SEC Passing Note (2019-2023)

[StatTiger 3,188]

During the past five seasons (2019-2023):

· The fourteen teams in the SEC had a pass efficiency of 140+ during 53 percent of their games.

· The conference combined for a win percentage of 80.6 percent when it happened, scoring an average of 39.1 PPG.

· Alabama led the conference, reaching an efficiency of at least 140 during 88 percent of their games, winning 93 percent.

· Behind Alabama were LSU (70.3 percent), Florida (66.7 percent), Georgia (65.7 percent) and Tennessee (63.9 percent).

· Georgia had the best win percentage with a record of 43-1 with a pass-efficiency of at least 140.

· Auburn finished last in the conference, reaching a 140 rating only 32.8 percent of the time, but won 85 percent and scored 40.6 PPG when they did.

· As a team, the 2023 Auburn Tigers reached a 140 rating during 5 of 12 games (41.7 percent), an improvement over the last five-year average.

· Payton Thorne reached a 140 rating during eight of his twelve starts (66.7 percent). Bo Nix did it during 12 of 34 games (35.3 percent), and Jarrett Stidham did it 15 of 27 games (55.5 percent). Nick Marshall was 15 of 24 (62.5 percent), and Chris Todd was 6 of 19 (31.6 percent). Jason Campbell did it 23 of 41 times (56.1 percent).

· Hugh Freeze’s offenses have reached a 140 rating during 73 of 150 games (48.7 percent), winning 83.6 percent of his games, while scoring an average of 40.7 PPG.

· His offenses at Ole Miss did it 50.0 percent of the time, winning 81 percent of their games, while scoring 42 PPG.

War Eagle!

[LPTiger 5,195]

And Bama used to win with great defense and a running game...  The stats show Thorne had a pretty good year despite the drops and the QB shuffle.  If we surround him with better receivers and better protection and show a little more confidence in his game, we should have a pretty good offense next year.

[gman87 398]

Can you help explain this for the statistically impaired? I'm sure I'm misunderstanding how these numbers are compiled but it looks like different results for the same thing.

As a team, the 2023 Auburn Tigers reached a 140 rating during 5 of 12 games (41.7 percent)

Payton Thorne reached a 140 rating during eight of his twelve starts (66.7 percent)

Edited December 9, 2023 by gman87

[StatTiger 3,188]

6 minutes ago, gman87 said:

Can you help explain this for the statistically impaired? I'm sure I'm misunderstanding how these numbers are compiled but it looks like 3 different results for the same thing.

Auburn finished last in the conference, reaching a 140 rating only 32.8 percent of the time

As a team, the 2023 Auburn Tigers reached a 140 rating during 5 of 12 games (41.7 percent)

Payton Thorne reached a 140 rating during eight of his twelve starts (66.7 percent)

Over the last five years (2019-2023), Auburn reached a pass efficiency of at least 140, in only 32.8 percent of their games. Auburn played 61 games from 2019-2023, and had a pass rating of at least 140 in only 20 games. This was the lowest in the SEC during that period.

As a "team," the 2023 Auburn Tigers reached the 140 rating during 5 of 12 games. This includes all the passing from three different quarterbacks.

As an individual, Thorne had a rating of at least 140 during 8 of 12 games.

[gman87 398]

Thanks, I wasn't thinking of multiple QBs per season (trying to forget it maybe).