100 stats for the 2016 college football season

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Tuesday marks 100 days until college football season, so what better way to celebrate than with 100 of our most notable and interesting college football stats?

1: Watson’s big year: In 2015, Clemson QB Deshaun Watson became the first player in FBS history to pass for 4,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards.

2: Preseason No. 1: Since the AP preseason poll’s debut in 1950, two teams have gone wire-to-wire at No. 1. Florida State did so in 1999 and USC achieved the feat in 2004.

3: Shutting ‘em down: Michigan was the only FBS team to record three shutouts in 2015. The Wolverines’ three shutouts came in consecutive games vs. BYU on Sept. 26, Maryland on Oct. 3 and Northwestern on Oct. 10.

4: Keeping it 200: Leonard Fournette and Derrick Henry each recorded four games with 200 or more rushing yards last season. Herschel Walker (1980) and Bo Jackson (1985) are the only other players in SEC history to record four games with at least 200 rushing yards in a single season.

5: NFL experience: There are five head coaches at the FBS level with NFL head-coaching experience, including three in the Big Ten: Jim Harbaugh (Michigan), Mike Riley (Nebraska) and Lovie Smith (Illinois). The others are Jim Mora at UCLA and Nick Saban at Alabama.

6: An all-around threat: Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey had an FBS-high six games with 300 or more all-purpose yards last year. No other player had more than two such games. McCaffrey had 3,864 all-purpose yards in 2015, which broke Barry Sanders’ FBS record for one season set in 1988.

7: Fastest freshman to 1,000: The seventh game of the season is the earliest a freshman has eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards. The first to achieve the feat was Florida’s Emmitt Smith (1987).

8: Definitely no cakewalk for ‘Bama: Alabama recorded eight wins against AP-ranked teams last year. That is tied for the most by any team in one season in the poll era (with 2011 LSU).

9: Wins vs. No. 1s: Miami (Fla.) has defeated an AP No. 1 team nine times, the most by any school in the poll era. The last time the Hurricanes defeated a No. 1 was Florida State on Oct. 7, 2000.

10: Temple got sacks: Temple’s defense recorded the only double-digit sack game by an FBS team in 2015, notching 10 sacks in its season-opening win over Penn State. It was the Owls’ first win over the Nittany Lions since 1941 (0-38-1 in 39 meetings prior to that).

11: Not losing anybody: Florida State is the only FBS team to return all 11 starters on offense, according to Phil Steele. This includes running back Dalvin Cook, who set a single-season program record with 1,691 rushing yards last season.

Dalvin Cook, Florida State’s single-season record holder in rushing yards, is back as part of a stacked Seminoles offense. AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser, File

12: Longest active win streak: Alabama has won 12 straight games entering the 2016 season. That’s the longest active winning streak in FBS. The Crimson Tide open the season against USC in Arlington, Texas. Alabama is 9-0 in season-opening games under Nick Saban (including 2007 vacated win).

13: 13 wins in 2015: Only three FBS teams had 13 or more wins in 2015. CFP championship game opponents Alabama and Clemson each won 14 games, and Houston notched 13 victories.

14: Ohio State great in road and neutral games: Ohio State has won 14 consecutive road or neutral games, the longest active streak in the FBS. The next longest streak is eight games by Alabama and Toledo.

15: UNC’s improved defense: Under new defensive coordinator Gene Chizik, North Carolina’s defense gave up 14.5 points per game fewer last season than the season before. That was the largest scoring defense improvement of any Power 5 team last season.

16: Give that man the ball: Tennessee running back William Howard attempted 16 straight rushes for the Volunteers against Ole Miss on Nov. 15, 1986, the most consecutive rushes by one player in single-game FBS history. Unranked Tennessee went on to knock off the No. 20 Rebels in Jackson, Mississippi.

