2013-14 Bowl Games with Predictions

BCS GAMES

Vizio BCS National Championship Game-(Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Ca, Jan 6, 8:30pm est, ESPN )= 

(ACC Champ)#1Florida State Seminoles (13-0) vs. (SEC Champ)#2 Auburn Tigers (12-1) Prediction= FSU 55 AUB 45 Actual Score=

Discover Orange Bowl- (Miami, Fl, Jan. 3, 8:30pm est, ESPN)=

#7 Ohio State Buckeyes (12-1) vs. #15 Clemson Tigers (10-2) Prediction = Clemson 38 OSU 34  Actual Score= Clemson 40 Ohio State 35

Allstate Sugar Bowl- (New Orleans,La, Jan. 2, 8:30pm est ESPN)=

#3 Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1) vs. #10 Oklahoma Sooners (10-2) Prediction = OU 37 Alab 36 ot Actual Score= OU 45 Alab 31

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl- (Glendale, Az, Jan.1, 8:30pm est ESPN)=

(Big 12 Champ0)#5Baylor Bears (11-1) vs. (American Champ)#13UCF Golden Knights (11-1) Prediction = Bay 59 UCF 53 Actual Score= UCF 52 Bay 42

Rose Bowl- (Pasadena, Ca, Jan. 1, 5:00pm est ESPN)=

(Pac 12 Champ)#8Stanford Cardinals (11-2) vs. (Big 10 Champ)#4Michigan State (11-1) Prediction = MSU 38 Stan 29 Actual Score= Michigan State 24 Stanford 20 

 REST OF THE BOWLS

Go Daddy.com- (Mobile, Al, Jan. 5, 9pm est ESPN)=

Bowling Green Cardinals (10-3) vs. (Co-Sun Belt Champ)Arkansas State Red Wolves (7-5) Prediction = BG 34 ASU 21 Actual Score=

BBVA Compus- (Birmingham, Al, Jan. 4, 1pm est ESPN)=

Houston Cougars (8-4) vs. #28 Vanderbilt Commodores (8-4) Prediction = Vandy 38 Hou 34 Actual Score=

AT&T Cotton- (Arlington, Tx, Jan. 3, 7:30est FOX)=

#11 Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-2) vs. #12 Missouri Tigers (11-2) Prediction = OSU 45 Mizzo 42 Actual Score= Missouri 41 OSU 31 

Outback- (Tampa, Fl, Jan. 1, 1pm est ESPN)=

#14 LSU Tigers (9-3) vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4) Prediction = LSU 27 Iowa 23 Actual Score= LSU 21 Iowa 14 

Capital One- (Orlando, Fl, Jan. 1, 1pm est ABC)=

#6South Carolina Gamecocks (10-2) vs. #24 Wisconsin Badgers (9-3) Prediction = SC 30 Wisc 15 Actual Score= SCarolina 34 Wisc 24 

Heart of Dallas- (Dallas, Tx, Jan. 1, 12pm est ESPN U)=

North Texas Mean Green (8-4) vs. UNLV Rebels (7-5) Prediction = NT 38 UNLV 21 Actual Score= North Texas 36 UNLV 14 

Taxslaver.com Gator- (Jacksonville, Fl, Jan. 1, 12pm est ESPN2)=

Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-4) vs. #26 Georgia Bulldogs (8-4) Prediction = Neb 34 Geo 28 Actual Score= Nebraska 24 Georgia 19 

Chick-fil-A- (Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 31, 8pm est ESPN)=

#19 Texas A&M Aggies (8-4) vs. #21 Duke Blue Devils (10-3) Prediction = A&M 45 Duke 41 Actual Score= A&M 52 Duke 48

Autozone Liberty- (Memphis, Tn, Dec. 31, 4pm est ESPN)=

(ConfUSA Champ)#30 Rice Owls (9-3) vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-6) Prediction = Rice 32 MSU 31 Actual Score= MSU 44 Rice 7 

