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| Team Info |  
| RECORD | COACH POLL | MEDIA POLL | RECRUIT CLASS | PRESTIGE | STRENGTH OF | CONF PROJ |  
| 8-5 | NR | NR | 39th | Elite (92) | 52nd | 2nd Place |  
 
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| Team Schedule |  
| WEEK | OPPONENT | SCORE |  
| 1 | Central Florida | W 36-10 |  
| 2 | #13 Maryland | L 31-27 |  
| 3 | UTEP | W 20-10 |  
| 4 | Houston | W 33-31 |  
| 5 | Bowling Green | L 20-17 |  
| 6 | at Troy | W 23-6 |  
| 7 | at West Virginia | W 16-6 |  
| 8 | #12 Marshall | L 26-14 |  
| 9 | at Arkansas State | W 29-19 |  
| 10 | #16 Cincinnati | L 27-13 |  
| 11 | OPEN | - |  
| 12 | at #23 South Florida | L 28-17 |  
| 13 | Western Michigan | W 45-24 |  
| 14 | OPEN | - |  
| 15 | OPEN | - |  
 
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| Big East Standings |  
| North Division |  
| TEAM | W-L | CONF W-L | PF | PA |  
| Rutgers | 13-2 | 7-1 | 533 | 227 |  
| Marshall | 12-2 | 7-1 | 445 | 247 |  
| West Virginia | 5-7 | 3-5 | 236 | 313 |  
| Bowling Green | 7-6 | 3-5 | 285 | 297 |  
| Syracuse | 3-9 | 2-6 | 229 | 368 |  
| East Carolina | 4-8 | 2-6 | 271 | 307 |  
| South Division |  
| TEAM | W-L | CONF W-L | PF | PA |  
| Cincinnati | 10-4 | 6-2 | 433 | 276 |  
| South Florida | 8-5 | 6-2 | 304 | 238 |  
| Texas Christian | 8-5 | 4-4 | 328 | 266 |  
| Houston | 5-8 | 4-4 | 260 | 367 |  
| Troy | 7-6 | 3-5 | 338 | 258 |  
| Arkansas State | 3-9 | 1-7 | 165 | 329 |  
 
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| Team Stats |  
 | OFFENSE | DEFENSE |  
| Points Per Game | 25.2 (#40) | 20.5 (#41) |  
| Total Yards Per Game | 402.8 (#35) | 352.9 (#37) |  
| Rushing Attempts | 475 (#62) | 443 (#15) |  
| Rushing Yards Per Game | 111.9 (#81) | 107.7 (#17) |  
| Rushing YPC | 3.1 (#80) | 3.2 (#26) |  
| Passing Attempts | 478 (#18) | 441 (#79) |  
| Passing Yards Per Game | 290.9 (#17) | 245.2 (#70) |  
| Passing Completion % | 56.9 (#40) | 51.2 (#27) |  
| Turnover Margin | 17.0 (#4) | - |  
 
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