Stop Rate standings: Iowa’s defense takes own crown

[iowaathletes]

Final FBS Stop Rate standings: Georgia wins a title, but Iowa’s defense takes own crown​

Source - Athletic

---Georgia won back-to-back national titles thanks to an excellent defense loaded with NFL talent that once again played its best on the biggest stage. This year, though, the champs did not finish No. 1 in stop rate.

What is stop rate? It’s a basic measurement of success: the percentage of a defense’s drives that end in punts, turnovers or a turnover on downs. This simple metric can offer a more accurate reflection of a defense’s effectiveness in today’s faster-tempo game than yards per game or points per game. We’ve been tracking this for each of the past five seasons (here are the final standings for 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017) along with every defense’s points per drive average.

And for the second time in three years, Iowa finished with the No. 1 defense in stop rate. The Hawkeyes got stops on nearly 79 percent of their drives against FBS offenses.

Iowa had the best defense in the country in yards per play (3.99), the best in passing yards per attempt (5.3) and the second-best in yards per rush (2.8). In the last decade, only two other defenses have held their opponents to less than four yards per play: 2016 Alabama and 2017 Alabama...

 

[4ohs]

Historically bad offense. Historically great defense.

Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

 

[KuwaitHawk]

If the damn offense was worth a salt, oh never mind, the horse carcass has been removed.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

If the damn offense was worth a salt, oh never mind, the horse carcass has been removed.

Bring in another horse and call it Brian...........

 

[notlongago]

Literally a playoff level D and ST....how is anyone on the offensive side of the ball still employed.

 

[mro1978]

Literally a playoff level D and ST....how is anyone on the offensive side of the ball still employed.

cue the "but we won 8 games this year!!!!!" crowd

 

[cidhawkeye]

cue the "but we won 8 games this year!!!!!" crowd

Followed up with either ‘the defense and special teams won 8 games’ or ‘in spite of the 130th ranked offense’ or ‘I could do a better job on offense’ crowd… almost equally annoying

 

[mvhomerl]

cue the "but we won 8 games this year!!!!!" crowd

Also 10 the year before!

 

[kmurp]

Excellent defense this year but we would have a tougher time in the SEC.

 

[pistachio1999]

Literally a playoff level D and ST....how is anyone on the offensive side of the ball still employed.

Because the offense style is Kirk's baby. You get that right? Also Kirk signs off on every schollie offer. These recent QBs were KOK's picks.

One thing people aren't saying is how much did Polasek diminish our OL recruiting? His style wasn't for everyone from what I have heard.

 

[Franisdaman]

Final FBS Stop Rate standings: Georgia wins a title, but Iowa’s defense takes own crown​

Source - Athletic

---Georgia won back-to-back national titles thanks to an excellent defense loaded with NFL talent that once again played its best on the biggest stage. This year, though, the champs did not finish No. 1 in stop rate.

What is stop rate? It’s a basic measurement of success: the percentage of a defense’s drives that end in punts, turnovers or a turnover on downs. This simple metric can offer a more accurate reflection of a defense’s effectiveness in today’s faster-tempo game than yards per game or points per game. We’ve been tracking this for each of the past five seasons (here are the final standings for 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017) along with every defense’s points per drive average.

And for the second time in three years, Iowa finished with the No. 1 defense in stop rate. The Hawkeyes got stops on nearly 79 percent of their drives against FBS offenses.

Iowa had the best defense in the country in yards per play (3.99), the best in passing yards per attempt (5.3) and the second-best in yards per rush (2.8). In the last decade, only two other defenses have held their opponents to less than four yards per play: 2016 Alabama and 2017 Alabama...

So far this year:

 

[BHCrusader2010]

Historically bad offense. Historically great defense.

Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

historically get run over by decent teams