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2022 Bowl Games, college football scores: Schedule, results, highlights from all 41 postseason matchups

Ncaa football scores and highlights from the 2022-23 college football bowl games schedule.

The 2022-23 bowl season will go down as one of the best ever as shocking upsets and incredible performances made this a December and January to remember. The action got started right away with UAB and No. 24 Troy kicking things off with one-score bowl wins, which helped set the table for a fascinating slate of postseason games. 

Overall, 22 bowl games were decided by one score and 12 were decided by fewer than three points. Fittingly, the two College Football Playoff games led the way as TCU's win in the Fiesta Bowl and Georgia's win in the Peach Bowl were decided by a combined seven points. 

Luckily, the fun didn't stop there. Maryland coach Mike Locksley was dumped with mayonnaise after beating NC State. Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford ended his six-year career with a standing ovation in the Rose Bowl. Tennessee clinched its best season since 2001 after beating Clemson in the Orange Bowl. Perhaps best of all, Mississippi State pulled off one of the most shocking covers of all time as a fitting tribute to former coach Mike Leach, who died on Dec. 12. 

The discussion of "too many bowl games" will live on another year, especially as more major bowls and teams are folded into an expanded College Football Playoff. However, let the 2022 bowl season sit as a reminder that when the weather gets its coldest, college football will always be here to warm you up. 

We covered all the action and entertainment from a sensational bowl season here. Relive all the biggest highlights and analysis by scrolling through our bowl live blog. 

Check these out ...

• Mississippi State honors Mike Leach : Bulldogs unveil pirate helmets for bowl game
• TCU makes history: Horned Frogs pull biggest upset of CFP era
• Mayo bath : Maryland's Mike Locksley drenched in mayonnaise after win
• Liberty Bowl thriller: Arkansas survives Kansas comeback in 3OT
• College Football Playoff best bets : Top wagers to make for semifinal games
• Why TCU can defy the odds:  CFP long-shot isn't just happy to be here
• Why Georgia can repeat : No. 1 Dawgs have all the tools for another national title
• Impact players : Top 20 stars in this year's College Football Playoff field
• Record-setting performance : Frank Gore Jr. sets single-game FBS bowl rushing mark
• Sour note: Deion leaves Jackson State with a loss in the Celebration Bowl

Rose Bowl: No. 11 Penn State 35, No. 8 Utah 21

No. 11 Penn State used a strong second half and took advantage of a key Utah injury to power past the eighth-ranked Utes 35-21 to win just the second Rose Bowl in program history and first since 1995. That push was led by Nittany Lions quarterback Sean Clifford, who capped off a lengthy and successful career with one of his best games. The senior went 16 of 22 for 279 yards passing and a pair of touchdowns while firing off accurate throws all evening. 

While Clifford was the highlight of the evening, Utah's quarterback situation also marked a key storyline in the game. Utes quarterback Cameron Rising exited in the third quarter with a left knee injury with his team trailing 21-14. Backup quarterback Bryson Barnes struggled in relief, throwing an interception on his first drive and failing to get Utah on the scoreboard until garbage time. Running backs Ja'Quinden Jackson and Micah Bernard combined for 140 yards and a touchdown, but it was not enough. 

After Rising went out, Penn State scored a pair of touchdowns to put the game away, including an 88-yard touchdown pass from Clifford to KeAndre Lambert-Smith. The Penn State ground game was effective, too. Running back Nicholas Singleton broke the game open with an 87-yard touchdown scamper, one of two on the day, as he cleared the 100-yard rushing plateau for the fourth time this season. 

Cotton Bowl: No. 16 Tulane 46, No. 10 USC 45

No. 16 Tulane stormed back to knock off No. 10 USC in an all-time bowl game performance, overcoming multiple double-digit deficits and scoring in the final seconds for the thrilling 46-45 win in the Cotton Bowl. 

Tulane quarterback Michael Pratt, going head-to-head against newly minted Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams, hung in to make several key plays in the final minutes of a sequence that saw the Green Wave score the final 16 points of the game in the last four and a half minutes of regulation. Trailing 45-30, Pratt guided the offense down the field in 23 seconds to score a touchdown which cut the lead to eight points. After a miscue on the ensuing kickoff, the Green Wave defense stuffed USC in its own end zone for a safety.

Pratt then helped lead a game-winning drive that included multiple third and fourth-down conversions before delivering the touchdown strike with just eight seconds remaining. 

Tulane's ability to win stems from the resiliency it showed all afternoon. The Green Wave fell behind 14-0 early, came back to tie and then trailed 28-14 at halftime before bringing it back to 28-24 late in the third quarter. Those efforts foretold the final push, which was powered in part by running back Tyjae Spears. Spears was the best player on the field at times, and he showcased playmaking that rivaled that of Williams with his eight straight games of rushing for at least 100 yards. He totaled 205 yards and four touchdowns on 17 attempts in the win. 

The win cements the greatest one-season turnaround in modern college football history. Tulane was 2-10 a year ago, and now finishes 12-2 with an American Athletic Conference championship and Cotton Bowl win against a top-10 USC. This was already the program's biggest bowl appearance since 1939, and to mount this kind of comeback on this stage solidifies a true storybook moment for coach Willie Fritz and the Green Wave. 

The loss was an incredibly disappointing finish to what was otherwise a great showing from the 2022 Heisman winner. Williams threw for 462 yards and five touchdowns on 37-of-52 passing (71%), and flashed all the reasons why Heisman voters were drawn to his electric playmaking ability, often extending plays with his legs while keeping his focus down the field. Though Tulane had one of the better defenses in the AAC this year and often beat blocks to apply pressure to Williams, the one thing the Green Wave struggled to do was bring Williams to the ground. It was also a stellar performance for wide receiver Brenden Rice, who broke out with a career day (six catches, 174 yards, two touchdowns) as the offense was absent of Jordan Addison. 

It's also a disappointing conclusion to what was otherwise a successful first season with USC for Lincoln Riley. The Trojans coach led the program to its best season in years, but they finish with two losses, go from being No. 4 in the College Football Rankings to losers in the New Year's Six. Oh, and now Riley himself is 1-4 in bowl games throughout his career. 

With Williams back in the fold, the challenge now is to re-stock the roster -- particularly on defense -- and take aim at a Pac-12 championship and College Football Playoff appearance in 2023. 

Citrus Bowl: LSU 63, Purdue 7

No. 17 LSU steamrolled Purdue at Camping World Stadium to finish off a 10-win campaign in coach Brian Kelly's first season with the Tigers. Returning from an injury he suffered in the SEC Championship Game, Tigers quarterback Jayden Daniels had 139 yards passing and a score, 67 yards rushing, and even caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from wide receiver Malik Nabers. Freshman Garrett Nussmeier rotated in with the first-team offense multiple times and threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns of his own -- including a 75-yard pop pass to Nabers. 

The 56-point win is tied for the largest bowl win in college football history.

The game was essentially over from the moment toe met leather. The Tigers scored the first 49 points of the game against a Boilermakers squad that played its first game since the departure of coach Jeff Brohm and quarterback Aiden O'Connell. Purdue added legendary Boilermaker and NFL quarterback Drew Brees as an interim quarterbacks coach during bowl practice leading up the game.

ReliaQuest Bowl: Mississippi State 19, Illinois 10

Mississippi State won its first game since the unexpected death of coach Mike Leach, coming back from an early deficit to defeat Illinois 19-10. Mississippi State didn't take the lead until there were four seconds left in the game as Massimo Biscardi drilled a 27-yard field goal to make it 13-10. The field goal capped a nine-play, 70-yard touchdown drive that saw Simeon Price pick up 28 yards on a third-and-8 carry to set up the game-winning field goal.

Will Rogers threw for 261 yards and a touchdown but also had two interceptions as the Mississippi State offense struggled for most of the day. The Mississippi State defense did not, however. The Bulldogs held Illinois to 215 yards of offense and picked up seven sacks and 10 tackles for loss in the game, never letting the Illini get a drive going.

The game began with Mississippi State lining up in an Air Raid formation as a tribute to Mike Leach and taking a delay of game penalty. Illinois declined the penalty.

Peach Bowl: No. 1 Georgia 42, No. 4 Ohio State 41

No. 1 Georgia stared defeat in the face for much of the 2022 Peach Bowl before rallying late for a stunning 42-41 win over No. 4 Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinal. The victory sends the defending champion Bulldogs to the CFP National Championship where they will face No. 3 TCU on Monday, Jan. 9 in Inglewood, California.

Ohio State kicker Noah Ruggles missed a 50-yard field goal attempt with 3 seconds left to seal the outcome.

The Buckeyes led 38-24 early in the fourth quarter and had a chance to retake a two-possession lead with under 4 minutes remaining when the Bulldogs defense came up with a huge stand that forced Ohio State settle for a field goal that made it 41-35 with 2:43 left.

From there, Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett IV led a drive for the ages to keep the Dawgs unbeaten. Bennett hit Adonai Mitchell for a 10-yard touchdown with 54 seconds remaining to give Georgia its first lead since the second quarter.

Ohio State had two timeouts remaining and enough to time get into field goal range. It did exactly that despite navigating the fourth quarter without leading wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., who exited late in the third quarter following a big hit in the end zone.

The Buckeyes scored more against the Dawgs than any other team this season but ultimately came up just short in their bid for redemption following an embarrassing loss to Michigan to close the regular season.

