Okay, it’s that time of year again.
With college football bowl season kicking off this weekend, here are my predictions for all 35 bowl games. Last year, I did pretty well, going 22-12 with my picks. (The year before, I sucked.) So I’ll put my prognostication skills to the test again this year, and see where it goes.
I’ll update this as the games are played, to list the game’s final score and my record as bowl season progresses.
Disclaimers: First, I do not pretend to be any sort of college football expert, just an avid fan who has watched a number of games over the past season. I'm doing this for fun, no money is involved or wagered by me on the outcomes of these games. And Yours Truly and Rockpage are not responsible for any money, wages, beer, house, car or children lost on wagers based on my predictions. So with that in mind, let 'em rip:
DEC. 18 – NEW MEXICO BOWL, Albuquerque: Brigham Young 27, UTEP 17
FINAL SCORE: Brigham Young 52-24 (JP 1-0)
DEC. 18 – uDROVE HUMANITARIAN BOWL, Boise: Fresno State 35, Northern Illinois 24
FINAL SCORE: Northern Illinois 40-17 (JP 1-1)
DEC. 18 – R&L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL, New Orleans: Ohio 24, Troy State 21
FINAL SCORE: Troy State 48-21 (JP 1-2)
DEC. 21 – BEEF O’BRADY’S BOWL, St. Petersburg: Southern Mississippi 30, Louisville 17
FINAL SCORE: Louisville 31-28 (JP 1-3)
DEC. 22 – MAACO BOWL, Las Vegas: Boise State 49, Utah 24
FINAL SCORE: Boise State 26-3 (JP 2-3)
DEC. 23 – SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL, San Diego: San Diego State 28, Navy 23
FINAL SCORE: San Diego State 35-14 (JP 3-3)
DEC. 24 – SHERATON HAWAII BOWL, Honolulu: Hawaii 37, Tulsa 20
FINAL SCORE: Tulsa 62-35 (JP 3-4)
DEC. 26 – LITTLE CAESAR’S BOWL, Detroit: Toledo 28, FIU 13
FINAL SCORE: FIU 34-32 (JP 3-5)
DEC. 26 – AdvoCare V100 INDEPENDENCE BOWL, Shreveport: Air Force 31, Georgia Tech 27
FINAL SCORE: Air Force 14-7 (JP 4-5)
DEC. 28 – CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL, Orlando: West Virginia 23, North Carolina State 17
FINAL SCORE: North Carolina State 23-7 (JP 4-6)
DEC. 28 – INSIGHT BOWL, Tempe: Iowa 28, Missouri 27
FINAL SCORE: Iowa 27-24 (JP 5-6)
DEC. 29 – MILITARY BOWL, Washington, DC: Maryland 24, East Carolina 13
FINAL SCORE: Maryland 51-20 (JP 6-6)
DEC. 29 – TEXAS BOWL, Houston: Baylor 27, Illinois 24
FINAL SCORE: Illinois 38-14 (JP 6-7)
DEC. 29 – VALERO ALAMO BOWL, San Antonio: Oklahoma State 34, Arizona 23
FINAL SCORE: Oklahoma State 36-10 (JP 7-7)
DEC. 30 – BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL, Dallas: SMU 28, Army 20
FINAL SCORE: Army 16-14 (JP 7-8)
DEC. 30 – NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL, Bronx: Syracuse 20, Kansas State 17
FINAL SCORE: Syracuse 36-34 (JP 8-8)
DEC. 30 – FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL, Nashville: North Carolina 31, Tennessee 28
FINAL SCORE: North Carolina 30-27 2OT (JP 9-8)
DEC. 30 – BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION HOLIDAY BOWL, San Diego: Nebraska 41, Washington 20
FINAL SCORE: Washington 19-7 (JP 9-9)
DEC. 31 – MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL, Charlotte: Clemson 27, South Florida 13
FINAL SCORE: South Florida 31-26 (JP 9-10)
DEC. 31 – HYUNDAI SUN BOWL, El Paso: Notre Dame 19, Miami 13
FINAL SCORE: Notre Dame 33-17 (JP 10-10)
DEC. 31 – AutoZone LIBERTY BOWL, Memphis: Georgia 27, UCF 20
FINAL SCORE: UCF 10-6 (JP 10-11)
DEC. 31 – Chick-Fil-A BOWL, Atlanta: Florida State 33, South Carolina 23
FINAL SCORE: Florida State 26-17 (JP 11-11)
JAN. 1 – TICKETCITY BOWL, Dallas: Texas Tech 28, Northwestern 10
FINAL SCORE: Texas Tech 45-38 (JP 12-11)
JAN. 1 – CAPITOL ONE BOWL, Orlando: Alabama 27, Michigan State 23
FINAL SCORE: Alabama 49-7 (JP 13-11)
JAN. 1 – OUTBACK BOWL, Tampa: Penn State 31, Florida 27
FINAL SCORE: Florida 37-24 (JP 13-12)
JAN. 1 – PROGRESSIVE GATOR BOWL, Jacksonville: Michigan 38, Mississippi State 27
FINAL SCORE: Mississippi State 52-14 (JP 13-13)
JAN. 1 – ROSE BOWL, Pasadena: Wisconsin 35, TCU 27
FINAL SCORE: TCU 21-19 (JP 13-14)
JAN. 1 – TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL, Glendale: Oklahoma 37, Connecticut 17
FINAL SCORE: Oklahoma 48-20 (JP 14-14)
JAN. 3 – DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL, Miami: Stanford 28, Virginia Tech 23
FINAL SCORE: Stanford 40-12 (JP 15-14)
JAN. 4 – ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL, New Orleans: Ohio State 24, Arkansas 20
FINAL SCORE: Ohio State 31-26 (JP 16-14)
JAN. 6 – GoDaddy.com BOWL, Mobile: Middle Tennessee State 31, Miami (OH) 17
FINAL SCORE: Miami (OH) 35-21 (JP 16-15)
JAN. 7 – AT&T COTTON BOWL, Arlington: Texas A&M 28, LSU 27
FINAL SCORE: LSU 41-24 (JP 16-16)
JAN. 8 – BBVA COMPASS BOWL, Birmingham: Pittsburgh 20, Kentucky 17
FINAL SCORE: Pittsburgh 27-10 (JP 17-16)
JAN. 9 – KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER BOWL, San Francisco: Nevada 38, Boston College 13
FINAL SCORE: Nevada 20-13 (JP 18-16)
JAN. 10 – TOSTITOS BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, Glendale: Oregon 41, Auburn 35
FINAL SCORE: Auburn 22-19 (JP's final bowl prediction record 18-17)
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