Biggest MOV by Round

Round 1
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1. Sacred Heart (vhoward415) over Nicholls State (goldboy42), +104, S119
T2. Northeastern (tampafla) over Georgetown (tws458), +74, S117
T2. Liberty (cjsweat) over Lehigh (leinbacker), +74, S117
4. Sacred Heart (vhoward415) over Illinois State (howe9909), +73, S117
5. Drake (hatroq) over Harvard (tmburton), +66, S129

Round 2
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1. Sacred Heart (vhoward415) over Northeastern (jtd79), +77, S119
2. Youngstown State (sternes9) over Duquesne (mmclaughglin), +54, S126
T3. Tennessee Tech (orangepace) over San Diego, +45, S115
T3. Tennessee Tech (orangepace) over Southeast Missouri (ozzzball19), +45, S124
T3. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61) over Grambling State (panthsho), +45, S128
T3. Texas Southern (nitros) over Grambling State (panthsho), +45, S131

Quarters
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1. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61) over Jacksonville State (husker111), +60, S126
2. Holy Cross (awags) over Sacred Heart (vhoward415), +55, S116
3. Sacred Heart (vikesrule69) over Florida International (katzphang88), +52, S127
4. Tennessee Tech (orangepace) over Columbia (knightsaynih), +50, S116
5. Tennessee Tech (orangepace) over Northern Iowa (gympy_88), +46, S124

Semis
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1. Sacred Heart (vhoward415) over Northern Arizona (mraston), +46, S118
2. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61) over Eastern Illinois (babcick), +44, S118
T3. Tennessee Tech (orangepace) over Coastal Carolina (robby_p), +41, S115
T3. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61) over Alabama A&M (dachmann), +41, S129
5. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61) over Youngstown State (sternes9), +35, S127

NC
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1. Tennessee Tech (orangepace) over Texas Southern (2000champou), +63, S115
2. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61) over Lehigh (lyonzfan37), +62, S127
3. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61) over Northern Arizona (lgtfw), +52, S124
4. Tennessee Tech (orangepace) over Holy Cross (awags), +28, S116
5. Tennessee Tech (orangepace) over Eastern Illinois (babcick), +21, S119

Biggest Scores by Round

Round 1
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1. Sacred Heart (vhoward415), 111, vs. Nicholls State (goldboy42), S119
2. San Diego (grindi), 90, vs. Villanova (kas007), S131
3. Sacred Heart (vhoward415), 89, vs. Illinois State (howe9909), S117
4. Northeastern (tampafla), 84, vs. Georgetown (tws458), S117
T5. Tennessee Tech (orangepace), 80, vs. Cal Poly (eblake), S115
T5. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61), 80, vs. Georgetown (tws458), S118

Round 2
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1. Sacred Heart (vhoward415), 84, vs. Northeastern (jtd79), S119
2. Youngstown State (sternes9), 64, vs. Duquesne (mmclaughlin), S126
3. Holy Cross (vikesrule69), 62, vs. Youngstown State (sternes9), S124
4. Sacred Heart (vhoward415), 61, vs. Jacksonville State (husker111), S118
T5. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61), 59, vs. Sacred Heart (cjsweat), S124
T5. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61), 59, vs. Tennessee Tech (orangepace), S118
T5. Tennessee Tech (orangepace), 59, vs. Youngstown State (sternes9), S119
T5. Texas Southern (nitros), 59, vs. Grambling State (panthsho), S131

Quarters
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1. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61), 91, vs. Jacksonville State (husker111), S126
2. Holy Cross (awags), 79, vs. Sacred Heart (vhoward415), S116
3. Youngstown State (sternes9), 76, vs. Texas State (phimutau), S126
4. Tennessee Tech (orangepace), 69, vs. Columbia (knightsaynih), S116
5. Tennessee Tech (orangepace), 64, vs. San Diego (b1297), S126

Semis
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1. Texas Southern (nitros), 64, vs. Tennessee Tech (NatiDawg), S131
2. Tennessee Tech (orangepace), 61, vs. Coastal Carolina (robby_p), S115
3. Sacred Heart (vhoward415), 59, vs. Northern Arizona (mraston), S118
4. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61), 56, vs. Eastern Illinois (babcick), S118
T5. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61), 51, vs. Alabama A&M (dachmann), S129
T5. Tennessee Tech (NatiDawg), 51, vs. Texas Southern (nitros), S131


NC
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1. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61), 83, vs. Lehigh (lyonzfan37), S127
2. Tennessee Tech (orangepace), 76, vs. Texas Southern (2000champou), S115
3. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61), 62, vs. Northern Arizona (lgftw), S124
4. Tennessee Tech (orangepace), 52, vs. Holy Cross (awags), S116
5. Texas Southern (nitros), 48, vs. Maine (chetty1963), S131

Top 10 Margins of Victory

1. Sacred Heart (vhoward415) over Nicholls State (goldboy42), +104, S119
2. Sacred Heart (vhoward415) over Northeastern (jtd79), +77, S119
T3. Northeastern (tampafla) over Georgetown (tws458), +74, S117
T3. Liberty (cjsweat) over Lehigh (leinbacker), +74, S117
5. Sacred Heart (vhoward415) over Illinois State (howe9909), +73, S117
6. Drake (hatroq) over Harvard (tmburton), +66, S129
7. Tennessee Tech (orangepace) over Texas Southern (2000champou), +63, S115
T8. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61) over Lehigh (lyonzfan37), +62, S127
T8. Texas Southern (nitros) over Northern Iowa (gympy_88), +62, S127
10. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61) over Jacksonville State (husker111), +60, S126

