+105 in the Big 12

[19clone91]

By my math, ISU has outscored its Big 12 opponents 261-156 so far this season for a difference of +105 points.

Maybe a better stats person can see how this compares to the past few years but its got to be up there in Iowa State history.

 

[AuH2O]

A quick scan and some math in my head suggests the previous three seasons ISU has been between +50-65.

The only season in the past I bothered checking was 2005, which looks like about +80 over eight games. Lots of close losses that year.

 

[BMWallace]

For the Campbell era, we have the following point differential for conference play:

• 2020: +105 (7 games)
• 2019: +51
• 2018: +46
• 2017: +65
• 2016: -34

 

[DeereClone]

That 71-7 loss to Baylor feels like it was decades ago. Guessing the differential that year wasn't so hot.

 

[clone4life82]

For the Campbell era, we have the following point differential for conference play:

• 2020: +105 (7 games)
• 2019: +51
• 2018: +46
• 2017: +65
• 2016: -34

Play the purple kitties more closely to the norm (or even close to what Vegas had for a line against them) and this year doesn’t look much different

 

[beentherebefore]

Play the purple kitties more closely to the norm (or even close to what Vegas had for a line against them) and this year doesn’t look much different

True.
Or maybe this year can be different from those other years.

 

[clone4life82]

True.
Or maybe this year can be different from those other years.

There’s some truth to both. In past years the drubbing of kstate doesn’t happen in that fashion. CMC got up on the kitties last weekend went for the jugular and while he was at it ripped the heart out and kept beating the dead horse until they were buried. In years past, we’d get up a score or two and then the other team may hang around the rest of the game or make it a nail biter (or worse yet, we’d be playing from behind the whole game).

 

[cyclones500]

For historic comparison, we should do this by ppg, not total points ... variance in number of conference games per season.

 

[CloneAlta]

By my math, ISU has outscored its Big 12 opponents 261-156 so far this season for a difference of +105 points.

Maybe a better stats person can see how this compares to the past few years but its got to be up there in Iowa State history.

+45 in one game does make that number jump a bit!

 

[cyclones500]

A quick scan and some math in my head suggests the previous three seasons ISU has been between +50-65.

The only season in the past I bothered checking was 2005, which looks like about +80 over eight games. Lots of close losses that year.

I did a quick run-thru by average points-per-game of notable seasons, back to '76, and not counting this season, '05 looks to be best, +10.1 per game. Two 28-point wins and only 1 double-digit loss. (To Baylor, of all ***** teams.)

Others, by ppg:
7.2 (2017)
5.7 (2019)
5.6 (1977)
5.1 (2018)

Somewhat surprisingly, '76 was only +0.6 -- the 3 losses were by at least 2 TDs and only 1 of the wins was by more than 14 points.

 

[cyyote15]

+45 in one game does make that number jump a bit!

ISU did it in 2017, too.

 

[cyclones500]

That 71-7 loss to Baylor feels like it was decades ago. Guessing the differential that year wasn't so hot.

True. It was about 15 ppg on the wrong side.

Doesn't hold a candle to 2003: Average loss of 34 ppg.

 

[BCClone]

+45 in one game does make that number jump a bit!

How about ULM last year?

 

[19clone91]

How about ULM last year?

Or Texas Tech in 2016 (+56)

 

[BMWallace]

How about ULM last year?

I didn't count ULM in my numbers. I kept it to conference only.

 

[AuH2O]

True. It was about 15 ppg on the wrong side.

Doesn't hold a candle to 2003: Average loss of 34 ppg.

I raise this every time we discuss worst ISU teams, but in conference play, the highest offensive output by that team was below the fewest points allowed. So if they paired their best offensive game with their best defensive game they still lose.

 

[Aclone]

Play the purple kitties more closely to the norm (or even close to what Vegas had for a line against them) and this year doesn’t look much different

Let’s call this the new normal.