From: quay@engin.umich.edu (bryan scott luedy)
Subject: Re: What makes a team #1?
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 13:51:49 EST
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor
Keywords: n

In article <1992Nov10.200218.2779@hou.amoco.com> zcjm0f@wwnv45.uucp (CJohn Mace) writes:
>
>>Don't worry about who's national champion, because it really
>>doesn't matter at all.  Let's say you're on Texas A&M and you
>>gon undefeated, but are rated 2nd behind Alabama.  Are you 
>>going to feel any less just because 60 people think they
>>are better than you?! Of course not (I would hope), you're 
>>going to feel good about your season and then get back to
>>work and start preparing for next year (heh).  That's what a 
>>fan should be able to do as well.
>
>My vote for us to just declare themselves co-champions, it doesn't
>matter what everyone else thinks..  Until there is a playoff system
>of some sort, then every untied, unbeaten team has a claim.
>
>The poll voting thing is already taking its toll.  After a late
>Louisville score, A&M went ahead and scored another td with about
>a minute left.  Normally, we would have probably just downed the 
>ball and run the clock out at that point, but FSU won 69-21 and 
>are close to passing us in the polls...  That stuff really bothers
>me, because Louisville came and played hard.  They didn't deserve
>to have that last td scored on them.  Football is just a game, and
>I think we need a true champion of some sort, but at this expense, 
>it may really not be worth it.  Coach Schellenberger (sp?) showed 
>some real class in the post game interviews, when the press ribbed 
>him about the last touchdown.  He just said that he understood why
>it was done, and it wasn't aimed at Louisville.
>
>cmuck
>
>


Here are some of the numbers to date:
Hope it helps answer the question.
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Rushing           Att   Yds  Avg   P/G
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Faulk, S.D.St.    220  1309  5.9  163.6
Hearst, Ga.       166  1273  7.7  141.4
Johnson, N.Ill.   220  1194  5.4  132.6
Sims, Hawaii      158  1060  6.7  132.5
Cobb, Rice        199  1037  5.2  129.6
Dukes, Bos.Col.   189  1098  5.8  122.0
White, Cal.       172   959  5.6  119.8
W. Oliver, N.Mex  242  1059  4.4  117.6
Murrell, W.Va.    190  1056  5.6  117.3
Wheatley, Mich.   137   936  6.8  117.0
Brooks, ND        125  1038  8.3  115.3


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Passing           Att  Com   Yds  Rate
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Graves, Syr.      199  120  2013  156.8
Grbac, Mich.      138   90  1168  156.7
Youngblood, C.MI  248  150  2074  145.8
Joe, Baylor       155   73  1544  142.1
Mirer, ND         197  103  1637  141.5
Vanpelt, Pitt.    313  190  2533  140.6
Gundy, Okla.      179  105  1580  138.9
Zeier, Ga.        211  120  1850  138.2
Goodman, Va.      222  124  1632  137.4
Foley, BC         195  106  1645  137.3


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Total Offense    Plays  Yds   P/G
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Notre Dame        672   4425  491.6
Michigan          671   4326  480.6
Houston           597   3790  473.7
Fresno St.        741   4734  473.4
Nebraska          617   3757  469.6
Pittsburgh        683   4210  467.7
Georgia           591   4206  467.3
BYU               736   4672  467.2
Florida St.       695   4121  457.8
Syracuse          664   4106  456.2


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Total Defense    Plays  Yds   P/G
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Alabama           524   1573  174.8
Louisiana Tech    552   1990  221.1
Memphis St.       607   2169  241.0
Auburn            570   2249  249.9
Arizona           620   2301  255.7
Arizona St.       587   2380  264.4
Colorado          610   2464  273.8
Stanford          689   2751  275.1
Mississippi       636   2486  276.2
Miami (Fla.)      564   2257  282.1


Detroit Free Press  11/11/92


Thoughts?
More numbers?
I don't know about you, but I'm curious to see where the good
offensive teams rank defensively and visca-versa.

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