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2005-2006 Ranking of the Bowls by College Football News
2005-2006 Ranking of the Bowls
After they were played, which were the best?

Classic all-timers

1. Rose Bowl
Texas 41 ... USC 38
- Stream of Consciousness Quarter by Quarter Game Notes
In one of the greatest games of all-time, Texas came back from down 12 in the final 6:42 as Vince Young ran for a 17-yard score with 4:03 to play, the defense held USC's LenDale White on fourth down, and then Young led the offense on a ten-play, 56-yard drive culminating in an eight-yard touchdown run on fourth down for the win. Young ran for 200 yards and three touchdowns, but the Trojan rushing attack was equal to the task with 209 yards led by White's 124 yards and three scores. The Trojans appeared to have it won after Reggie Bush dove for a 26-yard touchdown and Dwayne Jarrett caught a 22-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, but Young proved to be too much to stop. USC cranked out 574 yards of total offense, Texas 556.
Player of the game: Texas QB Vince Young completed 30 of 40 passes for 267 yards and ran 19 times for 200 yards and three touchdowns.
Stat Leaders: Texas - Passing: Vince Young, 30-40, 267 yds
Rushing: Vince Young, 19-200, 3TD. Receiving: David Thomas, 10-88
USC - Passing: Matt Leinart, 29-40, 365 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: LenDale White, 20-124, 3 TD. Receiving: Dwayne Jarrett, 10-121, 1 TD

2. Orange Bowl
Penn State 26 ... Florida State 23 3OT
After three overtimes and several missed kicks from both sides, Penn State's Kevin Kelly finally hit one sneaking a 29-yarder inside the upright to end the marathon. FSU PK Gary Cismesia, who missed an extra point in the second quarter after a 57-yard Lorenzo Booker touchdown run, forced overtime with a 48-yard shot with 4:08 to play. In the first overtime, both Cismesia and Kelly missed field goal attempts. In the second overtime, Florida State answered a one-yard touchdown run from PSU's Austin Scott with a one-yard B.J. Dean touchdown. In the third OT, Cismesia's field goal attempt nailed the right upright before Kelly connected. Scott had started the scoring on a two-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, but FSU got back in the game in the second on a 87-yard punt return for a touchdown from Willie Reid.
Player of the game: Penn State RB Austin Scott ran 26 times for 110 yards and two touchdowns.
Stat Leaders: Penn State - Passing: Michael Robinson, 21-39, 253 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Austin Scott, 26-110, 2 TD. Receiving: Jordan Norwood, 6-110
Florida State - Passing: Drew Weatherford, 24-43, 258 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Leon Washington, 6-30, Receiving: Leon Washington 6-24

Tremendous. Very Entertaining.

3. Hawaii Bowl
Nevada 49 ... UCF 48 OT
In a game with 1,178 yards and 623 rushing yards, it was decided by a missed extra point in overtime as UCF's Matt Prater pushed his kick wide right giving Nevada the win. The Golden Knights made a fantastic comeback with ten points in the final 1:32 on a 46-yard Prater field goal, a recovered onside kick, and a 16-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Marshall to force overtime. Nevada QB Jeff Rowe ran for a four-yard score in the first overtime, but UCF answered with a 19-yard Kevin Smith scoring run before the missed Prater kick. Smith also ran for scoring runs of 78 and three yards, but Nevada was always able to answer thanks to the running game. Robert Hubbard ran for three scores and B.J. Mitchell added two one-yard touchdown runs in the second quarter.
Player of the game: Nevada RBs B.J. Mitchell and Robert Hubbard combined for 304 yards and five touchdowns averaging eight yards per carry.
Stat Leaders: UCF - Passing: Steven Moffett, 19-36, 301 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Kevin Smith, 29-202, 3 TD. Receiving: Brandon Marshall, 11-210, 3 TD
Nevada - Passing: Jeff Rowe, 22-32, 254 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: B.J. Mitchell, 23-178, 2 TD. Receiving: Caleb Spencer, 11-114

