What have Ron Roberts' D-I defenses looked like?

Here's a look at what Roberts' defenses have accomplished statistically.

Lance Dawe | Apr 6, 2023

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New defensive coordinator Ron Roberts was brought in to help revitalize the defensive side of the ball - but more specifically, two things.

Stop the run and create turnovers.

The narrative was that was what Roberts' defenses at Baylor were good at during his three year stretch.

But how have his defenses performed through his 11 seasons at the Division I level?

Here's a statistical overview of where his units finished at SE Louisiana, Louisiana, and Baylor.

2012 - Southeastern Louisiana

PPG: 34.7

YPG: 387.5

PYPG: 205.4

RYPG: 182.2

YPP: 5.5

Turnovers: 18 in 11 games

2013 - Southeastern Louisiana

PPG: 22.7

YPG: 386.0

PYPG: 222.64

RYPG: 163.4

YPP: 5.5

Turnovers: 24 in 14 games

2014 - Southeastern Louisiana

PPG: 17.6

YPG: 293.2

PYPG: 178.1

RYPG: 115.1

YPP: 4.1

Turnovers: 28 in 13 games

2015 - Southeastern Louisiana

PPG: 21.8

YPG: 349.5

PYPG: 192.2

RYPG: 157.3

YPP: 5.1

Turnovers: 19 in 11 games

2016 - Southeastern Louisiana

PPG: 29.8

YPG: 402.8

PYPG: 218.5

RYPG: 184.3

YPP: 5.3

Turnovers: 19 in 11 games

2017 - Southeastern Louisiana

PPG: 25.6

YPG: 374.5

PYPG: 229.1

RYPG: 145.4

YPP: 5.2

Turnovers: 18 in 11 games

2018- Louisiana

PPG: 34.2

YPG: 435.9

PYPG: 216.8

RYPG: 219.1

YPP: 6.3

Turnovers: 15 in 14 games

2019- Louisiana

PPG: 19.7

YPG: 371.9

PYPG: 197.7

RYPG: 174.1

YPP: 5.5

Turnovers: 19 in 14

2020 - Baylor

PPG: 29.2

YPG: 383.4

PYPG: 203.0

RYPG: 180.4

YPP: 5.5

Turnovers: 16 in 9 games

2021 - Baylor

PPG: 18.3

YPG: 348.0

PYPG: 227.5

RYPG: 120.5

YPP: 5.2

Turnovers: 24 in in 14 games

2022 - Baylor

PPG: 26.8

YPG: 371.0

PYPG: 222.8

RYPG: 148.2

YPP: 5.4

Turnovers: 19 in 13 games

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Published Apr 6, 2023

LANCE DAWE

College football enthusiast. Wing connoisseur. Editor and contributor for @TheAuburnDaily. Host of @LockedonUK.