(08-09-2017 12:14 PM)olddawg Wrote: (08-09-2017 10:44 AM)Dukester Wrote: (08-09-2017 10:32 AM)olddawg Wrote: If a capable 3rd DT emerges from the youngsters and the same for the safeties, this could be as deep and talented a JMU defense as I can remember.
DE, LB and CB are loaded. Gonna be fun to watch. Our players should be fresh and strong late in the games with situational rotation.
I'm sure BDK will come up with some facts disproving this, but I think the best defense off the top of my head was 2004.
The defense that jumps out at me as being the toughest, was the year we beat Tech (2010). Gave up 162 points all season. 14.7 pts per game. Just had no offensive support and our D got worn down every 4th quarter by being on the field so long. Was a wasted season for an exceptional unit.
Yep. 2010 was certainly one of the best JMU defenses ever.
-Purzycki's 6 seasons 1985-1990 looks like they all had good defenses.
-Of JMU's 7 HCs, all the top 15 defenses but 1 in ppg yielded have been Purzycki & MM.
-Wood & Withers only had 6 seasons between them, but 4 of the 5 worst defenses.
Last year really wasn't that good through the 1st 9 games. Then the last 6 games was just lights out..Only 60 points yielded in the playoffs (only 46 to the starters)..Of JMU's 13 playoff teams, last year's was only one of 2 that yielded less ppg in the playoffs than the regular season, and it was far less.
Ranking the JMU defenses in 37 seasons of I-AA from best to worse in terms of point per game yielded during the REGULAR season.
1. 1987 14.2 (16.4 including playoffs) (Purzycki)
2. 2010 14.7 (MM)
3. 2006 15.1 (16.8 including playoffs) (MM)
4. 2005 15.3 (MM)
5. 1994 15.5 (17.2 including playoffs) (Scherer)
6. 1989 15.9 (Purzycki)
7. 1986 16.0 (Purzycki)
8. 1985 16.1 (Purzycki)
9. 2000 16.8 (MM)
10. 2004 17.0 (17.9 including playoffs) (MM)
11. 1990 17.4 (Purzycki)
12. 2008 18.8 (23.1 including playoffs) (MM)
13. 2009 18.9 (MM)
14. 1988 19.0 (Purzycki)
15. 2011 19.3 (19.6 including playoffs) (MM)
16. 1996 19.5
17. 1980 20.7
18. 1982 20.8
19. 2012 21.0
20. 1999 21.2 (21.7 including playoffs)
21. 2007 21.5 (22.1 including playoffs)
22. 2001 21.8
23. 1984 21.9
24. 2002 22.7
25. 1993 23.0
26. 2016 23.4 (21.2 including playoffs) (Gave up only 15.0 ppg in playoffs)
27. 1995 23.6 (24.2 including playoffs)
28. 2003 23.7 (MM's worst defense in ypg given up)
29. 2013 24.1 (MM's worst defense in ppg given up)
30. 1981 24.2 (3-8)
31. 1983 24.2 (3-8)
32. 1991 25.8 (26.4 including playoffs)
33. 1998 26.1 (3-8) (Wood)
34. 2015 27.3 (28.7 including playoffs) (Withers)
35. 2014 29.3 (29.0 including playoffs) (Withers)
36. 1997 30.6 (5-6) (Wood)
37. 1992 32.3 (4-7) (Scherer)