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Vols statistical rankings after Missouri

A weekly look at how the Vols are trending in all of the NCAA’s official stat categories.

By Joel Hollingsworth
NCAA Football: Missouri at Tennessee Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports

Here's this week's update showing how the Tennessee Volunteers are trending in all of the NCAA's official stat categories.

What Tennessee is currently doing well

Stat 2015 App St. VT Ohio FL GA TAM AL SC TT KY MO
Red Zone Offense 82 1 1 1 68 62 47 36 29 17 15 10
Scoring Offense 36 88 61 69 56 56 48 58 68 48 42 25
Team Passing Efficiency 57 86 85 72 51 44 46 58 69 49 40 30

Where Tennessee needs major improvement

Stat 2015 App St. VT Ohio FL GA TAM AL SC TT KY MO
Passes Had Intercepted 7 65 70 72 104 99 114 106 115 104 104 96
4th Down Conversion Pct 6 73 101 113 106 110 102 109 121 120 122 123

The big, fat middle

Stat 2015 App St. VT Ohio FL GA TAM AL SC TT KY MO
Passing Yards per Completion 87 64 96 103 44 39 36 59 59 51 39 34
Rushing Offense 21 84 63 56 54 63 50 69 75 75 50 40
Completion Percentage 58 92 98 64 90 86 71 70 87 53 56 51
Tackles for Loss Allowed 107 46 71 82 49 49 62 89 77 49 47 52
Total Offense 50 92 111 101 85 88 51 80 92 78 62 52
Sacks Allowed 51 58 66 84 57 57 78 83 83 70 65 60
3rd Down Conversion Pct 20 59 99 71 65 46 51 74 78 71 79 65
First Downs Offense 37 75 97 76 71 78 46 98 101 95 80 71
Passing Offense 93 82 118 109 97 87 62 77 81 73 74 74

Defense

What Tennessee is currently doing well

Stat 2015 App St. VT Ohio FL GA TAM AL SC TT KY MO
4th Down Conversion Pct Defense 123 70 58 51 39 47 46 39 48 18 12 3
Team Tackles for Loss 80 55 42 63 57 45 57 36 26 15 12 16

Where Tennessee needs major improvement

Stat 2015 App St. VT Ohio FL GA TAM AL SC TT KY MO
First Downs Defense 30 50 61 57 53 57 70 54 55 42 63 96
Total Defense 46 48 60 39 39 43 66 82 69 55 76 98
Rushing Defense 49 94 97 71 52 57 86 108 99 83 102 116

The big, fat middle

Stat 2015 App St. VT Ohio FL GA TAM AL SC TT KY MO
Defensive TDs 31
Team Passing Efficiency Defense 35 61 78 44 59 61 58 46 59 42 32 32
3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense 4 24 58 47 42 42 34 43 36 27 27 38
Passing Yards Allowed 57 17 29 35 54 48 49 39 37 29 31 46
Passes Intercepted 93 30 66 93 86 79 51 60 73 66 67 47
Team Sacks 56 79 105 102 97 106 105 76 60 42 50
Red Zone Defense 24 19 43 78 98 111 101 55 60 64 62 59
Scoring Defense 26 30 42 35 37 45 64 82 76 53 57 64

Special Teams

What Tennessee is currently doing well

Stat 2015 App St. VT Ohio FL GA TAM AL SC TT KY MO
Blocked Kicks Allowed 28 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Blocked Punts Allowed 64 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Kickoff Returns 1 4 3 41 22 22 28 21 3 3 12 10
Net Punting 30 60 51 41 33 39 35 44 33 37 28 23
Punt Returns 2 86 99 106 88 74 74 47 54 23 25 23

Where Tennessee needs major improvement

Stat 2015 App St. VT Ohio FL GA TAM AL SC TT KY MO
Punt Return Defense 102 124 120 81 64 65 69 121 122 122 114 118

The big, fat middle

Stat 2015 App St. VT Ohio FL GA TAM AL SC TT KY MO
Kickoff Return Defense 15 30 55 42 33 34 32 41 49 66 59 66

Penalties and Turnovers

What Tennessee is currently doing well

Stat 2015 App St. VT Ohio FL GA TAM AL SC TT KY MO
Fumbles Recovered 81 1 3 4 2 3 4 7 13 12 6
Turnovers Gained 99 57 6 26 24 19 13 16 38 37 34 15

Where Tennessee needs major improvement

Stat 2015 App St. VT Ohio FL GA TAM AL SC TT KY MO
Turnovers Lost 13 66 53 48 58 95 124 121 123 117 120 114
Fumbles Lost 46 58 35 21 10 53 121 110 117 111 119 115

The big, fat middle

Stat 2015 App St. VT Ohio FL GA TAM AL SC TT KY MO
Fewest Penalties Per Game 16 52 58 76 74 42 80 51 60 63 69 72
Fewest Penalties 17 53 63 79 79 53 94 43 56 61 71 76
Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 6 62 71 95 85 65 81 54 71 84 85 79
Fewest Penalty Yards 6 63 72 99 95 78 99 47 71 85 86 82
Turnover Margin 50 74 14 36 35 47 97 86 108 99 102 75

Players in the Top 30

Player Stat 2015 App St. VT Ohio FL GA TAM AL SC TT KY MO
Micah Abernathy Fumbles Recovered 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Evan Berry Kickoff Returns 1 17 24 14 2 2 4 4
Derek Barnett Sacks 30 19 2 3 7 5
Marquez Callaway Punt Return TDs 6 6 6
Evan Berry Kickoff Return TDs 1 3 3 5 7
Derek Barnett Tackles For Loss 25 14 16 7 4 4 7 8
Trevor Daniel Punting 6 3 13 28 25 18 19 14 9
Joshua Dobbs Points Responsible For 27 22 7 5 6 19 23 19 13 10
Joshua Dobbs Points Responsible For Per Game 30 24 11 8 12 18 24 22 15 11
Joshua Dobbs Passing TDs 16 13 15 30 24 16
Josh Malone Yards per Reception 2 6 22 20 19 23 26 17
Corey Vereen Fumbles Recovered 11 16 22 5 5 9 9 11 15 19
Dillon Bates Fumbles Recovered 22 19
Alvin Kamara Punt Returns 23 26 24 23 22
Josh Malone Receiving TDs 24 6 5 12 22 30 27 22
Joshua Dobbs Passing Yards per Completion 30 25
Joshua Dobbs Passing Efficiency 27
Joshua Dobbs Yards per Pass Attempt 30

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