The 2016 season is officially in the rearview mirror, but the Big Ten blog is taking one last look back at the numbers that defined each conference program. Some teams underperformed, while others surprised by making drastic improvements in key areas.
Here are three stats that help explain the 2016 season for each Big Ten team. Next up is Penn State, which won the Big Ten championship and finished 11-3 after losing to USC in the Rose Bowl.
37.6: Points per game for Penn State's offense, which ranked No. 21 nationally. The Nittany Lions' offensive turnaround under coordinator Joe Moorhead was simply remarkable considering where they were in 2015.