Big Sky defensive rankings

[Ronbo]

As I predicted before the season started EWU has a suspect defense and will have to outscore teams. Interesting that PSU had the best defense in the Big Sky last year and is struggling. By the way, for you SDSU fans your defense would rank #23 ahead of Cal Poly, you are giving up 273 yds per game.



Rank Name Games Plays Yds Avg TDs Ydspgm Wins Losses Ties
12 Montana 3 201 659 3.28 4 219.67 2 1 0
13 San Diego 3 171 681 3.98 2 227.00 3 0 0
14 Brown 1 60 230 3.83 0 230.00 1 0 0
15 Idaho St. 3 163 713 4.37 8 237.67 2 1 0
16 Gardner-Webb 2 126 481 3.82 3 240.50 2 0 0
17 Maine 3 209 752 3.60 5 250.67 1 2 0
18 Duquesne 2 142 503 3.54 3 251.50 2 0 0
19 Dartmouth 1 80 262 3.28 3 262.00 1 0 0
20 Youngstown St. 3 191 793 4.15 4 264.33 3 0 0
21 Southeastern La. 2 130 535 4.12 8 267.50 1 1 0
22 Western Ky. 2 118 538 4.56 3 269.00 2 0 0
23 Cal Poly 3 210 836 3.98 6 278.67 2 1 0
24 Lafayette 3 211 837 3.97 5 279.00 2 1 0
25 South Carolina St. 3 199 840 4.22 6 280.00 3 0 0
26 Davidson 3 175 841 4.81 6 280.33 1 2 0
27 Jackson St. 3 172 857 4.98 8 285.67 1 2 0
28 Elon 3 197 868 4.41 6 289.33 2 1 0
29 Princeton 1 54 290 5.37 3 290.00 1 0 0
29 Weber St. 3 168 870 5.18 13 290.00 1 2 0
31 Illinois St. 3 208 881 4.24 8 293.67 2 1 0
31 Northern Ariz. 3 210 881 4.20 6 293.67 2 1 0
33 Prairie View 2 114 591 5.18 7 295.50 1 1 0
34 Western Caro. 3 205 889 4.34 5 296.33 2 1 0
35 Norfolk St. 2 129 603 4.67 6 301.50 0 2 0
36 Wagner 3 183 922 5.04 8 307.33 3 0 0
37 Towson 3 193 924 4.79 12 308.00 2 1 0
38 Yale 1 77 311 4.04 1 311.00 0 1 0
39 Bethune-Cookman 3 207 941 4.55 7 313.67 2 1 0
39 Florida A&M 3 189 941 4.98 9 313.67 1 2 0
41 Colgate 3 193 949 4.92 7 316.33 1 2 0
42 Rhode Island 3 207 952 4.60 6 317.33 3 0 0
43 Southern Ill. 3 225 953 4.24 8 317.67 2 1 0
44 Richmond 3 217 954 4.40 6 318.00 1 2 0
45 Tennessee Tech 3 181 958 5.29 10 319.33 1 2 0
46 Morehead St. 3 204 973 4.77 9 324.33 3 0 0
47 Tennessee St. 3 205 977 4.77 11 325.67 1 2 0
48 VMI 3 182 979 5.38 10 326.33 1 2 0
49 Montana St. 3 198 980 4.95 7 326.67 1 2 0
50 Southern U. 2 153 660 4.31 4 330.00 1 1 0
51 Grambling 2 147 672 4.57 6 336.00 1 1 0
52 Marist 3 175 1009 5.77 11 336.33 2 1 0
53 Sacramento St. 3 189 1021 5.40 14 340.33 0 3 0
54 Alabama A&M 3 186 1022 5.49 9 340.67 2 1 0
54 Portland St. 3 228 1022 4.48 8 340.67 2 1 0
54 Northern Iowa 3 198 1022 5.16 10 340.67 2 1 0
57 Bucknell 3 193 1050 5.44 8 350.00 0 3 0
58 Columbia 1 66 352 5.33 2 352.00 1 0 0
58 Iona 3 206 1056 5.13 8 352.00 1 2 0
60 Samford 3 187 1060 5.67 13 353.33 1 2 0
61 Furman 3 206 1062 5.16 14 354.00 2 1 0
62 Sacred Heart 3 229 1064 4.65 12 354.67 1 2 0
63 N.C. A&T 3 211 1066 5.05 9 355.33 1 2 0
64 Delaware 2 170 719 4.23 7 359.50 2 0 0
65 Villanova 2 139 723 5.20 7 361.50 1 1 0
66 Charleston So. 3 211 1085 5.14 11 361.67 1 2 0
67 Tenn.-Martin 3 160 1096 6.85 16 365.33 2 1 0
68 St. Francis (Pa.) 2 130 733 5.64 8 366.50 0 2 0
69 Alabama St. 3 200 1104 5.52 5 368.00 2 1 0
70 Austin Peay 3 201 1106 5.50 13 368.67 1 2 0
71 Georgetown 3 222 1107 4.99 12 369.00 1 2 0
72 Indiana St. 3 184 1108 6.02 13 369.33 0 3 0
73 Stephen F. Austin 3 205 1114 5.43 15 371.33 2 1 0
74 Appalachian St. 3 223 1115 5.00 7 371.67 2 1 0
75 Lehigh 2 155 745 4.81 8 372.50 1 1 0
76 Eastern Wash. 2 160 758 4.74 6 379.00 1 1 0

[JALMOND]

It might give the impression that PSU is struggling on defense, but it was with defense that we won our two games against Davis and Sac St. Maybe the numbers are skewed by our loss to Oregon State. We slowed their running game but could not stop the passing game, especially in the second half.

[Hansel]

With so many teams either playing IA's or DII's this early in the year, stats are all over the place.

[griz37]

I would love to see our stats minus the Oregon game.

[PhantomCAT]

I would love to see our stats minus the Oregon game.

If you took math classes instead of WEED Identification classes, you would be able to separate out the Oregon stats from the other two games. :rolleyes:

[Tod]

If you took math classes instead of WEED Identification classes, you would be able to separate out the Oregon stats from the other two games. :rolleyes:

And then take your ample time and compare them to everybody else who played a I-A vs. those that played two vs. those that played an NAIA vs...., etc., etc....

Your point is made, 37, but then wouldn't you have to take the D-II game out of the mix too? We have a ways to go before stats are going to mean a lot.

The Griz D stats will be good, count on it. They'd better be... :( :D :)

[AZGrizFan]

The Griz D stats will be good, count on it. They'd better be... :( :D :)

Can I get an AMEN from the congregation?!!! :nod: :nod: :nod:

[Tod]

AMEN, BRUTHA!!

[Lumberjacks76]

NAU's defense looks pretty solid. Thus far, they have given up:

13 points to Division II Adams State (7 of which came in garbage time)

31 points to Division I-A Arizona (24 of which came in the 1st half)

7 points to Southern Utah

That's an average of 17 ppg given up. The NAU offense is averaging slightly above 30 ppg.

Paul

[griz37]

If you took math classes instead of WEED Identification classes, you would be able to separate out the Oregon stats from the other two games. :rolleyes:

yeah and thanx to your coaches I now know all I need to know about METH too.

[Tod]

Quit meth'in aroung, guys, this is thireous.




:D :rolleyes: :o