Saturday, December 17, 2011

2011 - 2012 Bowl Previews: Part II


Today is Part II of our 2011 - 2012 bowl preview series. Today we'll examine the
  • Chick-fil-A Bowl
    Auburn Tigers vs Virginia Cavaliers
  • Meineke Car Care of Texas Bowl
    Northwestern Wildcats vs Texas A&M Aggies
  • Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
    Ohio Bobcats vs Utah State Aggies
  • Little Caesar's Bowl
    Purdue Boilermakers vs Western Michigan Broncos
  • San Diego Country Credit Union Poinettia Bowl
    Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs TCU Horned Frogs
Full previews after the jump ....

30. Chick-fil-A Bowl

Saturday, December 31 at 7:30 PM

Auburn Tigers (6 - 5; 4 - 4 SEC)
vs
Virginia Cavaliers (7 - 4; 5 - 3 ACC)
GUGS Score: 34.2

Justin

Auburn Tigers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.627 40 0.697 1 25.0 18 20.4 68 163.3 81
Virginia Cavaliers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.405 75 0.529 60 15.5 97 18.1 50 167.8 48

Has an ACC/SEC matchup ever turned out well for the ACC (at least in football)? Last year's national champions basically ran out of luck this year and ran into the LSU/Alabama buzzsaw. Throw in losses to Arkansas, Georgia, and Clemson (wait, what?) and you've got a good Auburn team that simply got overwhelmed -- or was on the receiving end of karmic payback for last year. The Cavaliers appear to be a team on the way up, but TFG says they really haven't improved their station too much over last year; they've only climbed 11 spots in the rankings since the end of the 2010 season. At first glance this might appear to be a matchup of two well-matched, middle-of-the-pack BCS schools, but in reality this one won't end well for the Cavaliers. Auburn 35, Virginia 29 (71.1%); 165 plays.

Eddie

Auburn Tigers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.655 44 0.551 10 19.6 27 16.1 60 159.1 117
Virginia Cavaliers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.413 71 0.528 51 13.4 88 15.1 56 164.2 91

It's hard to argue with Justin's summary. Auburn holds nearly a touchdown per hundred play advantage over Virginia on the offensive side of the ball. Unfortunately, the 11.8 +/- 6.5 PPH Cavalier defense is nearly even with Auburn's 10.0 +/- 12.3 PPH defense. Maybe Gus Malzahn's departure for Arkansas State will result in reduced efficiency, but that looks like Virginia's best bet at winning this game. RBA says Auburn, 31-20, with 62.0% confidence.


Auburn Tigers Season Summary

Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2011/09/03  97 / 114 Utah St. 38 at  10 /   8 Auburn 42 166  96.2% /  93.4%
2011/09/10  32 /  22 Mississippi St. 34 at  17 /  17 Auburn 41 191  73.6% /  59.8%
2011/09/17  14 /  18 Auburn 24 at  26 /  29 Clemson 38 181  52.3% /  54.3%
2011/09/24 116 / 114 FL-Atlantic 14 at  19 /  17 Auburn 30 152  98.1% /  95.2%
2011/10/01  28 /  13 Auburn 16 at  18 /  18 South Carolina 13 170  36.9% /  44.0%
2011/10/08  26 /  22 Auburn 14 at  17 /  12 Arkansas 38 178  35.4% /  36.9%
2011/10/15   8 /  14 Florida 6 at  27 /  25 Auburn 17 149  44.8% /  17.6%
2011/10/22  24 /  30 Auburn 10 at   2 /   3 LSU 45 144  11.4% /  13.0%
2011/10/29  74 /  72 Mississippi 23 at  29 /  28 Auburn 41 163  84.2% /  73.0%
2011/11/12  29 /  38 Auburn 7 at  23 /  13 Georgia 45 143  40.6% /  32.3%
2011/11/26   1 /   1 Alabama 42 at  39 /  44 Auburn 14 136   5.3% /   3.9%
2011/12/31  75 /  71 Virginia -- vs  40 /  44 Auburn -- --  71.1% /  62.0%


