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2013 NATIONAL BOWL SCHEDULE<br />
DATE BOWL SITE TIE-INS TIME NETWORK 2011-12 RESULT<br />
Dec. 21 Gildan New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque, N.M. Pac-12 vs. <strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>West</strong> Noon ESPN Arizona 49, Nevada 48<br />
Dec. 21 Las Vegas Bowl Las Vegas, Nev. <strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>West</strong> vs. Pac-12 12:30 p.m. ABC Boise State 28, Washingotn 26<br />
Dec. 21 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise, Idaho MAC vs. <strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>West</strong> 3:30 p.m. ESPN Utah State 41, Toledo 15<br />
Dec. 21 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl New Orleans, La. C-USA vs. Sun Belt 8 p.m. ESPN Louisiana 43, East Carolina 34<br />
Dec. 23 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Fla. C-USA vs. American 2 p.m. ESPN UCF 38, Ball State 17<br />
Dec. 24 Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl Honolulu, Hawaii C-USA vs. <strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>West</strong> 3 p.m. ESPN SMU 43, Fresno State 10<br />
Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Detroit, Mich. MAC vs. Big Ten 6 p.m. ESPN Central Michigan 24, <strong>West</strong>ern Kentucky 21<br />
Dec. 26 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl San Diego, Calif. Army vs. <strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>West</strong> 6:30 p.m. ESPN BYU 23, San Diego State 6<br />
Dec. 27 Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman Annapolis, Md. C-USA vs. ACC 2:30 p.m. ESPN San José State 29, Bowling Green 20<br />
Dec. 27 Texas Bowl Houston, Texas Big Ten vs. Big 12 5 p.m. ESPN Texas Tech 34, Minnesota 31<br />
Dec. 27 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl San Francisco, Calif. BYU vs. Pac-12 6:30 p.m. ESPN Arizona State 62, Navy 28<br />
Dec. 28 New Era Pinstripe Bowl Bronx, N.Y. American vs. Big 12 Noon ESPN Syracuse 38, <strong>West</strong> Virginia 14<br />
Dec. 28 Belk Bowl Charlotte, N.C. American vs. ACC 3:20 p.m. ESPN Cincinnati 48, Duke 34<br />
Dec. 28 Russell Athletic Bowl Orlando, Fla. ACC vs. American 6:45 p.m. ESPN Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10 (OT)<br />
Dec. 28 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Tempe, Ariz. Big Ten vs. Big 12 7:15 p.m. ESPN Michigan State 17, TCU 16<br />
Dec. 30 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas <strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>West</strong> vs. Navy 10:45 a.m. ESPN Rice 33, Air Force 14<br />
Dec. 30 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn. SEC vs. ACC 2:15 p.m. ESPN Vanderbilt 38, N.C. State 24<br />
Dec. 30 Valero Alamo Bowl San Antonio, Texas Pac-12 vs. Big 12 5:45 p.m. ESPN Texas 31, Oregon State 27<br />
Dec. 30 Holiday Bowl San Diego, Calif. Big 12 vs. Pac-12 7:15 p.m. ESPN Baylor 49, UCLA 26<br />
Dec. 31 AdvoCare V100 Bowl Shreveport, La. ACC vs. SEC 11:30 a.m. ESPN Ohio 45, ULM 14<br />
Dec. 31 Hyundai Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas ACC vs. Pac-12 Noon CBS Georgia Tech 21, USC 7<br />
Dec. 31 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn. C-USA/American vs. SEC 3 p.m. ESPN Tulsa 31, Iowa State 17<br />
Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl Atlanta, Ga. ACC vs. SEC 8 p.m. ESPN Clemson 25, LSU 24<br />
Jan. 1 TaxSlayer.<strong>com</strong> Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC Noon ESPN2 Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20<br />
Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl Dallas, Texas Big Ten vs. C-USA 11 a.m. ESPNU Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14<br />
Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl Orlando, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC 1 p.m. ABC Georgia 45, Nebraska 31<br />
Jan. 1 Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC 1 p.m. ESPN South Carolina 33, Michigan 28<br />
Jan. 1 Rose Bowl Game Presented By VIZIO Pasadena, Calif. BCS vs. BCS 2 p.m. ESPN Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14<br />
Jan. 1 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. BCS vs. BCS 5:30 p.m. ESPN Oregon 35, Kansas State 17<br />
Jan. 2 Allstate Sugar Bowl New Orleans, La. BCS vs. BCS 7:30 p.m. ESPN Louisville 33, Florida 23<br />
Jan. 3 Discover Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, Fla. BCS vs. BCS TBD ESPN Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10<br />
Jan. 3 AT&T Cotton Bowl Arlington, Texas Big 12 vs. SEC 6:30 p.m. FOX Texas A&M 41, Oklahoma 13<br />
Jan. 4 BBVA Compass Bowl Birmingham, Ala. SEC vs. American Noon ESPN Ole Miss 38, Pittsburgh 17<br />
Jan. 5 GoDaddy Bowl Mobile, Ala. Sun Belt vs. MAC 8 p.m. ESPN Arkansas State 17, Kent State 13<br />
Jan. 6 VIZIO BCS National Championship Pasadena, Calif. BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2 5:30 p.m. ESPN Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14<br />
Times local to site and are subject to change<br />
2013 MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME<br />
The 2013 <strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>West</strong> Football Championship game will kick off at 8 p.m. MT on Saturday, December 7. The contest will<br />
be hosted at the home stadium of the regular-season <strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>West</strong> divisional champion with the highest BCS ranking. CBS<br />
will broadcast the inaugural title match-up.<br />
A LOOK AT THE PRESEASON PREDICTIONS<br />
Since the MW began play in 1999, only six teams chosen by the league media to win the conference crown have actually done<br />
so, and only twice has the title been shared by multiple teams. Below is a look at how the preseason poll favorite has fared<br />
in regular-season play.<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Date: .... Sat., Dec. 7, 2013<br />
Time: .... 8 p.m. MT<br />
Television: CBS<br />
Site: .... Home stadium of the<br />
regular-season<br />
divisional champion<br />
with the highest BCS<br />
ranking.<br />
<strong>Mountain</strong>: . Air Force, Boise State,<br />
. . . . . . . . Colorado State,<br />
. . . . . . . . New Mexico,<br />
. . . . . . . . Utah State, Wyoming<br />
<strong>West</strong>: .... Fresno State, Hawai‘i,<br />
. . . . . . . . Nevada, San Diego State,<br />
. . . . . . . . San José State, UNLV<br />
Predicted<br />
Predicted Champ Actual Bowl<br />
Year Champion Finish Champion Game<br />
2012 Boise State T-1st Boise State/Fresno State/San Diego State Las Vegas<br />
2011 Boise State 2nd TCU Las Vegas<br />
2010 TCU 1st TCU Rose<br />
2009 TCU 1st TCU Fiesta<br />
2008 BYU 3rd Utah Las Vegas<br />
2007 TCU 5th BYU Las Vegas<br />
2006 TCU 2nd BYU Las Vegas<br />
2005 Utah T-5th TCU Houston<br />
2004 Utah 1st Utah Fiesta<br />
2003 Colorado State 3rd Utah San Francisco<br />
2002 Colorado State 1st Colorado State Liberty<br />
2001 Colorado State 2nd BYU New Orleans<br />
2000 Utah T-5th Colorado State None<br />
1999 BYU T-1st BYU/Colorado State/Utah Motor City<br />
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