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VOLUME 8 ● ISSUE #24 JULY, 2019 IS HEALTHY?

By Jim Gumm Owner / Editor of THE BLITZ

There have been articles written recently that paint a very negative and bleak picture of Getting back to football (specifically college football). Below I show that while the atten- the of football. While there is some valid facts that support some of the argu- dance as some of the bowls has declined, television viewership is still VERY strong ments that the sport is declining due to injuries (specifically head injuries), the fact and college football is still VERY strong as well. College football , as a whole, is healthy remains that there have been and continue to be rules and equipment changes that are and the pundits who believe that football is doomed, are wrong. designed to make football safer. While we support anything that can make it safer, the inherent truth about football is that it’s a sport where big fast athletes will occasionally In this issue of THE BLITZ, we show numbers that support that college football is doing be injured. We don’t like injuries, but they WILL happen. Guess what, people will also just fine and as we inch closer to the 2019 season, just sit back and enjoy the rest of continue to suffer injuries driving automobiles and while that industry also is doing their the Summer because the next issue of THE BLITZ (which will be released in mid- best to make our vehicles safer, accidents will happen. Police officers, fire fighters, August) will be Issue #1 of Volume 9 and it will preview the season and all of the construction workers and other occupations are also risky. We live in an unsafe world games that will be played before and on the Labor Day Weekend. but we’re doing our best to minimize the risks associated. A DETAILED LOOK AT THE 2018 / 2019 BOWL GAMES

US HH HOUSEHOLD TOTAL BOWL TV BOWL RESULT ATTEND COVERAGE IMPRESSIONS VIEWERS Mitsubishi Motors ...... ABC ...... Fresno State 31-20 over Arizona State ...... 37,146 ...... 2.25 ...... 2,694,000 ...... 3,334,000 AutoNation ...... CBSSN ..... Tulane 41-24 over Louisiana-Lafayette ...... 19,066 ...... N/A ...... N/A ...... N/A Presented By Progressive ...... ESPN ...... Utah State 52-13 over North Texas ...... 25,387 ...... 0.66 ...... 786,000 ...... 968,000 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl ...... ESPN ...... Georgia Southern 23-21 over Eastern Michigan ...... 17,710 ...... 0.64 ...... 767,000 ...... 986,000 R+L Carriers Bowl ...... ESPN ...... Appalachian State 45-13 over Middle Tennessee ...... 23,942 ...... 0.82 ...... 985,000 ...... 1,371,000 Cheribundi ...... ESPN ...... UAB 37-13 over Northern Illinois ...... 22,614 ...... 0.84 ...... 1,007,000 ...... 1,346,000 DXL ...... ESPN ...... 27-0 over State ...... 11,029 ...... 0.92 ...... 1,099,000 ...... 1,447,000 Bad Boy Mowers ...... ESPN ...... Marshall 38-20 over South ...... 14,135 ...... 1.10 ...... 1,325,000 ...... 1,764,000 Makers Wanted ...... ESPN ...... Florida International 35-32 over Toledo ...... 13,510 ...... 0.56 ...... 670,000 ...... 855,000 ...... ESPN ...... BYU 49-18 over Western Michigan ...... 18,711 ...... 0.93 ...... 1,111,000 ...... 1,391,000 Jared ...... ESPN ...... Wake Forest 37-34 over Memphis ...... 25,717 ...... 1.62 ...... 1,938,000 ...... 2,533,000 Lockheed Martin ...... ESPN ...... Army West Point 70-14 over Houston ...... 44,738 ...... 1.57 ...... 1,880,000 ...... 2,577,000 Dollar General Bowl ...... ESPN ...... Troy 42-32 over Buffalo ...... 31,818 ...... 1.03 ...... 1,238,000 ...... 1,698,000 SoFi Hawai'i Bowl ...... ESPN ...... Louisiana Tech 31-14 over ...... 30,911 ...... 0.75 ...... 894,000 ...... 1,159,000 ...... ESPN ...... Minnesota 34-10 over ...... 27,228 ...... 1.61 ...... 1,931,000 ...... 2,713,000 Cheez-It Bowl ...... ESPN ...... TCU 10-7 over California ...... 33,121 ...... 1.63 ...... 1,955,000 ...... 2,732,000 ServPro ...... ESPN ...... College vs. Boise State ...... Cancelled due to bad weather Walk-On's ...... ESPN ...... Duke 56-27 over Temple ...... 27,492 ...... 1.21 ...... 1,446,000 ...... 1,834,000 New Era ...... ESPN ...... Wisconsin 35-3 over (FL) ...... 37,821 ...... 2.30 ...... 2,753,000 ...... 3,834,000 Academy + Outdoors ...... ESPN ...... Baylor 45-38 over Vanderbilt ...... 51,104 ...... 2.00 ...... 2,400,000 ...... 3,379,000 Valero ...... ESPN ...... Washington State 28-26 over Iowa State ...... 60,675 ...... 3.19 ...... 3,823,000 ...... 5,605,000 Camping World Bowl ...... ESPN ...... Syracuse 34-18 over West Virginia ...... 41,125 ...... 2.79 ...... 3,340,000 ...... 4,877,000 Franklin American Mortgage ...... ESPN ...... Auburn 63-14 over Purdue ...... 59,024 ...... 1.63 ...... 1,959,000 ...... 2,624,000 Chick-fil-A (NY6) ...... ESPN ...... Florida 41-15 over Michigan ...... 74,006 ...... 5.00 ...... 5,997,000 ...... 8,366,000 Goodyear Classic - CFP Semifinal ...... ESPN ...... Clemson 30-3 over Notre Dame ...... 72,183 ...... 9.11 ...... 10,919,375 ...... 16,284,480 Capital One - CFP Semifinal ...... ESPN ...... Alabama 45-34 over Oklahoma ...... 66,203 ...... 9.55 ...... 11,452,000 ...... 18,494,000 Belk Bowl ...... ABC ...... Virginia 28-0 over South Carolina ...... 48,263 ...... 1.65 ...... 1,979,000 ...... 2,552,000 Nova Home Loans ...... CBSSN ..... Nevada 16-13 over Arkansas State ...... 32,368 ...... N/A ...... N/A ...... N/A San Diego County Credit Union ...... FS1 ...... Northwestern 31-20 over Utah ...... 47,007 ...... 0.91 ...... 1,088,000 ...... 1,795,000 TaxSlayer ...... ESPN ...... Texas A&M 52-13 over NC State ...... 38,206 ...... 2.69 ...... 3,226,000 ...... 5,179,000 AutoZone ...... ESPN ...... Oklahoma State 38-33 over Missouri ...... 51,587 ...... 2.30 ...... 2,758,000 ...... 3,869,000 Presented By Northrop Grumman ...... ESPN ...... 35-31 over Virginia Tech ...... 32,832 ...... 1.74 ...... 2,083,000 ...... 2,703,000 Hyundai ...... CBS ...... Stanford 14-13 over ...... 40,680 ...... 1.76 ...... 2,116,000 ...... 2,621,000 ...... FOX ...... Oregon 7-6 over Michigan State ...... 30,212 ...... 2.33 ...... 2,794,000 ...... 3,793,000 PlayStation (NY6)...... ESPN ...... LSU 40-32 over UCF ...... 57,246 ...... 4.68 ...... 5,611,000 ...... 8,579,000 VRBO ...... ABC ...... Kentucky 27-24 over Penn State ...... 59,167 ...... 4.44 ...... 5,329,000 ...... 7,715,00 ...... ESPN2 ..... Iowa 27-22 over Mississippi State ...... 40,518 ...... 1.77 ...... 2,117,026 ...... 3,288,038 Game Presented By Northwestern Mutual (NY6) ...... ESPN ...... Ohio State 28-23 over Washington ...... 91,853 ...... 8.57 ...... 10,278,000 ...... 16,311,000 Allstate (NY6) ...... ESPN ...... Texas 28-21 over Georgia ...... 71,449 ...... 7.05 ...... 8,448,000 ...... 13,124,000 CFP National Championship Presented By AT&T ...... ESPN ...... Clemson 44-16 over Alabama ...... 74,814 ...... 13.20 ...... 15,833,788 ...... 24,321,612

© 2019. JIM GUMM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED  1918 ASHFORD COURT NW  , TN 37312  PH: 423-584-0360  EMAIL: [email protected] THE 2018 SEASON IN REVIEW In this issue, as we anticipate the beginning of the 2019 college football season, we take a look back at last season. The information is courtesy of the National Football Foundation.

