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by Ethan Haskell (Ethan) Last Updated 2013-12-26 18:54:17

College Football Cheat Sheets

Special Bowl Games

Below is a list of all defense vs. position ranks for the teams playing in bowl games this season. The stats shown are for the team’s DEFENSE shown and not their opponent matchup rank.

Note: All tables below are sortable. Click any column header to sort by that category

TEAM Def vQB FPA vQB Def vRB FPA vRB Def vWR FPA vWR Def vTE FPA vTE
Florida St. 2 7.84 7 10.33 1 16.03 7 3.76
Houston 33 12.39 68 18.72 103 33.48 28 5.18
Oklahoma St. 36 12.56 12 11.37 69 29.29 118 10.78
Clemson 8 9.49 48 16.53 21 23.75 14 4.46
Iowa 51 13.42 5 10.25 32 25.27 60 6.45
Alabama 9 9.51 10 10.92 6 18.51 26 4.90
Baylor 48 13.28 3 9.25 55 28.03 41 5.68
Michigan St. 7 9.15 1 7.28 3 16.93 52 6.03
Wisconsin 37 12.62 4 9.69 27 24.60 80 7.17
UNLV 63 14.17 75 19.38 77 30.20 9 4.19
Nebraska 28 12.05 70 18.99 11 20.84 114 10.35
Duke 70 14.45 30 14.51 66 28.72 49 5.86
Rice 29 12.08 44 16.12 24 24.48 73 6.96
Virginia Tech 4 8.37 6 10.28 18 22.63 69 6.74
Boston Coll. 108 18.38 37 15.21 111 34.49 61 6.46
Texas Tech 26 11.88 81 20.18 61 28.36 53 6.16
Texas 20 11.57 35 14.94 43 26.66 63 6.53
Georgia Tech 84 15.71 25 13.89 58 28.29 47 5.80
Middle Tenn. St. 22 11.63 105 24.92 31 25.17 76 7.06
Kansas St. 34 12.39 33 14.88 75 30.07 33 5.34
Miami (FL) 35 12.51 88 21.52 4 17.28 98 8.52
North Carolina 47 13.28 83 20.61 39 26.08 21 4.77
Notre Dame 50 13.40 17 12.44 20 23.43 31 5.27
Washington 45 13.26 63 17.70 71 29.54 39 5.58
Syracuse 90 16.11 47 16.22 99 32.95 93 8.17
Maryland 31 12.29 76 19.46 13 21.16 84 7.35
Utah St. 43 13.23 15 11.88 80 30.97 62 6.48
Pittsburgh 60 13.91 18 12.70 26 24.60 120 11.30
Boise St. 72 14.52 42 15.75 92 32.42 87 7.68
Auburn 73 14.58 39 15.47 114 35.12 17 4.61
Vanderbilt 53 13.50 29 14.39 59 28.32 43 5.72
Missouri 59 13.88 62 17.65 83 31.57 5 3.53
Ohio St. 114 18.75 8 10.46 108 34.24 122 11.61
LSU 38 12.68 56 17.09 35 25.58 59 6.42
Oklahoma 17 10.99 58 17.11 57 28.26 77 7.11
UCF 10 9.69 43 15.95 46 26.76 102 9.21
Stanford 82 15.58 2 8.22 49 27.46 78 7.14
South Carolina 18 11.40 46 16.19 15 21.72 16 4.58
North Texas 27 11.90 13 11.82 47 27.21 95 8.23
Georgia 64 14.20 78 19.97 86 31.76 2 2.78
Texas A&M 101 17.16 90 22.04 81 31.38 81 7.18
Mississippi St. 58 13.85 50 16.85 22 23.78 25 4.88
UCLA 42 13.16 65 17.82 53 27.89 30 5.23
Arizona 83 15.59 31 14.65 65 28.69 57 6.33
Arizona St. 62 14.07 91 22.45 62 28.39 97 8.47
Oregon 32 12.33 53 17.01 17 21.97 110 9.76
Mississippi 12 10.64 93 22.47 41 26.41 22 4.78
Navy 98 16.81 106 25.26 36 25.79 104 9.29
Michigan 68 14.38 24 13.77 48 27.21 111 9.79
Louisville 1 6.99 9 10.68 8 19.13 15 4.48
Cincinnati 14 10.82 11 11.06 29 24.75 58 6.38
Rutgers 117 19.48 21 13.23 124 41.75 94 8.22
BYU 49 13.39 41 15.71 88 31.95 12 4.37
Minnesota 39 13.06 77 19.87 34 25.56 82 7.22
Marshall 23 11.70 66 17.86 16 21.82 68 6.72
Northern Illinois 115 18.82 40 15.71 85 31.66 124 12.09
Bowling Green 11 9.97 19 12.77 9 20.49 3 2.82
Oregon St. 19 11.45 71 19.10 45 26.75 36 5.48

