2013:. The Fresno State Bulldogs (WAC) played the Virginia Cavaliers (ACC). UVa went out to a 21–7 second-quarter lead, but the Bulldogs stormed back to tie the game at 24 early in the fourth quarter. The Cavaliers retook the lead early in the fourth quarter on a rushing touchdown by Wali Lundy, but Bulldogs quarterback Paul Pinegar threw a 3-yard TD pass to Jason Fairman with 19 seconds left; the ensuing extra point tied the game at 31, leading to the first overtime of the 2004–05 bowl season. In the overtime, the Cavaliers had the ball first and kicked a field goal. On the Bulldogs' first play in overtime, Pinegar threw his fifth TD pass of the day, connecting with Stephen Spach to give the Bulldogs a 37–34 upset win.
2607:. One of the most intriguing matchups of the bowl season pitted the two top-ranked offenses in NCAA Division I-A. The Louisville Cardinals (C-USA) led the nation in scoring and total yardage per game; their opponents, WAC champion the Boise State Broncos, were second in both categories. The Broncos also took their undefeated regular season record and Division I-A's then-longest winning streak of 22 games into the contest. In a wild game that saw five lead changes, the Cardinals won 44–40, ending the Broncos' streak, despite a season-high four turnovers. The Cardinals racked up 564 yards of total offense, surpassing the 500-yard mark for the ninth time this season. Starting Louisville QB
2369:) against the New Mexico Lobos (MWC). After the Lobos jumped to an early 7–0 lead, Navy QB Aaron Polanco took over the game, rushing for three touchdowns and throwing for a fourth. The Midshipmen defense performed well in the clutch, forcing two turnovers in the first half that led to TDs and making a successful goal-line stand in the third quarter. After the stand, the Midshipmen offense then went on a 26-play drive that lasted nearly 15 minutes, ending with a field goal, that sealed Navy's 34–19 win. The Midshipmen finished the season 10–2, their first 10-win season since 1905. The Emerald Bowl is now known as the
2826:. However, special teams miscues hurt the Mountaineers. In the first half alone, a return man fumbled away a kickoff, two different kickers missed extra points, a kickoff was booted out of bounds, and the Mountaineers faked a field goal but failed to convert the first-down run. Even more tellingly, the Mountaineers were unsuccessful in the red zone; they advanced the ball past the Seminoles 20 five times, but could only score a TD and a field goal. The Seminoles pulled away to a 30–18 win, saving them from a third straight bowl loss and giving Bowden his 18th bowl victory, one shy of
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2762:. The game matched the Georgia Bulldogs and the Wisconsin Badgers in the first of two Big Ten-SEC New Year's Day contests. The first 20 minutes of the game were mostly a defensive battle, with the Badgers taking a 6–3 lead. Georgia QB David Greene threw a TD pass in the second quarter to give the Bulldogs a lead they never relinquished. He added a second TD pass in the third quarter, but had an interception run back for a Badgers TD in the fourth. Thomas Brown added 111 rushing yards and a TD for the Bulldogs, and
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2466:. The Northern Illinois Huskies (MAC), playing in their first bowl game in 21 years, faced the Troy State Trojans from the Sun Belt, a school that joined NCAA Division I-A in 2001 and were playing in their first bowl game ever. The Trojans opened strong, scoring two touchdowns, a pass and a run by D.T. McDowell, in the first quarter to build a 14–0 lead. The Huskies came back, tying the score by the end of the first quarter with rushing touchdowns by
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2720:, a third-stringer for most of the season, completed a short pass to C.J. Fayton, who promptly turned the reception into a 57-yard touchdown to give the Vols an early lead. Clausen passed for two more TDs with no interceptions, Vols running back Gerald Riggs racked up 102 yards and a touchdown on the ground, and the Vols defense pressured the Aggies into five turnovers. Tennessee ended with a 38–7 win, their most one-sided bowl win ever.
1921:), with UCLA the heavy favorite. The underdog Cowboys took an early 10–0 lead, but the Bruins stormed back to take a 21–10 lead going into the fourth quarter. The Cowboys scored a touchdown early in the fourth quarter on a trick play, and capped off the first major upset of the bowl season with a touchdown pass from Corey Bramlet to John Wadkowski with 57 seconds left. The 24–21 Wyoming win was the Cowboys' first bowl victory since 1968.
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and trailing 20–16; Orton took the
Boilermakers down the field in four plays and 33 seconds, completing the drive with a 6-yard TD pass to Charles Davis. The Sun Devils then took only four plays to move the ball 80 yards, ending in a 19-yard Keller TD pass to Rudy Burgess with 43 seconds left. The ensuing extra point gave the Devils a 27–23 lead. Purdue was unable to move the ball in the remaining seconds, sealing the Devils' win.
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controversy surrounded the presence of
Pittsburgh, or more to the point, the Big East, in the BCS AQ pool. The Panthers finished 8–3 in a conference that had just lost its two strongest programs (Miami-Florida and Virginia Tech) to the ACC—a tiebreaker among four teams granted Pittsburgh the Big East championship. However, the BCS was still contractually obligated to place the Big East champion in one of its bowls.
