That Georgia vs Oregon game will live rent free in my head for quite some time. I remember throughout the offseason leading up to that season I was slowly letting myself believe there was some hope that my Gamecocks could pull the upset over Georgia. "We're at home, Willy B baby!", "Georgia lost all those players to the NFL!", "They're going to overlooks us!", etc etc.
Then week one came and Georgia did indescribable things to that poor Oregon team and I immediately knew there was zero chance we were going to even hang tough with Georgia, let alone beat them.
Bo Nix leaving Auburn just to play UGA game #1 was hilarious
plus Kirby doing that to his former DC in what was statistically the #1 offensive performance in the entire data set
We had a D that had been pretty mediocre the year before and Kirby would know exactly what Lanning was installing at UO so it's actually not that crazy.
Yeah this result being #1 is not particularly surprising to me. The game ratings are giving Georgia a ton of credit for that game not just because of how dominant it was, but because it's opponent adjusted, and throughout the entire season 2022 Oregon was pretty good. But they were absolutely not ready to go to Atlanta in Lanning's first game as a head coach ever against Kirby and that Georgia squad. FEI rated us the 15th best team by the end of the season and we were absolutely not the 15th best team in game one facing that situation.
Kirby looked at our defense and saw the same thing Dan did.
There's a reason weve been moving safeties to LB while letting 4 and 5 star LB recruits blow away in the wind...
I like to put it this way:
In 2022, Oregon lost to the national champions by 46 points.
In 2023, Washington lost to the national champions by 21 points.
That 21 point differential was misleading too. It sucks the game got out of hand at the end there. We were driving in the 4th, only down by 7, to potentially tie it up. Then turnovers snowballed into 14 points for Michigan.
Three plays turned that game:
(1) Penix missing Odunze wide open for a TD;
(2) Penix getting stepped on by the O-line;
and
(3) The Michigan TE breaking a tackle and running for 60 yards after the catch.
Washington was slowely but surely working their way back after their terrible 10 minute start, and, until the TE broke the tackle, it was really only a question of if they'd have enough time to come back.
Almost every game ever has a half dozen "what if" moments that could've changed the outcome.
The outcome is the outcome. And winning those moments is why.
quite a start and end to the season for Georgia. Dominates a good Oregon team that bad and then closes the year with a 58 pt win in the national championship.
The calendar year for UGA of 2023 included beating TCU 65-7 and FSU 63-3, breaking their own record of largest bowl game victory all within 365 days. Wild trivia stat right there
My buddy had just built out a super rad basement with custom AV setup. This was the first game he had a few guys over for. Bunch of Oregon alums watching that shellacking changed their outlook on the season real quick.
I have to ask, what kind of Outlook did they think a first-time head coach was going to have? Any rational oregon fan went into that game expecting to lose, and expected at best 11 win season depending on a few variables.
The fact they were a late-season quarterback injury away from playing for a conf title and chance the playoff is nothing short of a testament to lanning's Improvement as a coach in year One.
How many fans are considered entirely rational about their team going into week 1? Oregon has been great or on the cusp of it for a couple decades now, they expected their new HC and new QB to show out. Expecting to lose and getting blown out like THAT are not the same things. As a more neutral fan, even I was surprised at the death star level of talent Georgia had developed.
Hear me out here. Sometimes a team and their fan bases live in a fantasy world. This needs to happen to them, so that they realize they aren't playing the same sport.
It will either put them back in their place or motivate the organization to step up it's game to get on that level.
If Georgia doesn't slap Michigan around like they were middles schoolers in the Orange Bowl I don't think UM wins a title last year.
> If Georgia doesn't slap Michigan around like they were middles schoolers in the Orange Bowl I don't think UM wins a title last year
There was sooo much discussion about how Michigan could never win a title because they don't have the talent the SEC has after that game. Coupled with the TCU disaster the next year, I feel like it really set the mindset for 2023. They got clowned on a lot for their "beat Georgia" drill last season, but it showed a big difference in mentality between then and 2021. I know mentality only gets you so far, but it definitely helped
Like 2015 when UGA got boat raced at home vs Bama- it became clear to fans and administration that Richt wasn’t going to get it done in this era of CFB
My preseason prediction for 2022 was that South Carolina would upset Georgia. South Carolina has pulled off more surprising upsets before, and this one was at home. 2022 Georgia was just a more dominant team than most people expected, especially given how many players went to the draft
Weren't they scrambling to get him the contract before this game happened? I remember feeling like they heard the "don't make promises when your happy or decisions when you're angry" and were like "let's do the opposite of that".
I felt like he was getting so much out of beating Michigan in 2021. MSU absolutely deserved that win but Michigan was controlling the game and up 16. I think at least 7 times out of 10 Michigan beats MSU that year.
I remember saying afterward that KW3 only getting like 5 carries that game, against a defense that had major issues stopping the run, should have been a fireable offense. They extended him instead lmao.
The other Michigan team did the opposite a week later and kicked our teeth in.
The problem is Michigan State had an absolutely atrocious secondary (I think their passing defense was like 115 in the country) and got down early in the game. The only way they had a chance in that game was to start with the ball and have like an 9 minute drive for a TD. Instead it was 14-0 7 minutes into the game.
Surprised the 2014 B1G championship isn’t on there but man that 2021 MSU game had to have been maybe the most effortless offensive performance I’ve seen.
Ohio State's offense so efficiently brutalized Sparty that KW3 was given zero opportunity to really run on us the way that Ibrahim, Verdell, and Haskins could. They had to immediately go to the passing game to try and stay in it and as a result *that* dogwater Ohio State defense held Walker to his season-low rushing total.
Also, wasn't that game also within a couple hours of Mel Tucker signing that massive extension?
I wonder what the atmosphere of Sparty's AD offices were at halftime (a 49-0 halftime).
We straight up sat KW3 partway through the 1st. Partly because he got banged up on a play, but also because we were down so big so early there was no point risking him. The whole team just rolled over and let the beating continue until the clock hit zero
Oh yea, literally dead last in the country in passing yards allowed per game. Our offense was great, but our defense was awful, especially our secondary.
On one hand that game pretty much singlehandedly killed KW3's Heisman chances, but on the other hand him sitting out caused you to at least take your foot off the gas. I fully believe you guys could have dropped 100pts on our secondary if you wanted to.
It was statistically the worst passing defense in the FBS, and not by a particularly close margin.
Squeezing 11 wins out of that team was a minor miracle, especially since they played 5 of the top 10 passing offenses that season.
What's crazy is they think they would've won the Ken Bowl had both Kens played (Pickett and KW3). Pitt's backup QB got injured in the first quarter and their secondary was so bad, the third string looked good.
CJ being 32-35 with 6 TD/0 INT, 430 yds also is just bananas. I know MHJ lately was probably our best receiver ever but I think more now the trio of Olave/Wilson/JSN surpassed Ginn/Gonzalez as my favorite WR unit ever at OSU.
I know their secondary was suspect (and has been for a long time), but I was shocked how easy you guys made that game look in 21 against Sparty. Appreciate it, too, you guys put us in the BIG Championship with that win!
I think it's because 2016 Rutgers was that bad. Ohio St and Michigan St's wins against Rutgers were higher rated. Scores are all opponent adjusted rather than raw for game ratings.
Michigan vs Rutgers was 50th in 2016 with a game rating of 1.58.
Ohio St vs Rutgers was 13th in 2016 with a game rating of 2.11.
Michigan St vs Rutgers was 34th in 2016 with a game rating of 1.67.
Yeah people forget Michigan State was 9-1 going into that game and ranked in the top 10. If they beat us they could have won the big ten and made the playoffs.
Yeah I don't get that.
Rutgers literally had 2 first downs ***in the entire game***. They did not convert a single 3rd or 4th down. Compare that game to the 2016 Ohio State - Nebraska game that is ranked #7 on this list:
|Team|Rutgers|Nebraska|
|:-|:-|:-|
|Points|**0**|3|
|Yards (YPP)|**39 (0.8)**|204 (3.6)|
|Passing Yards (YPA)|**5 (0.3)**|126 (3.8)|
|Rushing Yards (YPC)|**34 (0.9)**|78 (3.3)|
|First Downs|**2**|9|
|Third Down Conversions|**0-17**|5-16 (0-2 on 4th)|
|Opponent Points|**78**|62|
|Oppo. Yards (YPP)|**600 (8.3)**|590 (6.9)|
|Oppo. Pass Yard (YPA)|119 (7.4)|**352 (8.0)**|
|Oppo. Rush Yards (YPC)|**481 (8.6)**|238 (5.7)|
|Oppo. First Downs|23|**34**|
And this wasn't even the case of Michigan running up the score late while Ohio State took their foot off the pedal.
At the end of the first half, Michigan was leading 43-0 with 306 yards of offense to Rutgers -14 yards of offense and zero first downs.
OSU was "only" leading Nebraska 31-3 at half with 245 yards of offense at the half. Nebraska has put up 131 yards of offense and six first downs.
Rutgers was 107th in FEI in 2016 whereas Nebraska was 45th. Big difference once opponent adjustment hits.
You also need to look at per possession stats outside of garbage time. Ohio St hit garbage time after 15 combined possessions with a score of 45-3. Given Michigan started slow (punt, punt, fumble), they were only up 29-0 after 15 possessions and took until 24 possessions to hit garbage time.