Quarterbacks to Avoid

D vs. QB’s Team Defense PaYd-A/G PaTD-A/G FPA/G Opponent Opp-Quarterback
1 Florida St. 150.23 0.92 7.84 Auburn Nick Marshall
2 Virginia Tech 165.83 0.83 8.37 UCLA Brett Hundley
3 Louisville 142.45 0.55 6.99 Miami (FL) Stephen Morris
4 Florida Atlantic 150.00 0.83 8.32
5 W. Kentucky 172.40 0.70 8.50
6 Michigan St. 167.38 0.92 9.15 Stanford Austin Hooper
7 Clemson 187.42 0.83 9.49 Ohio St. Braxton Miller
8 Florida 171.83 0.75 9.04
9 Alabama 174.00 0.82 9.51 Oklahoma Trevor Knight
10 Buffalo 194.27 1.00 10.68
11 Louisiana Tech 208.18 1.00 10.88
12 UCF 202.30 0.60 9.69 Baylor Bryce Petty
13 Bowling Green 174.36 0.91 9.97 Pittsburgh Tom Savage
14 Tulane 212.82 0.91 10.97
15 Mississippi 226.91 0.64 10.64 Georgia Tech Vad Lee

Quarterbacks to Target

D vs. QB’s Team Defense PaYd-A/G PaTD-A/G FPA/G Opponent Opp-Quarterback
126 California 337.40 2.80 24.30
125 UAB 283.09 2.82 22.05
124 Troy 309.40 2.50 21.88
123 Idaho 315.50 3.33 25.11
122 New Mexico 253.83 2.50 19.82
121 Temple 298.58 2.00 19.69
120 Wyoming 261.83 2.67 20.40
119 Rutgers 274.50 2.20 19.48 Notre Dame Tommy Rees
118 Miami (OH) 262.00 2.45 19.55
117 Hawaii 281.08 2.25 19.49
116 San Diego St. 255.92 2.33 18.98
115 Air Force 248.45 2.27 18.66
114 Indiana 285.42 1.92 18.52
113 Colorado 278.70 2.10 18.65
112 Northern Illinois 282.83 2.17 18.82 Utah St. Darell Garretson

Running Backs to Avoid

D vs. RB’s Team Defense RuYd-A/G RuTD-A/G FPA/G Opponent Opp-RB #1 Opp-RB #2
1 Michigan St. 62.58 0.17 7.28 Stanford Tyler Gaffney Anthony Wilkerson
2 Stanford 68.38 0.23 8.22 Michigan St. Jeremy Langford Riley Bullough
3 Baylor 77.50 0.25 9.25 UCF Storm Johnson Cedric Thompson
4 Wisconsin 69.91 0.45 9.69 South Carolina Mike Davis Brandon Wilds
5 Florida St. 89.54 0.23 10.33 Auburn Tre Mason Cameron Artis-Payne
6 Iowa 77.33 0.42 10.25 LSU Alfred Blue Terrence Magee
7 Virginia Tech 75.82 0.45 10.28 UCLA Jordon James Myles Jack
8 Ohio St. 86.00 0.31 10.46 Clemson Roderick McDowell D.J. Howard
9 Utah St. 91.15 0.46 11.88 Northern Illinois Akeem Daniels Keith Harris
10 Louisville 73.82 0.55 10.68 Miami (FL) Duke Johnson Eduardo Clements
11 Alabama 82.18 0.45 10.92 Oklahoma Damien Williams Brennan Clay
12 Oklahoma St. 80.73 0.55 11.37 Missouri Henry Josey Russell Hansbrough
13 Cincinnati 80.60 0.50 11.06 North Carolina Romar Morris A.J. Blue
14 East Carolina 94.58 0.42 11.98
15 North Texas 98.42 0.33 11.82 UNLV Tim Cornett Adonis Smith

Running Backs to Target

D vs. RB’s Team Defense RuYd-A/G RuTD-A/G FPA/G Opponent Opp-RB #1 Opp-RB #2
126 East. Michigan 210.82 3.18 40.16
125 N. Mexico St. 213.91 2.82 38.31
124 New Mexico 195.08 2.42 34.03
123 Nevada 197.64 2.00 31.76
122 UTEP 205.00 2.08 32.98
121 UAB 171.55 2.18 30.24
120 Southern Miss 184.25 2.17 31.45
119 W. Michigan 193.70 2.00 31.37
118 Illinois 173.75 2.00 29.38
117 Air Force 175.36 2.09 30.08
116 Army 173.70 2.10 29.97
115 Iowa St. 169.70 2.00 28.97
114 Louisiana Tech 185.73 1.64 28.41
113 Georgia St. 170.90 1.70 27.29
112 Idaho 151.42 1.83 26.12