The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame highlighted numerous 2,135,065 for a 1,705 average. powerful facts from the 2018 college football season that emphasize the strong popu- larity of college football among millions of fans across the country, including the 56 The SEC led all FBS conferences in attendance for the 21st straight year, averaging percent of U.S. adults who cited themselves in a Gallup Poll as college football fans, 73,994 fans per game or a total of 7,473,374 in 2018, followed by the Big Ten (65,376), more than professional baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer. Additionally, exclud- Big 12 (56,986), ACC (48,820) and Pac-12 (46,442). ing the combined numbers for Olympic Sports, college football ranks second in core fans behind only the NFL. Michigan led all FBS schools again with an average attendance of 110,737 fans per home game in 2018. Four other schools also averaged more than 100,000 fans per "As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the game, college football has proven from home game: Penn State (105,485), Ohio State (101,947), Alabama (101,562) and LSU its earliest days that it has a unique ability to unite people," said NFF President & (100,819). Rounding out the 2018 Top Ten leaders for average home team attendance CEO Steve Hatchell. "In an increasingly fragmented world, especially in the media were: Texas A&M (99,844), Texas (97,713), Tennessee (92,984), Georgia (92,746) markets, college football remains one of the most powerful platforms for reaching a and Nebraska (89,034). Other universities with more than 80,000 fans per home game mass audience in real time. Whether you're one of the 47 million attending a football included Oklahoma (86,735), Auburn (84,462), Florida (82,328) and Clemson (80,400). game or the 163 million watching on television, college football creates a powerful vehicle with those unique moments that are quickly disappearing in today's culture. Michigan has led the nation in attendance for 42 of the past 44 seasons. (The two breaks occurred with a No. 3 ranking in 2014 and No. 2 ranking in 1997.) The Wolver- "The networks, as well as the colleges, conferences and bowls, all deserve high praise ines have now played before 100,000-plus fans for a record 286 straight home games, as innovators who continue to break new ground within an ever-changing high-tech a streak that extends back to Nov. 8, 1975. landscape. There is no doubt that college football fans everywhere are the big winners with options galore, thanks to the creativity and commitment of the leaders of our Alabama led the nation for total fan attendance, attracting 1,313,670 spectators to all of sport." their games in 2018, including home, away, neutral and postseason tilts. Thirteen other teams eclipsed the million mark in 2018: Ohio State (1,220,635), Michigan (1,200,619), Georgia (1,189,563), LSU (1,174,526), Texas A&M (1,114,219), Penn State Top Highlights from the (1,098,807), Clemson (1,077,480), Oklahoma (1,073,464), Texas (1,063,160), Auburn (1,032,450), Nebraska (1,031,202) and Tennessee (1,011,516). 2018-19 College Football Season: Nebraska continued its NCAA-record streak of 368 consecutive home sellouts, a The six (CFP) games, all telecast on ESPN, produced five of stretch that dates back to Nov. 3, 1962, at Memorial . The stadium has a cur- the six most-watched cable presentations of the year. rent capacity of 85,458, and the Huskers averaged 89,034 at its home games during the 2018 season for a total attendance of 623,240 at seven games. Notre Dame holds The 2018-19 season's New Year's Six were the most watched set of CFP games ever the second longest sellout streak, which started in 1974, continuing through the 2018 in years when the CFP Semifinals were not played on New Year's Day, amassing a season and now at 268 games. Georgia currently boasts a streak of 71 consecutive total live audience1for the six games of14,922,000, up 26% and 1% from the second sell-outs. and third years of the series. The top 10 FBS schools with the largest increases in attendance all averaged more The 366 regular season telecasts on ABC, beIN Sports, CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, ESP- than 3,200 additional fans per game with Northwestern leading the way with 8,020 NEWS, ESPNU, FOX, FS1 and NBC during the 2018 regular season averaged additional fans at each game, followed by UCF (7,173), South Florida (7,116), Califor- 1,802,000 viewers per game while reaching more than 163 million unique fans. nia (6,318), Pittsburgh (5,401), Buffalo (5,030), Texas (4,935), Louisiana-Monroe (4,282), Louisville (4,091) and Purdue (3,236). The 38 postseason bowl games on ABC, CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, FOX and FS1 at the conclusion of the 2018 season averaged 5,008,000 viewers per game while reaching The top 10 FBS schools with the largest percentage increases in attendance included 90 million unique fans on television. (The figures do not include the AutoNation Cure Louisiana-Monroe (43.1%), Buffalo (37.7%), South Florida (22.7%), Northwestern Bowl or the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl, both telecast on CBSSN, which is not (22.4%), UCF (19.5%), Louisiana (17.8%), California (17.3%), Western Michigan rated by Nielsen Media. The figures also do not include the ServPro First Responder (15.2%), Pittsburgh (14.9%) and Marshall (10.68.%). Bowl, which was cancelled due to bad weather.) Boise State's average home attendance was 33,068, a 5.9 percent increase from the prior year and leading the . NCAA Programs Draw 46.9 Million Fans South Florida football posted its best home attendance average in six seasons with an to Stadiums during the 2018-19 Season average of 38,517 fans for six home games or an increase of more than 7,116 fans per game over the 2017 season. The 669 NCAA football programs (DI-FBS, DI-FCS, DII, DIII) drew 46,984,720 fans at home, neutral-site and postseason games in 2018, according to the annual NCAA Troy set a single-season attendance record for the third consecutive year, averaging report. The number represents a 1.3 percent drop from the 2017 season, but it also 24,527 fans during its six home games. The home opener between Troy and Boise represents a 25 percent increase from 1998 season and a 145.6 percent increase from State drew a record crowd of 29,612, and the season saw a record 147,160 fans at- the 19,134,159 fans that the NCAA reported in 1948* when they first started collecting tend games. attendance figures. NCAA attendance includes DI-FBS, DI-FCS, Division II and Divi- sion III schools. North Texas attracted more fans (140,131) in 2018 than any of the previous eight seasons that Apogee Stadium has been open. The total marked a 4.4 percent increase The 39 FBS bowl games this past season (including the CFP National Championship) above last season, which was the previous high-water mark. Average attendance attracted 1,602,618 spectators to the stands (41,093 per contest) or an increase of 507 equaled 23,355, also eclipsing the previous record of 22,362 set last season. fans per game. The Top Ten bowl games for attendance each attracted more than 57,000 fans, and eight bowl games saw increases of more than 3,000 fans. Jackson State claimed the FCS attendance title attracting 99,079 fans for an average of 24,770 fans for the Tigers' four home games in 2018. Montana, which had claimed The game has benefited enormously from the commitment of every major media sports the FCS title for four consecutive seasons, came in at second with an average of outlet, including the ABC, beIN Sports, , BYU-tv, CBS, CBS Sports 24,677 fans for the Grizzlies' six home games and 148,064 spectators overall in 2018. Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, ESPN+, FOX, FS1, FOX Col- James Madison (20,911), Southern (18,803) and North Dakota State (18,106) rounded lege Sports, , Net, , NBC, NBC Sports out the top five. Network, Pac-12 Networks, ROOT Sports, SEC Network, Stadium and multiple re- gional and local outlets. Throughout the regular and bowl seasons, these outlets con- Morehouse (Ga.) captured the Division II attendance title, attracting a total of 36,111 tinue to capitalize on college football's ever-increasing popularity to produce an in- fans for a 12,037 average per home game. Tuskegee (Ala.) with 11,058 landed in the creasingly dynamic product that engages fans on new levels. No. 2 spot, followed by Grand Valley State (Mich.), which had led Division II in atten- dance from 2014-16, with an average of 11,039. Pittsburg State (Kan.) with 8,715 fans per game and Midwestern State (Texas) with 8,284 fans round the top five Division II schools in 2018. Regular Season Attendance Highlights

Hampden-Sydney (Va.) finished first among all Division III programs in 2018 home Overall attendance for NCAA football games across all divisions (FBS, FCS, Division II attendance, with a total of 30,864 attending four home games for an average of 7,716. and Division III) drew 46,984,720 fans at home games, neutral-site games and post- Saint John's (Minn.), which held the title for 15 of 16 years from 2001-16 and was season games in 2018. The number represents a 1.3 percent drop from the 2017 second last year, again landed at No. 2 with an average of 5,912 fans per game. season, but it also represents a 25 percent increase from 1998 season and a 145.6 Rounding out the top five were Wisconsin-Whitewater with 5,198, Bethel (Minn.) with percent increase from the 19,134,159 fans that the NCAA reported in 1948* when they 4,436 and Trine (Ind.) with 4,234 fans per game. first started collecting attendance figures.

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) earned its 40th FCS attendance title in The Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) drew 36,707,511 spectators for an average of 41 years, averaging 15,240 fans for a total of 746,760 in 2018. 41,856 fans per game.

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) netted its 15th Division II The Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) pulled in 5,253,371 fans for an average attendance crown in 16 years, averaging 6,252 fans and a total attendance of 287,589. of 7,853 followed by Division II with 2,751,966 for a 3,075 average and Division III with

2 The Minnesota Intercollegiate Conference grabbed the top spot for Division III atten- week 13 episode from Columbus, Ohio, earned 2,478,000 viewers, the second-most- dance for the 13th time in the last 14 years with an average of 2,922 fans per game. watched show since 2011.

ESPN's coverage of the 2018 , which was claimed by Oklahoma QB Regular Season Ratings Kyler Murray, earned a 1.81 rating with 2,928,000 viewers, a 35 percent increase from last year and the most viewers since 2015. Overall, more than 6.5 million viewers and Digital Highlights watched a portion of the program.

The 366 regular season telecasts on ABC, beIN Sports, CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, ESP- ESPN's telecast of the 2018 The Home Depot College Football Awards Show notched NEWS, ESPNU, FOX, FS1 and NBC during the 2018 regular season averaged a 0.40 rating and 642,000 viewers, an increase of 7 percent from 2017. 1,802,000 viewers per game while reaching more than 163 million unique fans.

