| Daily Blog • December 6th |
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Bowl Teams Vs Bowl Teams
Below is a breakdown of how bowl teams did against the other bowl teams (or bowl eligible) they played during the season. They are ranked in the order of net yard differential. The biggest differential on the plus side is the Oklahoma Sooners, with a +193.6 mark against the bowl foes they faced. Also interesting to note is that Notre Dame (+181.3) ranks 13 spots ahead of their opponent in the BCS National Championship game, Alabama (+76.7). Non-BCS teams were dominant when analyzing their season using this method with San Jose St (+147.5), Northern Illinois (142.5) and Fresno St (121.5) ranking tops among the non-AQ's.
At the bottom is East Carolina who finished with an 8-4 record and a spot in the New Orleans Bowl despite being outgained by 160.3 ypg against the 4 bowl opponents they faced. Iowa St slid into the post season with a 6-6 record being outgained by 149.1 ypg although they did face a much tougher schedule against 9 bowl teams.
| PPG | YPG | YPC | YPG | PCT | PPG | YPG | YPC | YPG | PCT | YDS | # OF BOWL | ||||
| OFF | RUSH | RUSH | PASS | COMP | DEF | RUSH | RUSH | PASS | COMP | NET | ELIG PLY'D | ||||
| 1 | Oklahoma | 37.6 | 147.3 | 4.3 | 361.0 | 65.6 | 29.2 | 189.8 | 5.1 | 125.0 | 52.8 | 193.6 | 9 | ||
| 2 | Notre Dame | 26.2 | 201.9 | 4.8 | 205.5 | 57.0 | 11.8 | 101.1 | 3.3 | 125.0 | 58.1 | 181.3 | 10 | ||
| 3 | San Jose St | 27.7 | 93.7 | 2.7 | 321.0 | 72.9 | 26.7 | 142.2 | 4.0 | 125.0 | 62.1 | 147.5 | 6 | ||
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 41.3 | 305.5 | 6.0 | 257.3 | 58.7 | 27.0 | 115.0 | 3.3 | 305.3 | 54.7 | 142.5 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Texas A&M | 34.3 | 227.6 | 5.1 | 289.6 | 66.4 | 24.0 | 144.4 | 3.9 | 248.7 | 60.1 | 124.0 | 7 | ||
| 6 | Fresno St | 35.5 | 140.5 | 3.9 | 327.7 | 66.8 | 30.0 | 221.7 | 4.4 | 125.0 | 52.2 | 121.5 | 6 | ||
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 24.3 | 132.3 | 3.3 | 259.5 | 67.0 | 24.2 | 145.5 | 4.5 | 125.0 | 53.8 | 121.3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | Oregon | 45.9 | 335.3 | 6.1 | 205.8 | 66.5 | 24.1 | 155.9 | 4.3 | 269.1 | 61.4 | 116.0 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Tulsa | 26.8 | 199.7 | 4.3 | 240.8 | 49.6 | 28.5 | 155.5 | 3.9 | 189.2 | 51.2 | 95.8 | 6 | ||