4. Sugar Bowl
West Virginia 38 ... Georgia 35
West Virginia got out to a shocking 28-0 lead early in the second quarter highlighted by Steve Slaton touchdown runs from 52 and 18 yards, along with a touchdown run and catch from Darius Reynaud, but Georgia slowly crept back with a 34-yard touchdown run from Kregg Lumpkin, a 52-yard scoring dash from Thomas Brown, and a four-yard Leonard Pope touchdown catch to cut the lead to 31-21 at halftime. Georgia got the passing game going in the second half with a 34-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Bryant and a 43-yard scoring play to Bryan McClendon, but a second 52-yard touchdown run from Slaton midway through the fourth quarter proved to be the difference. The Dawg defense apparently had West Virginia stopped with just under two minutes to play, but a fake punt kept the final drive alive and allowed the Mountaineers to seal the win. West Virginia outgained Georgia 382 rushing yards to 224, and didn't commit a turnover while the Dawgs gave away three.
Player of the game: West Virginia RB Steve Slaton ran 26 times for 204 yards and three touchdowns.
Stat Leaders: West Virginia - Passing: Pat White, 11-14, 120 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Steve Slaton, 26-204, 3 TD Receiving: Darius Reynaud, 6-48, 1 TD
Georgia - Passing: D.J. Shockley, 20-33, 277 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Thomas Brown, 9-78, 1 TD Receiving: Leonard Pope, 6-50, 1 TD

5. Alamo Bowl
Nebraska 32 ... Michigan 28
In a thriller marred by questionable officiating and sure to be remembered for one of the strangest, almost greatest endings ever, Nebraska overcame a 28-17 deficit midway through the fourth quarter with a 31-yard touchdown run and a 13-yard touchdown pass to Terrence Nunn. Michigan had one last chance getting the ball back with seven seconds to play, and after a misfire, managed to come up with a wild, improbable, eight-lateral play that went 51 yards through players and coaches on the field before Titus Brothers finally stopped Tyler Ecker on the Nebraska 13. Nunn had started off the scoring with a 52-yard touchdown catch, but Michigan seemed to have things in hand thanks to three touchdown passes and a touchdown run from Chad Henne. UM's Steve Breaston returned four kickoffs for 146 yards and seven punts for 72 yards.
Player of the game: Nebraska RB Cory Ross ran 28 times for 161 yards and a touchdown.
Stat Leaders: Michigan - Passing: Chad Henne, 21-43, 270 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Mike Hart, 19-74. Receiving: Jason Avant, 8-71
Nebraska - Passing: Zac Taylor, 14-31, 167 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Cory Ross, 28-161, 1 TD. Receiving: Terrence Nunn, 4-91, 2 TD

6. Fiesta Bowl
Ohio State 34 ... Notre Dame 20
Ohio State cranked out 617 yards of total offense, but needed a 60-yard touchdown run from Antonio Pittman to finally put the Irish away. The Buckeyes scored on four plays of 56 yards or more with a 56-yard scoring pass to Ted Ginn Jr., a Ginn Jr. 68-yard touchdown run and an 85-yard touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes in the first half, but they settled for field goals in the second half, before the Pittman score, letting the Irish get back into the game on two of Darius Walker's three touchdown runs. Ohio State averaged 7.6 yards per carry and 18 yards per completion, while Notre Dame averaged 2.2yards per carry and 9.9 yards per pass.
Player of the game: Ohio State QB Troy Smith completed 19 of 28 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns and ran 13 times for 66 yards.
Stat Leaders: Ohio State - Passing: Troy Smith, 19-28, 342 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Antonio Pittman, 21-136, 1 TD. Receiving: Ted Ginn Jr., 8-167, 1 TD
Notre Dame - Passing: Brady Quinn, 29-45, 286 yds
Rushing: Darius Walker, 16-90, 3 TD. Receiving: Maurice Stovall, 9-126

