Bowl Results

Well the college football bowl season has come to a close :( There were lots of good games and some surprising upsets, but overall it was a good season.  Next year should bring even better bowls!  Here are the results for the bowl games:

FCS Celebration Bowl: North Carolina Central vs Grambling State
Pick: Grambling State
Result: Grambling State 10-9

New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico vs UTSA
Pick: New Mexico
Result: New Mexico 23-20

Las Vegas Bowl: Houston vs San Diego State
Pick: Houston
Result: San Diego State 34-10

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl: Appalachian State vs Toledo
Pick: Toledo
Result: Appalachian State 31-28

AutoNation Cure Bowl: UCF vs Arkansas State
Pick: Arkansas State
Result: Arkansas State 31-13

New Orleans Bowl: Southern Mississippi vs Louisiana Lafayette
Pick: Louisiana Lafayette
Result: Southern Mississippi 28-21

Miami Beach Bowl: Central Michigan vs Tulsa
Pick: Tulsa
Result: Tulsa 55-10

Boca Raton Bowl: Memphis vs Western Kentucky
Pick: Memphis
Result: Western Kentucky 51-31

Poinsettia Bowl: BYU vs Wyoming
Pick: Wyoming
Result: BYU 24-21

Idaho Potato Bowl: Idaho vs Colorado State
Pick: Colorado State
Result: Idaho 61-50

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs Old Dominion
Pick: Old Dominion
Result: Old Dominion 24-20

Armed Forces Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs #25 Navy
Pick: Louisiana Tech
Result: Louisiana Tech 48-45

Dollar General Bowl: Ohio vs Troy
Pick: Troy
Result: Troy 28-23

Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii vs Middle Tennessee State
Pick: Hawaii
Result: Hawaii 52-35

St. Petersburg Bowl: Miami (OH) vs Mississippi State
Pick: Mississippi State
Result: Mississippi State 17-16

Quick Lane Bowl: Maryland vs Boston College
Pick: Maryland
Result: Boston College 36-30

Independence Bowl: North Carolina State vs Vanderbilt
Pick: North Carolina State
Result: North Carolina State 41-17

Heart of Dallas Bowl: Army vs North Texas
Pick: Army
Result: Army 38-31 OT

Military Bowl: #24 Temple vs Wake Forest
Pick: #24 Temple
Result: Wake Forest 34-26

Holiday Bowl: Minnesota vs Washington State
Pick: Washington State
Result: Minnesota 17-12

Cactus Bowl: Boise State vs Baylor
Pick: Boise State
Result: Baylor 31-12

Pinstripe Bowl: #23 Pittsburgh vs Northwestern
Pick: #23 Pittsburgh
Result: Northwestern 31-24

Russell Athletic Bowl: Miami (FL) vs #16 West Virginia
Pick: #16 West Virginia
Result: Miami (FL) 31-14

Foster Farms Bowl: Indiana vs #19 Utah
Pick: #19 Utah
Result: #19 Utah 26-24

Texas Bowl: Texas A&M vs Kansas State
Pick: Texas A&M
Result: Kansas State 33-28

Birmingham Bowl: South Florida vs South Carolina
Pick: South Florida
Result: South Florida 46-39 OT

Belk Bowl: Arkansas vs #22 Virginia Tech
Pick: Arkansas
Result: #22 Virginia Tech 35-24

Alamo Bowl: #12 Oklahoma State vs #10 Colorado
Pick: #12 Oklahoma State
Result: #12 Oklahoma State 38-8

Liberty Bowl: Georgia vs TCU
Pick: TCU
Result: Georgia 31-23

Sun Bowl: #18 Stanford vs North Carolina
Pick: #18 Stanford
Result: #18 Stanford 25-23

Music City Bowl: Nebraska vs #21 Tennessee
Pick: Nebraska
Result: #21 Tennessee 38-24

Arizona Bowl: Southern Alabama vs Air Force
Pick: Air Force
Result: Air Force 45-21

Orange Bowl: #6 Michigan vs #11 Florida State
Pick: #6 Michigan
Result: #11 Florida State 33-32

Citrus Bowl: #20 LSU vs #13 Louisville
Pick: #20 LSU
Result: #20 LSU 29-19

TaxSlayer Bowl: Georgia Tech vs Kentucky
Pick: Kentucky
Result: Georgia Tech 33-18

Outback Bowl: #17 Florida vs Iowa
Pick: #17 Florida
Result: #17 Florida 30-3

Cotton Bowl: #15 Western Michigan vs #8 Wisconsin
Pick: #8 Wisconsin
Result: #8 Wisconsin 24-16

Rose Bowl: #9 USC vs #5 Penn State
Pick: #5 Penn State
Resut: #9 USC 52-49

Sugar Bowl: #14 Auburn vs #7 Oklahoma
Pick: #7 Oklahoma
Result: #7 Oklahoma 35-19

Playoff Game #1/Peach Bowl: #1 Alabama vs #4 Washington
Pick: #1 Alabama
Result: #1 Alabama 24-7

Playoff Game #2/Fiesta Bowl: #2 Clemson vs #3 Ohio State
Pick: #3 Ohio State
Result: #2 Clemson 31-0

So I mean I didn't do too bad... Like 21 out of the 41 (not counting the National Championship) is pretty good for me.  It's over 50% so I'll take it.  But it all comes down to January 9th as #1 Alabama takes on #2 Clemson for the second straight year (kind of like John Cena vs The Rock part 2, but hopefully way better).  I think I'm going to wrap this blog up with a National Championship write up and then the end of the season awards such as Team of the Year, Player of the Year, etc. Until then!