Monday, September 28, 2009

Further proof that the Big 10 hates Penn State

Here are the average penalties and yards by school for games refereed by Big 10 officials in 2008.  Strangely: the "Big 10 hates PSU" crowd doesn't seem to have a lot to stand on.  PSU was the least penalized team (by both # of penalties and yards penalized) in the league.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

UM Scoring Defense is 58th

NCAA Scoring Defense (From 1 to MSU)

Rank
Name
Games
TDs
Kxp
FG
Sf
Points
Ptspgm
Wins
Losses
1
Oklahoma
3
2
2
0
0
14
4.67
2
1
2
South Fla.
4
3
3
2
0
27
6.75
4
0
3
Nebraska
4
3
1
3
0
28
7.00
3
1
4
Florida
4
2
2
5
0
29
7.25
4
0
5
Southern California
4
3
2
6
1
40
10.00
3
1
6
Penn St.
4
4
3
4
1
41
10.25
3
1
7
Ohio St.
4
6
4
1
0
45
11.25
3
1
8
Iowa
4
4
4
6
0
46
11.50
4
0
9
Air Force
4
6
3
2
1
47
11.75
3
1
10
Mississippi
3
3
3
5
0
36
12.00
2
1
11
Arizona St.
3
4
4
3
0
37
12.33
2
1
12
UCLA
3
4
3
3
1
38
12.67
3
0
13
Alabama
4
7
7
1
0
52
13.00
4
0
14
Kansas
4
7
6
2
0
54
13.50
4
0
15
Vanderbilt
4
5
4
7
0
55
13.75
2
2
16
Boise St.
4
7
6
2
0
56
14.00
4
0
16
Boston College
4
5
5
7
0
56
14.00
3
1
16
Cincinnati
4
5
4
6
1
56
14.00
4
0
19
North Carolina
4
6
6
5
0
57
14.25
3
1
20
North Carolina St.
4
8
8
1
0
59
14.75
3
1
21
TCU
3
6
4
1
0
45
15.00
3
0
21
Connecticut
4
7
5
3
1
60
15.00
3
1
23
LSU
4
6
6
5
2
61
15.25
4
0
23
Texas
4
7
7
4
0
61
15.25
4
0
25
Missouri
4
8
3
3
0
62
15.50
4
0
26
Kansas St.
4
7
7
5
0
64
16.00
2
2
27
Clemson
4
8
8
3
0
65
16.25
2
2
28
Virginia Tech
4
5
4
10
0
66
16.50
3
1
29
Central Mich.
4
7
7
6
0
67
16.75
3
1
30
Stanford
4
8
8
4
0
68
17.00
3
1
31
South Carolina
4
8
7
5
0
70
17.50
3
1
32
Tulsa
4
8
8
5
0
71
17.75
3
1
33
Tennessee
4
6
6
10
0
72
18.00
2
2
34
Texas A&M
3
6
4
5
0
55
18.33
3
0
35
Wake Forest
4
9
9
4
0
75
18.75
2
2
36
Iowa St.
4
10
10
2
0
76
19.00
3
1
36
Utah
4
10
10
2
0
76
19.00
3
1
38
Arizona
4
10
8
4
0
82
20.50
3
1
38
Oregon
4
10
6
4
1
82
20.50
3
1
38
Pittsburgh
4
11
10
2
0
82
20.50
3
1
38
Rutgers
4
10
9
3
1
82
20.50
3
1
42
California
4
10
9
4
0
83
20.75
3
1
43
Georgia Tech
4
10
10
4
1
84
21.00
3
1
44
Oklahoma St.
4
10
10
5
0
85
21.25
3
1
45
Baylor
3
7
7
5
0
64
21.33
2
1
46
Texas Tech
4
9
8
8
0
86
21.50
2
2
46
UCF
4
10
8
6
0
86
21.50
2
2
48
Kent St.
4
10
9
6
0
87
21.75
2
2
49
Southern Miss.
4
11
10
4
0
88
22.00
3
1
50
Indiana
4
11
10
3
1
89
22.25
3
1
50
Mississippi St.
4
12
11
2
0
89
22.25
2
2
50
Notre Dame
4
12
11
2
0
89
22.25
3
1
50
UNLV
4
10
8
7
0
89
22.25
2
2
54
Northern Ill.
4
12
12
2
0
90
22.50
2
2
54
Western Mich.
4
11
9
5
0
90
22.50
2
2
56
Arkansas St.
3
8
8
4
0
68
22.67
1
2
56
Kentucky
3
8
8
4
0
68
22.67
2
1
58
Michigan
4
10
8
7
0
91
22.75
4
0
59
Florida St.
4
12
11
3
0
92
23.00
2
2
59
Minnesota
4
11
11
5
0
92
23.00
3
1
61
BYU
4
11
9
6
0
93
23.25
3
1
61
Oregon St.
4
13
13
0
1
93
23.25
2
2
63
Houston
3
10
10
0
0
70
23.33
3
0
64
Navy
4
11
9
5
0
94
23.50
2
2
64
New Mexico St.
4
12
11
3
0
94
23.50
2
2
66
Louisville
3
8
8
5
0
71
23.67
1
2
66
Temple
3
8
8
5
0
71
23.67
1
2
68
Wisconsin
4
12
9
4
0
95
23.75
4
0
69
Army
4
13
13
2
0
97
24.25
2
2
69
Auburn
4
11
10
7
0
97
24.25
4
0
69
Ohio
4
11
11
6
1
97
24.25
2
2
72
Hawaii
3
10
8
2
0
74
24.67
2
1
73
Idaho
4
12
10
5
0
99
24.75
3
1
74
Duke
4
13
11
4
0
101
25.25
2
2
74
Washington
4
11
11
8
0
101
25.25
2
2
76
Colorado St.
4
14
10
2
0
102
25.50
3
1
77
Colorado
3
9
8
5
0
77
25.67
1
2
78
Michigan St.
4
12
10
7
0
103
25.75
1
3