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In anticipation of this Thursday's bowl game, HawgBeat compared the projected starting lineups for Arkansas and TCU using the players' star ratings as recruits and their Pro Football Focus grades from this season.
We also did a side-by-side statistical comparison of the two teams using their numbers during the regular season.
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Stat Comparison - TCU | Arkansas (FBS rank, out of 127 teams)
Offense
Scoring: 30.8 (47th) | 25.7 (t-86th)
Total yards: 411.0 (51st) | 391.5 (t-67th)
Passing: 196.3 (97th) | 240.2 (52nd)
Rushing: 214.7 (24th) | 151.3 (78th)
Third downs: 37.5% (t-88th) | 33.8% (105th)
Sacks allowed/game: 2.30 (t-73rd) | 3.40 (t-115th)
Turnovers: 14 (t-76th) | 13 (t-68th)
Defense
Scoring: 24.2 (37th) | 34.9 (t-98th)
Total yards: 350.9 (30th) | 451.7 (105th)
Passing: 223.4 (53rd) | 259.6 (102nd)
Rushing: 127.5 (25th) | 192.1 (92nd)
Third downs: 32.9% (15th) | 46.8% (109th)
Sacks/game: 2.70 (35th) | 1.40 (t-108th)
Turnovers forced: 12 (t-65th) | 18 (t-20th)
Star Comparison (using Rivals ratings)
*Listed with an "or" on the depth chart, but started the most recent game.
Breakdown
Arkansas: 14
TCU: 5
Tied: 3
Pro Football Focus Comparison (using season grades)
Team Grades (TCU | Arkansas)
Overall: 79.2 | 69.1
Offense: 73.4 | 71.3
Passing: 67.4 | 73.7
Rushing: 86.9 | 69.0
Receiving: 62.5 | 69.9
Pass blocking: 70.5 | 63.2
Run blocking: 66.6 | 65.7
