| Gator Bowl | |
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| Jacksonville, FL - Alltel Stadium | |
| Texas Tech Red Raiders | 29 |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 31 |
| Wake wins a New Year's Day bowl out of nowhere | |
| Motor City Bowl | |
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| Detroit, MI - Ford Field | |
| Iowa Hawkeyes | 13 |
| Ohio Bobcats | 19 |
| Nice win for the MAC over the Big 10 | |
| Independence Bowl | |
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| Shreveport, LA - Independence Stadium | |
| Auburn Tigers | 35 |
| Nevada Wolfpack | 7 |
| Wolfpack completely outmatched by SEC West also-ran | |
| Poinsettia Bowl | |
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| San Diego, CA - Qualcomm Stadium | |
| Michigan State Spartans | 14 |
| Colorado Buffaloes | 24 |
| Not a good start for the Big 10 | |
| GMAC Bowl | |
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| Mobile, AL - Ladd-Peebles Stadium | |
| Central Florida Golden Knights | 36 |
| Western Michigan Broncos | 28 |
| CUSA champs over MAC champs | |
| Las Vegas Bowl | |
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| Las Vegas, NV - Sam Boyd Stadium | |
| Washington Huskies | 7 |
| Utah Utes | 10 |
| Statement win for Utah over BCS conference | |
| New Orleans Bowl | |
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| New Orleans, LA - Louisiana Superdome | |
| SMU Mustangs | 17 |
| Buffalo Bulls | 35 |
| Sun Belt champ Arkansas State to the Emerald Bowl, so SMU is sacrificed to the Bulls | |
| Fort Worth Bowl | |
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| Fort Worth, TX - Amon G. Carter Stadium | |
| New Mexico Lobos | 21 |
| Houston Cougars | 7 |
| Lobos make a nice showing after starting 9-0 and losing the last 3 of the regular season | |
| Hawaii Bowl | |
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| Honolulu, HI - Aloha Stadium | |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | 22 |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | 19 |
| Illini get Big 10 into win column | |
| Emerald Bowl | |
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| San Francisco, CA - SBC Park | |
| Boston College Golden Eagles | 24 |
| Arkansas State Red Wolves | 19 |
| Big East over Sun Belt | |
| MPC Computers Bowl | |
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| Boise, ID - Bronco Stadium | |
| North Carolina State Wolfpack | 9 |
| Boise State Broncos | 28 |
| Another non-BCS win over BCS | |
| Holiday Bowl | |
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| San Diego, CA - Qualcomm Stadium | |
| Texas A&M Aggies | 23 |
| Arizona State Sun Devils | 21 |
| Good win out of the tough Big XII | |
| Music City Bowl | |
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| Nashville, TN - The Coliseum | |
| Alabama Crimson Tide | 36 |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | 38 |
| Embarassing loss for the SEC | |
| Sun Bowl | |
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| El Paso, TX - Sun Bowl Stadium | |
| UCLA Bruins | 14 |
| Louisville Cardinals | 40 |
| Fuggedaboudit ... Louisville in a laugher | |
| Champs Sports Bowl | |
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| Orlando, FL - Champs Sports Bowl | |
| Penn State Nittany Lions | 29 |
| Florida State Seminoles | 21 |
| The Battle of the Aged Ones knocked down a tier or two, but Joe Pa once again emerges victorious | |
| Alamo Bowl | |
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| San Antonio, TX - Alamodome | |
| Iowa State Cyclones | 14 |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers | 42 |
| Big 10 is now 3-2 in bowl season | |
| Meineke Car Care Bowl | |
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| Charlotte, NC - Bank of America Stadium | |
| Miami (OH) Red Hawks | 45OT |
| Pittsburgh Panthers | 42 |
| Non-BCS ... again | |
| Liberty Bowl | |
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| Memphis, TN - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | |
| Clemson Tigers | 28 |
| UTEP Miners | 16 |
| As expected | |
| Houston Bowl | |
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| Houston, TX - Reliant Stadium | |
| Army Black Knights | 16 |
| Memphis Tigers | 27 |
| Army loses in its first bowl game since 1996 | |
| Peach Bowl | |
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| Atlanta, GA - Georgia Dome | |
| Arkansas Razorbacks | 34 |
| Maryland Terrapins | 13 |
| Very nice win over the ACC Coastal champs | |
| Insight bowl | |
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| Phoenix, AZ - Chase Field | |
| Oregon Ducks | 35 |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 26 |
| Caps a disappointing Irish season | |
| Outback Bowl | |
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| Tampa, FL - Raymond James Stadium | |
| Georgia Bulldogs | 21 |
| Wisconsin Badgers | 14 |
| SEC wins again (3-1) | |
| Cotton Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Dallas, TX - Cotton Bowl | |
| South Carolina Gamecocks | 37 |
| Oklahoma Sooners | 21 |
| Oklahoma blows shot at national title ... lets down against the Gamecocks | |
| Capital One Bowl | |
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| Orlando, FL - Citrus Bowl | |
| Tennessee Volunteers | 17 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | 21 |
| Buckeyes exact revenge for 1996 Capital One (then Citrus) Bowl | |
| Rose Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Pasadena, CA - Rose Bowl | |
| Texas Longhorns | 41 |
| Miami Hurricanes | 31 |
| Horns outlast Canes in one of the premier bowls | |
| Orange Bowl | |
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| Miami, FL - Dolphins Stadium | |
| Virginia Tech Hokies | 28 |
| West Virginia Mountaineers | 14 |
| Hokies win battle of undefeated in Miami | |
| Sugar Bowl | |
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| New Orleans, LA - Louisiana Superdome | |
| LSU Tigers | 11 |
| TCU Horned Frogs | 41 |
| TCU makes a statement ... BCS controversy? | |
| Fiesta Bowl | |
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| Tempe, AZ - Sun Devil Stadium | |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers | 14 |
| Florida Gators | 34 |
| Gators redeem themselves for performance against Tommy Frazier's '95 Huskers | |
| National Championship | |
|---|---|
| #2 USC Trojans | 21 |
| #1 Michigan Wolverines | 32 |
| Big 10 wins big game ... USC loses title game for second straight year | |