Although we have top flight talent it's pretty incredible how dominant our defense has been so far this year. I haven't heard too much gushing over Coach Ward and our defensive staff so far this season, but after looking at these stats he may be one of the most underappreciated coordinators in the country this season.
Scoring Defense: 2nd in the SEC-9.8ppg; behind Bama
Overall Defense: 4th in the SEC-300.2 ypg; behind Bama, LSU, and Texas A & M
Rushing Defense: 3rd in the SEC-67 ypg; behind LSU and Bama
Other notable stats:
-Only 3 TD's given up total this season
-Only 1 TD given up in the red zone, I'm pretty sure that was the backups against Mizzou
-10 Sacks through 4 games
-Only allowed opponents to convert 24% of 3rd downs
-Only 61 first downs given up through 4 games
Just happened to look these up this morning and thought I would share because I thought it was pretty darn impressive the job Coach Ward and the staff have done so far. All the more impressive when you consider how much we have been able to rotate our guys in and out and still maintain high productivity. This is really going to pay off throughout the season with our guys being able to stay fresh and not wear themselves out game in and game out.
Scoring Defense: 2nd in the SEC-9.8ppg; behind Bama
Overall Defense: 4th in the SEC-300.2 ypg; behind Bama, LSU, and Texas A & M
Rushing Defense: 3rd in the SEC-67 ypg; behind LSU and Bama
Other notable stats:
-Only 3 TD's given up total this season
-Only 1 TD given up in the red zone, I'm pretty sure that was the backups against Mizzou
-10 Sacks through 4 games
-Only allowed opponents to convert 24% of 3rd downs
-Only 61 first downs given up through 4 games
Just happened to look these up this morning and thought I would share because I thought it was pretty darn impressive the job Coach Ward and the staff have done so far. All the more impressive when you consider how much we have been able to rotate our guys in and out and still maintain high productivity. This is really going to pay off throughout the season with our guys being able to stay fresh and not wear themselves out game in and game out.