Among Big XII teams:
* 11th in the Big 12 and 106th nationally in pass efficiency
* 10th in penalty yardage (56.3)
* 12th in red zone offense (scoring 66 percent of the time)
* 11th in third-down conversion (35 percent)
* 12th in time of possession (27:30)
* 12th in interceptions (20)
and we won seven games last year. Absolute miracle.
Those stats look bad, but they're pretty selective. None of those stats are more relevant than KO returns (1st in conference and nation), sacks (1st), red zone defense (1st), and punt returns (2nd).
I said before last season that special teams may be our saving grace, and it looks like I was right.