Before UVA, I posted the stats from https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ncaaol about how good our offensive line is at the running game, particularly how we are #1 in Power Success Rate. Power Success Rate is basically how often we pick up the first down when facing a 3rd or 4th down with less than 2 yards to go. After the UVA game, we actually increased our #1 lead to 95.5% (Wisconsin is #2 at 89.5%, UVA dropped to #3). This is a pretty incredible stat as Pitt is an outlier with how good they have been at this compared to the rest of the country and very likely is what gave Narduzzi the confidence to go for it on 4th and 1 against UVA: We had a greater than 95% chance to convert. As good as the Oline has been in the running game, they still struggle with pass protection though.
For the Dline, the numbers are improving https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ncaadl. I wish I had kept track from the beginning, but we started out pretty terrible and now the numbers for the Dline are pretty average! They seem to be improving mostly in controlling the line of scrimmage, but are still very poor at stopping the opponent from picking up the first down on 3rd or 4th and 2. Our Dline is as bad at Power Success Rate as our Oline is as good at it!
Slowly, but surely, the stats are starting to show that maybe Pitt isn't that bad after all.
For the Dline, the numbers are improving https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ncaadl. I wish I had kept track from the beginning, but we started out pretty terrible and now the numbers for the Dline are pretty average! They seem to be improving mostly in controlling the line of scrimmage, but are still very poor at stopping the opponent from picking up the first down on 3rd or 4th and 2. Our Dline is as bad at Power Success Rate as our Oline is as good at it!
Slowly, but surely, the stats are starting to show that maybe Pitt isn't that bad after all.
