BYU vs Opponent Averages Thru Week 12

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Here is how each BYU game has compared to opponent averages (with the BYU game removed from opponent average calculations.

Virginia
BYU held UVA 2.2 points below their scoring average.
BYU allowed 57.1 fewer rushing yards than UVA‘s rushing average.
BYU allowed 168.3 fewer total yards than UVA’s total offense average.
BYU held UVA 8.3 PER points below their PER average.
BYU scored 20.7 fewer points than UVA’s scoring defense averaged.
BYU ran for 13.5 more rushing yards than UVA’s rushing defense average.
BYU gained 49.7 fewer total yards than UVA’s total defense average.
BYU was 56.7 PER points below UVA’s PER defense average.

Texas
BYU held Texas 12.6 points below their scoring average.
BYU allowed 67.4 fewer rushing yards than Texas’ rushing average.
BYU allowed 5.9 more total yards than Texas’s total offense average.
BYU held Texas 2.8 PER points below their PER average.
BYU scored 15.6 more points than Texas’ scoring defense averaged.
BYU ran for 405.7 more rushing yards than Texas’ rushing defense average.
BYU gained 318.8 more total yards than Texas’ total defense average.
BYU was 52.7 PER points below Texas’ PER defense average.

Utah
BYU held Utah 10.6 points below their scoring average.
BYU allowed 35.0 fewer rushing yards than Utah‘s rushing average.
BYU allowed 5.1 more total yards than Utah‘s total offense average.
BYU held Utah 28.8 PER points above their PER average.
BYU scored 17.6 fewer points than Utah’s scoring defense averaged.
BYU ran for 49.7 more rushing yards than Utah’s rushing defense average.
BYU gained 42.2 fewer total yards than Utah’s total defense average.
BYU was 67.3 PER points below Utah’s PER defense average.

Middle Tennessee
BYU held MTSU 21.3 points below their scoring average.
BYU allowed 101.9 fewer rushing yards than MTSU‘s rushing average.
BYU allowed 202.8 fewer total yards than MTSU’s total offense average.
BYU held MTSU 46.5 PER points below their PER average.
BYU scored 10.7 more points than MTSU’s scoring defense averaged.
BYU ran for 135.1 more rushing yards than MTSU’s rushing defense average.
BYU gained 79.5 more total yards than MTSU’s total defense average.
BYU was 13.3 PER points above MTSU’s PER defense average.

Utah State
BYU held USU 21.8 points below their scoring average.
BYU allowed 7.4 fewer rushing yards than USU‘s rushing average.
BYU allowed 49.1 fewer total yards than USU’s total offense average.
BYU held USU 63.5 PER points below their PER average.
BYU scored 14.7 more points than USU’s scoring defense averaged.
BYU ran for 44.9 more rushing yards than USU’s rushing defense average.
BYU gained 115.1 more total yards than USU’s total defense average.
BYU was 45.3 PER points above USU’s PER defense average.

Georgia Tech
BYU held GT 18.5 points below their scoring average.
BYU allowed 81.5 fewer rushing yards than GT‘s rushing average.
BYU allowed 39.3 fewer total yards than GT’s total offense average.
BYU held GT 16.7 PER points below their PER average.
BYU scored 18.7 more points than GT’s scoring defense averaged.
BYU ran for 93.3 more rushing yards than GT’s rushing defense average.
BYU gained 99.4 more total yards than GT’s total defense average.
BYU was 28.9 PER points above GT’s PER defense average.

Houston
BYU held Houston 13.3 points above their scoring average.
BYU allowed 101.3 fewer rushing yards than Houston‘s rushing average.
BYU allowed 60.8 more total yards than Houston’s total offense average.
BYU held Houston 22.7 PER points above their PER average.
BYU scored 27.5 more points than Houston’s scoring defense averaged.
BYU ran for 126.1 more rushing yards than Houston’s rushing defense average.
BYU gained 274.6 more total yards than Houston’s total defense average.
BYU was 40.9 PER points above Houston’s PER defense average.

Boise St
BYU held Boise St 20.0 points below their scoring average.
BYU allowed 10.4 more rushing yards than Boise St‘s rushing average.
BYU allowed 27.1 more total yards than Boise St’s total offense average.
BYU held Boise St 32.8 PER points below their PER average.
BYU scored 13.9 more points than Boise St’s scoring defense averaged.
BYU ran for 88.0 more rushing yards than Boise St’s rushing defense average.
BYU gained 169.0 more total yards than Boise St’s total defense average.
BYU was 31.5 PER points above Boise St’s PER defense average.

Wisconsin
BYU held Wisc 10.8 points below their scoring average.
BYU allowed 75.7 fewer rushing yards than Wisc‘s rushing average.
BYU allowed 70.7 fewer total yards than Wisc's total offense average.
BYU held Wisc's 15.7 PER points below their PER average.
BYU scored 4.0 more points than Wisc's scoring defense averaged.
BYU ran for 70.3 more rushing yards than Wisc's rushing defense average.
BYU gained 100.7 more total yards than Wisc'stotal defense average.
BYU was 0.9 PER points above Wisc's PER defense average.

Idaho St
BYU held Idaho St 10.5 points below their scoring average.
BYU allowed 70.7 more rushing yards than Idaho St‘s rushing average.
BYU allowed 113.6 fewer total yards than Idaho St's total offense average.
BYU held Idaho St's 57.3 PER points below their PER average.
BYU scored 28.1 more points than Idaho St's scoring defense averaged.
BYU ran for 199.0 more rushing yards than Idaho St's rushing defense average.
BYU gained 128.7 more total yards than Idaho St's total defense average.
BYU was 22.9 PER points below Idaho St's PER defense average.

Notre Dame
BYU held ND 5.2 points below their scoring average.
BYU allowed 85.7 more rushing yards than ND‘s rushing average.
BYU allowed 64.7 more total yards than ND‘s total offense average.
BYU held ND 9.5 PER points below their PER average.
BYU scored 10.5 fewer points than ND‘s scoring defense averaged.
BYU ran for 87.4 more rushing yards than ND‘s rushing defense average.
BYU gained 46.0 more total yards than ND‘s total defense average.
BYU was 26.1 PER points below ND‘s PER defense average.

All tolled BYU’s Defense has held opponents:
Below their season scoring averages in ten of eleven games (Hou).
Below their rushing averages in eight of eleven games (Boise, IdaSt, ND).
Below their total offense averages in six of eleven games (Tex, Utah, Hou, Boise, ND).
Below the PER averages in eight of eleven games (Tex, Utah, Hou).

BYU’s offense meanwhile has:
Scored more than opposing scoring defense averages in eight of eleven games (UVA, Utah, ND).
Ran for more yards than opposing rushing defensive averages in eleven of eleven games.
Gain more total yards than opposing total defensive averages in ten of eleven games (UVA).
Had a higher PER than opposing PER defenses in six of eleven games (UVA, Tex, Utah, IdaSt, ND).

On average BYU scores 4.8 points above the total of our opponents scoring defense.
On average, we run for 115.8 more yards than our opponents allow.
On average we gain 115.3 more total yards than our opponents allow.
On average our PER is 9.2 points below what our opponents allow.

On average, we hold our opponents 9.3 points below their scoring offense.
On average, we hold our opponents 23.6 rushing yards below their rushing offense.
On average, we hold our opponents 31.9 total yards below their total offense.
On average, we hold our opponents 11.9 PER points below their PER offense.

- BYU's 550 yards rushing against Texas represent 29.7% of the total rushing yards allowed by Texas in 10 games.