Meineke Car Care Bowl
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North Carolina (8-4) Breakdown

Category	National Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual	Conf Rank	Atlantic Coast Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	75	137.17	Nevada	362.25	7	Georgia Tech	307.15
Passing Offense	102	174.25	Houston	450.00	10	Duke	305.00
Total Offense	107	311.42	Houston	581.23	11	Georgia Tech	442.69
Scoring Offense	81	24.33	Boise St.	44.15	10	Georgia Tech	35.31
Rushing Defense	9	92.83	Texas	62.15	1	North Carolina	92.83
Pass Efficiency Defense	13	103.85	Alabama	88.81	2	Virginia Tech	96.19
Total Defense	6	267.75	TCU	233.25	1	North Carolina	267.75
Scoring Defense	13	16.92	Alabama	11.00	2	Virginia Tech	15.75
Net Punting	69	35.27	Georgia	42.84	5	Virginia Tech	37.37
Punt Returns	21	12.89	LSU	18.64	4	Florida St.	16.81
Kickoff Returns	94	20.19	TCU	30.62	11	Virginia Tech	24.03
Turnover Margin	46	.25	Rutgers	1.67	4	Virginia Tech	.67
Pass Defense	15	174.92	Air Force	148.67	3	Virginia Tech	161.42
Passing Efficiency	97	114.70	Cincinnati	166.19	11	Georgia Tech	157.43
Sacks	26	2.58	Pittsburgh	3.75	2	Clemson	2.62
Tackles For Loss	3	8.42	Middle Tenn.	8.83	1	North Carolina	8.42
Sacks Allowed	60	1.92	Boise St.	.38	5	Georgia Tech	.69

Pittsburgh (9-3) Breakdown

Category	National Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual	Conf Rank	Big East Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	29	184.58	Nevada	362.25	1	Pittsburgh	184.58
Passing Offense	62	215.33	Houston	450.00	3	Cincinnati	320.33
Total Offense	45	399.92	Houston	581.23	2	Cincinnati	464.25
Scoring Offense	16	33.17	Boise St.	44.15	2	Cincinnati	39.83
Rushing Defense	17	108.42	Texas	62.15	2	Syracuse	101.83
Pass Efficiency Defense	44	120.05	Alabama	88.81	5	West Virginia	112.55
Total Defense	26	323.92	TCU	233.25	2	Rutgers	312.17
Scoring Defense	21	20.00	Alabama	11.00	2	Rutgers	17.42
Net Punting	84	34.63	Georgia	42.84	7	West Virginia	39.10
Punt Returns	84	7.05	LSU	18.64	5	Cincinnati	13.00
Kickoff Returns	61	21.91	TCU	30.62	7	Cincinnati	29.20
Turnover Margin	T-12	.75	Rutgers	1.67	2	Rutgers	1.67
Pass Defense	56	215.50	Air Force	148.67	6	South Fla.	191.00
Passing Efficiency	11	152.50	Cincinnati	166.19	2	Cincinnati	166.19
Sacks	1	3.75	Pittsburgh	3.75	1	Pittsburgh	3.75
Tackles For Loss	12	7.50	Middle Tenn.	8.83	3	Rutgers	8.50
Sacks Allowed	16	1.08	Boise St.	.38	2	Cincinnati	.92

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Emerald Bowl
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Boston College (8-4) Breakdown

Category	National Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual	Conf Rank	Atlantic Coast Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	70	140.50	Nevada	362.25	6	Georgia Tech	307.15
Passing Offense	94	184.42	Houston	450.00	8	Duke	305.00
Total Offense	97	324.92	Houston	581.23	9	Georgia Tech	442.69
Scoring Offense	71	25.75	Boise St.	44.15	8	Georgia Tech	35.31
Rushing Defense	15	104.42	Texas	62.15	2	North Carolina	92.83
Pass Efficiency Defense	31	114.99	Alabama	88.81	5	Virginia Tech	96.19
Total Defense	23	318.42	TCU	233.25	4	North Carolina	267.75
Scoring Defense	18	19.42	Alabama	11.00	3	Virginia Tech	15.75
Net Punting	33	37.10	Georgia	42.84	2	Virginia Tech	37.37
Punt Returns	28	12.21	LSU	18.64	5	Florida St.	16.81
Kickoff Returns	77	21.02	TCU	30.62	8	Virginia Tech	24.03
Turnover Margin	75	-.25	Rutgers	1.67	9	Virginia Tech	.67
Pass Defense	55	214.00	Air Force	148.67	7	Virginia Tech	161.42
Passing Efficiency	90	119.82	Cincinnati	166.19	9	Georgia Tech	157.43
Sacks	99	1.42	Pittsburgh	3.75	12	Clemson	2.62
Tackles For Loss	42	6.17	Middle Tenn.	8.83	5	North Carolina	8.42
Sacks Allowed	39	1.50	Boise St.	.38	3	Georgia Tech	.69

