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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2021

College Football

No. 20 Houston 17, Auburn 13

TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl

Protective Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
20HOU12-2	7	3	0	7	17
AUB6-7	0	3	10	0	13

Scoring

First Quarter

HOU — Alton McCaskill 5 Yd pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon Kick), 8:46(7-0)

Second Quarter

HOU — Dalton Witherspoon 52 Yd Field Goal , 6:58(10-0)

AUB — Ben Patton 27 Yd Field Goal , 3:10(10-3)

Third Quarter

AUB — Ben Patton 35 Yd Field Goal , 12:12(10-6)

AUB — Kobe Hudson 12 Yd pass from TJ Finley (Ben Patton Kick), 3:52(10-13)

Fourth Quarter

HOU — Jake Herslow 26 Yd pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon Kick), 3:27(17-13)

Team Stats

	HOU	AUB
First downs	19	15
Total yards	398	352
Rushing yards	115	125
Passing yards	283	227
3rd down eff.	6-14	4-15
4th down eff.	1-2	1-3
Penalties	6-34	3-35
Turnovers	2	0
Possession	29:50	30:10

A—47,100.

Air Force 31, Louisville 28

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

Gerald J. Ford Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
AFA10-3	7	21	0	3	31
LOU6-7	0	14	7	7	28

Scoring

First Quarter

AFA — Haaziq Daniels 5 Yd Run (Matthew Dapore Kick), 2:01(7-0)

Second Quarter

AFA — Brandon Lewis 61 Yd pass from Haaziq Daniels (Matthew Dapore Kick), 14:14(14-0)

LOU — Trevion Cooley 1 Yd Run (Brock Travelstead Kick), 9:16(14-7)

AFA — Brandon Lewis 64 Yd pass from Haaziq Daniels (Matthew Dapore Kick), 5:42(21-7)

LOU — Jawhar Jordan 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Brock Travelstead Kick), 5:30(21-14)

AFA — Haaziq Daniels 1 Yd Run (Matthew Dapore Kick), 0:54(28-14)

Third Quarter

LOU — Tyler Harrell 34 Yd pass from Malik Cunningham (Brock Travelstead Kick), 0:04(28-21)

Fourth Quarter

AFA — Matthew Dapore 26 Yd Field Goal , 5:28(31-21)

LOU — Malik Cunningham 22 Yd Run (Brock Travelstead Kick), 2:57(31-28)

Team Stats

	AFA	LOU
First downs	21	21
Total yards	422	399
Rushing yards	170	192
Passing yards	252	207
3rd down eff.	8-14	7-13
4th down eff.	1-1	2-3
Penalties	3-35	4-35
Turnovers	0	0
Possession	35:26	24:34

A—15,251.

Texas Tech 34, Mississippi State 7

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
MSST7-6	0	7	0	0	7
TTU7-6	10	3	14	7	34

Scoring

First Quarter

TTU — Tahj Brooks 19 Yd Run (Jonathan Garibay Kick), 12:40(0-7)

TTU — Jonathan Garibay 31 Yd Field Goal , 3:03(0-10)

Second Quarter

MSST — Rara Thomas 17 Yd pass from Will Rogers (Nolan McCord Kick), 14:08(7-10)

TTU — Jonathan Garibay 26 Yd Field Goal , 0:13(7-13)

Third Quarter

TTU — Donovan Smith 1 Yd Run (Jonathan Garibay Kick), 9:03(7-20)

TTU — J.J. Sparkman 14 Yd pass from Donovan Smith (Jonathan Garibay Kick), 0:02(7-27)

Fourth Quarter

TTU — SaRodorick Thompson 1 Yd Run (Jonathan Garibay Kick), 8:47(7-34)

Team Stats

	MSST	TTU
First downs	22	24
Total yards	344	512
Rushing yards	54	260
Passing yards	290	252
3rd down eff.	8-17	6-13
4th down eff.	1-2	0-1
Penalties	4-35	6-50
Turnovers	3	0
Possession	28:41	31:19

A—48,615.

Minnesota 18, West Virginia 6

Guaranteed Rate Bowl

Chase Field

	1	2	3	4	T
WVU6-7	0	6	0	0	6
MINN9-4	0	15	3	0	18

Scoring

Second Quarter

MINN — Daniel Faalele 2 Yd Run (Brock Annexstad Run for Two-Point Conversion), 14:19(0-8)

WVU — Jarret Doege 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed), 8:48(6-8)

MINN — Ky Thomas 5 Yd Run (Matthew Trickett Kick), 2:14(6-15)

Third Quarter

MINN — Matthew Trickett 49 Yd Field Goal , 5:53(6-18)

Team Stats

	WVU	MINN
First downs	15	17
Total yards	206	358
Rushing yards	66	249
Passing yards	140	109
3rd down eff.	3-13	5-13
4th down eff.	1-2	0-1
Penalties	4-20	3-27
Turnovers	1	2
Possession	21:31	38:29

A—21,220.

