Houston out-gained Touane 383 to 273 yet lost 27-24. Equal turnovers but bad red-zone efficiency and 9 penalties did the Cougs in.
Texas Tech’s yards were garbage.
Northern Illinois out-gained Ball State 516 to 487 yet lost 44-38. Equal turnovers and bad red zone defense got them.
Baylor out-gained Oklahoma State 345 to 213 yet lost 36-25. Bad special teams and a 2-1 turnover ratio hurt them.
Oregon State’s yards were garbage.
Auburn out-gained LSU 438 to 270 yet lost 21-17. A 4-1 turnover ratio and horrible coaching killed the Tigers. They had this win and blew it.
Western Kentucky out-gained Troy 470 to 415 yet lost 34-27. A 2-1 turnover ratio hurt them.
Georgia out-gained Missouri 481 to 294 yet only won 26-22. A 2-0 turnover ratio put them on upset alert.
UAB out-gained Rice 360 to 209 yet lost 28-24. A 2-1 turnover ratio and 12 penalties killed them.
Pitt out-gained Georgia Tech 411 to 334 yet lost 26-21. A 3-0 turnover ratio did them in.
