Saturday, December 18, 2021

2021 New Mexico Bowl

Today in the New Mexico Bowl the Fresno State Bulldogs from the Mountain West Conference against the UTEP Miners from Conference USA.  Here is my analysis of based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model, which uses data provided at www.cfbstats.com.

Here are the details of the Complex Invasion College Football production model.

Prediction
Given the overall productivity of the two programs, the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model gives the edge to the Fresno State Bulldogs.  Below is a "tale of the tape" for each of these two football programs this season.

Fresno State Bulldogs (9-3) of the Mountain West Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule:  Easier
Highest Ranked Victory:  #18 currently ranked Nevada
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #94 currently ranked Hawai'i
Current Total Production Rank:  #30
Current Offense Production Rank:  #35
Current Defense Production Rank:  #35

UTEP Miners (7-5) of Conference USA
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule:  Easier
Highest Ranked Victory:  #71 currently ranked Old Dominion
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #83 currently ranked Florida Atlantic
Current Total Production Rank:  #78
Current Offense Production Rank:  #95
Current Defense Production Rank:  #57