Hyundai Sun- (El Paso, Tx, Dec. 31, 2pm est CBS)=

#18 UCLA Bruins (9-3) vs. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-4) Prediction = UCLA 34 VT 24 Actual Score= UCLA 45 VT 14 

Autocare V100 Independence-(Shreveport, LA, Dec. 31, 12:30pm est ESPN)=

Arizona Wildcats (7-5) vs. Boston College Eagles (7-5) Prediction = Ariz 38 BC 19 Actual Score= Ariz 42 BC 14

National University Holiday- (San Diego, Ca, Dec. 30, 10:15pm est ESPN)=

#16 Arizona State Sun Devils (10-3) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) Prediction = ASU 55 TT43 Actual Score= TT 37 ASU 23

Valero Alamo- (San Antonio, Tx, Dec. 30, 6:45pm est ESPN)=

#9 Oregon Ducks (10-2) vs. #25 Texas Longhorns (8-4) Prediction = Oregon 34 Texas 24 Actual Score= Oregon 30 Texas 7

Franklin American Mortgage Music City- (Nashville, Tn, Dec. 30, 3:15 est ESPN)=

Ole Miss Rebels (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-5) Prediction = OleMiss 38 GT 27 Actual Score= Ole Miss 25 GT 17 

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces- (Ft. Worth, Tx, Dec. 30, 11:45am est ESPN)=

Navy Midshipmen (7-4) vs. Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders (8-4) Prediction = Navy 34 MTSU 19 Actual Score= Navy 24 MTSU 6

Buffalo Wild Wings- (Phoenix, Az, Dec. 28 10:15pm est ESPN)=

Michigan Wolverines (7-5) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (7-5) Prediction = KSU 31 Mich 21 Actual Score= KSU 31 Mich 14 

Russell Athletic- (Orlando, Fl, Dec. 28 6:45pm est ESPN)=

#17Louisville Cardinals (11-1) vs. #22 Miami (Fl) Hurricanes Prediction = Louisville 34 Miami 16  Actual Score= Louisville 36 Miami 9 

Belk- (Charlotte, NC, Dec. 28 3:20pm est ESPN)=

Cincinnati Bearcats (9-3) vs. North Carolina Tarheels (6-6) Prediction = Cinn 28 UNC 24 Actual Score= UNC 39 Cinn 17 

New Era Pinstripe- (New York City, NY, Dec. 28 12pm est ESPN)=

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-4) vs. Rutgers Scarlett Knights (6-6) Prediction = ND 25 Rut 23 Actual Score= ND 29 Rutgers 17 

Fight Hunger- (San Francisco, CA, Dec. 27 9:30pm est ESPN)=

BYU Cougars (8-4) vs. Washington Huskies (8-4)Prediction = BYU 28 Wash 25 Actual Score= Wash 31 BYU 16 

Texas- (Houston, TX, Dec. 27 6pm est ESPN)=

Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-4) vs. Syracuse Orangemen (6-6) Predicton = Syr 20 Minn 10 Actual Score= Syr 21 Minn 17

Military- (Annapolis, MD, Dec. 27 2:30pm est ESPN)=

Marshall Thundering Herd (9-4) vs. Maryland Terrapins (7-5) Prediction = Marshall 29 Mary 24 Actual Score= Marshall 31 Mary 20

SD County Credit Union Poinsettia- (San Diego, CA, Dec. 26 9:30 est ESPN)=

#29 Northern Illinois Huskies (12-1) vs. Utah State Aggies (8-5) Prediction = NIU 27 Utah St 23  Actual Score= Utah State 21 NIU 14

Little Caesars-(Detroit, MI, Dec. 26 6pm est ESPN)=

(MAC Champ) Bowling Green Falcons (10-3) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-6) Prediction = BG 31 Pitt 30 Actual Score= Pitt 30 BG 27  