Southern California (8-4) Breakdown

Category	National Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual	Conf Rank	Pacific-10 Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	39	173.33	Nevada	362.25	4	Oregon	236.08
Passing Offense	68	211.67	Houston	450.00	8	Oregon St.	275.25
Total Offense	58	385.00	Houston	581.23	6	Stanford	441.42
Scoring Offense	64	26.67	Boise St.	44.15	6	Oregon	37.67
Rushing Defense	42	131.00	Texas	62.15	6	Arizona St.	108.58
Pass Efficiency Defense	16	106.25	Alabama	88.81	1	Southern California	106.25
Total Defense	43	342.83	TCU	233.25	5	Arizona St.	297.58
Scoring Defense	22	20.42	Alabama	11.00	1	Southern California	20.42
Net Punting	34	37.08	Georgia	42.84	4	UCLA	37.76
Punt Returns	7	14.62	LSU	18.64	2	Arizona	16.40
Kickoff Returns	110	18.86	TCU	30.62	8	Stanford	28.69
Turnover Margin	T-59	.00	Rutgers	1.67	6	Oregon St.	.50
Pass Defense	53	211.83	Air Force	148.67	5	Arizona St.	189.00
Passing Efficiency	69	127.09	Cincinnati	166.19	7	Oregon St.	147.33
Sacks	17	2.75	Pittsburgh	3.75	2	Arizona	2.83
Tackles For Loss	16	7.08	Middle Tenn.	8.83	2	UCLA	7.83
Sacks Allowed	34	1.42	Boise St.	.38	4	Stanford	.50

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Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
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Kentucky (7-5) Breakdown

Category	National Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual	Conf Rank	Southeastern Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	21	193.25	Nevada	362.25	5	Mississippi St.	227.58
Passing Offense	114	142.83	Houston	450.00	12	Arkansas	303.33
Total Offense	90	336.08	Houston	581.23	10	Florida	442.38
Scoring Offense	63	27.17	Boise St.	44.15	8	Arkansas	37.33
Rushing Defense	100	183.17	Texas	62.15	11	Alabama	77.92
Pass Efficiency Defense	23	110.83	Alabama	88.81	6	Alabama	88.81
Total Defense	59	362.92	TCU	233.25	10	Alabama	241.69
Scoring Defense	44	22.83	Alabama	11.00	7	Alabama	11.00
Net Punting	31	37.16	Georgia	42.84	4	Georgia	42.84
Punt Returns	17	13.08	LSU	18.64	3	LSU	18.64
Kickoff Returns	24	23.85	TCU	30.62	5	Florida	26.08
Turnover Margin	T-46	.25	Rutgers	1.67	6	Alabama	1.23
Pass Defense	18	179.75	Air Force	148.67	7	Florida	151.46
Passing Efficiency	109	108.86	Cincinnati	166.19	11	Florida	160.90
Sacks	T-104	1.33	Pittsburgh	3.75	11	Mississippi	2.83
Tackles For Loss	92	5.00	Middle Tenn.	8.83	12	Mississippi	7.67
Sacks Allowed	24	1.25	Boise St.	.38	5	Georgia	1.00

