Ranking our offense and defense

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I updated my data base this weekend, picking up the Doug Barfield era ( 1976-1980 ).

Based on average yards per game, average yards per play and average number of plays per TD, here is how each unit ranked over the past 29 seasons:

Offense:

Year- Rank

1995- 1.33

2004- 2.00 to Borges

1986- 4.67

1994- 4.67

1988- 5.33

1993- 6.33

2002- 6.33

1985- 7.33

1979- 8.00

2003- 11.00

1996- 11.33

1983- 12.00

1984- 12.00

1997- 14.33

1989- 16.33

2000- 16.33

2001- 16.67

1982- 17.67

1987- 18.00

1990- 18.67

1978- 22.33

1991- 22.33

1980- 23.00

1977- 24.33

1999- 24.67

1976- 25.33

1992- 25.67

1981- 28.33

1998- 28.67

Defense:

Year- Rank

1988- 1.67

1986- 4.00

1989- 4.67

1992- 5.00

1987- 5.67

1990- 6.00

2004- 6.00 to Gene Chizik

1981- 6.67

2003- 8.67

1978- 13.67

1982- 14.00

1985- 14.33

1980- 15.33

1991- 15.67

1983- 16.00

1994- 16.00

1998- 16.00

1977- 16.67

2000- 16.67

2002- 18.00

1993- 18.67

1984- 19.00

1997- 21.67

1999- 21.67

1996- 25.67

1979- 26.00

2001- 26.33

1995- 27.00

1976- 28.33

WDE / 13-0