It’s a new season, and Louisville fans haven’t seen Bobby Petrino in a while. Now fans are used to defensive football, and Bobby Petrino has changed a little too since he’s been at Louisville.
I thought I’d take a look at the stretch that Charlie Strong was at Louisville and compare it to Bobby Petrino’s 3-years of coaching against it. It isn’t exactly a fair comparison, so these shouldn’t be taken apples for apples….but if nothing else we may be able to identify a few trends that may hold true.
GREEN = Best of Category
RED= Worst of Category
| Strong | Petrino (WKU) | Strong | Strong | Petrino (Arkansas) | Strong | Petrino (Arkansas) | |
| 2013 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2011 | 2010 | 2010 | |
| Record | 12-1 | 8-4 | 11-2 | 7-6 | 11-2 | 7-6 | 10-3 |
| Scoring Offense (ppg) | 35.2 (25th) | 30.8 (53rd) | 31.2 (50th) | 21.9 (98th) | 36.8 (15th) | 26.4 (63rd) | 36.5 (17th) |
| Total Offense (ypg) | 460.8 (28th) | 458.5 (30th) | 418.8 (51st) | 333.0 (103rd) | 438.1 (29th) | 369.0 (71st) | 482.5 (9th) |
| Passing Offense (ypg) | 314.0 (16th) | 261.7 (35th) | 296.1 (24th) | 211.5 (74th) | 300.7 (13th) | 194.0 (79th) | 333.7 (4th) |
| Rushing Offense (ypg) | 146.85 (87th) | 196.83 (34th) | 122.69 (105th) | 121.54 (93rd) | 137.38 (81st) | 175.0 (33rd) | 148.85 (69th) |
| Scoring Defense (ppg) | 12.2 (2nd) | 24.6 (44th) | 23.8 (36th) | 20.1 (17th) | 22.2 (33rd) | 19.4 (18th) | 23.4 (47th) |
| Total Defense (ypg) | 251.5 (1st) | 339.2 (14th) | 340.3 (23rd) | 327.9 (23rd) | 362.8 (47th) | 311.7 (14th) | 347.9 (36th) |
| Passing Defense (ypg) | 170.8 (5th) | 177.9 (10th) | 192.3 (17th) | 227.4 (68th) | 195.2 (24th) | 167.4 (9th) | 185.3 (20th) |
| Rushing Defense (ypg) | 80.69 (1st) | 161.25 (60th) | 148.0 (49th) | 100.54 (10th) | 167.62 (73rd) | 144.31 (52nd) | 162.62 (70th) |
| Punt Returns (ypr) | 7.63 (68th) | 6.8 (87th) | 4.25 (111th) | 4.95 (102nd) | 13.55 (11th) | 12.61 (18th) | 15.55 (4th) |
| Kickoff Returns (ypr) | 22.71 (42nd) | 18.85 (105th) | 17.31 (122nd) | 23.59 (28th) | 23.19 (32nd) | 25.49 (10th) | 19.39 (107th) |
| Opponent Punt Returns (ypr) | 1.15 (1st) | 10.18 (94th) | 8.14 (66th) | 0.54 (1st) | 13.96 (112th) | 5.10 (16th) | 5.41 (18th) |
| Opponent Kickoff Returns (ypr) | 22.65 (93rd) | 20.09 (39th) | 24.65 (114th) | 24.78 (116th) | 22.25 (75th) | 23.70 (99th) | 25.63 (112th) |
| Punting (ypp) | 40.24 (79th) | 38.30 (115th) | 38.06 (112th) | 37.31 (109th) | 45.28 (7th) | 40.15 (78th) | 41.76 (47th) |
| Field Goals % | 80.0% (39th) | 81.3% (36th) | 78.3% (34th) | 66.7 (70th) | 77.8% (32nd) | 77.8 (47th) | 84.2% (21st) |
| Opponent Field Goals (%) | 76.9% (83rd) | 70.6% (49th) | 71.4% (55th) | 58.8 (19th) | 63.6% (32nd) | 52.6% (8th) | 78.9% (80th) |
| First Downs (per game) | 23.4 (32nd) | 23.9 (26th) | 22.8 (35th) | 16.5 (107th) | 21.5 (37th) | 18.8 (72nd) | 22.4 (23rd) |
