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SpiffCougOkay, i've run the Notre Dame numbers. Here is how each of Notre Dame's games have compared to their opponent averages with the Notre Dame game removed from the calculation.
Temple:
Held Temple 19.7 points BELOW Temple scoring O
Held Temple 17.1 yards BELOW Temple rushing O
Held Temple 29.1 yards BELOW Temple total O
Held Temple 43.0 PER points BELOW Temple PER O
Gained 3.2 points BELOW Temple scoring D
Gained 4.9 yards BELOW Temple rushing D
Gained 22.4 yards ABOVE Temple total D
Gained 56.8 PER points ABOVE Temple PER D
Michigan:
Held Michigan 7.4 points ABOVE Michigan scoring O
Held Michigan 33.7 yards ABOVE Michigan rushing O
Held Michigan 85.2 yards ABOVE Michigan total O
Held Michigan 34.0 PER points ABOVE Michigan PER O
Gained 5.3 points ABOVE Michigan scoring D
Gained 16.9 yards BELOW Michigan rushing D
Gained 69.3 yards ABOVE Michigan total D
Gained 8.9 PER points BELOW Michigan PER D
Purdue:
Held Purdue 12.6 points ABOVE Purdue scoring O
Held Purdue 30.4 yards BELOW Purdue rushing O
Held Purdue 38.2 yards ABOVE Purdue total O
Held Purdue 35.1 PER points ABOVE Purdue PER O
Gained 7.8 points BELOW Purdue scoring D
Gained 154.6 yards BELOW Purdue rushing D
Gained 49.7 yards BELOW Purdue total D
Gained 18.8 PER points ABOVE Purdue PER D
Michigan St:
Held Michigan St 19.9 points BELOW Michigan St scoring O
Held Michigan St 76.9 yards BELOW Michigan St rushing O
Held Michigan St 137.1 yards BELOW Michigan St total O
Held Michigan St 46.9 PER points BELOW Michigan St PER O
Gained 4.2 points ABOVE Michigan St scoring D
Gained 23.0 yards ABOVE Michigan St rushing D
Gained 9.3 yards BELOW Michigan St total D
Gained 9.3 PER points BELOW Michigan StPER D
Oklahoma:
Held Oklahoma 4.7 points BELOW Oklahoma scoring O
Held Oklahoma 27.1 yards ABOVE Oklahoma rushing O
Held Oklahoma 28.9 yards BELOW Oklahoma total O
Held Oklahoma 37.5 PER points BELOW Oklahoma PER O
Gained 1.0 points ABOVE Oklahoma scoring D
Gained 84.9 yards ABOVE Oklahoma rushing D
Gained 2.7 yards BELOW Oklahoma total D
Gained 36.8 PER points BELOW Oklahoma PER D
Arizona St:
Held ASU 9.2 points BELOW ASU scoring O
Held ASU 130.8 yards BELOW ASU rushing O
Held ASU 53.7 yards BELOW ASU total O
Held ASU 7.1 PER points ABOVE ASU PER O
Gained 14.0 points ABOVE ASU scoring D
Gained 27.1 yards ABOVE ASU rushing D
Gained 95.1 yards ABOVE ASU total D
Gained 13.3 PER points ABOVE ASU PER D
USC:
Held USC 20.0 points ABOVE USC scoring O
Held USC 46.3 yards BELOW USC rushing O
Held USC 70.7 yards BELOW USC total O
Held USC 43.2 PER points BELOW USC PER O
Gained 5.9 points BELOW USC scoring D
Gained 7.9 yards ABOVE USC rushing D
Gained 48.7 yards BELOW USC total D
Gained 27.0 PER points ABOVE USC PER D
Air Force:
Held AF 18.0 points BELOW AF scoring O
Held AF 14.4 yards ABOVE AF rushing O
Held AF 49.3 yards BELOW AF total O
Held AF 31.1 PER points BELOW AF PER O
Gained 7.7 points ABOVE AF scoring D
Gained 121.4 yards BELOW AF rushing D
Gained 13.7 yards BELOW AF total D
Gained 79.1 PER points ABOVE AF PER D
Navy:
Held Navy 2.2 points ABOVE Navy scoring O
Held Navy 22.2 yards ABOVE Navy rushing O
Held Navy 4.2 yards ABOVE Navy total O
Held Navy 56.5 PER points ABOVE Navy PER O
Gained 14.2 points ABOVE Navy scoring D
Gained 80.3 yards ABOVE Navy rushing D
Gained 116.0 yards ABOVE Navy total D
Gained 33.9 PER points ABOVE Navy PER D
Pitt:
Held Pitt 1.8 points BELOW Pitt scoring O
Held Pitt 2.0 yards ABOVE Pitt rushing O
Held Pitt 7.7 yards BELOW Pitt total O
Held Pitt 3.1 PER points ABOVE Pitt PER O
Gained 6.6 points BELOW Pitt scoring D
Gained 29.9 yards BELOW Pitt rushing D
Gained 89.3 yards ABOVE Pitt total D
Gained 2.5 PER points BELOW Pitt PER D
All tolled, Notre Dame defense has:
held seven of ten opponents below their scoring offense averages (Only Illinois).
