College All-Star Football Classic (defunct) | |
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Chicago Charities College All-Star Game | |
Stadium | Soldier Field (1934–42, 1945–76) Dyche Stadium (1943–44) |
Location | Chicago (1934–42, 1945–76) Evanston, Illinois (1943–44) |
Operated | 1934–1976 |
Sponsors |
- Hula Bowl
- College Football All Star Bowl Games
- College All Star Nfl Game
- College All Star Football
- Ncaa College All Star Game
The Chicago Charities College All-Star Game was a preseasonAmerican football game played from 1934 to 1976 between the National Football League (NFL) champions and a team of star college seniors from the previous year. It was also known as the College All-Star Football Classic.[1]
The FIRST major all-star event of the college football post-season, top college senior players, selected by a panel of football experts, will be invited to our 2020 College Gridiron Showcase & Symposium to be held January 3-8, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. College football all-star game makes Rose Bowl debut Saturday. The MVP of the 2015 Collegiate Bowl who played 11 games in the 2017 season for the Pittsburgh Steelers, said he learned “a lot. The 2nd Annual game will be held on February 14, 2014 at the newly renovated Paladin Stadium on the Furman University campus. We are happy to announce that the game will be broadcast nationally this year on the CBS Sports Network starting at 6:00pm Eastern.
The game was contested annually — except for 1974, due to that year's NFL strike — and was played in July, August, or September. The second game, played in 1935, involved the hometown Chicago Bears, runner-up of the 1934 season, instead of the defending champion New York Giants. The New York Jets played in the 1969 edition, although still an American Football League (AFL) team, as once the AFL-NFL Championship was introduced (including for the two seasons before the 'Super Bowl' designation was officially adopted and the remaining two seasons before the AFL–NFL merger) the Super Bowl winner was the professional team involved, regardless of which league the team represented.
History of the game[edit]
The game was the idea of Arch Ward, the sports editor of the Chicago Tribune and the driving force behind baseball'sAll-Star Game.[1] The game originally was a benefit for Chicago-area charities and was always played at Soldier Field, with the exception of two years during World War II, 1943 and 1944, when it was held at Northwestern University's Dyche Stadium in Evanston.
The Chicago game was one of several 'pro vs. rookie' college all-star games held across the United States in its early years (the 1939 season featured seven such games, all of which the NFL teams won in shutouts, and the season prior featured eight, with some of the collegiate players playing in multiple games). Chicago's game had the benefit of being the highest profile, with the NFL champions facing the best college graduates from across the country as opposed to the regional games that were held elsewhere. Because of this, the game survived far longer than its contemporaries.
A football signed by the members of the 1935 Collegiate All-Star Team, including Gerald Ford.
The inaugural game in 1934, played before a crowd of 79,432 on August 31, was a scoreless tie between the all-stars and the Chicago Bears. The following year, in a game that included University of Michigan graduate and future president Gerald Ford, the Bears won 5–0. The first all-star team to win was the 1937 squad, coached by Gus Dorais, which won 6–0 over Curly Lambeau's Green Bay Packers. The only score came on a 47-yard touchdown pass from future Hall of FamerSammy Baugh to Gaynell Tinsley.[2] Baugh's Washington Redskins lost to the All-Stars the next year, but he did not play due to injury.[3]
In the 1940s, the games were competitive affairs that attracted large crowds to Soldier Field. The college all-stars had the benefit of being fully integrated, since the NFL's league-wide color barrier did not apply to the squad, meaning black players such as Kenny Washington (who played in the 1940 contest) were allowed to play in the game. As the talent level of pro football improved (and the NFL itself integrated), the pros came to dominate the series.
