One of the many requests I get each year is to include a Projected W/L Record for each team in the Magazine. First let me explain why I do not include a W/L projection in my magazine. My evaluation of each team is based off my nine different sets of power ratings, these nine different sets give me nine different ways to project a season. One set of power ratings is based purely on talent level and may project a team to go 8-4 while another set of ratings is based off of my computer numbers which include rushing and passing offenses, defenses and special teams may project that team to go 10-2. When reading my forecast section for each team in my magazine you will notice that many times I will say that all nine sets of my power ratings call for a 12-0 season or two sets of power ratings call for a DD win season. This is as close to a projected record as I give in my magazine. Today I thought I would give you my computer’s projected stats and scores for each game for each the Preseason AP Top 25 Teams.
Remember these are not my own projections for each team because there is no computer that can figure situational edges and motivation/revenge factors but you can get a good idea on why I projected the teams where I did in my Preseason Poll.
My Computer's Projected Season
Stats/Records for AP Top 25
| #1 USC 12-0 (9-0) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| Hawaii | 265 | 387 | 54 | 38 | 187 | 11 | 427 | |
| AT | Syracuse | 193 | 346 | 41 | 72 | 201 | 13 | 266 |
| AT | Stanford | 128 | 288 | 31 | 163 | 230 | 25 | 23 |
| California | 210 | 326 | 41 | 112 | 202 | 17 | 222 | |
| AT | Utah | 180 | 279 | 34 | 128 | 216 | 19 | 115 |
| AT | Washington | 204 | 295 | 41 | 113 | 255 | 23 | 131 |
| Colorado | 247 | 357 | 47 | 44 | 165 | 8 | 395 | |
| AT | Arizona | 210 | 321 | 42 | 189 | 214 | 22 | 128 |
| Oregon | 187 | 328 | 37 | 258 | 139 | 27 | 118 | |
| Arizona St | 231 | 369 | 47 | 100 | 196 | 16 | 304 | |
| AT | UCLA | 200 | 270 | 36 | 145 | 220 | 19 | 105 |
| Notre Dame | 178 | 359 | 35 | 109 | 237 | 23 | 191 | |
| Avg | 203 | 327 | 40 | 122 | 205 | 19 | 202 | |
| #2 Alabama 11-1 (7-1) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| † | Michigan | 196 | 240 | 30 | 155 | 182 | 21 | 99 |
| WKU | 240 | 308 | 41 | 40 | 112 | 2 | 396 | |
| AT | Arkansas | 197 | 228 | 30 | 118 | 293 | 29 | 14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 272 | 303 | 53 | -21 | 90 | 2 | 505 | |
| Mississippi | 249 | 267 | 37 | 52 | 117 | 9 | 347 | |
| AT | Missouri | 181 | 219 | 28 | 108 | 269 | 20 | 23 |
| AT | Tennessee | 171 | 202 | 24 | 84 | 260 | 19 | 29 |
| Mississippi St | 205 | 260 | 30 | 27 | 183 | 10 | 255 | |
| AT | LSU | 134 | 201 | 22 | 152 | 210 | 26 | -27 |
| Texas A&M | 180 | 289 | 33 | 102 | 206 | 21 | 161 | |
