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Clemson FBS WINS:
Auburn: 8-4 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 20
Troy: 9-3 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 32
GT: 8-4 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 63
Louisville: 9-3 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 11
Boston College: 6-6 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 8
NCst.: 6-6 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 28
Syracuse: 4-8 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 122
Wake: 6-6 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 39
USuCk: 6-6 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 62
VT: 9-4 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 19
FLst.: 9-3 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 29

In Total, Clemson has 11 wins over teams that have a 60.15% win rate (80-53) and have a Total Defense at an average of 39th in the nation.

Louiville FBS WINS:
Syracuse: 4-8 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 122
FLst.: 9-3 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 29
Marshall: 3-9 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 105
Duke: 4-8 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 67
NCst.: 6-6 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 28
Virginia: 2-10 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 94
Boston College: 6-6 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 8
Wake: 6-6 with TOTAL DEFENSE ranking: 39

In Total, Louisville has 8 wins over FBS teams that have a 41.67% win rate (40-56) and have a Total Defense at an average of 62nd in the nation.

I mean...if this isn't the DEFINITION of padding stats against inferior opponents, then I don't understand what is football. Deshaun was held to IMPOSSIBLE standards because of last season, and he is exceeding everyone in college football except Mr. cartoon stats vs crap defenses.

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Dec 6, 2016, 10:18 AM

defensive efficiency instead of total defense, which I think is a more relevant stat:

Defensive Efficiency (DE) is the value generated by a team's defense per non-garbage possession relative to national average scoring rates by starting field position.

Louisville
(9-3, 7-1 ACC)

Date Opponent Result DE Rnk
9/1/2016 vs Charlotte (4-8, 3-5 C-USA) W 70-14 106
9/9/2016 @ Syracuse (4-8, 2-6 ACC) W 62-28 99
9/17/2016 vs 10 Florida State (9-3, 5-3 ACC) W 63-20 17
9/24/2016 @ Marshall (3-9, 2-6 C-USA) W 59-28 123
10/1/2016 @ 3 Clemson (12-1, 8-1 ACC) L 36-42 9
10/14/2016 vs Duke (4-8, 1-7 ACC) W 24-14 58
10/22/2016 vs NCSU e (6-6, 3-5 ACC) W 54-13 22
10/29/2016 @ Virginia (2-10, 1-7 ACC) W 32-25 69
11/5/2016 @ Boston College (6-6, 2-6 ACC) W 52-7 24
11/12/2016 vs Wake Forest (6-6, 3-5 ACC) W 44-12 21
11/17/2016 @ Houston (9-3, 5-3 AAC) L 10-36 25
11/26/2016 vs Kentucky (7-5, 4-4 SEC) L 38-41 84
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Clemson
(12-1, 8-1 ACC)

Date Opponent Result DE Rnk
9/3/2016 @ 17 Auburn (8-4, 5-3 SEC) W 19-13 10
9/10/2016 vs Troy (9-3, 6-2 Sun Belt) W 30-24 25
9/17/2016 vs South Carolina State (FCS) W 59-0 N/A
9/22/2016 @ Georgia Tech (8-4, 4-4 ACC) W 26-7 87
10/1/2016 vs 15 Louisville (9-3, 7-1 ACC) W 42-36 13
10/7/2016 @ Boston College (6-6, 2-6 ACC) W 56-10 24
10/15/2016 vs NCSU (6-6, 3-5 ACC) W 24-17 22
10/29/2016 @ 10 Florida State (9-3, 5-3 ACC) W 37-34 17
11/5/2016 vs Syracuse (4-8, 2-6 ACC) W 54-0 99
11/12/2016 vs 22 Pittsburgh (8-4, 5-3 ACC) L 42-43 72
11/19/2016 @ Wake Forest (6-6, 3-5 ACC) W 35-13 21
11/26/2016 vs South Carolina (6-6, 3-5 SEC) W 56-7 48
12/3/2016 vs* 18 Virginia Tech (9-4, 6-3 ACC) W 42-35 14
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Clemson went 8/8 against top 25 ranked teams in Defensive Efficiency with a puzzling loss coming to #72 Pitt.

Louisville went 4/6 against top 25 ranked teams in Defensive Efficiency with a puzzling loss to #84 Kentucky.

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Didn't even count UNC Charlotte or SC State***

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