Applewhite is now 9-7 as head coach here.
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ALL SEVEN LOSSES came in games we were FAVORED to win. Games Major has lost as a favorite:
2016 - San Diego St. Favored by 4.5. Lost by 24.
2017 - Texas Tech. Favored by 6. Lost by 3
2017 - Tulsa. Favored by 13.5. Lost by 28.
2017 - Memphis. Favored by 2.5. Lost by 4
2017 - Tulane. Favored by 9.5. Lost by 3.
2017 - Fresno St. Favored by 2.5. Lost by 6.
2018 - Texas Tech. Favored by 1.5. Lost by 14
We've only been an underdog once in Major's tenure. And we beat USF on the road that game.
So Major is 1-0 as an underdog, and 8-7 when favored.
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We got away with one.
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Games with over 1M viewers in the Applewhite era:
2016 San Diego St - 3.8 million watched us lose
2017 Fresno St - 2.1 million watched us lose
2017 Texas Tech - 2.1 million watched us lose
2018 Arizona - 1.5 million watched us win
2018 Texas Tech - 1.1 million watched us lose
Overall, 2.8 million have watched us win on TV under Major, and 9.7M have watched us lose (as favorites) under Major.
In other words, nearly 78% of the people who have tuned into Cougar football under Major have watched us lose as a favorite.
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ALL SEVEN LOSSES came in games we were FAVORED to win. Games Major has lost as a favorite:
2016 - San Diego St. Favored by 4.5. Lost by 24.
2017 - Texas Tech. Favored by 6. Lost by 3
2017 - Tulsa. Favored by 13.5. Lost by 28.
2017 - Memphis. Favored by 2.5. Lost by 4
2017 - Tulane. Favored by 9.5. Lost by 3.
2017 - Fresno St. Favored by 2.5. Lost by 6.
2018 - Texas Tech. Favored by 1.5. Lost by 14
We've only been an underdog once in Major's tenure. And we beat USF on the road that game.
So Major is 1-0 as an underdog, and 8-7 when favored.
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We got away with one.
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Games with over 1M viewers in the Applewhite era:
2016 San Diego St - 3.8 million watched us lose
2017 Fresno St - 2.1 million watched us lose
2017 Texas Tech - 2.1 million watched us lose
2018 Arizona - 1.5 million watched us win
2018 Texas Tech - 1.1 million watched us lose
Overall, 2.8 million have watched us win on TV under Major, and 9.7M have watched us lose (as favorites) under Major.
In other words, nearly 78% of the people who have tuned into Cougar football under Major have watched us lose as a favorite.
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