7. Cotton Bowl
Alabama 13 ... Texas Tech 10
Alabama PK Jamie Christensen had missed two earlier field goals, but nailed an ugly, knuckleball of a 45-yard kick that barely snuck in the corner as time expired for the win. Texas Tech's offense, held in check all game long, finally got in the end zone with just under three minutes to play on a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jarrett Hicks, but Bama responded with a ten-play drive starting on its own 14 for the winning field goal. The Tide started off the scoring with a 76-yard touchdown pass to Keith Brown, but wasn't able to get in the end zone the rest of the way. However, the defense did the job holding the Red Raider offense to 329 yards and only 226 passing yards.
Player of the game: Alabama WR Keith Brown caught five passes for 141 yards and a touchdown.
Stat Leaders: Alabama - Passing: Brodie Croyle, 19-31, 275 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Ken Darbu, 29-81. Receiving: Keith Brown, 5-141, 1 TD
Texas Tech - Passing: Cody Hodges, 15-32, 196 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Cody Hodges, 17-66. Receiving: Taurean Henderson, 5-46

8. Holiday Bowl
Oklahoma 17 ... Oregon 14
Clint Ingram came up with a leaping interception on the Oklahoma ten with :33 to snuff out the final Oregon drive and prevent, at least, overtime. The Sooners took a 17-7 lead into the fourth quarter helped by a 17-yard touchdown catch from J.D. Runnels and an eight-yard Kejuan Jones scoring run. They could've put the nail in the coffin on the first drive of the fourth, but Adrian Peterson got the ball slapped out of his hands on the one yard line after reaching for extra yards. The Ducks started their comeback attempt late in the fourth quarter on a three-yard touchdown pass to Tim Day on a drive helped by a pass interference call on a fake field goal. They were well within field goal range when Brady Leaf failed to put any air under a possible touchdown pass, and Ingram saved the game.
Player of the game: Oklahoma LB Clint Ingram made four tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and an interception.
Stat Leaders: Oklahoma - Passing: Rhett Bomar, 17-30, 229 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Adrian Peterson, 23-84. Receiving: Malcolm Kelly, 7-79
Oregon - Passing: Brady Leaf, 14-24, 136 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Terrence Whitehead, 12-43. Receiving: James Finley, 9-67

Very Good. Worth the watch.

9. Insight Bowl
Arizona State 45 ... Rutgers 40
In a high-octane offensive battle with the two teams combining for 1,210 yards, Arizona State was able to pull away in the fourth quarter on two Rudy Carpenter touchdown passes to answer for Rutgers PK Jeremy Ito field goals from 52 and 48 yards. Carpenter threw for four scores with two in the fourth quarter on a 42-yard pass to Matt Miller and a four-yard pass play to Rudy Burgess. Rutgers held a 24-10 lead late in the first half thanks to to Brian Leonard touchdowns, but the Sun Devils had the momentum after a one-yard touchdown catch by Zach Miller. ASU averaged 20.3 yards per completion on the way to 679 yards of total offense, while Rutgers gained 532 and made it close late on a 29-yard touchdown catch from Tres Moses.
Player of the game: Arizona State QB Rudy Carpenter completed 23 of 35 passes for 467 yards and four touchdowns.
Stat Leaders: Arizona State - Passing: Rudy Carpenter, 23-35, 467 yds, 4 TD
Rushing: Rudy Burgess, 17-102, 2 TD. Receiving: Matt Miller, 5-135, 2 TD
Rutgers - Passing: Ryan Hart, 24-38, 374 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Ray Rice, 20-108. Receiving: Tres Moses, 7-113, 1 TD

