2013 vs 2014

[thebootfitter]

And I think it's safe to say that he was no slouch at either.

Why the purple? I'm confused.

[thebootfitter]

2013 vs 2014 stats (through 5 games):

Thanks for pulling this together! Great perspective!

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[Bison Loaf]

Why the purple? I'm confused.

My bad. Fixed it. Had another thought in there originally.

[MNLonghorn10]

Did you really have that feeling through the first 5 games last year? In the first 5 games of 2013, NDSU was down 14 to KSU in the 3rd quarter, only had a 7 point lead against SDSU at the beginning of the 4th quarter, and was down 13 to UNI to start the 4th quarter. The other two games were Ferris State and Delaware State.

I said outside of a few games which I referring to sdsu and uni.

If you think the two teams are close to comparison...you're high. This year's team wouldn't beat kstate..and last year's team would've beat Montana by more than 12

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[IBleedYellow]

Well shit...


I can't really complain anymore other than those damn Red Zone TD's.

[CAS4127]

bb11: Where did you get the stats from last year. Did you have to put them together, or did you find them somewhere.

Another thing to keep in mind is that we played KSU, UNI and SDSU in those 5 games last year. Much tougher schedule than this year IMO.

[steelbison]

I really think this is the case. We are not fully stretching the field vertically or horizontally YET. To me that's the most glaring aspect lacking in this 2014 team so far. We have simply been unable to adequately replace Ryan Smith's speed in this regard (stretching the field in both directions).

Having said that, I think we get there. It just might take a little bit more time to develop - even if by committee. (and I'm not talking about one whole season here, either!) Stretching horizontally requires the abilities of a running back. Stretching vertically requires the abilities of a sprinter. Smith provided both. And I think it's safe to say that he was no slouch at either.

Could not agree more!! I agree Smith provided a lot. But for some reason we haven't taken the shots down field this year. I know coach K says he wants to take more shots down field as well. Hopefully we will see a few this Saturday!!

[NDSUstudent]

Would like to see 2012 vs 2014.

[bisonboone11]

I said outside of a few games which I referring to sdsu and uni.

If you think the two teams are close to comparison...you're high. This year's team wouldn't beat kstate..and last year's team would've beat Montana by more than 12

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Oh, I do think last year's team was a lot better, but that's comparing to one of the best teams in the history of the FCS. I'm just saying that even when comparing with the possibly the greatest team the FCS has ever seen, this team isn't really that far off through the first 5 games. If they can find a way to start scoring TDs in the red zone instead of settling for field goals, they can be extremely good.

[ndsubison1]

2013 vs 2014 stats (through 5 games):

2013 Rushing - 232 attempts for 1204 yards (5.19 yds/rush); 12 TDs; 5 fumbles - 2 lost
2014 Rushing - 227 attempts for 1156 yards (5.09 yds/rush); 11 TDs; 4 fumbles - 2 lost

2013 Passing - 87 of 133 for 880 yards (Completion percentage - 65.41%); 10 TDs, 3 INTs
2014 Passing - 83 of 124 for 1081 yards (Completion percentage - 66.94%); 5 TDs, 3 INTs

2013 Scoring Offense - 35.0 ppg
2014 Scoring Offense - 31.0 ppg

2013 Scoring Defense - 10.8 ppg
2014 Scoring Defense - 8.2 ppg

2013 3rd Down Offense - 44 of 78 (56.4%)
2014 3rd Down Offense - 37 of 69 (53.6%)

2013 3rd Down Defense - 17 of 69 (24.6%)
2014 3rd Down Defense - 22 of 73 (30.1%)

2013 Sacks Allowed - 9 for 38 yards
2014 Sacks Allowed - 3 for 22 yards

2013 Red Zone Offense (TDs) - 18 on 24 Attempts (75.0%)
2014 Red Zone Offense (TDs) - 11 on 20 Attempts (55.0%)

Considering last year's team was one of the best teams in the history of the FCS, the stats are actually pretty comparable. The one that jumps out, and I'm sure no one will be surprised by this, is the Red Zone TDs.

Keep in mind 3of our first 5 games last year KSU, SDSU, UNI