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but missed the extra point. The
Cyclones' Ryan Kock scored the winning TD early in the fourth quarter, and the Cyclones defense held on for the 17–13 win. Two Cyclones, quarterback Bret Meyer and running back Stevie Hicks, rushed for over 100 yards each. RedHawks receiver Michael Larkin extended his NCAA record of consecutive games with a reception to 50. This was the last game for RedHawks head coach
2327:. Eagles quarterback Paul Peterson earned MVP honors by going 24-for-33 for 236 yards and two TDs before breaking his leg in the fourth quarter. Andre Callender added 174 rushing yards for the Eagles. The game was close for the first three quarters, and tied three times, but the Eagles pulled away to win their fifth consecutive bowl game and final game as a Big East member 37–24.
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score the biggest upset of the bowl season with a 45–31 win. Raiders QB Sonny Cumbie torched the Bears defense for 520 passing yards, going 40-for-60 with three TDs and no interceptions. The brightest spot for Cal was running back J.J. Arrington, who ran for 173 yards and a touchdown, making him only the third Pac-10 runner to reach 2,000 yards rushing in a season.
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Howard, the last an 80-yard bomb, in the fourth quarter, cutting the Auburn lead to 16–13. The Hokies then attempted an onside kick, but the Tigers recovered and chose to run out the clock to instead of trying to score again. This preserved the Tigers' perfect 13–0 season; however, it effectively ended Auburn's faint hopes for a split national championship.
2564:, pitted the Arizona State Sun Devils against the Purdue Boilermakers in what would be the sole Big Ten/Pac-10 matchup on the bowl schedule. The first half of the game was a defensive struggle, with the Sun Devils taking a 3–2 lead into the locker room. The offensive fireworks began on the first play from scrimmage of the second half, with Boilermakers QB
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3360:. Frye won the Most Valuable Player honors for his completion of 10 to 12 passes and making possible a 22-yard touchdown at the game's conclusion to seal the victory for the North. Nugent scored three field goals from 25, 36, and 41 yards, respectively, while Sproles earned the North's defensive player of the game for five carries gaining 55 yards.
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ever for this bowl, as poor attendance due to a driving rainstorm, a rarity of
December in the Bay Area, along with bad publicity as neither the Pac-10 or WAC had teams with the necessary winning records and other negative press led the NCAA to strip the Silicon Valley Football Classic of its certification on April 20, 2005.
2513:, matched the Alabama Crimson Tide (SEC) and Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten). The first quarter was one of the sloppiest in recent years, with the two teams turning the ball over five times (Minnesota three times, Alabama twice). On the first play of the second quarter, the Gophers took a 14–7 lead on a touchdown run by
2995:. He finally put a wobbly kick through the uprights as time expired, giving the Longhorns a 38–37 win. The thrilling come-from-behind fourth quarter victory marked their sixth such victory of the year. The game was won on the final play for the first time in Rose Bowl history, and only the third time in Longhorns history.
3173:, played on January 4, 2005, the top two 12–0 teams met for the likely National Championship (see Sugar Bowl, above). The top-ranked Southern California Trojans, the Pac-10 Champions, were able to obtain the National Championship title with a huge 55–19 victory over the second-ranked and Big 12 champion Oklahoma Sooners.
3215:. Smith caught 3 TD passes on the night, also an Orange Bowl record. Oklahoma continued turning the ball over as the Trojan defense proved too tough all night. Freshman RB sensation Adrian Peterson was held to well under 100 yards, despite having been the first freshman to finish second in the Heisman balloting.
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by two teams before they met for the first time. It was also the
Longhorns' first trip ever to the Rose Bowl, and the game itself proved to be a record-setting performance as well—16 Rose Bowl individual or team records were set or tied during the game, as well as numerous team and conference records.
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Southern California) was to score a
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Michigan and Texas, the winningest and third-winningest college football programs, respectively, of all time. The 2,271 games played by the two teams mark the most games ever played
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that turned into a 57-yard touchdown play. This gave Iowa a lead that it did not give up until the game's last minute. The
Hawkeyes defense largely bottled up the Tigers' running game, except for a 74-yard TD run by Alley Broussard in the second quarter, and Iowa had a 24–12 lead early in the fourth.
