2008 Football Preview: Bowl Projections

It's that time of year again, college football fans. What time, you ask? Time to guess the ever-changing number of bowl games. This year's total comes to an all-time record of 34, two more than in 2007, meaning 68 total teams - or nearly 60% of squads in the so-called Bowl Subdivision - will take part in postseason play this fall. Once again this year, a break-even record is all that's required to participate, and with the large number of slots to be filled this winter, many schools are certain to go bowling with a 6-6 mark. In what luxurious location, such as Detroit, Shreveport, or Boise, can you make your Christmas reservations for this season? Without further delay, here is a look at where we expect your team to go bowling this year.

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NON-BCS BOWL GAMES
DATE BOWL MATCHUP (PROJECTED RECORD)
Dec. 20 St. Petersburg Rutgers (7-5) vs Memphis (8-4)
Dec. 20 Congressional Navy (6-6) vs Ball State (7-5)
Dec. 20 New Mexico New Mexico (9-3) vs Nevada (8-4)
Dec. 20 Las Vegas Arizona (7-5) vs Utah (10-2)
Dec. 21 New Orleans FAU (8-4) vs Southern Miss (6-6)
Dec. 23 Poinsettia TCU (9-3) vs San Jose State (7-5)
Dec. 24 Hawaii Boise State (8-4) vs Oregon State (6-6)
Dec. 26 Motor City Central Michigan (8-4) vs Louisville (6-6)
Dec. 27 Car Care Wake Forest (9-3) vs Connecticut (9-3)
Dec. 27 Champs Sports North Carolina (8-4) vs Michigan St (7-5)
Dec. 27 Emerald Boston College (8-4) vs Arizona State (8-4)
Dec. 28 Independence UL-Monroe (7-5) vs South Carolina (6-6)
Dec. 29 PapaJohns.com Pittsburgh (8-4) vs Troy (7-5)
Dec. 29 Alamo Illinois (8-4) vs Oklahoma State (8-4)
Dec. 30 Humanitarian Fresno State (9-3) vs Maryland (6-6)
Dec. 30 Texas Texas A&M (7-5) vs UCF (9-3)
Dec. 30 Holiday Oregon (10-2) vs Kansas (8-4)
Dec. 31 Armed Forces BYU (11-1) vs Houston (9-3)
Dec. 31 Sun California (9-3) vs Notre Dame (7-5)
Dec. 31 Music City Mississippi State (8-4) vs Miami (7-5)
Dec. 31 Insight Iowa (6-6) vs Nebraska (7-5)
Dec. 31 Chick-Fil-A Alabama (8-4) vs Florida State (8-4)
Jan. 1 Outback Penn State (9-3) vs Auburn (9-3)
Jan. 1 Gator Virginia Tech (9-3) vs Texas (9-3)
Jan. 1 Capital One Purdue (9-3) vs Tennessee (10-2)
Jan. 2 Cotton Texas Tech (10-2) vs LSU (9-3)
Jan. 2 Liberty Tulsa (11-1) vs Kentucky (7-5)
Jan. 3 International Cincinnati (8-5) vs Miami-Ohio (7-5)
Jan. 6 GMAC East Carolina (9-3) vs Louisiana Tech (7-5)


BCS BOWL GAMES
DATE BOWL MATCHUP (PROJECTED RECORD)
Jan. 1 Rose Wisconsin (11-1) vs Southern Cal (10-2)
Jan. 1 Orange Clemson (11-1) vs USF (10-2)
Jan. 2 Sugar Missouri (11-1) vs Florida (10-2)
Jan. 5 Fiesta Oklahoma (11-1) vs West Virginia (11-1)
Jan. 8 BCS National Championship Georgia (12-0) vs Ohio State (11-1)