Football: Midseason Statistical Review

Given that there was an extra week in the fall in 2024, along with some oddities produced by Oregon’s transition to the Big Ten, the Ducks have a very early idle week in September and a very late one this last weekend. Back in September I ran some preliminary numbers on the offensive line, then separately the skill position players and defense. Because Oregon had only played three games at that point, one against an FCS opponent, this analysis was an incomplete snap shot of the team at that point in the season. I did a follow up on the offensive line before the Ohio State game. Now that Oregon is coming off a bye week, there is time to step back and look the offensive and defensive performances to date.

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