Allen Bored
I had originally planned on doing a viewing guide much like the regular season viewing guides by coming up with two or three sentences about each game. But once I got to the Pinstripe Bowl I couldn’t take it anymore. I ran to the corner of the room and wept uncontrollably after having to think of the awfulness of that game. So I took a different road with the bowls where this is more of an info dump. This first part covers bowls through December 30th.
Included in each match up are the standard spread, announcers (although ESPN is being very lazy this year so don’t have all the games), and series history of each game but also threw in the BCS ranking for each school, their Sagarin ranking (the non-BCS version), F/+ ranking from Football Outsiders, and their SRS ranking from Sports-Reference.com. I also added each school’s recent bowl history and my “expert” prediction on each game. Also to be different when listing where each school finished in their conference I show their overall standing rather than their division standing. I did this just so that you can see that yes indeed the 11th best team in the ACC is in a bowl game. I also felt silly typing out “Mountain West West” division.
Saturday, December 21st
Washington State vs. Colorado State, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, ESPN
Spread: Washington State -4.5
Announcers: Mark Jones, Brock Huard
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Washington State (6-6, 4-5, 9th Place in Pac-12)
BCS Ranking: 44
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 29
F/+ Ranking: 58
SRS Ranking: 45
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 5-4)
2003 Holiday: W Texas 28-20
2002 Rose: L Oklahoma 14-34
2001 Sun: W Purdue 33-27
Colorado State (7-6, 5-3, 6th Place in Mountain West)
BCS Ranking: 92
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 80
F/+ Ranking: 68
SRS Ranking: 72
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 5-7)
2008 New Mexico: W Fresno State 40-35
2005 Poinsettia: L Navy 30-51
2003 San Francisco: L Boston College 21-35
My Pick: Washington State
#20 Fresno State vs. #25 USC, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC
Spread: Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack
Announcers: USC -6.5
All-Time Series: Tied 1-1
Last Meeting: 11/19/2005 USC 50, Fresno State 42
Fresno State (11-1, 7-1, Mountain West Champions)
BCS Ranking: 20
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 50
F/+ Ranking: 44
SRS Ranking: 42
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 9-11)
2012 Hawaii: L SMU 10-43
2010 Humanitarian: L Northern Illinois 17-40
2009 New Mexico: L Wyoming 28-35
USC (9-4, 6-3, 5th Place in Pac-12)
BCS Ranking: 25
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 20
F/+ Ranking: 12
SRS Ranking: 20
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 32-17)
2012 Sun: L Georgia Tech 7-21
2009 Emerald: W Boston College 24-13
2008 Rose: W Penn State 38-24
My Pick: USC
Buffalo vs. San Diego State, 5:30/2:30 PM, ESPN
Spread: San Diego State -1
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Buffalo (8-4, 6-2, 4th Place in MAC)
BCS Ranking: 62
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 65
F/+ Ranking: 69
SRS Ranking: 64
Bowl History
2008 International: L Connecticut 20-38
San Diego State (7-5, 6-2, 4th Place in Mountain West)
BCS Ranking: 69
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 85
F/+ Ranking: 94
SRS Ranking: 94
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 2-5)
2012 Poinsettia: L BYU 6-23
2011 New Orleans: L Louisiana-Lafayette 30-32
2010 Poinsettia: W Navy 35-14
My Pick: Buffalo
Tulane vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 9:00/6:00 PM, ESPN
Spread: Tulane -2.5
Announcers: Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham
All-Time Series: Tulane leads 10-5
Last Meeting: 10/6/2012 Louisiana-Lafayette 41, Tulane 13
Tulane (7-5, 5-3, 7th Place in Conference USA)
BCS Ranking: 74
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 78
F/+ Ranking: 72
SRS Ranking: 77
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 4-6)
2002 Hawaii: W Hawaii 36-28
1998 Liberty: W BYU 41-27
1987 Independence: L Washington 12-24
Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4, Sun Belt Champions)
BCS Ranking: 66
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 82
F/+ Ranking: 88
SRS Ranking: 78
Bowl History
2012 New Orleans: W East Carolina 43-34
2011 New Orleans: W San Diego State 32-30
My Pick: Tulane
Monday, December 23rd
East Carolina vs. Ohio, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, ESPN
Spread: East Carolina -14
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway
All-Time Series: East Carolina leads 2-0
Last Meeting: 9/19/1998 East Carolina 21, Ohio 14
East Carolina (9-3, 6-2, 3rd Place in Conference USA)
BCS Ranking: 52
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 54
F/+ Ranking: 38
SRS Ranking: 53
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 7-8)
2012 New Orleans: L Louisiana-Lafayette 34-43
2010 Military: L Maryland 20-51
2009 Liberty: L Arkansas 17-20
Ohio (7-5, 4-4, 7th Place in MAC)
BCS Ranking: 78
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 96
F/+ Ranking: 104
SRS Ranking: 90
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 2-5)
2012 Independence: W Louisiana-Monroe 45-14
2011 Potato: W Utah State 24-23
2010 New Orleans: L Troy 21-48
My Pick: East Carolina
Tuesday, December 24th
Boise State vs. Oregon State, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN
Spread: Oregon State -3
Announcers: Steve Levy, Mark May, Lou Holtz
All-Time Series: Boise State leads 3-2
Last Meeting: 9/25/2010 Boise State 37, Oregon State 24
Boise State (8-4, 6-2, 3rd Place in Mountain West)
BCS Ranking: 55
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 41
F/+ Ranking: 37
SRS Ranking: 49
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 9-4)
2012 Las Vegas: W Washington 28-26
2011 Las Vegas: W Arizona State 56-24
2010 Las Vegas: W Utah 26-3
Oregon State (6-6, 4-5, 8th Place in Pac-12)
BCS Ranking: 48
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 35
F/+ Ranking: 50
SRS Ranking: 35
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 8-6)
2012 Alamo: L Texas 27-31
2009 Las Vegas: L BYU 20-44
2008 Sun: W Pittsburgh 3-0
My Pick: Boise State
Thursday, December 26th
Pittsburgh vs. Bowling Green, 6:00/3:00 PM, ESPN
Spread: Bowling Green -5
Announcers: TBD
All-Time Series: Pittsburgh leads 2-1
Last Meeting: 8/30/2008 Bowling Green 27, Pittsburgh 17
Pittsburgh (6-6, 3-5, 11th place in the ACC)
BCS Ranking: 53
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 57
F/+ Ranking: 59
SRS Ranking: 57
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 12-17)
2012 Compass: L Mississippi 17-38
2011 Compass: L SMU 6-28
2010 Compass: W Kentucky 27-10
Bowling Green (10-3, 8-1, MAC Champions)
BCS Ranking: 31
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 25
F/+ Ranking: 41
SRS Ranking: 43
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 4-5)
2012 Military: L San Jose State 20-29
2009 Humanitarian: L Idaho 42-43
2007 GMAC: L Tulsa 7-63
My Pick: Bowling Green
Utah State vs. #23 Northern Illinois, 9:30/6:30 PM, ESPN
Spread: Northern Illinois -1.5
Announcers: TBD
All-Time Series: Utah State leads 1-0
Last Meeting: 10/14/1995 Utah State 42, Northern Illinois 7
Utah State (8-5, 7-1, 2nd Place in Mountain West)
BCS Ranking: 67
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 44
F/+ Ranking: 33
SRS Ranking: 39
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 2-5)
2012 Potato: W Toledo 41-15
2011 Potato: L Ohio 23-24
1997 Humanitarian: L Cincinnati 19-35
Northern Illinois (12-1, 8-0, 2nd Place in MAC)
BCS Ranking: 23
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 45
F/+ Ranking: 61
SRS Ranking: 50
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 4-4)
2012 Orange: L Florida State 10-31
2011 GoDaddy: W Arkansas State 38-20
2010 Humanitarian: W Fresno State 40-17
My Pick: Utah State
Friday, December 27th
Marshall vs. Maryland, 2:30 PM/11:30 AM, ESPN
Spread: Marshall -2.5
Announcers: TBD
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Marshall (9-4, 7-1, 2nd Place in Conference USA)
BCS Ranking: 63
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 61
F/+ Ranking: 51
SRS Ranking: 58
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 7-2)
2011 Beef: W FIU 20-10