The qualifying criteria for the College All-Star squad was loose, as the 1945 game featured Tom Harmon, who had begun his professional career in 1941 but had been interrupted by military service.[4] The all-stars last won consecutive games in 1946 and 1947, and won only four of the final 29 games. The Philadelphia Eagles fell in 1950,[5] the Cleveland Browns in 1955,[6] and the Detroit Lions in 1958.[7] The last all-star win came in 1963, when a college team coached by legendary quarterback Otto Graham beat Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers, 20–17.[8]
In 1949, Ward, who by this time had founded the competing All-America Football Conference, attempted to have that league's champion - the perennially winning Browns - play that year's game instead of the NFL champion, but after the NFL threatened legal action, the Tribune board overruled Ward and renewed its agreement with the NFL.[9]
By the late 1960s and early 1970s, enthusiasm for the game started to erode as NFL coaches had become increasingly reluctant to let their new draftees play in the exhibition due to their being forced miss part of training camp, and their draftees being at considerable risk for injury; as early as 1949, these concerns had been raised after Dick Rifenburg suffered a serious knee injury practicing for the game, effectively ending his professional career before it began, and prompting Rifenburg's move into broadcasting.[10]
A player's strike forced the cancellation of the 1974 game: although the league went forward with the rest of its preseason, they needed access to as many rookies as possible for replacement players to replace striking players and players who defected to the World Football League, leaving them unable to spare players for a team to play the college all-stars.
Further, the NFL was also withdrawing from competition against teams that were not members of the league at this time; the College All-Star Game remains, as of 2018, the last time an NFL team played a team from outside the league. Only two other games, a 1969 split-squad match against a Continental Football League team and a 1972 split-squad match against a Seaboard Football League team, both major blowout wins for the NFL teams, were played in this time.
The final game took place in 1976 during a torrential downpour at Soldier Field on July 23.[11] Despite featuring stars such as Chuck Muncie, Mike Pruitt, Lee Roy Selmon, and Jackie Slater, the all-stars were hopelessly outmatched by the Pittsburgh Steelers, winners of Super Bowl X. The star quarterback for the College All-Stars was Steeler draft pick Mike Kruczek out of Boston College.
With 1:22 remaining in the third quarter and the Steelers leading 24–0, high winds and lightning prompted all-stars coach Ara Parseghian to call for a time out. Fans subsequently invaded the field and began sliding on the turf, and with the rain continuing to fall heavily, the officials ordered both teams to their locker rooms.
Despite the efforts of officials, security and Chicago Police, all attempts to clear the field failed, and a group of drunk fans tore down the goalposts at the southern end of the stadium. However, by this time, the torrential rain had left parts of the field under 18 inches of water, meaning it would have been unplayable in any event.
At 11:01pm, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle and the Tribune announced that the game had been called. The news was greeted with jeers, and numerous brawls broke out on the flooded field before order was finally restored. Joe Washington of Oklahoma was selected MVP of the final College All-Star game.[12]
While Chicago Tribune Charities had every intention of staging a 1977 game, a combination of NFL coaches being increasingly unwilling to let their high draft picks play, rising insurance costs and higher player salaries meant the game was no longer viable. The Tribune announced on December 21, 1976, that the game would be discontinued.[13]
In the 42 College All-Star Games, the defending pro champions won 31, the All-Stars won nine, and two were ties, giving the collegians a .238 winning percentage.
Hula Bowl
One aspect of the College All-Star Game was later revived: the concept of the league champion playing in the first game of the season was adopted in 2004 with the National Football League Kickoff game. Since then, the first game of the regular season is hosted by the defending Super Bowl champion.
The game raised over $4 million for charity over the course of its 42-game run.[14]
Game results[edit]
All games played at Soldier Field in Chicago, except for the 1943 and 1944 games, which were played at Dyche Stadium in Evanston, Illinois.
