Alabama Football: How Crimson Tide ranks in FBS and SEC Stats

Five weeks of college football is enough to compare Alabama Football stats nationally and against SEC teams. Sample size always makes any stat review problematic. Even at 10 games into the 2021 season, variations in schedule strength skew rankings.

That does not mean reviewing stats is meaningless. The relative strengths and weaknesses of a team are often apparent when compared to the 129 other FBS teams. In this review, team FBS and SEC stats are listed, along with a couple of individual stats for highly ranked Alabama football players.

Alabama Football Offensive Stats

• Scoring Offense – 45.6 points-per-game; No. 3 in the FBS; No. 1 in the SEC
• Total Offense – 462.6 yards-per-game; No. 26 in the FBS; No. 5 in the SEC; the top SEC team, Ole Miss is No. 3 nationally
• Rushing Offense – 163.4 yards-per-game; No. 63 in the FBS; No. 9 in the SEC; Florida leads the SEC and is No. 3 nationally
• Passing Offense – 299.2 yards-per-game; No. 21 in the FBS; No. 5 in the SEC; Mississippi State leads the SEC and is No. 6 nationally
• Team Passing Efficiency – No. 4 in the FBS and No. 1 in the SEC
• Completion Percentage – 72.2 percent; No. 7 in the FBS; No. 2 in the SEC; Mississippi State leads the SEC and is No. 2 nationally
• Passing Yards-Per-Completion – 13.12 yards; No. 45 in the FBS; No. 5 in the SEC; Arkansas leads the SEC and is No. 7 nationally
• Third-down Efficiency – 52.3 percent; No. 5 in the FBS; No. 1 in the SEC
• Red Zone Offense – 92.6 percent; No. 30 in the FBS; No. 5 in the SEC; LSU and Missouri are No. 1 in the SEC and tied for No. 1 nationally
• Sacks Allowed – No. 62 in the FBS; No. 7 in the SEC; Georgia is No. 5 in the FBS, Auburn and Florida are tied at No. 6 nationally

Alabama Football Defensive Stats

• Scoring Defense – 18.2 points-per-game; No. 28 in the FBS; No. 6 in the SEC; Georgia is No. 1 in the SEC and No. 1 nationally (Texas A&M is No. 4 nationally)
• Total Defense – 285 yards; No. 13 in the FBS; No. 4 in the SEC’; Georgia is No. 1 in the SEC and No. 1 nationally
• Rushing Defense – 107.8 yards; No. 27 in the FBS; No. 6 in the SEC; Georgia is No. 1 in the SEC and No. 5 nationally (Auburn is No. 8 nationally)
• Passing Yards Allowed – 177.2 yards; No. 23 in the FBS; No. 4 in the SEC; Georgia is No. 1 and Arkansas No. 2, nationally
• Team Passing Efficiency Defense – 127.1; No. 58 in the FBS; No. 7 in the SEC; Georgia is No. 1 and Arkansas No. 3, nationally
• Thrid-down Efficiency – 34.3 percent; No. 41 in the FBS; No. 6 in the SEC; Georgia is No. 1 in the SEC and No. 6 nationally
• Red Zone Defense – 84.6 percent; No. 78 in the FBS; No. 7 in the SEC; Georgia is No. 1 in the SEC and No. 5 nationally (Texas A&M is No. 6)
• Sacks – 2.4 per-game; No. 56 in the FBS; No. 8 in the SEC; LSU leads the SEC and is No. 3 nationally
• Tackles-for-loss; No. 17 in the FBS; No. 4 in the SEC; Auburn leads the SEC and is No. 2 nationally, LSU is No. 4

The worst statistical performance for the Crimson Tide is the team stat for ‘Fewest Penalties,’ Alabama Football is averaging eight per game. The Tide is No. 116 in the FBS and No. 8 in the SEC. LSU leads the SEC and is No. 7 nationally.

Alabama Football Individual Player Stat Leaders

• Bryce Young – 73.2 Completion Percentage; No. 4 in the FBS; No. 2 in the SEC; Will Rogers of Mississippi State is the SEC leader and No. 3 nationally
• Will Anderson Jr. – 2.2 per-game-average; Tackles-for-loss; No. 1 in the FBS

All the data in this post was compiled and published by the NCAA.

It is interesting the Alabama Crimson Tide led the SEC last season, allowing 19.4 points-per-game. At 18.2 points this season, the Tide is No. 6 in the SEC.