Clemson (8-5) Breakdown

Category	National Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual	Conf Rank	Atlantic Coast Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	44	169.62	Nevada	362.25	3	Georgia Tech	307.15
Passing Offense	86	195.92	Houston	450.00	7	Duke	305.00
Total Offense	69	365.54	Houston	581.23	8	Georgia Tech	442.69
Scoring Offense	24	31.92	Boise St.	44.15	2	Georgia Tech	35.31
Rushing Defense	69	150.31	Texas	62.15	7	North Carolina	92.83
Pass Efficiency Defense	24	111.27	Alabama	88.81	3	Virginia Tech	96.19
Total Defense	22	317.15	TCU	233.25	3	North Carolina	267.75
Scoring Defense	27	21.00	Alabama	11.00	4	Virginia Tech	15.75
Net Punting	109	32.72	Georgia	42.84	12	Virginia Tech	37.37
Punt Returns	9	14.38	LSU	18.64	2	Florida St.	16.81
Kickoff Returns	25	23.80	TCU	30.62	2	Virginia Tech	24.03
Turnover Margin	39	.38	Rutgers	1.67	3	Virginia Tech	.67
Pass Defense	11	166.85	Air Force	148.67	2	Virginia Tech	161.42
Passing Efficiency	72	125.69	Cincinnati	166.19	8	Georgia Tech	157.43
Sacks	25	2.62	Pittsburgh	3.75	1	Clemson	2.62
Tackles For Loss	13	7.46	Middle Tenn.	8.83	2	North Carolina	8.42
Sacks Allowed	37	1.46	Boise St.	.38	2	Georgia Tech	.69

Preview by nmerritt11

Well there is no doubt this game in going to be interesting. Any time you pit an ACC team v/s an SEC team it demands attention. Kentucky’s coaches have been saying all week that Clemson is an SEC team in the ACC. They are loaded with size, speed, and talent. Overall on paper this game shouldn’t even be close. Clemson is by far the superior team but will the fact they went from ACC championship game to ACC bowl #5 keep their motivation low. This is basically a home game for the Wildcats and Nashville will be a sea of blue.

 

What to watch for:

 

Clemson’s Perimeter Running Game: Kentucky has been very good stopping the interior running game but teams have had success on the corners. With CJ’s lighting speed and above average blocking tight ends and WR look for Clemson to go to the corner early and often. That is where they seemed to find success against GT. Dabo has already said he is going to ride CJ all day long. CJ is determined to finish his career with a bowl victory. He needs right at 350 all-purpose yards to be the NCAA all time leading yardage record holder and Dabo seems ready to do everything possible to get him there. Kentucky better have a game plan for #28, and they will have to do it without their best linebacker, Sam Maxwell who is out for this one.

 

Wildcat’s Wildcat: SEC most versatile player Randall Cobb could be the wildcard this game. Clemson has struggled mightily against the wildcat offense and running QB. They spent a large part of their bowl practices trying to overhaul their wildcat defense. Sophomore and former Freshman All-American Brandon Maye has taken responsibility for not getting the job done. He is the quarterback of the Clemson defense and will have to call a perfect game. Clemson’s aggressive defense seems to over run and miss the correct gaps often against the Wildcat. If they do that against Cobb, they could be in for a long day because he has big play ability.

 

Clemson’s Defensive Line Depth: Normally strength of the Tigers, Clemson comes in with talented lineman Jamie Cumbie and Rennie Moore suspended for this game. Brandon Thompson and Jarvis Jenkins will not be spelled as much and will have to pull double duty. Clemson is talented enough in their 3 deep to go to the bench but they don’t want to have to do it often with Kentucky’s rush attack. They need to be a staple along with Bowers and Sapp in the back field to disrupt Freshman QB Morgan Newton, who was Clemson’s top QB recruit in last years class. Look for Clemson to use multiple packages moving Bowers interior and Malliciah Goodman on the end to upgrade spped and try to confuse and disrupt the young QB.

 

Teams Motivation: The talk of the town is Clemson being disappointed about playing in Nashville but Kentucky isn’t exactly excited about being there either. It will be interesting to see which team comes out ready to play. I can tell you this; if Clemson wins the toss I bet you will see #28 and #6 awaiting a kick-off from the Wildcats. Dabo is different than most coaches and likes to talk the ball first to set the tone. With spiller, he knows he doesn’t need his defense to get a stop to begin the field position battle! With Spiller and Ford’s big play ability, they could easily set the tone for the ball game. I also wouldn’t be surprised to see Cobb very early to try and control the clock with the Wildcat and keep the high powered Clemson offense on the sidelines.