| Western Carolina | 331 | 342 | 50 | -48 | 58 | -7 | 662 | |
| Auburn | 216 | 274 | 35 | 63 | 171 | 14 | 256 | |
| Avg | 214 | 261 | 34 | 69 | 179 | 14 | 227 | |
| #3 LSU 10-2 (6-2) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| North Texas | 263 | 315 | 50 | -7 | 182 | 6 | 403 | |
| Washington | 229 | 236 | 39 | 63 | 210 | 17 | 192 | |
| Idaho | 266 | 293 | 47 | 12 | 130 | 6 | 417 | |
| AT | Auburn | 183 | 193 | 31 | 105 | 236 | 22 | 35 |
| Towson | 271 | 320 | 51 | 74 | 62 | 10 | 455 | |
| AT | Florida | 130 | 150 | 19 | 114 | 265 | 28 | -99 |
| South Carolina | 189 | 227 | 32 | 112 | 174 | 17 | 130 | |
| AT | Texas A&M | 147 | 208 | 30 | 144 | 271 | 29 | -60 |
| Alabama | 152 | 210 | 26 | 134 | 201 | 22 | 27 | |
| Mississippi St | 202 | 229 | 30 | 39 | 198 | 13 | 194 | |
| Mississippi | 246 | 236 | 37 | 64 | 132 | 11 | 286 | |
| AT | Arkansas | 195 | 199 | 30 | 130 | 307 | 31 | -43 |
| Avg | 206 | 235 | 35 | 82 | 197 | 18 | 161 | |
| #4 Oklahoma 12-0 (9-0) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| AT | UTEP | 224 | 347 | 45 | 71 | 227 | 15 | 273 |
| Florida A&M | 290 | 438 | 56 | -11 | 61 | -4 | 678 | |
| Kansas St | 168 | 372 | 41 | 133 | 130 | 17 | 277 | |
| AT | Texas Tech | 221 | 313 | 45 | 122 | 346 | 27 | 66 |
| † | Texas | 122 | 291 | 29 | 189 | 243 | 26 | -19 |
| Kansas | 234 | 400 | 51 | 110 | 153 | 13 | 371 | |
| Notre Dame | 151 | 379 | 35 | 117 | 230 | 23 | 183 | |
| AT | Iowa St | 201 | 330 | 38 | 136 | 214 | 17 | 181 |
| Baylor | 234 | 388 | 49 | 129 | 242 | 22 | 251 | |
| AT | West Virginia | 181 | 327 | 41 | 122 | 360 | 31 | 26 |
| Oklahoma St | 189 | 343 | 38 | 97 | 262 | 24 | 173 | |
| AT | TCU | 150 | 327 | 37 | 178 | 245 | 28 | 54 |
| Avg | 197 | 354 | 42 | 116 | 226 | 20 | 210 | |
| #5 Oregon 11-1 (8-1) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| Arkansas St | 354 | 260 | 49 | 56 | 213 | 13 | 345 | |
| Fresno St | 369 | 245 | 49 | 98 | 197 | 18 | 319 | |
| Tennessee Tech | 423 | 261 | 54 | 34 | 64 | 2 | 586 | |
| Arizona | 340 | 233 | 43 | 160 | 167 | 20 | 246 | |
| AT | Washington St | 349 | 185 | 43 | 37 | 345 | 25 | 152 |
| Washington | 332 | 204 | 42 | 85 | 210 | 20 | 241 | |
| AT | Arizona St | 304 | 186 | 39 | 128 | 244 | 23 | 118 |
| Colorado | 351 | 225 | 44 | 41 | 162 | 10 | 373 | |
| AT | USC | 258 | 139 | 27 | 187 | 328 | 37 | -118 |
| AT | California | 282 | 140 | 32 | 141 | 253 | 24 | 28 |
| Stanford | 260 | 204 | 33 | 132 | 179 | 22 | 153 | |
| AT | Oregon St | 303 | 137 | 33 | 85 | 288 | 22 | 67 |
| Avg | 327 | 202 | 41 | 99 | 221 | 20 | 209 | |
| #6 Georgia 11-1 (7-1) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| Buffalo | 202 | 341 | 42 | 43 | 124 | 7 | 376 | |
| AT | Missouri | 119 | 258 | 25 | 101 | 270 | 22 | 6 |
