Thank you for voting in the Week 7 thread. UAB received 12 votes, North Texas received 6 votes. UAB is now 6-1 on the season. The rest is copied and pasted from the previous thread but formatted to reflect UTEP. Please let me know if there's any other information you'd like to see in future weeks posts. I'll typically post the next game between 10am-noon CT the following day.
This is an offseason topic I've seen done elsewhere and really enjoyed so I thought I'd bring it here. Each day I'll post UAB's matchup with some information pertaining to the game, and you aselect who you think will win. If you'd like to play bonus, add your predictions for the following questions:
- Final Score
- Attendance Number
- MVP
WEEK 8: UAB at UTEP
Saturday, October 27 - Time TBD
UAB:
Previous Season Record: 8-5, 2nd in CUSA West
2017 Team Talent Ranking: 91
2018 Recruiting Class Rank: 105
2017 Scoring Offense: 29.6 PPG - 55/130
2017 Scoring Defense: 24.3 PPG - 46/130
UTEP
Previous Season Record 0-12, 0-8 in CUSA
2017 Team Talent Ranking: 123
2018 Recruiting Class Rank: 129
2017 Scoring Offense: 11.8 PPG - 130/130
2017 Scoring Defense: 36.8 PPG - T118/130
Stadium Info for Bonus Question
UTEP plays in the Sun Bowl
Capacity: 51,500
2017 Average Attendance: 19,548
Other Info Based on ESPN's FPI Projections
ESPN FPI Prediction: UAB 83.0% Probability of winning
ESPN FPI Projected Record - UAB 7.4 - 4.9
ESPN FPI Projected Record - UTEP 2.2 - 9.8
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2018 Football Season Poll: Week 8 - UAB (6-1) at UTEP
