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Some Key Statistics in the Iowa-LSU matchup
Posted on 12/21/13 at 8:49 pm
Posted on 12/21/13 at 8:49 pm
For those of you stat nerds (like myself) out there, I've compiled a list of various statistical categories, comparing how Iowa compares to LSU Source: NCAA.com. Enjoy.
Season Results
Iowa
LSU
PRIMARY OFFENSIVE STATISTICS
Scoring Offense
LSU is 21st nationally, averaging 37.0 points/game.
Iowa is 74th nationally, averaging 27.3 points/game.
Total Offense
LSU is 26th nationally, averaging 465.9 yds/game and has scored 57 offensive TDs.
Iowa is 79th nationally, averaging 389.0 yds/game and has scored 35 offensive TDs.
Rushing Offense
LSU is 35th nationally, averaging 200.8 yds/game and has scored 34 rushing TDs.
Iowa is 41st nationally, averaging 188.6 yds/game and has scored 17 rushing TDs.
Passing Offense
Passing Yards
LSU is 33rd nationally, averaging 265.1 yds/game and has scored 23 passing TDs while throwing 8 INTs.
Iowa is 92nd nationally, averaging 200.4 yds/game and has scored 18 passing TDs while throwing 13 INTs.
QB Sacks Allowed
Iowa is 11th nationally, allowing 12 total sacks.
LSU is 45th nationally, allowing 21 total sacks.
PRIMARY DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Scoring Defense
Iowa is 11th nationally, giving up 18.8 points/game.
LSU is 30th nationally, giving up 22.7 points/game.
Total Defense
Iowa is 7th nationally, averaging 303.2 yds allowed/game and has given up 25 offensive TDs.
LSU is 20th nationally, averaging 349.7 yds allowed/game and has given up 28 offensive TDs.
Rushing Defense
Iowa is 17th nationally, averaging 120.8 yds allowed/game and has given up 5 rushing TDs.
LSU is 43rd nationally, averaging 148.8 yds allowed/game and has given up 14 rushing TDs.
Passing Defense
Yards Allowed/Passes Intercepted
Iowa is 11th nationally, averaging 182.4 yds allowed/game and has given up 20 passing TDs while registering 59th nationally in passes intercepted with 12.
LSU is 17th nationally, averaging 200.8 yds allowed/game and has given up 14 passing TDs while registering 89th nationally in passes intercepted with 9.
QB sacks
LSU is 61st nationally, registering 24 total sacks.
Iowa is 85th nationally, registering 20 total sacks.
SELECTED SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS
Kick Return Coverage
LSU is 70th nationally, allowing 21.57 yds/return, and giving up 1 TD.
Iowa is 103rd nationally, allowing 23.49 yds/return.
Punt Return Coverage
LSU is 1st in the nation, allowing 0.91 yds/return.
Iowa is 25th nationally, allowing 4.94 yds/return.
MISC. SELECTED STATISTICS
Penalties
Per Game
Iowa is 16th nationally with 4.17 penalties/game.
LSU is 104th nationally with 7.00 penalties/game.
Yards Per Game
Iowa is 14th nationally with 34.58 penalty yds/game.
LSU is 97th nationally with 56.58 penalty yds/game.
Third Down Efficiency
Offense
LSU is 1st in the nation, converting on 58.6% of its 3rd Downs.
Iowa is 35th nationally, converting on 44.8% of its 3rd Downs.
Defense
Iowa is 24th nationally, giving up first downs on 34.3% of its opponents' third downs.
LSU is 59th nationally, giving up first downs on 39.1% of its opponents' third downs.
Red Zone Efficiency
Offense
LSU is 57th nationally, scoring on 83.3% of red zone opportunities. Specifically, LSU has scored 35 TDs (24 rushing, 11 passing) and 10 FGs in 54 red zone opportunities.
Iowa is 96th nationally, scoring on 78.0% of red zone opportunities. Specifically, Iowa has scored 26 TDs (17 rushing, 9 passing) and 13 FGs in 50 red zone opportunities.