| Florida Atlantic | 208 | 339 | 50 | -26 | 93 | 4 | 480 | |
| Vanderbilt | 161 | 325 | 32 | 90 | 134 | 15 | 262 | |
| Tennessee | 137 | 288 | 26 | 48 | 213 | 17 | 164 | |
| AT | South Carolina | 98 | 244 | 23 | 124 | 212 | 22 | 6 |
| AT | Kentucky | 176 | 306 | 35 | 64 | 149 | 13 | 269 |
| † | Florida | 86 | 244 | 18 | 79 | 226 | 25 | 25 |
| Mississippi | 185 | 303 | 33 | 46 | 120 | 11 | 322 | |
| AT | Auburn | 123 | 261 | 27 | 86 | 223 | 21 | 75 |
| Georgia Southern | 214 | 368 | 42 | 133 | 12 | 4 | 437 | |
| Georgia Tech | 201 | 301 | 36 | 218 | 42 | 16 | 242 | |
| Avg | 159 | 298 | 32 | 84 | 151 | 15 | 222 | |
| #7 Florida St 12-0 (8-0) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| Murray St | 267 | 386 | 52 | -43 | 161 | 5 | 535 | |
| Savannah St | 267 | 402 | 52 | -70 | 17 | -7 | 722 | |
| Wake Forest | 175 | 332 | 41 | 24 | 136 | 6 | 347 | |
| Clemson | 168 | 313 | 41 | 78 | 236 | 23 | 167 | |
| AT | USF | 103 | 293 | 31 | 108 | 210 | 18 | 78 |
| AT | NC State | 140 | 275 | 35 | 69 | 235 | 17 | 111 |
| Boston College | 165 | 334 | 36 | 58 | 137 | 9 | 304 | |
| AT | Miami, Fl | 141 | 292 | 31 | 67 | 173 | 13 | 193 |
| Duke | 183 | 339 | 42 | 31 | 205 | 14 | 286 | |
| AT | Virginia Tech | 76 | 246 | 25 | 89 | 215 | 15 | 18 |
| AT | Maryland | 150 | 297 | 37 | 83 | 161 | 10 | 203 |
| Florida | 101 | 275 | 25 | 67 | 206 | 21 | 103 | |
| Avg | 161 | 315 | 37 | 47 | 174 | 12 | 256 | |
| #8 Michigan 8-4 (6-2) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| † | Alabama | 155 | 182 | 21 | 196 | 240 | 30 | -99 |
| Air Force | 304 | 280 | 44 | 215 | 46 | 15 | 323 | |
| Massachusetts | 292 | 274 | 42 | 66 | 141 | 9 | 359 | |
| AT | Notre Dame | 173 | 216 | 23 | 155 | 288 | 32 | -54 |
| AT | Purdue | 215 | 227 | 33 | 114 | 253 | 22 | 75 |
| Illinois | 226 | 207 | 30 | 123 | 141 | 14 | 169 | |
| Michigan St | 182 | 217 | 27 | 137 | 159 | 20 | 103 | |
| AT | Nebraska | 200 | 180 | 25 | 207 | 226 | 31 | -53 |
| AT | Minnesota | 244 | 218 | 34 | 122 | 174 | 18 | 166 |
| Northwestern | 266 | 291 | 41 | 106 | 209 | 19 | 242 | |
| Iowa | 244 | 267 | 35 | 90 | 191 | 18 | 230 | |
| AT | Ohio St | 156 | 166 | 21 | 201 | 206 | 27 | -85 |
| Avg | 222 | 227 | 31 | 144 | 190 | 21 | 115 | |
| #9 South Carolina 8-4 (5-3) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| AT | Vanderbilt | 177 | 219 | 27 | 158 | 190 | 23 | 48 |
| East Carolina | 210 | 268 | 36 | 56 | 236 | 18 | 186 | |
| UAB | 273 | 322 | 46 | 57 | 151 | 10 | 387 | |
| Missouri | 188 | 241 | 28 | 116 | 237 | 21 | 76 | |
| AT | Kentucky | 216 | 240 | 33 | 108 | 165 | 17 | 183 |
| Georgia | 124 | 212 | 22 | 98 | 244 | 23 | -6 | |
| AT | LSU | 112 | 174 | 17 | 189 | 227 | 32 | -130 |
| AT | Florida | 110 | 152 | 14 | 139 | 268 | 32 | -145 |
| Tennessee | 177 | 222 | 24 | 92 | 229 | 21 | 78 | |
