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BCS - The Cache! Mystery Cache

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Geodude2008: Taking this one down, time to look toward the future. Look in the future for a new updated puzzle. Thanks for all who have done this one.

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Hidden : 1/11/2011
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is a puzzle cache, the cache is not at the posted coordinates however you can go there to play football if you are so inclined.

As you know, the college football Bowl Championship Series wrapped up it's 13th year on Monday, January 10th, 2011 in Glendale, Arizona with the Auburn Tigers narrowly defeating the Oregon Ducks 22-19 matching the closest margin of victory ever in a BCS Championship game played January 2006 with Texas edging out USC 41-38.

To find this cache, you must research various information regarding past BCS Championship games. The first game was played back in January 1999 and featured the University of Tennessee defeating Florida State 23-16.

Here's your questions:

1. Oklahoma appeared in more BCS Championship games than any other school. How many games did they appear in? Let that answer = A

2. What is the highest combined score in a BCS Championship game? Let that answer = B.

3. What is the lowest combined score in a BCS Championship game? Let that answer = C.

4. What was the lowest score by one team in a BCS Championship game? Let that answer = D.

5. What is the highest score by one team in a BCS Championship game? Let that answer = E.

6. What is the total combined number of points the University of Oregon scored in all their BCS Championship game appearances? Let that answer = F.

7. What is the total combined number of points scored by all Pac-10 teams in BCS Championship games? Let that number = G.

****NOTE: All questions are for the 2010-2011 year and prior. ****
****NOTE: Do not include Utah or Colorado in your research for question 7 as they were NOT part of the Pac-10 when this cache was published.****

The cache is located at:
N45 (G-B-D). (C*F)+(24*A)
W123 (E-C)/10. [(G*2)+(F*3)-B]

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpur: pbzzba ybpngvba, hapbzzba pbagnvare, zntargvp

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)