Just a few stats

[outoftown]

Ok, so I was just looking at a few stats and how UNT ranks nationally.

Punting:

So i know it is not necessarily a good thing to be 3rd in yards punted overall (UNT has the 5th most punts), but a net punting average that is 13rd best, that should make for some good field positions for the defense to start. What is not so nice is that UNT has the second worst punt return average for a paltry 0.9 yards.

Kicking:

you don't have to look at the stats to know UNT is dreadful this season in kicking Fieldgoals. The percentage (46.2%) is the 3rd worst in the nation.

Preventing kickoff return average of opposing teams is also bad (due to last week) and is 106th with 25 yards avered per return by UNTs opponents, but also we are not returning prolific. Our own kickof returns are 94th.

Conclusion: special teams have room for improvement, particularly when it comes to kicking situations. Punting at least is good.

Defense:

UNT is tied for a more than respectable 14th in Sacks, 15th for yards lost by the opposing offense on sacks, a very nice 13th in Turnovers and on top of that 31st in yards returned on interceptions.

Overall defensive pass efficency is 91st.. so not below ground, but not the strength of this defense.

Rushing Defense is pretty average (64th), which is decent for a sunbelt team.

conclusion: Defense is ok in general, not more. But it is helped a lot by a incredibly respectable number of big plays.

Offense:

UNT is tied for 39th in sacks allowed (1.5/g), in the middle of the pack (tied 59th) for turnovers, 91st in passing efficiency, and 108th in Yards/rush. Despite this UNT has the 19th most attempts at rushing.

conclusion: The offense really has ways to go this year on rushing as well as passing. Although, better passing would probably open things up quite a bit for rushing (more room for Dunbar). At least it is not giving away the football more often than necessary.

[MDH]

If we could get the FG coverage the % would go way up. At least we finally have a kicker that has some range and accuracy - large departure from the past few years.

[outoftown]

If we could get the FG coverage the % would go way up. At least we finally have a kicker that has some range and accuracy - large departure from the past few years.

I tend to agree, it is probably not primarily the kickers fault. I really do hope they made FG-coverage a priority in this weeks training. It changes the momentum of the game so drastically against you, if you miss field goals, and there is really a LOT of room for improvement in that area

Edited October 27, 2011 by outoftown