| Arkansas | 206 | 253 | 31 | 123 | 257 | 30 | 79 | |
| Wofford | 267 | 283 | 44 | 233 | 28 | 8 | 289 | |
| AT | Clemson | 178 | 191 | 29 | 149 | 297 | 34 | -77 |
| Avg | 187 | 231 | 29 | 126 | 211 | 22 | 81 | |
| #10 Arkansas 9-3 (5-3) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| Jacksonville St | 280 | 395 | 54 | 132 | 101 | 11 | 442 | |
| ULM | 221 | 357 | 50 | 94 | 219 | 15 | 265 | |
| Alabama | 118 | 293 | 29 | 197 | 228 | 30 | -14 | |
| Rutgers | 159 | 317 | 35 | 114 | 206 | 19 | 156 | |
| AT | Texas A&M | 112 | 289 | 31 | 207 | 299 | 36 | -105 |
| AT | Auburn | 148 | 274 | 34 | 168 | 264 | 29 | -10 |
| Kentucky | 229 | 366 | 46 | 119 | 144 | 16 | 332 | |
| Mississippi | 212 | 319 | 40 | 127 | 159 | 18 | 245 | |
| Tulsa | 194 | 337 | 40 | 152 | 210 | 24 | 169 | |
| AT | South Carolina | 123 | 257 | 30 | 206 | 253 | 31 | -79 |
| AT | Mississippi St | 140 | 265 | 29 | 129 | 271 | 25 | 5 |
| LSU | 130 | 307 | 31 | 195 | 199 | 30 | 43 | |
| Avg | 172 | 314 | 37 | 153 | 212 | 24 | 121 | |
| #11 West Virginia 9-3 (6-3) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| Marshall | 198 | 408 | 47 | 133 | 193 | 22 | 280 | |
| † | James Madison | 183 | 403 | 42 | 168 | 84 | 16 | 334 |
| Maryland | 158 | 398 | 43 | 153 | 169 | 21 | 234 | |
| Baylor | 186 | 405 | 46 | 174 | 284 | 34 | 133 | |
| AT | Texas | 63 | 289 | 24 | 245 | 304 | 40 | -197 |
| AT | Texas Tech | 176 | 335 | 43 | 164 | 383 | 38 | -36 |
| Kansas St | 120 | 389 | 37 | 178 | 172 | 29 | 159 | |
| TCU | 134 | 398 | 39 | 191 | 233 | 35 | 108 | |
| AT | Oklahoma St | 112 | 311 | 30 | 171 | 353 | 41 | -101 |
| Oklahoma | 122 | 360 | 31 | 181 | 327 | 41 | -26 | |
| AT | Iowa St | 156 | 352 | 35 | 178 | 251 | 28 | 79 |
| Kansas | 186 | 417 | 48 | 155 | 195 | 25 | 253 | |
| Avg | 150 | 372 | 39 | 174 | 246 | 31 | 102 | |
| #12 Wisconsin 11-1 (7-1) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| Nothern Iowa | 352 | 283 | 46 | 80 | 46 | 6 | 509 | |
| AT | Oregon St | 232 | 153 | 29 | 100 | 309 | 27 | -24 |
| 0 | Utah St | 294 | 260 | 45 | 138 | 154 | 19 | 262 |
| UTEP | 310 | 256 | 43 | 48 | 206 | 18 | 312 | |
| AT | Nebraska | 208 | 157 | 26 | 203 | 243 | 34 | -81 |
| Illinois | 237 | 189 | 31 | 116 | 153 | 17 | 157 | |
| AT | Purdue | 223 | 204 | 34 | 110 | 270 | 25 | 47 |
| Minnesota | 278 | 239 | 40 | 92 | 147 | 17 | 278 | |
| Michigan St | 193 | 199 | 28 | 130 | 171 | 22 | 91 | |
| AT | Indiana | 299 | 209 | 44 | 116 | 240 | 25 | 152 |
| Ohio St | 197 | 198 | 27 | 164 | 168 | 25 | 63 | |
| AT | Penn St | 192 | 189 | 26 | 129 | 188 | 16 | 64 |
| Avg | 251 | 211 | 35 | 119 | 191 | 21 | 153 | |
| #13 Michigan St 9-3 (6-2) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| Boise St | 195 | 226 | 30 | 42 | 195 | 17 | 184 | |
