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SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 7-6-0 L-5
Big Ten Conference Record: 3-5-0
Sat 08/30/2008 NORTHERN ILL. * 31 - 27 W
Sat 09/06/2008 @ Bowling Green * 42 - 17 W
Sat 09/13/2008 MONTANA ST. 35 - 23 W
Sat 09/20/2008 FLA. ATLANTIC 37 - 3 W
Sat 09/27/2008 @ Ohio St. 21 - 34 L
Sat 10/04/2008 INDIANA 16 - 7 W
Sat 10/11/2008 @ Illinois 27 - 20 W
Sat 10/25/2008 @ Purdue 17 - 6 W
Sat 11/01/2008 NORTHWESTERN 17 - 24 L
Sat 11/08/2008 MICHIGAN 6 - 29 L
Sat 11/15/2008 @ Wisconsin 32 - 35 L
Sat 11/22/2008 IOWA * 0 - 55 L
Wed 12/31/2008 KANSAS ^ 21 - 42 L
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TEAM RANKINGS
119 teams ranked in Football Bowl Subdivision
11 teams ranked in the Big Ten Conference
 
Category National
Rank
Actual National
Leader
Actual Conf
Rank
Big Ten
Conference Leader
Actual
Rushing Offense 104 103.85 Navy 292.38 11 Wisconsin 211.15
Passing Offense 55 219.08 Texas Tech 413.15 4 Illinois 269.33
Total Offense 91 322.92 Tulsa 569.86 10 Penn St. 448.92
Scoring Offense 83 23.23 Oklahoma 51.14 9 Penn St. 38.92
Rushing Defense 68 143.31 TCU 47.08 8 Penn St. 93.23
Pass Efficiency Defense 78 131.70 Southern California 85.75 9 Iowa 98.32
Total Defense 80 383.62 TCU 217.77 10 Penn St. 280.08
Scoring Defense 61 24.77 Southern California 9.00 6 Iowa 13.00
Net Punting 38 36.30 Cincinnati 41.48 6 Michigan 39.34
Punt Returns 46 9.94 Central Mich. 20.50 5 Ohio St. 13.00
Kickoff Returns 15 24.04 Temple 26.60 2 Penn St. 24.54
Turnover Margin 16 .92 Oklahoma 1.64 2 Ohio St. 1.23
Pass Defense 93 240.31 Southern California 134.38 10 Purdue 183.25
Passing Efficiency 50 127.92 Oklahoma 176.24 5 Penn St. 145.35
Sacks T-24 2.54 Texas 3.62 3 Illinois 2.67
Tackles For Loss 25 6.69 Mississippi 8.62 2 Illinois 7.00
Sacks Allowed 90 2.31 Air Force .38 10 Penn St. 1.00
T=tied at this ranking


PLAYER RANKINGS
Player must have played in 75% of team's games
Summary of the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders
15 categories ranked
 
Category Player National
Rank
Actual National
Leader
Actual Conf
Rank
Big Ten
Conference Leader
Actual
Rushing DeLeon Eskridge   52.15 Brown (Connecticut) 160.23 11 Greene (Iowa) 142.31
Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) Adam Weber 57 126.93 Bradford (Oklahoma) 180.84 5 Pryor (Ohio St.) 146.50
Total Offense Adam Weber 47 230.31 Keenum (Houston) 403.15 4 Williams (Illinois) 324.33
  DeLeon Eskridge   52.15    23   
Receptions Per Game Eric Decker 17 7.00 Fitzgerald (North Texas) 9.42 1 Decker (Minnesota) 7.00
  Jack Simmons   2.77    T-23   
Receiving Yards Per Game Eric Decker 17 89.50 Collie (BYU) 118.31 1 Decker (Minnesota) 89.50
Interceptions Traye Simmons T-53 .31 Berry (Tennessee) .58 T-5 Sash (Iowa) .42
  Kyle Theret   .23    T-10   
  Marcus Sherels   .17    T-16   
  Lee Campbell   .15    T-23   
Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) Justin Kucek 29 42.03 Conley (Idaho) 47.43 3 Mesko (Michigan) 42.95
Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Marcus Sherels 22 11.93 Brown (Central Mich.) 20.50 2 Small (Ohio St.) 15.17
Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Troy Stoudermire 26 25.79 Shelton (Temple) 31.30 1 Stoudermire (Minnesota) 25.79
Field Goals Joel Monroe T-64 .92 Gano (Florida St.) 2.18 8 Swenson (Michigan St.) 1.69
Scoring Joel Monroe   5.38 Ringer (Michigan St.) 10.15 14 Ringer (Michigan St.) 10.15
  Eric Decker   4.00    T-22   
All-Purpose Runners Eric Decker   96.75 Maclin (Missouri) 202.36 11 Ringer (Michigan St.) 157.77
  Troy Stoudermire   85.77    14   
  DeLeon Eskridge   66.08    21   
Sacks Willie VanDeSteeg T-17 .81 Hughes (TCU) 1.15 4 Maybin (Penn St.) .92
  Simoni Lawrence   .31    T-22   
  Lee Campbell   .31    T-22   
Tackles Lee Campbell   6.15 Richardson (New Mexico St.) 12.45 T-24 Miller (Illinois) 11.00
Tackles For Loss Willie VanDeSteeg T-14 1.46 Gilbert (San Jose St.) 1.83 4 Graham (Michigan) 1.82
  Simoni Lawrence   .81    T-16   
T=tied at this ranking