Football by the Numbers

[a-zip]

As we go in to the homestretch of our season, some important numbers to keep in mind;

W - L

2009 3 - 9

2010 1 - 11

2011 1 - 11

2012 1 - 11

2013 5 - 7

2014 4 - 5 (currently)

W-L record of remaining 3 opponents 6-21. We SHOULD win the rest of our games. If that happens, our record will be 7-5, which means;

• It will be only the 5th time we have won 7 games in a season since going to Division I (27 years ago)
• It will be only the 6th winning season we have had in 27 years since going to Division I (27 years ago)
• Will have our first winning record in 8 years
• It will be the 20th time we have had 7 wins since 1891
• We will have 12 wins in the last 2 years after 11 wins combined in the previous 4 seasons
• A bowl game would give us a chance for 8 wins - which has only happened 4 times since 1891
• We will be bowl eligible
• We will have beaten Can't State 2 years in a row

That should be huge motivation for this team and if that is where we wind up, I will be happy and I cannot imagine anyone arguing that there has been MAJOR improvement.

GO ZIPS!!

In the immortal words of Matthew McConaughey (while driving his Lincoln).......

"Sometimes you gotta go back to actually move forward. And I don't mean go back to reminisce or chase ghosts — I mean go back to see where you came from, where you been, how you got here. See where you're goin'. I know there are those who say you can't go back. Yes, you can. You just have to look in the right place."

[Dr Z]

_________"Just win baby"

[Jrship35]

As we go in to the homestretch of our season, some important numbers to keep in mind;

W - L

2009 3 - 9

2010 1 - 11

2011 1 - 11

2012 1 - 11

2013 5 - 7

2014 4 - 5 (currently)

W-L record of remaining 3 opponents 6-21. We SHOULD win the rest of our games. If that happens, our record will be 7-5, which means;

• It will be only the 5th time we have won 7 games in a season since going to Division I (27 years ago)
• It will be only the 6th winning season we have had in 27 years since going to Division I (27 years ago)
• Will have our first winning record in 8 years
• It will be the 20th time we have had 7 wins since 1891
• We will have 12 wins in the last 2 years after 11 wins combined in the previous 4 seasons
• A bowl game would give us a chance for 8 wins - which has only happened 4 times since 1891
• We will be bowl eligible
• We will have beaten Can't State 2 years in a row

That should be huge motivation for this team and if that is where we wind up, I will be happy and I cannot imagine anyone arguing that there has been MAJOR improvement.

GO ZIPS!!

In the immortal words of Matthew McConaughey (while driving his Lincoln).......

"Sometimes you gotta go back to actually move forward. And I don't mean go back to reminisce or chase ghosts — I mean go back to see where you came from, where you been, how you got here. See where you're goin'. I know there are those who say you can't go back. Yes, you can. You just have to look in the right place."

HERE HERE !!!!!

[Jrship35]

_________"Just win baby"

YES !!! There we go !!!! .................. Great photoshop with the "Z" on the jacket !!

[Lee Adams]

As we go in to the homestretch of our season, some important numbers to keep in mind;

W - L

2009 3 - 9

2010 1 - 11

2011 1 - 11

2012 1 - 11

2013 5 - 7

2014 4 - 5 (currently)

W-L record of remaining 3 opponents 6-21. We SHOULD win the rest of our games. If that happens, our record will be 7-5, which means;

• It will be only the 5th time we have won 7 games in a season since going to Division I (27 years ago)
• It will be only the 6th winning season we have had in 27 years since going to Division I (27 years ago)
• Will have our first winning record in 8 years
• It will be the 20th time we have had 7 wins since 1891
• We will have 12 wins in the last 2 years after 11 wins combined in the previous 4 seasons
• A bowl game would give us a chance for 8 wins - which has only happened 4 times since 1891
• We will be bowl eligible
• We will have beaten Can't State 2 years in a row

That should be huge motivation for this team and if that is where we wind up, I will be happy and I cannot imagine anyone arguing that there has been MAJOR improvement.

GO ZIPS!!

In the immortal words of Matthew McConaughey (while driving his Lincoln).......

"Sometimes you gotta go back to actually move forward. And I don't mean go back to reminisce or chase ghosts — I mean go back to see where you came from, where you been, how you got here. See where you're goin'. I know there are those who say you can't go back. Yes, you can. You just have to look in the right place."

I think most people know the records. And,they probably know them a lot further back than 2009.

'Should' they have beaten OU? 'Should' they have beaten Ball State? 'Should' they have beaten BGSU? If only one of those 'shoulds' had been a 'did'..... Fans are disappointed,frustrated that ALL of those 'shoulds' turned into 'did nots'. Understandable when the season looked so hopeful early in October. Will this team win its last three? Two of its last three? Not if the offense continues operating at the level it has been operating at for the past month. Yep, the last three opponents look terrible on paper. But,as we know all too well (cliche alert)ya gotta go out and play the games.

[K92]

But,as we know all too well (cliche alert)ya gotta go out and play the games.

Perhaps someday we will get to the point where the captains meet at midfield to drop off hard copies of the rosters and a panel committee will determine who the winner is without even playing the game.

[Lee Adams]

Perhaps someday we will get to the point where the captains meet at midfield to drop off hard copies of the rosters and a panel committee will determine who the winner is without even playing the game.

Ha,ha. But hope not. Love to go to the games.