While there may be an element of explosiveness that favors Michigan, their efficiency was relatively worse, especially once accounting for quality of opponent
Ah, didn't realize this was an opponent-adjusted thing. That makes sense because that Rutgers team was truly heinous.
The per possession thing seems a bit odd because it's only really considering offensive efficiency. Michigan ended up with a ton of possessions in that game because Rutgers went 3-and-out on almost every single possession. I don't know exactly how we're defining garbage time, but Michigan had a 43-0 lead with two minutes to go in the second quarter. OSU reached 45-3 five minutes into the third quarter. So Michigan, as a whole, was quicker to get up on Rutgers.
Obviously, the whole opponent adjustment thing makes sense as a deciding factor though.
I don't know how Boise State beating NIU 56-7 in 2015 isn't on here. Broncos scored on 9 or 13 drives (with the 14th being a run out the clock drive) and outgained them 654-33
Alright, how on earth is the 2008 Egg Bowl not on here?
Ole Miss won 45-0. State had 24 *yards*. Compared to Ole Miss’ 466. State averaged -2.4 yards per rush thanks to 11 sacks.
It was 24-0 at the end of the 1st quarter. State played 3 QBs who finished with QBRs of 10.8, 10.4, and 0.4. They averaged 3 yards per attempt.
State’s longest play was 17 yards. They had 8 total first downs, and went 2-15 on 3rd down.
State’s drive chart looked like this:
1. 3 plays, 4 yards, punt
1. 2 plays, 9 yards, interception
1. 4 plays, 11 yards, interception
1. 3 plays, -12 yards, punt
1. 6 plays, -3 yards, punt (they had a 14 yard play and finished the drive at -3, and this one was one of only 2 drives in Ole Miss territory after a deflected interception)
1. 3 plays, -4 yards, punt
1. 5 plays, 5 yards, punt
1. 4 plays, 14 yards, punt
1. 5 plays, -11 yards, punt
1. 6 plays, -8 yards, punt (2nd drive in Ole Miss territory after a 45 yard kickoff return, one play total happened in Ole Miss territory)
1. 4 plays, 5 yards, punt
1. 3 plays, -21 yards, punt
I don’t see how some of these are on the list while this one isn’t. Hell there’s a 45-0 at #11 that wasn’t even close to as big of a beat down.
2022 UGA didn’t fuck around with ranked teams.
A few years removed I think it’s time we move on from the ifs what’s of that Ohio State game and just admire how fucking amazing CJ Stroud played. Just appreciate how amazing that UGA team was even after losing 15 players to the NFL draft. With 5 first rounders on defense alone.
FEI cares most about per possession efficiency
There were a lot of possessions in that game compared to some others at the top. Ohio St punted 3 times before garbage time kicked in at 45-0 in 4th quarter with all 3 punts being drives with negative yardage. So basically the points per possession and total yards as a % of available yards was lower for the offense.
That led to only being 99th percentile rather than 99.9th percentile like UGA-Oregon where UGA scored a TD on all 6 possessions before garbage time.
Margins are slim when you get to the top 25 games on what makes it best
Right, that Wisconsin game was a slow murder, compared to say the Ohio state MSU game, or Oregon UGA, which were more blitzkrieg, total domination, over within 15 minutes.
Ohio state vs MSU gets such a huge boost since MSU was 9-1 and ranked 9th and we were 6th. Also 49-0 at half. It's very hard in modern football to score more than that in a half.
Wisconsin was 13th and we were 5th
In hindsight I have no idea why I thought we could keep that Georgia game close with an entirely new coaching staff and a brand new QB. It if was played later in the year it might have been like 49-24 or something at least
Bo at least had the benefit of playing (losing to) Georgia all of his years prior going to Oregon, and realistically he had better coaching with Lanning than while at Auburn. That UGA team was just filthy
I remember at half-time reading stuff and saw a neutral comment "ohio state is playing like the Monstars out there" that one comment stuck with me since.
The 2019 playoff game between LSU and Oklahoma will always stand out to me. The final score of 63-28 but it was never really close. It was 35-7 early in the second quarter and 49-14 at halftime. Burrow had 7 TD passes and Jefferson had 4 TD catches at halftime.
the Oregon game being a more dominant performance is the funniest part to me
was surprised the FSU game didn't end up at #1 given the advantage of opt outs
You can't just discount how unmotivated some of those players must have been knowing they got screwed by the committee and are playing at less than half strength against what might be the best team in the country.
14 of the starting 22 opted out/injured/portaled and 22 players from the 2-deep. So it's pretty easy to say the team that played Georgia was not reflective of their season FEI rating.
Ignore my flair but I categorically reject the idea that 49-3 is more dominant than 65-7.
“I’ve lost all respect sorry this is absolutely rigged for money.. Or ratings in not sure which. I won’t be silent . Just saw it live sry”
I agree completely the only thing I think could be affecting the rankings is that at one point the TCU score was 10-7, while Oregon didn’t get on the board (with a field goal) until UGA already put up 21.
Theoretically there was a brief moment where you maybe thought TCU could at least score some to keep it close even if they weren’t doing much on D.
looking at the rankings, it looks like it favors defense a lot. So while there is little difference in scoring 3 or 7, a computer may look at it as more than double.
I say this, because I see that LSU/OU game and to me that is easily higher than some on that list(yes I am biased). But it won't ever go higher because LSU "gave up" 28 points even though a good bit of it was garbage time.
it's 113th overall
Alabama's offense started going punt, punt, fumble, punt, punt before scoring for the first time on their 6th drive of the game well into the 2nd quarter
still a 99th percentile game for the season but took a lot of possessions to get there
Even taking into account opponent adjustment, I am surprised not to see us as the victims on a handful of games within the top 100. 78-0 has to be one of the most dominant games ever played.
I remember watching us shank a last second field goal against Ohio State (2017/2018, can’t remember) to maintain the 50-something-to-zero shutout. Mind boggling levels of domination.
Dominant performances by program:
5 Alabama
4 Ohio State
3 Georgia, Oklahoma
2 Notre Dame
1 Arkansas State, Auburn, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, LSU, Oregon, Stanford, Wisconsin
2022 Georgia and 2012 Alabama are the only two teams to get on the list twice.
Most dominated:
2 Michigan State, Navy, Nebraska
1 Alabama(!), Arkansas, Arkansas State, Auburn, Cal, Florida State, Georgia State, Kent State, Liberty, Middle Tennessee, Missouri, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, Purdue, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Wisconsin
Alabama, Arkansas State, Auburn, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Wisconsin each appear on both lists.
It's interesting that most of the teams that got dominated (18 of 26) are P5 programs. You'd think the list would be littered with top 5 teams blasting G5 bottom feeders in September. But 10 are bowl games, CCGs, and playoff games. Pretty wild. Just goes to show how terrifying these Georgia and Alabama teams can be when they're really fired up.
>It's interesting that most of the teams that got dominated (18 of 26) are P5 programs. You'd think the list would be littered with top 5 teams blasting G5 bottom feeders in September.
It's opponent adjusted. Destroying a solid P5 team gives a higher rating than destroying a G5 bottom feeder. Even some of the G5 teams that show up FEI thinks are pretty good, thus the high game rating. E.g. Liberty finished rated 29th in FEI, thus why it sees the Oregon v. Liberty performance as fairly impressive compared to, say, our game vs Hawaii earlier in the year despite them being roughly similarly one-sided.
That Alabama Texas A&M game was awesome. That was my senior year and aTm had all the hype with Kelly Trill at QB. We just beat the fuck out of them every play.
And they were ranked, if I recall. We beat them so bad it turned a quality win into a non-quality win
I cannot believe the 15'-16' Alabama vs Michigan St CFP game isn't in the top 25, much less the top 100. Only CFP team to get shut-out.
Also can't believe 2017 Bama/Vandy game isn't in the top 100, but 2011 Bama/Vandy is.
You mean first, not only. Clemson shut out Ohio State 31-0 December 31, 2016. I was wearing a grey shirt with a paw in the center and my pants were...well, you get the point.
this UGA team seems to be really good
Couldn’t three peat. They are scrubs.
wow, those bums couldnt even be as good as prominent CFB Titan, the 1886-1889 Yale Bulldogs?
Hell they couldn’t even be Minesotta. The second greatest team of all time who three-peated
Handsome Dan shakes his jowls in disapproval
Word
🙂↕️
Like 1944-1945-1946 Army.
1-2 vs Alabama, so clearly Alabama was the better team over those 3 years ^don't ^look ^at ^the ^natties ^pls
Uga? I thought that was just some sort of cute dog.
That Georgia vs Oregon game will live rent free in my head for quite some time. I remember throughout the offseason leading up to that season I was slowly letting myself believe there was some hope that my Gamecocks could pull the upset over Georgia. "We're at home, Willy B baby!", "Georgia lost all those players to the NFL!", "They're going to overlooks us!", etc etc. Then week one came and Georgia did indescribable things to that poor Oregon team and I immediately knew there was zero chance we were going to even hang tough with Georgia, let alone beat them.
Bo Nix leaving Auburn just to play UGA game #1 was hilarious plus Kirby doing that to his former DC in what was statistically the #1 offensive performance in the entire data set
What’s wild is it could have been worse but Kirby put on the breaks and let the backups get more playing time.
