The big Fiesta Bowl is less then a week away, so now is a good time to compare how the two teams stack up regarding the most important statistics in the game.

Both teams are strong in both offense and defense with a slight edge to TCU in the defense prowess. That TCU defense is the reason they won last year when these teams played in the 2008 Poinsettia Bowl.

Do not be fooled by the overall lead TCU has some of the margins are very thin and these two teams are very equal.

Category			Edge
Scoring Offense	44.2 PPG	40.7 PPG
Rushing Offense	194.54 YPG	272.46 YPG
Passing Offense	266.00 YPG	212.16 YPG
Total Offense	460.50 YPG	467.8YPG
Penalties	55.5 YPG	54.2 YPG
Scoring Defense	17.7 PPG	12.2 PPG
Rushing Defense	126.85 YPG	80.50 YPG
Passing Defense	172.80 YPG	152.8 YPG
Total Defense	299.6 YPG	233.3 YPG
Turnovers Lost (Season)	13	20
Turnovers Margin	1.46 per game	.33 per game
Third Down Conversions	38.46%	43.15%
Third Down Defense	32.22%	26.14%
Red Zone Offense	85.53%	84.75%
Red Zone Defense	78.57%	76.19%