This year's offensive team stats compared to 1998

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KoachKrab127

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We played 13 games both years.

Rushing Yards
1998 - 2,650
2015 - 2,908

Passing Yards
1998 - 2,528
2015 - 2,582

Total Net Yards from Scrimmage
1998 - 5,178
2015 - 5,490

First Downs
1998 - 250
2015 - 280

Total Points
1998 - 431
2015 - 457

Total TDs
1998 - 52
2015 - 55

Total FGs Made-Attempted
1998 - 20-26
2015 - 21-31

Total Offensive Plays
1998 - 792
2015 - 988

Total Rushing Plays
1998 - 562
2015 - 617

Total Passing Plays
1998 - 294
2015 - 371

Yards per Rush
1998 - 4.72
2015 - 4.71

Yards per Pass Attempt
1998 - 8.60
2015 - 6.96

Total Yards per Play
1998 - 6.54
2015 - 5.56

QB Completion %
1998 - 57.1%
2015 - 59.3%

Time of Possession
1998 - 29:30
2015 - 30:20

Fumbles-Lost
1998: 23-10
2015: 21-7

Interceptions Thrown
1998: 9
2015: 5
 
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Great comparisons,Koach! Another comparison that i would like to see is this team and the 2003 Vols.
 
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Miraculous fumbles, missed field goals, whiffed/BS penalties, etc. that changed a game's outcome in favor of the Vols

1998: At least 3-4
2015: Probably -2
 
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Edit: I just added time of possession and QB completion percentage. In a few minutes, I will also add fumbles, fumbles lost, and INTs.
 
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KoachKrab127 said:
We played 13 games both years.

Rushing Yards
1998 - 2,650
2015 - 2,908

Passing Yards
1998 - 2,528
2015 - 2,582

Total Net Yards from Scrimmage
1998 - 5,178
2015 - 5,490

First Downs
1998 - 250
2015 - 280

Total Points
1998 - 431
2015 - 457

Total TDs
1998 - 50
2015 - 55

Total Offensive Plays
1998 - 792
2015 - 988

Total Rushing Plays
1998 - 562
2015 - 617

Total Passing Plays
1998 - 294
2015 - 371

Yards per Rush
1998 - 4.72
2015 - 4.71

Yards per Pass Attempt
1998 - 8.60
2015 - 6.96

Total Yards per Play
1998 - 6.54
2015 - 5.56

QB Completion %
1998 - 57.1%
2015 - 59.3%

Time of Possession
1998 - 29:30
2015 - 30:20
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Wins
1998 - 13
2015 - 9
 
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The biggest difference between 1998 and 2015 is defensive talent and 1998 was clutch(and lucky in the case of Arkansas). 2015 wasn't, at least not until midway through.
 
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utvolpj said:
98 team would likely still be playing this season
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I dunno. We probably beat Bama in the regular season with the 98 team, but in the CG with the way Coker has played lately, I'm not entirely sure.

Though if we beat them in the regular season I guess that puts Ole Miss in the SECCG, so maybe you are right...

And if that were the case, we're certainly better than Oklahoma and Michigan State. Think we're pretty on par with Clemson, would be an interesting game.

I don't think our 98 defense ever saw someone as talented as DeShaun Watson at QB. McNabb probably the closest thing, and he kinda had his way with us passing the ball, especially late in the game, at least when we weren't sacking him. But even with McNabb, Watson is just as good, if not better when it comes to passing and is an even more talented runner than McNabb was, which is saying something.
 
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Offense is more productive now among all teams compared to what it was then.

You can't cherry pick one side stat from almost 20 years ago to make a valid comparison.

To be fair compare the national championship team from 1958, 1978 and the 1998 team against the 2015 team. I think you'll see the difference.
 
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Interesting but here's a couple of points; the game is completely different now than it was 17 years ago. And the biggest difference was left off, one team went undefeated.
 
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chieftn15 said:
Is the pts just offensive or is it all (special teams, defense, etc).
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It is overall points. I wanted to find just offensive points, but couldn't. I didn't want to sift through all the data to figure it out. That would take a while.
 
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VolStrom said:
Offense is more productive now among all teams compared to what it was then.

You can't cherry pick one side stat from almost 20 years ago to make a valid comparison.

To be fair compare the national championship team from 1958, 1978 and the 1998 team against the 2015 team. I think you'll see the difference.
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Who's doing that?
 
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bigsteve13 said:
Interesting but here's a couple of points; the game is completely different now than it was 17 years ago. And the biggest difference was left off, one team went undefeated.
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I wouldn't call the game completely different over just 17 years. It's not like someone invented the forward pass in that time.

But here is one key, key difference: the game has sped up.

Total Offensive Plays
1998 - 792
2015 - 988
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That's a 25% increase in plays. More plays = more yards of all flavors, more scores, more extra points and field goals and touchdowns, more of everything.

That's a big difference.

If you compare defensive stats, I think you see the real difference underneath the 13 wins vs 9 wins of the two seasons. Offenses are certainly comparable, as you've highlighted.

Thanks for the interesting post!
 
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Of course we already knew this, but by looking at the stats, you can tell that we ran a faster pace this year. In 1998, teams liked to control the clock. College football is the polar opposite today.

The offensive stat that is most telling, IMO, is the passing yards per attempt. That's a big difference. We threw the ball down the field a lot more in 1998. We could do that because we had Peerless Price, Jermaine Copeland, and Cedric Wilson. We had no one even close to that productive at receiver this year. That's the biggest difference between the offenses. The rushing offense was nearly identical, which is interesting because in 1998, IMO, we had the best offensive line in UT history. This year, our offensive line was not very good.

The biggest difference when comparing the 2 teams overall, is the big plays by the defenses. Tennessee was +15 in turnovers in 1998. This year we were +7. This year, we had only 11 interceptions on defense. We had 18 in 1998. This is why one team had 13 wins and the other had 9.
 
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Most important stat:

Yards per Pass Attempt
1998 - 8.60
2015 - 6.96

If Dobbs could accurately complete more downfield throws this offense would explode. That is what is holding us back from competing for a championship next year. All of our other deficiencies can be managed. At some point you have to be able to completed passes downfield. Look back at the Alabama game, they did in the last 5 mins and we couldn't.
 
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yoyoyoyo said:
Most important stat:

Yards per Pass Attempt
1998 - 8.60
2015 - 6.96

If Dobbs could accurately complete more downfield throws this offense would explode. That is what is holding us back from competing for a championship next year. All of our other deficiencies can be managed. At some point you have to be able to completed passes downfield. Look back at the Alabama game, they did in the last 5 mins and we couldn't.
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I agree. That is the biggest noticeable difference in the two offenses. Everything else is nearly identical. I wouldn't put as much blame on Dobbs as you, though. Dobbs isn't less accurate than Tee Martin was. I think the WR's were very disappointing this year. We didn't have a Peerless Price or a Cedric Wilson. Remember, yards per attempt includes yards after the catch as well. Peerless and Psycho Ced made many plays after the catch that year.
 
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yoyoyoyo said:
Most important stat:

Yards per Pass Attempt
1998 - 8.60
2015 - 6.96

If Dobbs could accurately complete more downfield throws this offense would explode. That is what is holding us back from competing for a championship next year. All of our other deficiencies can be managed. At some point you have to be able to completed passes downfield. Look back at the Alabama game, they did in the last 5 mins and we couldn't.
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It seems minor, but having watched the games you're quite correct. Passing deficiency led to idiotic QB keeper play calls on 3rd and long against UF. 3 and outs in the 2nd half, in particular 4th quarter allowed our defense to get gased and subsequently gashed.
 
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