| AT | Cent Michigan | 208 | 220 | 33 | 53 | 236 | 16 | 139 |
| Notre Dame | 138 | 235 | 21 | 83 | 227 | 23 | 63 | |
| E Michigan | 228 | 255 | 36 | 95 | 88 | 9 | 300 | |
| Ohio St | 125 | 191 | 20 | 125 | 139 | 18 | 52 | |
| AT | Indiana | 229 | 206 | 37 | 75 | 207 | 18 | 153 |
| Iowa | 183 | 242 | 29 | 44 | 174 | 13 | 207 | |
| AT | Michigan | 137 | 159 | 20 | 182 | 217 | 27 | -103 |
| AT | Wisconsin | 130 | 171 | 22 | 193 | 199 | 28 | -91 |
| Nebraska | 167 | 203 | 24 | 133 | 161 | 22 | 76 | |
| Northwestern | 205 | 266 | 35 | 60 | 192 | 15 | 219 | |
| AT | Minnesota | 182 | 192 | 28 | 77 | 158 | 14 | 139 |
| Avg | 177 | 214 | 28 | 97 | 183 | 18 | 112 | |
| #14 Clemson 11-1 (7-1) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| † | Auburn | 158 | 288 | 35 | 156 | 228 | 31 | 62 |
| Ball St | 236 | 387 | 50 | 126 | 179 | 22 | 318 | |
| Furman | 254 | 381 | 53 | 54 | 117 | 12 | 464 | |
| AT | Florida St | 78 | 236 | 23 | 168 | 313 | 41 | -167 |
| AT | Boston College | 159 | 286 | 33 | 166 | 206 | 28 | 73 |
| Georgia Tech | 222 | 304 | 42 | 302 | 71 | 29 | 153 | |
| Virginia Tech | 127 | 293 | 31 | 140 | 189 | 24 | 91 | |
| AT | Wake Forest | 171 | 287 | 38 | 131 | 203 | 24 | 124 |
| AT | Duke | 182 | 300 | 40 | 134 | 265 | 32 | 83 |
| Maryland | 194 | 331 | 43 | 141 | 148 | 20 | 236 | |
| NC State | 187 | 314 | 41 | 124 | 217 | 27 | 160 | |
| South Carolina | 149 | 297 | 34 | 178 | 191 | 29 | 77 | |
| Avg | 176 | 309 | 39 | 152 | 194 | 26 | 140 | |
| #15 Texas 11-1 (8-1) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| Wyoming | 295 | 311 | 45 | 39 | 144 | 5 | 423 | |
| New Mexico | 288 | 341 | 49 | 5 | 125 | 0 | 499 | |
| AT | Mississippi | 228 | 241 | 33 | 92 | 149 | 14 | 228 |
| AT | Oklahoma St | 193 | 218 | 28 | 98 | 293 | 27 | 20 |
| West Virginia | 245 | 304 | 40 | 63 | 289 | 24 | 197 | |
| † | Oklahoma | 189 | 243 | 26 | 122 | 291 | 29 | 19 |
| Baylor | 267 | 312 | 44 | 101 | 224 | 20 | 254 | |
| AT | Kansas | 243 | 283 | 41 | 107 | 177 | 16 | 242 |
| AT | Texas Tech | 257 | 242 | 40 | 91 | 323 | 24 | 85 |
| Iowa St | 262 | 302 | 37 | 80 | 148 | 10 | 336 | |
| TCU | 215 | 305 | 36 | 118 | 173 | 21 | 229 | |
| AT | Kansas St | 174 | 250 | 30 | 133 | 159 | 20 | 132 |
| Avg | 238 | 279 | 37 | 87 | 208 | 17 | 222 | |
| #16 Virginia Tech 9-3 (5-3) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| Georgia Tech | 205 | 237 | 29 | 238 | 50 | 17 | 154 | |
| Austin Peay | 271 | 305 | 40 | -44 | 29 | -4 | 591 | |
| Pittsburgh | 153 | 212 | 27 | 134 | 216 | 26 | 15 | |
| Bowling Green | 206 | 248 | 29 | 37 | 170 | 11 | 247 | |
| Cincinnati | 144 | 227 | 23 | 71 | 205 | 17 | 95 | |
| North Carolina | 136 | 217 | 22 | 130 | 265 | 26 | -42 | |
| Duke | 187 | 269 | 30 | 48 | 208 | 16 | 200 | |
| Clemson | 140 | 189 | 24 | 127 | 293 | 31 | -91 | |
