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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2020

College Football

Ball State 34, No. 22 San José State 13

Offerpad Arizona Bowl

Casino Del Sol Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
BALL7-1	27	0	7	0	34
22SJSU7-1	0	0	13	0	13

Scoring

First Quarter

BALL — Antonio Phillips 53 Yd Interception Return (Jacob Lewis PAT failed), 12:47(6-0)

BALL — Will Jones 3 Yd Run (Jacob Lewis Kick), 10:00(13-0)

BALL — Tye Evans 3 Yd Run (Jacob Lewis Kick), 5:15(20-0)

BALL — Drew Plitt 1 Yd Run (Jacob Lewis Kick), 1:04(27-0)

Third Quarter

BALL — Yo'Heinz Tyler 48 Yd pass from Drew Plitt (Jacob Lewis Kick), 9:42(34-0)

SJSU — Charlie Bostic III 99 Yd Kickoff Return (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed), 9:28(34-6)

SJSU — Jermaine Braddock 8 Yd pass from Nick Starkel (Matt Mercurio Kick), 0:01(34-13)

Team Stats

	BALL	SJSU
First downs	21	18
Total yards	402	347
Rushing yards	185	69
Passing yards	217	278
3rd down eff.	6-15	1-13
4th down eff.	1-2	1-3
Penalties	8-64	8-80
Turnovers	2	4
Possession	31:17	28:43

Mississippi State 28, No. 24 Tulsa 26

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

Amon G. Carter Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
24TLSA6-3	0	6	7	13	26
MSST4-7	7	0	14	7	28

Scoring

First Quarter

MSST — Jo'Quavious Marks 28 Yd Run (Jace Christmann Kick), 13:41(0-7)

Second Quarter

TLSA — Zack Long 27 Yd Field Goal , 11:15(3-7)

TLSA — Zack Long 33 Yd Field Goal , 2:34(6-7)

Third Quarter

MSST — Will Rogers 13 Yd Run (Jace Christmann Kick), 9:04(6-14)

TLSA — Deneric Prince 14 Yd Run (Zack Long Kick), 6:37(13-14)

MSST — Emmanuel Forbes 90 Yd Interception Return (Jace Christmann Kick), 3:29(13-21)

Fourth Quarter

TLSA — Corey Taylor II 5 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed), 12:30(19-21)

MSST — Lideatrick Griffin 13 Yd pass from Will Rogers (Jace Christmann Kick), 8:01(19-28)

TLSA — Keylon Stokes 15 Yd pass from Zach Smith (Zack Long Kick), 1:23(26-28)

Team Stats

	TLSA	MSST
First downs	27	16
Total yards	484	271
Rushing yards	137	123
Passing yards	347	148
3rd down eff.	10-18	4-12
4th down eff.	1-2	1-3
Penalties	7-66	11-102
Turnovers	2	0
Possession	31:19	28:41

A—9,000.

West Virginia 24, Army 21

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
WVU6-4	3	7	6	8	24
ARMY9-3	0	14	7	0	21

Scoring

First Quarter

WVU — Tyler Sumpter 31 Yd Field Goal , 1:47(3-0)

Second Quarter

ARMY — Tyhier Tyler 1 Yd Run (Quinn Maretzki Kick), 9:31(3-7)

WVU — T.J. Simmons 5 Yd pass from Jarret Doege (Tyler Sumpter Kick), 4:21(10-7)

ARMY — Tyhier Tyler 6 Yd Run (Quinn Maretzki Kick), 1:14(10-14)

Third Quarter

ARMY — Tyhier Tyler 2 Yd Run (Quinn Maretzki Kick), 7:00(10-21)

WVU — Mike O'Laughlin 3 Yd pass from Austin Kendall (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed), 3:23(16-21)

Fourth Quarter

WVU — T.J. Simmons 20 Yd pass from Austin Kendall (Reese Smith Run for Two-Point Conversion), 5:10(24-21)

Team Stats

	WVU	ARMY
First downs	19	16
Total yards	322	239
Rushing yards	42	182
Passing yards	280	57
3rd down eff.	8-16	5-13
4th down eff.	1-1	1-3
Penalties	7-53	3-30
Turnovers	2	1
Possession	26:19	33:41

A—8,187.

