I was amused when Willie Fritz said at AAC Media Days that he wanted his defense to force more turnovers this year. Last year, Tulane led the AAC in turnovers forced per game at 2.25, so that's a tough ask.
It just shows how much he emphasizes the turnover/takeaway ratio. I did some research this morning, and in his 20 years as a head coach after leaving Blinn College (where stats are not readily available), Fritz has NEVER had a team commit more turnovers than it forced. That's an amazing stat considering it covers 20 years.
Here are his year-by-year numbers:
2016 (Tulane) +9
Forced: 27 (12 INT, 15 fumbles)
Allowed: 18 (8 INT, 10 F)
2015 (Georgia Southern) +6
Forced: 27 (17 I, 10 F)
Allowed: 21 (10 I, 11 F)
2014 (Georgia Southern) +8
Forced: 20 (13 I, 7 F)
Allowed: 12 (4 I, 8 F)
2013 (Sam Houston State) +4
Forced: 25 (12 I, 13 F)
Allowed: 21 (11 I, 10 F)
2012 (Sam Houston State) +10
Forced: 30 (18 I, 12 F)
Allowed: 20 (12 I, 8 F)
2011 (Sam Houston State) +28
Forced: 42 (23 I, 19 F)
Allowed: 14 (8 I, 6 F)
2010 (Sam Houston State) +4
Forced: 16 (9 I, 7 F)
Allowed: 12 (5 I,7 F)
2009 (Central Missouri) +4
Forced: 21 (13 I, 8 F)
Allowed: 17 (12 I, 5 F)
2008 (Central Missouri) +7
Forced: 21 (9 I, 12 F)
Allowed: 14 (6 I,8 F)
2007 (Central Missouri) +9
Forced: 34 (21 I, 13 F)
Allowed: 25 (14 I, 11 F)
2006 (Central Missouri) +2
Forced: 20 (11 I, 9 F)
Allowed: 18 (5 I, 13 F)
2005 (Central Missouri) +10
Forced: 25 (9 I, 16 F)
Allowed: 15 (5 I, 10 F)
2004 (Central Missouri) +2
Forced: 21 (12 I, 9 F)
Allowed: 19 (9 I, 10 F)
2003 (Central Missouri) +13
Forced: 30 (19 I, 11 F)
Allowed: 17 (9 I, 8 F)
2002 (Central Missouri) +7
Forced: 30 (19 I, 11 F)
Allowed: 23 (11 I, 12 F)
2001 (Central Missouri) +7
Forced: 34 (23 I, 11 F)
Allowed: 27 (14 I,13 F)
2000 (Central Missouri) +13
Forced: 34 (13 I, 21 F)
Allowed: 21 (10 I, 11 F)
1999 (Central Missouri) +4
Forced: 29 (13 I, 16 F)
Allowed: 25 (8 I, 17 F)
1998 (Central Missouri) even
Forced: 23 (12 I, 11 F)
Allowed: 23 (11 I, 12 F)
1997 (Central Missouri) +8
Forced: 27 (10 I, 17 F)
Allowed: 19 (10 I, 9 F)
It just shows how much he emphasizes the turnover/takeaway ratio. I did some research this morning, and in his 20 years as a head coach after leaving Blinn College (where stats are not readily available), Fritz has NEVER had a team commit more turnovers than it forced. That's an amazing stat considering it covers 20 years.
Here are his year-by-year numbers:
2016 (Tulane) +9
Forced: 27 (12 INT, 15 fumbles)
Allowed: 18 (8 INT, 10 F)
2015 (Georgia Southern) +6
Forced: 27 (17 I, 10 F)
Allowed: 21 (10 I, 11 F)
2014 (Georgia Southern) +8
Forced: 20 (13 I, 7 F)
Allowed: 12 (4 I, 8 F)
2013 (Sam Houston State) +4
Forced: 25 (12 I, 13 F)
Allowed: 21 (11 I, 10 F)
2012 (Sam Houston State) +10
Forced: 30 (18 I, 12 F)
Allowed: 20 (12 I, 8 F)
2011 (Sam Houston State) +28
Forced: 42 (23 I, 19 F)
Allowed: 14 (8 I, 6 F)
2010 (Sam Houston State) +4
Forced: 16 (9 I, 7 F)
Allowed: 12 (5 I,7 F)
2009 (Central Missouri) +4
Forced: 21 (13 I, 8 F)
Allowed: 17 (12 I, 5 F)
2008 (Central Missouri) +7
Forced: 21 (9 I, 12 F)
Allowed: 14 (6 I,8 F)
2007 (Central Missouri) +9
Forced: 34 (21 I, 13 F)
Allowed: 25 (14 I, 11 F)
2006 (Central Missouri) +2
Forced: 20 (11 I, 9 F)
Allowed: 18 (5 I, 13 F)
2005 (Central Missouri) +10
Forced: 25 (9 I, 16 F)
Allowed: 15 (5 I, 10 F)
2004 (Central Missouri) +2
Forced: 21 (12 I, 9 F)
Allowed: 19 (9 I, 10 F)
2003 (Central Missouri) +13
Forced: 30 (19 I, 11 F)
Allowed: 17 (9 I, 8 F)
2002 (Central Missouri) +7
Forced: 30 (19 I, 11 F)
Allowed: 23 (11 I, 12 F)
2001 (Central Missouri) +7
Forced: 34 (23 I, 11 F)
Allowed: 27 (14 I,13 F)
2000 (Central Missouri) +13
Forced: 34 (13 I, 21 F)
Allowed: 21 (10 I, 11 F)
1999 (Central Missouri) +4
Forced: 29 (13 I, 16 F)
Allowed: 25 (8 I, 17 F)
1998 (Central Missouri) even
Forced: 23 (12 I, 11 F)
Allowed: 23 (11 I, 12 F)
1997 (Central Missouri) +8
Forced: 27 (10 I, 17 F)
Allowed: 19 (10 I, 9 F)