Average drives per game

[CHONGS]

How many drives a game does each team generally get?  Well, if you use all of the FBS then the average is about 12.8.  Below are charts that plot the difference from the mean for each team.  A negative number means that team gets fewer drives per game than the average.

 The Big 12 as a league averages higher than this (maybe not a surprise given the HUNH, but that means more plays not necessarily more drives).



TCU actually has more drives than any other team in FBS at almost 15 a game. Not surprising, KSU has the least in the Big 12 at just under 12.

I think the SEC is pretty interesting with most teams coming in below the average. 



The most "balanced" league is the Big Ten:



The ACC has the team with the least amount of drives, the grinding triple-option of Georgia Tech, which only has about 10 per game:



People imagine Oregon to be a high flying offense, but they are also a team that limits possessions (least in the Pac 12):

[puniraptor]

hello chingon. this is very interesting.

also your last pic is wrong but im sure you will fix it before i even finish posting this post

edit: amazing prediction on my part

[puniraptor]

how many drives did us and tcu have against each other (bullet hits the bone)

[CHONGS]

Here is the distribution of all teams:



looks pretty evenly distributed.

[CHONGS]

how many drives did us and tcu have against each other (bullet hits the bone)

Looks like they had 12, and we had 13.  It was "our pace", but our offense and defense were not good.

[CHONGS]

TCU had 14 drives against Texas (Texas had 16!).

[kso_FAN]

how many drives did us and tcu have against each other (bullet hits the bone)

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/drivechart?gameId=400547886

We had 13, they had 14. One of theirs was 1 play right at the end of the first half.

[kso_FAN]

Good stuff.

[michigancat]

Auburn is especially interesting because they've played in quite a few close games. I can imagine Oregon sitting on the ball in blowouts.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Auburn is especially interesting because they've played in quite a few close games. I can imagine Oregon sitting on the ball in blowouts.

Auburn also has a reputation for having a poor defense that gives up a lot of big plays. You would think that would increase the number of drives per game, too. Always interesting when perception doesn't match up to reality.

[treysolid]

am i surprised to find that you calculated the mean of a population, then plotted the distribution around that mean and found it to be roughly gaussian. no, i am not surprised.

[Katpappy]

am i surprised to find that you calculated the mean of a population, then plotted the distribution around that mean and found it to be roughly gaussian. no, i am not surprised.

I'm surprised at low grammar remark. 

[CHONGS]

am i surprised to find that you calculated the mean of a population, then plotted the distribution around that mean and found it to be roughly gaussian. no, i am not surprised.

who said this was surprising?