What Tennessee is currently doing well
Ladies and Gents, please welcome to the Top 30 table Scoring Defense. Scoring Defense was hooked on meth and living in a dumpster in an especially grimy alley behind a questionable Chinese restaurant back in 2012, but has gradually gotten its stuff together and today stands before you a shining example of what you can accomplish when you finally and completely kick the Sunseri habit. Oh, look. It brought its sponsor, First Downs Defense.
Categories in which Tennessee is in the Top 30 | ||||||||||||||||
Category | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
2014 |
BG | OK | WC | FL | AR | GA | BYE | AL | KY | SC | NTX | MO |
Kickoff Returns | 41 | 80 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
4th Down Conversion Pct | 91 | 80 | 76 | 26 | 70 | 100 | 55 | 27 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Fewest Penalty Yards | 9 | 45 | 72 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | |||
Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game | 51 | 67 | 21 | 6 | 44 | 70 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
Punt Returns | 61 | 22 | 51 | 37 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense | 57 | 50 | 91 | 14 | 27 | 58 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Passes Had Intercepted | 63 | 83 | 107 | 84 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Fewest Penalties Per Game | 56 | 92 | 26 | 7 | 22 | 74 | 42 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 12 |
Kickoff Return Defense | 7 | 47 | 118 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 40 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 12 |
Fewest Penalties | 13 | 23 | 77 | 48 | 38 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 13 | |||
Turnovers Lost | 20 | 58 | 87 | 61 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 16 |
3rd Down Conversion Pct | 56 | 81 | 92 | 78 | 19 | 39 | 56 | 54 | 45 | 41 | 46 | 33 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 25 |
Red Zone Defense | 47 | 115 | 11 | 124 | 32 | 98 | 68 | 88 | 30 | 36 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 |
Scoring Defense | 36 | 104 | 78 | 35 | 82 | 93 | 64 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 61 | 53 | 50 | 58 | 32 | 25 |
Rushing Offense | 116 | 61 | 44 | 89 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 31 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
Net Punting | 104 | 52 | 28 | 36 | 57 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 27 |
First Downs Defense | 18 | 86 | 45 | 33 | 92 | 91 | 49 | 51 | 69 | 63 | 22 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 36 | 29 |
Back in this week: First Downs Defense.
Departing this week: Blocked Kicks Allowed, Blocked Punts Allowed, Blocked Kicks.
Where Tennessee needs major improvement
Ahem. Why pass when you can run where and when you want?
Categories in which Tennessee is 90th or below | ||||||||||||||||
Category | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | BG | OK | WC | FL | AR | GA | BYE | AL | KY | SC | NTX | MO |
Passing Offense | 50 | 15 | 109 | 70 | 76 | 105 | 97 | 102 | 95 | 81 | 80 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 81 | 92 |
Turnovers Gained | 91 | 95 | 35 | 34 | 60 | 55 | 31 | 41 | 65 | 68 | 92 | 91 | 82 | 88 | 97 | 95 |
Passes Intercepted | 86 | 56 | 40 | 15 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 61 | 76 | 92 | 86 | 80 | 93 | 100 | 97 | |
Punt Return Defense | 85 | 67 | 92 | 11 | 107 | 98 | 89 | 75 | 83 | 112 | 118 | 118 | 110 | 106 | 106 | 106 |
Tackles for Loss Allowed | 38 | 9 | 37 | 122 | 54 | 89 | 61 | 93 | 100 | 102 | 96 | 101 | 107 | 103 | 103 | 112 |
4th Down Conversion Pct Defense | 48 | 86 | 117 | 26 | 102 | 107 | 114 | 123 | 122 | 124 | 125 | 124 | 123 | 120 | 119 | 122 |
Back in this week: Passing Offense, Turnovers Gained.
Climbing out of the gutter this week: None.