Top 10 Scoring Outputs

1. Sacred Heart (vhoward415), 111, vs. Nicholls State (goldboy42), S119
2. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61), 91, vs. Jacksonville State (husker111), S126
3. San Diego (grindi), 90, vs. Villanova (kas007), S131
4. Sacred Heart (vhoward415), 89, vs. Illinois State (howe9909), S117
T5. Northeastern (tampafla), 84, vs. Georgetown (tws458), S117
T5. Sacred Heart (vhoward415), 84, vs. Northeastern (jtd79), S119
7. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61), 83, vs. Lehigh (lyzonfan37), S127
T8. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61), 80, Georgetown (tws458), S118
T8. Tennessee Tech (orangepace), 80, Cal Poly (eblake), S115
10. Holy Cross (awags), 79, vs. Sacred Heart (vhoward415), S116

In last Saturday's Wilkinson Central Show, CJ was taking a look at the D-IAA playoffs and marveled (rightly so) at the huge number San Diego put up against Villanova in Round 1. The final score was 90-34.

CJ wondered if that was the highest score in the playoffs against a human opponent (turns out it's not; more on that later).

As luck would have it, I have partial data on the subject. I have playoff results for S115-S119 and S124 and S126-S129. Sorry for the gaps in that S120-S125 range. I'm not sure why I don't have that data, but I only have regular season data there.

If anyone happens to have that data, I'll be happy to include here. Sitemail me.

So, because I'm a stathead and things like this get me curious...

Largest Combined Score

T1. Youngstown State (sternes9) 76 vs. Texas State (phimutau) 48, S126 Quarters, 124 pts
T1. San Diego (grindi) 90 vs. Villanova (kas007) 34, S131 Round 1, 124 pts
3. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61) 91 vs. Jacksonville State (husker111) 31, S126 Quarters, 122 pts
4. Sacred Heart (vhoward415) 111 vs. Nicholls State (goldboy42) 7, S119 Round 1, 118 pts
5. Holy Cross (vikesrule69) 62 vs. Youngstown State (sternes9) 55, S124 Round 2, 117 pts
6. Texas Southern (nitros) 64 vs. Tennessee Tech (NatiDawg) 51, S131 Semis, 115 pts
7. Tennessee Tech (orangepace) 80 vs. Cal Poly (eblake) 31, S115 Round 1, 111 pts
8. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61) 59 vs. Tennessee Tech (orangepace) 47, S118 Round 2, 106 pts
9. Sacred Heart (vhoward415) 89 vs. Illinois State (howe9909) 16, S117 Round 1, 105 pts
T10. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61) 83 vs. Lehigh (lyonzfan37) 21, S127 NC, 104 pts
T10. Eastern Kentucky (pete_61) 80 vs. Georgetown (tws458) 24, S118 Round 1, 104 pts

Fun Facts (I'll add here as I discover them):

1. Pete's big win over Lehigh was in the National Championship game!
2. The S119 Nicholls State team was the worst - by my rating system, that is - team in all playoffs for which I have results. So kinda expected on the large numbers there.
3. That game also featured the biggest human-v-human Team Rating differential in all the same playoffs. The differential was almost 3 rating points more than the second-highest differential. (For reference, one rating point is historically worth approximately 7 points in actual game results, separate of coaching effects.)
4. The best team on the wrong end of any of the above results was 2000champou's Texas Southern/S115 team, who was actually "better" than the Tennessee Tech (orangepace) team he was clobbered by. In fact, that Texas Southern team was the sixth-best team (in my ratings) in Wilkinson D-IAA since S115, when I started doing my Media Guides. Ugh. Sorry, champ!
5. ... pete_61 is the owner of two of the four most-impressive Big MOV Wins in the data I have.
6. The S131 NC featured the biggest rating differential for any of the games for which I have data. Maine was -3.11 points from Texas Southern, meaning on talent alone, Texas Southern started with a 21-point lead if you believe my historical data.

Update:

Added Seasons 115, 124, 126
Corrected the Top 10s based on the new data from the above seasons

That Drake 129 team was no joke...serious talent on that squad.

nitros

Posted by nitros on 5/8/2017 5:26:00 PM (view original):
That Drake 129 team was no joke...serious talent on that squad.

nitros

Turns out, that was one of Drake's least talented teams since S118. Just to show you how well jasonfreeman and hatroq were recruiting there.

Starting with S119, only Drake's S127-128 teams were "worse" than S129. Of course, "worse" being relative, because every team mentioned, with the exception of S127-128 was in the Top 50 overall, many of which were Top 10. When I say "Top XXX", I mean "of all the teams over all the seasons from 115-131," using my ratings from the Media Guides.

It pains me to see that NC game drubbing vs pete in S126. I've tried to pretend it never happened.

Posted by lyonzfan37 on 5/8/2017 5:41:00 PM (view original):
It pains me to see that NC game drubbing vs pete in S126. I've tried to pretend it never happened.

Yeah, sorry to dredge up a tough loss. If it's any consolation, my name is on the wrong side of that MOV list, as well. (Thanks, awags)

Haha. No worries actually. I really didn't think I had any business in that game. My QB's were a So* and Fr*, so I was fortunate to get through to the final.

Posted by lyonzfan37 on 5/8/2017 6:12:00 PM (view original):
Haha. No worries actually. I really didn't think I had any business in that game. My QB's were a So* and Fr*, so I was fortunate to get through to the final.

Always be bringing the noise... otherwise, it'll be brought to you.

Occasionally, you'll just be a loud a$$hole that takes it on the chin... Otherwise you're just that loud a$$hole that forces everyone to be better... either way, respect.

Update:

Added the Biggest Score and Biggest MOV, both by Round
Added the Largest Combined Score (overall)