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Big 12 Leads FBS in Red Zone Scores

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Big 12 teams continue conference action in Week 7 with four contests on the docket. Oklahoma State and TCU have a bye.

• Baylor and West Virginia are two of just 11 teams in the FBS to remain undefeated, and among the nine in autonomy conferences.

• The Big 12’s last seven games in conference play have been decided by a touchdown or less, including two one-point outcomes. The Big 12’s 10.5 margin of victory in league games is the lowest among the peer conferences.
    Big 12: 10.5
    SEC: 13.9
    Pac-12: 16.2
    ACC: 18.4
    Big Ten: 21.0

• The Big 12 also tops the autonomy conferences in percentage of league games decided by 7-or-fewer points at .636.
    Big 12: .636
    SEC: .476
    Pac-12: .389
    Big Ten: .375
    ACC: .353

• The Big 12 leads all FBS conferences in total offense (486.25), yards per play (6.36), passing yards (310.90), passing efficiency (149.04) and completions per game (23.69).

• The Big 12 is also the nation’s leader with scores in the red zone, converting on 217-of-248 attempts for an 87.5 percentage. Kansas State (26-26) and Iowa State (18-18) have scored on every trip inside the red zone this season. Dating back to last season, K-State is perfect on its last 51 red zone attempts.

• Six Big 12 teams are in the top 21 nationally in scoring offense - 2. Texas Tech (55.2), 13. Baylor (42.6), 17. Texas (41.0), 19. Oklahoma State (40.7), 20. Oklahoma (40.6) and 21. TCU (40.2). No other conference has more than three teams in the top 21.

• 15. K-State (17.6), 23. Baylor (19.2) and 27. West Virginia (20.0) are among the scoring defense leaders. 

• Two Big 12 quarterbacks are in the top four of the nation’s active leaders in most consecutive games with a passing touchdown.
    Luke Falk, Washington State:  22    
    Deshaun Watson, Clemson: 22
    Patrick Mahomes II, Texas Tech: 21
    Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma: 18    
    Chad Kelly, Ole Miss: 18