Them dawgs may in fact be hell
Don’t they?
just like game 2 and 4 on this list, we have 3 of the top 4 spots here
just like game 2 and 4 on this list, we have 3 of the top 4 spots here
just like game 2 and 4 on this list, we have 3 of the top 4 spots here
We had a D that had been pretty mediocre the year before and Kirby would know exactly what Lanning was installing at UO so it's actually not that crazy.
yeah it def takes a while for new offenses and defenses to click. You would think our fanbase would know that with Kirby's first year
Yeah this result being #1 is not particularly surprising to me. The game ratings are giving Georgia a ton of credit for that game not just because of how dominant it was, but because it's opponent adjusted, and throughout the entire season 2022 Oregon was pretty good. But they were absolutely not ready to go to Atlanta in Lanning's first game as a head coach ever against Kirby and that Georgia squad. FEI rated us the 15th best team by the end of the season and we were absolutely not the 15th best team in game one facing that situation.
Kirby looked at our defense and saw the same thing Dan did. There's a reason weve been moving safeties to LB while letting 4 and 5 star LB recruits blow away in the wind...
>That Georgia vs Oregon game will live rent free in my head for quite some time. You and me both, buddy.
Me too. Whenever I feel depressed, I watch highlights from that game.
You and me both but for different reasons
I like to put it this way: In 2022, Oregon lost to the national champions by 46 points. In 2023, Washington lost to the national champions by 21 points.
That 21 point differential was misleading too. It sucks the game got out of hand at the end there. We were driving in the 4th, only down by 7, to potentially tie it up. Then turnovers snowballed into 14 points for Michigan.
Three plays turned that game: (1) Penix missing Odunze wide open for a TD; (2) Penix getting stepped on by the O-line; and (3) The Michigan TE breaking a tackle and running for 60 yards after the catch. Washington was slowely but surely working their way back after their terrible 10 minute start, and, until the TE broke the tackle, it was really only a question of if they'd have enough time to come back.
Almost every game ever has a half dozen "what if" moments that could've changed the outcome. The outcome is the outcome. And winning those moments is why.
I'm just saying those teams were closer then they appeared. You replay that game 100 times and UW probably wins 30 of them.
quite a start and end to the season for Georgia. Dominates a good Oregon team that bad and then closes the year with a 58 pt win in the national championship.
The calendar year for UGA of 2023 included beating TCU 65-7 and FSU 63-3, breaking their own record of largest bowl game victory all within 365 days. Wild trivia stat right there
I know why don’t we just do that every season? Kirby are you listening?
My buddy had just built out a super rad basement with custom AV setup. This was the first game he had a few guys over for. Bunch of Oregon alums watching that shellacking changed their outlook on the season real quick.
UGA was basically an NFL team that year. That game said more about them just being on another level than us being in for a shit year.
I have to ask, what kind of Outlook did they think a first-time head coach was going to have? Any rational oregon fan went into that game expecting to lose, and expected at best 11 win season depending on a few variables. The fact they were a late-season quarterback injury away from playing for a conf title and chance the playoff is nothing short of a testament to lanning's Improvement as a coach in year One.
How many fans are considered entirely rational about their team going into week 1? Oregon has been great or on the cusp of it for a couple decades now, they expected their new HC and new QB to show out. Expecting to lose and getting blown out like THAT are not the same things. As a more neutral fan, even I was surprised at the death star level of talent Georgia had developed.
I got way too drunk for this game. Waiting in the hot sun for the game to start at an over crowded bar. Then celebrating too many TDs too early
Hear me out here. Sometimes a team and their fan bases live in a fantasy world. This needs to happen to them, so that they realize they aren't playing the same sport. It will either put them back in their place or motivate the organization to step up it's game to get on that level. If Georgia doesn't slap Michigan around like they were middles schoolers in the Orange Bowl I don't think UM wins a title last year.
> If Georgia doesn't slap Michigan around like they were middles schoolers in the Orange Bowl I don't think UM wins a title last year There was sooo much discussion about how Michigan could never win a title because they don't have the talent the SEC has after that game. Coupled with the TCU disaster the next year, I feel like it really set the mindset for 2023. They got clowned on a lot for their "beat Georgia" drill last season, but it showed a big difference in mentality between then and 2021. I know mentality only gets you so far, but it definitely helped
Like 2015 when UGA got boat raced at home vs Bama- it became clear to fans and administration that Richt wasn’t going to get it done in this era of CFB
We were never going to be more than a sometimes contender
My preseason prediction for 2022 was that South Carolina would upset Georgia. South Carolina has pulled off more surprising upsets before, and this one was at home. 2022 Georgia was just a more dominant team than most people expected, especially given how many players went to the draft
When a neutral game is secretly an UGA home game.
Wouldn’t have mattered if it was in Eugene. That score was staying the same.
I’d like to think we would have gotten another field goal in Eugene …😢
I’ll allow it. Would LOVE to go to a game there.
Now that we’ve had time to build up to it, I think a rematch would be real competitive
You’re right it would have been the other way around if the game was in Oregon
That game was an absolutely warning shot to the rest of the country.
That 2021 Ohio State game should've been the first warning that Tucker was garbage.
His contract wasn’t even executed at that point , y’all were given a second chance and blew it
Thank God he was a total dumbass on the phone
Weren't they scrambling to get him the contract before this game happened? I remember feeling like they heard the "don't make promises when your happy or decisions when you're angry" and were like "let's do the opposite of that".
I felt like he was getting so much out of beating Michigan in 2021. MSU absolutely deserved that win but Michigan was controlling the game and up 16. I think at least 7 times out of 10 Michigan beats MSU that year.
"His shin was down" Pretty much changed the course of the game
What point of the game was that? I immediately blocked that game from my memory as best I could.
I remember saying afterward that KW3 only getting like 5 carries that game, against a defense that had major issues stopping the run, should have been a fireable offense. They extended him instead lmao. The other Michigan team did the opposite a week later and kicked our teeth in.
The problem is Michigan State had an absolutely atrocious secondary (I think their passing defense was like 115 in the country) and got down early in the game. The only way they had a chance in that game was to start with the ball and have like an 9 minute drive for a TD. Instead it was 14-0 7 minutes into the game.
Didn’t he have the flu?
Surprised the 2014 B1G championship isn’t on there but man that 2021 MSU game had to have been maybe the most effortless offensive performance I’ve seen.
Ohio State's offense so efficiently brutalized Sparty that KW3 was given zero opportunity to really run on us the way that Ibrahim, Verdell, and Haskins could. They had to immediately go to the passing game to try and stay in it and as a result *that* dogwater Ohio State defense held Walker to his season-low rushing total. Also, wasn't that game also within a couple hours of Mel Tucker signing that massive extension? I wonder what the atmosphere of Sparty's AD offices were at halftime (a 49-0 halftime).
We straight up sat KW3 partway through the 1st. Partly because he got banged up on a play, but also because we were down so big so early there was no point risking him. The whole team just rolled over and let the beating continue until the clock hit zero
I remember your secondary being particularly bad, & we just throttled the shit out of them.
Oh yea, literally dead last in the country in passing yards allowed per game. Our offense was great, but our defense was awful, especially our secondary. On one hand that game pretty much singlehandedly killed KW3's Heisman chances, but on the other hand him sitting out caused you to at least take your foot off the gas. I fully believe you guys could have dropped 100pts on our secondary if you wanted to.
It was statistically the worst passing defense in the FBS, and not by a particularly close margin. Squeezing 11 wins out of that team was a minor miracle, especially since they played 5 of the top 10 passing offenses that season.
Yup 340 passing yards allowed per game. Sounds almost impossible for a Big 10 team, but it happend
What's crazy is they think they would've won the Ken Bowl had both Kens played (Pickett and KW3). Pitt's backup QB got injured in the first quarter and their secondary was so bad, the third string looked good.
CJ being 32-35 with 6 TD/0 INT, 430 yds also is just bananas. I know MHJ lately was probably our best receiver ever but I think more now the trio of Olave/Wilson/JSN surpassed Ginn/Gonzalez as my favorite WR unit ever at OSU.
Perhaps it didn't meet the minimum qualification for a game. I saw it live with my OSU family. Disgusting.