10. MPC Computers Bowl
Boston College 27 ... Boise State 21
Boston College was cruising to an apparently easy win holding a 27-0 lead late in the third quarter, but it had to hold on for dear life. Boise State came roaring back highlighted by a 92-yard punt return for a score from Quinton Jones and a 53-yard touchdown pass to Drisan James. Driving deep in BC territory trying for the game-winning touchdown, QB Jared Zabransky was picked off by Ryan Glasper to give BC its fifth straight bowl win. BC WR Tony Gonzalez caught two of Matt Ryan's three touchdown passes.
Player of the game: Boston College WR Will Blackmon caught five passes for 144 yards and a touchdown.
Stat Leaders: Boston College - Passing: Matt Ryan, 19-36, 256 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: L.V. Whitworth, 18-59. Receiving: Will Blackmon, 5-144, 1 TD
Boise State - Passing: Jared Zabransky, 20-35, 279 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Lee Marks, 8-24. Receiving: Legedu Naanee, 5-52

11. Music City Bowl
Virginia 34 ... Minnesota 31
Virginia overcame an early 14-0 deficit to finally get the winning points on a 39-yard field goal from Connor Hughes with 1:08 to play. Minnesota had one last shot, but QB Bryan Cupito's bomb was intercepted in the end zone. The Gopher passing game rolled with four Cupito touchdown passes, with two to Jared Ellerson from 57 and 23 yards out, but the balance of the Virginia attack, and the play of QB Marques Hagans, wouldn't let up. Hagans barely avoided a safety on Virginia's final drive, and ended up leading the offense to a 75-yard, 13 play drive for the winning field goal. Wali Lundy ran for two scores for the Cavaliers.
Player of the game: Virginia QB Marques Hagans completed 24 of 32 passes for 358 yards and two touchdowns with an interception and ran for 26 yards on ten carries.
Stat Leaders: Minnesota - Passing: Bryan Cupito, 18-28, 263 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Laurence Maroney, 26-109. Receiving: Ernest Wheelwright, 7-120, 1 TD
Virginia - Passing: Marques Hagans, 25-32, 358 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Wali Lundy, 16-59, 2 TD. Receiving: Deyon Williams, 6-88, 1 TD

12. Sun Bowl
UCLA 50 ... Northwestern 38
UCLA spotted Northwestern the first 22 points as the Wildcats got two interception returns for touchdowns along with a Mark Philmore 19-yard scoring run. But the Bruins came back cranking out 36 straight points led by the running game that finished with 310 yards, even though star RB Maurice Drew was knocked out early with a shoulder injury, along with three Drew Olson touchdown passes. Northwestern got back in it pulling to within five with 2:29 to play, but UCLA's Brandon Breazell took the onside kick for a score. The Wildcats struck again on a five-yard touchdown pass with :24 to play, but Breazell returned the onside kick for yet another touchdown.
Player of the game: UCLA RBs Chris Markey and Kahlil Bell combined for 286 yards and two touchdowns on 42 carries.
Stat Leaders: Northwestern - Passing: Brett Basanez, 38-70, 416 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Tyrell Sutton, 18-84. Receiving: Ross Lane, 7-136
UCLA - Passing: Drew Olson, 10-24, 143 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: Chris Markey, 23-150. Receiving: Maurice Drew, 2-29

13. Independence Bowl
Missouri 38 ... South Carolina 31
South Carolina appeared on its way to a blowout win taking a 21-0 first quarter lead on a five-yard Mike Davis touchdown run and two Blake Mitchell touchdown passes, and appeared on its way to another score when Missouri's Marcus King picked off a Mitchell pass and took it 99 yards for a score. The Gamecocks answered with a two-yard Davis run, and then the roof caved in thanks to Brad Smith. The Tiger quarterback ran for three touchdowns and threw a five-yard score to Chase Coffman on the way to a 31-3 run. His one-yard scoring run with 2:13 to play broke a 31-31 tie, and the Tiger D closed things out with an interception. In the loss, USC WR Sidney Rice caught 12 passes for 191 yards and a score.
Player of the game: Missouri RB Brad Smith completed 21 of 37 passes for 282 yards and a touchdown with an interception and ran 21 times for 150 yards and three scores.
Stat Leaders: Missouri - Passing: Brad Smith, 21-37, 282 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Brad Smith, 21-150, 3 TD. Receiving: Chase Coffman, 8-99, 1 TD
South Carolina - Passing: Blake Mitchell, 20-38, 266 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: Mike Davis, 18-125, 2 TD. Receiving: Sidney Rice, 12-191, 1 TD

