Alabama Crimson Tide Football Stat Pack: Where Alabama stands in statistically after Week 4
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama is four games into its 2017 regular-season schedule, and the No. 1-ranked team now boasts a 4-0 (1-0 SEC) record after a 59-0 win over Vanderbilt.
Here, BamaOnLine takes an in-depth look at Alabamaās rankings in several statistical categories from a national and SEC standpoint following the first four weeks of the 2017 season. Statistics were either acquired from CFBStats.comor Alabama Athletics.
OFFENSE
Scoring offense: 41.3 points per game (T-16th nationally, 1st SEC)
-- Before last game: 35.3 points per game (44th, 4th)
Rushing offense: 303.25 yards per game (5th, 1st)
-- Before last game: 239.0 yards per game (25th, 3rd)
Passing offense: 179.3 yards per game (103rd, 12th)
-- Before last game: 178.7 yards per game (107th, 12th)
Total offense: 482.5 yards per game (27th, 2nd)
-- Before last game: 417.7 yards per game (64th, 5th)
Third down conversions: 43.40 percent (T-46th, 6th)
-- Before last game: 36.84 percent (89th, 13th)
Red zone conversions: 89.47 percent (T-43rd, 3rd)
-- Before last game: 91.67 percent (T36th, 3rd)
DEFENSE
Scoring defense: 10.0 points per game (T-4th, 1st)
-- Before last game: 13.3 points per game (T-16th, 4th)
Rushing defense: 70.25 yards per game (5th, 1st)
-- Before last game: 80.33 yards per game (8th, 4th)
Passing defense: 177.8 yards per game (30th, 7th)
-- Before last game: 224.3 yards per game (64th, 9th)
Total defense: 248.0 yards per game (T-7th, 2nd)
-- Before last game: 304.7 yards per game (37th, 7th)
Opponent third down conversions: 35.29 percent (55th, 9th)
-- Before last game: 41.46 percent (T-84th, 10th)
Opponent red zone conversions: 75.0 percent (T-33rd, 6th)
-- Before last game: 75.0 percent (T-34th, T-5th)
MISCELLANEOUS
Penalties: 36.3 yards per game (T-16th, 3rd)
-- Before last game: 35.0 yards per game (T-17th, 3rd)
Time of possession: 33:07.75 per game (20th, 1st)
-- Before last game: 29:52.00 per game (69th, 9th)
Turnover margin: +8 (T-2nd, T-1st)
-- Before last game: +6 (T-3rd, 2nd)
OTHER STATS
-- With its 59-0 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday, Alabama has won 19 straight games against SEC East opponents, dating back to a 35-21 loss at then-No. 19 South Carolina on Oct. 9, 2010. The 18 wins include a 4-0 record in SEC Championship Games.
-- Alabama has defeated 68 consecutive unranked teams under head coach Nick Saban. The last loss to an unranked team came against Auburn to close out the 2007 season. The current streak began with a win over Colorado on Dec. 30, 2007, in the Independence Bowl. UA holds a 72-3 (.960) (68-3, .958 after vacations) mark against unranked opponents, including a perfect mark in unranked matchups since 2008.
-- The Crimson Tide gained 677 yards of total offense, while its defense held the Commodores to 78 yards. That 599-yard differential was the largest margin in Alabama history. UA also ran for 496 yards Saturday, which was the most during the Saban era.
-- The Tide ranks fifth nationally in rushing offense, averaging 303.5 yards per game. Three of the teams ahead of Alabama (1. Georgia Tech, 2. Navy and 3. Army) each run a triple-option offense. (h/t to BamaOnLine subscriber NashTide for pointing that out.)
-- Alabama finished with a program-high 38 first downs at Vanderbilt, surpassing the previous high of 36 first downs set against Western Carolina on Nov. 22, 2014. With that stat, the Tide now leads the SEC with 102 first downs and first downs per game (25.5).
-- Alabama has yet to turn the ball over this season and is riding 30-quarter turnover-free streak dating to the second quarter of the Auburn game on Nov. 24, 2016. The streak is the longest in school history based on available records dating to 1940. Jalen Hurts has now attempted 150 passes without an interception dating back to the first half of the Auburn game. The streak is currently the fifth-longest in school history.
-- The sophomore quarterback is also one of just two SEC starting quarterbacks that have yet to throw an interception this season, along with LSUās Danny Etling. Hurts also ranks third in the conference in with a 64.3 completion percentage (45-of-70).
-- Junior running back Damien Harris is tied for the SEC lead with six rushing touchdowns after his three-touchdown performance. He scored two rushing touchdowns in 15 games last year. Harris also ranks second in the league with a 8.13 yards per carry average. His 151 yards on the ground against the Commodores was a new career-high for the former five-star.
-- Walk-on placekicker Andy Pappanastos is now 8-of-10 in field goal attempts this season after kicking a 22-yarder near the end of the first half Saturday. That percentage ranks second in the SEC, along with Texas A&Mās Daniel LaCamera. Since missing two field goals in the season opener versus Florida State, Pappanastos has made his last six field goal attempts.
-- With five receptions against Vanderbilt, Calvin Ridley passed Julio Jones (2008-10) for third place on the Alabama career receptions list with 181. D.J. Hall (2004-07) ranks second with 194. Amari Cooper is the Alabama leader with 228 from 2012-14. Ridley is third in the SEC with 20 receptions and five in the league with 262 receiving yards through four games.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama is four games into its 2017 regular-season schedule, and the No. 1-ranked team now boasts a 4-0 (1-0 SEC) record after a 59-0 win over Vanderbilt.