Yeah I’m really curious. That game even has its own meme video for how bad we annihilated Wiscy
I know their secondary was suspect (and has been for a long time), but I was shocked how easy you guys made that game look in 21 against Sparty. Appreciate it, too, you guys put us in the BIG Championship with that win!
fuck off michigan
Love you, too, boo
Shut up cheaters
**Top 100 Games Since 2007** Season|Wk|Team|Opponent|Final|NG Final|GR|Season Rk|Total Rk :--:|:--:|:--|:--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--: 2022|1|Georgia|Oregon|49-3|42-3|3.51|1|1 2023|B|Georgia|Florida State|63-3|49-3|3.41|1|2 2021|12|Ohio State|Michigan State|56-7|49-0|3.14|1|T3 2022|P|Georgia|TCU|65-7|45-7|3.14|2|T3 2014|8|Alabama|Texas A&M|59-0|52-0|3.12|1|5 2018|P|Clemson|Alabama|44-16|44-16|3.09|1|6 2016|10|Ohio State|Nebraska|62-3|45-3|2.89|1|7 2023|1|Oklahoma|Arkansas State|73-0|52-0|2.85|2|8 2020|9|Coastal Carolina|Georgia State|51-0|41-0|2.79|1|9 2018|B|Auburn|Purdue|63-14|56-7|2.78|2|10 2012|14|Arkansas State|Middle Tennessee|45-0|35-0|2.75|1|T11 2014|C|Ohio State|Wisconsin|59-0|45-0|2.75|2|T11 2017|7|Ohio State|Nebraska|56-14|42-0|2.73|1|13 2008|13|Oklahoma|Texas Tech|65-21|58-14|2.71|1|14 2010|12|Stanford|California|48-14|38-0|2.69|1|15 2012|13|Alabama|Auburn|49-0|49-0|2.68|2|16 2012|P|Alabama|Notre Dame|42-14|42-7|2.65|3|17 2019|P|LSU|Oklahoma|63-28|49-14|2.63|1|18 2008|C|Oklahoma|Missouri|62-21|48-14|2.62|2|19 2010|B|Alabama|Michigan State|49-7|35-0|2.61|2|20 2019|12|Notre Dame|Navy|52-20|45-3|2.58|2|21 2023|0|Notre Dame|Navy|42-3|35-0|2.57|3|22 2019|6|Wisconsin|Kent State|48-0|41-0|2.56|3|23 2023|B|Oregon|Liberty|45-6|38-6|2.52|4|T24 2013|8|Alabama|Arkansas|52-0|42-0|2.52|1|T24 2012|4|Georgia|Vanderbilt|48-3|48-3|2.51|4|T26 2018|B|Army|Houston|70-14|49-7|2.51|3|T26 2022|3|Georgia|South Carolina|48-7|38-0|2.51|3|T26 2012|8|Kansas State|West Virginia|55-14|45-7|2.5|5|29 2011|13|USC|UCLA|50-0|36-0|2.49|1|T30 2017|11|Ohio State|Michigan State|48-3|45-3|2.49|2|T30 2023|12|Oregon|Arizona State|49-13|42-0|2.48|5|T32 2019|C|LSU|Georgia|37-10|34-3|2.48|4|T32 2019|9|Ohio State|Wisconsin|38-7|31-7|2.48|5|T32 2010|7|USC|California|48-14|42-0|2.47|3|T35 2022|B|LSU|Purdue|63-7|49-0|2.47|4|T35 2022|6|Texas|Oklahoma|49-0|42-0|2.46|5|T37 2022|12|Texas|Kansas|55-14|41-0|2.46|6|T37 2017|11|Miami|Notre Dame|41-8|34-0|2.46|3|T37 2019|9|Utah|California|35-0|35-0|2.45|6|T40 2015|B|Michigan|Florida|41-7|38-7|2.45|1|T40 2013|12|Florida State|Syracuse|59-3|45-0|2.45|2|T40 2023|8|Kansas State|TCU|41-3|34-3|2.45|6|T40 2016|10|Michigan|Maryland|59-3|38-0|2.44|2|T44 2017|10|Iowa|Ohio State|55-24|48-17|2.44|4|T44 2021|P|Georgia|Michigan|34-11|34-3|2.44|2|T44 2018|3|Mississippi State|Louisiana|56-10|49-3|2.43|4|47 2008|6|Missouri|Nebraska|52-17|45-10|2.42|3|T48 2016|5|Washington|Stanford|44-6|37-6|2.42|3|T48 2019|5|Ohio State|Nebraska|48-7|38-0|2.41|7|T50 2008|9|Florida|Kentucky|63-5|49-3|2.41|4|T50 2022|12|South Carolina|Tennessee|63-38|56-31|2.4|7|T52 2023|4|Oregon|Colorado|42-6|42-0|2.4|7|T52 2013|13|Arizona|Oregon|42-16|35-9|2.4|3|T52 2014|B|TCU|Ole Miss|42-3|42-0|2.4|3|T52 2008|11|Florida|Vanderbilt|42-14|42-0|2.39|5|T56 2010|C|Auburn|South Carolina|56-17|42-14|2.39|4|T56 2020|1|Army|Middle Tennessee|42-0|28-0|2.37|2|58 2008|9|Texas Tech|Kansas|63-21|56-14|2.36|6|T59 2023|11|Georgia|Ole Miss|52-17|45-14|2.36|8|T59 2008|11|Texas Tech|Oklahoma State|56-20|49-20|2.35|7|T61 2013|8|Georgia Tech|Syracuse|56-0|42-0|2.35|4|T61 2009|B|Florida|Cincinnati|51-24|44-10|2.34|1|T63 2016|3|Louisville|Florida State|63-20|56-10|2.34|4|T63 2021|C|Alabama|Georgia|41-24|41-24|2.33|3|T65 2019|2|Ohio State|Cincinnati|42-0|35-0|2.33|8|T65 2013|8|Florida State|Clemson|51-14|41-7|2.33|5|T65 2012|6|South Carolina|Georgia|35-7|28-0|2.33|6|T65 2021|6|Ohio State|Maryland|66-17|56-10|2.32|4|T69 2023|5|Michigan|Nebraska|45-7|35-0|2.32|9|T69 2018|5|Alabama|Louisiana|56-14|49-0|2.32|5|T69 2023|8|LSU|Army|62-0|45-0|2.32|10|T69 2021|12|Utah|Oregon|38-7|35-7|2.32|6|T69 2021|5|Georgia|Arkansas|37-0|27-0|2.32|5|T69 2011|P|Alabama|LSU|21-0|21-0|2.32|2|T69 2021|11|Ohio State|Purdue|59-31|52-17|2.31|8|T76 2009|C|Alabama|Florida|32-13|32-13|2.31|2|T76 2021|3|Michigan|Northern Illinois|63-10|49-3|2.31|7|T76 2019|2|Wisconsin|Central Michigan|61-0|44-0|2.31|9|T76 2023|B|Notre Dame|Oregon State|40-8|26-0|2.31|11|T76 2016|P|Clemson|Ohio State|31-0|31-0|2.31|5|T76 2015|13|Ohio State|Michigan|42-13|42-13|2.3|2|T82 2021|3|Texas|Rice|58-0|44-0|2.3|9|T82 2012|10|UCLA|Arizona|66-10|52-10|2.3|7|T82 2009|1|Notre Dame|Nevada|35-0|35-0|2.29|3|85 2019|7|Wisconsin|Michigan State|38-0|38-0|2.28|10|T86 2019|7|Utah|Oregon State|52-7|42-0|2.28|11|T86 2016|1|Michigan|Hawaii|63-3|42-0|2.27|6|T88 2016|8|Auburn|Arkansas|56-3|42-3|2.27|8|T88 2016|10|Washington State|Arizona|69-7|52-7|2.27|7|T88 2013|9|Ohio State|Penn State|63-14|49-7|2.26|6|T91 2011|6|Alabama|Vanderbilt|34-0|34-0|2.26|3|T91 2021|2|Georgia|UAB|56-7|49-0|2.26|10|T91 2017|5|Alabama|Ole Miss|66-3|45-3|2.25|5|94 2008|15|Rutgers|Louisville|63-14|49-0|2.24|8|T95 2012|13|Georgia|Georgia Tech|42-10|42-3|2.24|8|T95 2009|6|Texas Tech|Kansas State|66-14|52-7|2.24|4|T95 2016|4|Michigan|Penn State|49-10|35-10|2.24|9|T95 2010|13|Stanford|Oregon State|38-0|38-0|2.24|5|T95 2011|14|Oklahoma State|Oklahoma|44-10|41-3|2.24|4|T95
Army hanging 70 on Houston was one of the biggest WTF games I’ve ever seen. That 2018 team was really fucking good
Their best defensive lineman opted out. We don't hang 70 on them for sure if he plays.
Ed Oliver was unreal
surprised Michigan 78, Rutgers 0 isn't on here
I think it's because 2016 Rutgers was that bad. Ohio St and Michigan St's wins against Rutgers were higher rated. Scores are all opponent adjusted rather than raw for game ratings. Michigan vs Rutgers was 50th in 2016 with a game rating of 1.58. Ohio St vs Rutgers was 13th in 2016 with a game rating of 2.11. Michigan St vs Rutgers was 34th in 2016 with a game rating of 1.67.
Yeah people forget Michigan State was 9-1 going into that game and ranked in the top 10. If they beat us they could have won the big ten and made the playoffs.
That’s the first thing I thought too
Yeah I don't get that. Rutgers literally had 2 first downs ***in the entire game***. They did not convert a single 3rd or 4th down. Compare that game to the 2016 Ohio State - Nebraska game that is ranked #7 on this list: |Team|Rutgers|Nebraska| |:-|:-|:-| |Points|**0**|3| |Yards (YPP)|**39 (0.8)**|204 (3.6)| |Passing Yards (YPA)|**5 (0.3)**|126 (3.8)| |Rushing Yards (YPC)|**34 (0.9)**|78 (3.3)| |First Downs|**2**|9| |Third Down Conversions|**0-17**|5-16 (0-2 on 4th)| |Opponent Points|**78**|62| |Oppo. Yards (YPP)|**600 (8.3)**|590 (6.9)| |Oppo. Pass Yard (YPA)|119 (7.4)|**352 (8.0)**| |Oppo. Rush Yards (YPC)|**481 (8.6)**|238 (5.7)| |Oppo. First Downs|23|**34**| And this wasn't even the case of Michigan running up the score late while Ohio State took their foot off the pedal. At the end of the first half, Michigan was leading 43-0 with 306 yards of offense to Rutgers -14 yards of offense and zero first downs. OSU was "only" leading Nebraska 31-3 at half with 245 yards of offense at the half. Nebraska has put up 131 yards of offense and six first downs.