Defense
LSU and Iowa are tied for 78th in the nation, allowing opponents to score on 84.6% of red zone opportunities.
LSU has allowed 19 TDs (11 rushing, 8 passing) and 14 FGs in 39 red zone opportunities.
Iowa has allowed 13 TDs (5 rushing, 8 passing) and 9 FGs in 26 red zone opportunities.
Turnover Differential
Iowa is 54th nationally with a TO margin of 0.1: 20 Takeaways (8 FR, 12 INTs), 19 Giveaways (6 FL, 13 INTs).
LSU is 72nd nationally with a TO margin of -0.2: 16 Takeaways (7 FR, 9 INTs), 18 Giveaways (10 FL, 8 INTs).
Time of Possession
Iowa is 30th nationally, with an average TOP of 31 minutes/game.
LSU is 67th nationally, with an average TOP of 29 minutes/game.
Season Results
Iowa
LSU
PRIMARY OFFENSIVE STATISTICS
Scoring Offense
LSU is 21st nationally, averaging 37.0 points/game.
Iowa is 74th nationally, averaging 27.3 points/game.
Total Offense
LSU is 26th nationally, averaging 465.9 yds/game and has scored 57 offensive TDs.
Iowa is 79th nationally, averaging 389.0 yds/game and has scored 35 offensive TDs.
Rushing Offense
LSU is 35th nationally, averaging 200.8 yds/game and has scored 34 rushing TDs.
Iowa is 41st nationally, averaging 188.6 yds/game and has scored 17 rushing TDs.
Passing Offense
Passing Yards
LSU is 33rd nationally, averaging 265.1 yds/game and has scored 23 passing TDs while throwing 8 INTs.
Iowa is 92nd nationally, averaging 200.4 yds/game and has scored 18 passing TDs while throwing 13 INTs.
QB Sacks Allowed
Iowa is 11th nationally, allowing 12 total sacks.
LSU is 45th nationally, allowing 21 total sacks.
PRIMARY DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Scoring Defense
Iowa is 11th nationally, giving up 18.8 points/game.
LSU is 30th nationally, giving up 22.7 points/game.
Total Defense
Iowa is 7th nationally, averaging 303.2 yds allowed/game and has given up 25 offensive TDs.
LSU is 20th nationally, averaging 349.7 yds allowed/game and has given up 28 offensive TDs.
Rushing Defense
Iowa is 17th nationally, averaging 120.8 yds allowed/game and has given up 5 rushing TDs.
LSU is 43rd nationally, averaging 148.8 yds allowed/game and has given up 14 rushing TDs.
Passing Defense
Yards Allowed/Passes Intercepted
Iowa is 11th nationally, averaging 182.4 yds allowed/game and has given up 20 passing TDs while registering 59th nationally in passes intercepted with 12.
LSU is 17th nationally, averaging 200.8 yds allowed/game and has given up 14 passing TDs while registering 89th nationally in passes intercepted with 9.
QB sacks
LSU is 61st nationally, registering 24 total sacks.
Iowa is 85th nationally, registering 20 total sacks.
SELECTED SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS
Kick Return Coverage
LSU is 70th nationally, allowing 21.57 yds/return, and giving up 1 TD.
Iowa is 103rd nationally, allowing 23.49 yds/return.
Punt Return Coverage
LSU is 1st in the nation, allowing 0.91 yds/return.
Iowa is 25th nationally, allowing 4.94 yds/return.
MISC. SELECTED STATISTICS
Penalties
Per Game
Iowa is 16th nationally with 4.17 penalties/game.
LSU is 104th nationally with 7.00 penalties/game.
Yards Per Game
Iowa is 14th nationally with 34.58 penalty yds/game.
LSU is 97th nationally with 56.58 penalty yds/game.
Third Down Efficiency
Offense
LSU is 1st in the nation, converting on 58.6% of its 3rd Downs.
Iowa is 35th nationally, converting on 44.8% of its 3rd Downs.
Defense
Iowa is 24th nationally, giving up first downs on 34.3% of its opponents' third downs.
LSU is 59th nationally, giving up first downs on 39.1% of its opponents' third downs.
