Nebraska Penalties in Big 12 Football in 2010: A Statistical Look
I thought that perhaps now would be a decent time to display the penalty stats for all Big 12 games to this point in the season, along with some interesting facts listed below that I found during my research.
I don't want to draw any conclusions, but I encourage you to draw them. As Bo Pelini is prone to say, "Have at it."
League games only
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Team Opp Difference
NU 57 29 -28
MU 39 46 7
KSU 42 51 9*
ISU 48 42 -6*
CU 42 45 3
KU 45 54 9
OSU 48 45 -3
OU 30 59 29
A&M 63 53 -10
BAY 65 54 -11*
TECH 54 58 4*
TEX 44 41 -3
B12 47.2 49.8 2.5 (averages not including NU for illustration)
* Indicates team has played all eight conference games.
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Points of interest
NU: Penalties of 57 is 10 above league average.
NU: Opponents' penalties of 29 is 20 less than league average.
Last three Big 12 games for NU: 28 penalties versus six (avg. of two).
A&M Big 12 games penalties for: 8, 8, 12, 9, 13, 11, 2.
A&M average before NU game: 10.1 per game.
Penalties: NU 16, A&M 2.
Penalties: NU 10, TEX 4.
Please also note that I'm not a conspiracy theorist—just a bit of a whistle-blower.
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