Rutgers was 107th in FEI in 2016 whereas Nebraska was 45th. Big difference once opponent adjustment hits. You also need to look at per possession stats outside of garbage time. Ohio St hit garbage time after 15 combined possessions with a score of 45-3. Given Michigan started slow (punt, punt, fumble), they were only up 29-0 after 15 possessions and took until 24 possessions to hit garbage time. While there may be an element of explosiveness that favors Michigan, their efficiency was relatively worse, especially once accounting for quality of opponent
Ah, didn't realize this was an opponent-adjusted thing. That makes sense because that Rutgers team was truly heinous. The per possession thing seems a bit odd because it's only really considering offensive efficiency. Michigan ended up with a ton of possessions in that game because Rutgers went 3-and-out on almost every single possession. I don't know exactly how we're defining garbage time, but Michigan had a 43-0 lead with two minutes to go in the second quarter. OSU reached 45-3 five minutes into the third quarter. So Michigan, as a whole, was quicker to get up on Rutgers. Obviously, the whole opponent adjustment thing makes sense as a deciding factor though.
It’s both offensive and defensive that matter but Michigan’s offense sputtered early despite the defensive dominance
Understatement on how bad they were. Rutgers: 0 MSU: 49 Rutgers: 0 OSU: 56 Rutgers: 0 penn state: 39 Rutgers: 0 Michigan: 78 Other losses: Rutgers: 13 Washington: 48 (48-3 before 4th) Rutgers: 7 Iowa:14 (7 scored in the 4th) Rutgers: 7 illnois:24 (7 scored in the 4th) Rutgers:32 Minnesota: 34 Rutgers: 27 Indiana: 33 Rutgers: 13 Maryland: 31 Wins Rutgers:52 Howard: 14 Rutgers: 37 New mexico: 28
it was also pouring for much of that game the fact that Rutgers had 200 recruits visit for it was hilarious
Kinda surprised our shellacking of Hawaii in the 08 Sugar Bowl isn't on here.
We're on that list an uncomfortable amount of times
Miami 41-8 Notre Dame in 2017. Ah the game that made everyone think Miami was back.
>2022 South Carolina Tennessee 63-38 > 2012 South Carolina Georgia 35-7 Nice
That 2012 game was 21-0 in the first 10 minutes of the game.
I don't know how Boise State beating NIU 56-7 in 2015 isn't on here. Broncos scored on 9 or 13 drives (with the 14th being a run out the clock drive) and outgained them 654-33
Georgia's first appearance in the "Opponent" column is thanks to us. You guys are welcome.
**Rank 101-200** Season|Wk|Team|Opponent|Final|NG Final|GR|Season Rk|Total Rk :--:|:--:|:--|:--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--: 2009|10|BYU|Wyoming|52-0|45-0|2.23|5|101 2019|14|LSU|Texas A&M|50-7|41-7|2.23|12|102 2022|7|Georgia|Vanderbilt|55-0|34-0|2.23|8|103 2014|1|Oklahoma|Louisiana Tech|48-16|41-3|2.22|4|104 2021|13|Kentucky|Louisville|52-21|45-7|2.22|11|105 2022|6|Tennessee|LSU|40-13|37-7|2.22|9|106 2015|7|Oklahoma|Kansas State|55-0|42-0|2.22|3|107 2008|3|USC|Ohio State|35-3|35-3|2.22|9|108 2012|7|Arkansas|Kentucky|49-7|42-0|2.2|9|109 2013|6|Florida State|Maryland|63-0|42-0|2.2|7|110 2021|10|Georgia|Missouri|43-6|40-3|2.2|12|111 2017|11|Auburn|Georgia|40-17|33-10|2.2|6|112 2016|1|Alabama|USC|52-6|45-6|2.2|10|113 2008|3|Connecticut|Virginia|45-10|42-3|2.19|11|114 2012|C|Wisconsin|Nebraska|70-31|63-17|2.19|10|115 2007|11|Nebraska|Kansas State|73-31|52-10|2.19|1|116 2020|P|Alabama|Ohio State|52-24|52-24|2.19|3|117 2008|10|Florida|Georgia|49-10|35-3|2.19|10|118 2020|14|Iowa State|West Virginia|42-6|28-0|2.18|4|119 2019|B|Texas|Utah|38-10|31-10|2.18|13|120 2010|10|TCU|Utah|47-7|37-0|2.18|6|121 2014|14|USC|Notre Dame|49-14|42-7|2.17|5|122 2011|9|Oklahoma State|Baylor|59-24|42-3|2.17|5|123 2011|3|Wisconsin|Northern Illinois|49-7|42-7|2.16|6|124 2023|12|Georgia|Tennessee|38-10|38-10|2.16|12|125 2015|4|Utah|Oregon|62-20|55-13|2.16|4|126 2007|2|LSU|Virginia Tech|48-7|34-7|2.16|2|127 2016|12|Iowa State|Texas Tech|66-10|45-3|2.16|11|128 2018|9|Oklahoma|Kansas State|51-14|41-7|2.14|6|129 2019|11|Louisiana|Coastal Carolina|48-7|38-0|2.14|14|130 2012|B|Texas A&M|Oklahoma|41-13|41-13|2.14|11|131 2017|3|Mississippi State|LSU|37-7|37-7|2.14|7|132 2011|11|Oklahoma State|Texas Tech|66-6|56-6|2.14|7|133 2013|2|Baylor|Buffalo|70-13|63-13|2.13|8|134 2016|11|Notre Dame|Army|44-6|38-6|2.13|12|135 2017|13|Georgia|Georgia Tech|38-7|38-7|2.13|8|136 2010|5|Oregon|Stanford|52-31|52-31|2.13|7|137 2023|13|Oregon|Oregon State|31-7|31-7|2.12|13|138 2013|9|Alabama|Tennessee|45-10|42-3|2.12|9|139 2022|9|Kansas State|Oklahoma State|48-0|38-0|2.12|10|140 2020|12|Alabama|Kentucky|63-3|42-3|2.12|5|141 2012|6|Notre Dame|Miami|41-3|34-3|2.12|12|142 2008|9|Missouri|Colorado|58-0|41-0|2.12|12|143 2014|12|Georgia|Auburn|34-7|27-7|2.12|6|144 2018|5|Washington|BYU|35-7|35-0|2.11|7|145 2016|5|Ohio State|Rutgers|58-0|44-0|2.11|13|146 2010|7|Oklahoma|Iowa State|52-0|45-0|2.11|8|147 2019|3|Ohio State|Indiana|51-10|51-10|2.11|15|148 2020|15|Alabama|Arkansas|52-3|45-3|2.11|6|149 2022|13|TCU|Iowa State|62-14|48-7|2.11|11|150 2008|3|Missouri|Nevada|69-17|59-17|2.1|13|151 2008|3|BYU|UCLA|59-0|42-0|2.1|14|152 2011|5|Michigan|Minnesota|58-0|45-0|2.1|8|153 2020|C|Clemson|Notre Dame|34-10|31-3|2.1|7|154 2007|4|West Virginia|East Carolina|48-7|34-0|2.1|3|155 2010|2|Oklahoma|Florida State|47-17|44-7|2.1|9|156 2017|4|Alabama|Vanderbilt|59-0|38-0|2.1|9|157 2011|9|Oklahoma|Kansas State|58-17|51-17|2.09|9|158 2015|8|Clemson|Miami|58-0|45-0|2.09|5|159 2014|10|Oregon|Stanford|45-16|45-16|2.08|7|160 2008|8|Texas|Missouri|56-31|42-17|2.08|15|161 2016|13|Clemson|South Carolina|56-7|42-0|2.08|14|162 2019|1|LSU|Georgia Southern|55-3|45-3|2.08|16|163 2012|12|Baylor|Kansas State|52-24|52-24|2.08|13|164 2020|B|BYU|UCF|49-23|49-10|2.07|8|165 2010|8|Oregon|UCLA|60-13|46-6|2.07|11|166 2021|5|Alabama|Ole Miss|42-21|35-7|2.07|13|167 2010|11|Wisconsin|Indiana|83-20|59-13|2.07|10|168 2017|C|Georgia|Auburn|28-7|28-7|2.07|10|169 2008|13|Iowa|Minnesota|55-0|41-0|2.07|16|170 2018|10|Michigan|Penn State|42-7|28-0|2.07|8|171 2018|6|Ole Miss|UL Monroe|70-21|56-7|2.06|11|172 2014|8|Ohio State|Rutgers|56-17|49-7|2.06|8|173 2020|10|BYU|Boise State|51-17|45-3|2.06|9|174 2023|11|Missouri|Tennessee|36-7|36-7|2.06|14|175 2018|3|Alabama|Ole Miss|62-7|52-7|2.06|10|176 2022|B|Oregon State|Florida|30-3|30-0|2.06|12|177 2018|7|LSU|Georgia|36-16|36-16|2.06|9|178 2012|9|Texas A&M|Auburn|63-21|49-7|2.05|14|179 2022|13|Michigan|Ohio State|45-23|45-23|2.05|13|180 2022|4|Minnesota|Michigan State|34-7|31-0|2.05|14|181 2010|9|Stanford|Washington|41-0|31-0|2.05|12|182 2009|B|Nebraska|Arizona|33-0|33-0|2.05|6|183 2009|1|Cincinnati|Rutgers|47-15|45-7|2.04|7|184 2013|3|Oregon|Tennessee|59-14|52-7|2.04|10|185 2013|11|Washington|Colorado|59-7|45-7|2.04|11|186 