The SEC Championship on CBS between Alabama and Georgia was the most CBS Highlights watched game of the season with 17,499,000 viewers on Dec. 1. The game was also the most watched regular season game in seven years and the second most-watched CBS notched the highest-rated regular-season college football package for the 10th SEC Championship ever in the 26-year history of the game. consecutive year with the SEC on CBS, averaging a household rating/share of 3.4/9 with a 13 percent increase from last year and topping all other networks. Top Ten for viewership also included Michigan - Ohio State (Nov. 24 on FOX) with 13,200,000; Alabama - LSU (Nov. 3 on CBS) with 11,543,000; Texas - Oklahoma CBS's coverage of the SEC Championship on Dec. 1 between Alabama and George (Dec. 1 on ABC) with 10,155,000; Ohio State - Penn State (Sept. 29 on ABC) with marked the most-watched and highest-rated regular-season college football game on Auburn - Alabama (Nov. 24 on CBS) with 9,132,000; Northwestern - Ohio State (Dec. any network in seven years with a 10.1/23 rating/share and 17.5 million viewers. It was 1 on FOX) with 8,659,000; Army - Navy (Dec. 8 on CBS) with 8,050,000; Notre Dame - also the second most-watched SEC Championship ever in 26 years since the game USC (Nov. 24 on ABC) with 7,736,000; Ohio State - TCU (Sept. 15 on ABC) with debuted in 1992. 7,232,000. CBS' streaming coverage of the SEC Championship drove record viewership for The top four games all eclipsed the 10 million viewer mark and the top 11 all exceeded an SEC ON CBS game across CBS All Access and CBS Sports Digital platforms and 7 million viewers each. A total of 26 games had more than 5 million viewers. saw double-digit percent increases vs. last year in key usage metrics with unique viewers up 71 percent, total streams up 67percent and time spent up 59 percent. Seven teams played in three or more games ranked in the Top 25 for viewership: Ohio State (7), Alabama (5), LSU (4), Michigan (4), Auburn (3), Georgia (3), Oklahoma (3) CBS All Access notched significant growth in sign-ups, up 63 percent.

CBS Sports Network televised its first ever football conference championship game ABC and ESPN Highlights with UAB beating Middle Tennessee, 27-25, for the Conference USA title on Dec. 1.

ESPN had more than 163 million fans watch 77.6 billion minutes of college football CBS's coverage of the annual Army-Navy football game delivered the second-highest- games on its family of networks during the 2018 regular season. ESPN's massive rated game in the last 24 years. Army's 17-10 win drew a 5.02 rating with 8,050,000 collection of viewers represents nearly half of the United States population. viewers on Dec. 8.

ESPN's Digital Platforms produced more than 16.5 billion minutes of viewing time during the regular season on Saturdays this year, up 15% year-over-year. FOX Highlights

ABC's averaged 5,077,000 viewers during the 14 weeks of the FOX registered its most-watched college football regular season ever in the broadcast regular season, making it the most-watched primetime audience across all networks network's history with an average viewership of 3,326,000 prior to the Big Ten and the with regular primetime packages and besting the regular broadcast competition by Pac-12 conference championships, an increase of 3 percent from last year. 71%. On a weekly basis, ABC's Saturday Night Football aired the most-watched prime- time game nine times and ESPN did this twice, a feat no other broadcast network FOX recorded its most-watched regular-season college football game ever with achieved more than once. 13,241,000 viewers for the Ohio State victory, 62-39, over Michigan, marking a 26 percent increase over last year's game. Excluding conference championship games, Across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, ESPN networks averaged 8,795,000 view- the telecast was the most-watched college football game on any network during the ers in primetime each week, including 2,830,000 viewers on ESPN. The 8.8 million 2018 regular season. viewers watching ESPN's networks is similar to airing a top three primetime game each week. FOX Sports' Oct. 6 presentation of the 2018 Red River Showdown, in which No. 19 Texas edged No. 7 Oklahoma, 48-45, on a game-winning field goal drew 5,629,000 ESPN's five-day kickoff week schedule (Aug. 30 - Sept. 3) reached more than 64 viewers on the FOX broadcast network, making it the most-watched Red River Show- million fans, 35% more fans than the broadcast and cable competition combined, and down since 2011 with a 55 percent increase in viewership over the 2017 event. more fans tuned into the four games on ABC than all the other broadcast and cable networks combined. On Saturday, Sept. 1 from Noon to 11:00 p.m. ET an average of FOX logged the network's best-ever performance for an Apple Cup with Washington six million fans were tuning into college football on ABC/ESPN's networks at any given beating, 28-15, Washington State, attracting an average viewership of 4,082,000 and a minute. 71 percent increase over last year's game.

ABC's presentation of the Big 12 Championship between Oklahoma and Texas deliv- FOX Sports streaming services attracted an average-minute audience increase of 33 ered a total live audience of 10,299,000 viewers, a top four most-watched game of the percent. season. FOX Sports streaming services attracted an average-minute audience of 145,000 for ABC's Saturday Night Football coverage of the Ohio State at Penn State game on the Ohio State-Michigan, the platforms' best-ever performance for a college football Sept. 29 with 9,141,000 viewers ranked among the top five most-watched September game. games on ABC in the last decade.

ABC's Saturday Night Football on Nov. 24 featuring Notre Dame at USC delivered a NBC Highlights total live audience of 7,809,000 viewers, the most-watched Fighting Irish game on any network since 2016. NBC Sports' presentation of the 2018 Notre Dame Football on NBC season was the network's most-watched season in six years, averaging a Total Audience Delivery of ABC's Saturday Night Football coverage of Ohio State vs. TCU on Sept. 15 with a total 3.491 million viewers, up 40% from 2017, and the best viewership since the 2012 live audience of 7,328,000 notched the fifth-highest viewership for a September, non- season (4.367 million) when Notre Dame reached the opening week Saturday Night Football game in the last 10 years. (BCS) title game.

ESPN on ABC's broadcast of Miami vs LSU on Sunday, Sept. 2, delivered a total live NBC's telecast of the Notre Dame - Michigan game on Saturday night of Labor Day audience of 6,647,000 viewers as ABC's most-watched game of Kickoff Weekend and Weekend produced the most-watched Notre Dame Football on NBC broadcast in 13 up 41% from last season's Sunday night presentation on ABC. years with a total live audience of 7.195 million viewers.

ESPN produced one of its top-three regular season Friday games ever, dating back to NBC Sports digitally garnered the most-streamed Notre Dame season on record in live 1993, on Nov. 23 with the Oklahoma at West Virginia game, delivering a total live minutes (53.4 million) and uniques (768K), up 54% and 52%, respectively, from the audience of 5,630,000 viewers and growing ESPN's audience year-over-year for the 2017 season (34.7 million; 504K uniques). same window by 160%.

ESPN's coverage of Clemson at Texas A&M with 4,486,000 viewers on Sept. 8, regis- The Pac-12 Network Highlights tered cable's second-most-watched Saturday game since November 2016. The Pac-12 Networks finished the 2018 football season up +8% in total viewers, mak- ABC's Saturday Night Football featuring Stanford at Oregon on Sept. 22 delivered a ing it the most-watched season ever. total live audience of 4,259,000 viewers, ESPN/ABC most-watched Pac-12 Conference game in nearly four years (Nov. 22, 2014). The Pac-12 average per-game unique viewers for football on TV Everywhere (Pac-12 Now app) was up +32% vs. the prior season, marking it the most-watched season on College GameDay Built by The Home Depot averaged 1,902,000 viewers across the platform. ESPN and ESPNU, up 3% from last season's ESPN-only presentation. The show's

3 The Pac-12 Pregame Show was up +67% vs. last season in total viewership. The 2018-19 season's New Year's Six were the most watched among years when the CFP Semifinals were not played on New Year's Day, amassing a total live audience for The Pac-12 football triple-header on Nov. 17th was the second most-watched day in the six games of 14,922,000, up 26% and 1%, from the Nielsen final reported audience Pac-12 Networks' history on linear TV, and when coupled with TVE numbers, it was for the second and third years of the New Year's Six. the most-watched day. The six College Football Playoff (CFP) games, all telecast on ESPN, produced five of the six most-watched cable presentations of the year. Postseason Attendance Highlights The Capital One Orange Bowl, the CFP Semifinal on Dec. 29 with Alabama defeating A total of 1,602,618 fans attended the 39 FBS postseason games this season, includ- Oklahoma, 45-34, earned a total live audience of 20,911,000 viewers, ranking as the ing the CFP title game, averaging 41,093 spectators or an increase of 585 people per fourth most-watched cable telecast of 2018. game from last year. (The figures exclude the 2018 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl between and Boise State, which was cancelled due to bad weather as The Goodyear , the CFP Semifinal on Dec. 29 with Clemson de- well as the Air Force Reserve at the FCS level.) feating Notre Dame, 30-3, had 18,830,000 total live viewers, ranking as the sixth most- watched cable telecast of 2018. The Top Ten bowls for attendance all attracted more than 57,000 fans: Rose presented by Northwestern Mutual (91,853); CFP National Championship The Presented by Northwestern Mutual, which saw Ohio State de- (74,814); Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (74,006); Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic - CFP Semi- feat Washington, 28-23, delivered an 8.57 rating with 16,311,000 viewers, a 7 percent final (72,183); Allstate Sugar Bowl (71,449); Capital One Orange Bowl - CFP Semifinal increase from 2017 and making it the highest-rated non-Semifinal New Year's Six (66,203); Valero Alamo Bowl (60,675); VRBO Citrus Bowl (59,167); Franklin American game ever. Mortgage Music City Bowl (59,024); and the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (57,246). The Allstate Sugar Bowl, which saw Texas beat Georgia, 28-21, registered a 7.05 Eight bowl games saw increases of more than 3,000 fans over last year's games: Belk rating with 13,124,000 viewers, up 40% from the 2017 game and making it the game's Bowl (15,479); SoFi Hawai'i Bowl (10,365); Franklin American Mortgage Music City highest non-CFP Semifinal viewership ever. Bowl (10,349); Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (8,752); Quick Lane Bowl (7,017); Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic - CFP Semifinal (4,673); Dollar General Bowl (3,113) The PlayStation Fiesta Bowl on ESPN, which saw LSU stop UCF's 25-game winning and Valero Alamo Bowl (3,022). streak in a 40-32 victory, attracted 9,124,299 viewers. The Fiesta Bowl viewership represented a 14 percent increase from the 2014 game, the only other time in the New The Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual, which has led all bowls in Year's Six era which the game hosted the automatic qualifier from the Group of Five. attendance every year since 1945 (excluding title games), attracted 91,853 spectators, again the most of any bowl game. The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl with Florida defeating Michigan, 45-15, delivered 8,366,000 viewers as the most-watched non-semifinal Peach Bowl of the CFP Era. Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl between Michigan and Florida attracted 74,006, marking the 20th sellout for the game in the last 22 years. The AutoZone Liberty Bowl viewership increased 12% from 2017, placing it in the Top 5 of all Bowl games for increased viewership. Allstate Sugar Bowl between Texas and Georgia attracted 71,449 fans, marking the 63rd game in Sugar Bowl history with more than 70,000 fans in attendance. The AutoZone Liberty Bowl attracted more than 6.4 million viewers for its 2018 ESPN telecast, ranking as the 5th most viewed of the Non-CFP Bowls. Excluding the New Year's Six games, the Valero Alamo Bowl produced the largest crowd (60,675) of the 33 non-CFP bowl games with the packed to 93 The Valero Alamo Bowl was the second most-watched non-CFP bowl game this year percent of capacity. with 6.1 million viewers, an ESPN best 31% increase over 2017.

The Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman was played before a crowd of The Cheez-It Bowl had 3 million total viewers on ESPN and the game was the #1 32,832 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, marking the fifth time in six years in trending topic in the United States for December 26. Annapolis that the bowl drew more than 30,000 fans (in a stadium with capacity of 34,000). The DXL Frisco Bowl notched 1.53 million viewers in its second year, up 14% from the inaugural game in 2017 and the fourth largest increase among all bowl games. The Quick Lane Bowl between Minnesota and Georgia Tech attracted an attendance of 27,228, up from 20,211 last year or a 35 percent increase. The CFP National Championship, which saw Clemson defeat Alabama, 44-16, pro- duced a total live audience of 26,979,000, ranking the game at No. 7 for the most- The Belk Bowl between Virginia and South Carolina attracted 48,263 fans, marking the watched cable telecasts ever. The mark also represents 3 percent and 2 percent in- largest crowd since 2011. The game has averaged 52,849 fans per year since incep- creases from the Nielsen final reported audience for the second (January 11, 2016) tion. and third (January 9, 2017) CFP National Championship games, respectively.

The Hyundai Sun Bowl had an attendance of 40,680 fans, marking the 35th time out of The CFP National Championship on the day of the game produced 941 million minutes the last 36 years the attendance has exceeded 40,000. that were consumed across ESPN Digital platforms (game and non-game), up 10% from last season's Championship Monday. The Division II Championship playoffs attracted 66,652 fans for a 2,469 average over 27 games. The San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl between Northwestern and Utah produced an 11 percent increase in TV viewership. The Division II Championship at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas, attracted 4,306 fans to see Valdosta State beat Ferris State, 49-47. The Quick Lane Bowl between Minnesota and Georgia Tech had a total live audience of 2,972,152 viewers, an increase from the 2,793,191 people who watched on televi- The Division III Championship playoffs attracted 57,245 fans for a 1,847 average over sion last year. 31 games.

The 27th edition of the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl, which saw Fresno State Notable Bowl Facts defeat Arizona State, 31-20, produced the ninth-largest crowd in the game's history with 37,146 fans in the stands. and Postseason Milestones

The Division I FCS Championship playoffs attracted 185,998 fans for an average of The FBS postseason featured 39 games, including the CFP National Championship, 8,087 spectators over 23 games. with 76 teams. The SEC led all conferences with 12 appearances, and the ACC and the SEC tied for the most wins with each bringing home six trophies. The FCS National Championship at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas,attracted 17,802 fans to watch North Dakota State beat Eastern Washington, 38-24. Clemson became the first team to finish 15-0 since the 1800s and the first time during the five years of the CFP era to go unbeaten. With their 44-16 victory in the CFP title The NCAA Division III National Championship attracted a crowd of 6,816 fans to watch game, Clemson also became the first team to beat Alabama by more than 14 points Mary Hardin-Baylor beat Mount Union, 24-16, at Woodforest Bank Stadium in Shenan- since became the coach in 2007. The Tigers have now claimed the NFF doah, Texas, an increase of 1,845 fans over the 2017 edition of the game and the most MacArthur Bowl three times. for a Division III title game since 2001. Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence, became the first freshman starting to lead a team to the national title since Oklahoma's Jamelle Holieway in 1985. Postseason Ratings Clemson DE Christian Wilkins became the first NFF William V. Campbell Tro- and Digital Highlights phy® recipient to appear in the CFP title game. He was recognized with a special video tribute between the first and second quarters, which was shown to the sold-out crowd The 38 postseason bowl games on ABC, CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, FOX and FS1 at the of 74,814. conclusion of the 2018 season averaged 5,008,000 viewers per game while reach- ing 90 million unique fans on television. (The figures include the Air Force Reserve Alabama has played in the postseason a record 66 times and a record 70 games. Celebration Bowl, which was played at the FCS level, but not the AutoNation Cure The NFF announced the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame Class live from San Jose Bowl or the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl, both telecast on CBSSN, which is not as part of the festivities surrounding the CFP title game. Raghib "Rocket" Ismail (Notre rated by Nielsen Media. The figures also do not include the ServPro First Responder Dame) appeared live on ESPN2 for the announcement. He was later joined by Patrick Bowl, which was canceled due to bad weather.) Willis (Mississippi) for the pregame festivities and the coin toss on the field at the game.

4 The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl hosted the 14th Annual NFF National Hall of Fame Salute, featuring members of the 2018 College Football Hall of Fame Class. Economic and Community Impact

Virginia Tech played in a bowl game for the 26th consecutive year, the longest current The Allstate Sugar Bowl has generated more than $2.6 billion of economic impact in streak in the nation, which started in 1993 and ranks as the fifth longest all-time bowl the region over the past decade, and the all-time team payouts for the game is $255 appearance record in history. million.

The Hyundai Sun Bowl aired on CBS for the 51st consecutive season, the longest The 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl resulted in an economic impact of $280.45 million, mark- continuous relationship between a bowl game and one TV network. The game featured ing the largest economic impact in history for a non-championship/non-semifinal Sugar Stanford and Pittsburgh, and CBS aired a halftime segment on 2018 William V. Camp- Bowl. In addition, the activities of the Allstate Sugar Bowl generated nearly $22 million bell Trophy® recipient Christian Wilkins (Clemson). in state and local tax revenue. The Allstate Sugar Bowl annually hosts and sponsors more than 60 events, injecting on average more than $250 million into the region. The Hyundai Sun Bowl marked only the fourth time that Stanford and Pitt had ever played each other and the first time since 1932. The 14-13 victory by Stanford was the The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl produced $48.4 million in economic impact and $3.26 first one-point final in the Sun Bowl since 2006 and the first turnover-free game in 20 million in direct tax revenue for Atlanta. The bowl made $10.1 million in charitable and years. scholarship contributions in 2018 alone, bringing the organization's overall donations to $32.9 million since 2002. The Valero Alamo Bowl victory by Washington State produced the most wins (11) in the program's history. The Orange Bowl Committee finished a $3 million renovation of Orange Bowl Field at Glades Pioneer Park in Belle Glade, Florida, creating a combined total of nearly $16 The Quick Lane Bowl marked Georgia Tech Paul Johnson's final career game with an million worth of improvements toward the beautification of the South Florida community all-time record of 189-100 and stints with the Yellow Jackets and at Navy and Georgia since 2011. Additionally, the Orange Bowl annually invests more than $1 million in Southern. youth sports, academic programs, scholarships and community programs.

The Cheez-It Bowl saw TCU claim a 10-7 overtime win over California, giving legen- Fiesta Bowl Charities distributed more than $2.5 million in charitable giving during the dary TCU his fourth bowl win in the last five seasons. The 2018-19 season for the second-straight year, the highest of any bowl organization, to game also featured a Cheez-It Bowl record nine interceptions. 60 Arizona non-profits. Over the last eight years, the organization has donated nearly $13 million to the Arizona community. The Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl between FIU and Toledo notched the fifth edition of the game, making it the longest-running game in FBS history. The Cheez-It Bowl honored 200 Arizona teachers at halftime for being part of the Wishes for Teachers program, with $1 million being donated through the Fiesta Bowl The PlayStation Fiesta Bowl saw LSU set a new record with 44:31 in time of posses- Charities to the state's teachers. sion, nearly holding the ball for three full quarters. LSU kicker Cole Tracy also set a bowl record with four made field goals. The Outback Bowl has generated an estimated $1 billion in economic impact for the Tampa Bay community and contributed $149 million in payouts to universities. In 2016, LSU ended UCF's 25-game winning streak with a 40-32 victory in the PlayStation the bowl also began a Charitable Giving Initiative which has already donated more Fiesta Bowl. The win gave LSU its first 10-win season since 2013, and LSU than $1 million to 90 charities. kicker Cole Tracy with the final kick of the game and 97th of his career, broke the NCAA all-division record. The Outback Bowl boasts Outback Steakhouse as the longest college bowl game title sponsor in history, recently extended through 2026 for a total of 31 years. The Outback Ohio State beat Washington, 28-23, in the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwest- Bowl has committed over the next seven years to contribute $45 million to universities ern Mutual, making the team one of only three in Buckeye history to win 13 games. and donate at least $3.5 million to charities through its Charitable Giving Initiative. The victory concluded 's coaching career, giving him an 83-9 record, one national championship, three Big Ten titles with the Buckeyes. Ohio State QB Dwayne The Valero Alamo Bowl produced its highest team payout in bowl history at $8.25 Haskins passed for 251 yards and three touchdowns, making him only the sixth FBS million. The bowl also produced $53 million in total economic impact for the San Anto- quarterback to throw 50 touchdown passes in a season. Washington RB Myles Gas- nio economy, and the game distributed $1 million in local scholarships, an all-time high kin became the fourth in NCAA history with four 1,200-yard seasons. in Alamo Bowl history and the most among all bowl games.

