Christmas Surprise - Big 12 Bowl Predictions

On the day before Christmas I’m going to bless you all with a special surprise. I’m going to let you know the winners of all the bowl games involving Big 12 teams. I know, I know this is a big deal to look so far into the future and all but I really want to do it for you, my loyal readers. So I’m going to sit down, look into my crystal ball and share with you the results.

Alamo Bowl

Missouri 41 - Northwestern 21

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
NW	11:09	FG	Amado Villarreal 36 yds.	0-3
Missou	1:32	TD	Jeremy Maclin 10 yd. run (Wolfert kick)	7-3
2nd Quarter
Missou	12:23	TD	Derrick Washington 20 yd. run (Wolfert kick)	14-3
Missou	7:51	FG	Jeff Wolfert 40 yds.	17-3
NW	2:17	TD	Rasheed Ward 21 yd. pass from Bacher (Villarreal kick)	17-10
3rd Quarter
NW	10:21	TD	Omar Conteh 6 yd. pass from Bacher (Villarreal kick)	17-17
Missou	6:34	TD	Chase Coffman 9 yd. pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick)	24-17
Missou	2:58	TD	Danario Alexander 8 yd. pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick)	31-17
4th Quarter
NW	13:55	TD	Sidney Stewart 10 yd. pass from Bacher (Villarreal kick)	31-24
Missou	9:14	TD	Jared Perry 20 yd. pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick)	38-24
NW	4:40	TD	Eric Peterman 10 yd. pass from Bacher (Villarreal kick)	38-31
Missou	1:45	FG	Jeff Wolfert 27 yds.	41-31

Player Of The Game

Chase Daniel – 28/39, 407 yards, 3 touchdowns

Holiday Bowl

Oregon 31 – Oklahoma State 10

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Oregon	10:25	TD	Jeremiah Johnson 5 yd. run (Evensen kick)	0-7
Oregon	7:49	TD	Jeremiah Johnson 53 yd. run (Evensen kick)	0-14
Oregon	0:18	FG	Matt Evensen 20 yds.	0-17
2nd Quarter
OkSt	10:41	FG	Dan Bailey 47 yds.	3-17
3rd Quarter
Oregon	5:35	TD	Jeremiah Masoli 3 yd. run (Evensen kick)	3-24
4th Quarter
OkSt	14:22	TD	Zac Robinson 1 yd. run (Bailey kick)	10-24
Oregon	9:35	TD	Jeremiah Masoli 12 yd. run (Evensen kick)	10-31

Player of the Game

Jeremiah Johnson – 21 carries, 103 yards, 2 touchdowns

Insight Bowl

Minnesota 45 – Kansas 38

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Minn	9:49	TD	Duane Bennett 7 yd. run (Monroe kick)	0-7
Kansas	0:00	TD	Angus Quigley 4 yd. pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)	7-7
2nd Quarter
Minn	9:29	FG	Joel Monroe 21 yds.	7-10
Minn	5:46	TD	Duane Bennett 7 yd. run (Monroe kick)	7-17
Minn	1:47	FG	Joel Monroe 31 yds.	7-20
Kansas	1:23	TD	Dezmon Briscoe 63 yd. pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)	14-20
Minn	0:00	FG	Joel Monroe 36 yds.	14-23
3rd Quarter
Minn	8:54	TD	DeLeon Eskridge 7 yd. pass from Weber (Monroe kick)	14-30
Kansas	5:25	TD	Jake Sharp 4 yd. run (Branstetter kick)	21-30
Kansas	1:49	FG	Jacob Branstetter 47 yds.	24-30
4th Quarter
Kansas	7:41	TD	Jocques Crawford 1 yd. run (Branstetter kick)	31-30
Minn	3:25	TD	DeLeon Eskridge 4 yd. run (Decker 2-PT conversion)	31-38
Kansas	1:05	TD	Jake Sharp 3 yd. run (Branstetter kick)	38-38
Minn	0:04	TD	DeLeon Eskridge 4 yd. run (Monroe kick)	38-45

Player of the Game

DeLeon Eskridge 21 carries, 117 yards, 2 touchdowns

Gator Bowl

 