Fiesta Bowl: No. 3 TCU 51, No. 2 Michigan 45

No. 3 TCU toppled No. 2 Michigan 51-45 for the biggest upset in College Football Playoff history and one of the most exhilarating semifinal games the format has seen since it made its debut in 2014. The Horned Frogs were eight-point underdogs at kickoff of the 2022 Fiesta Bowl, but the same DNA that helped them overcome more than a handful of second-half deficits during the regular season has the Frogs now sitting 6-1 in one-score games after eliminating the previously undefeated Wolverines. 

Saturday's first CFP semifinal was not only the highest-scoring Fiesta Bowl (dating back to 1971), it featured the highest-scoring quarter in CFP history (44 points, third quarter) and stands as the highest-scoring playoff game through regulation.

TCU led by as many as 18 points in the first half and took a 21-6 lead into halftime before that third quarter for the ages. Michigan not only reached the end zone for the first time all game, it tacked on two more touchdowns and a field goal during a 15-minute showing that, in a vacuum, would have suggested the Big Ten champions were making their move at one of the biggest comebacks in playoff history. 

But at nearly every turn, TCU had a response. 

When Michigan cut its deficit to 21-16, TCU first marched down the field in about 2 minutes to score a lead-extending touchdown. Then it intercepted UM quarterback J.J. McCarthy for its second pick six of the game. McCarthy got off the mat and led led two touchdown drives in the final 3 minutes of the third quarter, but another TCU touchdown came in between.

Michigan even cut its deficit to 41-38 -- the closest it would come all game -- early in the fourth quarter before the Horned Frogs came right back with 10 unanswered points to pad their lead further. The first of those two scores, a 76-yard touchdown pass from Duggan to Quentin Johnston, gave TCU a 48-38 lead that appeared to be the nail in the coffin. 

Of course, it was not the final twist in the game. Michigan used field position from a key defensive stop to set up McCarthy and the offense for a 56-yard touchdown drive, cutting TCU's lead to 51-45 with 3:18 to play. However, TCU was able to pick a first down and bleed enough clock to limit Michigan's chances at stealing the win in the final minute. 

Music City Bowl: Iowa 21, Kentucky 0

The Music City Bowl had the lowest total in bowl game history (at least, in this century), and it lived up to the billing. Iowa won the game 21-0 despite going 0 for 13 on third and fourth downs. The Hawkeyes finished with only 206 yards of offense, managed only 10 first downs, and went three-and-out on eight of their 11 possessions that didn't come at the end of a half.

How'd they do it? They scored one touchdown on offense thanks to a 15-yard touchdown pass to Luke Lachey in the second quarter, and the Hawkeyes' defense had two pick sixes. Both teams were missing key players on offense due to injuries, opt-outs and transfers, so the overall performance went about as well as anybody can expect. Still, a bowl game with 21 points and 18 punts is a hard sell. Let's not pair these teams for the third straight season next year. 

Orange Bowl: No. 6 Tennessee 31, No. 7 Clemson 14

No. 6 Tennessee controlled the Orange Bowl from the moment toe met leather in a 31-14 win over No. 7 Clemson Friday night. Volunteers quarterback Joe Milton III, making his second start following the season-ending injury to first-team All-SEC quarterback Hendon Hooker, tossed a 46-yard touchdown to Ramel Keyton with 8:34 to play to give the Volunteers a 14-point lead that iced the game.

Milton completed 19 of 28 passes for 251 yards and three touchdowns on the night, including a 14-yard pass score to Squirrel White with five seconds to go in the third quarter to keep momentum on the Vols sideline as the teams switched sides for the final frame.

Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik made his first career start after earning MVP honors in the ACC Championship Game coming off the bench for an ineffective DJ Uiagalelei. Klubnik had his ups and downs against the Vols, completing 30 of 54 passes for 320 yards and two interceptions. He had a rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter to make it a one-score game, but was otherwise pressured all night and threw both of his interceptions under duress. 

The Tennessee defense was relentless from the moment the game started and ended the night with seven tackles for loss and four sacks while holding Clemson to 4.8 yards per play. More importantly, though, were the empty possessions they forced. All six of Clemson's first-half possessions ended in Tennessee territory, but the Tigers only got three points out of them; kicker B.T. Potter missed three field goals and the Tigers turned the ball over on downs two more times. Clemson ran 101 plays in all, an Orange Bowl record, but the the Volunteers defense refused to break no matter how much it bent. 

The Volunteers improved to 11-2 on the season, their first 11-win effort since 2001. Clemson fell to 11-3 on the year and lost two of their final three outings.

Arizona Bowl: Ohio 30, Wyoming 27 (OT)

Ohio beat Wyoming 30-27 in the Arizona Bowl when CJ Harris hit Tyler Foster for a 10-yard touchdown strike in overtime. The catch was Foster's first of the game, and it couldn't have come at a bigger time as the Bobcats faced a third-and-8 after Wyoming kicked a field goal to begin the overtime period.

The win caps Ohio's season with a 10-4 record, marking the program's first 10-win campaign since 2011 and just its third of all time. The achievement was all the more impressive for the Bobcats since it came with star quarterback Kurtis Rourke injured. Rourke, the MAC Player of the Year, was lost for the season with a knee injury on Nov. 15.

Harris filled in admirably against the Cowboys by completing 20 of 33 passes for 184 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for 52 yards on 10 carries. This marked the third time in seven iterations of the Arizona Bowl that the game has gone to overtime after both the 2017 and 2018 editions of the game required extra time.

Ohio kicker Nathanial Vakos drilled a 45-yard field goal with four seconds left to send the game to overtime. That score followed Wyoming's go-ahead 5-yard touchdown run from Jordon Vaughn with 2:08 remaining. The Cowboys' season ends at 7-6.

Gator Bowl: Notre Dame 45, South Carolina 38

No. 21 Notre Dame used a late touchdown catch from tight end Mitchell Evans to complete a double-digit comeback against No. 19 South Carolina. The Fighting Irish went down 21-7 at the end of the first quarter but clawed back behind five total touchdowns from quarterback Tyler Buchner, including the 16-yard game-winning pass on the leak concept. 

South Carolina had big moments and held a lead for much of the game. The defense nabbed a pair of pick sixes off Buchner, including a 100-yard return with 7:42 remaining in the fourth quarter to tie the game. Punter Kai Kroeger added a 23-yard touchdown pass on a fake special teams play. However, the offense was unable to do their part, finishing with nearly 200 yards fewer of total offense than Notre Dame. 

Buchner threw for 274 yards, ran for 61 yards and had five touchdowns with three interceptions in the victory, his first appearance since suffering a major shoulder injury in Week 2. Running backs Audric Estime and Logan Diggs combined for 184 yards rushing and a touchdown. South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns, but the Gamecocks mustered just 76 yards rushing on 21 carries. Buchner was named MVP after the game. 

The win sends Notre Dame to 9-4 in Marcus Freeman's first season. After losing their first two games, the Fighting Irish won nine of their last 11 games, including wins over Syracuse and top-10 Clemson. All three losses came by a combined 18 points, including a tough battle with No. 4 Ohio State. 

Sun Bowl: Pitt 37, No. 18 UCLA 35

Despite missing its starting quarterback, running back and top defender, Pittsburgh kicked a 47-yard field goal with three seconds remaining to shock No. 18 UCLA 37-35 in the Sun Bowl. With Week 1 starter Kedon Slovis in the transfer portal, backup Nick Patti threw for 224 yards and engineered a 46-yard drive in 30 seconds to win just its second bowl game since 2013. 

UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson had to be helped to the locker room with an unidentified injury after scoring three touchdowns with three interceptions in a disappointing final game. Backup Ethan Garbers came into the game and led a miraculous touchdown drive with 34 seconds remaining. However, his effort fell just short. 

Pitt running back Rodney Hammond Jr. posted 94 yards and two touchdowns in his first start. Receiver Bub Means posted 84 yards and the lone Pitt receiving touchdown of the game. Running back TJ Harden accumulated 111 yards and a touchdown for UCLA, while receiver Kam Brown had 115 yards receiving. 

Pitt has 20 wins over the past two seasons, the best run for the program since 1981 and Jackie Sherrill. Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi moved to 62-41 with the victory. With a loss, UCLA narrowly missed on winning 10 games for the first time since 2014. 

Duke's Mayo Bowl: Maryland 16, No. 23 NC State 12

Weeks ago, both NC State coach Dave Doeren and Maryland coach Mike Locksley agreed to have a cooler of mayonnaise dumped over their heads if they won the Duke's Mayo Bowl. This is important context because anybody who watched this game in its entirety may have fallen under the impression that both coaches were actively trying to avoid that mayo bath.

In the end, Doeren outmaneuvered Locksley. NC State settled for 19 and 26-yard field goals on fourth-and-shorts to ensure the Wolfpack would finish a few points shy of victory. Maryland's turnovers alone just weren't enough. 

The win gives the Terps their first eight-win season since finishing 9-4 in 2010. The Wolfpack finish 8-5.

Alamo Bowl: Washington 27, Texas 20

No. 12 Washington cruised past No. 20 Texas 27-20 in the Alamo Bowl to reach 11 wins for the first time since 2016, the year the Huskies played in the College Football Playoff. Quarterback Michael Penix threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns in the victory as the Huskies will now have a chance to finish top 10 in the final AP Top 25 rankings in Kalen DeBoer's first magical season. 

