Tale of the tape
A look at Friday's Division III national title matchup between Mount Union and St. Thomas:
Mount UnionRankCategorySt. ThomasRank
53.6 ppg1Scoring offense52.5 ppg2
7.5 ppg1Scoring defense 9.9 ppg2
188.3 ypg1Total defense226.6 ypg3
44.5 ypg1Rushing defense81.7 ypg8
4.57 pg1Sacks3.71 pg10
555.9 ypg3Total offense529.4 ypg4
3961First downs3602
317.6 ypg3Rushing offense258.1 ypg16
1.646Turnover margin.7148
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