Post by Mojave Gator on Dec 17, 2022 19:42:56 GMT -5
Friday, Dec. 16
Bahamas Bowl
UAB 24, Miami (Ohio) 20 - The Blazers took a 10-0 first quarter lead, but trailed 13-10 after three quarters. A 12-yard touchdown run with 1:22 remaining decided it.
Cure Bowl
Troy 18, Texas-San Antonio 12 - The Roadrunners had five turnovers. They led 12-7 at the half, but did not score after halftime.
Saturday, Dec. 17
Fenway Bowl
Louisville 24, Cincinnati 7 - This game was 7-7 about four minutes into the second quarter, then the Bearcats stopped scoring. Cincy only managed 127 yards of total offense and ten first downs.
Celebration Bowl
North Carolina Central 41, Jackson State 34 (OT) - The Deion Sanders era at JSU ended with an overtime loss. JSU went in at 12-0, and this would have been the first undefeated season in school history.
Las Vegas Bowl
Oregon State 30, Florida 3 - About as close as it looks. I had the misfortune of being there to witness every moment of it. Our offensive line got pushed around, and the domination was evident seeing it live. We had 98 yards total offense and six first downs in the first three quarters. Eleven penalties, at least half of which were false starts. Jack Miller didn't play badly given that his last action was a year ago at Ohio State. A blocked punt inside our ten set up a Beaver touchdown. A 40-yard field goal with 37 seconds remaining saved us from being shut out. Outside the stadium I heard some asshole singing the FSU war chant.
LA Bowl
Fresno State 29, Washington State 6 - And I thought that our offense was bad. The Cougars managed 59 total yards and five first downs.
LendingTree Bowl
Southern Mississippi 38, Rice 24 - After the Eagles took a 17-3 lead at the half, the Owls went on a 21-point run to take a 24-17 lead in the third quarter. The Eagles then added 21 unanswered points of their own. USM RB Frank Gore, Jr. set single game bowl and school rushing records with 329 yards and two touchdowns. He also completed two of three passes for 19 yards and a touchdown.
New Mexico Bowl
Brigham Young 24, Southern Methodist 23 - With the Cougars leading 24-17, the Mustangs scored on a 12-yard pass with eight seconds remaining. They missed a two point conversion for the win.
Frisco Bowl
Boise State 35, North Texas 32 - After the Broncos opened up a 35-24 fourth quarter lead, the Mean Green managed a touchdown and two point conversion with 8:17 remaining, but could not score again. UNT had two turnovers.
Monday, Dec. 19
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Marshall 28, Connecticut 14 - The Thundering Herd led 21-0 at the half and built the lead to 28-0 before the Huskies scored. Four turnovers by UConn didn't help, although Marshall gave two of them back. Still a nice accomplishment for UConn to get here, given how bad that they were a season ago.
Tuesday, Dec. 20
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Eastern Michigan 41, San Jose State 27 - The Spartans led 13-0 early, but the Eagles scored the next 33 points, beginning with a blocked extra point returned for two points. San Jose outgained Eastern, but they had three turnovers.
Boca Raton Bowl
Toledo 21, Liberty 19 - The Flames led 7-3 at the half. The Rockets scored the next 18 points to lead 21-7. With the lead at 21-13, Liberty ran a trick play with a double pass going for a 67-yard touchdown. They missed the two point conversion to tie. Liberty's first bowl loss, and the first bowl win for Toledo since 2015.
Wednesday, Dec. 21
New Orleans Bowl
Western Kentucky 44, South Alabama 23 - The Hilltoppers led 31-3 at the half and it was game over. WKU had 522 yards passing.
Thursday, Dec. 22
Armed Forces Bowl
Air Force 30, Baylor 15 - The Falcons scored the first nine points and led 9-7 at the half before pulling away with a 14-0 third quarter. AFA outgained the Bears by about 150 yards.
Friday, Dec. 23
Independence Bowl
Houston 23, Louisiana 16 - The Ragin' Cajuns took a 13-0 second quarter lead, then only scored three points the rest of the game. The Cougars scored the final 17 points, including a game winning 12-yard touchdown pass with 20 seconds remaining.
