Memphis Football Tendencies: Part 5 Defense Scouting Report

In part 1 of the Memphis Football Tendencies, we looked at the Coming Out Tendencies – First 3 Plays of the Drive. In part 2 we looked at the Field Zone Offensive Drive Breakdown.Part 3 we looked at the Overall Down and Distance Play Tendencies. In part 4 we looked at Basic Tendencies.

Next up, we'll take a look at the Defense Scouting Report by down and distance for the 2022 season.

The Defense Success Rate (also known as Efficiency) is the percent of the time that a defense stops the offense from being successful or efficient. The definition of an efficient or successful play is 40% of the required distance on first down, 50% on second down, or a conversion on third or fourth down. All stats provided by SportSource.

Personnel Tendencies-

86.3% of the time on 1st and 10 the Memphis Tigers defense lined up in a 4-3-4.They were in a 4-2-5 12.3% of the time and 3-4-4 .6% of the time.

Coverage Tendencies-

86.2% of the time on 1st and 10 the Memphis Tigers defense were in zone coverage.

Performance-

vs. Running Plays (192 plays. 57.3% Defense Success Rate)

vs. Passing Plays (159 plays. 53.5% Defense Success Rate)