Bowling Green - Idaho

Humanitarian Bowl December 30, 4:30pm Boise, ID

Bowling Green (7-5) ____________ MAC __________ 66.61 ____ YPG = 392.2 (106%) PPG = 27.3 (103%) _________dYPG = 394 (107%) → -9% _________dPPG = 26.2 (107%) → -29% ____ Wk Opponent oPts Score 1 Troy 179.89 W, 31-14 2 Missouri 116.64 L, 20-27 3 Marshall -30.18 L, 10-17 4 Boise St 441.42 L, 14-49 5 Ohio 116.67 L, 37-44 6 Kent St -138.94 W, 36-35 7 Ball St -385.62 W, 31-17 8 Central Michigan 257.98 L, 10-24 10 Buffalo -99.82 W, 30-29 11 Miami (OH) -332.47 W, 35-14 12 Akron -247.05 W, 36-20 13 Toledo -151.64 W, 38-24

Idaho (7-5) ______________ WAC __________ 19.61 ____ +11% ← YPG = 450.9 (117%)__________ +12% ← PPG = 31.8 (115%)__________ dYPG = 424.8 (116%) dPPG = 35.5 (136%) ____ Wk Opponent oPts Score 1 New Mexico St -332.96 W, 21-6 2 Washington 19.13 L, 23-42 3 San Diego St -155.82 W, 34-20 4 Northern Illinois 0.53 W, 34-31 5 Colorado St -255.31 W, 31-29 6 San Jose St -289.14 W, 29-25 7 Hawaii -68.79 W, 35-23 8 Nevada 98.86 L, 45-70 9 Louisiana Tech -137.56 W, 35-34 10 Fresno St 116.89 L, 21-31 11 Boise St 441.42 L, 25-63 13 Utah St -163.79 L, 49-52

Bowling Green has the edge on defense, Idaho has the edge on offense; Bowling Green the city can be just as cold, bleak, and dreary as Boise, so the conditions probably won't hurt the Falcons too much; the Vandals should have more support from the crowd, but their riding a three-game losing streak, with two of those losses at home.

The Line: Idaho +1

The Call: Bowling Green by 9

The Result: Idaho 43-42

Yikes, welcome to the Freddie Barnes show. What a way to end a career. A win would've been nice though - props to Akey for having the stones to forego the extra point and try for the win. Those are the kinds of decisions and successes that they talk about when they say a bowl win can last a whole offseason.