14. Gator Bowl
Virginia Tech 35 ... Louisville 24
Virginia Tech overcame a 24-13 fourth quarter deficit with a 24-yard Cedric Humes touchdown run and a five-yard touchdown catch from Jeff King before the defense finally put it away on a 39-yard interception return for a score from James Anderson with just over five minutes to play. The Cardinals appeared to have things in hand early with three touchdown passes from Hunter Cantwell and with Virginia Tech's top defender, CB Jimmy Williams, kicked out for bumping an official, but Marcus Vick kept the offense in the game and the defense held down the Cardinals in the fourth quarter. The Hokies held on to the ball for 36:21.
Player of the game: Virginia Tech RB Cedric Humes ran 22 times for 113 yards and a touchdown.
Stat Leaders: Virginia Tech - Passing: Marcus Vick, 11-21, 203 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Cedric Humes, 22-113, 1 TD. Receiving: Jeff King, 3-27, 1 TD
Louisville - Passing: Hunter Cantwell, 15-37, 216 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: Michael Bush, 16-94. Receiving: Mario Urrutia, 6-95, 1 TD

15. Las Vegas Bowl
California 35 ... BYU 28
Cal got up 35-14 late in the third quarter on DeSean Jackson's second touchdown catch of the game, but BYU came roaring back with two John Beck touchdown passes in the fourth quarter. Getting the ball back on its own 33 with just over three minutes to play, BYU's final drive died when Beck was picked off by Daymeion Hughes. Cal outrushed BYU 241 yards to 94 with Marshawn Lynch rushing for touchdowns from three, 23 and 35 yards out. BYU stayed alive with a 19-yard touchdown catch from Cutis Brown in the first half and a three-yard touchdown run from Naufahu Tahi with :38 left in the first half, but Cal changed the momentum with a 42-yard touchdown catch from Jackson with three seconds to play.
Player of the game: California RB Marshawn Lynch ran 24 times for 194 yards and three touchdowns.
Stat Leaders: BYU - Passing: John Beck, 35-53, 352 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: John Beck, 7-42. Receiving: Nathan Meikle, 12-93
California - Passing: Steve Levy, 16-23, 228 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Marshawn Lynch, 24-194, 3 TD. Receiving: DeSean Jackson, 6-130, 2 TD

16. Liberty Bowl
Tulsa 31 ... Fresno State 24
Tulsa tied it at 24 early in the fourth quarter on a 54-yard touchdown pass to Ashlan Davis and got the winning score on a four-yard Paul Smith run with just under three minutes to play. Fresno State moved to the Tulsa 35, but QB Paul Pinegar was intercepted by Nelson Coleman. In a nearly dead-even game, Tulsa held a 14-7 first half lead on a 63-yard touchdown run by Tarion Adams, but Fresno State was able to comeback and took the lead early in the fourth quarter on a 21-yar touchdown pass to Joe Fernandez.
Player of the game: Tulsa QB Paul Smith completed 18 of 27 passes for 234 yards and a touchdown and ran seven times for 45 yards and a score.
Stat Leaders: Fresno State - Passing: Paul Pinegar, 19-30, 213 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Wendell Mathis, 31-117, 1 TD. Receiving: Jason Fairman, 6-73
Tulsa - Passing: Paul Smith, 18-27, 234 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Tarrion Adams, 11-102, 1 TD. Receiving: Ashlan Davis, 8-128, 1 TD

