(Please note: though this is posted under my name, all words and data after these parentheses were entirely written and researched by Fox71. He was having some formatting issues on his computer, so we're hoping that the table you'll find after the jump is reasonably readable. -KSBruin)
Here’s how we rank in national statistics after the Cal game. There are some improvements, as you might expect after a nice win. Again, no cherry-picking - these are all the stats listed in the website I checked, http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs. I leave you to draw your own conclusions.
| Week 8 | Week 9 | |
| 3rd down conversion % | 83 | 82 |
| Opp 3rd down conversion % | 118 | 117 |
| 4th down percentage | 56 | 51 |
| Opp 4th down & | 92 | 91 |
| Penalties per game | 76 | 69 |
| Fewest yards penalized per game | 86 | 79 |
| First downs defense | 116 | 110 |
| First downs offense | 93 | 87 |
| Fumbles lost | 95 | 102 |
| Fumbles recovered | 79 | 77 |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | 7 |
| Kickoff return yardage defense | 102 | 102 |
| Kickoff returns | 87 | 90 |
| Net punting | 35 | 26 |
| Passes intercepted | 79 | 37 |
| Passing defense | 88 | 81 |
| Passing efficiency | 57 | 63 |
| Passing efficiency defense | 96 | 77 |
| Passing offense | 82 | 87 |
| Punt return yardage defense | 101 | 92 |
| Punt returns | 111 | 114 |
| Red Zone Defense | 118 | 112 |
| Red Zone Offense | 96 | 93 |
| Rushing defense | 95 | 83 |
| Rushing offense | 47 | 34 |
| Sacks | 113 | 109 |
| Sacks allowe | 11 | 14 |
| Scoring defense | 108 | 92 |
| Scoring offense | 86 | 82 |
| Tackles for loss | 107 | 102 |
| Tackles for loss allowed | 16 | 29 |
| Time of possession | 98 | 88 |
| Total defense | 106 | 89 |
| Total offense | 74 | 68 |
| Turnover margin | 88 | 57 |
| Turnovers gained | 92 | 58 |
| Turnovers | 57 | 57 |
I think fewest turnovers is an interesting top ten:
LSU
Wisconsin
Stanford
Toledo
Alabama
Boise State
Kansas State
Northwestern
Ohio State
Wyoming
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