2012 OUTBACK BOWL GAME NOTES TEAM COMPARISONS – Basic Offense Basic Defense Offensive Starters Returning Defensive Starters Returning Specialists Returning
Michigan State Multiple Multiple 4-3 7 6 2
THIS WEEK’S POLLS (DEC. 4) ASSOCIATED PRESS
Georgia Pro Style 3-4 4 7 2
AVERAGE HEIGHTS & WEIGHTS (STARTERS) – Michigan State Offensive Line & Tight End 6-5, 292 Offensive Backs & Wide Receivers 6-2, 222 Defensive Line 6-4, 289 Linebackers 6-1, 231 Defensive Backs 5-11, 187
Georgia 6-4, 315 6-1, 215 6-3, 318 6-3, 242 6-0, 210
CLASS BREAKDOWN (STARTERS) – Michigan State Offense: 6 seniors, 2 juniors, 2 sophomores, 1 freshman Michigan State Defense: 1 senior, 4 juniors, 5 sophomores, 1 freshman Georgia Offense: 4 seniors, 2 juniors, 3 sophomores, 2 freshmen Georgia Defense: 1 senior, 7 juniors, 3 sophomores STAT LEADERS – Michigan State (after 13 games): Rushing – Le’Veon Bell (165 carries for 900 yards, 5.5 avg., 11 TDs) Passing – Kirk Cousins (240 of 369 for 3,016 yards, 24 TDs, 7 INTs) Receiving – B.J. Cunningham (72 catches for 1,240 yards, 17.2 avg., 12 TDs) Tackles – Max Bullough (86 tackles, 33 solos, 53 assists, 7 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT) Georgia (after 13 games): Rushing – Isaiah Crowell (182 carries for 847 yards, 4.7 avg., 5 TDs) Passing – Aaron Murray (218 of 371 for 2,861 yards, 33 TDs, 12 INTs) Receiving – Orson Charles (44 catches for 572 yards, 13.0 avg., 5 TDs) Tackles – Jarvis Jones (69 tackles, 39 solos, 30 assists, 19.5 TFL, 13.5 sacks) CURRENT SPARTANS IN POSTSEASON BOWL GAMES – Career Stat Leaders Rushing – Edwin Baker (2 games: 24 carries for 111 yards, 4.6 avg., 1 TD) Passing – Kirk Cousins (3 games: 27 of 50 for 376 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs) Receiving – B.J. Cunningham (1 game: 6 catches for 52 yards, 8.7 avg., 0 TDs); Keshawn Martin (3 games: 6 catches for 127 yards, 21.2 avg., 1 TD) Tackles – Trenton Robinson (3 games: 21 tackles, 10 solos, 11 assists) STAT COMPARISON – Scoring First Downs Total Offense Rushing Yards Passing Yards Time of Possession Third Down Conversions Points Allowed Total Offense Allowed Rushing Yards Allowed Passing Yards Allowed
Michigan State 30.8 19.8 390.4 142.9 247.5 31:28 .396 17.5 272.7 104.3 168.4
Georgia 32.2 21.6 413.8 172.7 241.2 33:48 .435 19.6 268.5 103.4 165.1
Rk. School 1. LSU (60) 2. Alabama 3. Oklahoma State 4. Stanford 5. USC 6. Oregon 7. Arkansas 8. Boise State 9. Wisconsin 10. South Carolina 11. Kansas State 12. Michigan State 13. Michigan 14. Clemson 15. Baylor 16. TCU 17. Virginia Tech 18. Georgia 19. Oklahoma 20. Houston 21. Nebraska 22. Southern Miss 23. West Virginia 24. Penn State 25. Florida State
Record 13-0 11-1 11-1 11-1 10-2 11-2 10-2 11-1 11-2 10-2 10-2 10-3 10-2 10-3 9-3 10-2 11-2 10-3 9-3 12-1 9-3 11-2 9-3 9-3 8-4
USA TODAY/COACHES Rk. School 1. LSU (59) 2. Alabama 3. Oklahoma State 4. Stanford 5. Oregon 6. Boise State 7. Arkansas 8. Wisconsin 9. South Carolina 10. Kansas State 11. Virginia Tech 12. Michigan 13. Michigan State 14. Clemson 15. TCU 16. Baylor 17. Houston 18. Georgia 19. Oklahoma 20. Nebraska 21. Southern Miss 22. West Virginia 23. Penn State 24. Cincinnati 25. Florida State (First-place votes) Bold indicates MSU opponent
Record 13-0 11-1 11-1 11-1 11-2 11-1 10-2 11-2 10-2 10-2 11-2 10-2 10-3 10-3 10-2 9-3 12-1 10-3 9-3 9-3 11-2 9-3 9-3 9-3 8-4
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