Statistically Speaking: Auburn, New Mexico State submerged deep into NCAA rankings

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By Ben Culpepper - email

Associate head coach Trooper Taylor probably has a similar reaction to the one shown when looking at the stats. (abc3340.com)

The Auburn Tigers host New Mexico State on Saturday for homecoming, and both teams enter the matchup with a combined two wins on the season. If you take a look at the statistics and NCAA rankings for both teams, you'll understand why both teams have just one win a piece in 2012.

The Tigers and Aggies are near the bottom of the rankings in nearly all the major statistical categories. Auburn's best ranking is in kickoff returns, ranking 25th out of 120 teams with an average of 25 return yards per game. They are dead last in total offense this season under new coordinator Scott Loeffler.

The good news for Loeffler is he'll be going up against an Aggies defense that is ranked 102nd in the country. New Mexico State's opponents are averaging 461 yards of offense per game.

Check it out.

Auburn	Rank	Stat	New Mexico St.	Rank	Stat
Total Defense	95th	444 yds/g	Total Defense	102nd	461 yds/g
Total Offense	120th	284 yds/g	Total Offense	94th	362 yds/g
Scoring Defense	79th	30 pts/g	Total Offense	99th	34 pts/g
Scoring Offense	119th	16 pt/g	Scoring Offense	99th	21 pts/g
Rushing Defense	105th	213 yds/g	Rushing Defense	96th	195 yds/g
Rushing Offense	98th	122 yds/g	Rushing Offense	113th	96 yds/g
Passing Defense	59th	1,843 yards/total	Passing Defense	99th	2,126 yards/total
Passing Offense	111th	162 yds/g	Passing Offense	41st	266 yds/g
1st Down Offense	116th	126 total	1st Down Offense	76th	162 total
1st Down Defense	96th	187 total	1st Down Defense	90th	183 total
Kickoff Return	22nd	25 yds/g 1 TD	Kickoff Return	70th	21 yds/g 1 TD
Net Punting	26th	40 yds/per	Net Punting	57th	37 yds/per
Punt Return	89th	5.75 yds/punt	Punt Return	119th	1.33 yds/punt
Red Zone Defense	79th	178 pts / 83%	Red Zone Defense	15th	141 pts / 71%
Red Zone Offense	76th	69 pts / 79%	Red Zone Offense	61st	88 pts / 81%
3rd Down %	119th	27 %	3rd Down %	89th	37 %
Turnovers Lost	103rd	19	Turnovers Lost	82nd	17
Turnovers Gained	101st	9	Turnovers Gained	115th	7
Turnover Margin	111th	-1.25	Turnover Margin	111th	-1.25
Penalties	50th	5.75/game	Penalties	45th	5.63/game

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