Cincinnati out-gained SMU 379 to 259 yet win 29-27. They also won the turnover battle but choked a spread winning TD at the end. 14 Penalties to 3 gave SMU a 10 + home field advantage.
Miami’s yards were garbage time vs Duke but they lost their QB earlier in the game. Miami had 8 turnovers. Yikes.
Toledo out-gained Buffalo 438 to 399 yet lost 34-27. A 6-1 turnover ratio killed them. They were up by double digits.
Rice out-gained Louisiana Tech 487 to 373 yet only won 42-41 in overtime. A 3-1 turnover ratio hurt bad.
Northern Illinois out-gained Ohio 377 to 354 yet lost 24-17. Equal turnovers and bad 3rd down got them. Also home field got them 6 penalties to 0.
Texas and Oklahoma State were close in yards but Texas had 14 penalties and Oklahoma state had none! They had a big home field advantage tonight.
Memphis out-gained Tulane 415 to 344 yet lost 38-28. A 4-0 turnover ratio and terrible red zone killed them.
Texas A&M out-gained South Carolina 398 to 286 yet lost 30-24. Equal turnovers and bad red zone efficiency hurt the Aggies. Some of those yards was a garbage drive at the end.
Pittsburgh out-gained Louisville 326 to 312 yet lost 24-10. A 4-1 turnover ratio did them in.