College Football Scores

Non-Conference

No. 20 Houston 17, Auburn 13 (TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl)

Air Force 31, Louisville 28 (SERVPRO First Responder Bowl)

Minnesota 18, West Virginia 6 (Guaranteed Rate Bowl)

Texas Tech 34, Mississippi State 7 (AutoZone Liberty Bowl)

NFL Standings — Through December 28, 2021

American Football Conference

AFC East	W	L	Pct
Bills	9	6	.600
Patriots	9	6	.600
Dolphins	8	7	.533
Jets	4	11	.267

AFC North	W	L	T	Pct
Bengals	9	6	0	.600
Ravens	8	7	0	.533
Steelers	7	7	1	.500
Browns	7	8	0	.467

AFC South	W	L	Pct
Titans	10	5	.667
Colts	9	6	.600
Texans	4	11	.267
Jaguars	2	13	.133

AFC West	W	L	Pct
Chiefs	11	4	.733
Raiders	8	7	.533
Chargers	8	7	.533
Broncos	7	8	.467

National Football Conference

NFC East	W	L	Pct
Cowboys	11	4	.733
Eagles	8	7	.533
Commanders	6	9	.400
Giants	4	11	.267

NFC North	W	L	T	Pct
Packers	12	3	0	.800
Vikings	7	8	0	.467
Bears	5	10	0	.333
Lions	2	12	1	.167

NFC South	W	L	Pct
Buccaneers	11	4	.733
Saints	7	8	.467
Falcons	7	8	.467
Panthers	5	10	.333

NFC West	W	L	Pct
Rams	11	4	.733
Cardinals	10	5	.667
49ers	8	7	.533
Seahawks	5	10	.333

College Football Standings — 2021 Final

Atlantic Coast Conference	Conf		All
Atlantic Coast Conference	W	L	W	L
Atlantic
Wake Forest	7	1	11	3
Clemson	6	2	10	3
NC State	6	2	9	3
Louisville	4	4	6	7
Florida State	4	4	5	7
Boston College	2	6	6	6
Syracuse	2	6	5	7
Coastal
Pittsburgh	7	1	11	3
Miami	5	3	7	5
Virginia	4	4	6	6
Virginia Tech	4	4	6	7
North Carolina	3	5	6	7
Georgia Tech	2	6	3	9
Duke	0	8	3	9

American Conference	Conf		All
American Conference	W	L	W	L
Cincinnati	8	0	13	1
Houston	8	0	12	2
UCF	5	3	9	4
East Carolina	5	3	7	5
Tulsa	5	3	7	6
SMU	4	4	8	4
Memphis	3	5	6	6
Navy	3	5	4	8
Temple	1	7	3	9
South Florida	1	7	2	10
Tulane	1	7	2	10

Big 12 Conference	Conf		All
Big 12 Conference	W	L	W	L
Oklahoma State	8	1	12	2
Baylor	7	2	12	2
Oklahoma	7	2	11	2
Iowa State	5	4	7	6
Kansas State	4	5	8	5
West Virginia	4	5	6	7
Texas Tech	3	6	7	6
TCU	3	6	5	7
Texas	3	6	5	7
Kansas	1	8	2	10

Big Ten Conference	Conf		All
Big Ten Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Michigan	8	1	12	2
Ohio State	8	1	11	2
Michigan State	7	2	11	2
Penn State	4	5	7	6
Maryland	3	6	7	6
Rutgers	2	7	5	8
Indiana	0	9	2	10
West
Iowa	7	2	10	4
Minnesota	6	3	9	4
Purdue	6	3	9	4
Wisconsin	6	3	9	4
Illinois	4	5	5	7
Nebraska	1	8	3	9
Northwestern	1	8	3	9

Conference USA	Conf		All
Conference USA	W	L	W	L
East
Western Kentucky	7	1	9	5
Marshall	5	3	7	6
Old Dominion	5	3	6	7
Middle Tennessee	4	4	7	6
Charlotte	3	5	5	7
Florida Atlantic	3	5	5	7
Florida International	0	8	1	11
West
UTSA	7	1	12	2
UAB	6	2	9	4
North Texas	5	3	6	7
UTEP	4	4	7	6
Rice	3	5	4	8
Louisiana Tech	2	6	3	9
Southern Miss	2	6	3	9

Mid-American Conference	Conf		All
Mid-American Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Kent State	6	2	7	7
Miami (OH)	5	3	7	6
Ohio	3	5	3	9
Bowling Green	2	6	4	8
Buffalo	2	6	4	8
Akron	1	7	2	10
West
Central Michigan	6	2	9	4
Northern Illinois	6	2	9	5
Toledo	5	3	7	6
Western Michigan	4	4	8	5
Eastern Michigan	4	4	7	6
Ball State	4	4	6	7

