Louisville & Purude will square off Saturday in Lucas Oil Stadium to start the 2017 season. While there has been a great deal of change in both programs since December let’s take a quick look at how the two teams finished statistically at the end of last season.
| 2016 Stats | Louisville | Purdue |
| Strength of Schedule | – | – |
| Scoring Offense (ppg) | 42.5 (6th) | 24.6 (101st) |
| Total Offense (ypg) | 532.7 (3rd) | 391.1 (80th) |
| Passing Offense (ypg) | 290.5 (23rd) | 294.9 (21st) |
| Rushing Offense (ypg) | 242.15 (13th) | 96.17 (125th) |
| Scoring Defense (ppg) | 23.8 (31st) | 38.3 (117th) |
| Total Defense (ypg) | 322.2 (14th) | 445.8 (91st) |
| Passing Defense (ypg) | 207.1 (37th) | 207.4 (38th) |
| Rushing Defense (ypg) | 115.15 (12th) | 238.42 (115th) |
| Punt Returns (ypr) | 8.12 (60th) | 7.58 (70th) |
| Kickoff Returns (ypr) | 20.63 (70th) | 20.39 (74th) |
| Opponent Punt Returns (ypr) | 9.63 (93rd) | 3.21 (9th) |
| Opponent Kickoff Return (ypr) | 20.85 (70th) | 16.89 (5th) |
| Punting (ypp) | 43.87 (14th) | 40.66 (73rd) |
| Field Goal % | 72.7% (72nd) | 71.4% (71st) |
| Opponent FG % | 72.2% (54th) | 83.3% (101st) |
| First Downs (per game) | 25.0 (11th) | 21.2 (64th) |
| Opponent First Downs (per game) | 17.5 (16th) | 21.8 (76th) |
| Penalties (ypg) | 70.7 (121st) | 37.3 (8th) |
| Turnover Margin (season) | -7 (107th) | -17 (127th) |
| Time of Possession | 28:46.77 (88th) | 29:19.42 (74th) |
| Sacks (Per Game) | 2.31 (45th) | 1.75 (91st) |
| Tackles for Loss (Per Game) | 7.23 (21st) | 5.58 (93rd) |
| Sacks Allowed (Per Game) | 3.62 (126th) | 2.42 (82nd) |
| Tackles for Loss Allowed (Per Game) | 6.39 (95th) | 5.75 (62nd) |
| Interceptions (season) | 15 (22nd) | 12 (49th) |
| Passes Defended (per game) | 4.46 (52nd) | 2.92 (124th) |
| Fumbles Recovered (season) | 10 (43rd) | 4 (116th) |
| Fumbles Forced (season) | 12 (39th) | 1 (128th)* |
| Fumbles Lost (season) | 22 (128th)# | 8 (47th) |
| Kick/Punts Blocked (season) | 2 (44th) | 1 (71st) |
| 3rd Down Conversion % | 41.11% (60th) | 44.78% (25th) |
| 4th Down Conversion % | 68.75% (6th) | 45.45% (90th) |
| Opponent 3rd Down Conversion % | 31.53% (10th) | 49.18% (125th) |
| Opponent 4th Down Conversion % | 47.37% (54th) | 69.23% (120th) |
| Red Zone Conversion % | 82.89% (74th) | 75.68% (115th) |
| Red Zone TD Conversion % | 61.84% (62nd) | 51.35% (113th) |
| Opponent Red Zone Conversion % | 88.57% (96th) | 89.66% (108th) |
| Opponent Red Zone TD Conversion % | 62.86% (81st) | 70.69% (115th) |
| Kickoffs (ypk) | 59.68 (95th) | 54.29 (126th) |
| Plays | 961 (32nd) | 918 (60th) |
| Yards Per Play | 7.21 (4th) | 5.11 (112th) |
| * lowest total nationally since at least 2008 | ||
| # lowest total nationally since 2014 |
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