Virginia Cavaliers Season Summary

Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2011/09/10  86 /  75 Virginia 34 at  94 /  97 Indiana 31 171  41.2% /  57.3%
2011/09/17  90 /  80 Virginia 17 at  44 /  44 North Carolina 28 164  17.2% /  22.4%
2011/09/24  69 /  61 Southern Miss. 30 at  87 /  83 Virginia 24 189  50.2% /  66.7%
2011/10/01 104 / 103 Idaho 20 at  87 /  82 Virginia 21 195  73.5% /  69.1%
2011/10/15  31 /  38 Georgia Tech 21 at  85 /  86 Virginia 24 148  25.9% /  22.4%
2011/10/22  57 /  64 North Carolina St. 28 at  78 /  83 Virginia 14 172  45.3% /  58.3%
2011/10/27  79 /  84 Virginia 28 at  22 /  83 Miami-FL 21 144  10.3% /  36.8%
2011/11/05  75 /  78 Virginia 31 at  64 /  98 Maryland 13 171  40.8% /  37.2%
2011/11/12  86 /  83 Duke 21 at  68 /  69 Virginia 31 170  66.6% /  53.5%
2011/11/19  66 /  67 Virginia 14 at  10 /  14 Florida St. 13 154  15.7% /  13.0%
2011/11/26  14 /  20 Virginia Tech 38 at  66 /  69 Virginia 0 151  19.9% /  24.1%
2011/12/31  75 /  71 Virginia -- vs  40 /  44 Auburn -- --  28.9% /  38.0%


29. Meineke Car Care of Texas Bowl

Saturday, December 31 at 12:00 PM

Northwestern Wildcats (5 - 6; 3 - 5 Big Ten)
vs
Texas A&M Aggies (6 - 6; 4 - 5 Big XII)
GUGS Score: 38.2

Eddie

Northwestern Wildcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.509 59 0.511 64 16.8 53 16.1 59 176.5 2
Texas A&M Aggies
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.886 16 0.555 9 22.6 13 12.0 23 172.7 11

We've covered Northwestern as the luckiest team in FBS before, but it sure seems likes Texas A&M is the most unlucky team in modern memory. The Aggies led Oklahoma State by 17, Arkansas by 18, Missouri by 11, Kansas State by 10, and Texas by 13 and managed to lose all of them. Yes, ladies and gents, the Aggies could have been 11-1 if they hadn't blown big leads. Unlike all those RBA top 30 opponents, Northwestern is just a lucky middle-of-the-pack team. Their 21.6 +/- 9.5 PPH offense isn't much, and their 5.7 +/- 20.8 PPH defense lets them down against top competition. Really, this game is the Aggies' to lose. Their 33.5 +/- 21.9 PPH offense should be more than sufficient, provided their equally flaky (but superior) 1.3 +/- 21.4 PPH defense doesn't perform too badly. RBA considers this game the second most certain victory of the bowl season, 35-27, in favor of Texas A&M with 78.9% confidence.

Justin

Northwestern Wildcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.485 65 0.517 63 19.3 61 19.8 64 173.7 21
Texas A&M Aggies
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.745 21 0.596 24 22.4 29 14.6 17 183.7 2

Northwestern is lucky. Very lucky. And they've done it again this year; according to TFG, the Wildcats should have won about 4.1 games this year, and here they are with 5 wins (they were even 73 seconds away from having 6 wins). A&M, on the other hand, is going to need all the luck they can get as they wander into the SEC next year. Normally when you've got a losing record in the Big XII, jumping ship to the strongest conference in FBS isn't considered the wisest career move, but the Aggies are going to give it a shot. The good news for A&M is that their defense isn't nearly as bad as the raw stats would indicate, since only Oregon plays at a faster clip. They should try and savor this victory, though, as all signs indicate that playing fast in the SEC really just translates into spotting LSU and Alabama a few early touchdowns. Until then, Happy New Year! Texas A&M 37, Northwestern 30 (75.7%); 178 plays.


Northwestern Wildcats Season Summary

Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2011/09/03  71 /  69 Northwestern 24 at  58 /  65 Boston College 17 176  27.4% /  40.9%
2011/09/17  69 /  74 Northwestern 14 at  89 /  75 Army 21 164  51.7% /  39.3%
2011/10/01  75 /  86 Northwestern 35 at  35 /  30 Illinois 38 166  18.7% /  28.6%
2011/10/08  12 /  25 Michigan 42 at  68 /  79 Northwestern 24 169  23.0% /  23.0%
2011/10/15  68 /  87 Northwestern 31 at  35 /  22 Iowa 41 168  21.5% /  23.7%
2011/10/22  26 /  40 Penn State 34 at  69 /  86 Northwestern 24 165  31.7% /  24.4%
2011/10/29  71 /  68 Northwestern 59 at  99 / 104 Indiana 38 182  59.5% /  70.0%
2011/11/05  67 /  65 Northwestern 28 at  12 /  16 Nebraska 25 171  14.6% /  20.9%
2011/11/12  94 /  96 Rice 6 at  67 /  58 Northwestern 28 149  73.0% /  75.1%
2011/11/19  91 / 113 Minnesota 13 at  60 /  56 Northwestern 28 169  69.4% /  75.7%
2011/11/26  13 /  18 Michigan St. 31 at  62 /  59 Northwestern 17 156  20.6% /  26.3%
2011/12/31  21 /  16 Texas A&M -- vs  65 /  59 Northwestern -- --  24.3% /  21.1%