17: The perfect game: TCU’s Casey Pachall and Trevone Boykin combined to complete all 17 of their passes in a win over Grambling on Sept. 8, 2012. It’s still the most passes without an incompletion by one team in single-game FBS history.

18: Watson goes deep: Clemson QB Deshaun Watson had 18 touchdowns on throws of 20 or more yards downfield, the most by any Power 5 quarterback.

19: Head coaches at alma maters: There are 19 head coaches working at their respective alma maters. Notables include Mark Richt (Miami), Kirby Smart (Georgia) and Barry Odom (Missouri).

20: Gator bait: 2016 is the 20-year anniversary of Florida’s first national title and of Florida QB Danny Wuerffel winning the Heisman Trophy. Steve Spurrier, Florida’s only Heisman winner before Wuerffel, was head coach of those Gators. This marked the beginning of SEC dominance in college football; the conference has won 11 national titles in the last 20 seasons.

21: Highest scoring margin: Oklahoma had an FBS-best average scoring margin of 21.5 points per game in 2015. The FBS record for that category is 1944 Army, which finished the season with an average scoring margin of 52.1.

22: A pretty good streak: Ohio State has been in the AP top 10 for each of the last 22 weeks, the longest active streak in the nation.

23: Virginia Tech gets to bowls: Virginia Tech has made a bowl in 23 straight seasons, the longest active streak in the FBS. The Hokies have had to win their final regular-season game in three of the last four seasons, all against Virginia, in order to win six games and become bowl-eligible.

24: Blowout City: In the 2015 bowl season, 24 bowls were decided by a double-digit margin. That was the most ever for any bowl season.

25: Say “Cheese”: The 2016 season will mark the 25th anniversary of the Heisman Trophy-winning season of Michigan’s Desmond Howard. Howard punctuated his season by striking the Heisman pose after a 93-yard punt return TD in the Wolverines’ win over archrival Ohio State.

26: Pick-26: Arkansas State led FBS teams by recording 26 interceptions in 2015. West Virginia had the most picks of any Power 5 Conference team, with 23.

27: Kicking success: Clemson kicker Greg Huegel led FBS kickers with 27 made field goals in 2015. Huegel made 84.4 percent of his field goal attempts on the season, ninth among kickers with at least 20 attempts.

28: Fewest rushes: Texas Tech (10) and Centenary (18) combined to attempt 28 rushes on Nov. 11, 1939, the fewest combined rush attempts by two teams in a game in FBS history.

29: A fine establishment: Bryant-Denny Stadium, the home stadium of Alabama, opened its doors in 1929. It has expanded over the years and has an official capacity of 101,821. It is one of seven stadiums in the FBS that has a capacity of more than 100,000.

30: Testaverde’s Heisman: 2016 marks the 30-year anniversary of Miami QB Vinny Testaverde’s Heisman Trophy win. Testaverde was the first Hurricanes player to win the Heisman and the second player from a Florida school to win the award (Florida’s Steve Spurrier was the first in 1966).

31: Archie Griffin’s streak: Ohio State RB Archie Griffin rushed for at least 100 yards in 31 straight games from 1973 through ‘75, the longest such streak in FBS history. Griffin won the Heisman Trophy following both the 1974 and ‘75 seasons.

32: Pass, pass, pass: NC State attempted passes on 32 straight plays against Duke on Nov. 11, 1989, the most consecutive passes without a rush in FBS history. Last season’s FBS high was 21 by Florida State against Houston in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl.

33: Never better: Kent State’s defense had the lowest single-game yards allowed total by an FBS team in 2015, as it held FCS Delaware State to minus-33 yards in a 45-13 win on Sept. 12.

34: Trojans’ win streak: USC won 34 games in a row leading to the 2006 BCS National Championship. The Trojans lost that game to Texas 41-38, thanks in part to a heroic performance by Vince Young.

35: Kansas’ road woes: Kansas has lost 35 consecutive road games. It’s the longest such streak by any team since the FBS and FCS split in 1978.

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