2012-13 NCAA Simulated Football Playoffs–Quarterfinal Round

The Road To Simper Bowl VI

The Opening Round of the 2012-13 PiRate Simulated College Football Playoffs is in the books.  The number 5-12 seeds squared off with the top four seeds receiving byes.

 

To see the first round results, go to: https://piratings.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/2012-13-ncaa-simulated-football-playoffs-round-one/

 

Today’s results were accidentally erased, and the entire round had to be re-simulated.  The same four teams won the second simulations, so no real damage was done.

 

Here were the four quarterfinal game combatants.

#9 Seed: Stanford (12-2) at #1 Seed: Notre Dame (12-0)

#7 Seed: Georgia (12-2) at #2 Seed: Alabama (12-1)

#6 Seed: Kansas St. (12-1) at #3 Seed: Ohio State (12-0)

#5 Seed: Oregon (12-1) at #4 Seed: Florida (11-1)

 

Here are the results.

 

(1) Notre Dame 19  (9) Stanford 17

 

ND	Team	Stan
19	Score	17
17	First Downs	14
38	Rush Attempts	42
131	Rush Yards	151
16	Pass Completions	14
27	Pass Attempts	31
178	Pass Yards	201
1	Intercepted	3
7-41.6	Punt Average	5-42.4
2-13	Punt Returns	4-34
3-89	Kick Returns	2-41
5-35	Penalties	6-42
1-0	Fumbles/Lost	3-1
3-17	Def: Sack-Yds	1-5
65	Plays	73
309	Total Yards	352

 

 

(2) Alabama 24  (7) Georgia 16

 

Ala	Team	Ga
24	Score	16
23	First Downs	14
49	Rush Attempts	31
216	Rush Yards	74
11	Pass Completions	22
18	Pass Attempts	41
142	Pass Yards	288
0	Intercepted	3
6-39.7	Punt Average	6-44.0
2-37	Punt Returns	3-6
2-39	Kick Returns	3-52
6-39	Penalties	7-52
1-0	Fumbles/Lost	1-0
3-19	Def: Sack-Yds	1-4
67	Plays	72
358	Total Yards	362

 

 

(3) Ohio State 30  (6) Kansas State 20

 

OSU	Team	KSU
30	Score	20
25	First Downs	16
56	Rush Attempts	34
302	Rush Yards	105
11	Pass Completions	15
18	Pass Attempts	27
131	Pass Yards	143
0	Intercepted	2
3-41.3	Punt Average	6-42.5
3-50	Punt Returns	1-1
3-67	Kick Returns	4-86
2-15	Penalties	7-52
2-2	Fumbles/Lost	1-1
2-11	Def: Sack-Yds	0-0
74	Plays	61
433	Total Yards	248

 

 

(5) Oregon 34  (4) Florida 20

 

Fla	Team	Ore
20	Score	34
18	First Downs	26
41	Rush Attempts	54
139	Rush Yards	302
18	Pass Completions	16
32	Pass Attempts	27
171	Pass Yards	201
1	Intercepted	2
6-45.3	Punt Average	2-42.5
0-0	Punt Returns	3-28
5-112	Kick Returns	2-49
5-33	Penalties	7-54
1-0	Fumbles/Lost	0-0
0-0	Def: Sack-Yds	2-13
73	Plays	81
310	Total Yards	503

 

 

The Final Four is now set.  The semifinal round will be simulated next Friday, December 21.  Here are the pairings.

 

(5) Oregon 13-1  at  (1) Notre Dame 13-0

(3) Ohio State 13-0  at  (2) Alabama 13-1

 

Note: Ohio State was awarded the Big Ten’s automatic bid per PiRate Ratings Computer Simulated Rules.  To see how this works, go to: https://piratings.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/2012-13-ncaa-simulated-football-playoffs-bracket-reveal/

 

See you next Friday with the semifinals.  The final round will be simulated on Friday, December 28.