Sunday, June 23, 2019

Statistically Speaking

How dominant were Dartmouth and Princeton last year? Of the 25 team statistics that the NCAA ranks, Princeton finished in the Top-10 in 14 categories and Dartmouth ranked in the Top-10 in nine:

Princeton FCS Rankings
1 Scoring
2 Total yards per game
2 First downs allowed
2 Fewest penalties per game
2 Third down conversion success
2 Fourth down conversion success
3 Turnover margin
4 Scoring defense
5 Rushing defense
6 Rushing offense
7 Passing efficiency
8 Fourth down conversion defense
9 Fewest penalty yards per game
10 Yards allowed per game

Dartmouth FCS Rankings
2 Scoring defense
2 Turnover margin
2 Rushing defense
3 First downs allowed
4 Total defense
4 Red zone defense
4 Fourth down conversion success
5 Fewest first downs allowed
7 Passing efficiency defense

(The Big Green just missed the cut in rushing offense, finishing 11th in yards per game on the ground.)

And here's now many total Top-10 statistical rankings each of the other Ivies could claim:
4 - Columbia
3 - Harvard
3 - Yale
0 - Brown
0 - Cornell
0 - Penn