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1. AUGUST SCOREBOARD
347 4009
# OF OUTAGES # OF POINTS SCORED
to DOWNS
SCORE
Fun Fan Fac t s Series: 1 of 3
151 TIMES TEAMS
Average length
of a power
outage
affected by power outages
caused by birds
14 million
32 OUTAGES
Average length
of a TV game
enough to fill the
ROSE BOWL
more than with bird-related
mascots
$
$
PER MINUTE
PER MINUTE PLAYED
Average cost for data center
downtime
Average cost for Texas A&M
vs. Alabama tickets
7,900
13.67
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
$ $ $ $ $
1. Boston College Eagles
2. Iowa Hawkeyes
3. Oregon Ducks
4. South Carolina Gamecocks
5. Virginia Tech Hokies 18
How does one year of
NCAA FBS college football
match up to
national power outages?*
Eaton.com/blackouttracker *statistics from Eaton’s Blackout Tracker United States Annual Report and 2013 NCAA FBS football