The Big 12’s four eventual newcomers went 2-2 in bowls. The Pac-12 hasn’t won a bowl game since Oregon edged Wisconsin 28-27 in the 2019 (season) Rose Bowl. Arizona State lost 20-13 to Wisconsin in the Las Vegas Bowl. Oregon was rolled by OU 47-32 in the Alamo Bowl.
But Oregon State (a 24-13 loser to Utah State in the LA Bowl) and Washington State (a 24-21 loser to Central Michigan in the Sun Bowl), lost to mid-majors. Utah put up a great fight against Ohio State in the Rose Bowl, before losing 48-45. No wonder Lincoln Riley wanted to go West. Second straight year the Pac was winless in bowls. The only other ACC win was Wake Forest’s 38-10 rout of Rutgers in the Gator Bowl, and Rutgers, with a 5-7 record, was added as a replacement for Texas A&M, which dropped out due to Covid situations. East Carolina and Virginia in the Fenway Bowl vs. Three ACC teams were in canceled bowls – North Carolina State in the Holiday vs. Atlantic Coast: 2-4Ĭlemson’s 20-13 victory over Iowa State in the Cheez-It Bowl was the ACC’s shining light. Army beat Missouri 24-22 in the Armed Forces Bowl, Central Florida beat Florida 29-17 in a Gasparilla grudge match and Houston edged Auburn 17-13 in the Birmingham Bowl. The one victory over a mid-major was Alabama’s 27-6 victory over Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl. But the SEC was 4-4 against Power 5 opponents and just 1-3 against mid-majors. The SEC’s reputation does not take a hit – not with Alabama and Georgia in the national championship game. Purdue beat Tennessee 48-45 in the Music City Bowl, but not only did Georgia whack Michigan 34-11 in the Orange Bowl, Arkansas beat Penn State 24-10 in the Outback and Kentucky beat Iowa 20-17 in the Citrus. One bummer for the Big Ten it went 1-3 vs.
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