Big Ten Yards Per Play differential ranking

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BeerFueledFF said:
You would usually prefer more plays with a lower YPP, since higher YPP indicates more explosive plays and possibly long touchdowns. I'd rather make the team earn their scores by grinding out long drives which leads to more potential mistakes for their offense.
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??????????????? Are you talking about when your team is playing defense? My question was regarding our offense.
 

PitinoFan said:
For perspective,

Minnesota: 6.55 yards per play
Maryland: 4.56 yards per play

A two yard per play advantage is dominant.


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Yeah, I get that. But I found it interesting that we could totally dominate and still have our YPP Differential go down from where it previously was.

This makes me wonder if YPP Differential is as valuable a stat as simple Time of Possession Differential.

In other words, I was attempting to compare YPP Differential with TOP Differential as tools for measuring performance.
 

RememberMurray said:
Yeah, I get that. But I found it interesting that we could totally dominate and still have our YPP Differential go down from where it previously was.

This makes me wonder if YPP Differential is as valuable a stat as simple Time of Possession Differential.

In other words, I was attempting to compare YPP Differential with TOP Differential as tools for measuring performance.
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Small sample sizes can cause it to skew in an individual game, due to one or two big plays, but over the course of the season, it should somewhat accurately reflect relative offensive and defensive efficiency. That aren’t many surprises with the Big Ten ranking of YPP differential. Still, 2 YPP differential in any game is nothing to sneeze at.


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Someone needs to explain how both Minnesota and Maryland saw their YPP differential decrease after playing each other.
 

Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0 said:
Someone needs to explain how both Minnesota and Maryland saw their YPP differential decrease after playing each other.
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Made up numbers - say MD started the day at 0 (even) ypp, and MN at +3ypp. If MN outgained MD by 2 ypp, both would have their average go down. :)
 


I've also been tracking YPP differential over the years, as I think its a great indicator on good or bad a team is over the season.

My numbers include FCS games.

Since 1997 (Mason's first year), the Gophers have had just 2 seasons where the YPP was +1.0 or more.

2003: +1.8
1999: +1.6

Gophers are currently at +1.6 for 2019 season.

1997: -0.8 (Mason)
1998: -0.3 (Mason)
1999: 1.6 (Mason)
2000: 0.8 (Mason)
2001: 0.3 (Mason)
2002: 0.4 (Mason)
2003: 1.8 (Mason)
2004: 0.8 (Mason)
2005: 0.5 (Mason)
2006: -0.2 (Mason)
2007: -1.3 (Brewster)
2008: -0.8 (Brewster)
2009: -0.4 (Brewster)
2010: -1.3 (Brewster)
2011: -1.0 (Kill)
2012: -0.4 (Kill)
2013: -0.4 (Kill)
2014: 0.0 (Kill)
2015: 0.4 (Kill)
2016: 0.7 (Claeys)
2017: -0.6 (Fleck)
2018: -0.3 (Fleck)
2019: 1.6 (Fleck)
 



Haven’t updated this for a couple weeks.

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Updated Big Ten YPP differential/game stats (FCS foes not included):

Ohio St +3.61
Minnesota +1.91
Wisconsin +1.85
Michigan +1.79
Penn St +0.95
Indiana +0.77
Iowa +0.69
Nebraska +0.28
Michigan St +0.17
Illinois -0.42
Purdue -0.79
Northwestern -1.09
Maryland -1.32
Rutgers -2.28

 



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