Texas A&M Aggies Season Summary

Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2011/09/04  73 /  77 SMU 14 at  31 /  28 Texas A&M 46 157  82.6% /  74.1%
2011/09/17 100 / 101 Idaho 7 at  19 /  17 Texas A&M 37 168  93.0% /  84.9%
2011/09/24  17 /  10 Oklahoma St. 30 at  14 /  14 Texas A&M 29 199  61.7% /  47.3%
2011/10/01  12 /  14 Texas A&M 38 vs  13 /  16 Arkansas 42 208  51.6% /  48.4%
2011/10/08  15 /  20 Texas A&M 45 at  42 /  45 Texas Tech 40 211  62.8% /  67.9%
2011/10/15  46 /  42 Baylor 28 at  16 /  15 Texas A&M 55 181  77.9% /  70.2%
2011/10/22  13 /  13 Texas A&M 33 at  84 /  84 Iowa St. 17 196  82.4% /  84.0%
2011/10/29  26 /  23 Missouri 38 at  14 /  19 Texas A&M 31 203  69.5% /  55.9%
2011/11/05  20 /  22 Texas A&M 25 at   5 /   5 Oklahoma 41 214  23.3% /  29.7%
2011/11/12  20 /  21 Texas A&M 50 at  38 /  32 Kansas St. 53 206  59.2% /  58.3%
2011/11/19 102 /  89 Kansas 7 at  23 /  22 Texas A&M 61 164  89.6% /  90.0%
2011/11/24  24 /  22 Texas 27 at  21 /  16 Texas A&M 25 190  54.1% /  58.3%
2011/12/31  21 /  16 Texas A&M -- vs  65 /  59 Northwestern -- --  75.7% /  78.9%


28. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Saturday, December 17 at 5:50 PM

Ohio Bobcats (8 - 4; 6 - 3 Mid-Atlantic)
vs
Utah State Aggies (6 - 5; 5 - 2 Western Atlantic)
GUGS Score: 38.7

Justin

Ohio Bobcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.426 68 0.288 119 19.8 54 22.3 84 167.6 49
Utah State Aggies
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.378 80 0.386 92 19.1 63 23.3 89 173.5 22

We're starting to get into not-horrible territory here. Both teams are the equivalent of middle-to-lower tier BCS conference teams, they just happen to play in the MAC and the WAC. The main shortcoming for both teams is defense, or a lack thereof. Both teams are on an upswing, though it's a tenuous one; Utah State hasn't won a game by more than a touchdown since early October, and while Ohio does have some decent wins, they've been a bit liberal in allowing points. Between the iffy defenses and fast-ish pace, this should be a high-scoring affair in which the Bobcats eek out a win. Ohio 36, Utah St. 35 (55.0%); 170 plays.

Eddie

Ohio Bobcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.445 66 0.431 116 16.5 58 17.0 70 162.4 103
Utah State Aggies
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.364 76 0.499 68 16.7 54 18.3 78 168.5 37

Neither team is particularly strong on either side of the ball, but they're certainly consistent. Offensively, these teams are virtually identical. The Bobcat offensive efficiency is 19.6 +/- 6.3 PPH, whereas the Aggie offensive efficiency is 19.5 +/- 5.8 PPH. The game is likely to be decided when Ohio is on defense. The Bobcat defense is a superior 11.1 +/- 11.9 PPH, but Utah State is more consistent at 14.6 +/- 7.3 PPH. The difference in efficiency tips the scale towards Ohio, 34-24, but with only 54.2% confidence.


