Notre Dame fans will be sick to their stomach after reviewing the defensive rankings of our Fighting Irish and realizing we're 0 - 1 on the season. Those turnovers were devastating!
Here's a look at where Notre Dame's "D BOYS" are ranked among their peers in college football after Week 1 of the 2011 season. You'll also see how we fared in 2010 and 2009.
NOTRE DAME DEFENSE -- 2011 TEAM STATISTICS
Quarterback Sacks: 2011 after game #1: 2 sacks, ranked #37 in the country. 2010 Rank #45 with 26 QB sacks -- in 2009 we had 19 QB sacks for the season, ranking us #92.
Tackles for Loss: 2011 after game #1: 6 tackles for loss, ranked #55 in the country. 2010 Rank #65 with an average of 5.63 tackles for loss per game -- in 2009 we averaged 6.0 tackles for loss per game, ranking us #48 in the country.
Interceptions: 2011 after game #1: 0 interceptions, ranked #74 in the country. 2010 Rank #32 with 14 interceptions -- in 2009 we had 12 interceptions for the season, ranking us #50.
First Downs: 2011 after game #1: 20 first downs allowed, ranked #62 in the country. 2010 Rank - #30 allowing an average of 17.92 first downs per game -- in 2009 we gave up an average of 19.67 first downs per game, ranking us #72.
Third Down Conversion Rate: 2011 after game #1: allowed a 14.29% conversion rate on third down, ranked #2 in the country. 2010 Rank #22 allowing only 35.08% conversion rate on third down -- in 2009 we allowed a 39.5% conversion rate, ranking us #67.
Red Zone Efficiency: 2011 after game #1: allowed opponents to score 100% of the time, ranked #60 in the country. 2010 Rank #53 allowing the team to score 81% of the time -- in 2009 we allowed teams to score 75% of the time, ranking us #15.
Turnovers Gained: 2011 after game #1: 0 turnovers gained, ranked #98 in the country. 2010 Rank - #54 with 21 turnovers gained -- in 2009 we gained 19 turnovers for the season, ranking us #80.
Rushing Yards: 2011 after game #1: 126 rushing yards given up, ranked #56 in the country. 2010 Rank #57 giving up an average of 147 yards rushing per game -- in 2009 we gave up an average of 170 yards rushing per game, ranking us #89.
Passing Yards: 2011 after game #1: 128 passing yards given up, ranked #20 in the country. 2010 Rank #44 giving up an average of 206 yards passing per game -- in 2009 we gave up an average of 227 yards passing per game, ranking us #76 in the country.
Total Yards: 2011 after game #1: 254 yards of total offense given up, ranked #24 in the country. 2010 Rank #49 giving up 353 yards per game -- in 2009 we gave up an average of 397 yards per game, ranking us #86.
Points Allowed Per Game: 2011 after game #1: 23 points allowed, ranked #64 in the country. 2010 Rank - #29 giving up 20.5 points per game -- in 2009 we gave up 25.3 points per game, ranking us #63.