The Huskies took over in the second half, limiting the period to just seven total possessions. All three of Washington's drives cleared 13 plays and five minutes of game time as Penix calmly and methodically took the Huskies down the field. Two of the drives ended in touchdowns, while the other was a turnover on downs that burned the clock down to within five minutes of the fourth quarter remaining. 

Texas had opportunities to get back in the game, especially in the middle of the third quarter. Quarterback Quinn Ewers launched a pair of perfect passes to top receiver Xavier Worthy, including what would have been an easy walk-in touchdown. However, Worthy dropped both passes. Washington converted the next possession into a 14-play touchdown drive to go up three scores entering the fourth quarter. The Longhorns also pulled the game within one score thanks to a strong drive from Ewers and got the ball back with 31 seconds remaining. However, the Longhorns allowed a sack to effectively end the game. 

Washington running back Wayne Taulapapa rushed for 103 yards including a 45-yard breakaway touchdown in the victory. Rome Odunze and Jalen McMillan each posted 50 yards receiving. Ewers threw for 320 yards and a touchdown without any turnovers. Penix will be back with the Huskies in 2023, and should be a popular preseason Heisman Trophy pick after his breakout campaign. 

Cheez-It Bowl: No. 13 Florida State 35, Oklahoma 32 

No. 13 Florida State stormed back from multiple deficits to avoid an upset and continue building on what has been a fantastic finish to the 2022 calendar year for Seminoles football. The 35-32 win against Oklahoma in the Cheez-It Bowl sent Mike Norvell and his program into the offseason with a six-game winning streak in their back pocket and showcased some of the reasons why Jordan Travis is going to be one of college football's stars heading into 2023. 

Travis completed 27-of-38 passes for 418 yards and two touchdowns, adding 50 rushing yards as well on seven attempts as he continued to deliver scoring drives when Florida State fell behind in the game. The Seminoles trailed by 11 points in the second quarter, by six points at halftime, took the lead in the early third quarter then lost it again in the fourth quarter. Travis remained calm, cool and collected throughout, going 5-for-5 passing on a drive to give Florida State a 32-25 lead midway through the fourth quarter and then delivering an absolute dime on the 58-yard pass to Johnny Wilson that set up the game-winning field goal. 

Ultimately Oklahoma can be encouraged by the way this team fought against a top-15 opponent after a season that started with Big 12 title aspirations and ended with a 6-7 record. But moral victories don't sit as well when this is the first losing season for Oklahoma football since 1998, the year before Bob Stoops took over as coach. Brent Venables and his staff did a great job of preparing for this challenge with multiple starters opting out of the game, but the losing record sets up expectations for a thunderous response in 2023. 

As for Florida State, the hype train for 2023 had already left the station with the winning streak to close the season (now at six games) and the announcement that Travis would return to Tallahassee. Not meeting the expectations of a double-digit win against an off-schedule Oklahoma team might create pause for some, but an outright win will keep the momentum moving in the right direction within the program. 

Pinstripe Bowl: Minnesota 28, Syracuse 20

Minnesota knocked off Syracuse 28-20 in one of the most Minnesota ways possible. The Golden Gophers were outgained on the day by 261 yards, averaged only 4.5 yards per play, and yet never found themselves in danger of losing. The Gophers rode running back Mohamed Ibrahim to a 14-0 lead in the first half the same way they've done all season long, and then they allowed their defense and special teams to do the rest.

The third quarter saw Coleman Bryson pick off a Garret Schrader pass and take it back 70 yards for a pick six, and then Quentin Redding's 72-yard kick return following a Syracuse field goal set the Gophers up with great field position to tack on another touchdown and put the game out of reach.

Ibrahim finished with 71 yards rushing and the touchdown, which was enough to set the new single-season rushing record at 1,665 yards and single-season rushing touchdown record at 20. It also made him Minnesota's all-time career leading rusher at 4,668 yards.

Texas Bowl: Texas Tech 42, Ole Miss 25 

A late charge from the Rebels created some more interest to what was a game dominated by Texas Tech through the evening. Texas Tech established a three-score lead early in the fourth quarter thanks, in part, to a lead that was helped by some early Ole Miss turnovers. Red Raiders quarterback Tyler Shough had three total touchdowns (one passing, two rushing), and Ole Miss' Jaxson Dart threw two interceptions and lost a fumble in the first half of the loss. 

There was a late push from the Rebels, but it was quickly squashed by giving up a touchdown on an onside kick attempt. 

For Ole Miss, the defeat adds to a string of disappointing finishes, with coach Lane Kiffin and the Rebels losing their final four games of the 2022 season after an 8-1 start. The win for Texas Tech, on the other hand, adds to a string of impressive performances against the toughest foes on the Red Raiders' schedule alongside the wins against Texas and Oklahoma. 

Holiday Bowl: No. 15 Oregon 28, North Carolina 27

The battle between Oregon and North Carolina was billed as a duel between two potential 2023 Heisman Trophy candidates, and it was Bo Nix who got the best of Drake Maye in Wednesday's game. Nix led the Ducks on an eight-play, 79-yard drive that ended with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Chase Cota with 19 seconds to tie it up. Camden Lewis clanged the extra point off the left upright to give the Ducks the lead and the win in what was a wild Holiday Bowl that returned this year after a two-year hiatus. 

The Ducks entered the fourth quarter down 10 points, but midway through the fourth quarter Nix found Troy Franklin for a 10-yard touchdown in which Franklin had to reach behind his body to haul it in. 

Maye shined in his bowl debut as well. The redshirt freshman completed 18 of 35 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns. All three of his touchdown passes came in the first hal, as the Tar Heels entered the break up seven points.

With the win, Oregon finishes the season 10-3. The Tar Heels dropped to 9-5 on the season, but did claim the ACC Coastal championship for the first time since 2015.

Texas Tech pays tribute to Mike Leach 

On the first play of Texas Tech's first offensive possession, the Red Raiders aligned in one of the base formations of the Air Raid offense. The offensive line had wide splits, the wide receivers were stretched the length of the field and two receivers were stacked to the boundary as the team held their position without any intention of snapping the ball. The Air Raid delay of game was meant as a tribute to former Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach, who died earlier this month at the age of 61. Leach was one of the major contributors to establishing the Air Raid and its principles as a part of the modern game, and his tenure from 2000-09 forever changed the trajectory and expectations for Texas Tech football. 

Clearly this intention was communicated to Ole Miss before the game as Lane Kiffin elected to decline the penalty. The Rebels have their own tribute to Leach for the game, offering a nod to Mississippi State's iconic cowbell with a "MIKE" helmet decal. 

Liberty Bowl: Arkansas 55, Kansas 53 (3OT)

Arkansas  survived a ferocious comeback attempt by  Kansas  to escape the Liberty Bowl with a 55-53 triple-overtime victory that nearly became bowl season's biggest come-from-behind victory. Instead, it edged an upstart opponent in the highest-scoring Liberty Bowl in history. The Razorbacks quickly built a 24-7 first-quarter lead on the backs of three straight Kansas turnovers and held a 38-13 advantage late in the third quarter behind a dynamic performance from quarterback  KJ Jefferson . 

Though the game appeared over for some time, Kansas kept fighting back by scoring 10 points to make it a two-possession game by the fourth quarter. The game truly turned, however, when the Jayhawks recovered a Razorbacks fumble inside of three minutes remaining. Kansas'  Cobee Bryant  returned the ball 37 yards to midfield, and the Jayhawks made it a one-score game seven plays later with just over a minute remaining. 

The Jayhawks then converted a successful onside kick attempt after the Razorbacks failed to go after the ball. Kansas quarterback  Jalon Daniels  capped off a quick four-play, 50-yard drive in just under 30 seconds with a 21-yard touchdown pass and finished with a 2-point conversion to force overtime. 

With both teams scoring in the first period, the Razorbacks ended a run of 32 unanswered points for the Jayhawks dating back to the 3:15 mark of the third quarter. However, it was the second overtime period that caused the biggest controversy of the night. The Razorbacks appeared to stop Daniels on the goal line of a 2-point conversion to end the game. However, the Razorbacks were called for targeting and Kansas got one more attempt to send the game to triple-overtime -- which it converted. The dream comeback ended in that third period, however, when a pass from  Jason Bean  flew out of the back of the end zone on a 2-point conversion. 

Military Bowl: Duke 30, UCF 13

The Blue Devils used defense to dominate the Knights on Wednesday afternoon in a 30-13 win, securing the program's first nine-win season since 2014. The victory capped off a remarkable turnaround for first-year coach Mike Elko, who succeeded longtime coach David Cutcliffe. 

Wide receiver Jordan Moore got the scoring started midway through the first quarter with a 14-yard touchdown run to give give the Blue Devils a lead that they never relinquished. The defense also stopped the Knights behind the line of scrimmage eight times, including a Military Bowl record six sacks, to stymie the high-octane Knights offense led by dual-threat quarterback John Rhys Plumlee.

Duke quarterback Riley Leonard capped off a tremendous season with 173 yards passing, 63 yards rushing and two touchdowns on the ground. The sophomore proved why he should be considered one of the top signal-callers in the ACC headed into a promising Year 2 for Elko.

Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Wisconsin 24, Oklahoma State 17

Wisconsin survived a late charge from Oklahoma State to win the Guaranteed Rate Bowl and capture an eighth bowl victory in their last nine postseason games. Running back Braelon Allen posted 99 yards and a touchdown to lead the Badgers, who move to 7-6 in the final game under interim coach Jim Leonhard. 