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threw for two touchdowns, ran for a third, and made the key block allowing a fourth touchdown to score, but also had an interception run back for a TD. The
Broncos went into the game averaging 511 yards per game on offense, but could only manage 281. This was the last game for Louisville in C-USA; in
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connecting with Brian Hare on an 80-yard TD pass. The Sun Devils answered with a Sam Keller TD pass to Derek Hagan to retake the lead. This set the stage for a wild fourth quarter that featured four lead changes, two of them in the last two minutes of the game. Purdue got the ball with 1:55 remaining
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and never trailed again. Late in the fourth quarter, the
Gophers, then leading 20–14, took a deliberate safety on a punt from their own end zone. On the ensuing possession, the Tide drove to the Gophers' 15-yard-line, but their threat ended with an incomplete pass on fourth down. The Gophers then ran
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between the Iowa State Cyclones (Big 12) and the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks (MAC). Iowa State went out to a 10–0 lead in the second quarter, but Miami scored a touchdown late in that quarter to reduce the Cyclones' halftime lead to 10–7. The RedHawks scored a TD to take a 13–10 lead in the third quarter,
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came off the bench for LSU and connected with Skyler Green for two fourth-quarter TD passes, the last of which gave LSU a 25–24 lead with 46 seconds left. After a failed 2-point conversion, Iowa got the ball back, and Tate completed two passes, but a penalty pushed the Hawkeyes back to their own 44
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helped keep the Mountaineers in the game, throwing two interceptions and fumbling three times, losing one, in the first half. Rix eventually settled down, leading the Seminoles on two touchdown drives in the second half. Lorenzo Booker added 101 yards rushing for the Seminoles. The Mountaineers ran
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and Josh Haldi, then building a 34–14 lead in the fourth quarter. The Trojans attempted a comeback, with McDowell running in another touchdown, but failed on their next possession on fourth and goal, and the Huskies were able to run out the clock to complete a 34–21 win. This would be the last game
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The Tigers had a chance to blow the game open in the first half, but were unable to score a touchdown in three trips inside the Hokies' 10-yard line, settling for three field goals from John Vaughn. Auburn's defense was more than up to the challenge from the Hokies, shutting them out in the first
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By midway through the third quarter, the teams had been tied at 7, 14, and 21, but the Wolverines took a 31–21 lead going into the fourth quarter. In that quarter, Young ran for TDs before and after a Michigan field goal, giving the Longhorns a 35–34 lead. The Wolverines retook the lead with 3:04
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Of the 59 Division I-A football teams with winning records, 56 were invited to the various bowl games. This season, bowl officials had more difficulty than usual filling their slots. Because the regular season was only 11 games, teams had to finish at least 6–5 to qualify. Teams that were allowed
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had 372 yards of total offense, rushing for 192 yards and four TDs and passing for 180 yards and a fifth TD, setting new Rose Bowl record for most total touchdowns. He became the first Texas quarterback to throw for over 1,000 yards and rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season. Together with
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in the last week of the regular season, was out to prove that it deserved a BCS bowl berth. The Bears played well at first, finishing the first quarter with a 14–7 lead. However, the second and third quarters belonged to the Red Raiders, who outscored the Bears 31–3 in those periods, going on to
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Auburn finally drove for a TD on the first possession of the second half, and kept their 16–0 lead into the fourth quarter. However, two second-half turnovers kept the Hokies in the game, and their offense finally awakened in the fourth quarter. Tech QB Bryan Randall threw two TD passes to Josh
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Utah's vaunted offense started the game slowly, but the Utes nonetheless went into halftime leading 14–0. The tone for the game was initially set by the Utes defense, which mercilessly pressured Panthers QB Tyler Palko, and special teams, which blocked a Pittsburgh field goal attempt and nearly
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and first as a member of the Big East. They faced the MAC champion Toledo Rockets, which were playing little more than an hour's drive from their campus. Rockets quarterback Bruce Gradowski, affected by a broken hand suffered in the MAC championship game, was ineffective before being benched at
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The matchup was fairly controversial, though not because of the Utes' presence; in their 11–0 regular season, they had defeated three schools from BCS AQ conferences, two of which participated in bowl games, by an average of 22 points. No opponent came within two touchdowns of the Utes. The
3037:(suburban Phoenix). It matched the Pittsburgh Panthers, the Big East champions and the Mountain West champion Utah Utes. This was another historic matchup, as Utah became the first BCS non-AQ conference member to appear in a BCS bowl game. It was also the swan song for Utes head coach
3232:(an ineligible player because of accepting payments from an agent) participated in beginning in December 2004, and therefore, includes the Orange Bowl BCS National Championship game. On June 6, 2011, the NCAA officially vacated USC's Orange Bowl BCS National Championship game win.
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returned from a broken hand to throw for two touchdowns, and the Bearcats defense held Marshall to 134 yards of total offense in a 32–14 win. The loss broke the Thundering Herd's streaks of 20 consecutive winning seasons and five winning bowl appearances (in nonconsecutive years).
2936:, pitted the Big Ten champions, the Michigan Wolverines, and the Texas Longhorns from the Big 12. Utah's unexpected entry into the BCS games, combined with Texas leapfrogging Cal in the final BCS rankings, plus the fact that Pac-10 champion Southern California was playing in the
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A total of 28 team-competitive games, and five all-star games, were played. For the first time in three years, the 56 available bowl slots were filled by teams with winning records, as no teams with non-winning seasons (6–6, or .500) were invited to participate in bowl games.
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caught two of Chang's four touchdown passes and returned a punt for a TD. Chang finished his career as the first Division I-A quarterback to throw for over 17,000 yards in his career, and also finished with career records for pass attempts, completions, and total offense.
3328:'s Ronald Stanley scored with two defensive touchdowns to help win the game for the East over the West by the score of 20–13. For his efforts, Stanley won Most Valuable Player. This was the first time since 1996 that the Hula Bowl used the East and West squads format.