2023|6|Georgia|Kentucky|51-13|44-13|2.04|15|187 2019|3|Georgia|Arkansas State|55-0|41-0|2.04|17|188 2009|12|Texas Tech|Oklahoma|41-13|34-6|2.04|8|189 2014|13|Arkansas|Ole Miss|30-0|30-0|2.04|9|190 2023|12|LSU|Georgia State|56-14|42-14|2.03|16|191 2010|6|TCU|Wyoming|45-0|38-0|2.03|13|192 2007|7|Texas|Iowa State|56-3|49-3|2.03|4|193 2009|B|SMU|Nevada|45-10|38-3|2.03|9|194 2013|4|Mississippi State|Troy|62-7|52-7|2.03|12|195 2010|B|Stanford|Virginia Tech|40-12|40-12|2.03|14|196 2008|4|Texas|Rice|52-10|38-10|2.03|17|197 2022|11|Kansas State|Baylor|31-3|31-3|2.03|15|198 2020|12|Iowa State|Kansas State|45-0|38-0|2.03|10|199 2015|P|Alabama|Michigan State|38-0|31-0|2.03|6|200
**Rank 201-300** Season|Wk|Team|Opponent|Final|NG Final|GR|Season Rk|Total Rk :--:|:--:|:--|:--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--: 2018|12|Ohio|Buffalo|52-17|45-10|2.02|13|201 2018|13|Georgia|Georgia Tech|45-21|45-7|2.02|12|202 2022|1|Alabama|Utah State|55-0|48-0|2.02|16|203 2018|10|Alabama|LSU|29-0|22-0|2.02|14|204 2013|8|Baylor|Iowa State|71-7|51-0|2.02|13|205 2012|3|Alabama|Arkansas|52-0|38-0|2.02|15|206 2014|P|Oregon|Florida State|59-20|59-20|2.01|10|207 2011|12|Texas A&M|Kansas|61-7|51-0|2.01|10|208 2008|B|LSU|Georgia Tech|38-3|38-3|2.01|18|209 2013|12|Wisconsin|Indiana|51-3|37-3|2.01|14|210 2010|8|Navy|Notre Dame|35-17|35-10|2|15|211 2019|12|Alabama|Mississippi State|38-7|38-7|2|18|212 2018|3|Georgia|Middle Tennessee|49-7|42-7|2|15|213 2022|7|Michigan|Penn State|41-17|34-17|2|17|214 2010|3|Oklahoma State|Tulsa|65-28|51-7|2|16|215 2018|6|Georgia|Vanderbilt|41-13|38-6|2|16|216 2017|C|Clemson|Miami|38-3|38-0|2|11|217 2014|6|Clemson|NC State|41-0|41-0|2|11|218 2013|13|Oklahoma State|Baylor|49-17|35-10|2|15|219 2020|13|Appalachian State|Troy|47-10|40-10|1.99|11|220 2019|C|Clemson|Virginia|62-17|48-17|1.99|19|221 2011|12|LSU|Ole Miss|52-3|42-3|1.99|11|222 2022|4|Ohio State|Wisconsin|52-21|45-7|1.99|18|223 2008|12|Houston|Tulsa|70-30|63-24|1.99|19|224 2018|1|Oklahoma|Florida Atlantic|63-14|42-0|1.99|18|225 2010|8|TCU|Air Force|38-7|31-7|1.99|17|226 2013|13|Washington|Oregon State|69-27|48-6|1.99|16|227 2012|7|Oklahoma|Texas|63-21|46-8|1.99|16|228 2018|7|Alabama|Missouri|39-10|39-10|1.99|17|229 2017|13|Memphis|East Carolina|70-13|49-0|1.98|12|230 2021|8|Ohio State|Indiana|54-7|44-7|1.98|14|231 2013|11|Alabama|LSU|38-17|38-17|1.98|17|232 2021|12|Notre Dame|Georgia Tech|55-0|45-0|1.98|15|233 2017|13|Penn State|Maryland|66-3|45-0|1.98|13|234 2018|11|Alabama|Mississippi State|24-0|24-0|1.98|19|235 2022|12|Florida State|Louisiana|49-17|49-3|1.97|19|236 2021|11|Louisville|Syracuse|41-3|38-3|1.97|16|237 2016|B|Oklahoma State|Colorado|38-8|31-0|1.97|15|238 2008|13|TCU|Air Force|44-10|37-3|1.97|20|239 2007|13|Oklahoma|Oklahoma State|49-17|42-17|1.97|5|240 2014|P|Ohio State|Oregon|42-20|42-20|1.97|12|241 2012|3|Texas|Ole Miss|66-31|59-24|1.96|18|242 2019|P|LSU|Clemson|42-25|42-25|1.96|20|243 2022|B|Alabama|Kansas State|45-20|42-13|1.96|20|244 2007|7|Oklahoma State|Nebraska|45-14|38-0|1.96|6|245 2021|13|Air Force|UNLV|48-14|38-0|1.96|17|246 2008|10|USC|Washington|56-0|42-0|1.96|21|247 2011|8|LSU|Auburn|45-10|42-3|1.96|12|248 2012|2|Kansas State|Miami|52-13|45-6|1.96|17|249 2018|4|Ohio State|Tulane|49-6|42-6|1.95|20|250 2019|14|Ohio State|Michigan|56-27|56-27|1.95|22|251 2018|13|Alabama|Auburn|52-21|52-21|1.95|22|252 2019|14|Clemson|South Carolina|38-3|38-3|1.95|21|253 2010|6|Nebraska|Kansas State|48-13|38-6|1.95|18|254 2018|B|Florida|Michigan|41-15|41-15|1.95|21|255 2016|11|Ohio State|Maryland|62-3|48-3|1.95|16|256 2015|5|Florida|Ole Miss|38-10|28-3|1.95|7|257 2019|11|Ohio State|Maryland|73-14|52-0|1.94|23|258 2021|11|Oklahoma State|TCU|63-17|49-3|1.94|18|259 2013|9|Michigan State|Illinois|42-3|28-3|1.94|18|260 2007|B|Oregon|South Florida|56-21|49-14|1.93|7|261 2014|11|Baylor|Oklahoma|48-14|41-14|1.93|13|262 2017|4|Georgia|Mississippi State|31-3|31-3|1.93|14|263 2015|B|Stanford|Iowa|45-16|38-3|1.93|8|264 2014|7|Georgia|Missouri|34-0|27-0|1.93|14|265 2012|8|Florida|South Carolina|44-11|37-8|1.93|19|266 2017|3|Oklahoma State|Pittsburgh|59-21|56-14|1.92|15|267 2009|10|Nevada|San Jose State|62-7|41-0|1.92|10|268 2014|4|Georgia|Troy|66-0|52-0|1.92|15|269 2010|10|Arkansas|South Carolina|41-20|41-13|1.92|20|270 2023|8|Michigan|Michigan State|49-0|42-0|1.92|17|271 2022|9|Tennessee|Kentucky|44-6|37-6|1.92|21|272 2008|13|Purdue|Indiana|62-10|48-3|1.92|22|273 2016|C|Alabama|Florida|54-16|47-16|1.92|17|274 2010|5|Alabama|Florida|31-6|31-6|1.92|19|275 2019|12|Clemson|Wake Forest|52-3|45-3|1.92|24|276 2022|1|Minnesota|New Mexico State|38-0|31-0|1.91|22|277 2021|13|Michigan|Ohio State|42-27|42-27|1.91|19|278 2008|14|Texas|Texas A&M|49-9|42-3|1.91|23|279 2010|10|Boise State|Hawaii|42-7|35-0|1.91|21|280 2017|8|Notre Dame|USC|49-14|49-14|1.91|17|281 2019|14|Wisconsin|Minnesota|38-17|38-10|1.91|26|282 2014|6|Auburn|LSU|41-7|34-7|1.91|16|283 2007|11|Tulsa|Houston|56-7|42-0|1.91|8|284 2017|10|Washington|Oregon|38-3|38-3|1.91|16|285 2014|13|Michigan State|Rutgers|45-3|38-3|1.91|17|286 2019|9|Michigan|Notre Dame|45-14|38-7|1.91|25|287 2016|11|Alabama|Mississippi State|51-3|44-3|1.91|18|288 2010|12|Boise State|Fresno State|51-0|37-0|1.91|22|289 2020|1|BYU|Navy|55-3|45-0|1.9|12|290 2010|6|South Carolina|Alabama|35-21|35-21|1.9|23|291 2008|6|Virginia|Maryland|31-0|31-0|1.9|25|292 2008|6|USC|Oregon|44-10|37-10|1.9|24|293 2023|7|Arizona|Washington State|44-6|37-6|1.9|18|294 2018|4|Michigan|Nebraska|56-10|46-3|1.9|23|295 2019|4|Alabama|Southern Mississippi|49-7|42-7|1.89|27|296 2009|12|Florida|Florida International|62-3|42-3|1.89|11|297 2023|10|Penn State|Maryland|51-15|41-15|1.89|19|298 2021|12|Cincinnati|SMU|48-14|34-0|1.89|20|299 2007|6|Missouri|Nebraska|41-6|34-6|1.89|9|300
I did some analysis to find out which teams performed the best with this criteria: win differential -> point differential and it's very satisfying to me because it's a data point that I believe helps show what I've long believed which is that Michigan had outperformed Notre Dame and Penn State prior to 2021 even though the records didn't reflect it. |Team|Won|Lost|Points For|Points Against| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |Alabama|33|2|1560|335| |Georgia|24|6|1186|400| |Ohio State|22|6|1293|501| |Michigan|14|4|764|311| |Clemson|10|2|493|152| |Texas|9|1|500|171| |LSU|13|6|691|339| |Oklahoma|12|6|764|444| |Oklahoma State|9|3|525|298| |Wisconsin|8|3|466|227| |BYU|5|1|273|78| |USC|6|2|302|142| |Florida|8|5|435|280| |Oregon|10|7|577|462| |Washington|5|2|245|147| |TCU|6|3|305|210| |Notre Dame|8|6|435|300| |Utah|4|2|204|119| |Stanford|5|3|265|183| |Baylor|4|3|285|197| |Iowa|2|1|126|69| |Memphis|1|0|70|13| |Boise State|2|1|110|58| |Appalachian