2009 Pizza: W Ohio 21-17
2004 Fort Worth: L Cincinnati 14-32
Maryland (7-5, 3-5, 10th Place in ACC)
BCS Ranking: 61
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 69
F/+ Ranking: 65
SRS Ranking: 66
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 11-11-2)
2010 Military: W East Carolina 51-20
2008 Humanitarian: W Nevada 42-35
2007 Emerald: L Oregon State 14-21
My Pick: Marshall
Syracuse vs. Minnesota, 6:00/3:00 PM, ESPN
Spread: Minnesota -4
Announcers: Mark Jones, Brock Huard
All-Time Series: Minnesota leads 3-1
Last Meeting: 9/22/2012 Minnesota 17, Syracuse 10
Syracuse (6-6, 4-4, 9th Place in ACC)
BCS Ranking: 59
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 66
F/+ Ranking: 76
SRS Ranking: 60
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 14-9-1)
2012 Pinstripe: W West Virginia 38-14
2010 Pinstripe: W Kansas State 36-34
2004 Champs Sports: L Georgia Tech 14-51
Minnesota (8-4, 4-4, 6th Place in Big Ten)
BCS Ranking: 36
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 49
F/+ Ranking: 48
SRS Ranking: 40
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 5-10)
2012 Texas: L Texas Tech 31-34
2009 Insight: L Iowa State 13-14
2008 Insight: L Kansas 21-42
My Pick: Minnesota
BYU vs. Washington, 9:30/6:30 PM, ESPN
Spread: Washington -3
Announcers: TBD
All-Time Series: Tied 4-4
Last Meeting: 9/4/2010 BYU 23, Washington 17
BYU (8-4)
BCS Ranking: 40
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 29
F/+ Ranking: 26
SRS Ranking: 21
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 13-17-1)
2012 Poinsettia: W San Diego State 23-6
2011 Armed Forces: W Tulsa 24-21
2010 New Mexico: W UTEP 52-24
Washington (8-4, 5-4, 6th Place in Pac-12)
BCS Ranking: 28
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 12
F/+ Ranking: 19
SRS Ranking: 17
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 15-15-1)
2012 Las Vegas: L Boise State 26-28
2011 Alamo: L Baylor 56-67
2010 Holiday: W Nebraska 19-7
My Pick: Washington
Saturday, December 28th
Rutgers vs. Notre Dame, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN
Spread: Notre Dame -14.5
Announcers: TBD
All-Time Series: Notre Dame leads 4-0
Last Meeting: 11/23/2002 Notre Dame 42, Rutgers 0
Rutgers: (6-6, 3-5, 6th Place in AAC)
BCS Ranking: 82
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 89
F/+ Ranking: 90
SRS Ranking: 92
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 5-3)
2012 Athletic: L Virginia Tech 10-13
2011 Pinstripe: W Iowa State 27-13
2009 St. Petersburg: W UCF 45-24
Notre Dame (8-4)
BCS Ranking: 26
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 24
F/+ Ranking: 25
SRS Ranking: 25
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 15-17)
2012 BCS: L Alabama 14-42
2011 Champs Sports: L Florida State 14-18
2010 Sun: W Miami 33-17
My Pick: Notre Dame
Cincinnati vs. North Carolina, 3:20/12:20 PM, ESPN
Spread: North Carolina -3
Announcers: TBD
All-Time Series: North Carolina leads 2-0
Last Meeting: 11/14/1991 North Carolina 51, Cincinnati 16
Cincinnati (9-3, 6-2, 3rd Place in AAC)
BCS Ranking: 29
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 58
F/+ Ranking: 64
SRS Ranking: 63
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 7-6)
2012 Belk: W Duke 48-34
2011 Liberty: W Vanderbilt 31-24
2009 Sugar: L Florida 24-51
North Carolina (6-6, 4-4, 8th Place in ACC)
BCS Ranking: 58
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 46
F/+ Ranking: 40
SRS Ranking: 46
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 13-16)
2011 Independence: L Missouri 24-41
2010 Music City: W Tennessee 30-27
2009 Car Care: L Pittsburgh 17-19
My Pick: North Carolina
Miami vs. #18 Louisville, 6:45/3:45 PM, ESPN
Spread: Louisville -3
Announcers: TBD
All-Time Series: Miami leads 7-1
Last Meeting: 9/16/2006 Louisville 31, Miami 7
Miami (9-3, 5-3, 4th Place in ACC)
BCS Ranking: 27
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 38
F/+ Ranking: 29
SRS Ranking: 27
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 18-15)
2010 Sun: L Notre Dame 17-33
2009 Champs Sports: L Wisconsin 14-20
2008 Emerald: L California 17-24
Louisville (11-1, 7-1, 2nd Place in AAC)
BCS Ranking: 18
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 23