17. Motor City Bowl
Memphis 38 ... Akron 31
DeAngelo Williams set the NCAA record for most career 100-yard rushing games with his 34th, and ran for three touchdowns and Stephen Gostkowski nailed field goals from 32, 35 and 50 yards out as Memphis cranked out a 38-17 lead with just over three minutes to go. But Akron was able to come back with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Domenik Hixon, a recovered onside kick, and a 19-yard touchdown pass to Jamari Arthur. Memphis, despite a disputed fumble, was able to run out the clock. Akron QB Luke Getsy threw for 455 yards and four scores in the loss.
Player of the game: Memphis RB DeAngelo Williams ran 30 times for 233 yards and three touchdowns and caught one pass for 42 yards.
Stat Leaders: Memphis - Passing: Maurice Avery, 7-13, 170 yds
Rushing: DeAngelo Williams, 30-233, 3 TD. Receiving: Ryan Scott, 3-103
Akron - Passing: Luke Getsy, 34-59, 455 yds, 4 TD
Rushing: Brett Biggs, 14-46. Receiving: Jabari Arthur, 8-180, 2 TD

18. Outback Bowl
Florida 31 ... Iowa 24
Florida got a blocked punt for a touchdown, two touchdown catches from Dallas Baker, and a 60-yard interception return for a score from Vernon Brown on the way to a 31-7 lead after three quarters before Iowa mounted a bit of a comeback on two touchdown catches from Ed Hinkel and a 45-yard Kyle Schlicher field goal. The Gators were able to recover the on-side kick and run out the clock.
Player of the game: Florida WR Dallas Baker caught ten passes for 147 yards and two touchdowns.
Stat Leaders: Florida - Passing: Chris Leak, 25-40, 278 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Kestahn Moore, 13-88. Receiving: Dallas Baker, 10-147, 2 TD
Iowa - Passing: Drew Tate, 32-55, 346 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Albert Young, 13-34. Receiving: Ed Hinkel, 9-87, 2 TD

19. Houston Bowl
TCU 27 ... Iowa State 24
Peter LoCoco hit a 44-yard field goal with 5:25 to play for TCU's only points of the second half breaking a 24-24 tie. Iowa State's ensuing drive stalled, and TCU never let go of the ball again using RB Robert Merrill, who helped the Horned Frogs outrush the Cyclones 135-34, to run out the clock. ISU made its run in the second quarter with a 17-point flurry in under five minutes highlighted by the first of two Todd Blythe touchdown catches on the day. TCU reversed the second quarter momentum with an 84-yard touchdown pass to Michael DePriest. Bylthe's 22-yard touchdown grab in the third quarter were Iowa State's only points of the second half.
Player of the game: TCU RB Robert Merrill ran 11 times for 109 yards and a touchdown.
Stat Leaders: TCU - Passing: Jeff Ballard, 21-33, 275 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Robert Merrill, 11-109, 1 TD. Receiving: Cory Rodgers, 4-46
Iowa State - Passing: Bret Meyer, 20-32, 254 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Bret Meyer, 12-27. Receiving: Todd Blythe, 5-105, 2 TD

A bowl game. Nothing more.

20. Champs Sports Bowl
Clemson 19 ... Colorado 10
Clemson RB James Davis outgained the Colorado offense by himself with 171 all-purpose yards to 124, but the Buffs made it interesting late. The Tigers held a 13-3 lead midway through the fourth quarter before Colorado replaced starting QB James Cox with Brian White, who completed seven of 12 passes for 81 yards and a two yard touchdown pass to Quinn Sypniewski. But Clemson responded with a 61-yard drive ending with a six-yard scoring run from Davis. Charlie Whitehurst ran for a five-yard score in the third quarter for Clemson.
Player of the game: Clemson RB James Davis ran 28 times for 150 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for 21 yards.
Stat Leaders: Clemson - Passing: Charlie Whitehurst, 19-27, 196 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: James Davis, 28-150, 1 TD. Receiving: Aaron Kelly, 4-36
Colorado - Passing: Brian White, 7-12, 81 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Hugh Charles, 13-16. Receiving: Quinn Sypniewski, 4-50, 1 TD