Year | Date | Winning team | Losing team | Attendance | Series | ||
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1934 | August 31 | College All-Stars | 0 | Chicago Bears | 0 | 79,432 | Tied 0–0–1 |
1935 | August 29 | Chicago Bears | 5 | College All-Stars | 0 | 77,450 | NFL 1–0–1 |
1936 | September 2 | College All-Stars | 7 | Detroit Lions | 7 | 76,000 | NFL 1–0–2 |
1937 | September 1 | College All-Stars[2] | 6 | Green Bay Packers | 0 | 84,560 | Tied 1–1–2 |
1938 | August 31 | College All-Stars[3] | 28 | Washington Redskins | 16 | 74,250 | Colleges 2–1–2 |
1939 | August 30 | New York Giants | 9 | College All-Stars | 0 | 81,456 | Tied 2–2–2 |
1940 | August 29 | Green Bay Packers | 45 | College All-Stars | 28 | 84,567 | NFL 3–2–2 |
1941 | August 28 | Chicago Bears | 37 | College All-Stars | 13 | 98,203 | NFL 4–2–2 |
1942 | August 28 | Chicago Bears | 21 | College All-Stars | 0 | 101,103 | NFL 5–2–2 |
1943 | August 28 | College All-Stars | 27 | Washington Redskins | 7 | 48,437 | NFL 5–3–2 |
1944 | August 30 | Chicago Bears | 24 | College All-Stars | 21 | 49,246 | NFL 6–3–2 |
1945 | August 30 | Green Bay Packers | 19 | College All-Stars | 7 | 92,753 | NFL 7–3–2 |
1946 | August 23 | College All-Stars | 16 | Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 97,380 | NFL 7–4–2 |
1947 | August 22 | College All-Stars | 16 | Chicago Bears | 0 | 105,840 | NFL 7–5–2 |
1948 | August 22 | Chicago Cardinals | 28 | College All-Stars | 0 | 101,220 | NFL 8–5–2 |
1949 | August 22 | Philadelphia Eagles | 38 | College All-Stars | 0 | 93,780 | NFL 9–5–2 |
1950 | August 11 | College All-Stars[5] | 17 | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 88,885 | NFL 9–6–2 |
1951 | August 17 | Cleveland Browns | 33 | College All-Stars | 0 | 92,180 | NFL 10–6–2 |
1952 | August 15 | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | College All-Stars | 7 | 88,316 | NFL 11–6–2 |
1953 | August 14 | Detroit Lions | 24 | College All-Stars | 10 | 93,818 | NFL 12–6–2 |
1954 | August 13 | Detroit Lions | 31 | College All-Stars | 6 | 93,470 | NFL 13–6–2 |
1955 | August 12 | College All-Stars[6] | 30 | Cleveland Browns | 27 | 75,000 | NFL 13–7–2 |
1956 | August 10 | Cleveland Browns | 26 | College All-Stars | 0 | 75,000 | NFL 14–7–2 |
1957 | August 9 | New York Giants | 22 | College All-Stars | 12 | 75,000 | NFL 15–7–2 |
1958 | August 15 | College All-Stars[7] | 35 | Detroit Lions | 19 | 70,000 | NFL 15–8–2 |
1959 | August 14 | Baltimore Colts | 29 | College All-Stars | 0 | 70,000 | NFL 16–8–2 |
1960 | August 12 | Baltimore Colts | 32 | College All-Stars | 7 | 70,000 | NFL 17–8–2 |
1961 | August 4 | Philadelphia Eagles[15] | 28 | College All-Stars | 14 | 66,000 | NFL 18–8–2 |
1962 | August 3 | Green Bay Packers[16] | 42 | College All-Stars | 20 | 65,000 | NFL 19–8–2 |
1963 | August 2 | College All-Stars[8] | 20 | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 65,000 | NFL 19–9–2 |
1964 | August 7 | Chicago Bears[17] | 28 | College All-Stars | 17 | 65,000 | NFL 20–9–2 |
1965 | August 6 | Cleveland Browns[18] | 24 | College All-Stars | 16 | 68,000 | NFL 21–9–2 |
1966 | August 5 | Green Bay Packers[19] | 38 | College All-Stars | 0 | 72,000 | NFL 22–9–2 |
1967 | August 4 | Green Bay Packers[20] | 27 | College All-Stars | 0 | 70,934 | NFL 23–9–2 |
1968 | August 2 | Green Bay Packers[21] | 34 | College All-Stars | 17 | 69,917 | NFL 24–9–2 |
1969 | August 1 | New York Jets[22] | 26 | College All-Stars | 24 | 74,208 | AFL 1–0–0 |
1970 | July 31 | Kansas City Chiefs[23] | 24 | College All-Stars | 3 | 69,940 | NFL 25–9–2 |
1971 | July 30 | Baltimore Colts[24] | 24 | College All-Stars | 17 | 52,289 | NFL 26–9–2 |
1972 | July 28 | Dallas Cowboys[25] | 20 | College All-Stars | 7 | 54,162 | NFL 27–9–2 |
1973 | July 27 | Miami Dolphins[26] | 14 | College All-Stars | 3 | 54,103 | NFL 28–9–2 |
1974 | July 26 | Canceled due to 1974 NFL strike Game was originally scheduled between the Miami Dolphins and College All-Stars | |||||
1975 | August 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers[27] | 21 | College All-Stars | 14 | 54,562 | NFL 29–9–2 |
1976 | July 23 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | College All-Stars | 0 | 52,095 | NFL 30–9–2 |
