Defensive stop rate: Hogs #49

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#1

Stop rate is the efficiency of a defense getting off the field through punt, turnover or fourth-down stop. It can be a better measure of your D than yards or points per game, given the up-tempo nature of modern football.

Georgia, to no one’s surprise, led the nation in stop rate at 83%, according to The Athletic. Clemson was second at 80%, which has been consistent for them under Brent Venables the last few years. We beat two of the top 10 stop rates: A&M (6th) and Penn State (7th).

Playoff teams: Georgia 1st, Michigan 8th, Cincy 9th, Bama 19th.

Our stop rate was 66.7%, which was 49th in the country and sixth in the SEC. Bama’s stop rate in 19th was 71.7%, not that much better than ours (we’re much closer to them than they are to Georgia).

Other teams that beat us: Auburn was 52nd at 66%, the Flopnecks were 55th at 65.7%.

Worst stop rate in FBS? Kansas at 40%. And they still beat Texass :rofl: TCU was 127th which may explain why Gary Patterson is unemployed.

#2

Seemed like Alabama improved as the season progressed. I have nothing to point to except their last four games (after Arkansas).

#3

They gave up 29 to offensively challenged Florida, 21 to OM and 24 to Tennessee before us. But our 35 was the most they allowed.

#4

We were a totally different defense once we became more aggressive in my opinion… hopefully we will mix it up like that a lot more next yr. I don’t think any quarterback likes to see people in his face most of the game

#5

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