Here are the next 4 winners from this year’s 2007 college football bowling game:
Chick-fil-A Bowl – Auburn tops Clemson 23-20 in overtime
Rookie quarterback Kodi Burns made the most of his expanded role in Auburn’s new offense, scoring on a 7-yard overtime run to give the Auburn Tigers a 23-20 overtime victory over the Clemsons. Tigers. The game ended 17 up and Clemson kicked a successful field goal on his first extra drive and took a 20-17 lead before Burns became an instant hero.
Burns, who shared QB duties with senior starter Brandon Cox, also threw a 22-yard touchdown pass and led Auburn with 69 rushing yards on 13 carriers (a 5.3-yard average). Guess who will be Auburn’s starting quarterback next season? The extended offense produced by Auburn when the Tigers gained 423 yards in 90 plays.
If you’re wondering, Chick-fil-A is apparently the second largest fast food chicken restaurant chain in the United States, with 1,340 locations in 37 states generating more than $ 2 billion in business annually. From what I can tell, there is not a single place in the Pacific Northwest.
Outback Bowl – Tennessee tops Wisconsin, 21-17
Phillip Fulmer’s Tennessee Volunteers overcame injuries, academic suspensions and the impending departure of two key assistant coaches to beat Wisconsin, 21-17, in the Outback Bowl, giving Tennessee its first 10-win season since 2004.
Volunteers quarterback Erik Ainge completed 25 of 43 passes for 365 yards and two touchdowns in his final game to earn MVP honors. Tennessee’s defense stepped up when it had to, stopping Wisconsin when the Badgers were within 10 yards of scoring in the fourth quarter. Tennessee finished the season at 10-4 and Wisconsin fell to 9-4.
Fulmer and Tennessee fans were happy enough, but Fulmer will have to find replacements for offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe, who will be Duke’s next head coach, and catchers coach, Trooper Taylor, who will become co-coordinator. offensive at Oklahoma State.
Cotton Bowl – Missouri Routs Arkansas, 38-7, behind Tony Temple
Tony Temple rushed for 281 yards and 4 touchdowns when Missouri defeated Arkansas 38-7 in the Cotton Bowl. Coach Gary Pinkel’s team finished at 12-2 and the Razorbacks fell to 8-5. Missouri should have won this game and did. Temple’s 281 yards and 4 touchdowns were the best performance in the 72-year history of the Cotton Bowl.
Mizzou was ranked No. 1 after beating Kansas in their regular season finale, but they lost poorly to Oklahoma in the Big 12 title game – so badly that the Jayhawks finished with a spot in the BCS Orange Bowl game against Virginia. Tech.
Missouri Heisman Trophy finalist quarterback Chase Daniel hit 12 of 29 and 136 yards, the season low, with an interception, but thankfully Tony Temple had a race night at just the right time kodi indian addons.
Temple’s last race of the night broke the Cotton Bowl racing record of 265 yards by Rice’s Dicky Maegle in 1954 (now there’s a name from the past I remember!). Maegle had 3 touchdowns in that game as did Bobby Layne of Texas in 1946 and Jim Brown of Syracuse in 1957.
Layne would become the quarterback for the Detroit Lions and Jim Brown would be the unstoppable running back for the Cleveland Browns. Many believe that Jim Brown was the best running back in soccer history. In 2002, The Sporting News named Brown the greatest professional soccer player of all time, regardless of his position.
Gator Bowl – Texas Tech rallies to beat Virginia by field goal, 31-28
Texas Tech, the nation’s leading passing offense, took its time to overcome a 14-point deficit, but held on to stun Virginia, 31-28, on a 41-yard late field goal by senior Alex Trlica with 2 seconds. remaining. It was Trlica’s third winning game in his career.
Red Raider quarterback Graham Harrell completed 44 of 69 for 407 yards and 3 TDs, while setting Gator Bowl records for yards, completions and attempts.
Virginia running back Mikell Simpson rushed for 170 yards on 20 carries, including a 96-yard TD run, an NCAA bowl record, and caught a touchdown pass, but Virginia couldn’t recover after losing to his quarterback Jameel Sewell early in the fourth quarter. Both teams finished the year 9-4.