F/+ Ranking: 16
SRS Ranking: 28
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 7-9-1)
2012 Sugar: W Florida 33-23
2011 Belk: L N.C. State 24-31
2010 Beef: W Southern Miss 31-28
My Pick: Louisville
Michigan vs. Kansas State, 10:15/7:15 PM, ESPN
Spread: Kansas State -3.5
Announcers: TBD
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Michigan (7-5, 3-5, 8th Place in Big Ten)
BCS Ranking: 41
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 36
F/+ Ranking: 32
SRS Ranking: 34
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 20-22)
2012 Outback: L South Carolina 28-33
2011 Sugar: W Virginia Tech 23-20
2010 Gator: L Mississippi State 14-52
Kansas State (7-5, 5-4, 5th Place in Big 12)
BCS Ranking: 45
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 26
F/+ Ranking: 27
SRS Ranking: 26
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 6-10)
2012 Fiesta: L Oregon 17-35
2011 Cotton: L Arkansas 17-29
2010 Pinstripe: L Syracuse 34-36
My Pick: Kansas State
Monday, December 30th
Middle Tennessee vs. Navy, 11:45/8:45 AM, ESPN
Spread: Navy -6
Announcers: TBD
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Middle Tennessee (8-4, 6-2, 5th Place in Conference USA)
BCS Ranking: 70
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 86
F/+ Ranking: 78
SRS Ranking: 79
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 2-3)
2010 GoDaddy: L Miami (OH) 21-35
2009 New Orleans W Southern Miss 42-32
2006 Motor City: L Central Michigan 14-31
Navy (8-4)
BCS Ranking: 50
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 59
F/+ Ranking: 66
SRS Ranking: 56
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 7-10-1)
2012 Hunger: L Arizona State 28-62
2010 Poinsettia: L San Diego State 14-35
2009 Texas: W Missouri 35-13
My Pick: Navy
Mississippi vs. Georgia Tech, 3:15/12:15 PM, ESPN
Spread: Mississippi -3
Announcers: TBD
All-Time Series: Georgia Tech leads 2-1
Last Meeting: 12/30/1971 Mississippi 41, Georgia Tech 18
Mississippi (7-5, 3-5, 9th Place in SEC)
BCS Ranking: 39
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 32
F/+ Ranking: 35
SRS Ranking: 24
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 22-12)
2012 Compass: W Pittsburgh 38-17
2009 Cotton: W Oklahoma State 21-7
2008 Cotton: W Texas Tech 47-34
Georgia Tech (7-5, 5-3, 6th Place in ACC)
BCS Ranking: 45
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 31
F/+ Ranking: 31
SRS Ranking: 30
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 23-18)
2012 Sun: W USC 21-7
2011 Sun: L Utah 27-30
2010 Independence: L Air Force 7-14
My Pick: Georgia Tech
#10 Oregon vs. Texas, 6:45/3:45 PM, ESPN
Spread: Oregon -13.5
Announcers: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge
All-Time Series: Texas leads 4-1
Last Meeting: 12/29/2000 Oregon 35, Texas 30
Oregon (10-2, 7-2, 3rd Place in Pac-12)
BCS Ranking: 10
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 4
F/+ Ranking: 8
SRS Ranking: 3
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 11-15)
2012 Fiesta: W Kansas State 35-17
2011 Rose: W Wisconsin 45-38
2010 BCS: L Auburn 19-22
Texas (8-4, 7-2, 4th Place in Big 12)
BCS Ranking: 30
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 33
F/+ Ranking: 39
SRS Ranking: 33
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 27-22-2)
2012 Alamo: W Oregon State 31-27
2011 Holiday: W California 21-10
2009 BCS: L Alabama 21-37
My Pick: Oregon
#14 Arizona State vs. Texas Tech, 10:15/7:15 PM, ESPN
Spread: Arizona State -14
Announcers: TBD
All-Time Series: Arizona State leads 1-0
Last Meeting: 9/6/1999 Arizona State 31, Texas Tech 13
Arizona State (10-3, 8-1, 2nd Place in Pac-12)
BCS Ranking: 14
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 8
F/+ Ranking: 6
SRS Ranking: 5
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 13-16-1)
2012 Hunger: W Navy 62-28
2011 Las Vegas: L Boise State 24-56
2007 Holiday: L Texas 34-52
Texas Tech (7-5, 4-5, 6th Place in Big 12)
BCS Ranking: 50
Sagarin Ranking (non-BCS): 48
F/+ Ranking: 60
SRS Ranking: 59
Last Three Bowl Games (All-Time Bowl Record: 13-21-1)
2012 Texas: W Minnesota 34-31
2010 Ticket City: W Northwestern 45-38
2009 Alamo: W Michigan State 41-31
My Pick: Arizona State
