These statistics only include games with Big Ten vs. Big Ten match-ups.
We decided on this so that games against non conference opponents or lower division schools do not influence the charts in an unfavorable way for teams, in either direction.
Games included are from the 2024 season
| Stat | Winning |
|---|---|
| Yards per Rush Attempt | No |
| Total Rush Yards | No |
| Total Rush Touchdowns | No |
| Time of Possession | N/A |
| Stat | Winning |
|---|---|
| Sacks Allowed | No |
| QB Hurries Allowed | No |
| Tackles for Loss | No |
| School | Season Average |
|---|---|
 USC | 5.29 |
 Oregon | 5.03 |
 Iowa | 4.74 |
 Penn State | 4.72 |
 Illinois | 4.37 |
 Wisconsin | 4.32 |
 Ohio State | 4.29 |
 Michigan | 4.12 |
 Rutgers | 4.06 |
 Indiana | 3.97 |
 Washington | 3.78 |
 Nebraska | 3.50 |
 Minnesota | 3.38 |
 UCLA | 3.29 |
 Michigan State | 3.21 |
 Maryland | 3.14 |
 Purdue | 2.90 |
 Northwestern | 2.80 |
| School | Season Average |
|---|---|
| Iowa | 186.22 |
| Oregon | 177.67 |
| Penn State | 174.78 |
| Michigan | 155.56 |
| Rutgers | 151.44 |
| Illinois | 151.11 |
| Wisconsin | 148.11 |
| Indiana | 146.33 |
| Ohio State | 145.56 |
| USC | 141.89 |
| Washington | 118.44 |
| Nebraska | 117.78 |
| Minnesota | 105.44 |
| Michigan State | 103.00 |
| UCLA | 98.00 |
| Purdue | 93.00 |
| Maryland | 88.00 |
| Northwestern | 77.78 |
| School | Season Average |
|---|---|
| Iowa | 2.44 |
| Oregon | 2.33 |
| Indiana | 2.33 |
| Penn State | 2.22 |
| Illinois | 1.78 |
| Michigan | 1.67 |
| Rutgers | 1.67 |
| Wisconsin | 1.56 |
| Nebraska | 1.44 |
| Minnesota | 1.22 |
| Ohio State | 1.22 |
| USC | 1.11 |
| Washington | 1.11 |
| Maryland | 0.89 |
| Northwestern | 0.78 |
| Michigan State | 0.56 |
| Purdue | 0.44 |
| UCLA | 0.33 |
| School | Season Average |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 0.56 |
| Penn State | 0.89 |
| Wisconsin | 0.89 |
| Ohio State | 1.00 |
| Michigan | 1.11 |
| USC | 1.22 |
| Iowa | 1.33 |
| Rutgers | 1.44 |
| Indiana | 1.67 |
| Minnesota | 2.00 |
| Maryland | 2.56 |
| Northwestern | 2.56 |
| Nebraska | 2.78 |
| UCLA | 2.78 |
| Illinois | 2.78 |
| Purdue | 2.89 |
| Washington | 3.33 |
| Michigan State | 3.56 |
| School | Season Average |
|---|---|
| Penn State | 0.56 |
| Indiana | 0.56 |
| Wisconsin | 0.78 |
| Iowa | 1.22 |
| Washington | 1.33 |
| Ohio State | 1.44 |
| Michigan | 1.56 |
| Oregon | 1.67 |
| Michigan State | 1.78 |
| Maryland | 2.33 |
| Nebraska | 2.56 |
| Minnesota | 2.78 |
| Rutgers | 2.78 |
| UCLA | 2.78 |
| Illinois | 2.89 |
| Purdue | 3.22 |
| USC | 3.44 |
| Northwestern | 3.56 |
| School | Season Average |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 3.11 |
| Ohio State | 3.67 |
| Wisconsin | 3.89 |
| Penn State | 4.00 |
| Rutgers | 4.33 |
| Indiana | 4.44 |
| USC | 4.67 |
| Michigan | 5.11 |
| Iowa | 5.22 |
| UCLA | 5.33 |
| Northwestern | 5.33 |
| Maryland | 5.44 |
| Washington | 6.00 |
| Minnesota | 6.00 |
| Nebraska | 6.22 |
| Illinois | 6.33 |
| Michigan State | 6.78 |
| Purdue | 7.33 |
Yards per rush provides a commonly used rushing efficiency metric. It takes into consideration how many rushes your offense had in a game, plus the resulting yards gained from those plays.
One thing to consider is that in CFB yards lost because of sacks count against the total rushing yards (this is different than the NFL).
In this evaluation, we are not looking at how well the Huskers ran the footbal, we are using ypr as a proxy metric to understand if the offensive line is winning, therefore adjusting for sack yardage is not done here.
Additionally, this stat does not adust for yards before and after contact, therefore it is possible the line play is not great, but the running backs are just getting a lot of yards after contact.
In the context of the following metrics, we believe this metric is a great place to start a review.