2010's Defensive Conference PIF Winner

The defensive version of the Positive Impact Factor has finally been calculated. The Defensive PIF formula works the same way as it does for the QB Positive Impact Factor except that like golf, a good Defensive PIF is a low number. The Pac 10 finished at the top of the conference ranks for the 2010 season. Part of what got the Pac 10 to the top of the heap was that Pac 10 did not have to face strong QBs on average in their own conference. The Pac 10's QBs were ranked 8th in the conference offensive PIF ranks.

Click on the Conference name to see the full data set for each team/division: ACC, Big XII, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, PAC 10, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC.

2010's PIF Conference Winner

Now that all the bowl games are over, I've had the time to go and tabulate the Positive Impact Factor ranking for the FBS conferences. The Big Ten finishes with its quarterbacks ranked #1 in Positive Impact Factor. If you visited this page when the article was originally published, you would have seen that the Big XII was the top conference. There was an error in the Big Ten formula page that excluded the data from Illinois. We regret the error. After adding Illinois' numbers back in, the Big Ten edged out the Big XII. The three FBS Independents (Army, Navy and Notre Dame) do not constitute a conference or else they would have finished first with a combined PIF of 55.6.

If you're new to the PIF ratings, here's a quick primer (or, check out a podcast about the PIF): 100 point scale based on passing, rushing and receiving contribution (touches) to one's team. Total TD reflects passing+rushing+receiving (or maybe even fumble recovery) TD. Negative plays are defined as incompletions, fumbles and sacks taken. Extremelynegative plays are interceptions and fumbles lost. Extremely positive plays are touchdowns. The PIF rating is calculated using the following formula:

Negative plays (incompletions, fumbles, sacks) divided by total touches (pass attempts, rush attempts, catches)=negative play percentage (Neg Play). Extremely negative plays (INTs/incompletions plus fumbles lost/rush attempts) multiplied times 2=extremely negative play factor (XNeg Play). Total TD divided by total touches=extremely positive play factor (XPos Play). 100-Neg Play+XNeg Play(total negative number)+XPos Play=PIF.

Click on the Conference name to see the full data set for each team/division: ACC, Big XII, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, PAC 10, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC.

Jordan Jefferson Turned in a Positive Performance in the Cotton Bowl

There was no movement this week in the Top Ten of the Positive Impact Factor. Jordan Jefferson threw three TDs in the Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M and rushed for another TD. He scored a TD on 12.9% of his touches which ranked him second in the bowl season behind Andrew Luck who produced a TD on 14.8% of his touches in the Orange Bowl. Jefferson had only thrown four TDs during the regular season. The performances by the other quarterbacks in the final bowl games are listed below the table.

If you're new to the PIF ratings, here's a quick primer (or, check out a podcast about the PIF): 100 point scale based on passing, rushing and receiving contribution (touches) to one's team. Total TD reflects passing+rushing+receiving (or maybe even fumble recovery) TD. Negative plays are defined as incompletions, fumbles and sacks taken. Extremelynegative plays are interceptions and fumbles lost. Extremely positive plays are touchdowns. The PIF rating is calculated using the following formula:

Negative plays (incompletions, fumbles, sacks) divided by total touches (pass attempts, rush attempts, catches)=negative play percentage (Neg Play). Extremely negative plays (INTs/incompletions plus fumbles lost/rush attempts) multiplied times 2=extremely negative play factor (XNeg Play). Total TD divided by total touches=extremely positive play factor (XPos Play). 100-Neg Play+XNeg Play(total negative number)+XPos Play=PIF.

If you want to see what the final regular season PIF for each of these QBs was, click here. The complete bowl PIF standings can be seen here: 1-36, 37-74. To see the previous Bowl Weeks click on the week: Bowl Week One, Bowl Week Two, Bowl Week Three.

Andy Dalton and Tank Carder

Andy Dalton turned in a a Top Ten Positive Impact Factor performance in the Rose Bowl against Wisconsin this past week. Dalton led TCU to a 21-19 win in the Horned Frogs first ever Rose Bowl appearance. Dalton finished the game with 2 TDs, 219 yards passing, 28 yards rushing and zero turnovers. Dalton played well above his regular season PIF average of 57.9 with a single game PIF of 81.3 in the Rose Bowl. TCU finished the 2010 season with a perfect 13-0 record. Andy Dalton finished his senior year with two perfect PIF games during the 2010 season (Baylor; Wyoming). Only Phil Bates of Ohio had more perfect games this season with four. 

