Tag: Meaningful Football Stats

Football Strategy and Analysis: How Games Are Really Won

OregonReigns April 8, 2026 Analysis

Football still turns on the same old question: which side understands the next snap before it happens? Super Bowl LX gave a clean answer on 8 February 2026, when Seattle beat New England 29-13 at Levi’s Stadium behind the league’s No. 1 defense, and the College Football Playoff title game gave another on 19 January, when Indiana finished 16-0 by …

How to Use Meaningful Stats to Improve Your Football Program

Coach Tony DeMeo April 22, 2017 Analysis

I’ve spent a lot of time talking about which stats are “meaningful stats” — the ones that are important — and which stats are “ESPN stats,” or meaningless ones. How many times have you heard an announcer proclaim that Joe Blow just threw for a school record of 500 yards, and oh, by the way, his team is losing!? Or how …