Gasparilla Bowl
Wake Forest 27, Missouri 17 - The Demon Deacons led 14-3 in the second quarter. The Tigers took a 17-14 third quarter lead that lasted for 1:20. Wake scored the game's final 13 points.
Saturday, Dec. 24
Hawai'i Bowl
Middle Tennessee State 25, San Diego State 23 - The Aztecs took a 14-0 first quarter lead, and the Blue Raiders scored 13 in the second to make it a one point game at the half. The two teams exchanged field goals in the third quarter with lead changes on both. MT scored on a 6 yard pass in the fourth quarter to lead 22-17, then SD added two field goals to lead 23-22. A 37-yard field goal with 2:05 remaining won it for MTSU. The Blue Raiders had -66 yards rushing and 170 yards total offense.
Monday, Dec. 26
Quick Lane Bowl
New Mexico State 24, Bowling Green 19 - The Aggies led 24-7 after three quarters. The Falcons made it a game with 12 points in the fourth quarter. New Mexico State is 4-0-1 in bowl games, the only FCS team to be undefeated in bowl games.
Tuesday, Dec. 27
Camellia Bowl
Buffalo 23, Georgia Southern 21 - Buffalo, who won here two years ago, became the first two-time winner of this bowl. On the first play of the third quarter with Buffalo leading 14-6, the Bulls completed a long pass play. The ball was stripped and the Eagles recovered. On the next play they hit a 79-yard touchdown pass and a two point conversion to tie. Buffalo eventually stretched the lead to 23-14. Far from the run-first team that they used to be, GSU passed 47 times.
First Responder Bowl
Memphis 38, Utah State 10 - This game was essentially over by halftime, with the Tigers leading 24-3. The Aggies had three turnovers.
Birmingham Bowl
East Carolina 53, Coastal Carolina 29 - The Pirates scored in double digits in every quarter, while the Chanticleers did so only in the second.
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Wisconsin 24, Oklahoma State 17 - The Badgers built a 24-7 lead in the third quarter. The Cowboys had only 52 yards rushing.
Wednesday, Dec. 28
Military Bowl
Duke 30, Central Florida 13 - After the Knights tied the game at 7 in the first quarter, the Blue devlis scored the next 16 points to put the game away. UCF turned the ball over twice.
Liberty Bowl
Arkansas 55, Kansas 53, 3OT - I shut this game off in the third quarter because it was turning into a rout. The Razorbacks led 24-7 at the half and extended their lead to 31-7 in the third quarter. The Jayhawks used an 18-0 fourth quarter to pull even, scoring the tying touchdown on a 21-yard pass with 41 seconds remaining. The teams traded touchdowns and conversions in the first two overtimes.
5:30 p.m.
Holiday Bowl
Oregon 28, North Carolina 27 - Entertaining game that was tied twice. The Tarheels had a 24-14 lead in the fourth quarter. The winning score came on a six-yard touchdown pass with 19 seconds remaining.
Texas Bowl
Texas Tech 42, Ole Miss 25 - The Red Raiders led 26-7 at the half. The Rebels had five turnovers.
Thursday, Dec. 29
Pinstripe Bowl
Minnesota 28, Syracuse 20 - The Gophers won despite having only 213 yards of total offense. The Orange never led, falling behind 14-0 in the first quarter and playing from behind throughout the game.
Cheez-It Bowl
Florida State 35, Oklahoma 32 - The Seminoles went into this game as a ten-point favorite, and they could easily have lost it. The Sooners had a touchdown called back in the second quarter that would have put them up 21-3 on a drive that they didn't get points from. The winning field goal came with 55 seconds remaining.
Alamo Bowl
Washington 27, Texas 20 - The Huskies led 27-10 about two minutes into the fourth quarter. Washington had the only turnover.
Friday, Dec. 30
Duke's Mayo Bowl
Maryland 16, North Carolina State 12 - Seven field goals and one touchdown (by Maryland) in this snoozefest of a game. The Wolfpack led early 3-0, then trailed the rest of the way after the Terrapins took a 10-3 second quarter lead.