Ohio Bobcats Season Summary

Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2011/09/03  83 /  85 Ohio 44 at 120 / 116 New Mexico St. 24 169  79.6% /  93.0%
2011/09/17  91 /  99 Marshall 7 at  83 /  73 Ohio 44 173  63.7% /  59.7%
2011/09/24  70 /  69 Ohio 26 at  64 /  68 Rutgers 38 165  35.9% /  47.7%
2011/10/01 111 / 108 Kent St. 10 at  74 /  79 Ohio 17 173  85.5% /  78.9%
2011/10/08  74 /  84 Ohio 37 at 114 / 114 Buffalo 38 183  78.1% /  77.7%
2011/10/15 107 /  94 Ball St. 23 at  76 /  85 Ohio 20 168  82.7% /  66.7%
2011/10/22  81 /  87 Ohio 37 at 119 / 119 Akron 20 177  84.6% /  93.3%
2011/11/02  31 /  36 Temple 31 at  80 /  82 Ohio 35 156  22.8% /  17.6%
2011/11/10  73 /  63 Ohio 43 at 104 / 109 Central Michigan 28 190  69.2% /  60.0%
2011/11/16  74 /  62 Ohio 29 at 101 / 103 Bowling Green 28 158  67.7% /  73.4%
2011/11/22  85 /  90 Miami-OH 14 at  74 /  62 Ohio 21 174  58.2% /  71.8%
2011/12/02  69 /  66 Ohio 20 vs  55 /  63 Northern Ill. 23 157  38.6% /  49.1%
2011/12/17  80 /  76 Utah St. -- vs  68 /  66 Ohio -- --  55.0% /  54.2%


Utah State Aggies Season Summary

Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2011/09/03  97 / 114 Utah St. 38 at  10 /   8 Auburn 42 166   3.8% /   6.6%
2011/09/24 112 / 109 Colorado St. 35 at  92 / 107 Utah St. 34 175  79.7% /  64.1%
2011/09/30  94 / 105 Utah St. 24 at  52 /  52 BYU 27 173  16.8% /  27.6%
2011/10/08 104 / 107 Wyoming 19 at  91 /  80 Utah St. 63 180  73.5% /  59.7%
2011/10/15  79 /  73 Utah St. 21 at  74 /  76 Fresno St. 31 177  38.9% /  41.3%
2011/10/22  68 /  76 LA Tech 24 at  76 /  80 Utah St. 17 170  55.3% /  55.1%
2011/11/05  82 /  81 Utah St. 35 at  71 /  63 Hawaii 31 161  39.3% /  41.5%
2011/11/12 103 /  99 SJSU 33 at  81 /  79 Utah St. 34 177  72.6% /  70.7%
2011/11/19  81 /  79 Utah St. 49 at 108 / 106 Idaho 42 194  72.2% /  75.1%
2011/11/26  48 /  55 Nevada 17 at  82 /  79 Utah St. 21 158  29.0% /  36.3%
2011/12/03  79 /  76 Utah St. 24 at 115 / 106 New Mexico St. 21 179  80.3% /  77.6%
2011/12/17  80 /  76 Utah St. -- vs  68 /  66 Ohio -- --  45.0% /  45.8%


27. Little Caesar's Bowl

Tuesday, December 27 at 4:30 PM

Purdue Boilermakers (5 - 6; 4 - 4 Big Ten)
vs
Western Michigan Broncos (6 - 5; 5 - 3 Mid-Atlantic)
GUGS Score: 40.7

Eddie

Purdue Boilermakers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.366 75 0.534 39 14.3 80 16.2 61 172.8 9
Western Michigan Broncos
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.357 77 0.459 97 17.2 46 19.7 91 170.5 21

Western Michigan has a real problem here. Why is that? They're less consistent than Purdue. Yes, that Purdue. The Broncos have a superior offense at 26.7 +/- 19.0 PPH, but their defense is all over the place at 9.0 +/- 21.4 PPH. The Boilermakers are awful on offense, sporting a 20.6 +/- 12.6 PPH efficiency. Having missed their chance to fire Danny Hope in favor of Mike Leach, Rich Rodriguez, Gus Malzahn, Jim McElwain, you get the idea, that efficiency is unlikely to change soon. Their only saving grace is that their 7.3 +/- 17.9 PPH defense isn't as bad as Western Michigan. This battle of bottom 45 teams should tip towards Purdue, 34-27, at only 50.4% confidence. Even at 50.4% confidence, this game is only the third hardest to predict in the entire bowl season.