 

This game has the make-up to be a good one. The two teams met in this same bowl 3 years ago where Kentucky manhandled the Tigers in a 28-20 win that was not near as close as the score indicates. Spiller and teammate James Davis were held to next to no yards. Spiller only had 5 touches which almost lead to his transfer to Florida. Between the two they only had 12 touches and Clemson fans were irate. Do not look for that to happen tonight! That being said, Clemson rides Spiller to a 38-24 win in Nashville and Spiller comes up just short of the All-Time NCAA All-Purpose record but does eclipse the 250 yard mark with 3 touchdowns to end his collegiate career!

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Champs Sports Bowl
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Miami, FL (9-3) Breakdown

Category	National Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual	Conf Rank	Atlantic Coast Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	62	144.42	Nevada	362.25	4	Georgia Tech	307.15
Passing Offense	27	268.08	Houston	450.00	5	Duke	305.00
Total Offense	36	412.50	Houston	581.23	3	Georgia Tech	442.69
Scoring Offense	27	31.67	Boise St.	44.15	3	Georgia Tech	35.31
Rushing Defense	28	118.33	Texas	62.15	3	North Carolina	92.83
Pass Efficiency Defense	42	119.71	Alabama	88.81	6	Virginia Tech	96.19
Total Defense	25	321.25	TCU	233.25	5	North Carolina	267.75
Scoring Defense	40	22.33	Alabama	11.00	5	Virginia Tech	15.75
Net Punting	70	35.08	Georgia	42.84	6	Virginia Tech	37.37
Punt Returns	56	9.04	LSU	18.64	8	Florida St.	16.81
Kickoff Returns	93	20.29	TCU	30.62	10	Virginia Tech	24.03
Turnover Margin	70	-.17	Rutgers	1.67	8	Virginia Tech	.67
Pass Defense	38	202.92	Air Force	148.67	5	Virginia Tech	161.42
Passing Efficiency	29	141.32	Cincinnati	166.19	6	Georgia Tech	157.43
Sacks	T-65	1.83	Pittsburgh	3.75	7	Clemson	2.62
Tackles For Loss	15	7.17	Middle Tenn.	8.83	3	North Carolina	8.42
Sacks Allowed	T-92	2.50	Boise St.	.38	8	Georgia Tech	.69

Wisconsin (9-3) Breakdown

Category	National Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual	Conf Rank	Big Ten Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	14	206.67	Nevada	362.25	1	Wisconsin	206.67
Passing Offense	71	209.17	Houston	450.00	7	Michigan St.	271.17
Total Offense	34	415.83	Houston	581.23	1	Wisconsin	415.83
Scoring Offense	21	32.75	Boise St.	44.15	1	Wisconsin	32.75
Rushing Defense	8	90.50	Texas	62.15	2	Ohio St.	83.42
Pass Efficiency Defense	59	128.68	Alabama	88.81	7	Iowa	91.93
Total Defense	18	310.42	TCU	233.25	4	Ohio St.	262.50
Scoring Defense	41	22.42	Alabama	11.00	4	Penn St.	11.83
Net Punting	62	35.49	Georgia	42.84	7	Michigan	40.93
Punt Returns	78	7.57	LSU	18.64	7	Minnesota	14.67
Kickoff Returns	100	19.57	TCU	30.62	9	Michigan St.	26.66
Turnover Margin	T-31	.42	Rutgers	1.67	3	Ohio St.	1.33
Pass Defense	66	219.92	Air Force	148.67	6	Iowa	164.67
Passing Efficiency	33	140.36	Cincinnati	166.19	3	Michigan St.	146.09
Sacks	T-21	2.67	Pittsburgh	3.75	3	Penn St.	2.92
Tackles For Loss	22	6.92	Middle Tenn.	8.83	3	Penn St.	8.25
Sacks Allowed	59	1.83	Boise St.	.38	6	Michigan St.	1.08

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Chick-fil-a Bowl
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Virginia Tech (9-3) Breakdown