Sheraton Hawaii- (Honolulu, HA, Dec. 24 8pm est ESPN)=

Boise State Broncos (8-4) vs. Oregon State Beavers (6-6) Prediction = OSU 38 Boise St. 34 Actual Score= Oregon State 38 Boise State 23

Beef O’Brady St. Petersburg- (St. Petersburg, FL, Dec. 23 2pm est ESPN)=

East Carolina Pirates (9-3) vs. Ohio Bobcats (7-5) Prediction = EC 35 Ohio 34 Actual Score= EC 37 Ohio 20

R+L Carriers New Orleans- (New Orleans, LA, Dec. 21 9pm est ESPN)=

(Co-Sun Belt Champ-) Louisiana Lafayette Ragin Cajuns (9-3) vs. Tulane Green Wave (7-5) Predicton = ULL 45 Tulane 24 Actual Score= ULL 24 Tulane 21

Famous Idaho Potato- (Boise, ID, Dec. 21 5:35 est ESPN)=

Buffalo Bulls (8-4) vs. San Diego State Aztecs (7-5) Prediction = SDSt 40 Buff 24 Actual Score= SD State 49-24 

Royal Purple Las Vegas-( Las Vegas, NV, Dec. 21 3:30 est ABC)=

(MWC Champ) #20 Fresno State Bulldogs (11-1) vs. #23 USC Trojans (9-4) Prediciton = USC 38 Fresno State 21 Actual Score= USC 45 FSU 20

Gildan New Mexico- (Albuquerque, NM, Dec. 21 2pm est ESPN)=

Washington State Cougars (6-6) vs. Colorado State Rams (7-5) Prediction = Washington State 37 Colorado State 31 Actual Score= Colo St 48 WSU 45

Final Regular Season Top 30 with Bowl Projections and Regional Rankings December 8, 2013

TOP 30

1    1. Florida State Seminoles 13-0, BCS National Championship Game

3    2. Auburn Tigers 12-1, BCS National Championship Game
6    3. Alabama Crimson Tide 11-2, Lost to #10 Oklahoma 31-45 in Sugar Bowl
7    4. Michigan State Spartans 12-1, Beat #8 Stanford 24-20 in Rose Bowl
8    5. Baylor Bears 11-2, Lost to #13 UCF 42-52 in Fiesta Bowl
9    6. South Carolina Gamecocks 11-2, Beat #24 Wisconsin 34-24 in Capital One Bowl
2    7. Ohio State Buckeyes 12-2, Lost to #15 Clemson 35-40 in Orange Bowl
10  8. Stanford Cardinals 11-3, Lost to #4 Michigan State 20-24 in Rose Bowl
12  9. Oregon Ducks 11-2, Beat #25 Texas 30-7 in Alamo Bowl
14 10. Oklahoma Sooners 11-2,  Beat #3 Alabama 45-31 in Sugar Bowl
4   11. Oklahoma State Cowboys 10-3, Lost to #12 Missouri 31-41 in Cotton Bowl
5   12. Missouri Tigers 12-2, Beat #11 Oklahoma State 41-31 in Cotton Bowl
13 13. UCF Golden Knights 13-1, Beat #5 Baylor 52-42 in Fiesta Bowl
15 14. LSU Tigers 10-3, Beat Iowa 21-14 in Outback Bowl
16 15. Clemson Tigers 11-2, Beat #7 Ohio State 40-35 Orange Bowl
11 16. Arizona State Sun Devils 10-4, Lost to Texas Tech 23-37 in Holiday Bowl
18 17. Louisville Cardinals 12-1, Beat #22 Miami 36-9 in Russell Athletic Bowl
22 18. UCLA Bruins 10-3, Beat Virginia Tech 42-12 in Sun Bowl
23 19. Texas A&M Aggies 9-4, Beat #21 Duke 52-48 in Chik-Fil-A Bowl
24 20. Fresno State Bulldogs 11-2, Lost to #23 USC 20-45 in Las Vegas Bowl
17 21. Duke Blue Devils 10-4, Lost to #19 Texas A&M 48-52 in Chik-Fil-A Bowl
25 22. Miami Hurricanes 9-4, Lost to #17 Louisville 9-36 in Russell Athletic Bowl
26 23. USC Trojans 10-4, Beat #20 Fresno State 45-20 in Las Vegas Bowl
27 24. Wisconsin Badgers 9-4, Lost to #6 SCarolina 24-34 in Capital One Bowl
21 25. Texas Longhorns 8-5, Lost to #9 Oregon 7-30 in Alamo Bowl
28 26. Georgia Bulldogs 8-5, Lost to Nebraska 19-24 Gator Bowl
29 27. Iowa Hawkeyes 8-5, Lost to LSU 14-21 in Outback Bowl
30 28. Vanderbilt Commodores 8-4, off, Bowl
19 29. Northern Illinois Huskies 12-2, Lost to Utah State 14-21 in Poinsetta Bowl
NR30. Rice Owls 10-4, lost to Miss St. 7-44 in Liberty Bowl