Texas earned their first 10-win season since 2009 by beating Georgia, 28-21, in the The AutoZone Liberty Bowl annually generates a local economic impact of $25-30 Allstate Sugar Bowl. million, and the game has paid out more than $100 million to universities across the country in support of higher education. The bowl has also donated $3 million to St. Cincinnati finished the season 11-2, defeating Virginia Tech, 35-31, in the Military Bowl Jude Children's Research Hospital over the past several years, and both teams that presented by Northrop Grumman. The win gave the Bearcats their third 11-win season play in the game visit St. Jude during Bowl week each year. in the 131-year history of the program, following two straight 4-8 finishes. The Walk-On's Independence Bowl, with Duke and Temple squaring off, engaged in Oklahoma State QB Taylor Cornelius tied an AutoZone Liberty Bowl record with four multiple community activities, including Holy Angels, Food Bank of NWLA, Sleep in touchdown passes, leading the Cowboys to a 38-33 victory over Missouri. Despite Heavenly Peace, a youth football clinic and a partnership for the 12th consecutive year losing, Missouri set a Liberty Bowl record of 637 total yards. with Willis Knighton Health Systems to distribute $2,500 scholarships.

Texas A&M RB Trayveon Williams ran for 236 yards and three touchdowns for a 52-13 The Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman continued its tradition of providing victory over NC State in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. The performance gave him 1,760 complimentary tickets for active-duty service members, and at halftime, the Maryland yards for the season, topping Darren Lewis' previous Texas A&M mark of 1,692 set in Building Industry Association, presented a $100,000 donation to Patriot Point, the 1988. game's 290-acre retreat for recovering service members, their families and their care- givers on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Seven of the 13 members of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class guided their teams to an FBS bowl game in 2018: Kenneth Brinson (Army West Point in the Lock- The R+L Carriers generated $20 million in economic impact. The heed Martin Armed Forces Bowl); D'Cota Dixon (Wisconsin in the New Era Pinstripe bowl's annual Day of Service netted more than 300 hours of community service at 10 Bowl); Ryan Finley (North Carolina State in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl); Trace McSor- different locations from Appalachian State and Middle Tennessee players, coaches ley (Penn State in the VRBO Citrus Bowl); Max Scharping (Northern Illinois in the and family members Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl); Drue Tranquill (Notre Dame in the CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic) and Campbell Trophy® winner Christian Wil- The Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl garnered $12 million in media exposure for Elk kins (Clemson in the CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic and the CFP Grove Village, a large industrial park northwest of Chicago, with the town paying National Championship). At the divisional levels, North Dakota State quarter- $300,000 to use its marketing tagline "Makers Wanted" in the title sponsor position. back Easton Stick guided his team to their second consecutive FCS National Champi- onship while South Dakota State quarterback Taryn Christion (FCS) and Saint Francis The 2018 NAIA Football National Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida, produced (Ind.) Piercen Harnish (NAIA) led their teams to the playoffs. more than $1 million in economic impact in the region as the result of the title game.

The Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl saw FIU rally from 10-points down for a 35-32 win The San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl set a community economic impact against Toledo, overcoming the largest deficit in the game's history. record of $49.5 million, eclipsing the previous record of $40.7 million set in 2009. The bowl also made a $6.54 million combined-team payout, the highest in the game's Iowa Coach notched a 27-22 victory in the Outback Bowl, concluding his history and third highest among the non-CFP games during the 2018-19 bowl season. 20th season with the Hawkeyes and improving to a 152-101 record, including 8-8 in bowl games. Acknowledgements Kentucky beat Penn State, 27-24, in the VRBO Citrus Bowl, finishing with its first 10- win season since 1977 and only the third time in program history. Benny Snell Jr. ran The NFF would like to thank the following people for providing information for this for 144 yards and two touchdowns to become Kentucky's career rushing leader. release, including NFF Correspondent Bo Carter, ACC's Kevin Best, CBS's Jennifer Sabatelle, CBS's Randall Liu, CBS's Harrison Raboy, ESPN's Keri Potts, ESPN's Oregon QB Justin Herbert led the Ducks to a 7-6 victory over Michigan State in the Derek Volner, FOX's Valerie Krebs, NBC's Chris McCloskey, NCAA's Jeff Williams, Redbox Bowl, extending his streak of 28 games with a touchdown pass to Dillion Pac-12 Network's Josh Ishoo, and the Pac-12 Network's Dena Propis. Mitchell, the longest active streak in the nation. Mitchell's performance in the game gave him the Oregon single-season record with 1,184 receiving yards. Information for this release was compiled from Nielsen Ratings Reports, CBS, ESPN, FOX Sports, NBC, the NCAA, Pac-12 Networks, Sports Media Watch, and releases from bowl games and football-playing conferences, universities and colleges.