Category	National Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual	Conf Rank	Atlantic Coast Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	15	206.42	Nevada	362.25	2	Georgia Tech	307.15
Passing Offense	98	181.83	Houston	450.00	9	Duke	305.00
Total Offense	55	388.25	Houston	581.23	6	Georgia Tech	442.69
Scoring Offense	28	31.42	Boise St.	44.15	4	Georgia Tech	35.31
Rushing Defense	52	138.67	Texas	62.15	4	North Carolina	92.83
Pass Efficiency Defense	6	96.19	Alabama	88.81	1	Virginia Tech	96.19
Total Defense	14	300.08	TCU	233.25	2	North Carolina	267.75
Scoring Defense	11	15.75	Alabama	11.00	1	Virginia Tech	15.75
Net Punting	27	37.37	Georgia	42.84	1	Virginia Tech	37.37
Punt Returns	42	10.52	LSU	18.64	6	Florida St.	16.81
Kickoff Returns	21	24.03	TCU	30.62	1	Virginia Tech	24.03
Turnover Margin	16	.67	Rutgers	1.67	1	Virginia Tech	.67
Pass Defense	6	161.42	Air Force	148.67	1	Virginia Tech	161.42
Passing Efficiency	13	150.17	Cincinnati	166.19	2	Georgia Tech	157.43
Sacks	29	2.50	Pittsburgh	3.75	3	Clemson	2.62
Tackles For Loss	32	6.50	Middle Tenn.	8.83	4	North Carolina	8.42
Sacks Allowed	T-92	2.50	Boise St.	.38	8	Georgia Tech	.69

Tennessee (7-5) Breakdown

Category	National Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual	Conf Rank	Southeastern Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	43	169.83	Nevada	362.25	7	Mississippi St.	227.58
Passing Offense	47	225.58	Houston	450.00	3	Arkansas	303.33
Total Offense	48	395.42	Houston	581.23	6	Florida	442.38
Scoring Offense	32	30.58	Boise St.	44.15	5	Arkansas	37.33
Rushing Defense	58	142.92	Texas	62.15	7	Alabama	77.92
Pass Efficiency Defense	8	99.98	Alabama	88.81	3	Alabama	88.81
Total Defense	17	308.83	TCU	233.25	4	Alabama	241.69
Scoring Defense	27	21.00	Alabama	11.00	6	Alabama	11.00
Net Punting	83	34.64	Georgia	42.84	9	Georgia	42.84
Punt Returns	55	9.33	LSU	18.64	6	LSU	18.64
Kickoff Returns	28	23.75	TCU	30.62	6	Florida	26.08
Turnover Margin	41	.33	Rutgers	1.67	5	Alabama	1.23
Pass Defense	10	165.92	Air Force	148.67	4	Florida	151.46
Passing Efficiency	40	135.56	Cincinnati	166.19	5	Florida	160.90
Sacks	T-78	1.67	Pittsburgh	3.75	8	Mississippi	2.83
Tackles For Loss	T-69	5.50	Middle Tenn.	8.83	8	Mississippi	7.67
Sacks Allowed	T-12	1.00	Boise St.	.38	1	Georgia	1.00

Preview by: chrisishokie

On New Years’ Eve, all eyes will be upon the Chick Fil a Peach bowl in Atlanta
between Tennessee and Virginia Tech.  Tennessee comes into this game 7-5 (4-4
in the SEC). In their first year under Lane Kiffin, the Volunteers had a
successful season, considering that with a victory in this game they will reach
8 wins. Their best win was against South Carolina, and they played both Florida
and Alabama very tough. I’m sure many Vol fans would argue they should have won
the Alabama game, so this is definitely a good team. Tennessee comes into this
game winning 4 of its last 5 while averaging 33 points a game. The Volunteers
have gotten hot at the right time and will look to keep it that way in their
final game of the season. Virginia Tech comes into this game 9-3 (6-2 in the
ACC). Some might say this was a disappointing season for the Hokies, but we
should still expect this team to be pumped up for this bowl game. The Hokies
best win came against coming against either Nebraska or Miami. They too played
Alabama tough but fell just short. Similar to Tennessee, Virginia Tech is
coming into this game rolling, winning their last 4 games by an average score
of 33-9. Tech’s defense has been much improved in the last 4 games, and it will
be a tough task to try and slow down Tennessee.

