The Memphis Tigers are 4-1 after 5 games of the 2023 football season. They were 4-1 last year too before they lost their next 4 games. Memphis fans hope that won't happen again this year.
Memphis has a bye this week so it's a good time to use SportSource Analytics to see what areas Memphis is doing well and what areas still need improvement. Have they improved from last year? Let's take a look.
Defensive Hard Stops
SportSource Analytics ranks and sorts all FBS Teams (since 2005) according to results of their defensive domination in games. ‘Hard Stop %’ is the percentage of possessions that the defense forced a turnover, created ’3 and Out’, or made a 4th Down stop. Ranking only showing games versus FBS opponents.
Where does Memphis rank?