| Opponent First Downs (per game) | 14.1 (1st) | 16.8 (9th) | 18.2 (21st) | 17.7 (24th) | 18.8 (38th) | 16.9 (12th) | 18.2 (35th) |
| Penalties (ypg) | 64.3 (113th) | 46.6 (63rd) | 54.1 (73rd) | 56.5 (83rd) | 45.6 (42nd) | 63.8 (105th) | 63.9 (106th) |
| Turnover Margin (season) | 17 (2nd) | -10 (115th) | +11 (18th) | -1 (66th) | +1 (49th) | +3 (42nd) | +1 (50th) |
| Time of Possession | 33:49.31 (2nd) | 32:22.08 (17th) | 32:58.08 (6th) | 31:58.15 (20th) | 28:05.08 (104th) | 31:00.77 (31st) | 30:04.92 (59th) |
| Sacks (per game) | 3.31 (1st) | 2.17 (52nd) | 1.69 (80th) | 2.54 (19th) | 2.23 (34th) | 2.92 (7th) | 2.85 (9th) |
| Sacks Allowed (per game) | 2.00 (61st) | 1.67 (44th) | 2.31 (90th) | 3.15 (112th) | 2.15 (73rd) | 1.31 (25th) | 2.15 (74th) |
| Tackles for Loss (per game) | 7.85 (6th) | 5.67 (77th) | 4.54 (101st) | 7.08 (23rd) | 5.92 (52nd) | 6.62 (30th) | 7.31 (12th) |
| TFLs Allowed (per game) | 5.54 (47th) | 3.75 (4th) | 6.46 (96th) | 7.46 (114th) | 6.54 (90th) | 6.31 (82nd) | 5.39 (43rd) |
| Interceptions Gained (season) | 16 (30th) | 14 (40th) | 11 (65th) | 10 (73rd) | 12 (55th) | 9 (89th) | 11 (66th) |
| Interceptions Lost (season) | 4 (1st) | 16 (103rd) | 8 (29th) | 13 (75th) | 7 (13th) | 8 (13th) | 15 (88th) |
| Passes Defended (per game) | 4.77 (43rd) | 3.92 (83rd) | 4.54 (59th) | 3.38 (94th) | 3.69 (85th) | 3.00 (108th) | 4.00 (64th) |
| Fumbles Recovered (season) | 11 (30th) | 7 (95th) | 13 (29th) | 11 (50th) | 9 (71st) | 10 (48th) | 14 (15th) |
| Fumbles Forced (season) | 16 (12th) | 11 (63rd) | 12 (61st) | 14 (38th) | 10 (82nd) | 9 (94th) | 15 (26th) |
| Fumbles Lost (season) | 6 (12th) | 15 (118th) | 5 (5th) | 9 (35th) | 13 (86th) | 8 (25th) | 9 (46th) |
| Kicks/Punts Blocked (season) | 2 (45th) | 2 (45th) | 1 (68th) | 4 (16th) | 0 (tied for last) | 2 (51st) | 2 (51st) |
| 3rd Downs Conversions (%) | 56.00% (2nd) | 46.20% (26th) | 49.73% (8th) | 39.36% (75th) | 42.39% (44th) | 39.89% (60th) | 41.21% (50th) |
| Opp 3rd Down Conversions (%) | 26.74% (1st) | 45.12% (103rd) | 41.67% (76th) | 38.14% (49th) | 36.73% (39th) | 34.09 (13th) | 33.51% (8th) |
| 4th Down Conversions (%) | 33.33% (110th) | 50.00% (58th) | 69.23% (11th) | 41.18% (98th) | 68.75% (16th) | 53.85% (51st) | 47.37% (74th) |
| Opp 4th Down Conversions (%) | 52.17% (65th) | 46.67% (47th) | 28.57% (5th) | 47.37% (41st) | 50.00% (49th) | 50.0 (49th) | 66.67% (107th) |
| Red Zone Conversions (%) | 86.21% (40th) | 81.25% (69th) | 92.98% (5th) | 83.78 (50th) | 86.44% (37th) | 80.95 (70th) | 89.80% (8th) |
| Opp Red Zone Conversions (%) | 68.42% (5th) | 82.22% (52nd) | 85.71% (90th) | 80.56 (54th) | 74.29% (19th) | 77.42 (30th) | 84.62% (80th) |
| Kickoffs (ypk)* | 59.98 (93rd) | 60.97 (68th) | 59.97 (86th) | 67.05 (8th) | 67.85 (4th) | 66.0 (12th) | 65.55 (18th) |
| *Rule Change in 2012 |
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