Wide Receivers to Avoid

D vs. WR’s Team Defense RecYd-A/G RecTD-A/G FPA/G Opponent Opp-WR #1 Opp-WR #2
1 Florida St. 91.75 0.42 16.03 Auburn Quan Bray Sammie Coates
2 Michigan St. 101.85 0.38 16.93 Stanford Ty Montgomery Ryan Burns
3 Louisiana Tech 98.73 0.55 16.67
4 Miami (FL) 104.00 0.45 17.28 Louisville DeVante Parker Kai De La Cruz
5 Florida Atlantic 105.50 0.50 17.76
6 Alabama 127.09 0.27 18.51 Oklahoma Jalen Saunders Sterling Shepard
7 W. Kentucky 113.45 0.55 19.06
8 Louisville 121.91 0.36 19.13 Miami (FL) Phillip Dorsett Allen Hurns
9 Bowling Green 114.33 0.67 20.49 Pittsburgh Devin Street Tyler Boyd
10 W. Michigan 108.09 0.91 20.63
11 South Florida 119.10 0.70 21.46
12 Florida 123.67 0.67 20.93
13 Nebraska 120.92 0.75 20.84 Georgia Rantavious Wooten Chris Conley
14 Maryland 132.00 0.50 21.16 Marshall Tommy Shuler Shawney Kersey
15 Oregon 121.17 0.67 21.97 Texas Mike Davis Jaxon Shipley

Wide Receivers to Target

D vs. WR’s Team Defense RecYd-A/G RecTD-A/G FPA/G Opponent Opp-WR #1 Opp-WR #2
126 Idaho 252.83 2.67 51.14
125 California 237.00 1.83 42.47
124 Rutgers 224.55 1.73 41.75 Notre Dame DaVaris Daniels T.J. Jones
123 Fresno St. 224.82 1.55 40.01
122 New Mexico 201.50 1.75 37.90
121 Air Force 192.50 1.83 37.94
120 San Diego St. 186.42 1.83 38.08
119 SMU 211.09 1.45 37.72
118 Hawaii 200.17 1.50 35.98
117 West Virginia 190.45 1.55 35.17
116 UAB 179.75 1.83 34.46
115 Kansas 205.70 1.30 36.57
114 San Jose St. 186.67 1.58 35.06
113 Temple 209.92 1.25 36.33
112 Florida Intl. 184.91 1.55 34.52

Tight Ends to Avoid

D vs. TE’s Team Defense RecYd-A/G RecTD-A/G FPA/G Opponent Opp-Tight End
1 Fresno St. 18.89 0.00 2.78
2 Georgia 20.80 0.00 2.78 Nebraska Quincy Enunwa
3 Tulane 23.71 0.00 3.52
4 Bowling Green 13.78 0.11 2.82 Pittsburgh Kevin Weatherspoon
5 BYU 26.57 0.00 4.37 Washington Taelon Parson
6 Missouri 25.33 0.00 3.53 Oklahoma St. Charlie Moore
7 Florida St. 21.17 0.08 3.76 Auburn Jaylon Denson
8 LA Monroe 25.50 0.00 3.64
9 Memphis 28.20 0.00 4.22
10 Ball St. 22.89 0.11 4.28
11 UNLV 22.88 0.13 4.19 North Texas Darius Terrell
12 Idaho 20.00 0.25 4.13
13 South Carolina 24.25 0.13 4.58 Wisconsin Jeff Duckworth
14 Arkansas St. 23.67 0.17 4.39
15 Texas St. 30.83 0.00 4.83

Tight Ends to Target

D vs. TE’s Team Defense RecYd-A/G RecTD-A/G FPA/G Opponent Opp-Tight End
126 Florida Intl. 45.50 1.00 12.14
125 Miami (OH) 59.20 1.00 14.07
124 Northern Illinois 61.88 0.63 12.09 Utah St. Travis Van Leeuwen
123 Kentucky 61.71 0.57 11.66
122 Ohio St. 50.00 0.73 11.61 Clemson Adam Humphries
121 Pittsburgh 49.88 0.75 11.30 Bowling Green
120 Ohio 51.50 0.63 10.62
119 Colorado 49.44 0.67 10.80
118 Tennessee 52.60 0.60 10.26
117 Indiana 69.89 0.33 11.52
116 Oklahoma St. 59.86 0.43 10.78 Missouri Darius White
115 San Jose St. 39.00 0.83 10.55
114 Purdue 43.09 0.73 10.37
113 Nebraska 54.13 0.50 10.35 Georgia
112 West Virginia 41.86 0.71 9.73

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