Clemson 52 – Nebraska 12

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Neb	7:50	TD	Roy Helu 9 yd. run (Kunalic missed extra point)	6-0
Clem	2:08	TD	Aaron Kelly 8 yd. pass from Harper (Buchholz kick)	6-7
2nd Quarter
Clem	14:24	TD	James Davis 17 yd. run (Buchholz kick)	6-14
Clem	10:33	TD	Jamie Harper 41 yd. run (Buchholz kick)	6-21
Clem	6:18	TD	65 yd interception return (Buchholz kick)	6-28
Clem	1:50	TD	Xavier Dye 13 yd. pass from Harper (Buchholz kick)	6-35
3rd Quarter
Clem	10:05	TD	Jamie Harper 4 yd. run (Buchholz kick)	6-42
Clem	0:43	FG	Mark Buchholz 28 yds.	6-45
4th Quarter
Neb	12:29	TD	Roy Helu 4 yd. run (Kunalic missed extra point)	12-45
Clem	6:12	TD	Paul Macko 6 yd. pass from Harper (Buchholz kick)	12-52

Cotton Bowl

 

Texas Tech 34 – Mississippi 27

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
TxTch	5:15	TD	Michael Crabtree 4 yd. pass from Harrell (Carona kick)	0-7
2nd Quarter
Miss	1:29	FG	Joshua Shene 31 yds.	3-7
3rd Quarter
TxTch	11:03	TD	Eric Morris 9 yd. pass from Harrell (Carona missed extra point)	3-13
Miss	5:29	TD	Derrick Davis 8 yd. pass from Snead (Shene kick)	10-13
Miss	3:10	TD	Brandon Bolden 3 yd. run (Shene kick)	17-13
4th Quarter
Miss	13:25	FG	Joshua Shene 27 yds.	20-13
TxTch	10:06	TD	Michael Crabtree 11 yd. pass from Harrell (Carona kick)	20-20
TxTch	5:33	TD	Adam James 16 yd. pass from Harrell (Carona kick)	20-27
Miss	0:42	TD	Dexter McCluster 31 yd. pass from Snead (Shene kick)	27-27
OT 1
TxTch	15:00	TD	Edward Britton 12 yd. pass from Harrell (Carona kick)	27-34

Player of the Game

Graham Harrell – 31/45, 374 yards, 5 touchdowns, 1 interception

Fiesta Bowl

 

 

Ohio State 41 – Texas 21

 

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
OhioSt	6:01	TD	Chris Wells 19 yd. run (Pretorius kick)	7-0
2nd Quarter
OhioSt	13:21	FG	Ryan Pretorius 29 yds.	10-0
OhioSt	8:55	TD	Chris Wells 2 yd. run (Pretorius kick)	17-0
Tex	6:34	TD	Vondrell McGee 26 yd. run (Lawrence kick)	17-7
Tex	4:15	TD	Vondrell McGee 1 yd. run (Lawrence kick)	17-14
OhioSt	2:30	TD	Brandon Saine 13 yd. run (Pretorius kick)	24-14
4th Quarter
OhioSt	12:03	TD	Daniel Herron 13 yd. run (Pretorius kick)	31-14
Tex	7:36	TD	Vondrell McGee 15 yd. run (Lawrence kick)	31-21
OhioSt	3:57	FG	Ryan Pretorius 37 yds.	34-21
OhioSt	2:24	TD	Chris Wells 5 yd. run (Pretorius kick)	41-21

Player of the Game  

Chris Wells – 31 carries, 289 yards, 3 touchdowns

 

BCS Championship Game

 

Oklahoma 41 – Florida 34

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Okla	13:16	TD	Jermaine Gresham 55 yd. pass from Bradford (Stevens kick)	0-7
Fla	12:55	TD	Jeffery Demps 78 yd. run (Phillips kick)	7-7
Okla	10:34	TD	Chris Brown 9 yd. run (Stevens kick)	7-14
Fla	5:45	FG	Jonathan Phillips 29 yds.	10-14
Okla	3:29	TD	Chris Brown 12 yd. run (Stevens kick)	10-21
2nd Quarter
Fla	11:45	TD	Deonte Thompson 4 yd. pass from Tebow (Phillips kick)	17-21
Okla	8:02	FG	Jimmy Stevens 20 yds.	17-24
Okla	1:31	TD	Quentin Chaney 26 yd. pass from Bradford (Stevens kick)	17-31
Fla	0:52	TD	Aaron Hernandez 6 yd. pass from Tebow (Phillips kick)	24-31
3rd Quarter
Fla	7:51	TD	Emmanuel Moody 16 yd. run (Phillips kick)	31-31
Okla	4:34	TD	Mossis Madu 10 yd. run (Stevens kick)	31-38
4th Quarter
Fla	11:02	FG	Jonathan Phillips 48 yds.	34-38
Okla	3:33	FG	Jimmy Stevens 25 yds.	34-41

Player of the Game

Chris Brown 20 carries, 142 yards, 2 touchdowns

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