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Matt Scott threw two short touchdown passes in the final 46 seconds, and college football's postseason started with a wild one as Arizona rallied past Nevada 49-48 in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl on Saturday.
Kerwynn Williams broke through the defense and raced 63 yards for a touchdown. On the next two possessions, the senior was unstoppable, ripping off a 56-yard run and scoring TDs on runs of 5 and 25 yards, all within a span of less than 4 minutes to lift Utah State to a 41-15 victory over Toledo in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Saturday.
Linebacker Kyle Van Noy stepped up and scored two touchdowns on turnovers, leading Brigham Young to a 23-6 victory over San Diego State in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl on Thursday night.
Blake Bortles threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for a career-high 80 yards as Central Florida dominated Ball State 38-17 on Friday night in their final game as a member of Conference USA in the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl.
Terrance Broadway passed for 316 yards and ran for 108, helping Louisiana-Lafayette repeat as winners of the New Orleans Bowl with a 43-34 victory against East Carolina on Saturday.
After two straight blowouts in the Las Vegas Bowl, the Boise State had to work hard for a 28-26 victory over Washington , sealed by a 27-yard field goal by 5-foot-5 Michael Frisina with 1:16 left. played in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas on Saturday.
SMU coach June Jones walked out of Aloha Stadium with another win Monday, thanks largely to a disruptive performance by defensive end Margus Hunt forced two fumbles that led to field goals and sacked Derek Carr for a safety hat set the tone for the Mustangs' 43-10 win over Fresno State in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl.
Dan Enos and his Central Michigan Chippewas held on for a 24-21 victory over Western Kentucky on Wednesday night in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, stopping the Hilltoppers on fourth-and-2 in the final minute when a field goal could have sent the game to overtime.
David Fales, who led the nation in completion percentage in the regular season, .compled 33 of 43 passes for 395 yards and two touchdowns in San Jose State's .29-20 win over Bowling Green in the Military Bowl.
Duke running back Josh Snead fumbled at the Cincinnati 5 with 1:20 left and Brendon Kay threw an 83-yard touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce with 44 seconds to go, lifting the Bearcats to an improbable 48-34 win over the Blue Devils.
Baylor overwhelmed UCLA 49-26 in the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl on Thursday night as Nick Florence threw for two scores and ran for another. Glasco Martin ran for three touchdowns.
Tyler Tettleton finished 14 of 22 passing for 331 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, and Chase Cochran caught three passes for 162 yards while Tyler Futrell had five receptions for 133 yards in Ohio U's dominant 45-14 victory over Louisiana-Monroe in the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl on Friday.
Cody Journell kicked a 22-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime to help Virginia Tech beat Rutgers 13-10 in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Friday night.
D.J. Johnson, who got beat on a long play in the third quarter, returned an interception 39 yards and Ryan Bustin made a 28-yard field goal as time expired to give Texas Tech a 34-31 comeback victory over Minnesota in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
Freshman quarterback Driphus Jackson threw for 264 yards in relief of Rice's hurt starter, including two touchdown passes to Jordan Taylor, and the Owls beat Air Force 33-14 in the Armed Forces Bowl on Saturday.
Prince -Tyson Gulley ran for a career-best 208 yards and had three touchdowns, Jerome Smith added 157 yards, as Syracuse bid a blustery farewell to the Big East with a 38-14 victory over West Virginia on Saturday.
Taylor Kelly threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth score to lead Arizona State to its first bowl win in seven years, a 62-28 victory over Navy in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl on Saturday.
David Ash threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, the last a 36-yard strike to Marquise Goodwin with 2:24 left, to give Texas a 31-27 comeback victory over Oregon State in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Saturday night.
Le'Veon Belll ran for 145 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown, Conroy kicked a 47-yard field goal with 1:01 left and Michigan State rallied to beat Texas Christian 17-16 in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl on Saturday night.
Jordan Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score as Vanderbilt capped their best season since 1915 by defeating North Carolina State 38-24 in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl on Monday.
Tevin Washington threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score to lead Georgia Tech to a 21-7 victory over Southern California on Monday in front of a crowd of 47,922 at Sun Bowl Stadium.
Trey Watts rushed for 149 yards, Alex Singleton ran for three scores and Tulsa beat Iowa State 31-17 on Monday in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, avenging a season-opening loss to the Cyclones.
Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give Clemson a wild 25-24 win over Louisiana State in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Monday night.
Behind huge interceptions early and late, Northwestern beat Mississippi State 34-20 in the Gator Bowl and snapped college football's longest postseason losing streak Tuesday.The Wildcats earned their first bowl game win since 1949, ending a nine-game losing skid that was tied for the longest in NCAA history. They also celebrated double-digit victories for the first time since the 1995 Rose Bowl season. Quentin Williams returned an interception 29 yards for a touchdown on the third play of the game and Nick Vanhoose set up a late touchdown with a 39-yard interception return.
Clint Chelf threw three of his team's five touchdown passes as Oklahoma State shook off a tough Big 12 finish by rolling up 524 yards and forcing five Purdue turnovers in a dominating 58-14 victory in the Heart Of Dallas Bowl on Tuesday.
Dylan Thompson came off the bench to throw a 32-yard touchdown pass with 11 seconds remaining Tuesday, giving South Carolina a 33-28 victory over Michigan in the Outback Bowl.
Aaron Murray threw five touchdown passes to set a Georgia bowl record, including two in the fourth quarter, as the Bulldogs beat Nebraska 45-31 in the Capital One Bowl on Tuesday.
Stepfan Taylor rushed for 89 yards and an early touchdown, Kevin Hogan passed for 123 yards, and Stanford won its first Rose Bowl since 1972, beating the Badgers 20-14 on Tuesday night.
Senior fullback Lonnie Pryor, voted the game's outstanding player, ran for a career-high 134 yards and two scores on only five carries. Senior EJ Manuel threw for 291 yards, while Florida State stuffed Northern Illinois' QB and all-purpose threat Jordan Lynch for most of the night in a 31-10 Orange Bowl win.
Terell Floyd returned an interception 38 yards for a touchdown on the first play, dual-threat quarterback Teddy Bridgewater directed a handful of scoring drives and Louisville stunned Florida 33-23 in the Sugar Bowl on Wednesday night.
Triggered by De'Anthony Thomas's 94-yard return, Oregon bolted by Kansas State 35-17 on Thursday night at the Fiesta Bowl in what may have been coach Chip Kelly's final game with the Ducks.Kansas State's Javonta Boyd blocked the point-after attempt, but even that went wrong for the Wildcats: Chris Harper was tackled in the end zone for a bizarre 1-point safety that put Oregon up 32-10.
Johnny Manziel tiptoed the sideline for a 23-yard touchdown on the first drive of the Cotton Bowl, the first of his four touchdowns as part of his bowl-record 516 total yards as Texas A & M capped their first SEC season with a 41-13 win over Oklahoma on Friday night.
Bo Wallace threw three touchdown passes and Ole Miss beat Pittsburgh 38-17 in the BBVA Compass Bowl on Saturday to complete an impressive turnaround. Ole Miss took a five-win improvement over its 2-10 finish in 2011.
Ryan Aplin threw for 213 yards and a touchdown, J.D. McKissic caught 11 passes for 113 yards and Arkansas State edged Kent State 17-13 to win the GoDaddy.com Bowl.
Quieting the Irish by the first play of the second quarter, Eddie Lacy, AJ McCarron and the No. 2 Crimson Tide rolled top-ranked Notre Dame 42-14 for the BCS championship Monday night, locking up a second straight national title and third in four years with another laugher of a title game.
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