REGIONAL RANKINGS

East                    Southeast        Midwest          SouthWest        West

1.Lou-17           1.FSU-1          1.MichSt-4      1.Bay-5                 1.Stanf-8

2.Duke-21         2.Aub-2           2. OhioSt-7    2.OU-10              2.Oreg-9      
3.Vandy-28      3.Alab-3          3.Mizzo-12    3.OSU-11              3. ASU-16
4.Marsh(9-4)   4.SCar-6          4.Wisc-24         4.LSU-14             4.UCLA-18
5.VaTech(8-4)  5.UCF-13        5.Iowa-27          5.TA&M-19       5.FresnoSt-20
6.Navy(7-4)      6.Clem-15        6.NIU-29        6. Texas-25          6.USC-23
7.PennSt(7-5)  7.Mia-22        7.Cinn(9-3)         7. Rice-30         7. BYU(8-4)
8.EC(9-3)           8.Geo-26        8.Minn(8-4)        8. Hou(8-4)      8.Wash(8-4)
9.BC(7-5)          9.ULLaf(9-3)  9.ND(8-4)         9. TT(7-5)           9. BoiseSt(8-4)
10.Mary(7-5)   10.GT(7-5)       10.Neb(8-4)    10.UTSA(7-5)   10. UtahSt(8-5)

BOWL PROJECTIONS

BCS Games

BCS NC- #1 Florida State Seminoles vs. #2 Auburn Tigers

Orange- #15 Clemson vs. #9 Oregon
Sugar- #3 Alabama vs. #7 Ohio State
Fiesta- #5 Baylor Bears vs. #13 UCF
Rose- #4 Michigan State vs. #8 Stanford

REST OF THE BOWLS
Go Daddy- Bowling Green vs. Arkansas State
BBVA Compus- Ole Miss vs. Houston
Cotton- #10 Oklahoma vs. #19 Texas A&M
Outback- #27Iowa vs. #12Missouri
Capital One- #24Wisconsin vs. #6South Carolina
Heart of Dallas- North Texas vs. Syracuse
Gator- Michigan vs. #14LSU
Chick-fil-A- #21Duke vs. #26Georgia
Liberty- #30Rice vs. Mississippi State
Sun- Virginia Tech vs. #23 USC
Independence- Georgia Tech vs.  Ole Miss
Holiday- #16Arizona State vs. #25Texas
Alamo- #11Oklahoma State vs. #18 UCLA
Music City- BC vs. #28Vanderbilt
Armed Forces- Navy vs. Utah State
Buffalo Wild Wings- KSU vs. Minnesota
Russell Athletic- #17Louisville vs. #22Miami (Fl)
Belk- Cincinnati vs. Maryland
Pinstripe- Notre Dame vs. Rutgers
Fight Hunger- BYU vs. Oregon State
Texas- Texas Tech vs. Nebraska
Military- North Carolina vs. Marshall
Poinsetta- Boise State vs. Washington State
Little Caesars-Ball State vs. Pittsburgh
Hawaii- Colorado State vs. MTSU
St. Petersburg- East Carolina vs. Toledo
New Orleans- Lou-Lafayette vs. Tulane
Potato-#29 N. Illinois vs. San Jose State
Las Vegas- #20Fresno State vs. Washington
New Mexico- San Diego State vs. Arizona