held all ten opponents below their rushing offense averages.
held all ten opponents below their total offense averages.
held six of ten opponents below their PER offense average (Ohio St, Illinois).
The Notre Dame offense has exceeded every opponents defensive statistics EXCEPT Purdue's PER defense.
Notre Dame has not been completely dominated in any of their ten games. The closest being winning seven categories versus Arizona St.
On average they are scoring 3.4 FEWER points than average and allowing 0.1 MORE points.
They are rushing for 35.9 FEWER yards and allowing 42.3 MORE rushing yards.
They are gaining 33.1 FEWER total yards and allowing 28.4 MORE total yards.
They are throwing for 0.7 PER points HIGHER and holding teams 5.6 PER points HIGHER.
So BYU should be expect to meet their season averages on Offense and hold Notre Dame offense below their season averages.
Notre Dame is all over the place with little consistency on either offense or defense. In some games they're keeping good teams down (Michigan). In other games they're giving up big yards/points to really poor teams (Purdue).
An inconsistent team is something that I think BYU can take advantage of.
Temple:
Held Temple 19.7 points BELOW Temple scoring O
Held Temple 17.1 yards BELOW Temple rushing O
Held Temple 29.1 yards BELOW Temple total O
Held Temple 43.0 PER points BELOW Temple PER O
Gained 3.2 points BELOW Temple scoring D
Gained 4.9 yards BELOW Temple rushing D
Gained 22.4 yards ABOVE Temple total D
Gained 56.8 PER points ABOVE Temple PER D
Michigan:
Held Michigan 7.4 points ABOVE Michigan scoring O
Held Michigan 33.7 yards ABOVE Michigan rushing O
Held Michigan 85.2 yards ABOVE Michigan total O
Held Michigan 34.0 PER points ABOVE Michigan PER O
Gained 5.3 points ABOVE Michigan scoring D
Gained 16.9 yards BELOW Michigan rushing D
Gained 69.3 yards ABOVE Michigan total D
Gained 8.9 PER points BELOW Michigan PER D
Purdue:
Held Purdue 12.6 points ABOVE Purdue scoring O
Held Purdue 30.4 yards BELOW Purdue rushing O
Held Purdue 38.2 yards ABOVE Purdue total O
Held Purdue 35.1 PER points ABOVE Purdue PER O
Gained 7.8 points BELOW Purdue scoring D
Gained 154.6 yards BELOW Purdue rushing D
Gained 49.7 yards BELOW Purdue total D
Gained 18.8 PER points ABOVE Purdue PER D
Michigan St:
Held Michigan St 19.9 points BELOW Michigan St scoring O
Held Michigan St 76.9 yards BELOW Michigan St rushing O
Held Michigan St 137.1 yards BELOW Michigan St total O
Held Michigan St 46.9 PER points BELOW Michigan St PER O
Gained 4.2 points ABOVE Michigan St scoring D
Gained 23.0 yards ABOVE Michigan St rushing D
Gained 9.3 yards BELOW Michigan St total D
Gained 9.3 PER points BELOW Michigan StPER D
Oklahoma:
Held Oklahoma 4.7 points BELOW Oklahoma scoring O
Held Oklahoma 27.1 yards ABOVE Oklahoma rushing O
Held Oklahoma 28.9 yards BELOW Oklahoma total O
Held Oklahoma 37.5 PER points BELOW Oklahoma PER O
Gained 1.0 points ABOVE Oklahoma scoring D
Gained 84.9 yards ABOVE Oklahoma rushing D