| 10 | Oklahoma St | 43.2 | 206.6 | 5.3 | 346.2 | 61.5 | 33.9 | 144.2 | 4.0 | 313.6 | 62.7 | 95.0 | 10 | ||
| 11 | UCLA | 36.9 | 226.1 | 5.1 | 278.8 | 66.5 | 28.0 | 183.3 | 4.2 | 230.8 | 62.2 | 90.9 | 8 | ||
| 12 | Florida St | 31.6 | 169.4 | 4.7 | 253.1 | 61.9 | 22.1 | 123.7 | 3.4 | 210.4 | 53.6 | 88.4 | 7 | ||
| 13 | Michigan St | 19.2 | 141.6 | 3.9 | 221.9 | 53.6 | 15.9 | 111.2 | 3.6 | 170.1 | 50.7 | 82.1 | 9 | ||
| 14 | Nebraska | 32.1 | 245.5 | 5.3 | 209.7 | 60.0 | 30.7 | 220.2 | 5.3 | 158.0 | 46.8 | 77.0 | 10 | ||
| 15 | Alabama | 32.0 | 182.9 | 5.0 | 210.7 | 63.8 | 15.6 | 94.3 | 2.8 | 222.6 | 60.1 | 76.7 | 7 | ||
| 16 | Syracuse | 25.4 | 146.0 | 3.9 | 301.4 | 62.0 | 28.3 | 130.1 | 3.5 | 248.3 | 67.6 | 69.0 | 7 | ||
| 17 | Georgia | 31.0 | 178.4 | 4.8 | 230.7 | 61.0 | 14.1 | 169.1 | 3.9 | 175.6 | 58.1 | 64.4 | 6 | ||
| 18 | LSU | 27.0 | 166.3 | 3.9 | 206.6 | 55.4 | 18.6 | 104.3 | 3.1 | 207.9 | 53.7 | 60.7 | 7 | ||
| 19 | Louisville | 32.8 | 107.4 | 3.2 | 349.0 | 69.2 | 32.4 | 133.6 | 4.1 | 267.4 | 60.5 | 55.4 | 5 | ||
| 20 | Clemson | 44.1 | 205.6 | 4.5 | 315.7 | 63.8 | 31.3 | 199.3 | 4.8 | 274.6 | 58.4 | 47.4 | 7 | ||
| 21 | Wisconsin | 27.1 | 219.2 | 4.9 | 154.3 | 54.0 | 19.2 | 148.1 | 4.1 | 179.7 | 54.1 | 45.8 | 9 | ||
| 22 | Air Force | 23.6 | 337.6 | 4.8 | 109.2 | 55.9 | 33.2 | 194.0 | 4.6 | 212.4 | 69.1 | 40.4 | 5 | ||
| 23 | South Carolina | 26.5 | 127.3 | 3.4 | 212.2 | 52.5 | 19.0 | 123.5 | 3.2 | 179.7 | 53.3 | 36.3 | 6 | ||
| 24 | Oregon St | 27.1 | 115.1 | 3.6 | 318.8 | 60.1 | 25.9 | 149.6 | 4.4 | 248.5 | 59.9 | 35.8 | 8 | ||
| 25 | Baylor | 44.0 | 217.3 | 4.9 | 356.2 | 61.7 | 42.1 | 190.5 | 4.8 | 350.0 | 66.4 | 33.0 | 10 | ||
| 26 | Florida | 26.1 | 181.4 | 4.1 | 129.1 | 64.8 | 16.0 | 95.4 | 3.1 | 185.1 | 53.6 | 30.0 | 8 | ||
| 27 | Kansas St | 38.4 | 176.9 | 4.1 | 223.9 | 65.3 | 23.0 | 113.4 | 3.8 | 257.6 | 63.0 | 29.8 | 9 | ||
| 28 | BYU | 17.5 | 117.7 | 3.2 | 222.7 | 58.8 | 17.7 | 120.3 | 3.6 | 190.3 | 58.8 | 29.7 | 6 | ||