College Football Scores

Non-Conference

West Virginia 24, Army 21 (AutoZone Liberty Bowl)

Mississippi State 28, No. 24 Tulsa 26 (Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl)

Ball State 34, No. 22 San José State 13 (Offerpad Arizona Bowl)

NFL Standings — Through December 31, 2020

American Football Conference

AFC East	W	L	Pct
Bills	12	3	.800
Dolphins	10	5	.667
Patriots	6	9	.400
Jets	2	13	.133

AFC North	W	L	T	Pct
Steelers	12	3	0	.800
Ravens	10	5	0	.667
Browns	10	5	0	.667
Bengals	4	10	1	.300

AFC South	W	L	Pct
Titans	10	5	.667
Colts	10	5	.667
Texans	4	11	.267
Jaguars	1	14	.067

AFC West	W	L	Pct
Chiefs	14	1	.933
Raiders	7	8	.467
Chargers	6	9	.400
Broncos	5	10	.333

National Football Conference

NFC East	W	L	T	Pct
Commanders	6	9	0	.400
Cowboys	6	9	0	.400
Giants	5	10	0	.333
Eagles	4	10	1	.300

NFC North	W	L	Pct
Packers	12	3	.800
Bears	8	7	.533
Vikings	6	9	.400
Lions	5	10	.333

NFC South	W	L	Pct
Saints	11	4	.733
Buccaneers	10	5	.667
Panthers	5	10	.333
Falcons	4	11	.267

NFC West	W	L	Pct
Seahawks	11	4	.733
Rams	9	6	.600
Cardinals	8	7	.533
49ers	6	9	.400

College Football Standings — 2020 Final

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

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

Big 12 Conference	Conf		All
Big 12 Conference	W	L	W	L
Iowa State	8	1	9	3
Oklahoma	6	2	9	2
Oklahoma State	6	3	8	3
Texas	5	3	7	3
TCU	5	4	6	4
West Virginia	4	4	6	4
Kansas State	4	5	4	6
Texas Tech	3	6	4	6
Baylor	2	7	2	7
Kansas	0	8	0	9

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

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

Mid-American Conference	Conf		All
Mid-American Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Buffalo	5	0	6	1
Kent State	3	1	3	1
Miami (OH)	2	1	2	1
Ohio	2	1	2	1
Akron	1	5	1	5
Bowling Green	0	5	0	5
West
Ball State	5	1	7	1
Toledo	4	2	4	2
Western Michigan	4	2	4	2
Central Michigan	3	3	3	3
Eastern Michigan	2	4	2	4
Northern Illinois	0	6	0	6

Mountain West Conference	Conf		All
Mountain West Conference	W	L	W	L
San José State	6	0	7	1
Boise State	5	0	5	2
Nevada	6	2	7	2
San Diego State	4	2	4	4
Hawai'i	4	4	5	4
Fresno State	3	3	3	3
Air Force	2	2	3	3
Wyoming	2	4	2	4
New Mexico	2	5	2	5
Colorado State	1	3	1	3
Utah State	1	5	1	5
UNLV	0	6	0	6

Pac-12 Conference	Conf		All
Pac-12 Conference	W	L	W	L
North
Washington	3	1	3	1
Stanford	4	2	4	2
Oregon	3	2	4	3
Oregon State	2	5	2	5
California	1	3	1	3
Washington State	1	3	1	3
South
USC	5	0	5	1
Colorado	3	1	4	2
Utah	3	2	3	2
Arizona State	2	2	2	2
UCLA	3	4	3	4
Arizona	0	5	0	5

