Looks as if it should come down to who is more protective of the ball. Houston is mid pack in most of the statistic and has a few areas which they are among the best. Protecting the QB, interceptions and kick off returns.

Tigers have got to protect the ball especially in the passing game and find a way to rush the QB. The emotional roller coaster WILL be a factor. If the Tigers come out hot and UH gets behind after last week's drubbing by Tulsa then the Tigers should be able to take care of business. If the Tigers come out flat after the emotional high moving to the top 25 after beating their third straight top 25 team in two years and allow Houston to get out front or even stay in the game early then it could be an up hill battle all day.


Total Offense
Memphis 14th
Houston 52nd

Total Defense
Memphis 116th
Houston 83rd

Passing offense
Memphis 16th
Houston 42nd

Rushing Offense
Memphis 54th
Houston 68th

Passing Defense
Memphis 112th
Houston 71st

Rushing Defense
Memphis 106th
Houston 87th

Red Zone Offense
Memphis 53rd
Houston 66th

Red Zone Defense
Memphis 45th
Houston 19th

Net Punting
Memphis 23rd
Houston 82nd

Punt Returns
Memphis 87th
Houston 115th

Punt Return Defense
Memphis 47th
Houston 9th

Blocked Punts
Memphis n/a
Houston n/a

Blocked Punts Allowed
Memphis 1st
Houston 1st

Kick Off Returns
Memphis 5th
Houston 8th

Kick Off Return Defense
Memphis 35th
Houston 81st

Turnover margin
Memphis 9th
Houston 78th

Fumbles
Memphis 49th
Houston 49th

Fumbles Recovered
Memphis 2nd
Houston 75th

Passes Had Intercepted
Memphis 76th
Houston 108th

Passes Intercepted
Memphis 22nd
Houston 12th

Sacks
Memphis 109th
Houston 90th

Sacks allowed
Memphis 26th
Houston 18th

ToP
Memphis 122nd
Houston 86th

Scoring Offense
Memphis 12th
Houston 86th

Scoring Defense
Memphis 109th
Houston 39th

Navy's opponents (thus far this season) rank this way for team rushing defense:
FIU-81
Tulane-94
Memphis-97
Air Force-119
Cincy-120
Tulsa-130
(All these are ESPN numbers).

With half of the season gone, is Navy such a good rushing team because of their schedule? Is our defense so bad because Navy is on our schedule?
Just staying awake after lunch...

(10-17-2017 01:31 PM)holyterror Wrote:  Navy's opponents (thus far this season) rank this way for team rushing defense:
FIU-81
Tulane-94
Memphis-97
Air Force-119
Cincy-120
Tulsa-130
(All these are ESPN numbers).

With half of the season gone, is Navy such a good rushing team because of their schedule? Is our defense so bad because Navy is on our schedule?
Just staying awake after lunch...

I prefer to sleep.

thanks...

Appreciate the effort

(10-17-2017 01:31 PM)holyterror Wrote:  Navy's opponents (thus far this season) rank this way for team rushing defense:
FIU-81
Tulane-94
Memphis-97
Air Force-119
Cincy-120
Tulsa-130
(All these are ESPN numbers).

With half of the season gone, is Navy such a good rushing team because of their schedule? Is our defense so bad because Navy is on our schedule?
Just staying awake after lunch...

When a team hangs 400 yards rushing on you your rushing ratings will tank.

(10-17-2017 03:04 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(10-17-2017 01:31 PM)holyterror Wrote:  Navy's opponents (thus far this season) rank this way for team rushing defense:
FIU-81
Tulane-94
Memphis-97
Air Force-119
Cincy-120
Tulsa-130
(All these are ESPN numbers).

With half of the season gone, is Navy such a good rushing team because of their schedule? Is our defense so bad because Navy is on our schedule?
Just staying awake after lunch...

When a team hangs 400 yards rushing on you your rushing ratings will tank.

Yep.

(10-17-2017 01:31 PM)holyterror Wrote:  Navy's opponents (thus far this season) rank this way for team rushing defense:
FIU-81
Tulane-94
Memphis-97
Air Force-119
Cincy-120
Tulsa-130
(All these are ESPN numbers).

With half of the season gone, is Navy such a good rushing team because of their schedule? Is our defense so bad because Navy is on our schedule?
Just staying awake after lunch...

Do you have these teams rankings pre navy game?

81st in kick off return defense could be a big game for Pollard

The Tigers have played 3 top 10 rated offenses, two in the top 40 and what was at the time one of the top 10 in FCS at the time we played them. Many of them are still ranked that highly.

The best offense we have left on the schedule is SMU. I think we will see our defensive numbers greatly improve for the rest of the season.

(10-17-2017 04:14 PM)MemphisFan95 Wrote:  

(10-17-2017 01:31 PM)holyterror Wrote:  Navy's opponents (thus far this season) rank this way for team rushing defense:
FIU-81
Tulane-94
Memphis-97
Air Force-119
Cincy-120
Tulsa-130
(All these are ESPN numbers).

With half of the season gone, is Navy such a good rushing team because of their schedule? Is our defense so bad because Navy is on our schedule?
Just staying awake after lunch...

Do you have these teams rankings pre navy game?

No, but that would make for an interesting contrast

(10-17-2017 04:19 PM)tigernole79 Wrote:  The Tigers have played 3 top 10 rated offenses, two in the top 40 and what was at the time one of the top 10 in FCS at the time we played them. Many of them are still ranked that highly.

The best offense we have left on the schedule is SMU. I think we will see our defensive numbers greatly improve for the rest of the season.

And if we can't run on tulsa's last rated defense...