| 29 | Arkansas St | 33.3 | 205.3 | 5.0 | 248.5 | 66.5 | 29.2 | 188.0 | 4.8 | 242.5 | 68.8 | 23.3 | 6 | ||
| 30 | Virginia Tech | 24.9 | 153.1 | 4.2 | 244.6 | 52.3 | 27.0 | 146.7 | 3.9 | 231.2 | 53.1 | 19.8 | 9 | ||
| 31 | Texas Tech | 32.6 | 115.1 | 3.9 | 342.1 | 68.7 | 39.8 | 180.3 | 4.5 | 258.0 | 57.7 | 19.0 | 8 | ||
| 32 | TCU | 27.7 | 151.0 | 3.6 | 217.6 | 55.3 | 29.3 | 109.8 | 3.4 | 245.9 | 56.5 | 12.9 | 8 | ||
| 33 | Ball St | 36.7 | 208.2 | 5.4 | 291.5 | 67.5 | 36.0 | 213.8 | 5.2 | 278.0 | 63.6 | 7.8 | 6 | ||
| 34 | Cincinnati | 25.5 | 193.7 | 5.3 | 239.2 | 49.0 | 21.8 | 177.3 | 4.4 | 255.7 | 56.3 | -0.2 | 6 | ||
| 35 | Stanford | 27.7 | 167.2 | 4.3 | 205.0 | 59.8 | 20.7 | 117.0 | 3.6 | 256.5 | 60.6 | -1.3 | 10 | ||
| 36 | USC | 30.8 | 151.5 | 4.8 | 295.3 | 60.1 | 30.3 | 193.6 | 4.6 | 255.3 | 62.4 | -2.1 | 8 | ||
| 37 | Texas | 36.7 | 167.9 | 4.3 | 285.7 | 67.8 | 35.4 | 209.9 | 5.2 | 246.1 | 62.5 | -2.4 | 9 | ||
| 38 | Michigan | 23.3 | 155.8 | 4.3 | 177.6 | 49.5 | 21.7 | 169.7 | 3.9 | 167.2 | 59.5 | -3.6 | 9 | ||
| 39 | Ohio | 17.8 | 153.0 | 3.4 | 238.3 | 66.4 | 30.0 | 213.3 | 6.3 | 188.0 | 57.5 | -10.0 | 4 | ||
| 40 | WKU | 24.8 | 170.2 | 4.3 | 208.0 | 64.4 | 31.2 | 171.0 | 4.9 | 223.4 | 62.1 | -16.2 | 5 | ||
| 41 | Utah St | 28.5 | 173.5 | 5.4 | 244.5 | 59.9 | 22.5 | 134.5 | 3.0 | 300.3 | 63.8 | -16.8 | 4 | ||
| 42 | Navy | 22.0 | 251.5 | 4.7 | 110.2 | 62.8 | 26.3 | 181.3 | 4.6 | 199.5 | 69.4 | -19.2 | 6 | ||
| 43 | West Virginia | 37.3 | 180.3 | 4.8 | 320.4 | 66.1 | 47.5 | 148.5 | 3.8 | 372.1 | 66.4 | -20.0 | 8 | ||
| 44 | Louisiana | 28.4 | 167.2 | 5.2 | 287.6 | 64.9 | 38.6 | 216.2 | 5.0 | 264.6 | 65.3 | -26.0 | 5 | ||
| 45 | Arizona | 33.4 | 186.1 | 4.5 | 315.0 | 58.8 | 39.6 | 205.1 | 4.7 | 326.4 | 60.1 | -30.4 | 9 | ||
| 46 | ULM | 32.6 | 138.6 | 4.3 | 318.4 | 64.0 | 38.2 | 162.6 | 4.2 | 326.6 | 72.3 | -32.2 | 5 | ||
| 47 | Boise St | 17.2 | 138.4 | 3.9 | 164.2 | 58.9 | 15.0 | 160.2 | 3.8 | 176.2 | 61.6 | -33.8 | 5 | ||
| 48 | UCF | 29.2 | 142.6 | 4.2 | 207.2 | 55.2 | 24.8 | 189.0 | 4.1 | 198.2 | 62.2 | -37.4 | 5 | ||
| 49 | Bowling Green | 15.8 | 129.8 | 4.4 | 204.2 | 48.2 | 27.2 | 205.8 | 4.9 | 170.6 | 58.5 | -42.4 | 5 | ||
