ATHENS — If you go by record and recent results, Georgia got a good draw in the Liberty Bowl. TCU is 6-6 and coming off a blowout loss at home. But a closer examination of the numbers indicates some upside for the Horned Frogs, with its defense being better when you look at who they’ve played.

Here’s a comprehensive look at both teams, and some interesting numbers and trends on both sides:

TCU’S MAIN NUMBERS

23rd

Total offense rank nationally, averaging 450.0 yards per game. That’s down from third last year and fifth the year before.

7th

Where TCU’s offense ranks in the points-happy Big 12. If the Horned Frogs took those numbers to the SEC, they’d rank second, behind only Missouri.

47th

Rushing offense rank nationally, averaging 196.7 rushing yards per game. That’s down from 24th last season.

24th

Passing offense rank nationally, averaging 278.3 passing yards per game. That’s down from 8th last season.

74th

Total defense rank nationally, yielding 427.9 yards per game. (It was 63rd last year.)

2nd

Total defense rank in the Big 12, behind only Kansas State. If the Horned Frogs were in the SEC, they’d rank seventh.

40

Sacks by TCU this season, the eighth-most nationally and second-most in the Big 12, after Texas.

26

Sacks allowed by TCU, tying for the 69th-most nationally.

-3

Turnover margin for the season.

GEORGIA’S UPDATED NUMBERS

89th

Total offense rank nationally, averaging 382.4 yards per game. That’s 11th in the SEC, ahead of only Vanderbilt (110), Florida (115) and South Carolina (117).

53rd

Rushing offense rank nationally, averaging 186.5 rushing yards per game.

97th

Passing offense rank nationally, averaging 195.9 passing yards per game.

16th

Total defense rank nationally, yielding 328 yards per game. That’s fourth in the SEC, behind Alabama, Florida and LSU.

35th

Rushing defense rank nationally, yielding 141.1 rushing yards per game.

18th

Passing defense rank nationally, yielding 186.9 passing yards per game.

24

Sacks by Georgia this season, ranking in a tie for 74th nationally.

21

Sacks allowed by Georgia, tying for 38th nationally with, among others, Alabama.

+7

Turnover margin.

MORE NOTABLE STATS AND FACTOIDS

6

Number of offenses that TCU faced that are ranked in the nation’s top 20: Texas Tech (1), Oklahoma (3), Baylor (5), West Virginia (12), Oklahoma State (17) and Texas (19).

1

Number of offenses that Georgia faced that are ranked in the top 20: Missouri (14).

4

Number of offenses that Georgia faced that are ranked 100th or worse nationally: Louisiana-Lafayette (104), Vanderbilt (110), Florida (115) and South Carolina (117).

1

Number of offenses that TCU faced that are ranked 100th or worse: Kansas (109).

0

Number of defenses that TCU has faced that are ranked in the top 50th nationally. The best defense, statistically, that TCU has seen is 51st-ranked Kansas State.

5

Number of defenses that TCU faced that rank 100th or lower: Iowa State (101), SMU (102), Kansas (107), Oklahoma State (108) and Texas Tech (128).

3

Defenses that Georgia has faced that rank in the top 50: Florida (6), Auburn (20), Louisiana-Lafayette (40).

3

Defenses Georgia faced that ranked 100th or lower: Tennessee (109), Ole Miss (110), Missouri (118).

37

Passes by Kenny Hill that TCU receivers dropped this season, according to Pro Football Focus College Football. That’s the most in college football, and constitutes 8.8 percent of his pass attempts.

9th

Hill’s rank in the Big 12 in efficiency pass rating.

5th

Rank in Big 12 efficiency rating for Iowa State quarterback Jacob Park.

1st

TCU linebacker Travin Howard’s rank in the Big 12 in tackles, with 125.

2nd

TCU linebacker Ty Summers’ rank in the Big 12 in tackles, with 112.

+47

TCU’s scoring margin for the season over opponents.

-1

Georgia’s scoring margin entering the bowl game.

127th

Georgia’s national rank in red zone defense, with opponents scoring at least a field goal 94.6 percent of the time, and a touchdown 78 percent of the time.

112th

TCU’s national rank in red zone defense, with opponents scoring 90 percent of the time, and a touchdown 54 percent of the time.

73rd

Georgia’s rank in red zone offense, scoring 83 percent of the time, 54 percent of the time touchdowns.

82nd

TCU’s rank in red zone offense, scoring 81 percent of the time, 56 percent of the time touchdowns.

1

Quarterbacks named Grayson who are tall and play for TCU. Sophomore Grayson Muehlstein is 6-foot-4 and has not played this year.

1

Quarterbacks named Greyson who are tall and play for Georgia. Note the slight difference in spelling in each’s name.