| Miami, Fl | 141 | 214 | 19 | 88 | 184 | 16 | 83 | |
| Florida St | 89 | 215 | 15 | 76 | 246 | 25 | -18 | |
| Boston College | 140 | 215 | 19 | 104 | 189 | 17 | 62 | |
| Virginia | 167 | 279 | 27 | 90 | 179 | 14 | 177 | |
| Avg | 165 | 235 | 25 | 91 | 186 | 18 | 123 | |
| #17 Nebraska 10-2 (6-2) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| Southern Miss | 241 | 251 | 36 | 160 | 152 | 17 | 180 | |
| AT | UCLA | 201 | 164 | 28 | 166 | 222 | 22 | -23 |
| Arkansas St | 251 | 286 | 44 | 80 | 218 | 14 | 239 | |
| Idaho St | 328 | 269 | 49 | -9 | 135 | -1 | 471 | |
| Wisconsin | 203 | 243 | 34 | 208 | 157 | 26 | 81 | |
| AT | Ohio St | 136 | 159 | 21 | 202 | 201 | 26 | -108 |
| AT | Northwestern | 222 | 244 | 37 | 131 | 244 | 22 | 91 |
| Michigan | 207 | 226 | 31 | 200 | 180 | 25 | 53 | |
| AT | Michigan St | 133 | 161 | 22 | 167 | 203 | 24 | -76 |
| Penn St | 194 | 255 | 31 | 104 | 116 | 7 | 229 | |
| Minnesota | 247 | 250 | 39 | 100 | 130 | 13 | 267 | |
| AT | Iowa | 195 | 211 | 30 | 120 | 235 | 21 | 51 |
| Avg | 213 | 226 | 33 | 136 | 183 | 18 | 121 | |
| #18 Ohio St 10-2 (6-2) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| Miami, Oh | 226 | 243 | 33 | -8 | 228 | 8 | 249 | |
| UCF | 204 | 205 | 28 | 95 | 174 | 14 | 140 | |
| California | 175 | 150 | 24 | 119 | 240 | 21 | -34 | |
| UAB | 288 | 295 | 46 | 33 | 138 | 6 | 412 | |
| AT | Michigan St | 125 | 139 | 18 | 125 | 191 | 20 | -52 |
| Nebraska | 202 | 201 | 26 | 136 | 159 | 21 | 108 | |
| AT | Indiana | 263 | 203 | 39 | 79 | 206 | 17 | 181 |
| Purdue | 213 | 241 | 33 | 46 | 192 | 13 | 216 | |
| AT | Penn St | 156 | 183 | 22 | 92 | 154 | 8 | 93 |
| Illinois | 200 | 180 | 26 | 80 | 122 | 9 | 178 | |
| AT | Wisconsin | 164 | 168 | 25 | 197 | 198 | 27 | -63 |
| Michigan | 201 | 206 | 27 | 156 | 166 | 21 | 85 | |
| Avg | 201 | 201 | 29 | 96 | 181 | 15 | 126 | |
| #19 Oklahoma St 10-2 (7-2) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| Savannah St | 259 | 422 | 51 | -1 | 24 | 0 | 658 | |
| AT | Arizona | 141 | 313 | 36 | 219 | 212 | 26 | 23 |
| Louisiana | 201 | 384 | 49 | 104 | 186 | 20 | 295 | |
| Texas | 98 | 293 | 27 | 193 | 218 | 28 | -20 | |
| AT | Kansas | 168 | 331 | 42 | 157 | 200 | 22 | 142 |
| Iowa St | 188 | 351 | 37 | 129 | 170 | 16 | 240 | |
| TCU | 141 | 354 | 37 | 167 | 195 | 26 | 133 | |
| AT | Kansas St | 99 | 298 | 30 | 183 | 182 | 26 | 32 |
| West Virginia | 171 | 353 | 41 | 112 | 311 | 30 | 101 | |
| Texas Tech | 210 | 337 | 45 | 112 | 298 | 26 | 137 | |
| AT | Oklahoma | 97 | 262 | 24 | 189 | 343 | 38 | -173 |
| AT | Baylor | 168 | 319 | 40 | 176 | 289 | 30 | 22 |
| Avg | 162 | 335 | 38 | 145 | 219 | 24 | 133 | |
| #20 TCU 8-4 (5-4) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| Grambling St | 308 | 351 | 49 | 7 | 76 | 5 | 576 | |
