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Week 1 of the college football season is in the books, and some teams are already starting to separate themselves statistically.
It’s still early, but there are patterns already appearing in the statistical leaderboards that were predictable and expected. For example, Ohio State appears on this list for three of the four offensive categories. Michigan does, too.
Ohio State has several of the Big Ten’s leaders on the individual side, as well.
On the other hand, there are some surprises already. For example, Rutgers made the leaderboard for all three defensive categories below. The Scarlet Knights thumped Temple in their Week 1 matchup.
Here are the team statistical leaders after Week 1 of the 2021 season:
Offensive leaders
Scoring offense
- Rutgers: 61 points per game
- Michigan: 47 points per game
- Ohio state: 45 points per game
Yards per play
- Ohio State: 10.31 yards per play
- Michigan: 9.18 yards per play
- Michigan State: 8.11 yards per play
Passing offense
- Maryland: 332 yards per game
- Purdue: 313 yards per game
- Ohio State: 294 yards per game
Rushing offense
- Michigan: 335 yards per game
- Michigan State: 326 yards per game
- Nebraska: 244.5 yards per game
Defensive Leaders
Yards per play allowed
- Iowa: 3.64 yards per play
- Penn State: 3.84 yards per play
- Rutgers: 4.14 yards per play
Turnover margin
- Rutgers: +5
- Maryland: +4
- Penn State: +3
Opponent 3rd down conversion
- Rutgers: 15.38 percent
- Wisconsin: 23.08 percent
- Nebraska: 30.77 percent
Spenser is the news manager at Saturday Road and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.