| 50 | Rutgers | 15.8 | 104.4 | 3.6 | 218.0 | 52.9 | 20.0 | 109.8 | 2.9 | 259.6 | 60.9 | -47.0 | 5 | ||
| 51 | Nevada | 31.5 | 190.8 | 4.1 | 232.5 | 62.7 | 41.5 | 277.0 | 5.2 | 193.8 | 61.2 | -47.5 | 4 | ||
| 52 | NC State | 34.3 | 115.3 | 3.3 | 414.8 | 55.4 | 41.3 | 187.5 | 4.5 | 392.0 | 60.6 | -49.5 | 4 | ||
| 53 | Mississippi | 26.3 | 127.1 | 3.2 | 267.4 | 57.4 | 36.9 | 170.4 | 4.3 | 275.7 | 64.5 | -51.6 | 7 | ||
| 54 | Georgia Tech | 29.3 | 252.9 | 4.5 | 129.3 | 53.2 | 37.3 | 167.8 | 4.5 | 270.8 | 65.5 | -56.3 | 9 | ||
| 55 | Toledo | 29.0 | 191.5 | 4.5 | 228.5 | 58.0 | 27.0 | 170.7 | 5.0 | 309.0 | 62.4 | -59.7 | 6 | ||
| 56 | Vanderbilt | 14.6 | 99.8 | 2.6 | 233.2 | 55.1 | 29.0 | 215.8 | 5.0 | 189.0 | 59.9 | -71.8 | 5 | ||
| 57 | Arizona St | 29.6 | 181.8 | 4.0 | 211.0 | 58.9 | 39.2 | 254.2 | 5.2 | 212.2 | 54.1 | -73.6 | 5 | ||
| 58 | Kent St | 35.2 | 198.8 | 4.8 | 177.4 | 50.0 | 28.0 | 142.0 | 3.6 | 310.0 | 58.3 | -75.8 | 5 | ||
| 59 | San Diego St | 29.0 | 190.7 | 4.3 | 148.8 | 59.3 | 29.5 | 151.2 | 3.9 | 265.5 | 69.0 | -77.2 | 6 | ||
| 60 | Rice | 30.3 | 204.5 | 4.2 | 208.3 | 56.6 | 36.8 | 253.5 | 6.5 | 248.5 | 62.3 | -89.3 | 4 | ||
| 61 | Washington | 16.1 | 114.3 | 3.5 | 192.7 | 59.0 | 30.1 | 199.7 | 4.9 | 204.6 | 55.9 | -97.3 | 7 | ||
| 62 | Minnesota | 17.7 | 113.0 | 3.3 | 160.6 | 49.7 | 28.0 | 202.3 | 4.9 | 183.9 | 57.5 | -112.6 | 7 | ||
| 63 | Northwestern | 28.0 | 160.0 | 4.2 | 156.9 | 58.5 | 27.6 | 141.4 | 3.7 | 296.4 | 60.1 | -121.0 | 7 | ||
| 64 | Mississippi St | 21.2 | 92.8 | 3.7 | 248.4 | 62.4 | 31.4 | 204.4 | 4.4 | 261.6 | 70.1 | -124.8 | 5 | ||
| 65 | Central Michigan | 21.8 | 85.0 | 3.4 | 266.4 | 55.5 | 43.6 | 247.6 | 5.0 | 229.6 | 61.6 | -125.8 | 5 | ||
| 66 | SMU | 18.2 | 117.0 | 4.1 | 202.5 | 49.4 | 39.3 | 174.0 | 4.4 | 290.0 | 59.9 | -144.5 | 6 | ||
| 67 | Purdue | 17.2 | 109.8 | 3.6 | 199.5 | 52.9 | 34.8 | 228.7 | 5.2 | 227.3 | 57.5 | -146.7 | 6 | ||
| 68 | Duke | 23.1 | 100.0 | 3.1 | 279.3 | 60.0 | 45.6 | 244.6 | 5.5 | 282.1 | 58.9 | -147.4 | 7 | ||
| 69 | Iowa St | 22.8 | 138.9 | 4.0 | 202.7 | 54.8 | 27.6 | 173.3 | 4.4 | 317.3 | 64.3 | -149.1 | 9 | ||
| 70 | East Carolina | 16.0 | 96.8 | 3.3 | 237.3 | 62.7 | 42.8 | 234.8 | 5.6 | 259.5 | 62.4 | -160.3 | 4 |