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NCAA.com | January 6, 2014

2013-14 Bowl Season -- Dec. 30-Jan. 6

Bowl Games: Dec. 21-28  |  Dec. 30-Jan. 6  |  BCS Bowls

ARMED FORCES BOWL
Amon G. Carter Stadium | Fort Worth, Texas
11:45 a.m. ET, Dec. 30
 
Navy 24, Middle Tennessee State 6
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• Series: This was the first meeting between Middle Tennessee and Navy.
• Blue Raiders' last bowl appearance: Jan. 6, 2011, in the GoDaddy.com Bowl, a 35-21 loss vs. Miami (Ohio).
• Midshipmen's last bowl appearance: Dec. 29, 2012, in the Fight Hunger Bowl, a 62-28 loss vs. Arizona State.

MUSIC CITY BOWL
LP Field | Nashville, Tenn.
3:15 p.m. ET, Dec. 30
 
Mississippi 25, Georgia Tech 17
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• Series: Georgia Tech leads 2-1. Mississippi won the last meeting 41-18 on Dec. 30, 1971.
• Yellow Jackets' last bowl appearance: Dec. 31, 2012, in the Sun Bowl, a 21-7 win vs. Southern California.
• Rebels' last bowl appearance: Jan. 5, 2013 in the Compass Bowl, a 38-17 win vs. Pittsburgh.

ALAMO BOWL
Alamodome | San Antonio
6:45 p.m. ET, Dec. 30
 
Oregon 30, Texas 7
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• Series: Texas leads 4-1. Oregon won the last meeting 35-30 on Dec. 29, 2000.
• Ducks' last bowl appearance: Jan. 3, 2013 in the Fiesta Bowl, a 38-17 win vs. Kansas State.
• Longhorns' last bowl appearance: Dec. 29, 2012, in the Alamo Bowl, a 31-27 win vs. Oregon State.

HOLIDAY BOWL
Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego
10:15 p.m. ET, Dec. 30
 
Texas Tech 37, Arizona State 23
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• Series: Arizona State leads 1-0. Arizona State won the only meeting 31-13 on Sept. 6, 1999.
• Sun Devils' last bowl appearance: Dec. 29, 2012 in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, a 62-28 win vs. Navy.
• Red Raiders' last bowl appearance: Dec. 28, 2012, in the Meineke Car Care Bowl, a 34-31 win vs. Minnesota.

ADVOCARE V100 BOWL
Independence Stadium | Shreveport, La.
12:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 31
 
Arizona 42, Boston College 19
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• Series: This will be the first meeting between Arizona and Boston College.
• Wildcats' last bowl appearance: Dec. 15, 2012 in the New Mexico Bowl, a 49-48 win vs. Nevada.
• Eagles' last bowl appearance: Jan. 9, 2011, in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, a 20-13 loss vs. Nevada.

SUN BOWL
Sun Bowl | El Paso, Texas
2 p.m. ET, Dec. 31
 
UCLA 42, Virginia Tech 12
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• Series: This will be the first meeting between UCLA and Virginia Tech.
• Bruins' last bowl appearance: Dec. 27, 2012 in the Holiday Bowl, a 49-26 loss vs. Baylor.
• Hokies' last bowl appearance: Dec. 28, 2012, in the Russell Athletic Bowl, a 13-10 win vs. Rutgers.

LIBERTY BOWL
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis, Tenn.
4 p.m. ET, Dec. 31
 
Mississippi State 44, Rice 7
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• Series: Mississippi State leads 1-0. Mississippi State won the only meeting 28-14 on Oct. 11, 1975.
• Bulldogs' last bowl appearance: Jan. 1, 2013 in the Gator Bowl, a 34-20 loss vs. Northwestern.
• Owls' last bowl appearance: Dec. 29, 2012, in the Armed Forces Bowl, a 33-14 win vs. Air Force.

