I was listening to Bill and Doug talk on King of the North about how historically good Michigan is and they compared Michigan to 2019 Ohio State as being a team that also beat up on a lot of bad teams. So I decided to compare them based on opponent yards per play on offense through 9 games. Here are the relative rankings (note: 133 total teams in D-1). Thoughts? To me it’s kind of incredible how many incompetent offenses Michigan has played so far. Seven out of their nine opponents rank 101st or worse in yards per play!
Michigan 2023 Opponent’s
East Carolina O - YPP - 132
UNLV O - YPP - 44
BGSU O - YPP - 107
Rutgers O - YPP - 94
Nebraska O - YPP - 101
Minnesota O - YPP - 123
Indiana O - YPP - 120
MSU O - YPP - 112
Purdue O - YPP - 117
OSU 2019 Opponent’s
FAU O - YPP - 57
Cincinnati O - YPP - 87
Indiana O - YPP - 55
Miami OH O - YPP - 117
Nebraska O - YPP - 72
MSU O - YPP - 104
Northwestern O - YPP - 128
Wisconsin O - YPP - 29
Maryland O - YPP - 95
Michigan 2023 Opponent’s
East Carolina O - YPP - 132
UNLV O - YPP - 44
BGSU O - YPP - 107
Rutgers O - YPP - 94
Nebraska O - YPP - 101
Minnesota O - YPP - 123
Indiana O - YPP - 120
MSU O - YPP - 112
Purdue O - YPP - 117
OSU 2019 Opponent’s
FAU O - YPP - 57
Cincinnati O - YPP - 87
Indiana O - YPP - 55
Miami OH O - YPP - 117
Nebraska O - YPP - 72
MSU O - YPP - 104
Northwestern O - YPP - 128
Wisconsin O - YPP - 29
Maryland O - YPP - 95
