College bowl games, by the numbers

After last night’s thrilling BCS national championship game (Alabama 21, LSU 0), here’s a quick look at the 2011 bowl season:

Teams in college bowl games this season: 70

Teams scoring 21 or more points: 47
Teams scoring 41 or more points: 10
Teams scoring zero points: 1 (LSU)

Games with 50 or more total points: 18
Games with 60 or more total points: 12
Games with 21 or more points in one quarter: 21
Games with 21 or fewer total points total: 1 (Alabama vs LSU)

Games with 10 or more TDs: 6
Games with only 1 TD: 1 (Alabama vs. LSU)
Games with 5 or more FG attempts: 1 (Alabama vs. LSU)

Games decided by less than 8 points: 19
Games decided in overtime: 3
Games that were completely unwatchable: 1 (Alabama vs. LSU)

So, again, thanks to the NCAA for that great SEC rematch as the final taste of college football for the year. It was slightly more exciting than the 9-6 OT win by LSU in the first meeting. But any of the other 34 bowl games would have been more enjoyable.