Inside the Numbers: Advanced stats for Texas A&M-LSU

Perhaps more than in any other game Texas A&M played this season, the numbers from Baton Rouge line up perfectly with what even the untrained eye saw. How well did the Texas A&M defense play? Simply put, exceptionally. Just how bad was the offense. Well...

By Sam Moss

November 30, 2015

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Efficiency

• Defined as getting 50 percent of necessary yards to gain on first down, 70 percent on second down and 100 percent on third and fourth down (moving the sticks).

• Defensively, this would be the percentage of plays you allow that to happen — so a lower number is better on defense.

Offensive efficiency vs. LSU: 30.6 (Average team: ~42; A&M entering game: 44.4)

48.0 and up = A-level (top 10-15 nationally)

Breakdown by quarter:
1st: 30.8
2nd: 37.5
3rd: 29.4
4th: 25.

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