5 2018 NCAA DIVISION I FBS RANKINGS

TOTAL OFF YARDS TOTAL OFF YARDS SCHOOL G YARDS TD’s PER-GAME SCHOOL G YARDS TD’s PER-GAME 1. Oklahoma ...... 14 ...... 7,984...... 85 ...... 570.3 66. Oregon State ...... 12 ...... 4,857 ...... 40 ...... 404.8 2. Ohio State ...... 14 ...... 7,498...... 74 ...... 535.6 67. Boston College ...... 12 ...... 4,852 ...... 48 ...... 404.3 3. Clemson ...... 15 ...... 7,908...... 86 ...... 527.2 68. LSU ...... 13 ...... 5,227 ...... 46 ...... 402.1 4. Memphis ...... 14 ...... 7,324...... 76 ...... 523.1 69. Tulane ...... 13 ...... 5,214 ...... 44 ...... 401.1 5. UCF ...... 13 ...... 6,795...... 72 ...... 522.7 70. Mississippi State ...... 13 ...... 5,166 ...... 48 ...... 397.4 6. Alabama ...... 15 ...... 7,830...... 85 ...... 522.0 71. Utah ...... 14 ...... 5,541 ...... 42 ...... 395.8 7. Houston ...... 13 ...... 6,663...... 74 ...... 512.5 72. Marshall ...... 13 ...... 5,117 ...... 42 ...... 393.6 8. West Virginia ...... 12 ...... 6,147...... 60 ...... 512.3 73. Middle Tennessee ...... 14 ...... 5,507 ...... 44 ...... 393.4 9. Ole Miss ...... 12 ...... 6,126...... 45 ...... 510.5 74. UCLA ...... 12 ...... 4,711 ...... 33 ...... 392.6 10. Oklahoma State ...... 13 ...... 6,502...... 63 ...... 500.2 75. Colorado ...... 12 ...... 4,711 ...... 40 ...... 392.6 11. Utah State ...... 13 ...... 6,466...... 69 ...... 497.4 76. Army ...... 13 ...... 5,103 ...... 54 ...... 392.5 12. Texas Tech ...... 12 ...... 5,822...... 54 ...... 485.2 77. UNLV ...... 12 ...... 4,694 ...... 47 ...... 391.2 13. Missouri ...... 13 ...... 6,263...... 55 ...... 481.8 78. Auburn ...... 13 ...... 5,069 ...... 46 ...... 389.9 14. Florida Atlantic ...... 12 ...... 5,746...... 49 ...... 478.8 79. Troy ...... 13 ...... 5,062 ...... 46 ...... 389.4 15. Texas A&M ...... 13 ...... 6,131...... 53 ...... 471.6 80. SMU ...... 12 ...... 4,646 ...... 45 ...... 387.2 16. Ohio ...... 13 ...... 6,068...... 65 ...... 466.8 81. Virginia ...... 13 ...... 5,003 ...... 45 ...... 384.8 17. Arkansas State ...... 13 ...... 6,061...... 46 ...... 466.2 82. Kent State ...... 12 ...... 4,603 ...... 34 ...... 383.6 18. Georgia ...... 14 ...... 6,508...... 64 ...... 464.9 83. Southern California ...... 12 ...... 4,591 ...... 35 ...... 382.6 19. Syracuse ...... 13 ...... 6,042...... 60 ...... 464.8 84. Louisiana Tech ...... 13 ...... 4,967 ...... 38 ...... 382.1 20. North Texas ...... 13 ...... 5,987...... 53 ...... 460.5 85. Stanford ...... 13 ...... 4,953 ...... 45 ...... 381.0 21. Boise State ...... 13 ...... 5,974...... 55 ...... 459.5 86. Minnesota ...... 13 ...... 4,935 ...... 43 ...... 379.6 22. Baylor ...... 13 ...... 5,968...... 47 ...... 459.1 87. Coastal Carolina ...... 12 ...... 4,552 ...... 40 ...... 379.3 23. Cincinnati ...... 13 ...... 5,960...... 60 ...... 458.5 88. UConn ...... 12 ...... 4,541 ...... 36 ...... 378.4 24. Arizona ...... 12 ...... 5,492...... 43 ...... 457.7 89. Georgia State ...... 12 ...... 4,538 ...... 36 ...... 378.2 25. Nebraska ...... 12 ...... 5,474...... 44 ...... 456.2 90. Tulsa ...... 12 ...... 4,531 ...... 36 ...... 377.6 26. North Carolina State ...... 13 ...... 5,929...... 52 ...... 456.1 91. Iowa ...... 13 ...... 4,875 ...... 46 ...... 375.0 27. Washington State ...... 13 ...... 5,869...... 63 ...... 451.5 92. Eastern Michigan ...... 13 ...... 4,837 ...... 44 ...... 372.1 28. Wake Forest ...... 13 ...... 5,847...... 46 ...... 449.8 93. Miami (OH) ...... 12 ...... 4,464 ...... 42 ...... 372.0 29. Purdue ...... 13 ...... 5,771...... 48 ...... 443.9 94. Maryland ...... 12 ...... 4,457 ...... 38 ...... 371.4 30. Toledo ...... 13 ...... 5,770...... 62 ...... 443.8 95. Iowa State ...... 13 ...... 4,823 ...... 40 ...... 371.0 31. North Carolina ...... 11 ...... 4,863...... 33 ...... 442.1 96. New Mexico State ...... 12 ...... 4,446 ...... 30 ...... 370.5 32. Notre Dame ...... 13 ...... 5,721...... 50 ...... 440.1 97. Pittsburgh ...... 14 ...... 5,176 ...... 42 ...... 369.7 33. South Florida ...... 13 ...... 5,690...... 43 ...... 437.7 98. TCU ...... 13 ...... 4,785 ...... 32 ...... 368.1 34. UMass ...... 12 ...... 5,251...... 49 ...... 437.6 99. Southern Miss ...... 11 ...... 4,044 ...... 30 ...... 367.6 35. Western Michigan ...... 13 ...... 5,679...... 52 ...... 436.8 100. BYU ...... 13 ...... 4,744 ...... 45 ...... 364.9 36. Wisconsin ...... 13 ...... 5,604...... 51 ...... 431.1 101. Western Kentucky...... 12 ...... 4,364 ...... 30 ...... 363.7 37. Appalachian State ...... 13 ...... 5,603...... 58 ...... 431.0 102. Florida State ...... 12 ...... 4,334 ...... 31 ...... 361.2 38. Nevada ...... 13 ...... 5,600...... 49 ...... 430.8 103. Kentucky ...... 13 ...... 4,691 ...... 41 ...... 360.8 39. Virginia Tech ...... 13 ...... 5,566...... 48 ...... 428.2 104. Miami (FL) ...... 13 ...... 4,664 ...... 44 ...... 358.8 40. Old Dominion ...... 12 ...... 5,133...... 45 ...... 427.8 105. Bowling Green ...... 12 ...... 4,263 ...... 38 ...... 355.3 41. Oregon ...... 13 ...... 5,554...... 57 ...... 427.2 106. South Alabama ...... 12 ...... 4,263 ...... 36 ...... 355.3 42. Florida ...... 13 ...... 5,547...... 51 ...... 426.7 107. Northwestern ...... 14 ...... 4,961 ...... 42 ...... 354.4 43. South Carolina ...... 13 ...... 5,533...... 47 ...... 425.6 108. Louisville ...... 12 ...... 4,231 ...... 28 ...... 352.6 44. Louisiana-Lafayette ...... 14 ...... 5,940...... 58 ...... 424.3 109. Kansas ...... 12 ...... 4,210 ...... 32 ...... 350.8 45. Penn State...... 13 ...... 5,502...... 55 ...... 423.2 110. Navy ...... 13 ...... 4,536 ...... 42 ...... 348.9 46. FIU ...... 13 ...... 5,480...... 54 ...... 421.5 111. San Diego State ...... 13 ...... 4,535 ...... 30 ...... 348.8 47. Fresno State ...... 14 ...... 5,901...... 57 ...... 421.5 112. Georgia Southern ...... 13 ...... 4,488 ...... 45 ...... 345.2 48. Hawai’i ...... 14 ...... 5,878...... 54 ...... 419.9 113. Kansas St ...... 12 ...... 4,136 ...... 31 ...... 344.7 49. Michigan ...... 13 ...... 5,453...... 50 ...... 419.5 114. California ...... 13 ...... 4,466 ...... 29 ...... 343.5 50. Arizona State ...... 13 ...... 5,417...... 46 ...... 416.7 115. Charlotte ...... 12 ...... 4,117 ...... 28 ...... 343.1 51. ...... 12 ...... 4,982...... 37 ...... 415.2 116. Michigan State ...... 13 ...... 4,447 ...... 26 ...... 342.1 52. Louisiana-Monroe ...... 12 ...... 4,978...... 39 ...... 414.8 117. Arkansas ...... 12 ...... 4,028 ...... 28 ...... 335.7 53. Air Force ...... 12 ...... 4,978...... 43 ...... 414.8 118. Wyoming ...... 12 ...... 3,969 ...... 27 ...... 330.8 54. Washington ...... 14 ...... 5,805...... 45 ...... 414.6 119. New Mexico ...... 12 ...... 3,965 ...... 38 ...... 330.4 55. Buffalo ...... 14 ...... 5,803...... 64 ...... 414.5 120. Texas State ...... 12 ...... 3,963 ...... 30 ...... 330.3 56. East Carolina ...... 12 ...... 4,973...... 31 ...... 414.4 121. Tennessee ...... 12 ...... 3,906 ...... 30 ...... 325.5 57. Texas ...... 14 ...... 5,758...... 52 ...... 411.3 122. San Jose State ...... 12 ...... 3,884 ...... 29 ...... 323.7 58. Vanderbilt ...... 13 ...... 5,346...... 46 ...... 411.2 123. Northern Illinois ...... 14 ...... 4,512 ...... 32 ...... 322.3 59. Colorado State ...... 12 ...... 4,926...... 34 ...... 410.5 124. Rice ...... 13 ...... 4,139 ...... 28 ...... 318.4 60. Temple ...... 13 ...... 5,324...... 48 ...... 409.5 125. UTEP ...... 12 ...... 3,692 ...... 27 ...... 307.7 61. Georgia Tech ...... 13 ...... 5,314...... 53 ...... 408.8 126. Akron ...... 12 ...... 3,533 ...... 21 ...... 294.4 62. Illinois ...... 12 ...... 4,904...... 35 ...... 408.7 127. Rutgers ...... 12 ...... 3,195 ...... 17 ...... 266.3 63. Ball State ...... 12 ...... 4,903...... 37 ...... 408.6 128. Central Michigan ...... 12 ...... 3,056 ...... 18 ...... 254.7 64. UAB ...... 14 ...... 5,680...... 50 ...... 405.7 129. UTSA ...... 12 ...... 2,965 ...... 16 ...... 247.1 65. Duke ...... 13 ...... 5,274...... 50 ...... 405.7

6 URBAN MEYER vs THE COACHES (187-32-0 .854) On this page we list how Urban Meyer fared vs every coach he ever faced off against.. The first list shows the seasons that Urban Meyer came out as the winner or the loser. The second list shows Urban Meyer’s won-loss record vs these coaches.

