Where Minnesota Stands Out Football Standouts 2026

4-2 · Big Ten

  1. Rushing yards / game

    Notable · Style

    104.8

    9th-fewest of 138 teams

    -1.3 SD from the average of 165.6

  2. Yards allowed / game

    Notable · Strength

    288.8

    18th-fewest of 138 teams

    -1.2 SD from the average of 354.5

  3. Time of possession

    Notable · Style

    32:47

    21st-most of 138 teams

    +1.2 SD from the average of 30:07

  4. 3rd down conversion allowed

    Notable · Strength

    30.9%

    18th-lowest of 138 teams

    -1.1 SD from the average of 37.8%

How these are picked: each stat is compared with every team that has it this season and at least 3 games played (and, for a percentage of tries like 4th downs, at least 10 tries). The team's z-score is its distance from those teams' mean in standard deviations (population SD). A stat is listed at 1.0 SD or more, the largest first, up to 10: Notable from 1.0, Outlier from 1.5, Extreme from 2. Ties share a rank. Only stats counted in the box score, and ratios worked out from them - no other source's model numbers, such as EPA. From every game played, postseason included, not adjusted for the opponents faced.