| AT | Kansas | 217 | 260 | 40 | 150 | 238 | 25 | 89 |
| Virginia | 204 | 298 | 37 | 135 | 221 | 22 | 146 | |
| AT | SMU | 175 | 245 | 32 | 60 | 313 | 24 | 47 |
| Iowa St | 237 | 280 | 36 | 122 | 208 | 20 | 187 | |
| AT | Baylor | 217 | 248 | 38 | 169 | 327 | 34 | -31 |
| Texas Tech | 259 | 266 | 44 | 105 | 336 | 30 | 84 | |
| AT | Oklahoma St | 167 | 195 | 26 | 141 | 354 | 37 | -133 |
| AT | West Virginia | 191 | 233 | 35 | 134 | 398 | 39 | -108 |
| Kansas St | 176 | 274 | 34 | 147 | 172 | 25 | 131 | |
| AT | Texas | 118 | 173 | 21 | 215 | 305 | 36 | -229 |
| Oklahoma | 178 | 245 | 28 | 150 | 327 | 37 | -54 | |
| Avg | 204 | 256 | 35 | 128 | 273 | 28 | 59 | |
| #21 Stanford 9-3 (7-2) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| San Jose St | 245 | 281 | 43 | 11 | 193 | 9 | 322 | |
| Duke | 220 | 271 | 38 | 41 | 226 | 18 | 224 | |
| USC | 163 | 230 | 25 | 128 | 288 | 31 | -23 | |
| AT | Washington | 181 | 200 | 31 | 83 | 266 | 23 | 32 |
| Arizona | 213 | 270 | 37 | 133 | 181 | 19 | 169 | |
| AT | Notre Dame | 129 | 220 | 22 | 105 | 292 | 28 | -48 |
| AT | California | 159 | 183 | 26 | 110 | 261 | 23 | -29 |
| Washington St | 249 | 267 | 41 | -17 | 314 | 20 | 219 | |
| AT | Colorado | 199 | 219 | 34 | 39 | 219 | 13 | 160 |
| Oregon St | 207 | 226 | 32 | 26 | 249 | 16 | 158 | |
| AT | Oregon | 132 | 179 | 22 | 260 | 204 | 33 | -153 |
| AT | UCLA | 177 | 175 | 27 | 115 | 231 | 20 | 6 |
| Avg | 190 | 227 | 31 | 86 | 244 | 21 | 86 | |
| #22 Kansas St 7-5 (4-5) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| Missouri St | 238 | 272 | 41 | 61 | 60 | 6 | 389 | |
| Miami, Fl | 191 | 216 | 28 | 93 | 173 | 19 | 141 | |
| North Texas | 229 | 274 | 44 | 28 | 214 | 14 | 261 | |
| AT | Oklahoma | 133 | 130 | 17 | 168 | 372 | 41 | -277 |
| Kansas | 228 | 239 | 39 | 112 | 189 | 20 | 166 | |
| AT | Iowa St | 198 | 175 | 26 | 134 | 243 | 23 | -4 |
| AT | West Virginia | 178 | 172 | 29 | 120 | 389 | 37 | -159 |
| Texas Tech | 245 | 203 | 38 | 93 | 330 | 28 | 25 | |
| Oklahoma St | 183 | 182 | 26 | 99 | 298 | 30 | -32 | |
| AT | TCU | 147 | 172 | 25 | 176 | 274 | 34 | -131 |
| AT | Baylor | 204 | 187 | 34 | 155 | 318 | 33 | -82 |
| Texas | 133 | 159 | 20 | 174 | 250 | 30 | -132 | |
| Avg | 192 | 198 | 31 | 117 | 259 | 26 | 14 | |
| #23 Florida 11-1 (7-1) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| Bowling Green | 213 | 286 | 39 | 33 | 152 | 7 | 314 | |
| AT | Texas A&M | 97 | 249 | 28 | 142 | 249 | 25 | -45 |
| AT | Tennessee | 119 | 214 | 25 | 94 | 252 | 18 | -13 |
| Kentucky | 213 | 324 | 43 | 54 | 95 | 5 | 388 | |
| LSU | 114 | 265 | 28 | 130 | 150 | 19 | 99 | |
| AT | Vanderbilt | 147 | 258 | 32 | 131 | 165 | 16 | 109 |
| South Carolina | 139 | 268 | 32 | 110 | 152 | 14 | 145 | |