SEASONS THAT SEASONS THAT THE SEASONS THAT SEASONS THAT THE COACH URBAN MEYER WON OPPOSING COACH WON COACH URBAN MEYER WON OPPOSING COACH WON ...... 2002 ...... ——– ...... 2014 ...... ——– Bill O’Brian ...... 2012, 2013 ...... ——– Kent Briggs ...... 2006 ...... ——– ...... 2012 ...... ——– Kevin Higgins ...... 2008 ...... ——– Bob Pruett ...... ——– ...... 2001 Kevin Wilson ...... 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 ...... ——– ...... 2008, 2016 ...... ——– Kirk Ferentz ...... 2005, 2013 ...... 2017 ...... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 ...... ——– Kyle Flood ...... 2014, 2015 ...... ——– Bobby Johnson...... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 ...... ——– ...... 2009 ...... ——– ...... 2008, 2009 ...... ——– Larry Blakeney ...... 2007, 2009 ...... ——– Bobby Wallace ...... 2001 ...... ——– Lee Owens ...... 2001 ...... ——– ...... 2012, 2013, 2014 ...... ——– ...... 2006, 2008, 2009 ...... 2005, 2007, 2010 Brett Bielema ...... 2012 ...... ——– ...... ——– ...... 2017 Brian Kelly ...... 2015 ...... ——– ...... ——– ...... 2007 Brian Knorr ...... 2001, 2002 ...... ——– ...... 2017 ...... ——– Chris Ash ...... 2016, 2017 ...... ——– ...... 2009 ...... ——– Clay Helton ...... 2017 ...... ——– ...... 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 ...... 2013, 2015 ...... ——– ...... 2013, 2016 Mark Helfrich ...... 2014 ...... ——– ...... 2009 ...... 2010 ...... 2002 ...... ——– ...... 2012 ...... ——– ...... 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 ...... 2007 Darrell Hazell ...... 2013 ...... ——– ...... 2018 ...... ——– David Elson ...... 2007 ...... ——– Mick Dennehy ...... 2003, 2004 ...... ——– ...... 2001, 2002 ...... ——– ...... 2003 ...... ——– ...... 2004 ...... 2003 Mike DeBord ...... 2002 ...... ——– Derek Dooley ...... 2010 ...... ——– Mike Haywood ...... 2010 ...... ——– DJ Durkin ...... 2016, 2017 ...... ——– Mike Hennigan ...... 2002 ...... ——– Don Treadwell ...... 2012 ...... ——– Mike Jinks ...... 2016 ...... ——– Earl Holmes ...... 2013 ...... ——– Mike Riley ...... 2016, 2017 ...... ——– ...... 2007 ...... ——– ...... 2006 ...... 2005 Fisher DeBerry ...... 2003, 2004 ...... ——– ...... 2004 ...... ——– ...... 2015 ...... 2014 Nick Saban ...... 2008, 2014 ...... 2009, 2010 Gary Andersen ...... 2013, 2014 ...... ——– ...... 2015 ...... ——– ...... 2002 ...... 2001 Pat Fitzgerald ...... 2013, 2016, 2018 ...... ——– ...... 2003, 2004 ...... ——– Paul Chryst ...... 2016, 2017 ...... ——– ...... 2001, 2002 ...... ——– Paul Haynes ...... 2014 ...... ——– Garrick McGee ...... 2012 ...... ——– ...... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 ...... ——– George O’Leary ...... 2006, 2012 ...... ——– Phillip Montgomery ...... 2016 ...... ——– Greg McMackin ...... 2008 ...... ——– PJ Fleck...... 2015, 2018 ...... ——– Houston Nutt ...... 2006 ...... 2008 ...... 2014, 2015 ...... ——– Howard Schellenberger ... 2007 ...... ——– ...... 2008 ...... ——– Jack Bicknell Jr...... 2005 ...... ——– Randy Walker ...... 2001 ...... ——– James Franklin ...... 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 ...... 2016 ...... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 ...... ——– Jay Mills ...... 2009 ...... ——– Robbie Caldwell...... 2010 ...... ——– Jeff Bower ...... 2003, 2006 ...... ——– ...... 2004, 2013 ...... 2003 ...... ——– ...... 2018 ...... 2015 ...... ——– ...... 2017 ...... ——– ...... 2018 ...... ——– ...... 2009, 2013 ...... ——– Scott Petersen ...... 2018 ...... ——– ...... 2003, 2012 ...... ——– ...... 2010 ...... ——– Jeff Woodruff ...... 2002 ...... ——– ...... 2013 ...... ——– Jerry Kill ...... 2014, 2015 ...... ——– ...... 2003, 2004 ...... ——– Jerry Moore ...... 2010 ...... ——– ...... 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 ...... 2005, 2010 ...... 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 ...... ——– ...... 2005 ...... ——– Jim Hofer ...... 2001 ...... ——– Terry Hoeppner ...... ——– ...... 2001 ...... ——– ...... 2002 Tim Beckman ...... 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 ...... ——– ...... 2006 ...... ——– Tom Allen ...... 2017, 2018 ...... ——– ...... ——– ...... 2010 Tom Armstutz ...... 2001 ...... 2002 Joe Glenn ...... 2003, 2004, 2005 ...... ——– ...... 2003, 2004 ...... ——– Joe Novak ...... ——– ...... 2002 ...... 2014 ...... 2006, 2007 ...... 2010 ...... ——– Tony Sanchez ...... 2017 ...... ——– John Bunting ...... 2004 ...... ——– Walt Harris ...... 2004 ...... ——– John Robinson ...... 2003, 2004 ...... ——– ...... 2018 ...... ——– Joker Phillips ...... 2010 ...... ——–

Bobby Bowden ...... 5-0 Gary Crowton ...... 2-0 Brett Bielema ...... 1-0 Kent Briggs ...... 1-0 Skip Holtz ...... 1-0 Bobby Johnson...... 5-0 Gary Pinkel ...... 2-0 Brian Kelly ...... 1-0 Kevin Higgins ...... 1-0 Sonny Dykes ...... 1-0 Kevin Wilson ...... 5-0 George O’Leary ...... 2-0 Clay Helton ...... 1-0 Lane Kiffin ...... 1-0 Sylvester Croom ...... 1-0 Rich Brooks ...... 5-0 Jeff Bower ...... 2-0 Danny Hope ...... 1-0 Lee Owens ...... 1-0 Tony Sanchez ...... 1-0 Mark Richt ...... 5-1 Jeff Quinn ...... 2-0 Darrell Hazell ...... 1-0 Lovie Smith ...... 1-0 Walt Harris ...... 1-0 Mark Dantonio ...... 5-2 Jeff Tedford ...... 2-0 David Elson ...... 1-0 Mario Cristobal ...... 1-0 Willie Fritz ...... 1-0 Jim Harbaugh ...... 4-0 Jerry Kill ...... 2-0 Derek Dooley ...... 1-0 Mark Helfrich ...... 1-0 Dan Mullen ...... 1-1 Phillip Fulmer ...... 4-0 John Robinson ...... 2-0 Don Treadwell ...... 1-0 Mark Mangino ...... 1-0 Dennis Franchione ...... 1-1 Tim Beckman ...... 4-0 Kyle Flood ...... 2-0 Earl Holmes ...... 1-0 Matt Canada ...... 1-0 Frank Beamer ...... 1-1 James Franklin ...... 4-1 Larry Blakeney ...... 2-0 Ed Orgeron ...... 1-0 Mike Bellotti ...... 1-0 Gary Darnell ...... 1-1 Steve Spurrier ...... 4-2 Mick Dennehy ...... 2-0 Garrick McGee ...... 1-0 Mike DeBord ...... 1-0 Houston Nutt ...... 1-1 Brady Hoke ...... 3-0 Mike Riley ...... 2-0 Greg McMackin ...... 1-0 Mike Haywood ...... 1-0 Mike Shula ...... 1-1 Joe Glenn ...... 3-0 Paul Chryst ...... 2-0 Howard Schellenberger ...... 1-0 Mike Hennigan ...... 1-0 Tom Armstutz ...... 1-1 Pat Fitzgerald ...... 3-0 PJ Fleck ...... 2-0 Jack Bicknell Jr ...... 1-0 Mike Jinks ...... 1-0 Tommy Tuberville ...... 1-2 Les Miles ...... 3-3 Randy Edsall ...... 2-0 Jay Mills ...... 1-0 Mike Stoops ...... 1-0 Bob Pruett ...... 0-1 Bill O’Brian ...... 2-0 Sonny Lubick ...... 2-0 Jeff Monken ...... 1-0 Norm Chow ...... 1-0 Jeff Brohm ...... 0-1 Bob Stoops ...... 2-0 Tom Allen ...... 2-0 Jeff Woodruff ...... 1-0 Paul Haynes ...... 1-0 Jim Leavitt ...... 0-1 Bobby Petrino ...... 2-0 Tom Craft ...... 2-0 Jerry Moore ...... 1-0 Phillip Montgomery ...... 1-0 Jimbo Fisher...... 0-1 Brian Knorr ...... 2-0 Kirk Ferentz ...... 2-1 Jim Hofer ...... 1-0 Randy Shannon ...... 1-0 Joe Novak ...... 0-1 Chris Ash ...... 2-0 Rocky Long ...... 2-1 Jim Tressel ...... 1-0 Randy Walker ...... 1-0 Lincoln Riley ...... 0-1 Dean Pees ...... 2-0 Nick Saban ...... 2-2 Joe Paterno ...... 1-0 Robbie Caldwell ...... 1-0 Lloyd Carr ...... 0-1 DJ Durkin ...... 2-0 Bill Lynch ...... 1-0 John Bunting ...... 1-0 Rod Carey ...... 1-0 Terry Hoeppner ...... 0-1 Fisher DeBerry ...... 2-0 Bo Pelini ...... 1-0 Joker Phillips ...... 1-0 Scott Frost ...... 1-0 Dabo Swinney ...... 0-2 Gary Andersen ...... 2-0 Bobby Wallace ...... 1-0 Ken Niumatalolo ...... 1-0 Scott Petersen ...... 1-0

7 URBAN MEYER (187-32-0 .854) NON CONF or CONF POST OVERALL CONF CONF DIVISION CHAMP SEASON COACHES AP YEAR SCHOOL RECORD RECORD RECORD STANDINGS GAME RESULT POLL POLL 2001 ...... Bowling Green ...... 8-3-0 ...... 3-0-0 ...... 5-3-0 ...... 3rd (East) ...... — ...... — ...... — ...... — 2002 ...... Bowling Green ...... 9-3-0 ...... 3-1-0 ...... 6-2-0 ...... 3rd (East) ...... — ...... — ...... — ...... — 2001-02 .... Bowling Green ...... 17-6-0 ...... 6-1-0 ...... 11-5-0 ...... — ...... — ...... —

2003 ...... Utah ...... 10-2-0 ...... 3-1-0 ...... 6-1-0 ...... 1st ...... — ...... W Liberty vsSouthern Miss ...... #21 ...... #21 2004 ...... Utah ...... 12-0-0 ...... 4-0-0 ...... 7-0-0 ...... 1st ...... — ...... W Fiesta vs Pittsburgh ...... #5 ...... #4 2003-04 .... Utah ...... 22-2-0 ...... 7-1-0 ...... 13-1-0 ...... — ...... — ...... 2-0-0