21. Capital One Bowl
Wisconsin 24 ... Auburn 10
Wisconsin stunned Auburn by rolling up 548 yards of total offense starting off with a 30-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Williams and closing out with a 33-yard Brian Calhoun touchdown run. The Badgers took a 17-0 lead into halftime on two John Stocco touchdown passes, but Auburn responded with a 19-yard John Vaughn field goal and a nine-yard Courtney Taylor touchdown catch. When threatened, UW responded with a five play, 65-yard drive culminating in the Calhoun score.
Player of the game: Wisconsin RB Brian Calhoun ran 30 times for 213 yards and a touchdown and caught a pass for eight yards.
Stat Leaders: Wisconsin - Passing: John Stocco, 15-27, 301 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Brian Calhoun, 30-213, 1 TD. Receiving: Brandon Williams, 6-173, 1 TD
Auburn - Passing: Brandon Cox, 15-33, 137 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Kenny Irons, 22-88. Receiving: Ben Obomanu, 5-62

22. New Orleans Bowl
Southern Miss 31 ... Arkansas State 19
Dustin Almond threw two second half touchdown passes to Shawn Nelson and Cody Hill ran for 161 yards and a touchdown as Southern Miss won its second straight New Orleans Bowl. Arkansas State took advantage of USM mistakes to get a four-yard touchdown run and a two-yard touchdown pass from Nick Noce, but the USM offense proved to be too much cranking out 445 yards and 25 first downs.
Player of the game: Southern Miss RB Cody Hill ran 37 times for 161 yards and a touchdown.
Stat Leaders: Southern Miss - Passing: Dustin Almond, 17-32, 253 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Cody Hull, 37-161, 1 TD. Receiving: Shawn Nelson, 6-121, 2 TD
Arkansas State - Passing: Nick Noce, 10-19, 213 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Nick Noce, 17-55, 1 TD. Receiving: Gary Vincent, 3-53

23. Poinsettia Bowl
Navy 51 ... Colorado State 30
Navy ripped off 467 rushing yards in a game that saw 1,183 yards of total offense and a record-tying performance from Midshipman RB Reggie Campbell, who scored five times. Colorado State held a 10-7 lead after the first quarter, but Navy reeled off 27 straight points on Campbell touchdown runs of 22, 2 and 21 yards out along with a 22-yard Marco Nelson scoring run. CSU kept it interesting in the second half thanks to QB Justin Holland, who finished with three touchdown passes, including two in the third quarter to Dustin Osborn, but the navy option proved to be too much to overcome with FB Adam Ballard pounding for 129 yards to lead the way.
Player of the game: Navy RB Reggie Campbell ran 16 times for 116 yards and three touchdowns, caught two passes for 89 yards and two scores, and returned four kickoffs for 85 yards.
Stat Leaders: Navy - Passing: Lamar Owens, 5-10, 144 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Adam Ballard, 15-129. Receiving: Reggie Campbell, 2-89, 2 TD
Colorado State - Passing: Justin Holland, 26-33, 381 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Kyle Bell, 22-122, 1 TD. Receiving: David Anderson, 9-126

24. Champs Sports Bowl
NC State 14 ... South Florida 0
NC State got a nine-yard touchdown catch from Brian Clark and a one yard scoring run from Andre Brown in the second quarter for all the points it would need. The defense took care of the rest with six sacks and three forced turnovers. Andre Hall was the only positive for the South Florida offense with 118 rushing yards, but the Bull passing game never got on track.
Player of the game: NC State LB Stephen Tulloch made 15 tackles, three sacks, five tackles for loss, one broken up pass, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
Stat Leaders: USF - Passing: Pat Julmiste, 8-25, 91 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Andre Hall, 19-118. Receiving: Andre Hall, 2-49
NC State - Passing: Marcus Stone, 9-19, 127 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Toney Bakey, 23-93. Receiving: Brian Clark, 3-66, 1 TD

Flat-out sucked.

