Big Day For Sports

Tomorrow is a big day for sports.  Not only does Texas A&M play Oklahoma in football, but the Breeder's Cup Championship is also tomorrow.  Of course, I live in a house divided since Dayna is an OU grad.  Tomorrow is the ONLY day of the year I'm allowed to cheer against OU.  Being the statistic's freak that I am, I spent some time comparing the two teams.  You'll see from the stats below that both programs are almost identical in terms of their stats so far this year.

I'm looking forward to a very entertaining game tomorrow at 7pm CST.

	Texas A&M	Oklahoma
Overall Record	8 - 1	6 - 2
Big 12 Record	4 - 1	3 - 1
	Offense
Points Per Game	33	31
Total Yards Per Game ( NR/CR )	423 ( 13 / 4 )	376 ( 35 / 8 )
Rushing Yards Per Game ( NR/CR )	214 ( 8 / 1 )	178 ( 23 / 5 )
Passing Yards Per Game ( NR/CR )	209 ( 47 / 8 )	198 ( 62 / 10 )
Sacks Allowed Per Game ( NR/CR )	1.22 ( 17 / 2 )	1.38 ( 30 / 5 )
Turnover Margin ( NR/CR )	.44 ( 35 / 4 )	.25 ( 44 / 5 )
Third Down Conversion Percentage ( NR )	53% ( 6 )	39% ( 55 )
Time Of Possession ( NR )	34 minutes ( 1 )	32 minutes ( 22 )
Passes Had Intercepted ( NR )	2 ( 1 )	5 ( 13 )
	Defense
Points Allowed Per Game ( NR/CR )	19 ( 42 / 5 )	15 ( 17 / 1 )
Total Yards Allowed Per Game ( NR/CR )	315 ( 52 / 5 )	278 ( 19 / 1 )
Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game ( NR/CR )	118 ( 42 / 5 )	110 ( 31 / 3 )
Passing Yards Allowed Per Game ( NR/CR )	119 ( 50 / 5 )	106 ( 21 / 1 )
Sacks Per Game ( NR/CR )	1.44 ( 95 / 10 )	1.25 ( 101 / 11 )
Tackles For Loss Per Game ( NR/CR )	4.44 ( 106 / 12 )	6.75 ( 27 / 5 )
Third Down Conversion Percentage ( NR )	28% ( 6 )	32% ( 27 )
Passes Intercepted ( NR )	5 ( 98 )	10 ( 28 )
	Special Teams
Net Punting Yards Per Game ( NR/CR )	38 ( 17 / 2 )	36 ( 41 / 6 )
Punt Returns Yards Per Game ( NR/CR )	9 ( 53 / 8 )	10 ( 38 / 5 )
Kickoff Return Yards Per Game ( NR/CR )	30 ( 1 / 1 )	23 ( 26 / 6 )
	Key Players
	Stephen McGee	Paul Thompson
	Mike Goodson	Allen Patrick
	Jorvorski Lane	Malcolm Kelly
	Martellus Bennett	Juaquin Iglesias
	Justin Warren	Rufus Alexander
	Chad Shroeder	Zach Latimer
	Chris Harrington	Reggie Smith
NR = National Rank; CR = Big 12 Conference Rank