Friday, December 15, 2017

2017-2018 College Football Bowl Games

That time of year is upon us again. Tomorrow morning, will see the first set of Bowl games. Here is a list of all the games in the order they are said to occur. The teams highlighted in bold are not necessarily predictions, but who I will root for to win. Even with those distinctions, I just hope the games are entertaining (especially if I am able to watch them). I do not have strong rooting interest in most of the games, but at least, my alma mater is back in the picture after a year off. They will be spending their Xmas in The Motor City. As always, the rankings will not be that of the College Football Playoff Committee but of the Associated Press.

1. Celebration Bowl Atlanta, GA

Grambling State Tigers vs. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State Aggies

2. New Orleans Bowl
New Orleans, LA

Troy Trojans vs. North Texas Mean Green

3. Cure Bowl
Orlando, FL

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Georgia State Panthers

4. Las Vegas Bowl
Whitney, NV

# 25 Boise State Broncos vs. Oregon Ducks

5. New Mexico Bowl
Albuquerque, NM

Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Colorado State Rams

6.  Camellia Bowl
Montgomery, AL

Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves


7.  Boca Raton Bowl
Boca Raton, FL

Akron Zips vs. Florida Atlantic Owls

8. Frisco Bowl
Frisco, TX

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Southern Methodist Mustangs

9. Gasparilla Bowl
St. Petersburg, FL

Temple Owls vs. Florida International Panthers

10. Bahamas Bowl
Nassau, Bahamas

Alabama at Birmingham Blazers vs. Ohio Bobcats

11. Potato Bowl
Boise, ID

Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Wyoming Cowboys

12. Birmingham Bowl
Birmingham, AL

Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. # 23 South Florida Bulls

13. Armed Forces Bowl
Fort Worth, TX

San Diego State Aztecs vs. United States Military Academy at West Point Black Knights

14. Dollar General Bowl
Mobile, AL

Appalachian State Mountaineers vs. Toledo Rockets

15. Hawai'i Bowl
Halawa, HI

California State, Fresno Bulldogs vs. Houston Cougars

16. Heart of Dallas Bowl
Dallas, TX

Utah Utes vs. West Virginia Mountaineers

17. Quick Lane Bowl
Detroit, MI

Duke Blue Devils vs. Northern Illinois Huskies

18. Cactus Bowl
Phoenix AZ

Kansas State Wildcats vs. California, Los Angeles Bruins

19. Independence Bowl
Shreveport, LA

Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles vs. Florida State Seminoles

20. Pinstripe Bowl
Bronx, NY

Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Boston College Eagles

21. Foster Farms Bowl
Santa Clara, CA

Arizona Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers

22. Texas Bowl
Houston, TX

Texas at Austin Longhorns vs. Missouri Tigers

23. Military Bowl
Annapolis, MD

Virginia Cavaliers vs. United States Naval Academy Midshipmen

24. Camping World Bowl
Orlando, FL

# 22 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Hokies vs. # 17 Oklahoma State Cowboys

25. Alamo Bowl
San Antonio, TX

# 15 Leland Stanford Junior Cardinal vs. # 13 Texas Christian Horned Frogs

26. Holiday Bowl
San Diego, CA

# 21 Washington State Cougars vs. # 18 Michigan State Spartans

27. Belk Bowl
Charlotte, NC

Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Texas A&M Aggies

28. Sun Bowl
El Paso, TX

North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Arizona State Sun Devils

29. Music City Bowl
Nashville, TN

Kentucky Wildcats vs. # 20 Northwestern Wildcats

30. Arizona Bowl
Tucson, AZ

Utah State Aggies vs. New Mexico State Aggies

31. Cotton Bowl
Arlington, TX

# 8 Southern California Trojans vs. # 5 Ohio State Buckeyes

32. TaxSlayer Bowl
Jacksonville, FL

Louisville Cardinals vs. # 24 Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science Bulldogs

33. Liberty Bowl
Memphis, TN

Iowa State University of Science and Technology Cyclones vs. # 19 Memphis Tigers

34. Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, AZ

# 12 Washington Huskies vs. # 9 Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions

35. Orange Bowl
Miami Gardens, FL

# 11 Miami Hurricanes vs. # 6 Wisconsin-Madison Badgers

36. Outback Bowl
Tampa, FL

Michigan Wolverines vs. South Carolina Gamecocks

37. Peach Bowl
Atlanta, GA

# 10 Central Florida Knights vs.  # 7 Auburn Tigers

38. Citrus Bowl
Orlando, FL

# 14 Notre Dame du Lac Fighting Irish vs. # 16 Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Tigers

39. Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA

# 3 Georgia Bulldogs vs. # 2 Oklahoma Sooners

40. Sugar Bowl
New Orleans, LA

# 4 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. # 1 Clemson Tigers

41. National Championship Game
Atlanta, GA

Rose Bowl winner vs. Sugar Bowl winner

Georgia over Alabama
Oklahoma over Alabama
Clemson over Georgia
Clemson over Oklahoma