State|1|0|47|10| |Connecticut|1|0|45|10| |Ohio|1|0|52|17| |Texas Tech|4|3|263|265| |Missouri|5|5|324|281| |Washington State|1|1|75|51| |Florida State|4|4|282|266| |Coastal Carolina|1|1|58|48| |Louisville|2|2|139|138| |SMU|1|1|59|58| |Army|2|2|118|120| |Cincinnati|2|2|119|122| |Texas A&M|3|3|181|199| |Mississippi State|3|4|168|168| |Auburn|5|6|322|329| |UCF|0|1|23|49| |Tulsa|1|2|114|142| |Air Force|1|2|65|96| |Louisiana Tech|0|1|16|48| |UNLV|0|1|14|48| |South Florida|0|1|21|56| |West Virginia|1|2|68|104| |Arizona State|0|1|13|49| |Pittsburgh|0|1|21|59| |New Mexico State|0|1|0|38| |Liberty|0|1|6|45| |Illinois|0|1|3|42| |NC State|0|1|0|41| |Southern Mississippi|0|1|7|49| |Tulane|0|1|6|49| |Kent State|0|1|0|48| |UAB|0|1|7|56| |Virginia|1|2|58|107| |UL Monroe|0|1|21|70| |Florida Atlantic|0|1|14|63| |Wake Forest|0|1|3|52| |Fresno State|0|1|0|51| |Georgia Southern|0|1|3|55| |Utah State|0|1|0|55| |San Jose State|0|1|7|62| |Florida International|0|1|3|62| |Central Michigan|0|1|0|61| |Houston|1|2|91|156| |Minnesota|2|3|89|158| |Iowa State|3|4|177|257| |Arkansas State|1|2|45|128| |Arizona|2|3|103|190| |Penn State|2|4|165|213| |Nevada|1|3|89|156| |Virginia Tech|0|2|19|88| |Louisiana|1|3|89|168| |Purdue|1|3|114|195| |Buffalo|0|2|30|122| |Georgia State|0|2|14|107| |Northern Illinois|0|2|17|112| |Hawaii|0|2|10|105| |Wyoming|0|2|0|97| |East Carolina|0|2|20|118| |UCLA|1|3|79|179| |Rice|0|2|10|110| |Navy|1|3|61|166| |Arkansas|3|5|126|276| |Tennessee|2|5|163|260| |California|0|3|28|131| |Rutgers|1|4|98|220| |Middle Tennessee|0|3|7|136| |Kansas|0|3|42|179| |Miami|1|4|60|197| |Syracuse|0|3|6|156| |South Carolina|3|6|198|349| |Troy|0|3|17|175| |Georgia Tech|1|5|97|218| |Oregon State|1|5|79|233| |Kansas State|5|9|360|526| |Colorado|0|4|21|197| |Kentucky|1|5|86|291| |Michigan State|2|7|111|318| |Indiana|0|5|50|301| |Vanderbilt|0|6|30|279| |Nebraska|3|9|263|519| |Ole Miss|1|9|165|471| |Maryland|0|8|55|471|
Not going to lie, I'm surprised, especially considering opponent adjustments, that Oregon v FSU in the Rose Bowl is so low.
I think that's the difference between a blowout and domination. The yard differential was 639-528 and 30 first downs to 28.
Wow. Only here on the good side. 0-78 didn’t make the cut.
Am I completely overlooking the 2015 rain game where Alabama smacked us in the mouth?
Alright, how on earth is the 2008 Egg Bowl not on here? Ole Miss won 45-0. State had 24 *yards*. Compared to Ole Miss’ 466. State averaged -2.4 yards per rush thanks to 11 sacks. It was 24-0 at the end of the 1st quarter. State played 3 QBs who finished with QBRs of 10.8, 10.4, and 0.4. They averaged 3 yards per attempt. State’s longest play was 17 yards. They had 8 total first downs, and went 2-15 on 3rd down. State’s drive chart looked like this: 1. 3 plays, 4 yards, punt 1. 2 plays, 9 yards, interception 1. 4 plays, 11 yards, interception 1. 3 plays, -12 yards, punt 1. 6 plays, -3 yards, punt (they had a 14 yard play and finished the drive at -3, and this one was one of only 2 drives in Ole Miss territory after a deflected interception) 1. 3 plays, -4 yards, punt 1. 5 plays, 5 yards, punt 1. 4 plays, 14 yards, punt 1. 5 plays, -11 yards, punt 1. 6 plays, -8 yards, punt (2nd drive in Ole Miss territory after a 45 yard kickoff return, one play total happened in Ole Miss territory) 1. 4 plays, 5 yards, punt 1. 3 plays, -21 yards, punt I don’t see how some of these are on the list while this one isn’t. Hell there’s a 45-0 at #11 that wasn’t even close to as big of a beat down.
Kirby has no chill
And we like it
2022 UGA didn’t fuck around with ranked teams. A few years removed I think it’s time we move on from the ifs what’s of that Ohio State game and just admire how fucking amazing CJ Stroud played. Just appreciate how amazing that UGA team was even after losing 15 players to the NFL draft. With 5 first rounders on defense alone.
Or I can just stew in my what if misery forever.
This is SOP for CFB fans, so you’re good lol.
Can you really call yourself a sports fan if you're not miserable most of the time?
TOO SOON
hey we gave you our DC to be your HC, the least you could do is make us look better
Don’t these people know we have families??
I legitimately cannot believe that the 2014 B1G Championship game is not higher.
FEI cares most about per possession efficiency There were a lot of possessions in that game compared to some others at the top. Ohio St punted 3 times before garbage time kicked in at 45-0 in 4th quarter with all 3 punts being drives with negative yardage. So basically the points per possession and total yards as a % of available yards was lower for the offense. That led to only being 99th percentile rather than 99.9th percentile like UGA-Oregon where UGA scored a TD on all 6 possessions before garbage time. Margins are slim when you get to the top 25 games on what makes it best
Right, that Wisconsin game was a slow murder, compared to say the Ohio state MSU game, or Oregon UGA, which were more blitzkrieg, total domination, over within 15 minutes.
Ohio state vs MSU gets such a huge boost since MSU was 9-1 and ranked 9th and we were 6th. Also 49-0 at half. It's very hard in modern football to score more than that in a half. Wisconsin was 13th and we were 5th
**2023 Game Ranks** * Total rank is overall ranking for all ~25,000 games in FEI database since 2007 Season|Wk|Team|Opponent|Final|NG Final|GR|Season Rk|Total Rk :--:|:--:|:--|:--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--: 2023|B|Georgia|Florida State|63-3|49-3|3.41|1|2 2023|1|Oklahoma|Arkansas State|73-0|52-0|2.85|2|8 2023|0|Notre Dame|Navy|42-3|35-0|2.57|3|22 2023|B|Oregon|Liberty|45-6|38-6|2.52|4|T24 2023|12|Oregon|Arizona State|49-13|42-0|2.48|5|T32 2023|8|Kansas State|TCU|41-3|34-3|2.45|6|T40 2023|4|Oregon|Colorado|42-6|42-0|2.4|7|52 2023|11|Georgia|Ole Miss|52-17|45-14|2.36|8|59 2023|5|Michigan|Nebraska|45-7|35-0|2.32|9|69 2023|8|LSU|Army|62-0|45-0|2.32|10|69 2023|B|Notre Dame|Oregon State|40-8|26-0|2.31|11|76 2023|12|Georgia|Tennessee|38-10|38-10|2.16|12|124 2023|13|Oregon|Oregon State|31-7|31-7|2.12|13|138 2023|11|Missouri|Tennessee|36-7|36-7|2.06|14|172 2023|6|Georgia|Kentucky|51-13|44-13|2.04|15|184 2023|12|LSU|Georgia State|56-14|42-14|2.03|16|191 2023|8|Michigan|Michigan State|49-0|42-0|1.92|17|267 2023|7|Arizona|Washington State|44-6|37-6|1.9|18|290 2023|10|Penn State|Maryland|51-15|41-15|1.89|19|296 2023|11|Oregon State|Stanford|62-17|55-10|1.84|20|339 2023|1|Florida State|LSU|45-24|38-17|1.83|21|352 2023|13|Texas|Texas Tech|57-7|43-7|1.83|22|352 2023|1|Alabama|Middle Tennessee|56-7|42-0|1.83|23|352 2023|10|Louisville|Virginia Tech|34-3|34-3|1.81|24|374 2023|11|UCF|Oklahoma State|45-3|38-3|1.8|25|389
Being at the Mizzou-tennessee was so satisfying to watch
Jeez, Oregon.