Sun Bowl
Pittsburgh 37, UCLA 35 - The Bruins scored with less than a minute remaining in the half to take a 21-14 halftime lead. After UCLA stretched the lead to 28-14, Panthers scored the next 20 points to lead 34-28. The Bruins scored on a six yard run with 34 seconds remaining to lead 35-34, then Pitt won it with a 47-yard field goal with four seconds left.
Gator Bowl
Notre Dame 45, South Carolina 38 - The Gamecocks led 24-17 at the half after leading 24-10 at one point. The Irish broke a 38-38 tie with a 16-yard touchdown pass with 1:38 remaining.
Arizona Bowl
Ohio 30, Wyoming 27, OT - After the Cowboys took a 24-21 lead on a five-yard touchdown run with 2:04 remaining, the Bobcats tied it with a 46-yard field goal with four seconds remaining. In the overtime, Ohio scored on a ten-yard touchdown pass after Wyoming kicked a field goal.
Orange Bowl
Tennessee 31, Clemson 14 - Despite running 100 offensive plays, the Tigers managed only 14 points. They had two turnovers. The Vols led 14-3 at the half. Tennessee's first 11-win season since 2001.
Saturday, Dec. 31
Fiesta Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal)
TCU 51, Michigan 45 - The Wolverines never led, and they trailed by as many as 18 points in the first half and 19 in the second. Both teams had three turnovers. The Horned Frogs returned two intercepted passes for touchdowns.
Peach Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal)
Georgia 42, Ohio State 41 - Before the final 54 seconds Georgia led once, 24-21 in the second quarter. The Buckeyes stretched their lead to 38-24 in the third quarter. The Bulldogs outscored them 18-3 in the fourth quarter, including a ten-yard touchdown pass with 54 seconds remaining to take the lead. Ohio State drove into field goal range on the ensuing possession, but they missed a 50-yard field goal wide left with three seconds left.
Music City Bowl
Iowa 21, Kentucky 0 - All of the points were scored in the second quarter. Not much offense on either side, but Kentucky had two turnovers.
Sugar Bowl
Alabama 45, Kansas State 20 - Early on, it appeared that this might be another of those games in which a disappointed and disinterested Alabama team lost to an underdog in a bowl game. The Wildcats jumped out to an early 10-0 lead, then Alabama took a 21-10 lead at halftime. They blew the game open with a 21-3 third quarter. K-State turned he ball over twice.
Monday, Jan. 2
ReliaQuest Bowl
Mississippi State 19, Illinois 10 - The Bulldogs won one for the Pirate. The Illini led 7-3 at the half, and the only points of the third quarter were a field goal by Illinois to make it 10-3. MSU tied it at 10 six seconds into the fourth quarter, then they took their first lead at 13-10 with four seconds remaining. On the ensuing kickoff Illinois tried a series of laterals, one of which was grabbed by a Bulldog player and returned for a touchdown with no time left on the clock.
Citrus Bowl
LSU 63, Purdue 7 - It was 35-0 Tiger at the half. LSU outgained Purdue 594-263. The Boilermakers had three turnovers.
Cotton Bowl Classic
Tulane 46, Southern California 45 - In this wide-open score fest, a safety with 3:20 remaining ultimately provided the margin of victory. The Green Wave trailed 45-30 with 4:30 remaining. They scored on a four-yard run at 4:07 to make it 45-37, got the safety at 3:20 (45-39), then scored the clincher on a six-yard touchdown pass with nine seconds remaining. Now I don't have to listen to the insufferable Trojan fans squawking about how good they are and how they belonged in the playoff.
Rose Bowl Game
Penn State 35, Utah 21 - The Nittany Lions scored on an 87-yard run in the third quarter and an 88-yard pass play in the fourth to take control of a game that was 14-14 at the half. The Utes had two passes intercepted. Not quite this close at the end, as Utah's last score came with 25 seconds remaining.
Monday, Jan. 9
College Football Playoff National Championship Game
Georgia 65, TCU 7 - Total domination. No other way to describe it. Any doubt that Georgia is the premier program in the country was erased. The highlight for the Horned Frogs was a first quarter touchdown that cut the Bulldogs' lead to 10-7. TCU had 188 yards total offense, 36 yards rushing and nine first downs. Georgia had 589 yards total offense. At least Stetson Bennett is gone.