Justin

Purdue Boilermakers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.410 73 0.583 34 15.9 92 18.4 54 174.0 18
Western Michigan Broncos
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.456 67 0.343 112 19.9 52 21.3 76 173.2 23

This is possibly the first game in our countdown that will help us see whether or not strength of schedule matters. The Broncos played the ninth-weakest schedule in FBS, while the Boilermakers' schedule nearly ranked in the top third. With the exception of a win against UConn (by 7) and a loss to Eastern Michigan (by 4), the Broncos' season unfolded as expected. Purdue was a bit less predictable, winning games they should have lost (Illinois and Ohio State) and losing where they should have won (Rice). Both teams play slightly up-tempo, but neither has a real firepower of an offense. This will be fast but low-scoring, and close at the end. Expect the Broncos to pull off the upset, although just barely. Western Michigan 33, Purdue 32 (54.7%); 173 plays.


Purdue Boilermakers Season Summary

Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2011/09/03  96 / 100 Middle Tenn. 24 at  82 /  86 Purdue 27 196  70.6% /  70.6%
2011/09/10  74 /  93 Purdue 22 at 104 / 100 Rice 24 182  59.0% /  42.3%
2011/10/01  19 /  25 Notre Dame 38 at  82 /  92 Purdue 10 178  21.1% /  17.3%
2011/10/08  96 / 112 Minnesota 17 at  87 /  87 Purdue 45 159  66.1% /  58.0%
2011/10/15  73 /  78 Purdue 18 at  24 /  35 Penn State 23 161  13.1% /  16.7%
2011/10/22  38 /  37 Illinois 14 at  72 /  74 Purdue 21 171  39.2% /  23.5%
2011/10/29  69 /  70 Purdue 14 at  18 /  26 Michigan 36 150  13.1% /  16.3%
2011/11/05  72 /  72 Purdue 17 at   7 /   8 Wisconsin 62 166   8.4% /   8.1%
2011/11/12   8 /  16 Ohio St. 23 at  78 /  74 Purdue 26 178  14.4% /  14.2%
2011/11/19  35 /  29 Iowa 31 at  70 /  74 Purdue 21 166  30.3% /  24.7%
2011/11/26  73 /  75 Purdue 33 at 103 / 101 Indiana 25 173  71.0% /  68.9%
2011/12/27  67 /  77 Western Michigan -- vs  73 /  75 Purdue -- --  45.3% /  50.4%


Western Michigan Broncos Season Summary

Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2011/09/03  67 /  88 Western Michigan 10 at  62 /  54 Michigan 34 110  32.2% /  18.7%
2011/09/17  87 / 102 Central Michigan 14 at  84 /  87 Western Michigan 44 157  61.1% /  61.5%
2011/09/24  72 /  76 Western Michigan 20 at  34 /  24 Illinois 23 173  20.2% /  10.2%
2011/10/01  68 /  65 Western Michigan 38 at  53 /  62 Connecticut 31 184  30.2% /  31.2%
2011/10/08  94 /  98 Bowling Green 21 at  63 /  64 Western Michigan 45 160  79.0% /  56.7%
2011/10/15  61 /  66 Western Michigan 22 at  56 /  68 Northern Ill. 51 188  38.4% /  57.2%
2011/10/22  66 /  73 Western Michigan 10 at 116 / 111 Eastern Michigan 14 149  84.6% /  92.7%
2011/10/29 107 / 100 Ball St. 35 at  68 /  77 Western Michigan 45 197  84.9% /  74.5%
2011/11/08  70 /  75 Western Michigan 63 at  48 /  50 Toledo 66 221  31.0% /  35.2%
2011/11/16  68 /  78 Western Michigan 24 at  85 /  90 Miami-OH 21 180  61.3% /  66.0%
2011/11/25 120 / 120 Akron 19 at  68 /  77 Western Michigan 68 172  95.0% /  93.9%
2011/12/27  67 /  77 Western Michigan -- vs  73 /  75 Purdue -- --  54.7% /  49.6%


26. San Diego Country Credit Union Poinettia Bowl

Wednesday, December 21 at 8:00 PM

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (7 - 4; 6 - 1 Western Atlantic)
vs
TCU Horned Frogs (9 - 2; 7 - 0 Mountain West)
GUGS Score: 41.1

Justin

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.571 50 0.402 89 17.0 85 15.2 21 179.0 6
TCU Horned Frogs
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.856 7 0.408 88 29.6 7 14.5 15 161.9 92

Both teams won their last seven games, but that's about where the comparisons end. While TCU isn't the juggernaut they were last season when they beat Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, they're still too much for poor, overmatched Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs actually have a top-25 defense, but their offense is in serious danger of being shut out here. Yes, the Horned Frog defense is that good, and the Bulldog offense is that lackluster. To make it worse, Louisiana Tech tries to play fast; this will just give TCU more chances to be dominant and force the Bulldogs into 3-and-out situations. TFG is going to be charitable with the score, but predicts a dominating TCU victory. TCU 38, LA Tech 26 (81.8%); 170 plays.

