Those of you that remember, or still see Stat Tiger's in-depth breakdown of statistical data, know that without a doubt, I'm not him. MLB has gone over the top with WHIP and SCHLIP and RISP and Exit Velocities etc. Give me Wins/Losses and
and ERA. Show me Batting Average, Home Runs and RBI's. But I love looking at basic numbers to see where teams and players are. Right at the half way point in the season, assuming a bowl at minimum, some Auburn numbers are:
Record: 5-2 (2-1 SEC)
Pts Per Game: 35.4 Opponents: 19.7 (Somewhat skewed by the two early season cupcake blowouts)
Rushing Yards Per Game: 196 Opponents: 122
Passing Yards Per Game: 252 Opponents: 218
Total Yards Per Game: 448 Opponents: 340
Individual Rushing:
Tank Bigsby: 102 for 547 5.2 ypc 6 TD
Jarquez Hunter: 57 for 494 8.6 ypc 3 TD
Bo Nix: 40 for 213 4.0 ypc 2 TD
Passing:
Bo Nix: 128/211 61% 8 TD 2 INT
TJ Finley: 17/32 53% 2 TD 0 INT
Defense Clap Clap:
Zacoby McClain: 53 Total Tackles 28 Solo
Chandler Wooten: 52 Total Tackles 29 Solo
Colby Wooden: 32 Total Tackles 16 Solo (4 Sacks)
As a team, we have 19 total sacks and 4 interceptions
Missing from those stats is Owen Pappoe, who hasn't played since getting injured at Pedo Valley. Also, TD Moultry has 3 of those sacks and has been gone, I believe since Penn State as well. However, Eku Leota-hatani-miki-liki-hi has played very well in his absence. With Matt Corral & Co. coming in this weekend, I'm hoping both will be suited up again.
One other thing of note. My keen, totally untrained eye, said numerous times in the first half of the Arkansas game, that Nix could have pulled the ball on the hand off and run for 15 yards. They did use him several times in the second half and it made a difference. I think that needs to be more a part of the offense as they haven't exactly been blowing opponents off the ball for Tank and Quez.