Where the Pack is ranked, statistically: Week 5

By week five these numbers start to mean a bit more. Most teams have played a 1/3 of their schedule by now and have played at least one solid game against either a conference opponent or a tough out-of-conference opponent.

As you might imagine, State still has a lot of room to improve offensively. The ECU win was huge but one game isn't going to turn the Titanic around just yet. And it may head back toward the iceberg this weekend as the Pack faces off against a very stout South Florida defense.

Punting, turnover margin and sacks continue to be the bright spots on the ledger as State ranks 32nd, 39th and 36th in those categories, respectively.

(I included the conference leaders this week to give an idea of how our numbers stack up against the league's best. Want to know how Wake Forest continues to beat teams despite a subpar running game? Check out that ridiculous +3.33 turnover margin.)

Category	National Rank	Actual	Atlantic Coast Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	101	104.75	Georgia Tech	306.75
Passing Offense	94	179.00	Duke	252.33
Total Offense	109	283.75	Florida St.	425.00
Scoring Offense	101	18.25	Florida St.	39.33
Rushing Defense	81	156.25	Florida St.	48.33
Pass Efficiency Defense	74	124.35	Boston College	77.58
Total Defense	74	370.75	Florida St.	205.33
Scoring Defense	81	27.25	Florida St.	6.33
Net Punting	32	37.69	Florida St.	43.25
Punt Returns	69	8.45	North Carolina	23.17
Kickoff Returns	61	21.31	North Carolina	24.42
Turnover Margin	39	.50	Wake Forest	3.33
Pass Defense	71	214.50	Boston College	112.00
Passing Efficiency	102	102.92	North Carolina	148.05
Sacks	36	2.25	Florida St.	3.00
Tackles For Loss	T-85	5.00	Florida St.	8.67
Sacks Allowed	63	1.75	Virginia	1.33