2013 NCAA Football Coaching Carousel Score Card

RUMORS

Texas Longhorns- Possible next Head Coach- Gus Malzahn (HC Auburn), Jim Harbaugh (HC San Fransico 49ers/Stanford), Art Briles (HC Baylor), David Shaw (HC Stanford), Larry Fedora (HC North Carolina), Kevin Sumlin (HC Texas A&M), Todd Graham (HC Arizona State), Urban Meyer (HC Ohio State), Jim Mora (HC UCLA), Jimbo Fisher (HC Florida State)

NEW COACHING HIRES 

Boise State Broncos- Bryan Harsin (Head Coach Arkansas State, 7-5 (.583) Career Record)
Connecticut Huskies- Bob Diaco (DC Notre Dame) (2010-13)
E. Michigan Eagles- Chris Creighton (HC Drake, Wabash, Ottawa,  139-46 (.751) Career Record)
FAU Owls- Charlie Partridge (AHC/DL Ark,Wisconsin,Pitt) (1st HC Job)
Miami (O) Redhawks- Chuck Martin (OC Notre Dame(10-13)(HC Grand Valley St 74-7 (.914) Career Record)
Texas Longhorns-

USC Trojans -  Steve Sarkisian (Head Coach Washington, 34-29, (.540) Career Record)
Wake Forest Demon Decons- Dave Clawson (HC Bowling Green, 90-80 (.529) Career Record)
Washington Huskies- Chris Peterson (HC Boise St., 92-12, (.885) (Career Record)
Wyoming Cowboys- Craig Bohl (HC North Dakota St, 101-32 (.759) Career Record, 2 NChmp)

COACHES FIRED OR HAVE RESIGNED 

Arkansas State Red Wolves- Bryan Harsin (2013) (7-5, .583), (OC-Texas/Boise State) 
Boise State Broncos- Chris Peterson (2006-13) (92-12, .885) (Career Record) (7 Straight Bowls, Only 2-Time Bear Bryant Coach of the Year winner, 1 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year)
Bowling Green Falcons- Dave Clawson (2009-13) (32-31, .508) (3 Bowl Games, 1 Conf Title) *  
Connecticut Huskies- Paul Pasqualoni (2011-2013) (10-18, .357)* (Fired after 4^th Game)
Eastern Michigan Eagles- Ron English (2009-13) (11-46, .193) *(Fired after 9^th Game)
FAU Owls- Carl Pelini- (2012-13) (5-15, ,250) *(Fired after 8^th Game)
Miami (O) Redhawks- Don Tredwell (2011-13) (8-21, .276) *(Fired after 5^th Game)
Texas Longhorns- Mack Brown (1998-2013, 16y) (158-47,.771)(15Bowls, 2 Big12 Championships, 1 National Championship at Texas)(244-121-1, .668, Career, 30y, 22Bowls)
USC Trojans- Lane Kiffen (2010-13) (28-15, .651, 1 Bowl Game) *(Fired after 5^th Game This season)
USC Trojans- Ed Ogeron (2013) (6-2, .750) *Resigned before Bowl after New Coach named
Wake Forest Demon Decons- Jim Grobe (2001-13) (77-82, .484, 5 Bowl Games)
Washington Huskies- Steve Sarkisian (2009-13) (34-29, .540, 3Bowl Games)