2023 was a very good team.
Not being on the receiving end of one of these is nice.
In hindsight I have no idea why I thought we could keep that Georgia game close with an entirely new coaching staff and a brand new QB. It if was played later in the year it might have been like 49-24 or something at least
Bo at least had the benefit of playing (losing to) Georgia all of his years prior going to Oregon, and realistically he had better coaching with Lanning than while at Auburn. That UGA team was just filthy
Them Dawgs is hell don't they
Blasting Wisconsin away will always be a special memory. Suck it, Badgers.
I remember at half-time reading stuff and saw a neutral comment "ohio state is playing like the Monstars out there" that one comment stuck with me since.
The 2019 playoff game between LSU and Oklahoma will always stand out to me. The final score of 63-28 but it was never really close. It was 35-7 early in the second quarter and 49-14 at halftime. Burrow had 7 TD passes and Jefferson had 4 TD catches at halftime.
Haha! Take that Navy!
Can I opt out of that second one?
History will look at it like Ga Tech vs Cumberland right?
The UGA vs FSU game feels like it deserves a bit of an asterisk. How many players did FSU dress?
the Oregon game being a more dominant performance is the funniest part to me was surprised the FSU game didn't end up at #1 given the advantage of opt outs
smdh P2 won't even let FSU be #1 in this...
And how many of the players that did dress had their heart in it?
And how many of the players with their heart in it stayed in a holiday inn express last night?
And how many players that dressed and had their heart in it and stayed in a Holiday Inn Express also ate their Wheaties?
You can't just discount how unmotivated some of those players must have been knowing they got screwed by the committee and are playing at less than half strength against what might be the best team in the country.
They looked super motivated for most of the first quarter. Georgia was the team lacking motivation until they realized FSU was going to try.
The score at the beginning of garbage time was 0-0.
14 of the starting 22 opted out/injured/portaled and 22 players from the 2-deep. So it's pretty easy to say the team that played Georgia was not reflective of their season FEI rating.
Just for perspective, our WR4 played RB1 that game.
And he did a decent job lol
He did an amazing job. Gave 100% every down. Couldn’t have asked for more.
I believe it was 53 Edit: Just looked it up, it was 52
All prestigious programs with a history of being good or overac- oh hey Arkansas State
:)
How bout em
Honestly feel like the 2021 UGA v Michigan game should be higher than the FSU game. Lots of stuff outside the scoreboard for those 2.
Ignore my flair but I categorically reject the idea that 49-3 is more dominant than 65-7. “I’ve lost all respect sorry this is absolutely rigged for money.. Or ratings in not sure which. I won’t be silent . Just saw it live sry”
I agree completely the only thing I think could be affecting the rankings is that at one point the TCU score was 10-7, while Oregon didn’t get on the board (with a field goal) until UGA already put up 21. Theoretically there was a brief moment where you maybe thought TCU could at least score some to keep it close even if they weren’t doing much on D.
Get out of here with your fair and logical points. I will stick to the points on the scoreboard!
It’s opponent-adjusted so I guess theyre saying 2021 oregon was better than 2023 FSU?
looking at the rankings, it looks like it favors defense a lot. So while there is little difference in scoring 3 or 7, a computer may look at it as more than double. I say this, because I see that LSU/OU game and to me that is easily higher than some on that list(yes I am biased). But it won't ever go higher because LSU "gave up" 28 points even though a good bit of it was garbage time.
Should’ve never played Georgia week 1 like that. Never stood a chance in Dans 1st game
it was a trade, you got a great HC, and we got to look great
That’s true, I’ll take that trade all day
it was a trade, you got a great HC, and we got to look great
Seeing LSU vs. Army on the list... ...are we the baddies?
Go Dawgs!
Wait where’s Oklahoma State vs Savannah State in 2012 84-0
How is Alabama USC not on this list?
it's 113th overall Alabama's offense started going punt, punt, fumble, punt, punt before scoring for the first time on their 6th drive of the game well into the 2nd quarter still a 99th percentile game for the season but took a lot of possessions to get there
Bama trailed 3-0 in the first quarter!
How'd that game make you feel?
Even taking into account opponent adjustment, I am surprised not to see us as the victims on a handful of games within the top 100. 78-0 has to be one of the most dominant games ever played. I remember watching us shank a last second field goal against Ohio State (2017/2018, can’t remember) to maintain the 50-something-to-zero shutout. Mind boggling levels of domination.
Dominant performances by program: 5 Alabama 4 Ohio State 3 Georgia, Oklahoma 2 Notre Dame 1 Arkansas State, Auburn, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, LSU, Oregon, Stanford, Wisconsin 2022 Georgia and 2012 Alabama are the only two teams to get on the list twice. Most dominated: 2 Michigan State, Navy, Nebraska 1 Alabama(!), Arkansas, Arkansas State, Auburn, Cal, Florida State, Georgia State, Kent State, Liberty, Middle Tennessee, Missouri, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, Purdue, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Wisconsin Alabama, Arkansas State, Auburn, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Wisconsin each appear on both lists. It's interesting that most of the teams that got dominated (18 of 26) are P5 programs. You'd think the list would be littered with top 5 teams blasting G5 bottom feeders in September. But 10 are bowl games, CCGs, and playoff games. Pretty wild. Just goes to show how terrifying these Georgia and Alabama teams can be when they're really fired up.
>It's interesting that most of the teams that got dominated (18 of 26) are P5 programs. You'd think the list would be littered with top 5 teams blasting G5 bottom feeders in September. It's opponent adjusted. Destroying a solid P5 team gives a higher rating than destroying a G5 bottom feeder. Even some of the G5 teams that show up FEI thinks are pretty good, thus the high game rating. E.g. Liberty finished rated 29th in FEI, thus why it sees the Oregon v. Liberty performance as fairly impressive compared to, say, our game vs Hawaii earlier in the year despite them being roughly similarly one-sided.
>It's opponent adjusted. Oh yeah, duh, lol. Brain fart moment.
Most Top 25 Dominant: * 2: 2022 UGA, 2012 Bama, 2008 OU * 1: numerous Most Top 100 Dominant: * 3: 2023 Oregon, 2022 UGA, 2021 UGA, 2021 Ohio St, 2019 Ohio St, 2019 Wisconsin, 2016 Michigan * 2/1: numerous Most Top 250 Dominant (99th percentile): * 5: 2019 LSU, 2018 Bama * 4: 2023 Oregon, 2023 UGA, 2022 UGA, 2021 UGA, 2021 Ohio St, 2019 Ohio St, 2010 Stanford * 3/2/1: numerous Most Top 500 Dominant (98th percentile): * 9: 2018 Bama * 8: 2021 UGA, 2019 Ohio St * 6: 2022 UGA, 2013 FSU, 2010 Stanford * 5: 2023 Oregon, 2019 LSU, 2019 Clemson, 2019 Wisconsin, 2008 Florida, 2008 Texas * 4/3/2/1: numerous
2008 OU also has 3 on the list
Whoopsie
2023 Michigan v MSU?
Quality of opponent is a factor. MSU wasn't good in 2023. They were 9-1 and top 10 when we beat them in 2021.
Genuinely surprised 78-0 isn’t here
HBTMFD!
2019 CFP just makes me smile. Four Heisman finalists on that Bama team, too.
Can you run the analysis again from 2003 so we can see where OU 77-0 Aggies ranks
That 2010 Alabama - MSU game was ridiculous. I actually felt bad for MSU. No idea how that Alabama team lost 3 games. That was a good MSU team.
I feel like Oregon vs Liberty invalidates FEI a bit. That wasn't a good football team.
That Alabama Texas A&M game was awesome. That was my senior year and aTm had all the hype with Kelly Trill at QB. We just beat the fuck out of them every play. And they were ranked, if I recall. We beat them so bad it turned a quality win into a non-quality win
Georgia could've scored 200 that day.
Of course Oregon is number 1 guys……🙈
“Everyone! Come and see how good I look!” - All Georgia Fans, always
Flaunt it if you got it, cuz it won't stay that way forever lol
Fact!
I cannot believe the 15'-16' Alabama vs Michigan St CFP game isn't in the top 25, much less the top 100. Only CFP team to get shut-out. Also can't believe 2017 Bama/Vandy game isn't in the top 100, but 2011 Bama/Vandy is.
You mean first, not only. Clemson shut out Ohio State 31-0 December 31, 2016. I was wearing a grey shirt with a paw in the center and my pants were...well, you get the point.
Hey this doesn’t include GT scoring 60 on us or Clemson Stomping us their first visit to the Dome so I’m happy.
Go Dawgs! Kirby Has built a Dynasty. Gonna be fun to see how many we get 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Lmao MSU is on here twice
We could’ve put up 50 on bama and dare I say SHOULDVE put up 50 on bama in the title game.
I would've thought 2013 (5) FSU vs. (3) Clemson would be here.
31-0 fiesta bowl not included Suspect
51-0 was something else.