Gained 2.7 yards BELOW Oklahoma total D
Gained 36.8 PER points BELOW Oklahoma PER D
Arizona St:
Held ASU 9.2 points BELOW ASU scoring O
Held ASU 130.8 yards BELOW ASU rushing O
Held ASU 53.7 yards BELOW ASU total O
Held ASU 7.1 PER points ABOVE ASU PER O
Gained 14.0 points ABOVE ASU scoring D
Gained 27.1 yards ABOVE ASU rushing D
Gained 95.1 yards ABOVE ASU total D
Gained 13.3 PER points ABOVE ASU PER D
USC:
Held USC 20.0 points ABOVE USC scoring O
Held USC 46.3 yards BELOW USC rushing O
Held USC 70.7 yards BELOW USC total O
Held USC 43.2 PER points BELOW USC PER O
Gained 5.9 points BELOW USC scoring D
Gained 7.9 yards ABOVE USC rushing D
Gained 48.7 yards BELOW USC total D
Gained 27.0 PER points ABOVE USC PER D
Air Force:
Held AF 18.0 points BELOW AF scoring O
Held AF 14.4 yards ABOVE AF rushing O
Held AF 49.3 yards BELOW AF total O
Held AF 31.1 PER points BELOW AF PER O
Gained 7.7 points ABOVE AF scoring D
Gained 121.4 yards BELOW AF rushing D
Gained 13.7 yards BELOW AF total D
Gained 79.1 PER points ABOVE AF PER D
Navy:
Held Navy 2.2 points ABOVE Navy scoring O
Held Navy 22.2 yards ABOVE Navy rushing O
Held Navy 4.2 yards ABOVE Navy total O
Held Navy 56.5 PER points ABOVE Navy PER O
Gained 14.2 points ABOVE Navy scoring D
Gained 80.3 yards ABOVE Navy rushing D
Gained 116.0 yards ABOVE Navy total D
Gained 33.9 PER points ABOVE Navy PER D
Pitt:
Held Pitt 1.8 points BELOW Pitt scoring O
Held Pitt 2.0 yards ABOVE Pitt rushing O
Held Pitt 7.7 yards BELOW Pitt total O
Held Pitt 3.1 PER points ABOVE Pitt PER O
Gained 6.6 points BELOW Pitt scoring D
Gained 29.9 yards BELOW Pitt rushing D
Gained 89.3 yards ABOVE Pitt total D
Gained 2.5 PER points BELOW Pitt PER D
All tolled, Notre Dame defense has:
held seven of ten opponents below their scoring offense averages (Only Illinois).
held all ten opponents below their rushing offense averages.
held all ten opponents below their total offense averages.
held six of ten opponents below their PER offense average (Ohio St, Illinois).
The Notre Dame offense has exceeded every opponents defensive statistics EXCEPT Purdue's PER defense.
Notre Dame has not been completely dominated in any of their ten games. The closest being winning seven categories versus Arizona St.
On average they are scoring 3.4 FEWER points than average and allowing 0.1 MORE points.
They are rushing for 35.9 FEWER yards and allowing 42.3 MORE rushing yards.
They are gaining 33.1 FEWER total yards and allowing 28.4 MORE total yards.
They are throwing for 0.7 PER points HIGHER and holding teams 5.6 PER points HIGHER.
So BYU should be expect to meet their season averages on Offense and hold Notre Dame offense below their season averages.
Notre Dame is all over the place with little consistency on either offense or defense. In some games they're keeping good teams down (Michigan). In other games they're giving up big yards/points to really poor teams (Purdue).
An inconsistent team is something that I think BYU can take advantage of.