Pelini's 2020 Defense Vs. Aranda's 2016 & 2019 Defense

1st 5 Conference Game Comparison:

Pelini's 2020 Rush Defense: Pelini's 2020 Rush Defense
Date Opponent Rushing Record:

9/26/20 Mississippi St. 16 Att 9 yards 0 TD Long 12 (0-1,0-1)
10/3/20 Vanderbilt 43 Att 153 yards 0 TD Long 22 (1-1, 1-1)
10/10/20 Missouri 33 Att 180 yards 2 TD Long 29 (1-2, 1-2)
10/24/20 South Carolina 29 Att 169 yards 2 TD Long 49 (2-2, 2-2)
10/31/20 Auburn 44 Att 206 yards 3 TD Long 26 (2-3, 2-3)

Total: 165 Att 717 Yards 7 TD

Aranda's 2016 Defense: Aranda's 2016 Defense:
Date Opponent Rushing:

9/17/16 Mississippi State 32 Att 56 yards 1 TD Long 15 (2-1 , 1-0)
9/24/16 Auburn 49 Att 154 yards 0 TD Long 14 (2-1 , 1-0)
10/1/16 Missouri 22 Att 77 yards 0 TD Long 21 (2-2 , 1-1)
10/22/16 Ole Miss 36 Att 107 yards 1 TD Long 11 ( 3-2 , 2-1)
11/5/16 Alabama* 51 Att 216 yards 1 TD Long 28 (5-3 , 3-2)

Total: 182 Att 610 Yards 3 TD

Aranda's 2019 Defense: Aranda's 2019 Defense:
Date Opponent Rushing:

9/21/19 Vanderbilt 34 Att 145 yards 2 TD Long 52 (4-0 , 1-0)
10/12/19 Florida 40 Att 146 yards 0 TD Long 17 (6-0 , 2-0)
10/19/19 Mississippi State 37 Att 102 yards 1 TD Long 12 (7-0 , 3-0)
10/26/19 Auburn 33 Att 130 yards 1 TD Long 70 (8-0 , 4-0)
11/9/19 Alabama 28 Att 123 yards 1 TD Long 31 (9-0 , 4-0)

Total: 172 Att 646 Yards 5 TD

Comparison, even in Aranda's 1st year 2016 and last year 2019, his defense had more rushing attempts against them and yet yielded less yards & Touchdowns than the 2020 defense.

Pelini's 2020 Pass Defense: Pelini's 2020 Rush Defense
Date Opponent Passing:

9/26/20 Mississippi St. 36 Att 623 yards 5 TD Long 75
10/3/20 Vanderbilt 11 Att 113 yards 1 TD Long 40
10/10/20 Missouri 29 Att 406 yards 4 TD Long 69
10/24/20 South Carolina 12 Att 234 yards 1 TD Long 57
10/31/20 Auburn 18 Att 300 yards 3 TD Long 91

Total: 73 Att 1,676 Yards 14 TD

Aranda's 2016 Defense: Aranda's 2016 Defense:
Date Opponent Rushing:

9/17/16 Mississippi State 17 Att 214 yards 1 TD Long 15
9/24/16 Auburn 19 Att 234 yards 1 TD Long 32
10/1/16 Missouri 18 Att 188 yards 0 TD Long 36
10/22/16 Ole Miss 20 Att 218 yards 1 TD Long 50
11/5/16 Alabama 10 Att 107 yards 1 TD Long 28

Total: 84 Att 961 Yards 4 TD

Aranda's 2019 Defense: Aranda's 2019 Defense:
Date Opponent Rushing:

9/21/19 Vanderbilt 19 Att 229 yards 1 TD Long 36
10/12/19 Florida 24 Att 311 yards 4 TD Long 28
10/19/19 Mississippi State 17 Att 238 yards 1 TD Long 29
10/26/19 Auburn 15 Att 157 yards 1 TD Long 34
11/9/19 Alabama 21 Att 418 yards 4 TD Long 85

Total: 96 Att 1,353 Yards 11 TD

Comparison, even in Aranda's 1st year 2016 his Passing defense had 11 more passing attempts against them and yet yielded almost 715 less yards then 2020 defense. Aranda's 2019 Passing Defense had 20 more pass attempts against them and yielded 353 yards less then the 2020 defense.

My point, is it the players or the defense philosophy (3-4 or 4-3) why LSU defense is bad this year. Comments!