THE BIG FAT MIDDLE
Categories in which Tennessee is in the Middle of the Rankings | ||||||||||||||||
Category | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | BG | OK | WC | FL | AR | GA | BYE | AL | KY | SC | NTX | MO |
Blocked Kicks Allowed |
1 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 31 | |||
Team Passing Efficiency Defense | 58 | 24 | 86 | 74 | 51 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 54 | 65 | 54 | 58 | 41 | 31 | ||
Blocked Kicks | 70 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 38 | |||
First Downs Offense | 98 | 20 | 101 | 54 | 14 | 40 | 27 | 34 | 37 | 20 | 53 | 51 | 44 | 53 | 40 | 42 |
Rushing Defense | 69 | 85 | 100 | 65 | 53 | 64 | 70 | 52 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 47 |
Total Defense | 28 | 107 | 83 | 36 | 114 | 104 | 78 | 76 | 93 | 91 | 87 | 80 | 70 | 70 | 54 | 47 |
Scoring Offense | 106 | 22 | 94 | 62 | 13 | 32 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 27 | 34 | 36 | 48 |
Fumbles Lost | 6 | 28 | 24 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 29 | 40 | 30 | 41 | 49 | 73 | 66 | 54 |
Sacks Allowed | 40 | 5 | 21 | 117 | 27 | 71 | 72 | 83 | 69 | 63 | 59 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 57 |
Total Offense | 104 | 18 | 102 | 90 | 14 | 61 | 54 | 56 | 53 | 44 | 43 | 56 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 57 |
Passing Yards Allowed | 12 | 111 | 27 | 22 | 120 | 108 | 81 | 87 | 88 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 80 | 81 | 69 | 58 |
Time of Possession | 37 | 116 | 91 | 51 | 27 | 61 | 51 | 44 | 63 | 57 | 52 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 59 |
Turnover Margin | 59 | 88 | 54 | 53 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 40 | 64 | 70 | 59 |
Completion Percentage | 32 | 49 | 109 | 75 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 60 | |||
Fumbles Recovered | 71 | 113 | 29 | 78 | 21 | 47 | 18 | 33 | 55 | 43 | 52 | 70 | 57 | 51 | 62 | 62 |
Blocked Punts Allowed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 66 | |||
Team Passing Efficiency | 69 | 31 | 111 | 70 | 34 | 95 | 61 | 57 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 49 | 50 | 55 | 68 |
Team Sacks | 100 | 98 | 99 | 29 | 29 | 37 | 74 | 51 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 65 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 69 |
Team Tackles for Loss | 67 | 48 | 90 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 41 | 46 | 84 | 101 | 107 | 84 | 81 | 68 | 71 | 73 |
Red Zone Offense | 58 | 29 | 100 | 5 | 61 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 49 | 84 | 74 | 88 | 85 |
Passing Yards per Completion | 115 | 116 | 40 | 68 | 77 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 71 | 86 |
Players in the Top 30
So Trevor Daniel has been in the Top 10 in the nation in punting since the second game of the season. Somebody needs to high five that guy, like seriously.
Player | Stat | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | BG | OK | WC | FL | AR | GA | BYE | AL | KY | SC | NTX | MO |
Evan Berry | Kickoff Return TDs | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Evan Berry | Kickoff Returns | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Cameron Sutton | Punt Returns | 4 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Trevor Daniel | Punting | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||
Alvin Kamara | Punt Return TDs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | ||||||
Cameron Sutton | Punt Return TDs | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||
Evan Berry | Combined Kick Returns | 29 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |||||
Jalen Reeves-Maybin | Fumbles Recovered | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 19 | ||||||||
Aaron Medley | Field Goals Per Game | 17 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 19 | ||||||||||
Derek Barnett | Sacks | 20 | 29 | ||||||||||||||
Jalen Reeves-Maybin | Solo Tackles | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 30 | ||||||
Joshua Dobbs | Points Responsible For | 18 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 27 | ||||||||||
Jalen Reeves-Maybin | Total Tackles | 2 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 29 | |||||||
Jalen Hurd | Rushing TDs | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
Joshua Dobbs | Points Responsible For Per Game | 19 | 28 | 29 | |||||||||||||
Jalen Reeves-Maybin | Tackles For Loss | 7 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 17 | |||||||||||
Cameron Sutton | Forced Fumbles | 24 | 29 | ||||||||||||||
Jalen Hurd | Scoring | 4 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 26 | |||||||||||
Derek Barnett | Fumbles Recovered | 10 | 16 | 27 | |||||||||||||
Shy Tuttle | Fumbles Recovered | 10 | 16 | 27 | |||||||||||||
Jalen Hurd | Rushing Yards | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | ||||||||||||
Todd Kelly, Jr. | Interceptions | 6 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
Aaron Medley | Scoring | 24 | |||||||||||||||
Ethan Wolf | Receiving TDs | 4 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
Jalen Reeves-Maybin | Forced Fumbles | 19 | |||||||||||||||
Jalen Reeves-Maybin | Sacks | 25 | |||||||||||||||
Jalen Hurd | Rushing Yards Per Game | 29 | 28 | ||||||||||||||
Alvin Kamara | Rush Yards Per Carry | 9 | |||||||||||||||
Alvin Kamara | Rushing Yards | 14 | |||||||||||||||
Alvin Kamara | Rushing Yards Per Game | 14 | |||||||||||||||
Cameron Sutton | Combined Kick Returns | 17 | |||||||||||||||
Jalen Hurd | Points Responsible For | 18 | |||||||||||||||
Jalen Hurd | Points Responsible For Per Game | 19 | |||||||||||||||
Alvin Kamara | Scoring | 26 | |||||||||||||||
Ethan Wolf | Scoring | 26 |