With starting quarterback Graham Mertz in the transfer portal, redshirt senior Chase Wolf stepped in and threw for 116 yards and a touchdown in his lone start of the season. The Badgers defense feasted against an opposing freshman quarterback and held the Cowboys to just 2.0 yards per carry as Wisconsin held the ball for nearly two-thirds of the game. 

Oklahoma State made a late run in the fourth quarter to make things interesting. Freshman quarterback Garret Rangel threw a miraculous touchdown on fourth down to Ollie Gordon on the goal line and the Cowboys got the ball back with a chance to tie the game with nearly four minutes remaining. However, Rangel threw a costly interception that effectively ended the game. 

Birmingham Bowl: East Carolina 53, Coastal Carolina 29 

East Carolina quarterback Holton Ahlers recorded six total touchdowns and led the way in a 53-29 rout of Coastal Carolina that provided the first bowl win of the Mike Houston era and the Pirates' first bowl win since 2013. Houston and ECU were selected for a bowl game in 2021, but the game was canceled because of COVID with their opponent heading into the game. After a second-straight 7-5 record in the regular season, ECU was finally able to capitalize on what has been a surge for its football program after a long postseason drought. 

Ahlers already claimed the career school and American Athletic Conference records for most passing yards, most total yards, completions and attempts heading into the game. He sat just one touchdown behind former Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder in touchdowns responsible for, a record he first tied in the first quarter with a 27-yard toss to Isaiah Winstead. 

Ahlers went on to break Ridder's record for touchdown responsible for with another touchdown pass to Winstead. 

Ahlers final stat line was impressive: 26 of 28 passing for 300 yards with five passing touchdowns and another 48 yards and a score on the ground. But his personal and the program successes for the Pirates were occurring alongside a period of transition for Coastal Carolina. 

The Chanticleers trailed 10-0 in the first quarter until Grayson McCall led a pair of second-quarter touchdown drives. The go-ahead score with 8:52 to play in the half came from a McCall quarterback run where he appeared to land on his head in the end zone. He was taken to the locker room, officially ruled as "questionable" to return but ultimately never saw the field again. ECU outscored Coastal Carolina 43-15 after McCall's injury, and that setback also comes with the context of the Chanticleers' quarterback currently having his name in the transfer portal. 

McCall could return to play for Tim Beck, who was hired after Jamey Chadwell's departure for Liberty, but he could also just have played his final game for Coastal Carolina and finished his career as a Chanticleer on that touchdown run. As the first player in Sun Belt history to be named conference Player of the Year three times in a row, McCall's time in the teal has been transformative. So while ECU gets to celebrate its first bowl win in nearly a decade, Coastal Carolina will wait on McCall's decision as it considers the next era for a program that just rolled off 31 wins in the last three seasons. 

First Responder Bowl: Memphis 38, Utah State 10

Memphis capped its season with an emphatic win over Utah State in the First Responder as the Tigers took a 38-10 victory to close the season with a 7-6 record. With the win, Memphis has now finished .500 or better in nine consecutive seasons spanning the tenures of three coaches.

The Tigers scored on four straight possessions to close the first half, taking a 24-3 lead into the break behind an offense that got numerous playmakers involved. Six different players toted the rock for Memphis. Sophomore quarterback Seth Henigan distributed the football to nine different receivers with Eddie Lewis leading the way with five catches for 83 yards and two touchdowns. Henigan totaled 284 yards passing and three touchdowns without an interception as Memphis outgained Utah State 430-261

Utah State made things interesting early in the fourth quarter when it drew within 24-10 on a 44-yard pass from Bishop Davenport to Brian Cobbs. But the Tigers answered the bell with consecutive touchdown drives to end the Aggies' hopes. Sophomore running back Jevyon Ducker put the final touches on the win for Memphis with a 48-yard touchdown rush with 3:16 remaining. 

Davenport, a freshman, showed promise for Utah State while playing in relief of injured starter Cooper Legas. However, the Aggies did not have enough firepower to keep up with Memphis and were hampered by eight penalties and three turnovers. Utah State finishes the season 6-7.

Camellia Bowl: Buffalo 23, Georgia Southern 21

Buffalo picked up its third bowl win of the past four seasons on Tuesday as the Bulls edged Georgia Southern 23-21 in the Camelia Bowl to finish the season 7-6. Running back Tajay Ahmed sealed the win for Buffalo with a 4-yard gain on a critical third-and-3 play with just under two minutes remaining. Ahmed finished with 98 yards on the ground and a touchdown on 27 carries after entering the game with just one rushing attempt for the season.

The Bulls fell behind 3-0 in the second quarter but never trailed again after Justin Marshall came down with 32-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Cole Snyder on the ensuing possession. Marshall finished with 127 yards receiving on 11 receptions while Quian Williams added 100 yards receiving while serving as Snyder's primary targets. Snyder finished 21-of-38 passing for 265 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions.

Georgia Southern quarterback Kyle Vantrease passed for 352 yards as he took on his old squad, but the former three-year starter for the Bulls couldn't propel the Eagles to a win in the first-ever meeting between the programs. The loss caps Georgia Southern's first season under coach Clay Helton with a final mark of 6-7.

Quick Lane Bowl: New Mexico State 24, Bowling Green 19

New Mexico State survived a late charge from Bowling Green to stay perfect in bowl games in program history and pick up just its second bowl win since 1960. Quarterback Diego Pavia put together a gutsy performance with 167 yards passing, 65 yards rushing and two touchdowns to lead New Mexico State to just the 19th winning record in program history. 

Bowling Green lost starting quarterback Matt McDonald to an early upper body injury and fell down big in the second quarter. However, they managed to swing the game with a handful of special teams plays. Ta'Ron Keith took a squibbed kick back 75 yards and a safety helped set up another touchdown. However, Pavia pulled out the heroics and converted multiple third downs with his legs to set up a NMSU win. 

The bowl victory was the first ever for Jerry Kill, who was 0-5 in bowl games at Minnesota and Northern Illinois as a head coach. New Mexico State needed a late waiver just to reach bowl eligibility due to a canceled game. Now, just one year into the Kill era, the program heads from independence into Conference USA as reigning bowl game victors. 

Hawaii Bowl: Middle Tennessee 25, San Diego State 23

The Hawaii Bowl turned into a battle of kickers and Middle Tennessee was the last team standing as the Blue Raiders escaped with a 25-23 win over San Diego State on Saturday. Sophomore kicker Zeke Rankin made 4 of 5 field-goal attempts, including a go-ahead kick from 37 yards away with 2:05 remaining that put MTSU ahead 25-23.

From there, the Blue Raiders came up with a defensive stop in the final minutes to seal the outcome. With the win, Middle Tennessee caps the season at 8-5 while San Diego State heads into the offseason at 7-6.

The Aztecs jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter as the Blue Raiders began the game with four consecutive punts. But despite finishing the game with just 170 total yards, Middle Tennessee was able to climb back into the game with its defense. MTSU won the turnover battle 5-1 as San Diego State quarterback Jalen Mayden threw three interceptions.

Both of Middle Tennessee's touchdown drives in the game were 25 yards or less due to San Diego State turnovers. 

Gasparilla Bowl: Wake Forest 27, Missouri 17

Sam Hartman ended his Wake Forest career in style. Already the program's all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns coming into the game, Hartman remained tied with former Clemson QB Tajh Boyd for most touchdown passes in ACC history with 108. He didn't need long to break Boyd's record, throwing his 109th touchdown just over five minutes into the game.

Hartman would throw two more on the night, leading the Demon Deacons to a 27-17 win over Missouri. Hartman said before the game this would be his final appearance with Wake Forest, though he has not said whether he intends to enter the NFL Draft or transfer. Whatever the case, he ends his time as a Demon Deacon with a win. He finished with 280 yards passing and three touchdowns. His primary target, AT Perry, caught 11 passes for 116 yards.

The Wake defense deserves a lot of credit as well, holding the Missouri offense in check all night and picking up 10 tackles for loss and four sacks while holding the Tigers to only 4.1 yards per play.

Independence Bowl: Houston 23, Louisiana 16

Houston star receiver Nathaniel Dell capped his college career in style with a game-winning touchdown reception with 20 seconds left as the Cougars knocked off Louisiana 23-16 in the Independence Bowl on Friday. Dell also caught a touchdown pass in the third quarter as Houston rallied from a 13-0 deficit to finish the season with an 8-5 record.

Dell is a junior who is declaring for the NFL Draft, but he opted to play in the bowl game and only added to an impressive season with his performance. With his six catches for 44 yards and two scores, he finishes the season with 109 receptions for 1,398 yards and 17 touchdowns.

The Cougars' defense gave Dell and the offense plenty of help in the second half by forcing turnovers on three of Louisiana's five possessions after halftime. The Ragin Cajuns' other two possessions ended in punts as the momentum Louisiana enjoyed in the first half screeched to a halt.

After a 12-2 season in 2021, the 2022 season brought a letdown for the Cougars. But with the bowl win, they will head to the Big 12 with momentum as they enter a new conference for the 2023 season following a decade in the AAC.

Houston coaches remember Mike Leach

Former Mississippi State coach Mike Leach will be on the minds of Houston coaches during Friday's Independence Bowl against Louisiana. Cougars coach Dana Holgorsen was an assistant under Leach at Texas Tech, and the two go all the way back to Holgorsen's playing days at Iowa Wesleyan. Leach died on Dec. 12 due to complications from a heart condition. His impact can be felt all throughout college football, but Houston's staff has a particularly close tie to him. 