Mountain West Conference	Conf		All
Mountain West Conference	W	L	W	L
Mountain
Utah State	6	2	11	3
Air Force	6	2	10	3
Boise State	5	3	7	5
Wyoming	2	6	7	6
Colorado State	2	6	3	9
New Mexico	1	7	3	9
West
San Diego State	7	1	12	2
Fresno State	6	2	10	3
Nevada	5	3	8	5
Hawai'i	3	5	6	7
San José State	3	5	5	7
UNLV	2	6	2	10

Pac-12 Conference	Conf		All
Pac-12 Conference	W	L	W	L
North
Oregon	7	2	10	4
Washington State	6	3	7	6
Oregon State	5	4	7	6
California	4	5	5	7
Washington	3	6	4	8
Stanford	2	7	3	9
South
Utah	8	1	10	4
UCLA	6	3	8	4
Arizona State	6	3	8	5
Colorado	3	6	4	8
USC	3	6	4	8
Arizona	1	8	1	11

Southeastern Conference	Conf		All
Southeastern Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Georgia	8	0	14	1
Kentucky	5	3	10	3
Tennessee	4	4	7	6
South Carolina	3	5	7	6
Missouri	3	5	6	7
Florida	2	6	6	7
Vanderbilt	0	8	2	10
West
Alabama	7	1	13	2
Ole Miss	6	2	10	3
Arkansas	4	4	9	4
Texas A&M	4	4	8	4
Mississippi State	4	4	7	6
Auburn	3	5	6	7
LSU	3	5	6	7

Sun Belt Conference	Conf		All
Sun Belt Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Appalachian State	7	1	10	4
Coastal Carolina	6	2	11	2
Georgia State	6	2	8	5
Troy	3	5	5	7
Georgia Southern	2	6	3	9
West
Louisiana	8	0	13	1
Texas State	3	5	4	8
South Alabama	2	6	5	7
UL Monroe	2	6	4	8
Arkansas State	1	7	2	10

College Football Polls — Final Rankings

AP Top 25		Rec	Pts	Trend
1.	Georgia (61)	14-1	1525	↑2
2.	Alabama	13-2	1464	↓1
3.	Michigan	12-2	1361	↓1
4.	Cincinnati	13-1	1349	–
5.	Baylor	12-2	1259	↑1
6.	Ohio State	11-2	1247	↑1
7.	Oklahoma State	12-2	1177	↑2
8.	Notre Dame	11-2	1039	↓3
9.	Michigan State	11-2	1026	↑2
10.	Oklahoma	11-2	966	↑4
11.	Ole Miss	10-3	926	↓3
12.	Utah	10-4	851	↓2
13.	Pittsburgh	11-3	741	–
14.	Clemson	10-3	538	↑5
15.	Wake Forest	11-3	533	↑5
16.	Louisiana	13-1	517	–
17.	Houston	12-2	513	↑4
18.	Kentucky	10-3	446	↑7
19.	BYU	10-3	435	↓7
20.	NC State	9-3	382	↓2
21.	Arkansas	9-4	371	↑1
22.	Oregon	10-4	364	↓7
23.	Iowa	10-4	171	↓6
24.	Utah State	11-3	163	NR
25.	San Diego State	12-2	137	NR

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 115, Wisconsin 97, Minnesota 47, Purdue 44, UTSA 9, Army 6, Coastal Carolina 2, Fresno State 2, Air Force 1, UAB 1

Dropped out: No. 23 Texas A&M, No. 24 UTSA

AFCA Coaches Poll		Rec	Pts	Trend
1.	Georgia (62)	14-1	1550	↑2
2.	Alabama	13-2	1488	↓1
3.	Michigan	12-2	1398	↓1
4.	Cincinnati	13-1	1346	–
5.	Ohio State	11-2	1279	↑2
6.	Baylor	12-2	1275	–
7.	Oklahoma State	12-2	1197	↑2
8.	Michigan State	11-2	1066	↑2
9.	Notre Dame	11-2	1028	↓4
10.	Oklahoma	11-2	994	↑3
11.	Ole Miss	10-3	909	↓3
12.	Utah	10-4	877	↓1
13.	Pittsburgh	11-3	742	↓1
14.	Wake Forest	11-3	609	↑5
15.	Kentucky	10-3	592	↑5
16.	Clemson	10-3	528	↑6
17.	Houston	12-2	510	↑4
18.	Louisiana	13-1	502	↓1
19.	NC State	9-3	453	↓1
20.	Arkansas	9-4	354	↑4
21.	Oregon	10-4	336	↓6
22.	BYU	10-3	284	↓8
23.	Iowa	10-4	276	↓7
24.	Utah State	11-3	142	NR
25.	Texas A&M	8-4	133	↓2

Others receiving votes: San Diego State 114, Wisconsin 75, Air Force 42, Minnesota 23, UTSA 11, Coastal Carolina 7, Purdue 6, Fresno State 3, Army 1

Dropped out: No. 25 UTSA