It's time for our weekly look at where Notre Dame Football ranks in certain statistical categories amongst the 120 teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision -- AFTER NINE GAMES OF THE 2010 SEASON. In today's analysis you'll see how Notre Dame's defense currently stands on a national basis -- as compared to their final ranking for 2009 and against the top team in the country -- in each category this season.
DEFENSE -- TEAM STATISTICS
Quarterback Sacks: 2010 Rank - #5 with 24 QB sacks -- in 2009 we had 19 QB sacks for the season, ranking us #92 -- Florida State leads the country with 33 QB sacks.
Tackles for Loss: 2010 Rank - #47 with an average of 6.22 tackles for loss per game -- in 2009 we averaged 6.0 tackles for loss per game, ranking us #48 in the country. Kent State leads the country with an average of 9.25 tackles for loss per game.
Interceptions: 2010 Rank - #30 with 10 interceptions -- in 2009 we had 12 interceptions for the season, ranking us #50 -- Florida and Toledo lead the country with 16 interceptions.
Passes Deflected: 2010 Rank - #28 with 23 pass deflections -- in 2009 we had 28 pass deflections for the season, ranking us #99 -- Oregon leads the country with 37 pass deflections.
Third Down Conversion Rate: 2010 Rank - #37 allowing only 33.36% conversion rate on third down -- in 2009 we allowed a 39.5% conversion rate, ranking us #67 -- TCU leads the country allowing only a 23.89% conversion rate.
Red Zone Efficiency: 2010 Rank - #76 allowing the team to score 84% of the time -- in 2009 we allowed teams to score 75% of the time, ranking us #15 -- Missouri leads the country allowing teams to score 52% of the time.
Turnovers Gained: 2010 Rank - #34 with 16 turnovers gained -- in 2009 we gained 19 turnovers for the season, ranking us #80 -- Oregon leads the country with 22 turnovers gained this season.
Rushing Yards: 2010 Rank - #80 giving up an average of 165 yards rushing per game -- in 2009 we gave up an average of 170 yards rushing per game, ranking us #89 -- Kent State leads the country giving up an average of 65 yards rushing per game.
Passing Yards: 2010 Rank - #79 giving up an average of 228 yards passing per game -- in 2009 we gave up an average of 227 yards passing per game, ranking us #76 in the country. TCU leads the country giving up an average of 119 yards passing per game.
Total Yards: 2010 Rank - #80 giving up 393 yards per game -- in 2009 we gave up an average of 397 yards per game, ranking us #86 -- TCU leads the country giving up 217 yards per game.
Points Allowed Per Game: 2010 Rank - #61 giving up 24.89 points per game -- in 2009 we gave up 25.3 points per game, ranking us #63 -- TCU leads the country giving up 8.7 points per game.
DEFENSE -- INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Tackles Per Game:
- Manti Teo -- averaging 11.11 tackles per game -- ranked #6 in the country
Sacks:
- Darius Fleming -- 5.5 sacks this season -- ranked #41 in the country
- Ethan Johnson -- 5.0 sacks this season -- ranked #47 in the country
Interceptions
- Darrin Walls -- 2 interceptions this season -- ranked #87 in the country
TOMORROW AN ANALYSIS OF THE NOTRE DAME OFFENSE
