College Football: 3 mind-blowing numbers from the 2020 season
A chaotic college football season has produced some crazy stats throughout the year.
Due to a huge skill gap between the top and bottom talent in college football, the NCAA tends to produce some mind-boggling statistics year in and year out. Despite a uniquely abnormal season, this year was no exception to that fact.
In a year where nobody has had a shot at playing a full season, players are motivated to work harder and put it all out on the field during a shortened year. That’s why we’ve seen some of the crazier statistics pop up throughout 2020, keeping us on our toes as fans all throughout. Here are 3 crazy stats from this season so far.
Jaret Patterson’s 8 rushing touchdowns
Not many people had heard of Jaret Patterson going into this year. But after a performance that resulted in him scoring eight touchdowns in a single game, he became a household name for college football fans on November 28th.
His eight touchdowns in that game tied the FBS record, a record that was set over 20 years ago. He also came within 18 yards of Samaje Perine’s FBS rushing yardage record, cementing his game as the most complete rushing performance of all time.
Wake Forest’s turnovers
Wake Forest hasn’t had a memorable season by any stretch of the imagination. Finishing 4-5 with a loss to Wisconsin in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl definitely didn’t turn any heads, but within this season, the Deacon Demons had one eye-popping stat.
Through their 9-game season, Wake Forest was able to force 16 turnovers, giving up the ball just three times in the process. This would be good enough to give them the best turnover margin in college football for the 2020 season. What is even more impressive though, is the fact that their 12 interceptions were spread among nine different defenders.
UMass’ embarrassing year
The Massachusetts Minutemen only played four games in the 2020 season. Unfortunately for them, those four games would be enough to cement them as one of the worst college football teams of all time.
Through four games, UMass was outscored by their opponents 161-12, including just two trips to the red zone.
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They were not facing elite competition either, as their only touchdown came against their hardest opponent in 15th-ranked Marshall. The Minutemen were by far the worst team in the country in almost any offensive stat that exists.