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Smith went 29-for-37 passing for 328 yards and three TDs with no interceptions, and also led the Utes in rushing with 68 yards. Warren caught 15 passes for 180 yards and a TD, as well as scoring on the pass-and-lateral play. The Utes defense sacked Palko nine times.
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was facing his former school for the first time since the two met in this game in 1982. The 'Noles went out to an early lead when Leon Washington ran 69 yards for a TD; he finished with 195 yards rushing on only 12 carries. However, inconsistent Seminoles QB
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threw for two TDs with no interceptions, and return specialist Larry Taylor had 157 return yards, including a punt return for a TD. UConn won 39–10, giving BCS AQ conferences their first win in three tries against BCS non-AQ conference teams this season.
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Tigers QB Jason Campbell was the game's MVP, completing 11 of his 16 pass attempts for 189 yards and a touchdown. However, he was intercepted once. For the Hokies, Randall went 21-for-38 passing for 299 yards and two TDs, but was intercepted twice.
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with 14 seconds left. Tate threw long to Warren Holloway, who was open because of an LSU coverage breakdown, and Holloway scored the winning touchdown with no time remaining. No extra point was attempted, and Iowa won 30–25. The result spoiled
3195:) in that year's Heisman Trophy voting. USC came into the game as a slight underdog after opening as a 3-point favorite. Most of the "experts" predicted an Oklahoma win, calling the Trojans thin at all positions except for all-purpose threat
2223:. The Miners led for most of the game, but Buffaloes quarterback Joel Klatt threw two TD passes in the fourth quarter to lead CU to a 33–28 win. Klatt finished 24-for-33 for 333 yards. Miners QB Jordan Palmer, younger brother of 2002
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game, led both schools to announce that they would not go to any bowl game as a self-imposed punishment. Both schools were otherwise bowl-eligible, thus forcing bowl organizers to scramble even more to fill their slots. In addition,
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Many fans left after the third quarter at which point the score was 48–10, USC. After the Trojans took a 55–10 lead, Oklahoma got a safety on USC QB Matt Leinart. The Sooners followed it up with a short drive for the final points.
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3203:. It looked like it would be a classic back-and-forth battle until a key turnover turned the tide to USC for good. USC had just punted to Oklahoma and got a good roll inside Oklahoma's 10-yard line. Inexplicably, Senior
2991:' third field goal of the day. On the ensuing possession, Young led the 'Horns into position for a 37-yard field goal with 2 seconds left. Michigan took both of its remaining timeouts in an attempt to "ice" Texas kicker
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In the first of four games on December 30, the Boston College Eagles, which left the Big East in July 2005 to join the ACC, played one of its future conference rivals, the North Carolina Tar Heels, in the
2280:. The Buckeyes defense set the tone for the game early, intercepting Cowboys quarterback Donovan Woods during the game's first possession. Justin Zwick, starting at quarterback in place of the suspended
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2273:, the Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten) took on the Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12), in a game which matched two schools whose initials spell "OSU". This was also Ohio State's first December bowl since the
3257:(quarterback for LSU) ran seven out of eleven passes for 88 yards as he led the South squad to a win over the North by the score of 24–21. Randall was also declared the game's Most Valuable Player.
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TD. By the end of that quarter, the Utes led by their final margin of 35–7. The win capped off a fairy-tale 12–0 season, Utah's first perfect season since 1930, and sent Meyer off to his new job in
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for the third time in the bowl's three-year existence. The Warriors faced a first-time bowl participant in the UAB Blazers (C-USA). In an offensive shootout that saw both quarterbacks (Hawaii's
1613:, which received five bowl bids instead of its contracted two. The only bowl-eligible team willing to accept an invitation that was left out of this season's bowl games was another MAC school,
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with BCS automatic qualifying privileges, took on the Oregon State Beavers from the Pac-10. The Beavers never trailed in the game, and easily defeated the Irish 38–21. Beavers quarterback
3199:. The Sooners looked to prove the experts correct by driving the field on their first possession for a 7–0 lead. The Trojans tied the score 7–7 on a spectacular diving catch by tight end
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2975:. Edwards set a Rose Bowl record for touchdown passes caught in a game, and also set Michigan and Big Ten records for career touchdown receptions (39). Another Wolverines receiver,
2886:. With the loss, Saban's record fell to 30–1 when leading at the half with LSU, who also became the first defending BCS national champion to lose a non-BCS bowl the following year.
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football teams and their all-stars. The post-season began with the New Orleans Bowl on December 14, 2004, and concluded on January 29, 2005, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.
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from the ACC. The Hurricanes did most of their damage on special teams and defense, returning a blocked field goal and a punt for touchdowns, and intercepting Gators QB
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forced a key Badgers fumble with one of his three sacks. The Bulldogs held on for a 24–21 win, extending Greene's NCAA record for wins by a starting quarterback to 42.
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was held at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, pitting the Pac-10's California Golden Bears and the Big 12's Texas Tech Red Raiders. Cal, edged out for a BCS bowl berth by
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ran for 105. Alabama, which was second in the nation in total defense going into the game, had not given up a 100-yard game to an opposing rusher this season.