If you're new to the PIF ratings, here's a quick primer (or, check out a podcast about the PIF): 100 point scale based on passing, rushing and receiving contribution (touches) to one's team. Total TD reflects passing+rushing+receiving (or maybe even fumble recovery) TD. Negative plays are defined as incompletions, fumbles and sacks taken. Extremelynegative plays are interceptions and fumbles lost. Extremely positive plays are touchdowns. The PIF rating is calculated using the following formula:

Negative plays (incompletions, fumbles, sacks) divided by total touches (pass attempts, rush attempts, catches)=negative play percentage (Neg Play). Extremely negative plays (INTs/incompletions plus fumbles lost/rush attempts) multiplied times 2=extremely negative play factor (XNeg Play). Total TD divided by total touches=extremely positive play factor (XPos Play). 100-Neg Play+XNeg Play(total negative number)+XPos Play=PIF.

If you want to see what the final regular season PIF for each of these QBs was, click here.

Nathan Scheelhaase's TD Against Baylor

In the play above, Nathan Scheelhaase was the beneficiary of a stone cold play call in Illinois' bowl game against Baylor. It was Ron Zook's first bowl win. Baylor was completely fooled on the play and the TD helped Scheelhaase move his PIF number for the game ahead of that of Chandler Harnish's PIF from the Humanitarian Bowl. The comparisons of the QBs who played in the bowl games this week follows the table.

If you're new to the PIF ratings, here's a quick primer (or, check out a podcast about the PIF): 100 point scale based on passing, rushing and receiving contribution (touches) to one's team. Total TD reflects passing+rushing+receiving (or maybe even fumble recovery) TD. Negative plays are defined as incompletions, fumbles and sacks taken. Extremelynegative plays are interceptions and fumbles lost. Extremely positive plays are touchdowns. The PIF rating is calculated using the following formula:

Negative plays (incompletions, fumbles, sacks) divided by total touches (pass attempts, rush attempts, catches)=negative play percentage (Neg Play). Extremely negative plays (INTs/incompletions plus fumbles lost/rush attempts) multiplied times 2=extremely negative play factor (XNeg Play). Total TD divided by total touches=extremely positive play factor (XPos Play). 100-Neg Play+XNeg Play(total negative number)+XPos Play=PIF.

If you want to see what the final regular season PIF for each of these QBs was, click here.

Austin Davis Did THIS In The Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl

The first bowl week is over and it is time to rank the QB performances from the first six games. Only one of the games was close, but we can still look at how the QBs impacted each of the games. Austin Davis' Golden Eagles didn't win but he did have a very good performance in the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl. The comparisons of the QBs who played in the bowls follows the table.

If you're new to the PIF ratings, here's a quick primer (or, check out a podcast about the PIF): 100 point scale based on passing, rushing and receiving contribution (touches) to one's team. Total TD reflects passing+rushing+receiving (or maybe even fumble recovery) TD. Negative plays are defined as incompletions, fumbles and sacks taken. Extremelynegative plays are interceptions and fumbles lost. Extremely positive plays are touchdowns. The PIF rating is calculated using the following formula:

Negative plays (incompletions, fumbles, sacks) divided by total touches (pass attempts, rush attempts, catches)=negative play percentage (Neg Play). Extremely negative plays (INTs/incompletions plus fumbles lost/rush attempts) multiplied times 2=extremely negative play factor (XNeg Play). Total TD divided by total touches=extremely positive play factor (XPos Play). 100-Neg Play+XNeg Play(total negative number)+XPos Play=PIF.

If you want to see what the final regular season PIF for each of these QBs was, click here.

The only thing standing in between us handing out all of the awards last week was the Army-Navy game. Navy won of course, but both QBs in that game committed costly turnovers that hurt them in the final Positive Impact Factor Standings. For Navy's Ricky Dobbs, four turnovers (3 fumbles lost, 1 INT) dropped him from 2nd place to 8th place. Trent Steelman only lost one fumble, but that shaved enough off of his PIF number that he stayed behind Dan Persa. Steelman did finish the year in third place due to Dobbs' fall. As we did hand out the Regular Season MVP and Conference MVPs last week, those winners will be recapped after the final Top Ten Standings table.

If you're new to the PIF ratings, here's a quick primer (or, check out a podcast about the PIF): 100 point scale based on passing, rushing and receiving contribution (touches) to one's team. Total TD reflects passing+rushing+receiving (or maybe even fumble recovery) TD. Negative plays are defined as incompletions, fumbles and sacks taken. Extremely negative plays are interceptions and fumbles lost. Extremely positive plays are touchdowns. The PIF rating is calculated using the following formula:

Negative plays (incompletions, fumbles, sacks) divided by total touches (pass attempts, rush attempts, catches)=negative play percentage (Neg Play). Extremely negative plays (INTs/incompletions plus fumbles lost/rush attempts) multiplied times 2=extremely negative play factor (XNeg Play). Total TD divided by total touches=extremely positive play factor (XPos Play). 100-Neg Play+XNeg Play(total negative number)+XPos Play=PIF.