Bahamas Bowl
UAB 24, Miami (Ohio) 20 - The Blazers took a 10-0 first quarter lead, but trailed 13-10 after three quarters. A 12-yard touchdown run with 1:22 remaining decided it.
Cure Bowl
Troy 18, Texas-San Antonio 12 - The Roadrunners had five turnovers. They led 12-7 at the half, but did not score after halftime.
Saturday, Dec. 17
Fenway Bowl
Louisville 24, Cincinnati 7 - This game was 7-7 about four minutes into the second quarter, then the Bearcats stopped scoring. Cincy only managed 127 yards of total offense and ten first downs.
Celebration Bowl
North Carolina Central 41, Jackson State 34 (OT) - The Deion Sanders era at JSU ended with an overtime loss. JSU went in at 12-0, and this would have been the first undefeated season in school history.
Las Vegas Bowl
Oregon State 30, Florida 3 - About as close as it looks. I had the misfortune of being there to witness every moment of it. Our offensive line got pushed around, and the domination was evident seeing it live. We had 98 yards total offense and six first downs in the first three quarters. Eleven penalties, at least half of which were false starts. Jack Miller didn't play badly given that his last action was a year ago at Ohio State. A blocked punt inside our ten set up a Beaver touchdown. A 40-yard field goal with 37 seconds remaining saved us from being shut out. Outside the stadium I heard some asshole singing the FSU war chant.
LA Bowl
Fresno State 29, Washington State 6 - And I thought that our offense was bad. The Cougars managed 59 total yards and five first downs.
LendingTree Bowl
Southern Mississippi 38, Rice 24 - After the Eagles took a 17-3 lead at the half, the Owls went on a 21-point run to take a 24-17 lead in the third quarter. The Eagles then added 21 unanswered points of their own. USM RB Frank Gore, Jr. set single game bowl and school rushing records with 329 yards and two touchdowns. He also completed two of three passes for 19 yards and a touchdown.
New Mexico Bowl
Brigham Young 24, Southern Methodist 23 - With the Cougars leading 24-17, the Mustangs scored on a 12-yard pass with eight seconds remaining. They missed a two point conversion for the win.
Frisco Bowl
Boise State 35, North Texas 32 - After the Broncos opened up a 35-24 fourth quarter lead, the Mean Green managed a touchdown and two point conversion with 8:17 remaining, but could not score again. UNT had two turnovers.
Monday, Dec. 19
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Marshall 28, Connecticut 14 - The Thundering Herd led 21-0 at the half and built the lead to 28-0 before the Huskies scored. Four turnovers by UConn didn't help, although Marshall gave two of them back. Still a nice accomplishment for UConn to get here, given how bad that they were a season ago.
Tuesday, Dec. 20
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Eastern Michigan 41, San Jose State 27 - The Spartans led 13-0 early, but the Eagles scored the next 33 points, beginning with a blocked extra point returned for two points. San Jose outgained Eastern, but they had three turnovers.
Boca Raton Bowl
Toledo 21, Liberty 19 - The Flames led 7-3 at the half. The Rockets scored the next 18 points to lead 21-7. With the lead at 21-13, Liberty ran a trick play with a double pass going for a 67-yard touchdown. They missed the two point conversion to tie. Liberty's first bowl loss, and the first bowl win for Toledo since 2015.
Wednesday, Dec. 21
New Orleans Bowl
Western Kentucky 44, South Alabama 23 - The Hilltoppers led 31-3 at the half and it was game over. WKU had 522 yards passing.
Thursday, Dec. 22
Armed Forces Bowl
Air Force 30, Baylor 15 - The Falcons scored the first nine points and led 9-7 at the half before pulling away with a 14-0 third quarter. AFA outgained the Bears by about 150 yards.
Friday, Dec. 23
Independence Bowl
Houston 23, Louisiana 16 - The Ragin' Cajuns took a 13-0 second quarter lead, then only scored three points the rest of the game. The Cougars scored the final 17 points, including a game winning 12-yard touchdown pass with 20 seconds remaining.