2005 ...... Florida ...... 9-3-0 ...... 3-0-0 ...... 5-3-0 ...... 2nd (Eastern) ...... — ...... W Outback vs Iowa ...... #16 ...... #12 2006 ...... Florida ...... 13-1-0 ...... 4-0-0 ...... 7-1-0 ...... 1st (Eastern) ...... W 38-28 vs Arkansas ...... W BCS NCG vs Ohio State ...... #1 ...... #1 2007 ...... Florida ...... 9-4-0 ...... 4-0-0 ...... 5-3-0 ...... 3rd (Eastern) ...... — ...... L Capital One vs Michigan ...... #16 ...... #13 2008 ...... Florida ...... 13-1-0 ...... 4-0-0 ...... 7-1-0 ...... 1st (Eastern) ...... W 31-20 vs Alabama ...... W BCS NCG vs Oklahoma ...... #1 ...... #1 2009 ...... Florida ...... 13-1-0 ...... 4-0-0 ...... 8-0-0 ...... 1st (Eastern) ...... L 13-32 vs Alabama ...... W Sugar vs Cincinnati ...... #3 ...... #3 2010 ...... Florida ...... 8-5-0 ...... 3-1-0 ...... 4-4-0 ...... 2nd (Eastern) ...... — ...... W Outback vs Penn State ...... — ...... — 2005-10 .... Florida ...... 65-15-0 ...... 22-1-0 ...... 36-12-0 ...... — ...... 2-1 ...... 5-1-0

2012 ...... Ohio State ...... 12-0-0 ...... 4-0-0 ...... 8-0-0 ...... 1st (Leaders) ...... — ...... — ...... — ...... #3 2013 ...... Ohio State ...... 12-2-0 ...... 4-0-0 ...... 8-0-0 ...... 1st (Leaders) ...... L 24-34 vs Michigan State ...... L Orange vs Clemson ...... #10 ...... #12 2014 ...... Ohio State ...... 14-1-0 ...... 3-1-0 ...... 8-0-0 ...... 1st (East) ...... W 59-0 vs Wisconsin ...... W Sugar vs Alabama ...... #1 ...... #1 W CFP NC Game vs Oregon 2015 ...... Ohio State ...... 12-1-0 ...... 4-0-0 ...... 7-1-0 ...... 1st (East) ...... — ...... W Fiesta vs Notre Dame ...... #4 ...... #4 2016 ...... Ohio State ...... 11-2-0 ...... 3-0-0 ...... 8-1-0 ...... 1st (East) ...... — ...... L Fiesta vs Clemson ...... #6 ...... #6 2017 ...... Ohio State ...... 12-2-0 ...... 2-1-0 ...... 8-1-0 ...... 1st (East) ...... W 27-21 vs Wisconsin ...... W Cotton vs USC ...... #5 ...... #5 2018 ...... Ohio State ...... 10-1-0 ...... 1-0-0 ...... 7-1-0 ...... 1st (East) ...... W 45-24 vs Northwestern ...... W Rose vs Washington ...... #3 ...... #3 2012-18 .... Ohio State ...... 83-9-0 ...... 21-2-0 ...... 54-4-0 ...... — ...... 3-1 ...... 5-2-0

2001-18 .... Total ...... 187-32-0 ...... 56-5-0 ...... 114-22-0 ...... — ...... 5-2 ...... 12-3-0 URBAN MEYER: POINTS SCORED & ALLOWED IN WINS & LOSSES

Below we show the total points scored and allowed in both wins and losses during Urban Meyer’s career. In wins his teams won by an average score of 41-17.

2001 8 Wins ...... 253 - 17 2006 13 Wins ...... 399-162 2012 12 Wins ...... 446-273 2017 12 Wins ...... 536-180 2001 3 Losses ...... 80 - 98 2006 1 Loss ...... 17 - 27 2012 0 Losses ...... ———– 2017 2 Losses ...... 40 - 86 2001 11 TOTAL GAMES ...... 333-215 2006 14 TOTAL GAMES ...... 416-189 2012 12 TOTAL GAMES ...... 446-273 2017 14 TOTAL GAMES ...... 576-266

2002 9 Wins ...... 442-207 2007 9 Wins ...... 446-200 2013 12 Wins ...... 578-243 2018 10 Wins ...... 404-246 2002 3 Losses ...... 48 - 97 2007 4 Losses ...... 106-131 2013 2 Losses ...... 59 - 74 2018 1 Loss ...... 20 - 49 2002 12 TOTAL GAMES ...... 490-304 2007 13 TOTAL GAMES ...... 552-331 2013 14 TOTAL GAMES ...... 637-317 2018 10 TOTAL GAMES ...... 424-295

2003 10 Wins ...... 283-154 2008 13 Wins ...... 581-150 2014 14 Wins ...... 651-295 2003 2 Losses ...... 61 - 75 2008 1 Losses ...... 30 - 31 2014 1 Loss ...... 21 - 35 AVERAGE SCORE IN A WIN ...... 41-17 2003 12 TOTAL GAMES ...... 344-229 2008 14 TOTAL GAMES ...... 611-181 2014 15 TOTAL GAMES ...... 672-330 AVERAGE SCORE IN A LOSS ...... 20-32

2004 12 Wins ...... 544-234 2009 13 Wins ...... 489-142 2015 12 Wins ...... 450-179 2004 0 Losses ...... ———– 2009 1 Loss ...... 13 - 32 2015 1 Loss ...... 14 - 17 TOTAL POINTS SCORED ...... 8,251 2004 12 TOTAL GAMES ...... 544-234 2009 14 TOTAL GAMES ...... 502-174 2015 13 TOTAL GAMES ...... 464-196 TOTAL POINTS ALLOWED ...... 4,238

2005 9 Wins ...... 301-144 2010 8 Wins ...... 325-136 2016 11 Wins ...... 491-146 2005 3 Losses ...... 42 - 82 2010 5 Losses ...... 60-141 2016 2 Losses ...... 21 - 55 2005 12 TOTAL GAMES ...... 343-226 2010 13 TOTAL GAMES ...... 385-277 2016 13 TOTAL GAMES ...... 512-201 URBAN MEYER AND POINTS SCORED Below we show the won-loss record of Urban Meyer based on the number of points his teams scored. When his teams scored between 10 and 39 points his record was 75-18 .806. When his teams scored 40 or more points his record was 101-0

0 - 9 Points ...... 7 ...... 1 - 6 .143 30-39 Points ...... 47 ...... 41 - 6 .872 60-69 Points ...... 15 ...... 15 - 0 1.000 10-19 Points ...... 18 ...... 10 - 8 .556 40-49 Points ...... 52 ...... 52 - 0 1.000 70-79 Points ...... 4 ...... 4 - 0 1.000 20-29 Points ...... 46 ...... 34-12 .739 50-59 Points ...... 30 ...... 30 - 0 1.000 TOTAL ...... 219 ...... 187-32 .854 URBAN MEYER vs THE SCHOOLS (187-32-0 .854) Below we list Urban Meyer’s All-Time W-L record vs all 84 schools that he went up against in his coaching career. We list the schools alphabetically.

Air Force ...... 2-0 Colorado State ...... 2-0 Marshall ...... 0-1 Oklahoma ...... 2-1 Troy ...... 2-0 Akron ...... 1-0 Eastern Michigan ...... 1-0 Miami (FL) ...... 1-0 Ole Miss ...... 1-1 Tulane ...... 1-0 Alabama ...... 3-3 FIU ...... 1-0 Miami (OH) ...... 2-1 Oregon...... 2-0 Tulsa ...... 1-0 Appalachian State ...... 1-0 Florida Atlantic ...... 1-0 Michigan ...... 7-1 Penn State ...... 7-1 UAB ...... 1-0 Arizona ...... 1-0 Florida A&M ...... 1-0 Michigan State ...... 5-2 Pittsburgh ...... 1-0 UCF ...... 2-0 Arkansas ...... 3-0 Florida State ...... 5-1 Minnesota...... 3-0 Purdue ...... 2-1 UNLV ...... 3-0 Army ...... 1-0 Georgia ...... 5-1 Mississippi State ...... 2-1 Rutgers ...... 4-0 USC ...... 1-0 Auburn ...... 0-2 Hawai’i ...... 2-0 Missouri ...... 2-0 San Diego State ...... 3-0 Utah State ...... 2-0 Ball State ...... 1-0 Illinois ...... 5-0 Navy ...... 1-0 South Carolina ...... 4-2 Vanderbilt ...... 6-0 Bowling Green ...... 1-0 Indiana ...... 7-0 Nebraska ...... 4-0 South Florida ...... 1-1 Virginia Tech ...... 1-1 Brigham Young...... 2-0 Iowa ...... 2-1 New Mexico ...... 1-1 Southern Miss ...... 2-0 Washington ...... 1-0 Buffalo ...... 2-0 Kansas ...... 1-0 North Carolina ...... 1-0 Temple...... 1-0 Western Carolina ...... 1-0 California ...... 3-0 Kentucky ...... 6-0 Northern Illinois ...... 1-1 Tennessee ...... 6-0 Western Kentucky ...... 1-0 Central Michigan ...... 1-0 Kent State ...... 3-0 Northwestern ...... 4-0 Tennessee Tech ...... 1-0 Western Michigan ...... 2-1 Charleston Southern ...... 1-0 Louisiana Tech ...... 1-0 Notre Dame ...... 1-0 Texas A&M ...... 1-1 Wisconsin ...... 5-0 Cincinnati ...... 2-0 LSU ...... 3-3 Ohio ...... 2-0 The Citadel ...... 1-0 Wyoming ...... 3-0 Clemson ...... 0-2 Maryland ...... 5-0 Ohio State ...... 1-0 Toledo ...... 1-1

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