| Poinsettia Bowl | |
|---|---|
| San Diego, CA - Qualcomm Stadium 12/20/2008 9:00 |
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| Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders | 10 |
| #21 Brigham Young Cougars | 38 |
| New Orleans Bowl | |
|---|---|
| New Orleans, LA - Louisiana Superdome 12/21/2008 8:00 |
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| Rice Owls | 14 |
| Florida International Golden Panthers | 43 |
| Hawaii Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Honolulu, HI - Aloha Stadium 12/23/2008 8:00 pm |
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| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 13 |
| #20 Hawaii Warriors | 38 |
| Papajohns.com Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL - Legion Field 12/22/2008 1:00 pm |
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| Pittsburgh Panthers | 19 |
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | 14 |
| New Mexico Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM - University Stadium 12/22/2008 4:30 pm |
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| Purdue Boilermakers | 21 |
| Kansas Jayhawks | 42 |
| Las Vegas Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Las Vegas, NV - Sam Boyd Stadium 12/22/2008 8:00 pm |
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| #16 Boise State Broncos | 35 |
| Utah Utes | 16 |
| Motor City Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Detroit, MI - Ford Field 12/26/2008 7:30 pm |
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| Arkansas State Red Wolves | 14 |
| Western Michigan Broncos | 24 |
| Holiday Bowl | |
|---|---|
| San Diego, CA - Qualcomm Stadium 12/27/2008 8:00 pm |
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| #9 Texas Tech Red Raiders | 52 |
| Washington State Cougars | 35 |
| Champs Sports Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Orlando, FL - Champs Sports Bowl 12/28/2008 5:00 pm |
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| Illinois Fighting Illini | 20 |
| Virginia Tech Hokies | 28 |
| Texas Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Houston, TX - Reliant Stadium 12/28/2008 8:00 pm |
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| Central Florida Golden Knights | 35OT |
| Oklahoma State Cowboys | 41 |
| Emerald Bowl | |
|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA - SBC Park 12/28/2008 8:30 pm |
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| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 35 |
| #24 Kansas State Wildcats | 28 |
| Meineke Car Care Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Charlotte, NC - Bank of America Stadium 12/29/2008 1:00 pm |
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| Clemson Tigers | 31 |
| Connecticut Huskies | 10 |
| Liberty Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Memphis, TN - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 12/29/2008 4:30 pm |
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| LSU Tigers | 14 |
| UTEP Miners | 31 |
| Alamo Bowl | |
|---|---|
| San Antonio, TX - Alamodome 12/29/2008 8:00 pm |
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| UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns | 24 |
| #23 Penn State Nittany Lions | 47 |
| Humanitarian Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Boise, ID - Bronco Stadium 12/30/2008 5:30 pm |
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| Boston College Golden Eagles | 10 |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers | 24 |
| Independence Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Shreveport, LA - Independence Stadium 12/30/2008 8:00 pm |
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| Florida Atlantic Owls | 17 |
| Georgia Tech Yellowjackets | 48 |
| Armed Forces Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Ft. Worth, TX - Amon G. Carter Stadium 12/31/2008 12:30 pm |
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| #17 Missouri Tigers | 35 |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | 7 |
| Sun Bowl | |
|---|---|
| El Paso, TX - Sun Bowl Stadium 12/31/2008 2:00 pm |
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| Arizona Wildcats | 28 |
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 50 |
| Music City Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Nashville, TN - The Coliseum 12/31/2008 4:00 pm |
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| Mississippi State Bulldogs | 24 |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | 31 |
| Chick-fil-A Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA - Georgia Dome 12/31/2008 7:30 pm |
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| Georgia Bulldogs | 28 |
| #18 Florida State Seminoles | 37 |
| Insight bowl | |
|---|---|
| Phoenix, AZ - Chase Field 12/31/2008 8:00 pm |
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| Texas A&M Aggies | 35 |
| Navy Midshipmen | 31 |
| Outback Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Tampa, FL - Raymond James Stadium 1/1/2009 11:00 am |
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| #10 Tennessee Volunteers | 49 |
| #25 Northwestern Wildcats | 28 |
| Cotton Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Dallas, TX - Cotton Bowl 1/1/2009 11:30 am |
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| #12 Auburn Tigers | 48OT |
| #8 Texas Longhorns | 41 |
| Capital One Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Orlando, FL - Citrus Bowl 1/1/2009 1:00 pm |
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| #14 Alabama Crimson Tide | 36 |
| #19 Michigan State Spartans | 21 |
| Gator Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Jacksonville, FL - Alltel Stadium 1/1/2009 1:00 pm |
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| #22 West Virginia Mountaineers | 31 |
| Virginia Cavaliers | 14 |
| Rose Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Pasadena, CA - Rose Bowl 1/1/2009 5:00 pm |
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| #5 Wisconsin Badgers | 42 |
| #3 USC Trojans | 56 |
| Sugar Bowl | |
|---|---|
| New Orleans, LA - Louisiana Superdome 1/1/2009 8:30 pm |
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| #7 South Carolina Gamecocks | 41 |
| #6 Arizona State Sun Devils | 19 |
| Fiesta Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Tempe, AZ - Sun Devil Stadium 1/2/2009 8:00 pm |
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| #4 Florida Gators | 56 |
| #11 TCU Horned Frogs | 37 |
| Orange Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Miami, FL - Dolphins Stadium 1/3/2009 8:00 pm |
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| #15 Miami Hurricanes | 37 |
| #13 Cincinnati Bearcats | 7 |
| International Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Toranto, CN - Rogers Centre 1/5/2009 7:00 pm |
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| Buffalo Bulls | 13 |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 24 |
| GMAC Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Mobile, AL - Ladd-Peebles Stadium 1/6/2009 8:00 pm |
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| Central Michigan Chippewas | 38 |
| Memphis Tigers | 24 |
| National Championship | |
|---|---|
| 1/12/2009 8:00 pm |
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| #2 Oklahoma Sooners | 27 |
| #1 Ohio State Buckeyes | 26 |