Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Southwest Conference Bowl Recap:

The old Southwest Conference had 7 teams qualify for bowls this year. With one game remaining (Texas plays in the BCS National Championship on Thursday) the SWC has compiled 3-3 record so far. Below is a recap of each of the bowl games:

Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl (W)
Nevada - 10
SMU - 45
*Note: This was SMU's first bowl appearance since the 1984 season and it produced the largest margin in school bowl-game history (previous largest was 8 points).

Independence Bowl (L)
Texas A&M - 20
Georgia - 44
*Texas A&M capped off its 2009 season finale with another loss on television. The Aggies ended the season with an astonishing 0-7 record under the camera lights.

Armed Forces Bowl (L)
Houston - 20
Air Force - 47
*Case Keenum (UH) tied a bowl record with six interceptions. Arizona's Bruce Lee threw six in the 1968 Sun Bowl.


Liberty Bowl (W)
Arkansas - 20
East Carolina - 17
*This game was a struggle for the Razorbacks, who became only the second major college team this season to win without converting a third down (Arkansas was 0-13). The other team was Colorado State, they went 0 for 8 while beating Weber State in September, according to STATS LLC.

Alamo Bowl (W)
Michigan State - 31
Texas Tech - 41
*Texas Tech has won at least nine games in three straight seasons and ended the season with a three-game win streak for the first time since 1995.


Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (L)
Boise State - 17
TCU - 10
*TCU's win streak ended at 14 as Boise State won their 14th straight.


BCS National Championship Game (?)
Texas -
Alabama -





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