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for the National Championship made it impossible for the Rose Bowl to maintain its traditional Big Ten–Pac-10 match-up for only the third time since 1947.
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2156:Arizona Diamondbacks
2023:2004 Motor City Bowl
1815:2004 Fort Worth Bowl
1634:2004 Motor City Bowl
1591:Pacers–Pistons brawl
809:Independence Stadium
442:2005–06→
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2383:2004 Holiday Bowl
2371:Fight Hunger Bowl
2337:2004 Emerald Bowl
2187:2004 Houston Bowl
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2861:Capital One Bowl
2834:Capital One Bowl
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2171:2001 Fiesta Bowl
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1931:2004 Hawaii Bowl
1907:Sam Boyd Stadium
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1655:New Orleans Bowl
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1978:
1976:
1973:
1969:
1965:
1961:
1960:Aloha Stadium
1957:
1954:
1953:
1945:
1943:
1939:
1935:
1934:
1932:
1924:
1922:
1920:
1916:
1912:
1908:
1904:
1903:
1898:
1891:
1889:
1885:
1881:
1880:
1878:
1871:
1866:
1859:
1857:
1854:
1853:Gino Guidugli
1850:
1846:
1842:
1838:
1837:
1829:
1827:
1823:
1819:
1818:
1816:
1808:
1806:
1804:
1800:
1799:
1794:
1787:
1785:
1781:
1780:Bowling Green
1777:
1776:
1774:
1766:
1764:
1762:
1758:
1754:
1750:
1746:
1742:
1741:
1736:
1732:
1725:
1723:
1719:
1715:
1714:
1712:
1704:
1702:
1700:
1696:
1692:
1688:
1684:
1683:
1675:
1673:
1669:
1668:Southern Miss
1665:
1664:
1662:
1654:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1643:
1639:
1635:
1631:
1627:
1623:
1618:
1616:
1612:
1607:
1605:
1601:
1596:
1592:
1588:
1584:
1580:
1576:
1572:
1568:
1564:
1559:
1557:
1547:
1541:Non-BCS bowls
1540:
1533:
1529:
1524:
1521:
1518:
1514:
1512:
1507:
1505:
1501:
1498:
1495:
1490:
1487:
1484:
1481:
1480:
1477:
1474:
1473:Virginia Tech
1470:
1468:
1463:
1461:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1446:
1443:
1442:
1439:
1436:
1432:
1430:
1425:
1423:
1419:
1416:
1414:
1411:
1408:
1407:
1404:
1401:
1397:
1395:
1390:
1388:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1373:
1369:
1364:
1361:
1358:
1354:
1352:
1347:
1345:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1330:
1329:
1326:
1323:
1322:West Virginia
1319:
1317:
1316:Florida State
1312:
1310:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1295:
1294:
1291:
1288:
1287:Texas A&M
1284:
1282:
1277:
1275:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1260:
1259:
1256:
1253:
1249:
1247:
1242:
1240:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1225:
1221:
1218:
1215:
1211:
1209:
1204:
1202:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1187:
1186:
1183:
1180:
1176:
1174:
1169:
1167:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1152:
1151:
1148:
1145:
1141:
1139:
1138:Arizona State
1134:
1132:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1116:
1113:
1110:
1106:
1104:
1100:
1098:
1097:Nashville, TN
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1083:
1079:
1076:
1073:
1069:
1067:
1063:
1061:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1046:
1045:
1042:
1039:
1035:
1033:
1028:
1026:
1025:San Diego, CA
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1000:
998:
994:
992:
988:
985:
983:
980:
977:
976:
973:
970:
966:
964:
959:
957:
956:Charlotte, NC
953:
950:
948:
945:
942:
938:
935:
932:
928:
926:
921:
919:
915:
912:
910:
907:
904:
903:
900:
897:
893:
891:
887:
885:
881:
878:
876:
873:
870:
866:
863:
860:
856:
854:
850:
848:
844:
841:
839:
836:
833:
832:
829:
826:
822:
820:
816:
814:
810:
807:
805:
802:
799:
795:
792:
789:
785:
783:
779:
777:
773:
770:
768:
765:
762:
761:
758:
755:
751:
749:
745:
743:
739:
736:
734:
731:
728:
724:
721:
718:
714:
712:
708:
706:
702:
701:Aloha Stadium
699:
697:
694:
691:
688:
687:
684:
681:
677:
675:
671:
669:
665:
662:
660:
657:
654:
653:
650:
647:
643:
641:
637:
635:
631:
628:
626:
623:
620:
616:
613:
610:
606:
604:
603:Bowling Green
600:
598:
594:
591:
589:
586:
583:
580:
579:
576:
573:
569:
567:
563:
561:
557:
554:
552:
549:
546:
543:
542:
539:
536:
532:
530:
529:Southern Miss
526:
524:
520:
517:
515:
512:
509:
506:
505:
501:
498:
495:
492:
489:
486:
485:
478:
477:
471:
469:
465:
463:
459:
455:
443:
440:
438:
437:
433:
431:
430:2003–04
427:
426:
423:
415:
412:
409:
407:
403:
399:
396:
393:
391:
387:
383:
380:
377:
375:
374:Mountain West
371:
367:
364:
361:
359:
355:
351:
348:
345:
343:
339:
335:
332:
329:
327:
323:
319:
316:
313:
311:
307:
303:
300:
297:
295:
291:
287:
284:
281:
279:
275:
271:
268:
265:
263:
259:
255:
252:
249:
247:
243:
239:
236:
233:
231:
227:
224:
223:
222:Final AP Poll
219:
217:
214:
212:
209:
205:
200:
196:
193:
192:Mountain West
190:
188:
184:
180:
178:
174:
171:
166:
163:
159:
156:
153:
149:
143:
141:
137:
133:
131:
127:
123:
119:
116:
113:
109:
102:
97:
92:
83:
80:
72:
69:December 2017
62:
58:
52:
51:
45:
40:
31:
30:
27:
19:
5041:
5001:Mid-American
4870:
4824:
4689:Independence
4610:
4468:
3948:. Retrieved
3941:the original
3928:
3916:. Retrieved
3911:
3902:
3893:
3884:
3867:
3863:
3839:
3835:
3831:
3827:
3823:
3799:
3795:
3791:
3787:
3783:
3759:
3755:
3751:
3747:
3743:
3739:
3735:
3711:
3707:
3685:
3681:
3678:Fresno State
3677:
3673:
3649:
3645:
3641:
3637:
3633:
3629:
3605:
3601:
3597:
3593:
3589:
3585:
3561:
3557:
3553:
3549:
3546:Georgia Tech
3545:
3541:
3517:
3513:
3510:Oregon State
3509:
3505:
3501:
3477:
3473:
3469:
3465:
3461:
3437:
3433:
3429:
3383:
3379:
3377:
3350:Charlie Frye
3342:Kansas State
3335:
3315:
3299:
3287:
3264:
3244:
3226:
3217:
3205:Mark Bradley
3188:
3186:
3182:Matt Leinart
3175:
3168:
3166:
3156:Southern Cal
3154:
3137:
3133:
3129:
3113:
3106:
3104:
3092:
3075:
3067:Paris Warren
3047:
3043:
3024:
3022:
3010:
2993:Dusty Mangum
2985:
2962:
2946:
2942:
2923:
2921:
2909:
2893:
2873:Freshman QB
2859:
2857:
2845:
2814:Bobby Bowden
2799:
2797:
2785:
2754:was held at
2751:Outback Bowl
2749:
2747:
2735:
2724:Outback Bowl
2718:Rick Clausen
2703:
2701:
2689:
2668:Brock Berlin
2648:Georgia Dome
2641:
2639:
2627:
2600:Liberty Bowl
2598:
2596:
2584:
2573:Liberty Bowl
2551:
2549:
2537:
2507:The Coliseum
2500:
2498:
2486:
2453:
2451:
2439:
2416:Holiday Bowl
2414:
2408:
2396:
2377:Holiday Bowl
2358:Emerald Bowl
2356:
2354:
2342:
2331:Emerald Bowl
2314:
2311:
2299:
2278:Holiday Bowl
2265:held at the
2260:
2258:
2246:
2212:Houston Bowl
2210:
2204:
2192:
2181:Houston Bowl
2168:
2143:Insight Bowl
2141:
2139:
2129:Oregon State
2127:
2116:Insight Bowl
2098:
2092:
2086:Miami (Ohio)
2080:
2062:Dan Orlovsky
2057:Division I-A
2042:
2040:
2028:
2011:Boise, Idaho
2004:
2002:
1992:Fresno State
1990:
1950:
1948:
1936:
1900:
1894:
1882:
1834:
1832:
1820:
1796:
1790:
1778:
1757:interception
1738:
1728:
1718:Georgia Tech
1716:
1680:
1678:
1666:
1650:
1619:
1608:
1560:
1552:
1532:Eastern Time
1508:
1464:
1426:
1391:
1387:Pasadena, CA
1348:
1313:
1278:
1243:
1230:Outback Bowl
1205:
1197:Georgia Dome
1170:
1157:Liberty Bowl
1135:
1101:
1093:The Coliseum
1064:
1060:San Jose, CA
1029:
1016:Holiday Bowl
995:
982:Emerald Bowl
960:
922:
888:
875:Houston Bowl
853:Oregon State
851:
838:Insight Bowl
817:
780:
748:Fresno State
746:
709:
705:Honolulu, HI
672:
638:
601:
566:Georgia Tech
564:
527:
466:
462:Division I-A
453:
451:
434:
390:Independents
220:
215:
210:
75:
66:
47:
26:
4915:Senior Bowl
4809:Capital One
4625:New Orleans
3864:North Texas
3692:Independent
3674:Boise State
3354:Mike Nugent
3338:Senior Bowl
3332:Senior Bowl
3277:teammates,
3230:Reggie Bush
3213:Steve Smith
3197:Reggie Bush
3170:Orange Bowl
3158:(12–0) 55,
3143:Orange Bowl
3121:Orange Bowl
3096:(12–0) 16,
3071:Gainesville
3039:Urban Meyer
3026:Fiesta Bowl
3014:(11–0) 35,
2999:Fiesta Bowl
2949:Vince Young
2938:Orange Bowl
2913:(10–1) 38,
2828:Joe Paterno
2590:Boise State
2588:(10–1) 44,
2367:independent
2271:San Antonio
2160:independent
1968:Timmy Chang
1952:Hawaii Bowl
1925:Hawaii Bowl
1803:Omar Jacobs
1753:Reggie Ball
1731:Citrus Bowl
1691:New Orleans
1672:North Texas
1626:Hawaii Bowl
1489:Orange Bowl
1413:Fiesta Bowl
1344:Orlando, FL
1270:Cotton Bowl
1265:Cotton Bowl
1201:Atlanta, GA
1179:Boise State
1166:Memphis, TN
1131:El Paso, TX
884:Houston, TX
847:Phoenix, AZ
782:Connecticut
776:Detroit, MI
696:Hawaii Bowl
668:Whitney, NV
560:Orlando, FL
535:North Texas
413:0–2 (0.000)
397:1–1 (0.500)
381:2–1 (0.667)
365:2–2 (0.500)
349:2–3 (0.400)
333:2–3 (0.400)
317:3–2 (0.600)
301:3–2 (0.600)
285:3–3 (0.500)
269:3–3 (0.500)
253:3–3 (0.500)
237:4–3 (0.571)
61:introducing
5042:Bowl games
4753:Music City
4681:Motor City
4649:Fort Worth
3876:References
3868:Troy State
3832:Miami (OH)
3792:Pittsburgh
3760:Texas Tech
3740:Iowa State
3712:Notre Dame
3598:Ohio State
3550:Miami (FL)
3506:California
3466:Louisville
3462:Cincinnati
3430:New Mexico
3372:See also:
3362:Leroy Hill
3348:, Akron's
3275:Louisville
3108:Sugar Bowl
3081:Sugar Bowl
3051:Alex Smith
3029:, held at
3016:Pittsburgh
2965:Chad Henne
2880:Nick Saban
2849:(9–2) 30,
2804:, held at
2801:Gator Bowl
2789:(8–3) 30,
2774:Gator Bowl
2739:(9–2) 24,
2693:(9–3) 38,
2664:Chris Leak
2643:Peach Bowl
2631:(8–3) 27,
2616:Peach Bowl
2586:Louisville
2566:Kyle Orton
2541:(8–3) 27,
2490:(6–5) 20,
2445:Troy State
2443:(8–3) 34,
2411:California
2402:California
2400:(7–4) 45,
2398:Texas Tech
2348:New Mexico
2346:(9–2) 34,
2303:(8–3) 37,
2282:Troy Smith
2262:Alamo Bowl
2250:(7–4) 33,
2248:Ohio State
2235:Alamo Bowl
2196:(7–5) 33,
2133:Notre Dame
2131:(6–5) 38,
2084:(8–4) 17,
2082:Iowa State
2049:Ford Field
2032:(7–4) 39,
1994:(8–3) 37,
1972:Chad Owens
1940:(7–5) 59,
1905:, held at
1886:(6–5) 24,
1824:(6–5) 32,
1822:Cincinnati
1782:(8–3) 52,
1720:(6–5) 51,
1670:(6–5) 31,
1638:Troy State
1451:Sugar Bowl
1435:Pittsburgh
1366:BCS Bowls
1300:Gator Bowl
1274:Dallas, TX
1208:Miami (FL)
1192:Peach Bowl
1173:Louisville
1038:California
1032:Texas Tech
1003:New Mexico
925:Ohio State
909:Alamo Bowl
859:Notre Dame
825:Miami (OH)
819:Iowa State
772:Ford Field
640:Cincinnati
597:Mobile, AL
207:Conference
140:Bowl games
44:references
4918:(Jan. 29)
4908:(Jan. 22)
4905:Hula Bowl
4898:(Jan. 22)
4888:(Jan. 15)
4878:(Dec. 24)
4779:(Dec. 31)
4771:(Dec. 31)
4763:(Dec. 31)
4755:(Dec. 31)
4747:(Dec. 30)
4739:(Dec. 30)
4731:(Dec. 30)
4723:(Dec. 30)
4715:(Dec. 29)
4707:(Dec. 29)
4699:(Dec. 28)
4691:(Dec. 28)
4683:(Dec. 27)
4675:(Dec. 27)
4667:(Dec. 24)
4659:(Dec. 23)
4657:Las Vegas
4651:(Dec. 23)
4643:(Dec. 22)
4635:(Dec. 21)
4627:(Dec. 14)
4444:1999–2000
3650:Tennessee
3606:Wisconsin
3594:Minnesota
3318:Hula Bowl
3312:Hula Bowl
3265:The 80th
3162:(12–0) 19
3100:(10–1) 13
2983:in 1969.
2925:Rose Bowl
2898:Rose Bowl
2866:Drew Tate
2819:Chris Rix
2741:Wisconsin
2691:Tennessee
2592:(11–0) 40
2511:Nashville
2488:Minnesota
2404:(10–1) 31
2267:Alamodome
1798:GMAC Bowl
1767:GMAC Bowl
1701:) 31–10.