Red Zone Efficiency
Offense
LSU is 57th nationally, scoring on 83.3% of red zone opportunities. Specifically, LSU has scored 35 TDs (24 rushing, 11 passing) and 10 FGs in 54 red zone opportunities.
Iowa is 96th nationally, scoring on 78.0% of red zone opportunities. Specifically, Iowa has scored 26 TDs (17 rushing, 9 passing) and 13 FGs in 50 red zone opportunities.
Defense
LSU and Iowa are tied for 78th in the nation, allowing opponents to score on 84.6% of red zone opportunities.
LSU has allowed 19 TDs (11 rushing, 8 passing) and 14 FGs in 39 red zone opportunities.
Iowa has allowed 13 TDs (5 rushing, 8 passing) and 9 FGs in 26 red zone opportunities.
Turnover Differential
Iowa is 54th nationally with a TO margin of 0.1: 20 Takeaways (8 FR, 12 INTs), 19 Giveaways (6 FL, 13 INTs).
LSU is 72nd nationally with a TO margin of -0.2: 16 Takeaways (7 FR, 9 INTs), 18 Giveaways (10 FL, 8 INTs).
Time of Possession
Iowa is 30th nationally, with an average TOP of 31 minutes/game.
LSU is 67th nationally, with an average TOP of 29 minutes/game.
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Posted on 12/21/13 at 8:57 pm to brewhan davey
Thanks, what are the relative schedule strengths?
Posted on 12/21/13 at 8:57 pm to brewhan davey
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This post was edited on 12/27/21 at 11:22 am
Posted on 12/21/13 at 9:00 pm to Sam Waterston
quote:
Thanks, what are the relative schedule strengths?
According to TeamRankings.com, LSU is 7th and Iowa is 35th.
According to Jeff Sagarin, LSU is 27th and Iowa is 41st.
Posted on 12/21/13 at 9:02 pm to brewhan davey
Thanks!
Tulane taking it on the chin right now...
Tulane taking it on the chin right now...
This post was edited on 12/21/13 at 9:03 pm
Posted on 12/21/13 at 9:03 pm to Sam Waterston
quote:
Tulane taking it on the chin right now...
Yes they are. Luckily, I picked ULL with my #25 confidence spot.
Posted on 12/21/13 at 9:05 pm to brewhan davey
Lol
Posted on 12/21/13 at 9:05 pm to graychef
Well, no return on 20 yrd kicks out of bounds.
Posted on 12/21/13 at 9:09 pm to CamdenTiger
FWIW, LSU is 43rd nationally in Net Punting, averaging 37.76 yds/return.
Sounds pretty solid, but consider how few yards we are allowing per return (10 total PR yards all season).
Sounds pretty solid, but consider how few yards we are allowing per return (10 total PR yards all season).
Posted on 12/21/13 at 9:16 pm to brewhan davey
If LSU show up with a little emotion this game will be over by halftime.
Posted on 12/21/13 at 9:17 pm to brewhan davey
LSU is in the SEC and Iowa is in Pop Warner!!!
Posted on 12/21/13 at 9:22 pm to brewhan davey
Sounds like our weakness on offense is in pass protection. A good offensive line protects their quarterback. Ours didn't help him up off the ground. We also had a weak link in our recruiting, same song different verse.
Posted on 12/21/13 at 9:30 pm to brewhan davey
A Truly worthy thread. UPVOTED
IMO...
Iowa's body of work is more impressive than I first thought since the teams that they've lost to were pretty darned good except their first loss and they've beaten some good teams as well.
Iowa's defensive stats are consistently better than LSU's BUT the SEC is much tougher on offense this year. It is true that the Tiger defense is in a rebuilding mode but the defense that the Hawkeyes will face will be much better than those stats show us. Thus, I don't see Iowa fielding a better all around defense than LSU will.
I was a little surprised to see LSU leading the nation at punt coverage. Since I have more respect for the kick returners that the Tigers have faced this year, I must view LSU's special teams as superior to Iowa's.
