San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: #9 Boise State Broncos Face #11 TCU Horned Frogs

The #9 Boise State Broncos (12-0) have plenty to play for on Tuesday night when they face the #11 TCU Horned Frogs (10-2) in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium. Boise State finished the regular season unblemished, one of only two teams to accomplish the feat, yet was shunned by the BCS bowl committee. TCU dropped just two games this year, one of them to the Utah Utes (the team that completed the season undefeated) and the #1 Oklahoma Sooners (the team that will be playing for the BCS National Championship against the Florida Gators on Jan. 8).

Boise State would like nothing more than to finish the year out perfect and show the BCS they need some changes but they face a TCU squad that features one of the most prolific offense in the country and has an underrated defense that held the Sooners to 35 points, their lowest point total all year (the Texas Longhorns beat the Sooners 45-35 to match that mark).

The Broncos have averaged 39.4 points per game while rolling up 456.8 yards per contest. They have been led by freshman quarterback Kellen Moore who has averaged 273.3 yards per game while hitting 70% of his passes (only Colt McCoy, Chase Daniel and Graham Harrell had higher percentages).

On the ground the Broncos have relied on the senior leadership of Ian Johnson who guided the Broncos to their last undefeated season (2006) and improbable victory over the Oklahoma Sooners in the Fiesta Bowl. While Johnson doesn’t propel the offense he has been reliable, collecting 12 touchdowns on the ground while averaging just over 5-yards per carry.

Both Moore and Johnson will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday night as they face a TCU defense that is ranked second in the country, just behind the USC Trojans. The Horned Frogs have allowed an average of 10.9 points per game, only the Sooners scored more than 14 points against them this year. They held a Utah team that averages 37.4 points to 13, an Oklahoma team that averages 54 points to 35 and a BYU team that averages 34.2 points to 7.

That defense is anchored by Jerry Hughes who leads the nation with 14 sacks. While Hughes provides the Horned Frogs with a legitimate pass rusher it is their rushing defense that has made TCU. They are tops in the nation allowing just 48.67 yards per game, nearly 30 yards better than #2 Texas.

Kickoff for the Poinsettia Bowl is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET.

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