Ohio State has been so dominant this season, they've broken records in multiple computer models.
The 2019 Buckeyes have posted a 107.55 score in the Sagarin College Football ratings system and a 34.7 rating in ESPN's FPI system, both of which are all-time records for each computer rating system.
Ohio State's 107.55 Sagarin rating is the best of any team since the BCS and College Football Playoff era began in 1998, topping 2005 Texas (106.93) as well as 2001 Miami (106.36).
According to Jeff Sagarin's Computer Ratings, here are the Top 8 CFB teams of the BCS/Playoff Era (Since 1998):
— Brad Powers (@BradPowers7) October 25, 2019
2005 Texas 106.93
2001 Miami, FL 106.36
2016 Clemson 105.35
2016 Alabama 105.33
2019 Ohio State 104.22
2011 Alabama 104.17
2004 USC 103.37
2018 Clemson 103.16
(Note: This Tweet was dated Oct. 25 – Ohio State's current rating has since improved to the 107.55 mentioned above).
The Buckeyes' 34.7 FPI rating – which rates Ohio State by how many points better it is than an average college football team – is also the highest since the ratings metric began in 2004, topping the previous high set of 34.5 which was set by USC between September and October of 2005.
Updating this ... Buckeyes are up to 34.7 points above average. That's the most dominant of any team in our data set, which goes back to 2004. The previous high was 34.5 by USC in late Sept/early Oct of 2005. https://t.co/XarSkjZofV
— Brad Edwards (@JBradEdwards) November 10, 2019
So far this season, Ohio State has the No. 1 scoring offense, averaging 51 points per game, and No. 5 offense in the country in terms of both yards per play (7.22 yards per play) and total yardage (4,823 yards), and the No. 1 defense in the country in terms of yards per play (3.52 yards per play), total yardage (1,933 yards) and scoring defense (8.60 points per game).
The Buckeyes have played three teams currently ranked in the AP top-25 by a combined score of 141-17. Ohio State now has three regular-season games remaining against Rutgers and two ranked opponents in Penn State and Michigan.
H/T Reddit User u/buckeye131313
