MICHIGAN
ANALYTICS

2014 SEASON OVERVIEW

The quick answer to three questions: how good was Michigan, what defined the team, and where did the Wolverines stand nationally?

THE QUICK READ

SEASON SNAPSHOT

RECORD5-7
5-7REGULAR SEASON—POSTSEASON
OFFENSIVE RATING99.5AVERAGE#62 NATIONALLY
DEFENSIVE RATING112.8SOLID#25 NATIONALLY
OFFENSEYARDS / GAME341CONCERN#110 NATIONALLY
5.65 YARDS / PLAY#68 nationally
DEFENSEYARDS ALLOWED / GAME311ELITE#6 NATIONALLY
4.86 YARDS / PLAY#6 nationally
OFFENSEPOINTS / PLAY0.326CONCERN#91 NATIONALLY
DEFENSEPOINTS ALLOWED / PLAY0.314SOLID#24 NATIONALLY
TEAM IDENTITY

Michigan's defense was the stronger national unit. The Wolverines were hardest to beat when they forced offenses off schedule and let the run game control the flow of the game.

HOW GOOD ARE THEY?

OFFENSE & DEFENSE

Every ranked metric is compared with the full FBS.

OFFENSE
#62NATIONALLY
AVERAGE
TEAM RATING99.5
Making Drives Count1.84 pts / drive
#81 nationallyCONCERN

How efficiently Michigan turns a possession into points after accounting for the strength of the defense it faced.

Staying Ahead of the Chains45.5%
#37 nationallyAVERAGE

How often Michigan wins the down and keeps the offense out of obvious passing situations.

Big-Play Ability13.5%
#35 nationallyAVERAGE

How often Michigan creates a chunk play that can flip field position or change a drive in one snap.

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DEFENSE
#25NATIONALLY
SOLID
TEAM RATING112.8
Keeping Teams Off the Board1.60 pts / drive
#28 nationallySOLID

How well Michigan limits opponent scoring after accounting for the strength of the offenses it faced.

Knocking Offenses Off Schedule38.4%
#24 nationallySOLID

How often Michigan prevents the offense from getting the result it needs on a play and creates tougher next downs.

Preventing Big Plays9.6%
#15 nationallySOLID

How rarely Michigan allows the explosive gains that turn normal possessions into immediate scoring threats.

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WHAT DEFINES THIS TEAM?

THE GOOD & THE BAD

BIGGEST STRENGTH

Limiting Long Drives

#19NATIONALLYSOLID

Michigan prevents opponents from stacking first downs and sustaining long drives.

BIGGEST CONCERN

Making Drives Count

#81NATIONALLYCONCERN

Michigan turns possessions into points efficiently, with opponent strength already accounted for.

WANT THE DETAILS?

GO DEEPER

FULL BREAKDOWN

OFFENSE ANALYTICS

Run/pass splits, drives, downs, explosiveness and scoring.

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FULL BREAKDOWN

DEFENSE ANALYTICS

Run/pass defense, havoc, drives, downs and scoring prevention.

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COACHING LENS

STAFF ANALYTICS

Play calling, tendencies, personnel usage and how scheme shaped results.

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