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 These are the top 9 returning playmakers in men's college basketball Keep an eye on these men's basketball playmakers during the 2021-22 season. READ MORE 7 college football records *we think* will never be broken These records are so impressive (or the opposite) that we think they'll last forever. READ MORE These are the top 9 returning receivers entering the 2021 college football season Each of these receivers averaged at least 99 receiving yards per game in 2020. READ MORE