NCAA.com | December 26, 2014 2014-15 Bowl Season -- Dec. 20-26 Share • Bowl Games: Dec. 20-26 | Dec. 27-Jan. 4 | New Year's Six Bowls NEW ORLEANS BOWL Superdome | New Orleans 11 a.m. ET Dec. 20 | ESPN 16 3 Louisiana-Lafayette (9-4) vs. Nevada (7-6) • Series: Nevada leads 1-0 • Last Meeting: Sept. 6, 1995 | Nevada 38, Louisiana-Lafayette 14 (at Reno, Nev.) • Ragin' Cajuns Bowl History: 3-0 Last: New Orleans Bowl (2013) | Louisiana-Lafayette 24, Tulane 21 • Wolf Pack Bowl History: 4-9 Last: New Mexico Bowl (2012) | Arizona 49, Nevada 48 NEW MEXICO BOWL University Stadium | Albuquerque, N.M. 2:20 p.m. ET Dec. 20 | ESPN 21 6 Utah State (10-4) vs. UTEP (7-6) • Series: Utah State leads 2-0 • Last Meeting: Sept. 16, 1961 | Utah State 21, UTEP 6 (at Logan, Utah) • Aggies Bowl History: 3-5 Last: Poinsettia Bowl (2013) | Utah State 21, Northern Illinois 14 • Miners Bowl History: 5-8 Last: New Mexico Bowl (2010) | BYU 52, UTEP 24 LAS VEGAS BOWL Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas 3:30 p.m. ET Dec. 20 | ABC 10 45 Colorado State (10-3) vs. Utah (9-4) • Series: Utah leads 55-22-2 • Last Meeting: Oct. 23, 2010 | Utah 59, Colorado State 6 (at Salt Lake City) • Rams Bowl History: 6-7 Last: New Mexico Bowl (2013) | Colorado State 48, Washington State 45 • Utes Bowl History: 13-4 Last: Sun Bowl (2011) | Utah 30, Georgia Tech 27 FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL Bronco Stadium | Boise, Idaho 5:45 p.m. ET Dec. 20 | ESPN 38 24 Air Force (10-3) vs. Western Michigan (8-5) • Series: First Meeting • Falcons Bowl History: 10-12-1 Last: Armed Forces Bowl (2012) | Rice 33, Air Force 14 • Broncos Bowl History: 0-5 Last: Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (2011) | Purdue 37, Western Michigan 32 CAMELLIA BOWL Cramton Bowl | Montgomery, Ala. 9:15 p.m. ET Dec. 20 | ESPN 33 28 Bowling Green (8-6) vs. South Alabama (6-7) • Series: First Meeting • Falcons Bowl History: 4-7 Last: Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (2013) | Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27 • Jaguars Bowl History: First Bowl Appearance MIAMI BEACH BOWL Marlins Park | Miami 2 p.m. ET Dec. 22 | ESPN 48 55 BYU (8-5) vs. Memphis (10-3) • Series: First Meeting • Cougars Bowl History: 13-18-1 Last: Fight Hunger Bowl (2013) | Washington 31, BYU 16 • Tigers Bowl History: 3-3 Last: Saint Petersburg Bowl (2008) | South Florida 41, Memphis 14 BOCA RATON BOWL FAU Stadium | Boca Raton, Fla. 6 p.m. ET Dec. 23 | ESPN 52 23 Marshall (13-1) vs. Northern Illinois (11-3) • Series: Northern Illinois leads 4-3 • Last Meeting: Oct. 6, 2001 | Marshall 37, Northern Illinois 15 (at DeKalb, Ill.) • Thundering Herd Bowl History: 8-2 Last: Military Bowl (2013) | Marshall 31, Maryland 20 • Huskies Bowl History: 4-5 Last: Poinsettia Bowl (2013) | Utah State 21, Northern Illinois 14 POINSETTIA BOWL Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego 9:30 p.m. ET Dec. 23 | ESPN 17 16 Navy (8-5) vs. San Diego State (7-6) • Series: San Diego State leads 3-0 • Last Meeting: Dec. 23, 2010 | San Diego State 35, Navy 14 (Poinsettia Bowl) • Midshipmen Bowl History: 8-10-1 Last: Armed Forces Bowl (2013) | Navy 24, Middle Tennessee State 6 • Aztecs Bowl History: 3-6 Last: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (2013) | San Diego State 49, Buffalo 24 BAHAMAS BOWL Thomas Robinson Stadium | Nassau, Bahamas Noon ET Dec. 24 | ESPN 48 49 Central Michigan (7-6) vs. Western Kentucky (8-5) • Series: Central Michigan leads 1-0. • Last Meeting: Dec. 26, 2012 | Central Michigan 24, Western Kentucky 21 (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl) • Chippewas Bowl History: 3-4 Last: Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (2012) | Central Mich. 24, Western Ky. 21 • Hilltoppers Bowl History: 0-1 Last: Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (2012) | Central Mich. 24, Western Ky. 21 HAWAII BOWL Aloha Stadium | Honolulu 8 p.m. ET Dec. 24 | ESPN 6 30 Fresno State (6-8) vs. Rice (8-5) • Series: Fresno State leads 6-0 • Last Meeting: Nov. 6, 2004 | Fresno State 52, Rice 21 (at Houston) • Bulldogs Bowl History: 10-12 Last: Las Vegas Bowl (2013) | USC 45, Fresno State 20 • Owls Bowl History: 6-5 Last: Liberty Bowl (2013) | Mississippi State 44, Rice 7 HEART OF DALLAS BOWL Cotton Bowl | Dallas 1 p.m. ET Dec. 26 | ESPN 18 35 Illinois (6-7) vs. Louisiana Tech (9-5) • Series: Louisiana Tech leads 1-0 • Last Meeting: Sept. 22, 2012 | Louisiana Tech 52, Illinois 24 (at Champaign, Ill.) • Illini Bowl History: 8-9 Last: Fight Hunger Bowl (2011) | Illinois 20, UCLA 14 • Bulldogs Bowl History: 2-3-1 Last: Poinsettia Bowl (2011) | TCU 31, Louisiana Tech 24 QUICK LANE BOWL Ford Field | Detroit 4:30 p.m. ET Dec. 26 | ESPN 21 40 North Carolina (6-7) vs. Rutgers (8-5) • Series: Rutgers leads 3-2 (UNC vacated 2008 win) • Last Meeting: Sept. 10, 2011 | North Carolina 24, Rutgers 22 (at Chapel Hill, N.C.) • Tar Heels Bowl History: 14-16 Last: Belk Bowl (2013) | North Carolina 39, Cincinnati 17 • Scarlet Knights Bowl History: 5-4 Last: Pinstripe Bowl (2013) | Notre Dame 29, Rutgers 16 ST. PETERSBURG BOWL Tropicana Field | St. Petersburg, Fla. 8 p.m. ET Dec. 26 | ESPN 34 27 NC State (8-5) vs. UCF (9-4) • Series: Series tied 1-1 • Last Meeting: Sept. 11, 2010 | NC State 28, UCF 21 (at Orlando) • Wolfpack Bowl History: 14-12-1 Last: Music City Bowl (2012) | Vanderbilt 38, NC State 24 • Knights Bowl History: 3-3 Last: Fiesta Bowl (2014) | UCF 52, Baylor 42 • Bowl Games: Dec. 20-26 | Dec. 27-Jan. 4 | New Year's Six Bowls 2021 Mountain West baseball preview: Everyone’s chasing San Diego State San Diego State once again is the league favorite, while New Mexico, Fresno State and UNLV are teams capable of making big moves in the Mountain West. 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