Gasparilla Bowl
Wake Forest 27, Missouri 17 - The Demon Deacons led 14-3 in the second quarter. The Tigers took a 17-14 third quarter lead that lasted for 1:20. Wake scored the game's final 13 points.
Saturday, Dec. 24
Hawai'i Bowl
Middle Tennessee State 25, San Diego State 23 - The Aztecs took a 14-0 first quarter lead, and the Blue Raiders scored 13 in the second to make it a one point game at the half. The two teams exchanged field goals in the third quarter with lead changes on both. MT scored on a 6 yard pass in the fourth quarter to lead 22-17, then SD added two field goals to lead 23-22. A 37-yard field goal with 2:05 remaining won it for MTSU. The Blue Raiders had -66 yards rushing and 170 yards total offense.
Monday, Dec. 26
Quick Lane Bowl
New Mexico State 24, Bowling Green 19 - The Aggies led 24-7 after three quarters. The Falcons made it a game with 12 points in the fourth quarter. New Mexico State is 4-0-1 in bowl games, the only FCS team to be undefeated in bowl games.
Tuesday, Dec. 27
Camellia Bowl
Buffalo 23, Georgia Southern 21 - Buffalo, who won here two years ago, became the first two-time winner of this bowl. On the first play of the third quarter with Buffalo leading 14-6, the Bulls completed a long pass play. The ball was stripped and the Eagles recovered. On the next play they hit a 79-yard touchdown pass and a two point conversion to tie. Buffalo eventually stretched the lead to 23-14. Far from the run-first team that they used to be, GSU passed 47 times.
First Responder Bowl
Memphis 38, Utah State 10 - This game was essentially over by halftime, with the Tigers leading 24-3. The Aggies had three turnovers.
Birmingham Bowl
East Carolina 53, Coastal Carolina 29 - The Pirates scored in double digits in every quarter, while the Chanticleers did so only in the second.
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Wisconsin 24, Oklahoma State 17 - The Badgers built a 24-7 lead in the third quarter. The Cowboys had only 52 yards rushing.
Wednesday, Dec. 28
Military Bowl
Duke 30, Central Florida 13 - After the Knights tied the game at 7 in the first quarter, the Blue devlis scored the next 16 points to put the game away. UCF turned the ball over twice.
Liberty Bowl
Arkansas 55, Kansas 53, 3OT - I shut this game off in the third quarter because it was turning into a rout. The Razorbacks led 24-7 at the half and extended their lead to 31-7 in the third quarter. The Jayhawks used an 18-0 fourth quarter to pull even, scoring the tying touchdown on a 21-yard pass with 41 seconds remaining. The teams traded touchdowns and conversions in the first two overtimes.
5:30 p.m.
Holiday Bowl
Oregon 28, North Carolina 27 - Entertaining game that was tied twice. The Tarheels had a 24-14 lead in the fourth quarter. The winning score came on a six-yard touchdown pass with 19 seconds remaining.
Texas Bowl
Texas Tech 42, Ole Miss 25 - The Red Raiders led 26-7 at the half. The Rebels had five turnovers.
Thursday, Dec. 29
Pinstripe Bowl
Minnesota 28, Syracuse 20 - The Gophers won despite having only 213 yards of total offense. The Orange never led, falling behind 14-0 in the first quarter and playing from behind throughout the game.
Cheez-It Bowl
Florida State 35, Oklahoma 32 - The Seminoles went into this game as a ten-point favorite, and they could easily have lost it. The Sooners had a touchdown called back in the second quarter that would have put them up 21-3 on a drive that they didn't get points from. The winning field goal came with 55 seconds remaining.
Alamo Bowl
Washington 27, Texas 20 - The Huskies led 27-10 about two minutes into the fourth quarter. Washington had the only turnover.
Friday, Dec. 30
Duke's Mayo Bowl
Maryland 16, North Carolina State 12 - Seven field goals and one touchdown (by Maryland) in this snoozefest of a game. The Wolfpack led early 3-0, then trailed the rest of the way after the Terrapins took a 10-3 second quarter lead.