Eddie

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.504 60 0.498 69 14.8 71 13.9 43 172.8 10
TCU Horned Frogs
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.903 14 0.464 92 24.1 8 13.3 35 167.7 45

TCU didn't quite live up to their preseason #1 ranking this year, but they still managed to stay a top 15 team, thanks to an explosive 32.7 +/- 17.2 PPH offense. However, their defense took a major step backwards to 5.0 +/- 16.7 PPH, struggling against strong competition unlike previous seasons. Louisiana Tech finished strong, beating a bunch of awful teams and Nevada. The Bulldogs just never separated themselves from the competition to distinguish themselves as a contender of any kind. This game shouldn't be that close because Louisiana Tech is worse on both sides of the ball. RBA says TCU wins, 34-24, with 77.9% confidence.


Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Season Summary

Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2011/09/03  79 /  79 LA Tech 17 at  60 /  58 Southern Miss. 19 179  24.6% /  30.6%
2011/09/17  63 /  67 Houston 35 at  77 /  79 LA Tech 34 205  48.8% /  35.5%
2011/09/24  76 /  74 LA Tech 20 at  44 /  28 Mississippi St. 26 180  21.9% /  17.0%
2011/10/01  64 /  61 Hawaii 44 at  72 /  76 LA Tech 26 189  55.8% /  35.3%
2011/10/08  77 /  76 LA Tech 24 at 101 / 101 Idaho 11 189  63.5% /  76.8%
2011/10/22  68 /  76 LA Tech 24 at  76 /  80 Utah St. 17 170  44.7% /  44.9%
2011/10/29 104 /  99 SJSU 28 at  67 /  75 LA Tech 38 187  84.4% /  73.5%
2011/11/05  66 /  70 LA Tech 41 at  69 /  83 Fresno St. 21 170  47.2% /  46.6%
2011/11/12  63 /  68 LA Tech 27 at  82 /  87 Mississippi 7 179  57.3% /  49.8%
2011/11/19  59 /  63 LA Tech 24 at  44 /  55 Nevada 20 182  39.4% /  41.4%
2011/11/26 110 / 104 New Mexico St. 0 at  58 /  61 LA Tech 44 173  84.2% /  79.2%
2011/12/21   7 /  14 TCU -- vs  50 /  60 LA Tech -- --  18.2% /  22.1%


TCU Horned Frogs Season Summary

Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2011/09/02   1 /   4 TCU 48 at  65 /  55 Baylor 50 177  89.9% /  90.3%
2011/09/10   4 /   8 TCU 35 at  46 /  39 Air Force 19 160  75.1% /  88.0%
2011/09/17 113 / 107 LA-Monroe 17 at   8 /   6 TCU 38 159  98.7% /  97.1%
2011/10/01  67 /  69 SMU 40 at   9 /   7 TCU 33 179  92.0% /  91.8%
2011/10/08  10 /   8 TCU 27 at  65 /  60 SDSU 14 165  77.9% /  77.4%
2011/10/22 118 / 116 New Mexico 0 at   9 /  12 TCU 69 142  99.0% /  97.6%
2011/10/28   8 /  13 TCU 38 vs  61 /  54 BYU 28 171  85.1% /  75.9%
2011/11/05   9 /  17 TCU 31 at 102 /  94 Wyoming 20 156  93.9% /  93.7%
2011/11/12   9 /  12 TCU 36 at   3 /   8 Boise St. 35 162  28.6% /  29.6%
2011/11/19 111 / 110 Colorado St. 10 at   8 /  13 TCU 34 150  96.4% /  95.5%
2011/12/03 114 / 118 UNLV 9 at   8 /  14 TCU 56 144  96.9% /  95.5%
2011/12/21   7 /  14 TCU -- vs  50 /  60 LA Tech -- --  81.8% /  77.9%


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