Key Matchups:
Eric Berry vs. Tyrod Taylor- Eric Berry is the Thorpe Award winner this season,
which is given to the best defensive back in college football. One of his main
jobs in this game will be to keep an eye on Tyrod Taylor and his scrambling
ability. Berry is a freak of an athlete and is most people’s top safety for the
NFL draft next season. He must contain Taylor and keep him from breaking off any
long runs. Taylor must be accurate in this game. One mistake could be costly,
and it wouldn’t be surprising if Eric Berry was the reason for that mistake.
Playing in his home state of Georgia, expect Berry to end his career on a high
note (assuming of course he goes to the NFL).

Ryan Williams vs. Tennessee’s Linebackers- Tennessee has plenty of injuries at
the linebacker position coming into this game. That could be a huge factor in
deciding how well Virginia Tech runs the ball in this game. Yes, a D-line can
shut down a team’s running game, but if the running back breaks through that,
the linebackers are next in line to stop the rusher. With second and third
string linebackers for Tennessee, Williams could have a big day, which he is
accustomed to lately.  In his last 4 games, Williams ran for 120 yards in every
single one while posting 9 touchdowns. It would not be a surprise if he ends the
season with an outstanding game.

Tennessee’s Special Teams vs. Virginia Tech’s Special Teams- This might be the
one biggest deciding factor for this game. Tennessee has struggled on special
teams this season, while this is where Virginia Tech excels. Tennessee must
contain the return men on kickoffs and punt returns. With this game most likely
coming down to one possession or two, a big special teams’ play could determine
who wins this game. The Vols will have had plenty of time to work on field
goals leading up to the game. They have had numerous blocked field goal
attempts during the season. It will be a necessity to have all that
straightened out, or Beamer Ball could strike again.

This is a very exciting matchup. Two great running backs in Ryan Williams and
Montario Hardesty will be featured. The quarterback play is going to be very
important for both teams. Crompton and Taylor need to be consistent and limit
their mistakes for their teams to be successful. The two defenses will be ready
to go, led by defensive gurus Monte Kiffin and Bud Foster. Expect plenty of
blitz packages and a well called game from both of them. Both of these teams
come in playing very well. One of them has to lose unfortunately. All we can
ask for is a great final game to end the season by both teams.

Prediction- Virginia Tech 24 Tennessee 20

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Konica Minolta Gator Bowl
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Florida State (6-6) Breakdown

Category	National Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual	Conf Rank	Atlantic Coast Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	66	143.17	Nevada	362.25	5	Georgia Tech	307.15
Passing Offense	16	278.75	Houston	450.00	2	Duke	305.00
Total Offense	27	421.92	Houston	581.23	2	Georgia Tech	442.69
Scoring Offense	39	29.83	Boise St.	44.15	6	Georgia Tech	35.31
Rushing Defense	108	203.25	Texas	62.15	12	North Carolina	92.83
Pass Efficiency Defense	113	153.70	Alabama	88.81	12	Virginia Tech	96.19
Total Defense	110	443.50	TCU	233.25	12	North Carolina	267.75
Scoring Defense	98	30.75	Alabama	11.00	10	Virginia Tech	15.75
Net Punting	53	36.05	Georgia	42.84	4	Virginia Tech	37.37
Punt Returns	2	16.81	LSU	18.64	1	Florida St.	16.81
Kickoff Returns	87	20.46	TCU	30.62	9	Virginia Tech	24.03
Turnover Margin	T-59	.00	Rutgers	1.67	6	Virginia Tech	.67
Pass Defense	88	240.25	Air Force	148.67	11	Virginia Tech	161.42
Passing Efficiency	26	142.12	Cincinnati	166.19	5	Georgia Tech	157.43
Sacks	75	1.75	Pittsburgh	3.75	10	Clemson	2.62
Tackles For Loss	T-73	5.42	Middle Tenn.	8.83	7	North Carolina	8.42
Sacks Allowed	48	1.67	Boise St.	.38	4	Georgia Tech	.69

