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<blockquote data-quote="Longestday" data-source="post: 441230" data-attributes="member: 402"><p>Woody's defensive rankings: </p><p></p><p>FEI Rank </p><p>2017 23</p><p>2016 20</p><p>2015 19</p><p>2014 74</p><p></p><p>Defensive S&P</p><p>2017 24</p><p>2016 27</p><p>2015 40</p><p>2014 89</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.journalnow.com/sports/asu/app-state-defensive-coordinator-nate-woody-in-talks-with-georgia/article_42421f1a-eb4f-11e7-9f0f-cb177719d6bb.html" target="_blank">https://www.journalnow.com/sports/a...cle_42421f1a-eb4f-11e7-9f0f-cb177719d6bb.html</a></p><p></p><p>The App State defense forced three-and-outs 55 times in 149 regular season situations this season, allowing only two more successful conversions against Toledo. Since 2015, the Mountaineers rank second in the nation in interceptions, snagging 56 picks in that time span.</p><p></p><p>Woody installed the Mountaineers’ 3-4 defensive scheme when he arrived in 2013, boosting the program’s defensive pedigree with every season. The Mountaineers allowed 329.7 yards per game last year and 314.5 yards in 2015. That season, App State's defense was the 11th best in the country.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.myajc.com/sports/college/nate-woody-line-georgia-tech-next-defensive-coordinator/SgoeWhNRSvKDliFRH6qLTO/" target="_blank">https://www.myajc.com/sports/colleg...defensive-coordinator/SgoeWhNRSvKDliFRH6qLTO/</a></p><p></p><p>Under Woody’s direction, Appalachian State did it with smaller and lesser recruited players. In this year’s season opener against Georgia, the Mountaineers fielded a lineup in which the three starting defensive linemen were an average of 6-foot-1 and 264 pounds. Of the starting 11, nine were two-star prospects (247 Sports composite) and the other two didn’t have a rating.</p><p></p><p>Yet, only Notre Dame and Auburn (in the first meeting) held the Bulldogs to fewer yards than Appalachian State (368). The Bulldogs scored more points in seven games (including Georgia Tech) than they did against the Mountaineers.</p><p></p><p>When Appalachian State played Clemson (on its way to the national championship game) in 2015, the Tigers gained 392 yards and averaged 5.23 yards per play. Among the teams that couldn’t meet those standards against Clemson that season – Louisville, Georgia Tech, Boston College, Miami, Florida State, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Alabama.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Longestday, post: 441230, member: 402"] Woody's defensive rankings: FEI Rank 2017 23 2016 20 2015 19 2014 74 Defensive S&P 2017 24 2016 27 2015 40 2014 89 [URL='https://www.journalnow.com/sports/asu/app-state-defensive-coordinator-nate-woody-in-talks-with-georgia/article_42421f1a-eb4f-11e7-9f0f-cb177719d6bb.html']https://www.journalnow.com/sports/a...cle_42421f1a-eb4f-11e7-9f0f-cb177719d6bb.html[/URL] The App State defense forced three-and-outs 55 times in 149 regular season situations this season, allowing only two more successful conversions against Toledo. Since 2015, the Mountaineers rank second in the nation in interceptions, snagging 56 picks in that time span. Woody installed the Mountaineers’ 3-4 defensive scheme when he arrived in 2013, boosting the program’s defensive pedigree with every season. The Mountaineers allowed 329.7 yards per game last year and 314.5 yards in 2015. That season, App State's defense was the 11th best in the country. [URL='https://www.myajc.com/sports/college/nate-woody-line-georgia-tech-next-defensive-coordinator/SgoeWhNRSvKDliFRH6qLTO/']https://www.myajc.com/sports/colleg...defensive-coordinator/SgoeWhNRSvKDliFRH6qLTO/[/URL] Under Woody’s direction, Appalachian State did it with smaller and lesser recruited players. In this year’s season opener against Georgia, the Mountaineers fielded a lineup in which the three starting defensive linemen were an average of 6-foot-1 and 264 pounds. Of the starting 11, nine were two-star prospects (247 Sports composite) and the other two didn’t have a rating. Yet, only Notre Dame and Auburn (in the first meeting) held the Bulldogs to fewer yards than Appalachian State (368). The Bulldogs scored more points in seven games (including Georgia Tech) than they did against the Mountaineers. When Appalachian State played Clemson (on its way to the national championship game) in 2015, the Tigers gained 392 yards and averaged 5.23 yards per play. Among the teams that couldn’t meet those standards against Clemson that season – Louisville, Georgia Tech, Boston College, Miami, Florida State, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Alabama. [/QUOTE]
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