I went back and looked at a old post that I posted back in 2014. It was the week of playing the Huskies and the Tacoma news tribune posted a preview article about the game and they posted some stats about Eastern. VA at QB and all the yards the offense put up in 2013 and the upset of Oregon state. Then I was shocked to see Easterns defense was ranked 104th in the FCS giving up 457 yds. a game. I never realized Easterns defense consistently gave up that many yards. I even asked on this forum "Is Easterns defense really this bad?"
Through most of the Balwdwin era the defense was way behind the offence. Remember the last minute of the Towsen and Youngstown state games?
I thought the 2018 defense was decent but it was mostly because that team was so oveloaded with seniors (27).
I looked up eack year since 2013 for total defense national ranking and yards per game to see how this years defense stacks up.
Rank YPG
2013 #104 457
2014 95 441
2015 117 476
2016 88 416
2017 115 464
2018 68 392
2019 104 445
2020* 65 382 *spring season
2021 47 351
As you can see through 7 games this is statistically the best season (so far) in recent years.
I always feel everything begins at the line of scrimmage. Seems the last few years the d line has been undedsize and we are now starting to some decent size again with some of these younger players.
Just wondering if they can hold up against the ground and pound running style that the Bison like to play (rember last springs playoff game in Fargo?).
So how about it, is this defense the best in recent years? Is this defense good enough to go all the way?
Through most of the Balwdwin era the defense was way behind the offence. Remember the last minute of the Towsen and Youngstown state games?
I thought the 2018 defense was decent but it was mostly because that team was so oveloaded with seniors (27).
I looked up eack year since 2013 for total defense national ranking and yards per game to see how this years defense stacks up.
Rank YPG
2013 #104 457
2014 95 441
2015 117 476
2016 88 416
2017 115 464
2018 68 392
2019 104 445
2020* 65 382 *spring season
2021 47 351
As you can see through 7 games this is statistically the best season (so far) in recent years.
I always feel everything begins at the line of scrimmage. Seems the last few years the d line has been undedsize and we are now starting to some decent size again with some of these younger players.
Just wondering if they can hold up against the ground and pound running style that the Bison like to play (rember last springs playoff game in Fargo?).
So how about it, is this defense the best in recent years? Is this defense good enough to go all the way?