A lot of us have been really down on the Rutgers offense this season and for good reason. But when you dig deeper into the stats, Iowa has been FAR worse than Rutgers this season on offense. We should totally shut their offense down as we're the best defense they've faced so far and they'll be playing their first road game of the year in an absolute snakepit.
Stats on the season out of 131 FBS teams
Yards per game:
Rutgers - 369.3 (91st)
Iowa - 217.7 (131st, literally last)
Scoring Offense:
Rutgers - 34.7 (56th)
Iowa - 13.7 (124th)
First Downs:
Rutgers - 62 (81st)
Iowa - 36 (130th, the only team worse has only played 2 games)
Passing Offense:
Rutgers - 142.0 yards per game (119th)
Iowa - 125.3 yards per game (124th)
Rushing Offense:
Rutgers - 227.3 yards per game (20th)
Iowa - 92.3 yards per game (117th)
3rd Down Conversion Rate:
Rutgers - 39.0% (72nd)
Iowa - 31.8% (110th)
Completion Percentage:
Rutgers - 59.4% (93rd)
Iowa - 47.4% (126th)
Time of Possession:
Rutgers - 32 minutes per game (30th)
Iowa - 27 minutes per game (112th)
Turnovers Lost:
Rutgers - 2 (17th)
Iowa - 5 (70th)
Passing Efficiency:
Rutgers - 129.66 (86th)
Iowa - 87.03 (127th)
QBR (grade between 1 and 100, 50 is average):
Evan Simon - 44.5
Spencer Petras - 7.0
PFF Grade of QB:
Evan Simon - 69.6 (137/270 qualifying QBs)
Spencer Petras - 41.3 (263/270 qualifying QBs)
Stats on the season out of 131 FBS teams
Yards per game:
Rutgers - 369.3 (91st)
Iowa - 217.7 (131st, literally last)
Scoring Offense:
Rutgers - 34.7 (56th)
Iowa - 13.7 (124th)
First Downs:
Rutgers - 62 (81st)
Iowa - 36 (130th, the only team worse has only played 2 games)
Passing Offense:
Rutgers - 142.0 yards per game (119th)
Iowa - 125.3 yards per game (124th)
Rushing Offense:
Rutgers - 227.3 yards per game (20th)
Iowa - 92.3 yards per game (117th)
3rd Down Conversion Rate:
Rutgers - 39.0% (72nd)
Iowa - 31.8% (110th)
Completion Percentage:
Rutgers - 59.4% (93rd)
Iowa - 47.4% (126th)
Time of Possession:
Rutgers - 32 minutes per game (30th)
Iowa - 27 minutes per game (112th)
Turnovers Lost:
Rutgers - 2 (17th)
Iowa - 5 (70th)
Passing Efficiency:
Rutgers - 129.66 (86th)
Iowa - 87.03 (127th)
QBR (grade between 1 and 100, 50 is average):
Evan Simon - 44.5
Spencer Petras - 7.0
PFF Grade of QB:
Evan Simon - 69.6 (137/270 qualifying QBs)
Spencer Petras - 41.3 (263/270 qualifying QBs)
