| NCAA Stat | BSU | EMU |
| Scoring Offense | 106th (19.9) | 119th (13.5) |
| Rushing Offense | 92nd (121.57) | 87th (125.33) |
| Passing Offense | 100th (174.9) | 113th (144.8) |
| Total Offense | 109th (296.4) | 118th (270.2) |
| Scoring Defense | 101st (30.4) | 107th (34.5) |
| Rushing Defense | 84th (158.43) | 118th (243.67) |
| Passing Defense | 101st (253.7) | 6th (145.0) |
| Total Defense | 102nd (412.1) | 90th (388.7) |
| Sacks | 95th (8.00) | 104th (7.00) |
| Sacks Allowed | 112th (21) | 68th (13) |
| Turnover Margin | 114th (-9) | 75th (-2) |
| 3rd Down Conv. % | 93rd (34.95%) | 63rd (39.13%) |
| Opp. 3rd Down Conv. % | 74th (39.18%) | 99th (44.29%) |
| Red Zone Conv. % | 49th (85%) | 117th (62.5%) |
| Opp. Red Zone Conv. % | 41st (77.27%) | 82nd (85.19%) |
| Punting | 80th (39.42) | 41st (41.85) |
| Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game | 20th (44.4) | 66th (57.3) |
10-7 advantage for BSU. The only stats of noticeable difference that concern me are the sacks allowed and turnover margin, as both those things can sort of bite you in the ass while trying to win a game. The greatest discrepancy comes courtesy of the passing defense numbers, but EMU’s stellar numbers has less to do with their actual quality passing defense and more to do with their abysmal run defense. Teams don’t need to throw the ball to beat EMU, as they defend on average 18.5 attempts per game. That’s the lowest attempts per game in the entire country.
Filed under: Ball State, ByTheNumbers, MAC
Que: MY Quale!!!!
Ohh and hopefully that Turnover Margin doesn’t bite us in the ass…