So is the Defense really that good? Or is it the competition?
Apparently, over the last four games, the defense "is just three yards per game off the pace set by the best defense in the history of the school: Steve Dunlap's 1996 unit that led the country giving up just 223.4 yards per game."
So I thought I had better take a closer look at the numbers:
The defense is giving up 261.5 yards per game of total offense so far this season, but how does that break down opponent by opponent?
| Opp | Yds. v. WVU | Avg yds./game | delta |
| WMU | 301 | 400.5 | -99.5 |
| Marshall | 387 | 385.0 | +2.0 |
| UMD | 265 | 347.2 | -82.2 |
| ECU | 178 | 315.0 | -137.0 |
| USF | 270 | 363.6 | -93.6 |
| 'Cuse | 202 | 260.8 | -58.8 |
So the defense, on average, is holding opponents to 78.2 yards per game less than their season average. Contrast to Louisville mentioned in an earlier post today.
I'm impressed.