Armed Forces Bowl: Air Force 30, Baylor 15

Defending an option offense is never fun. You spend around three hours having blockers diving into your legs, and you're responsible for figuring out a way to avoid those blocks, and get to the ball carrier at the same time. That's assuming you know who the ball carrier is, because there's so much motion coming at you, and pitches to different players, it's easy to lose track.

Now imagine doing that in freezing temperatures with a wind chill below zero. Well, that's what Baylor had to deal with Thursday night in Fort Worth, Texas, and the Bears didn't enjoy it. 

But Air Force did. 

The Falcons rushed for 276 yards and three touchdowns to pick up a win over Baylor and finish 10-3.

It's the third straight 10-win season for Air Force (excluding the six-game COVID-shortened 2020 season), which is the first time the program has accomplished the feat. Baylor finishes the season 6-7, ending what was a disappointing follow-up to 2021's Big 12 title.

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LSU dominates in Citrus Bowl

LSU beat Purdue 63-7 in the Citrus Bowl. The Tigers scored 14 points in each quarter (and 21 in the second quarter).

The Citrus Bowl has everything

True freshman QB Walker Howard is now warming up. This Citrus Bowl has everything .

LSU leads Purdue 49-7 with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter.

Mississippi State honors Mike Leach in ReliaQuest Bowl win over Illinois

Mississippi State played its first game since Mike Leach’s Dec. 12 death on Monday. The Bulldogs’ former coach died at age 61 following complications from a heart condition.

A 16-point fourth-quarter comeback — including a 60-yard scoop and score on the final play of the game — paved the way for Mississippi State’s 19-10 win over Illinois in the ReliaQuest Bowl. MSU quarterback Will Rogers went 29-for-44 with 261 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.

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Illinois, Mississippi State tied in fourth quarter

Mississippi State scored its first touchdown of the ReliaQuest Bowl early in the fourth quarter to tie Illinois 10-10. The score came off an 8-yard TD pass from Will Rogers to Justin Robinson.

Citrus Bowl: LSU vs. Purdue

LSU faces Purdue in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando. The game kicks off at 1 p.m. and will be broadcast by ABC.

LSU is 9-4 after finishing 6-2 in the SEC, while Purdue is 8-5 after finishing 6-3 in the Big Ten.

LSU has a 28-24-1 bowl record, while Purdue has an 11-9 bowl record.

Illinois, Mississippi State tied after first quarter

Illinois and Mississippi State are scoreless after the first quarter of the ReliaQuest Bowl.

Illinois, Mississippi State history

Illinois and Mississippi State met twice before, including a 27-0 Illini win in 1923.

Mississippi State honors Mike Leach

Mississippi State opened the ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois in Air Raid formation in honor of Mike Leach. The Bulldogs also have a tribute to Leach on their helmets.

ReliaQuest Bowl: Illinois vs. Mississippi State

Illinois faces Mississippi State in the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa. The game kicks off at Noon and will be broadcast by ESPN2.

Illinois is 8-4 after finishing 5-4 in the Big Ten, while Mississippi State is 8-4 after finishing 4-4 in the SEC.

Illinois has an 8-11 bowl record, while Mississippi State has a 14-11 bowl record.

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Four years ago as a freshman at LSU, Ja’Marr Chase needed to take the next step. He had some nice moments that first fall, some big plays down the sideline with Joe Burrow, but he caught just 17 passes through 12 games. The game wasn’t slowing down for him yet.

Then came the Fiesta Bowl. He had three extra weeks of practice. He had time to work on the little things outside of game prep. And against UCF, he finally had his breakout game with six catches for 93 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown grab.

Cooper DeJean wins Music City Bowl MVP

His interception return for a touchdown gave Iowa a 21-0 lead just before halftime.

The under was never in doubt

Iowa-Kentucky had the lowest over/under point total on record (31 or 31.5), and the under hits with one offensive touchdown, two defensive scores and 18 punts.

Music City Bowl more than lived up to the hype.

Iowa makes Music City Bowl history

Iowa became the first team in Music City Bowl history to post a shutout in beating Kentucky 21-0. It's the eighth straight year Iowa has won either eight games or 75 percent of its games.

A very Iowa stat

Iowa wins for the third time this season with 11 or fewer first downs. It's the only team to have at least three such wins in a season since at least 2000 .

Iowa continues to lead Kentucky

At the end of three quarters, Iowa still leads Kentucky 21-0 in the Music City Bowl. As expected, the defenses continue to dominate the depleted offenses. The Wildcats have 156 yards to Iowa's 130 but nine of their 11 possessions have resulted in punts; the other two were pick-sixes. Iowa's defensive line has eight tackles for loss through three quarters.

Another strong performance from Tory Taylor

Iowa's Tory Taylor has four punts inside the 10 and another one at the 15.

Iowa in control against Kentucky

With a pair of interception returns for touchdowns, the Iowa defense has dominated Kentucky and leads 21-0 at halftime of the Music City Bowl. In his first career start, Iowa safety Xavier Nwankpa returned an overthrow 52 yards for a touchdown.

Late in the second quarter, Iowa cornerback Cooper DeJean returned a pass 14 yards for a score. Iowa’s first score came when tight end Sam LaPorta took a screen 27 yards to the Kentucky 15, then fellow tight end Luke Lachey hauled in a 15-yard touchdown on the next play. Iowa punter Tory Taylor has punts that have landed at the Kentucky 2, 7 and 7.

Hawkeyes' offense stepping it up

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The start of bowl season is here for teams across the nation. Undefeated Michigan secured a return trip to the College Football Playoff, and, Washington’s big win over Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship paved their way as well. Top-ranked Georgia initially seemed playoff-bound, but following the Dawgs loss to Alabama in the SEC Championship game, things got a lot more topsy-turvy in the battle for those four playoff spots and Georgia found themselves on the outside looking in.

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• Rose Bowl: No. 1 Michigan vs No. 4 Alabama
• Sugar Bowl: No. 2 Washington vs No. 3 Texas

How many bowl games are there?

There are 43 total bowl games in the 2023-24 season, including two college football playoff semifinals and the national championship game on January 8th.

How many games must a college team win to be bowl eligible?

Generally, teams must win six or more regular season games to be bowl eligible, although there are exceptions (for example, Minnesota finished 5-7 but was granted an NCAA exemption based on their Academic Progress Rate score and due to a lack of 6-6 teams to fill out the field).

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Which bowl games are playoff games in 2023-24?

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Saturday, december 16th.

Myrtle Beach Bowl Ohio 41, Georgia Southern 21

Cricket Celebration Bowl Florida A&M 30, Howard 26

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Jacksonville State 34, Louisiana 31 (OT)

Avocados from Mexico Cure Bowl Appalachian State 13, Miami (Ohio) 9

Isleta New Mexico Bowl Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10

LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk UCLA 35, Boise State 22

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Texas Tech 34, Cal 14

Monday, December 18th

Famous Toastery Bowl Western Kentucky 38, Old Dominion 35 (OT)

Tuesday, December 19th

Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl UTSA 35, Marshall 17

Thursday, December 21st

Roofclaim.com Boca Raton Bowl South Florida 45, Syracuse 0

Friday, December 22nd

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl Duke 30, UCF 13

Saturday, December 23rd

Camellia Bowl Northern Illinois 21, Arkansas State 19

Birmingham Bowl Duke 17, Troy 10

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Air Force 31, James Madison 21

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Georgia State 45, Utah State 22

68 Ventures Bowl South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl Northwestern 14, Utah 7

Easypost Hawai’i Bowl Coastal Carolina 24, San Jose State 14

Tuesday, December 26th

Quick Lane Bowl Minnesota 30, Bowling Green 24

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl Texas State 45, Rice 21

Guaranteed Rate Bowl Kansas 49, UNLV 36

Wednesday, December 27th

Military Bowl Presented by GoBowling.com Virginia Tech 41, Tulane 20

Duke’s Mayo Bowl West Virginia 30, North Carolina 10

DIRECTV Holiday Bowl USC 42, No. 15 Louisville 28

TaxAct Texas Bowl No. 20 Oklahoma State 31, Texas A&M 23

Thursday, December 28th

Wasabi Fenway Bowl Boston College 23, No. 24 SMU 14

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl Rutgers 31, Miami 24

Pop-Tarts Bowl No. 25 Kansas State 28, No. 18 NC State 19

Valero Alamo Bowl No. 14 Arizona 38, No. 12 Oklahoma 24

Friday, December 29th

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl No. 22 Clemson 38, Kentucky 35

Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl No. 16 Notre Dame 40, No. 19 Oregon State 8

Autozone Liberty Bowl Memphis 36, Iowa State 26

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic No. 9 Missouri 14, No. 7 Ohio State 3

Saturday, December 30th

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl No. 11 Ole Miss 38, No. 10 Penn State 25

Transperfect Music City Bowl Maryland 31, Auburn 13

Capital One Orange Bowl No. 6 Georgia 63, No. 5 Florida State 3

Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl Wyoming 16, Toledo 15

Monday, January 1st

ReliaQuest Bowl No. 13 LSU 35 vs. Wisconsin 31

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl No. 21 Tennessee 35 vs. No. 17 Iowa 0

VRBO Fiesta Bowl No. 8 Oregon 45 vs. No. 23 Liberty 6

Rose Bowl Presented by Prudential - College Football Playoff Semifinal No. 1 Michigan 27 vs. No. 4 Alabama 20

Allstate Sugar Bowl - College Football Playoff Semifinal No. 2 Washington 37 vs. No. 3 Texas 31

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Miami dolphins | chris perkins: here’s a dolphins schedule that results in 13-4 record and no. 1 playoff seed.