West Virginia (9-3) Breakdown

Category	National Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual	Conf Rank	Big East Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	32	183.50	Nevada	362.25	2	Pittsburgh	184.58
Passing Offense	83	198.08	Houston	450.00	6	Cincinnati	320.33
Total Offense	60	381.58	Houston	581.23	4	Cincinnati	464.25
Scoring Offense	65	26.58	Boise St.	44.15	5	Cincinnati	39.83
Rushing Defense	29	118.42	Texas	62.15	4	Syracuse	101.83
Pass Efficiency Defense	26	112.55	Alabama	88.81	1	West Virginia	112.55
Total Defense	34	330.00	TCU	233.25	4	Rutgers	312.17
Scoring Defense	T-25	20.75	Alabama	11.00	3	Rutgers	17.42
Net Punting	8	39.10	Georgia	42.84	1	West Virginia	39.10
Punt Returns	44	10.36	LSU	18.64	4	Cincinnati	13.00
Kickoff Returns	57	22.02	TCU	30.62	6	Cincinnati	29.20
Turnover Margin	T-66	-.08	Rutgers	1.67	5	Rutgers	1.67
Pass Defense	52	211.58	Air Force	148.67	5	South Fla.	191.00
Passing Efficiency	52	131.76	Cincinnati	166.19	4	Cincinnati	166.19
Sacks	31	2.42	Pittsburgh	3.75	6	Pittsburgh	3.75
Tackles For Loss	42	6.17	Middle Tenn.	8.83	6	Rutgers	8.50
Sacks Allowed	45	1.58	Boise St.	.38	3	Cincinnati	.92

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Iowa (10-2) Breakdown

Category	National Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual	Conf Rank	Big Ten Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	103	109.42	Nevada	362.25	10	Wisconsin	206.67
Passing Offense	54	221.33	Houston	450.00	6	Michigan St.	271.17
Total Offense	93	330.75	Houston	581.23	10	Wisconsin	415.83
Scoring Offense	86	23.08	Boise St.	44.15	10	Wisconsin	32.75
Rushing Defense	33	122.00	Texas	62.15	5	Ohio St.	83.42
Pass Efficiency Defense	4	91.93	Alabama	88.81	1	Iowa	91.93
Total Defense	11	286.67	TCU	233.25	3	Ohio St.	262.50
Scoring Defense	10	15.50	Alabama	11.00	3	Penn St.	11.83
Net Punting	27	37.37	Georgia	42.84	3	Michigan	40.93
Punt Returns	81	7.34	LSU	18.64	8	Minnesota	14.67
Kickoff Returns	37	23.11	TCU	30.62	5	Michigan St.	26.66
Turnover Margin	T-46	.25	Rutgers	1.67	5	Ohio St.	1.33
Pass Defense	8	164.67	Air Force	148.67	1	Iowa	164.67
Passing Efficiency	88	120.45	Cincinnati	166.19	10	Michigan St.	146.09
Sacks	36	2.33	Pittsburgh	3.75	6	Penn St.	2.92
Tackles For Loss	55	5.75	Middle Tenn.	8.83	6	Penn St.	8.25
Sacks Allowed	73	2.25	Boise St.	.38	7	Michigan St.	1.08

Georgia Tech (11-2) Breakdown

Category	National Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual	Conf Rank	Atlantic Coast Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	2	307.15	Nevada	362.25	1	Georgia Tech	307.15
Passing Offense	115	135.54	Houston	450.00	12	Duke	305.00
Total Offense	11	442.69	Houston	581.23	1	Georgia Tech	442.69
Scoring Offense	11	35.31	Boise St.	44.15	1	Georgia Tech	35.31
Rushing Defense	67	150.08	Texas	62.15	6	North Carolina	92.83
Pass Efficiency Defense	85	135.85	Alabama	88.81	9	Virginia Tech	96.19
Total Defense	54	357.00	TCU	233.25	6	North Carolina	267.75
Scoring Defense	58	24.85	Alabama	11.00	6	Virginia Tech	15.75
Net Punting	43	36.63	Georgia	42.84	3	Virginia Tech	37.37
Punt Returns	10	14.32	LSU	18.64	3	Florida St.	16.81
Kickoff Returns	49	22.37	TCU	30.62	4	Virginia Tech	24.03
Turnover Margin	25	.54	Rutgers	1.67	2	Virginia Tech	.67
Pass Defense	47	206.92	Air Force	148.67	6	Virginia Tech	161.42
Passing Efficiency	8	157.43	Cincinnati	166.19	1	Georgia Tech	157.43
Sacks	72	1.77	Pittsburgh	3.75	9	Clemson	2.62
Tackles For Loss	99	4.77	Middle Tenn.	8.83	10	North Carolina	8.42
Sacks Allowed	3	.69	Boise St.	.38	1	Georgia Tech	.69