Post by Cap'n on Sept 2, 2024 10:49:41 GMT -6
The first weekend of football included 27 games between FCS and P4 teams. After the Wildcats' near upset of Tech, I wondered how the FCS fared overall so I put my Stats Prof hat on and started digging in the data.
1. FCS teams were 0-27 against P4.
2. Depending upon how the median score was determined, it was eitlher 45-3 or 40-0.
3. P4 teams scored over 50 points in 1/3 of the games including 70+ four times.
4. FCS teams scored fewer than 10 points in 2/3 of the games including 9 shutouts.
5. Top 10 FCS teams lost by an average difference of 19.5 points.
6. The best 3 FCS outcomes were ACU/TT (1 point loss); NDST/Colorado (5 point loss); and Idaho/Oregon (10 point loss). BTW, Idaho comes to Abilene in 3 weeks.
Professionals v Amateurs
1. FCS teams were 0-27 against P4.
2. Depending upon how the median score was determined, it was eitlher 45-3 or 40-0.
3. P4 teams scored over 50 points in 1/3 of the games including 70+ four times.
4. FCS teams scored fewer than 10 points in 2/3 of the games including 9 shutouts.
5. Top 10 FCS teams lost by an average difference of 19.5 points.
6. The best 3 FCS outcomes were ACU/TT (1 point loss); NDST/Colorado (5 point loss); and Idaho/Oregon (10 point loss). BTW, Idaho comes to Abilene in 3 weeks.
Professionals v Amateurs