We already know the Dolphins’ opponents and locations for their 2024 games .

I’ve arranged the Dolphins’ 2024 regular-season opponents into optimal order, taking into account weather, home/road success, recent trends, etc.

In this scenario, I’m giving the Dolphins a 13-4 record, which isn’t guaranteed to secure the No. 1 AFC playoff seed, but probably would.

If the Dolphins can get homefield advantage throughout the playoffs, you can pencil them into the Super Bowl.

This schedule doesn’t account for things such as Sunday night, Monday night or Thursday night games, late-season flex games, or scheduling conflicts such as, say, a Taylor Swift concert at Lambeau Field in mid-December.

As you might know, I absolutely hate doing the W-L-W-L thing on the schedule.

I rarely do it.

I think it’s the most useless exercise in sports.

You only do it because you can, not because it’s more precise.

You’d never do that for basketball, baseball or hockey. There’s too many games.

For those sports you glimpse the team as a whole, consider its strengths and weaknesses, stack up those strengths and weaknesses vs. the rest of the league, and assign a record.

That’s the correct process.

That’s what I usually do for football and the Dolphins.

But for these purposes, I’ll do the W-L-W-L thing.

As a reminder on the Dolphins’ regular-season numbers and trends for the past two seasons:

— The Dolphins are 20-14 (.588) in the regular season the past two years;

— During that span, they’re 13-4 (.765) at home, and 7-10 (.412) on the road;

— They’re 16-6 (.727) from September through November, and 4-8 (.333) in December and January regular-season games.

Whether or not temperature is a factor, Buffalo wilted in the heat and humidity of a September game at Hard Rock Stadium in 2022, and the Dolphins struggled in the cold in late-season games at Baltimore, Buffalo and New England.

Remember, this 13-4 prediction is rooted in idealism, not what I think will actually happen. We need to at least see the Dolphins in training camp for a genuine season prediction. 

Sept. 8: at Green Bay

Comment: Get it out of the way early. You don’t want to be at Lambeau Field in December or January. And perhaps you can catch quarterback Jordan Love before he gets in a groove. Result and record: W, 1-0

Sept. 15: vs. Buffalo

Comment: It’s not ideal to face Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen without edge rushers Bradley Chubb or Jaelan Phillips (well, possibly without either as they rehab knee and Achilles injuries, respectively). But the humidity/weather is on your side. Plus, wide receiver Stefon Diggs is gone. Result and record: W, 2-0

Sept. 22: vs. San Francisco

Comment: Yeah, it’s a tough back-to-back. But remember the Dolphins are 6-1 in September the past two seasons, with wins over Baltimore and Buffalo, and putting up 70 points against Denver. Still, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, quarterback Brock Purdy and that 49ers offense is a big early-season test for Miami defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver. Result and record: L, 2-1

Sept. 29: at New York Jets

Comment: This could be a Sunday Night or Monday Night game considering the quarterback matchup of Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa vs. New York’s Aaron Rodgers. By this time, Dolphins receiver Odell Beckham Jr. should be getting comfortable. Result and record: W, 3-1

Oct. 6: at Houston

Comment: OK, you get quarterback C.J. Stroud before Chubb or Phillips is possibly back, or possibly at 100%. Who cares? The Dolphins offense should be scary good by now. Result and record: W, 4-1

Oct. 13: vs. New England

Comment: This closes out the first trip around the AFC East, and should right any wrongs with the Dolphins at this early point of the season.  Result and record: W, 5-1

Oct. 20: vs. Tennessee

Comment: This is a chance to avenge the most painful loss of last season. And I say that partly because receiver Tyreek Hill sustained an ankle injury on a combination hip drop/horse collar tackle that dogged him, and Miami’s offense, for the rest of the 2023 season. Result and record: W, 6-1

Oct. 27: at Seattle

Comment: Let’s head out West for two games. Miami will ideally stay out West and practice such as it did two seasons ago when it had the Los Angeles Chargers-San Francisco 49ers West Coast two-step. Result and record: W, 7-1

Nov. 3: at Los Angeles Rams

Comment: It’s an understandable road loss. This is the time for the Dolphins to get healthy, catch their breath, and then get ready for that sprint to the No. 1 seed.  Result and record: L, 7-2

Nov. 17: vs. Jacksonville

Comment: Get another tough AFC opponent out of the way, and get them at Hard Rock Stadium.  Result and record: W, 8-2

Nov. 24: at Cleveland

Comment: This has marked the end of the good times in previous seasons. It’s the last game before the calendar turns to the December/January games, a time when Miami’s success has been limited. Result and record: L, 8-3

Dec. 1: vs. New York Jets

Comment: This isn’t ideal — New York in December — but you’ve got to be realistic and think there will likely be at least one chilly regular-season game. And, hey, maybe the Dolphins catch a warming trend. Result and record: W, 9-3

Dec. 8: at Indianapolis

Comment: Yeah, you close with three of the last five on the road. But in the bigger picture you have three of the last six at home. And this is a December road game in a dome, which favors Miami’s speed.  Result and record: W, 10-3

Dec. 15: vs. Arizona

Comment: This should be a definite victory in a tight race toward the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoff picture. You’ve got to get this one.  Result and record: W, 11-3

Dec. 22: vs. Las Vegas

Comment: Here’s another December home game that’s an absolute must-win considering the opponent and race to get that No. 1 seed. One big key is health. This is a time during the past two seasons when injuries to key players has been a factor. Hopefully the Arizona-Las Vegas back-to-back gives those injuries, if there are any, time to heal before the playoffs. Result and record: W, 12-3

Dec. 29: at Buffalo

Comment: Does this game decide the AFC East? No. The Dolphins will enter this game with the division title secured.  Result and record: L, 12-4

Jan. 5: at New England

Comment: This matchup in the finale seems due. In the previous three years, the Dolphins finished at home vs. New England (2021), at home vs. the Jets (2022) and at home vs. Buffalo (2023).  Result and record: W, 13-4

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Paying college football players could reverse trend of bowl game opt-outs, boost non-CFP postseason

FILE - Southern California coach Lincoln Riley has eggnog poured onto him after USC defeated Louisville in the Holiday Bowl NCAA college football game, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, in San Diego. With the expanded College Football Playoff locked in through 2031, questions still remain about what the rest of the postseason will look like. One thing is certain, there will still be bowl games. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)

FILE - Boston College play SMU during the first half of the Fenway Bowl NCAA football game at Fenway Park Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, in Boston. With the expanded College Football Playoff locked in through 2031, questions still remain about what the rest of the postseason will look like. One thing is certain, there will still be bowl games. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — With the expanded College Football Playoff locked in through 2031, questions still remain about what the rest of the postseason will look like.

One thing is certain, there will still be bowls.

“College football cannot have a postseason that only provides 12 opportunities,” Nick Carparelli, executive director of Bowl Season, the organization that advocates for bowl games, said Thursday. “That’s contrary to every other NCAA sport. And the leadership of college athletics has been very clear in recent years that they want more opportunities for student athletes to compete in the postseason, not less across all sports.”

Carparelli has some ideas to keep bowl games robust and relevant, including creating more freedom for games to make the most interesting matchups. Though the biggest change could come from outside the bowl system as college football moves to a more professionalized model and player compensation agreements mandate postseason participation.

The CFP expands from four to 12 teams this season. It could jump to 14 teams starting as soon as 2026. Even in a four-team system, the playoff decreased the focus on the bowls and prompted discussion about how meaningful they were.

While the dozens of bowl games played around Christmas and New Year’s still draw a healthy amount of eyeballs to TVs, player opt-outs have become commonplace.

“I still believe at their core kids like playing football,” said Carparelli, who was attending a Fiesta Bowl event that included Big 12 and Mountain West Conference meetings earlier this week. “They’ve been presented with reasons why not to in recent years. And I think that’s very unfortunate for sure.”

Caparelli believes the future of college football includes revenue sharing with players and possibly name, image and likeness compensation deals that set terms similar to pro sports contracts.

“As player compensation becomes the norm, at some point in time, I think it’s reasonable to expect that there’s going to be some obligation on the part of the student-athlete receiving the compensation to perform the duties as assigned,” he said. “”In my mind, 12 regular-season games, a bowl game or playoff.”

This year there will be 36 bowl games played outside the College Football Playoff, which will also include four first-round games played on campus sites.

Carparelli said he doesn’t believe the bowl eligibility minimum of six victories will change. Whether there will still be a need for three dozen bowl games for the 2026 season and beyond is to be determined.

Even the bowls outside the playoff structure have contractual agreements with conferences that run concurrent to the CFP’s original 12-year deal, which expires after the 2025 season. All those games are about to become free agents.

Conferences prefer to lock in numerous bowl partnerships to guarantee eligible teams a spot in the postseason.

Carparelli would like to encourage more flexibility in the bowl selection process, allowing the games the ability to make compelling matchups with the available teams — more similar to way bowls operated 30 or 40 years ago — instead of being locked into predetermined conference deals.