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

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

College Football Polls — Final Rankings

AP Top 25		Rec	Pts	Trend
1.	Alabama (61)	13-0	1525	–
2.	Ohio State	7-1	1463	↑1
3.	Clemson	10-2	1378	↓1
4.	Texas A&M	9-1	1324	↑1
5.	Notre Dame	10-2	1279	↓1
6.	Oklahoma	9-2	1243	↑2
7.	Georgia	8-2	1144	↑4
8.	Cincinnati	9-1	1074	↓2
9.	Iowa State	9-3	1035	↑3
10.	Northwestern	7-2	893	↑5
11.	BYU	11-1	862	↑2
12.	Indiana	6-2	773	↓5
13.	Florida	8-4	764	↓3
14.	Coastal Carolina	11-1	725	↓5
15.	Louisiana	10-1	664	↑1
16.	Iowa	6-2	581	↑1
17.	Liberty	10-1	576	↑6
18.	North Carolina	8-4	532	↓4
19.	Texas	7-3	485	↑1
20.	Oklahoma State	8-3	417	NR
21.	USC	5-1	306	–
22.	Miami	8-3	284	↓4
23.	Ball State	7-1	183	NR
24.	San José State	7-1	80	↓5
25.	Buffalo	6-1	51	NR

Others receiving votes: Appalachian State 41, Tulsa 35, Army 24, Oregon 21, TCU 12, Memphis 12, Washington 10, UAB 10, Nevada 7, NC State 7, Wisconsin 3, West Virginia 1, Marshall 1

Dropped out: No. 22 Tulsa, No. 24 NC State, No. 25 Oregon

AFCA Coaches Poll		Rec	Pts	Trend
1.	Alabama (60)	13-0	1500	–
2.	Ohio State	7-1	1432	↑1
3.	Clemson	10-2	1349	↓1
4.	Texas A&M	9-1	1317	↑1
5.	Notre Dame	10-2	1247	↓1
6.	Oklahoma	9-2	1219	↑1
7.	Georgia	8-2	1146	↑2
8.	Cincinnati	9-1	1031	↓2
9.	Iowa State	9-3	997	↑3
10.	Northwestern	7-2	919	↑3
11.	BYU	11-1	796	↑4
12.	Florida	8-4	766	↓2
13.	Indiana	6-2	762	↓5
14.	Coastal Carolina	11-1	649	↓3
15.	Iowa	6-2	606	↑1
16.	Louisiana	10-1	596	↑1
17.	North Carolina	8-4	538	↓3
18.	Liberty	10-1	476	↑5
19.	Oklahoma State	8-3	456	↑2
20.	Texas	7-3	402	↑4
21.	USC	5-1	400	↓2
22.	Miami	8-3	275	↓4
23.	Ball State	7-1	157	NR
24.	San José State	7-1	100	↓4
25.	Buffalo	6-1	51	NR

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 38, Oregon 36, NC State 35, Army 34, Appalachian State 30, Tulsa 30, Nevada 17, Auburn 17, Memphis 14, Utah 11, Ole Miss 10, SMU 7, West Virginia 7, Missouri 6, Boise State 6, Colorado 6, UAB 4, Marshall 2, Washington 2, Kentucky 1

Dropped out: No. 22 NC State, No. 25 Tulsa

Playoff Committee Rankings		Rec	Trend
1.	Alabama	11-0	–
2.	Clemson	10-1	↑1
3.	Ohio State	6-0	↑1
4.	Notre Dame	10-1	↓2
5.	Texas A&M	8-1	–
6.	Oklahoma	8-2	↑4
7.	Florida	8-3	–
8.	Cincinnati	9-0	↑1
9.	Georgia	7-2	↓1
10.	Iowa State	8-3	↓4
11.	Indiana	6-1	–
12.	Coastal Carolina	11-0	–
13.	North Carolina	8-3	↑2
14.	Northwestern	6-2	–
15.	Iowa	6-2	↑1
16.	BYU	10-1	↑1
17.	USC	5-1	↓4
18.	Miami	8-2	–
19.	Louisiana	9-1	–
20.	Texas	6-3	–
21.	Oklahoma State	7-3	–
22.	San José State	7-0	↑2
23.	NC State	8-3	↓1
24.	Tulsa	6-2	↓1
25.	Oregon	4-2	NR

Dropped out: No. 25 Colorado