| † | Georgia | 79 | 226 | 25 | 86 | 244 | 18 | -25 |
| Missouri | 159 | 281 | 33 | 88 | 211 | 14 | 141 | |
| Louisiana | 220 | 332 | 49 | 48 | 164 | 11 | 340 | |
| Jacksonville St | 264 | 353 | 51 | 67 | 52 | 0 | 498 | |
| AT | Florida St | 67 | 206 | 21 | 101 | 275 | 25 | -103 |
| Avg | 152 | 272 | 34 | 90 | 180 | 14 | 154 | |
| #24 Louisville 7-5 (4-3) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| Kentucky | 178 | 275 | 31 | 113 | 164 | 16 | 176 | |
| Missouri St | 187 | 305 | 36 | 83 | 75 | 7 | 334 | |
| North Carolina | 138 | 256 | 26 | 155 | 266 | 28 | -27 | |
| AT | FIU | 114 | 208 | 23 | 143 | 194 | 17 | -15 |
| AT | Southern Miss | 132 | 209 | 22 | 195 | 234 | 24 | -88 |
| AT | Pittsburgh | 131 | 212 | 25 | 182 | 255 | 32 | -94 |
| USF | 104 | 253 | 22 | 155 | 223 | 24 | -21 | |
| Cincinnati | 146 | 267 | 27 | 95 | 204 | 19 | 114 | |
| Temple | 169 | 262 | 28 | 126 | 134 | 14 | 171 | |
| AT | Syracuse | 109 | 240 | 24 | 102 | 241 | 20 | 6 |
| Connecticut | 115 | 274 | 27 | 98 | 189 | 18 | 102 | |
| AT | Rutgers | 87 | 191 | 17 | 129 | 261 | 24 | -112 |
| Avg | 134 | 246 | 26 | 131 | 203 | 20 | 46 | |
| #25 Boise St 10-2 (8-0) | ||||||||
| OFF | OFF | OFF | DEF | DEF | Def | Total | ||
| FOE | RUSH | PASS | PTS | RUSH | PASS | PTS | Yards | |
| AT | Michigan St | 42 | 195 | 17 | 195 | 226 | 30 | -184 |
| Miami, Oh | 145 | 303 | 32 | 60 | 259 | 18 | 129 | |
| BYU | 110 | 272 | 27 | 123 | 243 | 26 | 16 | |
| AT | New Mexico | 171 | 290 | 38 | 95 | 210 | 15 | 156 |
| AT | Southern Miss | 123 | 239 | 25 | 216 | 222 | 28 | -76 |
| Fresno St | 179 | 311 | 39 | 146 | 219 | 25 | 125 | |
| UNLV | 182 | 323 | 44 | 115 | 101 | 13 | 289 | |
| AT | Wyoming | 176 | 256 | 34 | 131 | 233 | 21 | 68 |
| San Diego St | 162 | 312 | 36 | 98 | 221 | 18 | 155 | |
| AT | Hawaii | 146 | 266 | 35 | 116 | 261 | 25 | 35 |
| Colorado St | 213 | 296 | 40 | 131 | 147 | 15 | 231 | |
| AT | Nevada | 145 | 234 | 30 | 203 | 262 | 27 | -86 |
| Avg | 149 | 275 | 33 | 136 | 217 | 22 | 72 | |
You can see now why I projected Florida St to win the national title as they are projected by my computer to outgain their foes by 256 ypg and also allow only 12 ppg on defense which are both best in the country. Naturally the Oklahoma Sooners who are my other pick to play in the title game have the nation's best offense according to my computer as they are projected to avergage more than 550 ypg. USC which has added Penn St RB Silas Redd since my magazine projection and is also projected to go 12-0 according to my computer. Teams like Michigan, South Carolina, Louisville and Kansas St are all projected to have at least four losses according to my computer and that is one of the main reasons why I am not as high on those teams as the other preseason polls.