“It would be the conferences that would need to make that decision,” he said. “Anything is possible. At the highest level, the CFP has decided that there’s not going to be any certainty there outside of five conference champions to be in that system. I don’t see any reason why that can’t translate to the next level of bowl games.”

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2024 NFL schedule leak: Date for Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl rematch appears set with Tom Brady likely in booth

T he 2024 NFL schedule includes a Super Bowl rematch between Kansas City and San Francisco and it looks like we now know when that game is going to be played. 

According to the San Francisco Chronicle , the 49ers will be hosting the Chiefs on Oct. 20 (Week 7) in a game that will be kicking off at 4:25 p.m. ET on Fox. The Chiefs were involved in a Super Bowl rematch last season against the Eagles and although the NFL decided to put that game in primetime, the league went a different route for this year's rematch. Not only will the Chiefs-49ers matchup be the national game of a Fox doubleheader, but Tom Brady will almost certainly be on the call as part of the network's No. 1 announcing team with Kevin Burkhardt

Brady has ties to both teams. On the Chiefs' end, he's one of only two quarterbacks ever to beat Patrick Mahomes in a playoff game (Joe Burrow is the other). As for the 49ers, they actually called Brady and asked him to be their quarterback during  the 2023 offseason, but he didn't want to come out of retirement. Brady is a bay area native, so the game will be a homecoming of sorts for him. 

As for the game itself, the 49ers will be looking for revenge in a matchup that will be played roughly eight months after they lost to the Chiefs, 25-22, in Super Bowl LVIII. Kansas City's win marked just the second time in NFL history that a Super Bowl had gone to overtime. 

If the 49ers are going to beat the Chiefs, they're going to have to do something they've never done: Beat Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs quarterback, and reigning Super Bowl MVP, has a career record of 4-0 against the 49ers. In those four wins, Mahomes has averaged 339 yards passing per game while throwing 10 touchdowns compared to just four interceptions. Those numbers are a big reason why the Chiefs have won three of the four games by double digits. 

The game will mark just the 10th time in NFL history that we'll be getting a regular-season rematch from the prior season's Super Bowl. On the nine previous occasions, the team that won the Super Bowl has gone 6-3 in the rematch. One of those three losses came last season when the Eagles beat the Chiefs after losing to them in Super Bowl LVII. 

The date and time of the Chiefs-49ers game is one of many leaks that has already come out. Although the 2024 schedule won't be released until 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, games will be leaking out between now and then, and if you want to check out the full list of leaked games, you can see that here . 

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2023-24 college football bowl game schedule, scores, tv channels, times.

The 2023-24 college football bowl season will conclude on Monday, Jan. 8 with the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. This article will be updated throughout the bowl season, including final scores and TV information, up to the College Football Playoff semifinals and championship game. Check out the full bowl schedule below.

2023-24 college football bowl game schedule, scores, TV channels, matchup information

(all times ET)

  Saturday, Dec. 16

Myrtle Beach Bowl Ohio 41,  Georgia Southern 21 Conway, South Carolina

Celebration Bowl Florida A&M 30, Howard 26 Atlanta, Georgia

New Orleans Bowl Jacksonville State 34 , Louisiana 31 New Orleans, Louisiana

Cure Bowl Appalachian State 13 , Miami (Ohio) 9 Orlando, Florida

New Mexico Bowl Fresno State 37 , New Mexico State 10 Albuquerque, New Mexico

LA Bowl UCLA 35 , Boise State 22 Inglewood, California

Independence Bowl Texas Tech 34,  Cal 14 Shreveport, Louisiana

Monday, Dec. 18

Bahamas Bowl (Temporarily renamed the Famous Toastery Bowl) Western Kentucky 38, Old Dominion   35 Nassau, Bahamas (Temporarily relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina)

Tuesday, Dec. 19

Frisco Bowl UTSA   35 ,   Marshall 17 Frisco, Texas

Thursday, Dec. 21

Boca Raton Bowl USF 45, Syracuse 0 Boca Raton, Florida

Friday, Dec. 22

Gasparilla Bowl Georgia Tech 30, UCF 17 Tampa, Florida

Saturday, Dec. 23

Birmingham Bowl Duke 17, Troy 10 Birmingham, Alabama

Camellia Bowl Northern Illinois 21,   Arkansas State 19 Montgomery, Alabama

Armed Forces Bowl Air Force 31 , James Madison   21 Fort Worth, Texas

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Georgia State 45 , Utah State   22 Boise, Idaho

68 Ventures Bowl South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10 Mobile, Alabama

Las Vegas Bowl Northwestern 14, Utah   7 Las Vegas, Nevada

Hawai'i Bowl Coastal Carolina 24, San Jose State 14  Honolulu, Hawai'i

Tuesday, Dec. 26

Quick Lane Bowl Minnesota 30, Bowling Green 24 Detroit, Michigan

First Responder Bowl Texas State 45, Rice 21 Dallas, Texas

Guaranteed Rate Bowl Kansas 49, UNLV 36 Phoenix, Arizona

Wednesday, Dec. 27

Military Bowl Virginia Tech 41, Tulane 20   Annapolis, Maryland

Duke's Mayo Bowl West Virginia 30, North Carolina 10 Charlotte, North Carolina

Holiday Bowl Southern Cal 42, No. 15 Louisville 28 San Diego, California

Texas Bowl No. 20 Oklahoma State 31 , vs. Texas A&M 23 Houston, Texas

Thursday, Dec. 28

Fenway Bowl Boston College 23, No. 24 SMU 14 Boston, Massachusetts

Pinstripe Bowl Rutgers 31 , Miami (Fla.)   24 The Bronx, New York

Pop-Tarts Bowl No. 25 Kansas State 28, No. 18 NC State 19 Orlando, Florida

Alamo Bowl No. 14 Arizona 38,  No. 12 Oklahoma 24 San Antonio, Texas

Friday, Dec. 29

Gator Bowl No. 22 Clemson 38, Kentucky 35 Jacksonville, Florida

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl No. 16 Notre Dame 40 , No. 19 Oregon State   8 El Paso, Texas

Liberty Bowl Memphis 36 , Iowa State   26 Memphis, Tennessee

Cotton Bowl No. 9 Missouri 14, No. 7 Ohio State 3 Dallas, Texas

Saturday, Dec. 30

Peach Bowl No. 11 Ole Miss 38 , No. 10 Penn State 25 Atlanta, Georgia

Music City Bowl Maryland 31 , Auburn 13 Nashville, Tennessee

Orange Bowl No. 6 Georgia 63 , No. 5 Florida State 3 Miami Gardens, Florida

Arizona Bowl Wyoming 16, Toledo 15 Tucson, Arizona

Monday, Jan. 1, 2024

ReliaQuest Bowl No. 13 LSU 35, Wisconsin 31 Tampa, Florida

Citrus Bowl No. 21 Tennessee 35, No. 17 Iowa 0 Orlando, Florida

Fiesta Bowl No. 8 Oregon 45, No. 23 Liberty 6 Glendale, Arizona

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl No. 1 Michigan 27, No. 4 Alabama 20 (OT) Pasadena, California

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Sugar Bowl No. 2 Washington 37, No. 3 Texas 31 New Orleans, Louisiana

Monday, Jan. 8

College Football Playoff National Championship Game No. 1 Michigan 34 , No. 2 Washington   13 Houston, Texas

Here's a complete list of scores from the College Football Playoff since its first season in 2014:

College Football Playoff: Scores

2014 season.

• Rose Bowl:  No. 2 Oregon 59 , No. 3 Florida State 20
• Sugar Bowl:  No. 4 Ohio State 42 , No. 1 Alabama 35
• CFP National Championship Game:  No. 4 Ohio State 42 , No. 2 Oregon 20

2015 season

• Orange Bowl:  No. 1 Clemson 37 , No. 4 Oklahoma 17
• Cotton Bowl:  No. 2 Alabama 38 , No. 3 Michigan State 0
• CFP National Championship Game:  No. 2 Alabama 45 , No. 1 Clemson 40

2016 season

• Fiesta Bowl:  No. 2 Clemson 31 , No. 3 Ohio State 0
• Peach Bowl:  No. 1 Alabama 24 , No. 4 Washington 7
• CFP National Championship Game:  No. 2 Clemson 35 , No. 1 Alabama 31

2017 season

• Rose Bowl:  No. 3 Georgia 54 , No. 2 Oklahoma 48 (2OT)
• Sugar Bowl:  No. 4 Alabama 24 , No. 1 Clemson 6
• CFP National Championship Game:  No. 4 Alabama 26 , No. 3 Georgia 23 (OT)

2018 season

• Orange Bowl:  No. 1 Alabama 45 , No. 4 Oklahoma 34
• Cotton Bowl:  No. 2 Clemson 30 , No. 3 Notre Dame 3
• CFP National Championship Game:  No. 2 Clemson 44 , No. 1 Alabama 16

2019 season

• Peach Bowl:  No. 1 LSU 63 , No. 4 Oklahoma 28
• Fiesta Bowl:  No. 3 Clemson 29 , No. 2 Ohio State 23
• CFP National Championship Game:  No. 1 LSU 42 , No. 3 Clemson 25

2020 season

• Rose Bowl:  No. 1 Alabama 31 , No. 4 Notre Dame 14
• Sugar Bowl:  No. 3 Ohio State 49 , No. 2 Clemson 28
• CFP National Championship Game:  No. 1 Alabama 52 , No. 3 Ohio State 24

2021 season

• Cotton Bowl:  No. 1 Alabama 27 , No. 4 Cincinnati 6
• Orange Bowl:  No. 3 Georgia 34 , No. 2 Michigan 11
• CFP National Championship Game:  No. 3 Georgia 33 , No. 1 Alabama 18

2022 season

• Peach Bowl:  No. 1 Georgia 42 , No. 4 Ohio State 41
• Fiesta Bowl:  No. 3 TCU 51 , No. 2 Michigan 45
• CFP National Championship Game:  No. 1 Georgia 65 , No. 3 TCU 7

2023 season

• Rose Bowl: No. 1 Michigan 27 , No. 4 Alabama 20
• Sugar Bowl: No. 2 Washington 37 , No. 3 Texas 31
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 1 Michigan 34 , No. 2 Washington 13

Here's a look at some of the upcoming CFP title game locations and dates:

• 2023 season (Jan. 8, 2024) : Houston, TX
• 2024 season (Jan. 20, 2025) : Atlanta, Ga. 
• 2025 season (Jan.19, 2026) :  Miami, Fla. 

