Points scored and allowed per game

[Crusty]

Since 2009 we have only had 3 seasons when we have scored more points per game than our opponents. THREE!
Perhaps we should be more focused on our defense.

 

[sufandu]

Since 2009 we have only had 3 seasons when we have scored more points per game than our opponents. THREE!
Perhaps we should be more focused on our defense.

Don't we need offense and defense to score more than our opponents?

 

[orangenauburn]

Ummm well one can say we have been offensively inept and that we don't score enough to win

There has been dozen(s) of losses where the D did enough to win

I'd say there have been a half dozen games where the D straight up cost us the game

 

[Reyes39]

Neat!

You can tell thats a stat by the way that it is!

 

[syrBossHogg]

You mean we’ve been bad at football?

 

[Chip]

If it was since 2009, wouldn’t it also be since 2005?

 

[orangenauburn]

If it was since 2009, wouldn’t it also be since 2005?

I don't remember those years ...

 

[TheCusian]

Always think these arguments are a little weird - scoring differential speaks to offense and defense. shouldn’t the takeaway be that we need to be better at both

 

[OrangeTarheel]

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

The Pittsburgh Pirates won the 1960 World Series, despite being outscored 55-27.

Just win the games you should and keep everyone in front of you.

 

[Crusty]

If it was since 2009, wouldn’t it also be since 2005?

I can't get myself to acknowledge the little engine period.

 

[upperdeck]

losing 10 games 43-40 or lose 10 games 20-17.. same pts differential. one is on the offense one is on the defense.. losing 10 games 43-17 is on both.

 

[Crusty]

The Pittsburgh Pirates won the 1960 World Series, despite being outscored 55-27.

Just win the games you should and keep everyone in front of you.

Very small sample size. The Yankees scored 38 runs in three games (16, 10 and 12).

 

[upperdeck]

Very small sample size. The Yankees scored 38 runs in three games (16, 10 and 12).

so the yankees still scored like 19 in the rest of the series that would be about 10 more then the mets right now..

 

[Chip]

I can't get myself to acknowledge the little engine period.

Actually, you could go back to 2004. I just knew 2005 was a no brainer.

So 3 out of 18, batting .167.

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

Very small sample size. The Yankees scored 38 runs in three games (16, 10 and 12).

I mean, exactly my point. The sample size in a college football season is so small (12 or 13 games), an outlier like a blowout loss to Clemson skews the stat.

 

[Crusty]

I mean, exactly my point. The sample size in a college football season is so small (12 or 13 games), an outlier like a blowout loss to Clemson skews the stat.

12 years is enough

 

[Crusty]

Some interesting tidbits.
Marrone improved the scoring in each year. His record in W-L and scoring/defense was impressive given his starting point. The criticism that this was all in the Old Big East is overblown IMO because the BE Teams were better in that period and our OOC schedule certainly made up for any perceived relative weakness in the BE.
Dougie was a very good lineman and coach - probably the key to his success.
Given what we are paying Babers, I wonder how much better offer he is for having left. He would be a God if he had stayed.

 

[Crusty]

Looks like we have the right home surface!

 

[Crusty]

Here are the numbers excluding games where the opponents scored 40 or more points,

Dino has had 18 of the 32 blowouts in the last 12 seasons.
Marrone had 5 in his four seasons and Shafer 9 in his three seasons.

 

[djorange1989]

Some interesting tidbits.
Marrone improved the scoring in each year. His record in W-L and scoring/defense was impressive given his starting point. The criticism that this was all in the Old Big East is overblown IMO because the BE Teams were better in that period and our OOC schedule certainly made up for any perceived relative weakness in the BE.
Dougie was a very good lineman and coach - probably the key to his success.
Given what we are paying Babers, I wonder how much better offer he is for having left. He would be a God if he had stayed.

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He could have been our Pat Fitzgerald. Alas.