Sun Bowl
Pittsburgh 37, UCLA 35 - The Bruins scored with less than a minute remaining in the half to take a 21-14 halftime lead. After UCLA stretched the lead to 28-14, Panthers scored the next 20 points to lead 34-28. The Bruins scored on a six yard run with 34 seconds remaining to lead 35-34, then Pitt won it with a 47-yard field goal with four seconds left.
Gator Bowl
Notre Dame 45, South Carolina 38 - The Gamecocks led 24-17 at the half after leading 24-10 at one point. The Irish broke a 38-38 tie with a 16-yard touchdown pass with 1:38 remaining.
Arizona Bowl
Ohio 30, Wyoming 27, OT - After the Cowboys took a 24-21 lead on a five-yard touchdown run with 2:04 remaining, the Bobcats tied it with a 46-yard field goal with four seconds remaining. In the overtime, Ohio scored on a ten-yard touchdown pass after Wyoming kicked a field goal.
Orange Bowl
Tennessee 31, Clemson 14 - Despite running 100 offensive plays, the Tigers managed only 14 points. They had two turnovers. The Vols led 14-3 at the half. Tennessee's first 11-win season since 2001.
Saturday, Dec. 31
Fiesta Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal)
TCU 51, Michigan 45 - The Wolverines never led, and they trailed by as many as 18 points in the first half and 19 in the second. Both teams had three turnovers. The Horned Frogs returned two intercepted passes for touchdowns.
Peach Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal)
Georgia 42, Ohio State 41 - Before the final 54 seconds Georgia led once, 24-21 in the second quarter. The Buckeyes stretched their lead to 38-24 in the third quarter. The Bulldogs outscored them 18-3 in the fourth quarter, including a ten-yard touchdown pass with 54 seconds remaining to take the lead. Ohio State drove into field goal range on the ensuing possession, but they missed a 50-yard field goal wide left with three seconds left.
Music City Bowl
Iowa 21, Kentucky 0 - All of the points were scored in the second quarter. Not much offense on either side, but Kentucky had two turnovers.
Sugar Bowl
Alabama 45, Kansas State 20 - Early on, it appeared that this might be another of those games in which a disappointed and disinterested Alabama team lost to an underdog in a bowl game. The Wildcats jumped out to an early 10-0 lead, then Alabama took a 21-10 lead at halftime. They blew the game open with a 21-3 third quarter. K-State turned he ball over twice.
Monday, Jan. 2
ReliaQuest Bowl
Mississippi State 19, Illinois 10 - The Bulldogs won one for the Pirate. The Illini led 7-3 at the half, and the only points of the third quarter were a field goal by Illinois to make it 10-3. MSU tied it at 10 six seconds into the fourth quarter, then they took their first lead at 13-10 with four seconds remaining. On the ensuing kickoff Illinois tried a series of laterals, one of which was grabbed by a Bulldog player and returned for a touchdown with no time left on the clock.
Citrus Bowl
LSU 63, Purdue 7 - It was 35-0 Tiger at the half. LSU outgained Purdue 594-263. The Boilermakers had three turnovers.
Cotton Bowl Classic
Tulane 46, Southern California 45 - In this wide-open score fest, a safety with 3:20 remaining ultimately provided the margin of victory. The Green Wave trailed 45-30 with 4:30 remaining. They scored on a four-yard run at 4:07 to make it 45-37, got the safety at 3:20 (45-39), then scored the clincher on a six-yard touchdown pass with nine seconds remaining. Now I don't have to listen to the insufferable Trojan fans squawking about how good they are and how they belonged in the playoff.
Rose Bowl Game
Penn State 35, Utah 21 - The Nittany Lions scored on an 87-yard run in the third quarter and an 88-yard pass play in the fourth to take control of a game that was 14-14 at the half. The Utes had two passes intercepted. Not quite this close at the end, as Utah's last score came with 25 seconds remaining.
Monday, Jan. 9
College Football Playoff National Championship Game
Georgia 65, TCU 7 - Total domination. No other way to describe it. Any doubt that Georgia is the premier program in the country was erased. The highlight for the Horned Frogs was a first quarter touchdown that cut the Bulldogs' lead to 10-7. TCU had 188 yards total offense, 36 yards rushing and nine first downs. Georgia had 589 yards total offense. At least Stetson Bennett is gone.
