Where WSU stands in the stats

COUGARS

FROM PULLMAN — With three games under its belt, I thought it’d be a good time to look at where Washington State stands in the national stats rankings. As expected, the Cougars are faring quite well defensively.

Source: NCAA.org’s WSU page .

Stat	Rank	Value
Total Offense	77	383.3
Rushing Offense	121	60.3
Passing Offense	17	323.0
Team Passing Efficiency	86	122.65
Scoring Offense	T-72	27.3
Total Defense	11	268.7
Rushing Defense	76	169.0
Passing Yards Allowed	1	99.7
Team Passing Efficiency Defense	4	81.85
Scoring Defense	23	16.0
Turnover Margin	87	-0.3
3rd Down Conversion Pct	T-68	0.400
4th Down Conversion Pct	T-20	0.667
3rd Down Converstion Pct Defense	10	0.268
4th Down Conversion Pct Defense	T-82	0.667
Red Zone Offense	T-112	0.636
Red Zone Defense	T-49	0.800
Net Punting	105	33.50
Punt Returns	T-36	11.50
Kickoff Returns	17	27.25
First Downs Offense	51	62
First Downs Defense	T-30	43
Fewest Penalties Per Game	T-62	6.00
Fewest Penatly Yards Per Game	T-57	49.00
Time of Possession	90	28

So WSU ranks in the nation’s top 25 in four key defensive categories — pass defense (1st), pass efficiency defense (4th), total defense (11th) and scoring defense (23rd). They also rank 17th in passing offense, but just 86th in passing efficiency.