Outscored in OOC 204-26

NT80 · October 30, 2005

Now 7-42 overall.

Michael Scott · October 30, 2005

Further supplement to this based on offensive and defensive performance in each OOC game in the NO Bowl era. I Figure averages are comparable since we usually play the same type of teams each year in OOC play.

Not really sure what it means or what my point for posting even is, but thought it might show what we've been doing good and bad the last few years (for the record, we've won 3 of these games and outgained our opponent 5 times in 27 games.) Draw your own conclusions...

2005

1. Tulsa: 129 yards for us; 406 for them

2. K-State: 161 for us, 658 for them

3. LaTech: 287 for us, 510 for them

4. LSU: 206 for us; 566 for them

TOTAL: 783 us, 2140 them (195.75 v. 535)

2004

1. Texas: 130 for us, 673 for them

2. Florida Atlantic: 281 for us, 457 for them

3. Colorado: 507 for us!!, 586 for them

4. Baylor: 224 for us, 371 for them

5. Southern Miss: 212 us, 403 them

TOTAL: 1354 us, 2490 them (270.8 v. 498)

2003

1. OU: 154 us, 491 them

2. Baylor: 451 us, 268 them

3. Airforce: 260 us, 427 them

4. Arkansas: 197 us, 326 them

5. Memphis: 274 us, 342 them

TOTAL: 1336 us, 1854 them (267.2 v. 370.8)

2002

1. Texas: 145 us, 214 them

2. Nicholls St.: 275 us, 210 them

3. Alabama: 141 us, 534 them

4. TCU: 219 us, 179 them

5. Arizona: 431 us, 310 them

6. South Florida: 198 us, 432 them

7. Cincinatti: 318 us, 309 them

TOTAL: 1727 us, 2188 (246.71 v. 312.57)

2001

1. TCU: 129 us, 198 them

2. OU: 297 us, 543 them

3. TTech: 285 us, 407 them

4. South Florida: 321 us, 332 them

5. Troy: 217 us, 248 them

6. CSU: 329 us, 349 them

TOTAL: 1578 us, 2077 them (263 v. 346.17)

GoMeanGreen1999 · October 30, 2005

Just another great example of how piss poor the Sun Belt is. Someone will have to check me on this stat, but I think in the last four years, there has only been one other Sun Belt team that finished the season with a winning record, and that was Troy State last season. If that is in fact correct, that is PATHETIC.

DeepGreen · October 30, 2005

Excluding this season which is incomplete, since 2001 we have averaged roughly 260-265 total on offense. That won't win many OOC games.

Edited October 30, 2005 by DeepGreen

KingDL1 · October 30, 2005

According to those numbers we have been slipping since Gary DeLoach left after the 2002 season. Just what I get out of the those stats.

untcampbell · October 30, 2005

Yes the striking thing is that the defense is going down hill from where we are. But the offense, as bad as it is this year, is only 70 or so yards on average, behind our BEST non-conference average during this "run."

5 years of non-conference and our BEST offense averaged 270 yards against non-conference?

Thanks for the insight, Michael Scott.

Well, we now start the JV portion of the schedule.

Michael Scott · October 30, 2005

A bit more follow up to show that it at least has improved since the Big West days; although this years 195.75 is the worst of the bunch. I don't know if we have really made any huge strides, as 2 national rushing champions should make more than a 70-80 yard difference.

(I could not find 2000 box scores)

1999 OOC

UNLV: 293 yds them, 261 us

LSU: 514 yds them, 132 us

Texas Tech: 393 them, 246 us

Baylor: 393 them, 179 us

TCU: 391 them, 164 us

TOTAL: 1984 them, 982 us (396.8 to 196.4)

1998 OOC:

Oklahoma: 403 them, 139 us

Texas Tech: 528 them, 125 us

Arizona State: 433 them, 373 us

Texas A&M: 432 them, 226 us

Houston: 353 them, 268 us

Kansas: 298 them, 204 us

TOTAL: 2447 them, 1335 (407.83 to 222.5)

Oh and by the way, the MUTS in 2001 (8-3) and NMSU in 2002 (7-5) had winning records. Not much, but lets not short change anything in the belt

PerryG2480 · October 31, 2005

Just reminds me how special those defensive units from 2001 to 2003 really were.

class84 · October 31, 2005

Oh, so there is a reality thread on the board today. I was beginning to think I was supposed to feel good about losing by 53 again. Is progress really defined by ALMOST scoring A touchdown? We ONLY gave up 28 points in each half?

The truly sad thing is that I think we will win out and go to the Cajun Bowl again. That's not a statement on our "progress", but I don't think there is a team in the Belt that has the gumption to stand up and take it away from us. Then we'll hear the DD "us vs. the world" speech again, and everything will be OK in Mean Green Land. Forever into perpetual mediocraty...........