Bowl Records by Conference, so far

[BB73]

This now has all games, including the Orange Bowl.

The Mtn West WINS with 66.7 %.

A scUM Rose Bowl win would have clinched a tie for the Big-10 to have the best bowl record. Oh, well. I think Joe Tiller and Llloyd Carr could use some clock management skills. So could Kirk Ferentz, but they won.

Big-10, SEC, and ACC all end up 3-3. Big-12 is 4-3 (all the losses were blowouts), but they had 2 games against mid-majors (UTEP and Miami Univ.) The Big-10 and the SEC had all their games against major conference teams. The ACC played Fresno St. and 3 Big East teams.

Big-10 3-3

Alamo - Ohio St. 33, Okla St. 7
Music City - Minnesota 20, Bama 16
Sun - Arizona St. 27, Purdue 23
Outback - Georgia 24, Wisconsin 21
Capital One - Iowa 30, LSU 25
Rose - Texas 38, scUM 37

Big-12 4-3

Independence - Iowa St. 17, Miami Univ 13
Houston - Colorado 33, UTEP 28
Alamo - Ohio St. 33, Okla St. 7
Holiday - Texas Tech 45, Cal 31
Cotton - Tennessee 38, Texas A&M 7
Rose - Texas 38, scUM 37
Orange - USC 55, Oklahoma 19

Mountain West 2-1

Las Vegas - Wyoming 24, UCLA 21
Emerald San Fran - Navy 34, New Mexico 19
Fiesta - Utah 35, Pitt 7

Pac-10 3-2

Las Vegas - Wyoming 24, UCLA 21
Insight - Oregon St. 38, ND 21
Holiday - Texas Tech 45, Cal 31
Sun - Arizona St. 27, Purdue 23
Orange - USC 55, Oklahoma 19

ACC 3-3

Champs Sports - Ga. Tech 51, Syracuse 14
MPC - Fresno St. 37, Virginia 34 (OT)
Continental Tire - Boston College 37, N. Carolina 23
Peach - Miami 27, Florida 10
Gator - Florida St. 30, W. Virginia 18
Sugar - Auburn 16, Va. Tech 13
....Clemson was bowl eligible, self-imposed no-bowl

SEC 3-3

Music City - Minnesota 20, Bama 16
Peach - Miami 27, Florida 10
Outback - Georgia 24, Wisconsin 21
Cotton - Tennessee 38, Texas A&M 7
Capital One - Iowa 30, LSU 25
Sugar - Auburn 16, Va. Tech 13
....South Carolina was bowl eligible, self-imposed no-bowl

Conference USA 3-2

New Orleans - So. Miss 31, N. Texas 10
GMAC - Bowling Green 52, Memphis 35
Fort Worth - Cincy 32, Marshall 14
Hawaii - Hawaii 59, UAB 40
Liberty - Louisville 44, Boise St. 40

WAC 2-2

Hawaii - Hawaii 59, UAB 40
MPC - Fresno St. 37, Virginia 34 (OT)
Houston - Colorado 33, UTEP 28
Liberty - Louisville 44, Boise St. 40

Big East 2-3

Champs Sports - Ga Tech 51, Syracuse 14
Motor City - UConn 39, Toledo 10
Continental Tire - Boston College 37, N. Carolina 23
Gator - Florida St. 30, W. Virginia 18
Fiesta - Utah 35, Pitt 7

MAC 2-3

Independence - Iowa St. 17, Miami Univ 13
Fort Worth - Cincy 32, Marshall 14
Motor City - UConn 39, Toledo 10
GMAC - Bowling Green 52, Memphis 35
Silicon Valley - N. Illinois 34, Troy 21
....Akron was bowl eligible, but not selected

Sun Belt 0-2

New Orleans - So. Miss 31, N. Texas 10
Silicon Valley - N. Illinois 34, Troy 21

Independents 1-1

Insight - Oregon St. 38, ND 21
Emerald San Fran - Navy 34, New Mexico 19

[OilerBuck]

Ask and ye shall receive...

Bump!

Besides...I think this is a good reference.

[BB73]

Thanks, Oiler - that was why I put it together.

[Sloopy45]

To quote Mili on an old 'KRENTZEL FOR HEISMAN' thread on Bucknuts:

"Bumpus Maximus"

(I know Oil took care of it already, but what the heck).

[BrutusBobcat]

Nice work, bb73. So far, you have to be a little suprised about both the WAC and the Big East. The Big 12 is also doing a little better than I expected.

[BB73]

UConn's easy win over Toledo surprised me. But I think the Big Least will drop their last 2 games to end up 2-3.

And Fresno St over Virginia was a nice surprise for the WAC. Also good that it stops the talking heads from raving non-stop about the ACC. I think the ACC will end up 3-3.

Go Purdue!

[Jaxbuck]

Sorry I didn't get it bumped for you earlier bill. Great work, too bad Purdue gave one away to a Pac 10 team.

Add this to the current seasons Bowl results:

1998-2004 (pre bowl season) conference records in neutral site games(not just bowls but I couldn't find a very managable set of data for just bowl records.)

ACC: 30-19 (a little skewed as I did it under the current ACC)
SEC: 36-33
B10: 23-22
B12: 41-43
Pac 10: 13-20

I think this shows a pretty decent sample size and gives even more credence to those who feel the Pac 10 and B12 are overrated.

[BB73]

Updates for all 12-31 games are posted at top of thread.

[methomps]

Just to be consistent, shouldn't Lousiville's win count towards the BE total? I mean, Louisville's ranking counts for BCS purposes.

[BB73]

The Hell with Tranghese's rules, 'thomps. We know that's a joke.

[BrutusBobcat]

Originally Posted by methomps

Just to be consistent, shouldn't Lousiville's win count towards the BE total? I mean, Louisville's ranking counts for BCS purposes.

You'd also have to put BC in the ACC, which doesn't make a lot of sense.

[BB73]

Updated after all Jan. 1st games.

[sandgk]

It's interesting to see the Margin of Victory/Defeat from this years Bowl Games. Cursory examination: Big10 has narrower losses than other conferences playing a similar number of games.

[BB73]

Originally Posted by sandgk

It's interesting to see the Margin of Victory/Defeat from this years Bowl Games. Cursory examination: Big10 has narrower losses than other conferences playing a similar number of games.

Good point, sandgk. The Big-12 could win this thing, despite getting totally blown out in 2 games (Okie St. and Tx A&M). The Big-10 has losses of 1, 3, and 4 points. But Iowa was lucky to pull out a win, or 2-4 would have been the worst record of any conference except the Sun Belt, despite the 2-0 start. Glad we didn't have to hear about that from the Big 10 haters.

[hotrodr123]

What happened to the Almighty SEC? The best they can do is 3-3 just like the Big 10. But the Big 10 is suppose to be so weak...at least that's what a certain sports network has be saying all year. The Big 10 went 2-1 against the SEC...