Motor City Bowl Preview

Florida Atlantic vs Central Michigan

Friday, December 26, 7:30
on ESPN
Ford Field - Detroit

Why you should watch:

• It's the only football on today
  
• A ton of offense as neither of these teams play defense
  
• A good prep game for a full Saturday of bowl games
• Dan LeFevour is really fun to watch
  

Why you shouldn't watch:

• It's Florida Atlantic
  
• Is a MAC vs Sun Belt matchup really compelling

Streaks and Scheduling Notes:
Florida Atlantic:

• 6-6 (4-3)
  
• 2nd ever bowl appearance, won last seasons New Orleans bowl
  
• Won 5 of their last 6
  
• 2-5 on the road this season (2 wins by combined 5 points)
  

Central Michigan:

• 8-4 (6-2)
  
• 3rd straight trip to Motor City Bowl, lost to Purdue last season
  
• Won 6 of their last 8 (2 losses by 9 points)
  
• 4-3 away from home this season
  

Key Stats, Figures, and Players:
Florida Atlantic:

• Offensively their strength is in the passing game. They average 250 yards passing a game.
  
• Defensively they are terrible, they do nothing well at all.
  
• QB Rusty Smith is the star of this team. He has thrown for 2,918 yards and 22 touchdowns this season. The last 4 games has produced 14 of those touchdowns.
  
• LB Frantz Joseph is the man on defense. He has 141 tackles on the season (almost 50 more than the next player).
  

Central Michigan:

• Offensively they are also a passing team averaging 293 yards per game. They also score in bunches averaging over 30 points per game.
  
• Defensively they are the second WORST passing defense in the country allowing 285 yards per game.
  
• QB Dan LeFevour is the only real player on offense. He has thrown for 2,531 yards and 19 touchdowns this season and is the leading rusher with 536 yards and 6 touchdowns.
  
• WR Antonio Brown has 82 catches and 906 yards receiving on the season. And he has 6 touchdowns.
  

Who Wins:

Central Michigan....They definitely can't stop anyone passing the ball so FAU should get their points but unfortunately for FAU they don't stop anyone either. Add to that the fact that the game is in central Michigan and how poorly FAU has played on the road and everything leads to a Chippewa victory.