Total Offense LSU 400.9 Iowa 309.2 Passing Offense LSU 199.3 Iowa 235.8 Rushing Offense LSU 200.8 Iowa 73.4 Team Scoring LSU 29.0 Iowa 23.8 Total Defense LSU 249.9 Iowa 289.1 Passing Defense LSU 145.4 Iowa 198.9 Rushing Defense LSU 104.5 Iowa 90.2 Points per Game Allowed LSU 15.9 Iowa 16.9 Look like LSU leads in all but one stat. 40 yard difference in yards allowed per game, but only 1 point difference in points allowed per game. Says to me that LSU has been losing the field position game. The key for LSU will be to play their game and to keep Iowa playing the long field.
Iowa leads LSU in rushing defense with a #6 national ranking. Iowa's 90-yard rushing defense is impressive. LSU will have to throw the ball more than it wants to, perhaps. On the other hand Iowa is #117 out of 117 Division I schools in rushing offense. Dead last. LSU has the #3 defense in the country going up against the #103 offense. No contest. The Great Wall of China. Iowa will have a tought time moving the ball against LSU. LSU has the #32 offense in the country versus Iowas #10 Total defense. Here is where the game will be fought. Iowa is tough on defense and LSU is inconsistent on offense but capable of putting up big numbers on a good day . . . or failing to on another. I predict a low-scoring game, LSU 17-9. I wish Wilkerson was playing.
I look for an LSU running back (the great thing is you never know who) to break out for about 180.. LSU 31-13
