Per Ben Jones, Tidesports.com:
This is something Iāve done at Kentucky and Florida State that was well-received both places. Every Sunday after games, Iāll update where Alabama ranks in the major statistical categories in the country and in the SEC, then dig through the previous dayās game to find six statistics that explain why the game went the way it did.
For starters, the major statistical categories. Obviously, since itās only been one week and Alabama played a much more difficult opponent than other teams, its place in the SEC and national rankings will fluctuate in the next couple weeks. These numbers donāt tell the whole story of a team, but theyāre meant to be used as a starting point.
Points per game: 35 (t-53rd nationally, 8th in SEC)
Total yards: 502.0 (t-40th nationally, 4th in SEC)
Passing yards: 264.0 (45th nationally, 5th in SEC)
Rushing yards: 238.0 (t-32nd nationally, 5th in SEC)
Points allowed per game: 17.0 (56th nationally, t-9th in SEC)
Yards allowed per game: 268.0 (33rd nationally, t-6th in SEC)
Passing yards allowed: 228.0 (69th nationally, 9th in SEC)
Rushing yards allowed: 40.0 (16th nationally, 2nd in SEC)
Turnover margin: +1 (t-26th nationally, t-4th in SEC)
And now, six key numbers to break down the 35-17 win over Wisconsin from last night. Raw numbers are courtesy of cfbstats.com and rolltide.com:
1. Wisconsin was 4th nationally in rushing last year, but had the 5th fewest rushing yards of any FBS team this week. Wisconsinās 40 rushing yards last night were its fewest since being held to 12 rushing yards against Michigan State on Oct. 27, 2012. Corey Clement had 10 carries of 20+ yards last year, and had just 16 yards on the night overall. Like Aaron said in his story on Friday, the front seven of this defense can be historically good.
2. Perhaps more telling: Wisconsinās 21 rushing attempts were its fewest in any game dating to at least 2001 (as far back as Wisconsin has game-by-game stats on its website). They didnāt even try to run the ball on Alabama. This is a program that averages 40+ rushes per game, and they changed what they did because it wasnāt going to work last night.
3. On the other side of the run game, Derrick Henry had a career-high 147 yards and a career-high three touchdowns last night on just 13 carries. Heās had five games where he had more carries but didnāt have that many yards.
4. That was Alabamaās 31st straight win in August/September. The last time Alabama lost a game in September was in 2007, when they lost games to Georgia and FSU on Sept. 22 and 29, respectively. That was Nick Sabanās first year.
5. Alabama played nine true freshmen last night. Alphabetically: Shawn Burgess-Becker, Lester Cotton, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Damien Harris, Ronnie Harrison, Hale Henteges, Daron Payne, Calvin Ridley and Dallas Warmack.
6. The SEC went 12-1 this week overall with four wins over Power 5 teams. Vanderbilt had the lone loss to WKU, and LSUās game was canceled because of weather. Hereās how the league opened up in the last five seasons:
2014: 11-3, with two SEC vs. SEC games and one canceled game
2013: 11-3, with one SEC vs. SEC game
2012: 10-3, with one SEC vs. SEC game and one postponed game
2011: 10-2, with no SEC vs. SEC games
2010: 10-2, with no SEC vs. SEC games
http://alabama.forums.rivals.com/threads/sunday-stats-alabamas-national-ranking-6-key-stats.17895/
This is something Iāve done at Kentucky and Florida State that was well-received both places. Every Sunday after games, Iāll update where Alabama ranks in the major statistical categories in the country and in the SEC, then dig through the previous dayās game to find six statistics that explain why the game went the way it did.
For starters, the major statistical categories. Obviously, since itās only been one week and Alabama played a much more difficult opponent than other teams, its place in the SEC and national rankings will fluctuate in the next couple weeks. These numbers donāt tell the whole story of a team, but theyāre meant to be used as a starting point.
Points per game: 35 (t-53rd nationally, 8th in SEC)
Total yards: 502.0 (t-40th nationally, 4th in SEC)
Passing yards: 264.0 (45th nationally, 5th in SEC)
Rushing yards: 238.0 (t-32nd nationally, 5th in SEC)
Points allowed per game: 17.0 (56th nationally, t-9th in SEC)
Yards allowed per game: 268.0 (33rd nationally, t-6th in SEC)
Passing yards allowed: 228.0 (69th nationally, 9th in SEC)
Rushing yards allowed: 40.0 (16th nationally, 2nd in SEC)
Turnover margin: +1 (t-26th nationally, t-4th in SEC)
And now, six key numbers to break down the 35-17 win over Wisconsin from last night. Raw numbers are courtesy of cfbstats.com and rolltide.com:
1. Wisconsin was 4th nationally in rushing last year, but had the 5th fewest rushing yards of any FBS team this week. Wisconsinās 40 rushing yards last night were its fewest since being held to 12 rushing yards against Michigan State on Oct. 27, 2012. Corey Clement had 10 carries of 20+ yards last year, and had just 16 yards on the night overall. Like Aaron said in his story on Friday, the front seven of this defense can be historically good.
2. Perhaps more telling: Wisconsinās 21 rushing attempts were its fewest in any game dating to at least 2001 (as far back as Wisconsin has game-by-game stats on its website). They didnāt even try to run the ball on Alabama. This is a program that averages 40+ rushes per game, and they changed what they did because it wasnāt going to work last night.
3. On the other side of the run game, Derrick Henry had a career-high 147 yards and a career-high three touchdowns last night on just 13 carries. Heās had five games where he had more carries but didnāt have that many yards.
4. That was Alabamaās 31st straight win in August/September. The last time Alabama lost a game in September was in 2007, when they lost games to Georgia and FSU on Sept. 22 and 29, respectively. That was Nick Sabanās first year.
5. Alabama played nine true freshmen last night. Alphabetically: Shawn Burgess-Becker, Lester Cotton, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Damien Harris, Ronnie Harrison, Hale Henteges, Daron Payne, Calvin Ridley and Dallas Warmack.
6. The SEC went 12-1 this week overall with four wins over Power 5 teams. Vanderbilt had the lone loss to WKU, and LSUās game was canceled because of weather. Hereās how the league opened up in the last five seasons:
2014: 11-3, with two SEC vs. SEC games and one canceled game
2013: 11-3, with one SEC vs. SEC game
2012: 10-3, with one SEC vs. SEC game and one postponed game
2011: 10-2, with no SEC vs. SEC games
2010: 10-2, with no SEC vs. SEC games
http://alabama.forums.rivals.com/threads/sunday-stats-alabamas-national-ranking-6-key-stats.17895/
