S&P, FEI rankings and TO’s forced in league games:
2015- S&P 27, FEI 5, TOF 16
2016- S&P 4, FEI 6, TOF 23
2017- S&P 13, FEI 14, TOF 14
2018- S&P 4, FEI 8, TOF 18
2019- S&P 22*,FEI 16, TOF 13
The 2019 S&P isn’t updated yet. It was 27 before the bowl game so I’m guessing its lower now.
Another interesting stat is % of drives with a 1st down or TD. We were #18 in that in 2016 but #49 in 2018 and #46 this past year. Also, we were #62 in 2018 in percentage of drives that forced a TO.
The 2018 D forced 18 TO in league games but recall that there were 11+ over the past 4 games. Until then it was looking more like the 2017 D.
Forcing TO’s is critical.
I think we’ll be good at forcing TO’s due to the outlook on the DL & at OLB. Plus, we return players who have a good nose for the bowl. Molden had 4 picks & forced 3 fumbles. Cam Williams had 3. Mcduffie had 1 pick but forced 2 fumbles and recovered 3.