Here, BamaOnLine takes an in-depth look at Alabamaās rankings in several statistical categories from a national and SEC standpoint following the first four weeks of the 2017 season. Statistics were either acquired from CFBStats.comor Alabama Athletics.
OFFENSE
Scoring offense: 41.3 points per game (T-16th nationally, 1st SEC)
-- Before last game: 35.3 points per game (44th, 4th)
Rushing offense: 303.25 yards per game (5th, 1st)
-- Before last game: 239.0 yards per game (25th, 3rd)
Passing offense: 179.3 yards per game (103rd, 12th)
-- Before last game: 178.7 yards per game (107th, 12th)
Total offense: 482.5 yards per game (27th, 2nd)
-- Before last game: 417.7 yards per game (64th, 5th)
Third down conversions: 43.40 percent (T-46th, 6th)
-- Before last game: 36.84 percent (89th, 13th)
Red zone conversions: 89.47 percent (T-43rd, 3rd)
-- Before last game: 91.67 percent (T36th, 3rd)
DEFENSE
Scoring defense: 10.0 points per game (T-4th, 1st)
-- Before last game: 13.3 points per game (T-16th, 4th)
Rushing defense: 70.25 yards per game (5th, 1st)
-- Before last game: 80.33 yards per game (8th, 4th)
Passing defense: 177.8 yards per game (30th, 7th)
-- Before last game: 224.3 yards per game (64th, 9th)
Total defense: 248.0 yards per game (T-7th, 2nd)
-- Before last game: 304.7 yards per game (37th, 7th)
Opponent third down conversions: 35.29 percent (55th, 9th)
-- Before last game: 41.46 percent (T-84th, 10th)
Opponent red zone conversions: 75.0 percent (T-33rd, 6th)
-- Before last game: 75.0 percent (T-34th, T-5th)
MISCELLANEOUS
Penalties: 36.3 yards per game (T-16th, 3rd)
-- Before last game: 35.0 yards per game (T-17th, 3rd)
Time of possession: 33:07.75 per game (20th, 1st)
-- Before last game: 29:52.00 per game (69th, 9th)
Turnover margin: +8 (T-2nd, T-1st)
-- Before last game: +6 (T-3rd, 2nd)
OTHER STATS
-- With its 59-0 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday, Alabama has won 19 straight games against SEC East opponents, dating back to a 35-21 loss at then-No. 19 South Carolina on Oct. 9, 2010. The 18 wins include a 4-0 record in SEC Championship Games.
-- Alabama has defeated 68 consecutive unranked teams under head coach Nick Saban. The last loss to an unranked team came against Auburn to close out the 2007 season. The current streak began with a win over Colorado on Dec. 30, 2007, in the Independence Bowl. UA holds a 72-3 (.960) (68-3, .958 after vacations) mark against unranked opponents, including a perfect mark in unranked matchups since 2008.
-- The Crimson Tide gained 677 yards of total offense, while its defense held the Commodores to 78 yards. That 599-yard differential was the largest margin in Alabama history. UA also ran for 496 yards Saturday, which was the most during the Saban era.
-- The Tide ranks fifth nationally in rushing offense, averaging 303.5 yards per game. Three of the teams ahead of Alabama (1. Georgia Tech, 2. Navy and 3. Army) each run a triple-option offense. (h/t to BamaOnLine subscriber NashTide for pointing that out.)
-- Alabama finished with a program-high 38 first downs at Vanderbilt, surpassing the previous high of 36 first downs set against Western Carolina on Nov. 22, 2014. With that stat, the Tide now leads the SEC with 102 first downs and first downs per game (25.5).
-- Alabama has yet to turn the ball over this season and is riding 30-quarter turnover-free streak dating to the second quarter of the Auburn game on Nov. 24, 2016. The streak is the longest in school history based on available records dating to 1940. Jalen Hurts has now attempted 150 passes without an interception dating back to the first half of the Auburn game. The streak is currently the fifth-longest in school history.
-- The sophomore quarterback is also one of just two SEC starting quarterbacks that have yet to throw an interception this season, along with LSUās Danny Etling. Hurts also ranks third in the conference in with a 64.3 completion percentage (45-of-70).
-- Junior running back Damien Harris is tied for the SEC lead with six rushing touchdowns after his three-touchdown performance. He scored two rushing touchdowns in 15 games last year. Harris also ranks second in the league with a 8.13 yards per carry average. His 151 yards on the ground against the Commodores was a new career-high for the former five-star.
-- Walk-on placekicker Andy Pappanastos is now 8-of-10 in field goal attempts this season after kicking a 22-yarder near the end of the first half Saturday. That percentage ranks second in the SEC, along with Texas A&Mās Daniel LaCamera. Since missing two field goals in the season opener versus Florida State, Pappanastos has made his last six field goal attempts.
-- With five receptions against Vanderbilt, Calvin Ridley passed Julio Jones (2008-10) for third place on the Alabama career receptions list with 181. D.J. Hall (2004-07) ranks second with 194. Amari Cooper is the Alabama leader with 228 from 2012-14. Ridley is third in the SEC with 20 receptions and five in the league with 262 receiving yards through four games.