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Green Bay Packers Schedule: Toughest Stretch

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GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers will face an absolute gauntlet of games that could define their season over the course of 12 days late in the year.

According to the leaked schedule reported by Packer Central and other sources:

In Week 12, the Packers will host the defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers at 3:25 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24.

In Week 13, the Packers will host the high-powered Miami Dolphins on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 28.

In Week 14, the Packers will hit the road to face the defending NFC North champion Detroit Lions for a Thursday night showdown on Dec. 5.

Those are three of the best teams in the NFL. The 49ers are the betting favorite to win the Super Bowl at FanDuel Sportsbook . The Dolphins have the 11th-shortest odds. The Lions have the fifth-shortest odds.

The 49ers (12-5 last year) have been a thorn in the Packers’ side for more than a decade. That includes beating Green Bay in the 2019 NFC Championship Game, upsetting the Packers in the divisional round at Lambeau Field in 2021 and holding off the Packers in the divisional round in Santa Clara last year. Quarterback Brock Purdy led the NFL in passer rating, running back Christian McCaffrey led the NFL in rushing yards, total yards and total touchdowns, and the defense was third in points allowed.

The Dolphins (11-6 last year) have perhaps the most ridiculous offensive roster in the NFL. Armed with receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, Tua Tagovailoa led the NFL with 4,624 passing yards last year. Led by Raheem Mostert and De’Von Achane, the Dolphins also led the NFL in yards per carry. To that crew, they signed receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and drafted running back Jaylen Wright.

Those games against powerhouse teams will set the stage for one of the biggest games of the season, an NFC North rivalry showdown at the Lions (12-5 last year) that could determine the division winner and which team will host a playoff game.

The teams split their games last year, with both teams delivering dominant performances on the road. Last Thanksgiving, Green Bay won 29-22 at Detroit. Jordan Love was dominant, finishing 22-of-32 passing for 268 yards and three touchdowns.

Detroit’s defense was stout against the run last year but terrible against the pass. It responded this offseason by acquiring veterans Carlton Davis and Amik Robertson and drafting Terrion Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw in the first and second rounds.

Did coach Matt LaFleur make the right call in hiring Jeff Hafley as defensive coordinator? The 49ers, Dolphins and Eagles finished third, second and fifth, respectively, in the NFL in scoring.

After their mini-bye, the Packers in Week 15 will play on Sunday night at the Seattle Seahawks (9-8 last year).

In Week 16, they’ll return home for a Monday night game against the New Orleans Saints (9-8 last year).

Thus, if the leaked games are accurate, the Packers will play at least five consecutive games against teams with winning records and four consecutive primetime games.

That stretch of games will determine whether the Packers are Super Bowl contenders or pretenders. Last year’s early struggles created a battle-hardened team that allowed it to rally to a playoff berth.

“I think probably the No. 1 takeaway from last season was when things weren’t going great for us, the guys stayed resilient and they had something to prove,” coach Matt LaFleur said recently. “A lot of times when you get a lot of youth into your organization, the circumstances don’t necessarily matter. It’s about proving yourself day in and day out. The guys did a great job.

“This is why the football character is so important, because they did a great job staying together, staying connected, believing in one another and quite frankly pushing one another to continue to try to get out of the muck, so to speak. I think that youthful energy can be good for us.”

Packers will face the Lions in November and December. Here's what we (think we) know for dates of 10 of the 17 games. ⬇️ https://t.co/ae6SqF1nw0 — Bill Huber (@BillHuberNFL) May 15, 2024

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Bill Huber, who has covered the Green Bay Packers since 2008, is the publisher of Packer Central, a Sports Illustrated channel. E-mail: [email protected] History: Huber took over Packer Central in August 2019. Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillHuberNFL Background: Huber graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he played on the football team, in 1995. He worked in newspapers in Reedsburg, Wisconsin Dells and Shawano before working at The Green Bay News-Chronicle and Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1998 through 2008. With The News-Chronicle, he won several awards for his commentaries and page design. In 2008, he took over as editor of Packer Report Magazine, which was founded by Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke, and PackerReport.com. In 2019, he took over the new Sports Illustrated site Packer Central, which he has grown into one of the largest sites in the Sports Illustrated Media Group.

2023-24 college football bowl games schedule, CFP matchups

The 2023-24 college football bowl season is here.

There are 43 bowl games, beginning Dec. 16 with Georgia Southern facing Ohio in the Myrtle Beach Bowl and ending Jan. 8 with the College Football Playoff National Championship.

The College Football Playoff National Championship is set as Michigan and Washington will meet for the title.

Here's a look at all of this season's games (all times ET).

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College Football Playoff schedule

Monday, jan. 1.

CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California) No. 1 Michigan 27, No. 4 Alabama 20 (OT)

CFP Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Caesars Superdome (New Orleans) No. 2 Washington 37, No. 3 Texas 31

Monday, Jan. 8

CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T No. 1 Michigan (14-0) vs. No. 2 Washington (14-0)

NRG Stadium (Houston) 7:30 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App

New Year's Six

Friday, dec. 29.

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) No. 9 Missouri 14, No. 7 Ohio State 3

Saturday, Dec. 30

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta) No. 11 Ole Miss 38, No. 10 Penn State 25

Capital One Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida) No. 6 Georgia 63, No. 5 Florida 3

Vrbo Fiesta Bowl State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona) No. 8 Oregon 45, No. 23 Liberty 6

Complete college football bowl schedule

Saturday, dec. 16.

Myrtle Beach Bowl Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina) Ohio 41, Georgia Southern 21

Cricket Celebration Bowl Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta) Florida A&M 30, Howard 26

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Caesars Superdome (New Orleans) Jacksonville State 34, Louisiana 31 (OT)

Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl FBC Mortgage Stadium (Orlando, Florida) Appalachian State 13, Miami (Ohio) 9

Isleta New Mexico Bowl University Stadium (Albuquerque, New Mexico) Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10

LA Bowl SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, California) UCLA 35, Boise State 22

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Independence Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana) Texas Tech 34, California 14

Monday, Dec. 18

Famous Toastery Bowl Jerry Richardson Stadium (Charlotte, NC) Western Kentucky 38, Old Dominion 35 (OT)

Tuesday, Dec. 19

Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas) UTSA 35, Marshall 17

Thursday, Dec. 21

RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl FAU Stadium (Boca Raton, Florida) South Florida 45, Syracuse 0

Friday, Dec. 22

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida) Georgia Tech 30, UCF 17

Saturday, Dec. 23

Birmingham Bowl Protective Stadium (Birmingham, Alabama) Duke 17, Troy 10

Camellia Bowl Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama) Northern Illinois 21, Arkansas State 19

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas) Air Force 31, James Madison 21

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho) Georgia State 45, Utah State 22

68 Ventures Bowl Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, Alabama) South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas) Northwestern 14, Utah 7

EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu) Coastal Carolina 24, San Jose State 14

Tuesday, Dec. 26

Quick Lane Bowl Ford Field (Detroit) Minnesota 30, Bowling Green 24

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas) Texas State 45, Rice 21

Guaranteed Rate Bowl Chase Field (Phoenix) Kansas 49, UNLV 36

Wednesday, Dec. 27

Military Bowl presented by GoBowling.com Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland) Virginia Tech 41, Tulane 20

Duke's Mayo Bowl Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina) West Virginia 30, North Carolina 10

DirecTV Holiday Bowl Petco Park (San Diego) USC 42, Louisville 28

TaxAct Texas Bowl NRG Stadium (Houston) Oklahoma State 31, Texas A&M 23

Thursday, Dec. 28

Wasabi Fenway Bowl Fenway Park (Boston) Boston College 23, SMU 14

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY) Rutgers 31, Miami 24

Pop-Tarts Bowl Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida) Kansas State 28, NC State 19

Valero Alamo Bowl Alamodome (San Antonio) Arizona 38, Oklahoma 24

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida) Clemson 38, Kentucky 35

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium (El Paso, Texas) Notre Dame 40, Oregon State 8

AutoZone Liberty Bowl Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee) Memphis 36, Iowa State 26

TransPerfect Music City Bowl Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee) Maryland 31, Auburn 13

Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona) Wyoming 16, Toledo 15

ReliaQuest Bowl Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida) LSU 35, Wisconsin 31

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida) Tennessee 35, Iowa 0