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 TEN 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 - #17 with 26 QB sacks -- in 2009 we had 19 QB sacks for the season, ranking us #92 -- Florida State leads the country with 39 QB sacks.
Tackles for Loss: 2010 Rank - #53 with an average of 6.0 tackles for loss per game -- in 2009 we averaged 6.0 tackles for loss per game, ranking us #48 in the country. Boise State leads the country with an average of 8.89 tackles for loss per game.
Interceptions: 2010 Rank - #38 with 11 interceptions -- in 2009 we had 12 interceptions for the season, ranking us #50 -- Alabama, Boston College, Florida, Ohio State and Tulsa lead the country with 17 interceptions.
First Downs: 2010 Rank - #57 allowing an average of 19.5 first downs per game -- in 2009 we gave up an average of 19.67 first downs per game, ranking us #72 -- TCU leads the country giving up an average of 11.55 first downs per game.
Third Down Conversion Rate: 2010 Rank - #22 allowing only 35.44% conversion rate on third down -- in 2009 we allowed a 39.5% conversion rate, ranking us #67 -- West Virginia leads the country allowing only a 22.4% conversion rate.
Red Zone Efficiency: 2010 Rank - #36 allowing the team to score 79% of the time -- in 2009 we allowed teams to score 75% of the time, ranking us #15 -- Boise State leads the country allowing teams to score 50% of the time.
Turnovers Gained: 2010 Rank - #50 with 18 turnovers gained -- in 2009 we gained 19 turnovers for the season, ranking us #80 -- Hawaii and Oregon lead the country with 29 turnovers gained this season.
Rushing Yards: 2010 Rank - #66 giving up an average of 155 yards rushing per game -- in 2009 we gave up an average of 170 yards rushing per game, ranking us #89 -- Boston College leads the country giving up an average of 74 yards rushing per game.
Passing Yards: 2010 Rank - #76 giving up an average of 225 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 135 yards passing per game.
Total Yards: 2010 Rank - #66 giving up 380 yards per game -- in 2009 we gave up an average of 397 yards per game, ranking us #86 -- TCU leads the country giving up 223 yards per game.
Points Allowed Per Game: 2010 Rank - #45 giving up 22.70 points per game -- in 2009 we gave up 25.3 points per game, ranking us #63 -- TCU leads the country giving up 10.91 points per game.
DEFENSE -- INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Tackles Per Game:
- Manti Teo -- averaging 10.9 tackles per game -- ranked #9 in the country
Sacks:
- Darius Fleming -- 5.5 sacks this season -- ranked #55 in the country
- Ethan Johnson -- 5.0 sacks this season -- ranked #68 in the country
Interceptions
- Harrison Smith -- 3 interceptions this season -- ranked #81 in the country
TOMORROW AN ANALYSIS OF THE NOTRE DAME OFFENSE
