Published 12/8/2008
by Zeptogator
at Bleacher Report - College Football
Efficiency (from Dictionary.com):
1. the state or quality of being efficient; competency in performance.
2. accomplishment of or ability to accomplish a job with minimum expenditure of time and effort.
In college football, efficiency is measured by a variety of ways. However, statistics such as points per game, yards per game, and yards per carry can be misleading.
Let's consider the scoring record that Oklahoma just broke. The Sooners average an astounding 54 points per game. No other team in the history of college football has ever scored as many points in a season. Certainly the OU offense is the best in the country, if not the best in history?
Not so fast my friend. Let's delve a little deeper.
In the average game, OU attempts 36.6 passes and rushes 43.1 times, for a total of 79.7 offensive plays per game.
In contrast, Florida attempts only 23 passes and rushes 38.5 times per game, for a total of only 61.5 offensive plays per game.
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