1593:during a
1433:, No. 19
1422:Tempe, AZ
1398:, No. 13
1383:Rose Bowl
1378:Rose Bowl
1355:, No. 12
1296:12:30 PM
1285:, No. 22
1281:Tennessee
1261:11:00 AM
1252:Wisconsin
1250:, No. 16
1239:Tampa, FL
1226:11:00 AM
1212:, No. 20
1177:, No. 10
1103:Minnesota
1084:12:00 PM
1047:11:00 PM
914:Alamodome
752:, No. 18
742:Boise, ID
588:GMAC Bowl
436:Bowl game
177:Champions
5074:Category
5047:Rankings
5021:Sun Belt
4986:Big East
4849:(Jan. 3)
4841:(Jan. 1)
4833:(Jan. 1)
4811:(Jan. 1)
4803:(Jan. 1)
4795:(Jan. 1)
4787:(Jan. 1)
3912:ESPN.com
3847:Sun Belt
3828:Marshall
3796:Syracuse
3767:Big East
3744:Oklahoma
3736:Colorado
3590:Michigan
3558:Virginia
3271:SBC Park
3160:Oklahoma
3117:Oklahoma
2917:(9–2) 37
2915:Michigan
2853:(9–2) 25
2793:(8–3) 18
2743:(9–2) 21
2635:(7–4) 10
2553:Sun Bowl
2545:(7–4) 23
2526:Sun Bowl
2505:held at
2494:(6–5) 16
2464:San José
2447:(7–4) 21
2363:SBC Park
2361:held at
2350:(7–4) 19
2307:(6–5) 24
2200:(8–3) 28
2194:Colorado
2146:held at
2135:(6–5) 21
2088:(8–4) 13
2047:held at
2036:(9–3) 10
1998:(8–3) 34
1996:Virginia
1964:Honolulu
1944:(7–4) 40
1890:(6–5) 21
1828:(6–5) 14
1826:Marshall
1786:(8–3) 35
1749:Big East
1737:was the
1724:(6–5) 14
1722:Syracuse
1674:(7–4) 10
1646:Nebraska
1581:between
1517:Oklahoma
1515:, No. 2
1485:8:00 PM
1471:, No. 9
1447:8:00 PM
1409:8:30 PM
1400:Michigan
1374:5:00 PM
1331:1:00 PM
1188:7:30 PM
1153:3:30 PM
1127:Sun Bowl
1122:Sun Bowl
1118:2:00 PM
1036:, No. 4
1012:8:00 PM
987:SBC Park
978:4:30 PM
943:1:00 PM
905:8:00 PM
890:Colorado
871:4:30 PM
834:9:45 PM
800:6:30 PM
763:5:30 PM
754:Virginia
729:2:00 PM
692:7:00 PM
655:9:45 PM
646:Marshall
621:6:30 PM
584:8:00 PM
572:Syracuse
547:7:45 PM
510:7:30 PM
499:Matchup
472:Schedule
406:Sun Belt
326:Big East
4991:Big Ten
4785:Outback
4761:Liberty
4745:Holiday
4737:Emerald
4721:Silicon
4713:Houston
4697:Insight
4569:2024–25
4564:2023–24
4559:2022–23
4554:2021–22
4549:2020–21
4544:2019–20
4539:2018–19
4534:2017–18
4529:2016–17
4524:2015–16
4519:2014–15
4514:2013–14
4509:2012–13
4504:2011–12
4499:2010–11
4494:2009–10
4489:2008–09
4484:2007–08
4479:2006–07
4474:2005–06
4469:2004–05
4464:2003–04
4459:2002–03
4454:2001–02
4449:2000–01
4439:1998–99
4434:1997–98
4429:1996–97
4424:1995–96
4419:1994–95
4414:1993–94
4409:1992–93
4404:1991–92
4399:1990–91
4394:1989–90
4389:1988–89
4384:1987–88
4379:1986–87
4374:1985–86
4369:1984–85
4364:1983–84
4359:1982–83
4354:1981–82
4349:1980–81
4344:1979–80
4339:1978–79
4334:1977–78
4329:1976–77
4324:1975–76
4319:1974–75
4314:1973–74
4309:1972–73
4304:1971–72
4299:1970–71
4294:1969–70
4289:1968–69
4284:1967–68
4279:1966–67
4274:1965–66
4269:1964–65
4264:1963–64
4259:1962–63
4254:1961–62
4249:1960–61
4244:1959–60
4239:1958–59
4234:1957–58
4229:1956–57
4224:1955–56
4219:1954–55
4214:1953–54
4209:1952–53
4204:1951–52
4199:1950–51
4194:1949–50
4189:1948–49
4184:1947–48
4179:1946–47
4174:1945–46
4169:1944–45
4164:1943–44
4159:1942–43
4154:1941–42
4149:1940–41
4144:1939–40
4139:1938–39
4134:1937–38
4129:1936–37
4124:1935–36
4119:1934–35
4114:1933–34
4109:1932–33
4104:1931–32
4099:1930–31
4094:1929–30
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