Best Missouri Valley defense in 2014

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Thought it would be interesting to compare the top 5 teams in a few defensive categories for all games played.


Total Defense:

NDSU: 255.5 yards/game
UNI: 301.6 yards/game
Ill State: 319.6 yards/game
SDSU: 362.8 yards/game
Ind State: 370.3 yards/game


Scoring Defense:

NDSU: 11.6
Ill State: 18.9
UNI: 19.0
YSU: 23.5
Ind State: 24.0


Total TDs allowed:

NDSU: 16
Ill State: 27
UNI: 30
SDSU: 38
Ind State: 41


Rush Defense:

UNI: 103.0/game
NDSU: 108.7/game
Ill State: 118.8/game
WIU: 139.1/game
YSU: 157.3/game



Pass Defense:


NDSU: 146.8/game
SDSU: 180.0/game
UNI: 198.6/game
Ind State: 200.8/game
Ill State: 200.8/game


Total TDs allowed is pretty interesting: NDSU has only allowed a total of 16 TDs in 12 games.....xthumbsupx

[SIUSalukiFan]

Yeah ... this is real fun.

[Redbird Recon]

Easy to look great when you don't have to face the MVFC OPOY...

;)

[Sycamore62]

Easy to look great when you don't have to face the MVFC OPOY...

;)

Or a starting QB ;)

[UNIFanSince1983]

We faced both those guys and our defense still looked great ;)

[Sycamore62]

We faced both those guys and our defense still looked great ;)
It was the receiver throwing a pass that was the problem. You got us back with the concussion though

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Easy to look great when you don't have to face the MVFC OPOY...

;)

Easy to look great when you don't have to face the MVFC DPOY.

[Panther-State]

Easy to look great when you don't have to face the MVFC OPOY...

;)

Easy to look great when you don't play the league's best defense ;)

[Sycamore62]

Easy to look great when you don't play the league's best defense ;)

Hard to look good averaging 32min per game:(

[clenz]

Hard to look good averaging 32min per game:(
That's about what UNIs defense was on the field for

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[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Easy to look great when you don't have to face the MVFC OPOY...

;)


I hope to see Ill State in person this year!

:D

[Sycamore62]

That's about what UNIs defense was on the field for

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About 1:30 difference

[clenz]

About 1:30 difference

or 3...maybe 4 plays.

[Sycamore62]

or 3...maybe 4 plays.

Or 9 if they are all incomplete or OB

[1984]

Well it is an entire new season now. It is about how a team is playing now, and every team is dangerous. I believe the Bison are the team to beat. That puts a huge target on their backs. no team that faces them will have trouble getting motivated that is for sure.