Saturday, December 15, 2007

2007-2008 College Football Bowl Games

Here is a list of the 32 Bowl games that are about to begin next week. While I am not the most ardent observer of college football, I do enjoy this time of year and I am providing this list, primarily to myself, so I know which teams are playing where and who I will decide to take a rooting interest in (although I am not that passionate about any of these results to be honest, especially since my alma mater had a horrible year). So, the teams that will be in boldface are who I want to win, and not necessarily whom I think will win. I do like to root for upsets and underdogs.



1. Poinsettia Bowl
San Diego, CA

Utah Utes vs. Navy Midshipmen

2. New Orleans Bowl
New Orleans, LA

Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Memphis Tigers

3. Papajohns.com Bowl
Birmingham, AL

Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles vs. # 20 Cincinnati Bearcats

4. New Mexico Bowl
Albuquerqe, NM

Nevada Wolf Pack vs. New Mexico Lobos

5. Las Vegas Bowl
Las Vegas, NV

California-Los Angeles Bruins vs. # 19 Brigham Young Cougars

6. Hawai'i Bowl
Honolulu, HI

East Carolina Pirates vs. # 24 Boise State Broncos

7. Motor City Bowl
Detroit, MI

Purdue Boilermakers vs. Central Michigan Chippewas

8. Holiday Bowl
San Diego, CA

# 17 Texas Longhorns vs. # 12 Arizona State Sun Devils

9. Texas Bowl
Houston, TX

Houston Cougars vs. Texas Christian Horned Frogs

10. Champs Sports Bowl
Orlando, FL

Michigan State Spartans vs. # 14 Boston College Eagles

11. Emerald Bowl
San Francisco, CA

Maryland Terrapins vs. Oregon State Beavers

12. Meineke Car Care Bowl
Charlotte, NC

Connecticut Huskies vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons

13. Liberty Bowl
Memphis, TN

Central Florida Knights vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs

14. Alamo Bowl
San Antonio, TX

Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Texas A&M Aggies

15. Independence Bowl
Shreveport, LA

Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Colorado Buffaloes

16. Armed Forces Bowl
Fort Worth, TX

California Golden Bears vs. Air Force Falcons

17. Humanitarian Bowl
Boise, ID

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Fresno State Bulldogs

18. Sun Bowl
El Paso, TX

Oregon Ducks vs. # 23 South Florida Bulls

19. Music City Bowl
Nashville, TN

Kentucky Wildcats vs. Florida State Seminoles

20. Insight Bowl
Tempe, AZ

Indiana Hoosiers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys

21. Chick-fil-A Bowl
Atlanta, GA

# 22 Auburn Tigers vs. # 15 Clemson Tigers

22. Outback Bowl
Tampa, FL

# 18 Wisconsin Badgers vs. # 16 Tennessee Volunteers

23. Cotton Bowl
Dallas, TX

# 25 Arkansas Razorbacks vs. # 7 Missouri Tigers

24. Gator Bowl
Jacksonville, FL

Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. # 21 Virginia Cavaliers

25. Capital One Bowl
Orlando, FL

Michigan Wolverines vs. # 9 Florida Gators

26. Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA

# 13 Illinois Fighting Illini vs. # 6 Southern California Trojans

27. Sugar Bowl
New Orleans, LA

# 10 Hawai'i Warriors vs. # 4 Georgia Bulldogs

28. Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, AZ

# 11 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. # 3 Oklahoma Sooners

29. Orange Bowl
Miami, FL

#8 Kansas Jayhawks vs. # 5 Virginia Tech Hokies

30. International Bowl
Toronto, Ontario- Canada

Ball State Cardinals vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

31. GMAC Bowl
Mobile, AL

Bowling Green State Falcons vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane

32. BCS Championship
New Orleans, LA

# 2 Louisiana State Tigers vs. # 1 Ohio State Buckeyes