred]

Defense wins championships.

BRILLIANT!!!! You sir have football figured out 

[penguinpower]

I completely agree with the fact that defense wins championships, but Offense can be good enough to give the team a taste of post season play.  An extra game or 2 for the young defense would help in development for next year as well.

[HappyPenguin]

This top-10 offense has exactly zero Sr's starting this week. Impressive.

[GOpenZ]

I think our offense is set up to move the ball well with a smart quarterback making short high % throws, strong RB's and a coordinator who is not afraid to throw the ball deep now-and-then.  That way even if the home-run isnt there, it is another thing on the defense's mind...thus promoting the short routes and quick bubble screens.

Our offense has outgained the opponents by almost 25% additionall yardage. 2,769 versus 2,226
Our offense has also had 34 drives of 40+ yards or more compared to 24 by the opponents.

I believe our defense, still a work in progress, is doing well.  Not including the Michigan State or Valpo games, Total Yards by quarter for our opponents is as follows:

1st qtr      2nd qtr     3rd qtr     4th qtr
500           483          336          236

Total 2nd half production is only 37% of the Opponents total offense.  A case can be made for all of the following (1) our young defense not showing up in the first quarter, (2) good coaching adjustments, and (3) the opponent offensive unit wearing down.

Z