I can only hope that LSU's clutch performances on third down will continue with AJ but that stat might not be one to put much faith into depending on how AJ performs.
After taking a look at the turnover differential, I couldn't help but notice that Iowa has given more than one int per game. Seeing as our two CBs are so young and unheralded, I expect their QB to throw our TF CBs a couple of Christmas presents. Also, I have the greatest of respect for their athleticism and one of those interceptions could definitely get run back for 6 pts. In other words, they had best respect our TF CBs.
I guess that the most important thing that I took away from this was that their 8-4 record was achieved against some quality opponents with only one glaring exception.
IMO...
Iowa's body of work is more impressive than I first thought since the teams that they've lost to were pretty darned good except their first loss and they've beaten some good teams as well.
Iowa's defensive stats are consistently better than LSU's BUT the SEC is much tougher on offense this year. It is true that the Tiger defense is in a rebuilding mode but the defense that the Hawkeyes will face will be much better than those stats show us. Thus, I don't see Iowa fielding a better all around defense than LSU will.
I was a little surprised to see LSU leading the nation at punt coverage. Since I have more respect for the kick returners that the Tigers have faced this year, I must view LSU's special teams as superior to Iowa's.
I can only hope that LSU's clutch performances on third down will continue with AJ but that stat might not be one to put much faith into depending on how AJ performs.
After taking a look at the turnover differential, I couldn't help but notice that Iowa has given more than one int per game. Seeing as our two CBs are so young and unheralded, I expect their QB to throw our TF CBs a couple of Christmas presents. Also, I have the greatest of respect for their athleticism and one of those interceptions could definitely get run back for 6 pts. In other words, they had best respect our TF CBs.
I guess that the most important thing that I took away from this was that their 8-4 record was achieved against some quality opponents with only one glaring exception.
Posted on 12/21/13 at 9:31 pm to rickyh
quote:
Sounds like our weakness on offense is in pass protection.
Luckily, Iowa hasn't shown much of a pass rush this season. This is the best thing that a young QB can ask for when thrown into the thicket of things.
Posted on 12/21/13 at 9:36 pm to brewhan davey
quote:
This is the best thing that a young QB can ask for when thrown into the thicket of things.
A strong running game won't hurt either.
Posted on 12/21/13 at 9:43 pm to Dick Macho
quote:
Iowa's body of work is more impressive than I first thought since the teams that they've lost to were pretty darned good except their first loss and they've beaten some good teams as well.
Agreed, but Northern Illinois is a Top 25 team as well. Overrated? Maybe, but still Top 25. Keeping Jordan Lynch at bay is very difficult.
quote:
I can only hope that LSU's clutch performances on third down will continue with AJ but that stat might not be one to put much faith into depending on how AJ performs.
I wouldn't be overly optimistic, as much of the reason for our prolific third down offense was Mett. Although, Jennings certainly presents a different type of threat at QB. While Mett was exceptional at making precise throws on 3rd down, he was a statue in the pocket, and if rushed, could not move around to extend the play as well as someone like Jennings can. We shall see how this changes in the game for sure.
quote:
After taking a look at the turnover differential, I couldn't help but notice that Iowa has given more than one int per game. Seeing as our two CBs are so young and unheralded, I expect their QB to throw our TF CBs a couple of Christmas presents. Also, I have the greatest of respect for their athleticism and one of those interceptions could definitely get run back for 6 pts. In other words, they had best respect our TF CBs.
I honestly believe we are overdue for a pick 6.. or a defensive TD in general. The only non-offensive TD we've scored this season was Beckham's missed FG return.
Posted on 12/21/13 at 9:49 pm to brewhan davey
Posted on 12/21/13 at 10:16 pm to brewhan davey
quote:
The only non-offensive TD we've scored this season was Beckham's missed FG return.
This has to be the worst total in the BCS era.
Posted on 12/21/13 at 11:10 pm to Dick Macho
quote:
This has to be the worst total in the BCS era.
By LSU or in general?
Posted on 12/21/13 at 11:38 pm to brewhan davey
Dude, nice work. You know I'm bout some stats as well 
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