25. Fort Worth Bowl
Kansas 42 ... Houston 13
The Kansas offense pulled off a shocker by cranking out 538 yards while the defense held Houston to 244 yards and 30 rushing yards. Brian Murph started out the scoring for KU on an 85-yard punt return for a touchdown, and then Jason Swanson made it a blowout throwing four touchdown passes, including two on shovel passes to Jon Cornish. KU DE Charlton Keith picked off a pass for a 14-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter. Houston's offense never got on track managing two field goals and a one-yard Kevin Kolb touchdown run.
Player of the game: Kansas QB Jason Swanson completed 19 of 29 passes for 307 yards and four touchdowns and ran seven times for 33 yards.
Stat Leaders: Houston - Passing: Kevin Kolb, 20-44, 214 yds, 3 INT
Rushing: Jackie Battle, 3-8. Receiving: Donnie Avery, 5-71
Kansas - Passing: Jason Swanson, 19-29, 307 yds, 4 TD
Rushing: Jon Cornish, 16-101. Receiving: Charles Gordon, 6-86

26. Peach Bowl
LSU 40 ... Miami 3
LSU's defense held Miami to six first downs and 153 yards of total offense giving up just a 21-yard field goal for an early 3-0 deficit. The Tiger offense scored 40 unanswered points highlighted by a 51-yard touchdown pass to Chris Davis, two Joseph Addai scores, and field goals from 51, 47 and 50 yards from Chris Jackson. LSU outrushed Miami 272-53, held the ball for 39:08, and limited Miami to one first down in 12 tries.
Player of the game: LSU QB Matt Flynn completed 13 of 22 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns and ran five times for 39 yards.
Stat Leaders: LSU - Passing: Matt Flynn, 13-22, 196 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Joseph Addai, 24-130, 1 TD. Receiving: Craig Davis, 5-99, 1 TD
Miami - Passing: Kyle Wright, 10-21, 100 yds
Rushing: Charlie Jones, 8-50. Receiving: Quadtrine Hill, 4-36

27. Emerald Bowl
Utah 38 ... Georgia Tech 10
Utah stunned Georgia Tech with 550 yards of total offense and a record 16 catches for 214 yards and four touchdowns from WR Travis LaTendresse, with three of the scores helping the Utes to a 20-0 lead early in the second quarter. Georgia Tech's offense got back in the game at the end of the first half with a 31-yard touchdown catch from George Cooper and a 29-yard field goal from Travis Bell, but that was it. Utah put it away with a 41-yard touchdown run from Quinton Ganther.
Player of the game: Utah WR Travis LaTendresse caught 16 passes for 214 yards and four touchdowns along with a two-point conversion.
Stat Leaders: Georgia Tech - Passing: Reggie Ball, 18-38, 258 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: P.J. Daniels, 20-109. Receiving: Damarius Bilbo, 4-103
Utah - Passing: Brett Ratliff, 30-41, 381 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Quinton Ganther, 22-120, 1 TD. Receiving: Travis LaTendresse, 16-214, 4 TD

28. GMAC Bowl
Toledo 45 ... UTEP 13
Bruce Gradkowski threw five touchdown passes to five different receivers, and David Thomas picked off a UTEP screen pass for a 37 yard score in the stunning rout. UTEP stayed alive in the first half on two Regan Schneider field goals and an 18-yard touchdown pass to Johnnie Lee Higgins, but failed to score in the second half. The Rocket outrushed UTEP 164 yards to 63, and Steve Odom returned three kickoffs for 112 yards.
Player of the game: Toledo QB Bruce Gradkowski completed 18 of 30 passes for 298 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions.
Stat Leaders: UTEP - Passing: Jordan Palmer, 14-33, 163 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Marcus Thomas, 18-71. Receiving: Joe West, 6-88
Toledo - Passing: Bruce Gradkowski, 18-30, 298 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Trinity Dawson, 24-124. Receiving: Steve Odom, 5-97, 1 TD

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