CHICK-FIL-A BOWL
Georgia Dome | Atlanta
8 p.m. ET, Dec. 31
 
Texas A&M 52, Duke 48
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• Series: This will be the first meeting between Duke and Texas A&M.
• Blue Devils' last bowl appearance: Dec. 27, 2012 in the Belk Bowl, a 48-34 loss vs. Cincinnati.
• Aggies' last bowl appearance: Jan. 4, 2013, in the Cotton Bowl, a 41-13 win vs. Oklahoma.

GATOR BOWL
EverBank Field | Jacksonville, Fla.
Noon ET, Jan. 1

 
Nebraska 24, Georgia 19
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• Series: Tied 1-1. Georgia won the last meeting 45-31 on Jan. 1, 2013.
• Bulldogs' last bowl appearance: Jan. 1, 2013 in the Capital One Bowl, a 45-31 win vs. Nebraska.
• Cornhuskers' last bowl appearance: Jan. 1, 2013, in the Capital One Bowl, a 45-31 loss vs. Georgia.

HEART OF TEXAS BOWL
Cotton Bowl | Dallas
Noon ET, Jan. 1

 
North Texas 36, UNLV 14
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• Series: UNLV leads 3-0. UNLV won the last meeting 38-0 on Sept. 16, 2000.
• Mean Green's last bowl appearance: Dec.14, 2004 in the New Orleans Bowl, a 31-10 loss vs. Southern Miss.
• Rebels' last bowl appearance: Dec. 25, 2000, in the Las Vegas Bowl, a 31-14 win vs. Arkansas.

CAPITAL ONE BOWL
Florida Citrus Bowl | Orlando, Fla.
1 p.m. ET, Jan. 1

 
South Carolina 34, Wisconsin 24
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• Series: This was the first meeting between South Carolina and Wisconsin.
• Gamecocks' last bowl appearance: Jan. 1, 2013 in the Outback Bowl, a 33-28 win vs. Michigan.
• Badgers' last bowl appearance: Jan. 1, 2013, in the Rose Bowl, a 20-13 loss vs. Stanford.

OUTBACK BOWL
Raymond James Stadium | Tampa, Fla.
 1 p.m. ET, Jan. 1

 
LSU 21, Iowa 14
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• Series: Iowa leads 1-0. Iowa won the only meeting 30-25 on Jan. 1, 2005.
• Hawkeyes' last bowl appearance: Dec. 30, 2011 in the Insight Bowl, a 31-14 loss vs. Oklahoma.
• Tigers' last bowl appearance: Dec. 31, 2012, in the Chick-Fila-A Bowl, a 25-24 loss vs. Clemson.

COTTON BOWL
AT&T Stadium | Arlington, Texas
7:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 3

 
Missouri 41, Oklahoma State 31
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• Series: Missouri leads 28-23. Oklahoma State won the last meeting 45-24 on Oct. 22, 2011.
• Tigers' last bowl appearance: Dec. 26, 2011 in the Independence Bowl, a 41-24 win vs. North Carolina.
• Cowboys' last bowl appearance: Jan. 1, 2013, in the Heart of Dalas Bowl, a 58-14 win vs. Purdue.

COMPASS BOWL
Legion Field | Birmingham, Ala.
1 p.m. ET, Jan. 4

 
Vanderbilt 41, Houston 24
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• Series: This will be the first meeting between Houston and Vanderbilt
• Cougars' last bowl appearance: Jan. 2, 2012 in the TicketCity Bowl, a 30-14 win vs. Penn State.
• Commodores' last bowl appearance: Dec. 31, 2012, in the Music City Bowl, a 38-24 win vs. NC State.

GODADDY BOWL
Ladd-Peebles Stadium | Mobile, Ala.
9 p.m. ET, Jan. 5

 
Arkansas State 23, Ball State 20
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• Series: This will be the first meeting between Arkansas State and Ball State.
• Red Wolves' last bowl appearance: Jan. 6, 2013 in the GoDaddy Bowl, a 17-13 win vs. Kent State.
• Cardinals' last bowl appearance: Dec. 21, 2012, in the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, a 38-17 loss vs. UCF.

Bowl Games: Dec. 21-28  |  Dec. 30-Jan. 6  |  BCS Bowls

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