FB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[HSCTiger fan]

Here's how a few of our ODAC guys ranked nationally.  I only looked thru the top 25 and only listed the first ODAC player/team I found.

Team

Passing Offense - HSC 18th 312.6 per game
Rushing Offense - WL 2nd 346.7 per game
Completion % - RMC 9th 66.8%
Fewest Penalty yards - RMC 14th 36.7 per game
First downs offense - HSC 9th 294 first downs
Net Punting - RMC 2nd 37.9 yards per punt
Fewest interceptions thrown - GC 3rd 3 interceptions
Passing yards allowed - CUA 14th 147.9 per game
Punt returns Defense - RMC 1st 1.38 yards
Red Zone Offense - RMC 18th .872%
Passing Efficiency - RMC 16th 154.6
Passing Efficiency Defense - HSC 12th 93.14
Time of Possession - RMC  9th 34 mpg
Total Defense - HSC 25th 287.7 pg

Individual

Passing Yards- HSC Nash Nance 5th 3504 yards
Rushing Yards - McGhee 4th 1676 yards
Forced Fumbles - SU Mitchell 9th 4 force fumbles
Fumbles recovered EHC Beyler 19th 3 recovered
KO returns for TD - HSC Henry tied for 6th 1
Passes Defended - HSC Morgan 19th 1.6
Passing Efficiency - RMC 19th Naccarato 165
Points responsible for - HSC Nance 4th 264 points
Points responsible for per game - HSC Nance 4th 22.5 per game
Average Punt - GC Tyler Hunt 1st 43.1 yards per punt
TDs receiving - HSC Walker tied for 4th 16 TDs
Receiving yards - HSC Walker 1st 1723 yards
Receiving Yards per Game - HSC Walker 143.6 per game
Receptions per game - HSC Walker 4th 9.3 per game (111 receptions leads nation)
Rushing TDs - HSC Nance tied for 18th with 17 TDs
Rushing yards per game - RMC McGhee 167.6 ypg
Total Offense - HSC Nance 337.4 ypg 8th (4049 yards)

This was a very good year for the ODAC. Competitive as usual, a playoff win, and multiple players and teams finishing in top 10 statistically.

I looked up as best I could and could not find that an ODAC player has ever had more yards than Nance had this year. Is anyone aware of an ODAC player going over 4000 yards in a season?

[tigerfanalso]

Anybody know when Mount Union last played a playoff game on the road ?

[jknezek]

Anybody know when Mount Union last played a playoff game on the road ?

Great question. Probably get an immediate answer on the OAC boards, but not counting the Stagg it has been quite a while. There was at least one time that, had the top seeds played out, UMU probably WOULD have gone on the road, but that year there was an upset that prevented it. I can't remember the year, 2008 maybe? 

[mr_mom]

Anybody know when Mount Union last played a playoff game on the road ?

1996.  At Wisconsin-La Crosse.  Won 39-21 on the way to their second championship.

[mr_mom]

Anybody know when Mount Union last played a playoff game on the road ?

Great question. Probably get an immediate answer on the OAC boards, but not counting the Stagg it has been quite a while. There was at least one time that, had the top seeds played out, UMU probably WOULD have gone on the road, but that year there was an upset that prevented it. I can't remember the year, 2008 maybe?

I was always under the assumption that the NCAA quietly "seeded" the four quadrants.  So the home teams are determined before the games are played.  It's not like they re-seed after each round like the NAIA.

[Pat Coleman]

They used to seed them out loud. Now, indeed, they seed them and won't tell anyone.

[football fan]

I am looking for some understanding of the all region teams.  The ODAC number 1 punter made third team and another ODAC punter made first team.  I am just a little confused on how the teams are picked.  Does your class have that much pull?  I am not saying anything about the players I just do not understand the system.

[Ralph Turner]

South Region SID's vote upon the D3football.com All-Region team.

[HSCTiger fan]

I am looking for some understanding of the all region teams.  The ODAC number 1 punter made third team and another ODAC punter made first team.  I am just a little confused on how the teams are picked.  Does your class have that much pull?  I am not saying anything about the players I just do not understand the system.

The RMC punter was first in the nation in net punting and RMC also lead the nation in punting defense.

I am personally a huge fan of Will Farrell of HSC. I think it is a shame that he was left off the first team. Will started every game in his career (44), winning 32 (3 more than any other senior in the ODAC) he was named all ODAC 3 times, named by the Richmond TD Club as the best offensive lineman in VA, an AFCA All-American in 2012, the anchor on the offensive line on a team that was multiple-deminsional and lead the ODAC in total offense and scoring, played 4 NCAA playoff games, won 2 conference championships, he is also a finalist the National Football Federation's Campbell award and has had several NFL scouts visit HSC to see him. No other lineman of 1st, 2nd, or 3rd teams have a more impressive resume.

[football fan]

The RMC punter is good no question.  I understand that the RMC team is ranked first in net punting and punt defense with the help of a very good punter.  On the other hand the Guilford punter is ranked first in punt average.  I assume (and I know that assuming can be a bad thing) that the reason the ODAC put the Guilford punter as first team was he had the best average.

[jknezek]

Large voting core versus small voting core can sometimes give you different results. Since SIDs across the South vote for the D3 All-Region team, those guys probably looked at the basic stats and couldn't ignore "FIRST IN NATION". It's a big flashy simple stat that can decide things quickly.

The All-ODAC team is voted on by people only in the ODAC who actually saw both players play. It allowed them to make a choice on just punting instead of a stat regarding punt teams. I know the Guilford punter did far more damage to W&L than the RMC punter did, but if I was the SID from the ASC I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have ignored "FIRST IN NATION" not having seen both play.

[football fan]

I agree with your comment on first in the nation for net punt.  That is what I did not understand how do you overlook the one who is first in the nation with punt average?  I just looked at NCAA stats and RMC is now second.  Thank you for trying to help me understand but it still does not help me with how the number 1 punt average player is put on a third team all region.

Thanks again for your comments

[jknezek]

I agree with your comment on first in the nation for net punt.  That is what I did not understand how do you overlook the one who is first in the nation with punt average?  I just looked at NCAA stats and RMC is now second.  Thank you for trying to help me understand but it still does not help me with how the number 1 punt average player is put on a third team all region.

Thanks again for your comments

There were probably a bunch of SIDs that didn't got 1-2 for ODAC punters. They probably awarded one of their own worthy conference punters and that probably pushed the Guilford punter down a slot over what he probably deserved, especially if the ODAC split some votes. Is it fair? Well, the world isn't fair. Sometimes you just have to live with it.

All I know is Centre's punter in 2012 killed W&L (he was all-region and even got an NFL look at one point). Guilford's punter in 2013 killed W&L. RMC's punter certainly didn't help the Generals. It's tough when you get those big stops and still get punished by the best punters around!

[Pat Coleman]

Punting isn't all about having the longest punts. The Macon punter put 40% of his kicks inside the 20, more than a quarter of his punts resulted in a fair catch and he had 11 times as many kicks inside the 20 as he had touchbacks.

The Guilford's kid's punts were longer but he put six of them in the end zone compared to 12 inside the 20 (29%).

[wasper68]

Heard Mack Brown was looking for somewhere in the mountains on the east coast to coach again...Wonder if he is interested???