The complete PIF standings can be seen here: 1-36, 37-74, 75-112, 113-125. To see previous weeks, click the date: October 1, October 7, October 14, October 21, October 28, November 4, November 11, November 18, November 25, December 2, December 9. MVP recap and awards are after the table.

Cam Newton is Your 2010 Regular Season MVP

Cam Newton has only led the Positive Impact Factor Standings for three consecutive weeks, but his six TD performance in the SEC Championship game has given Newton enough of a lead that Ricky Dobbs and Trent Steelman couldn't possibly overtake him. Therefore, Cam Newton has won the 2010 In The Bleachers Positive Impact Factor Most Valuable Player Award. In a very memorable season on the field for the undefeated and BCS National Championship bound Auburn Tigers, Newton completed 67.1% of his passes, only had 7 turnovers and accounted for 49 total TDs on 490 touches. Newton is also the SEC's 2010 regular season MVP. You can find out who won the MVP awards of the other conferences below. To see how Cam Newton, the Heisman front runner, stacks up against Heisman winning QBs from 2000-2009, click here.

If you're new to the PIF ratings, here's a quick primer (or, check out a podcast about the PIF): 100 point scale based on passing, rushing and receiving contribution (touches) to one's team. Total TD reflects passing+rushing+receiving (or maybe even fumble recovery) TD. Negative plays are defined as incompletions, fumbles and sacks taken. Extremely negative plays are interceptions and fumbles lost. Extremely positive plays are touchdowns. The PIF rating is calculated using the following formula:

Negative plays (incompletions, fumbles, sacks) divided by total touches (pass attempts, rush attempts, catches)=negative play percentage (Neg Play). Extremely negative plays (INTs/incompletions plus fumbles lost/rush attempts) multiplied times 2=extremely negative play factor (XNeg Play). Total TD divided by total touches=extremely positive play factor (XPos Play). 100-Neg Play+XNeg Play(total negative number)+XPos Play=PIF.

The complete PIF standings can be seen here: 1-36, 37-74, 75-112, 113-125. To see previous weeks, click the date: October 1, October 7, October 14, October 21, October 28, November 4, November 11, November 18, November 25, December 2. Top Ten Overview and Conference MVPs are after the table.

After becoming the PIF leader last week, Cam Newton extended his lead this week. Auburn trailed Alabama at halftime 24-7 and won 28-27. A very positive performance from Newton was a big part of the amazing comeback. The highlights above don't do justice to what we witnessed from Auburn over the weekend.

If you're new to the PIF ratings, here's a quick primer (or, check out a podcast about the PIF): 100 point scale based on passing, rushing and receiving contribution (touches) to one's team. Total TD reflects passing+rushing+receiving (or maybe even fumble recovery) TD. Negative plays are defined as incompletions, fumbles and sacks taken. Extremely negative plays are interceptions and fumbles lost. Extremely positive plays are touchdowns. The PIF rating is calculated using the following formula:

Negative plays (incompletions, fumbles, sacks) divided by total touches (pass attempts, rush attempts, catches)=negative play percentage (Neg Play). Extremely negative plays (INTs/incompletions plus fumbles lost/rush attempts) multiplied times 2=extremely negative play factor (XNeg Play). Total TD divided by total touches=extremely positive play factor (XPos Play). 100-Neg Play+XNeg Play(total negative number)+XPos Play=PIF.

The complete PIF standings can be seen here: 1-36, 37-74, 75-112, 113-125. To see previous weeks, click the date: October 1, October 7, October 14, October 21, October 28, November 4, November 11, November 18, November 25. Top Ten Overview and Miscellany are after the table.

Cam Newton Has Taken the Lead

There was a major shakeup at the top this week and we have a new leader in the Positive Impact Factor for the first time since October 21st.

If you're new to the PIF ratings, here's a quick primer (or, check out a podcast about the PIF): 100 point scale based on passing, rushing and receiving contribution (touches) to one's team. Total TD reflects passing+rushing+receiving (or maybe even fumble recovery) TD. Negative plays are defined as incompletions, fumbles and sacks taken. Extremely negative plays are interceptions and fumbles lost. Extremely positive plays are touchdowns. The PIF rating is calculated using the following formula:

Negative plays (incompletions, fumbles, sacks) divided by total touches (pass attempts, rush attempts, catches)=negative play percentage (Neg Play). Extremely negative plays (INTs/incompletions plus fumbles lost/rush attempts) multiplied times 2=extremely negative play factor (XNeg Play). Total TD divided by total touches=extremely positive play factor (XPos Play). 100-Neg Play+XNeg Play(total negative number)+XPos Play=PIF.

The complete PIF standings can be seen here: 1-36, 37-74, 75-112, 113-124. To see previous weeks, click the date: October 1, October 7, October 14, October 21, October 28, November 4, November 11, November 18. Top Ten Overview and Miscellany are after the table.