1Game was called with 1:22 left in 3rd quarter because of lightning storm and torrential rain.[11][12]
Franchise records[edit]
Listed by number of appearances
Franchise | Games | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Winning Years | Non-wins |
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Green Bay Packers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 1940, 1945, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1968 | 1937, 1963 |
Chicago Bears | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 1935, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1964 | 1934, 1947 |
Cleveland Browns | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1951, 1956, 1965 | 1955 |
Detroit Lions | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .625 | 1953, 1954 | 1936, 1958 |
Baltimore Colts | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1959, 1960, 1971 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1949, 1961 | 1950 |
New York Giants | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1939, 1957 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1975, 1976 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1952 | 1946 |
Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 1938, 1943 | |
Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1948 | |
New York Jets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1969 | |
Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1970 | |
Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1972 | |
Miami Dolphins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1973 | |
Total | 42 | 31 | 9 | 2 | .762 |
- Miami's second consecutive appearance in 1974 was cancelled due to NFL players' strike.
MVPs[edit]
The Most Valuable Player award was given from 1938 through 1973 and was always awarded to a player on the College All-Stars
Year | Player | Position | College |
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1938 | Cecil Isbell | Running back | Purdue |
1939 | Bill Osmanski | Running back | Holy Cross |
1940 | Ambrose Schindler | Running back | USC |
1941 | George Franck | Running back | Minnesota |
1942 | Bruce Smith | Running back | Minnesota |
1943 | Pat Harder | Running back | Wisconsin |
1944 | Glenn Dobbs | Running back | Tulsa |
1945 | Charley Trippi[28] | Multiple | Georgia |
1946 | Elroy Hirsch | Running back | Wisconsin |
1947 | Claude Young | Running back | Illinois |
1948 | Jay Rodemeyer | Running back | Kentucky |
1949 | Bill Fischer | Offensive lineman | Notre Dame |
1950 | Charlie Justice | Running back | North Carolina |
1951 | Lewis McFadin | Multiple | Texas |
1952 | Babe Parilli | Quarterback | Kentucky |
1953 | Gib Dawson | Multiple | Texas |
1954 | Carlton Massey | Defensive end | Texas |
1955 | Ralph Guglielmi | Quarterback | Notre Dame |
1956 | Bob Pellegrini | Linebacker | Maryland |
1957 | John Brodie | Quarterback | Stanford |
1958 | Bobby Mitchell | Halfback/Wide receiver | Illinois |
Jim Ninowski | Quarterback | Michigan State | |
1959 | Bob Ptacek | Running back | Michigan |
1960 | Jim Leo | End | Cincinnati |
1961 | Billy Kilmer | Quarterback | UCLA |
1962 | John Hadl | Quarterback | Kansas |
1963 | Ron Vander Kelen | Quarterback | Wisconsin |
1964 | Charley Taylor | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
1965 | John Huarte | Quarterback | Notre Dame |
1966 | Gary Lane | Quarterback | Missouri |
1967 | Charles 'Bubba' Smith | Defensive end | Michigan State |
1968 | Larry Csonka | Running back | Syracuse |
1969 | Greg Cook | Quarterback | Cincinnati |
1970 | Bruce Taylor | Defensive back | Boston University |
1971 | Richard Harris | Defensive end | Grambling State |
1972 | Pat Sullivan | Quarterback | Auburn |
1973 | Ray Guy | Punter | Southern Mississippi |
See also[edit]
- Pro Bowl, the AFC–NFC all-star game
- Playoff Bowl, another discontinued annual NFL game
References[edit]
- ^ abGrogan, John (2000). 'The College All-Star Football Classic'(PDF). The Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association. 22 (2). Archived from the original(PDF) on January 30, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ abKuechle, Oliver E. (September 2, 1937). 'Sam Baugh's pass, stalwart defense give Stars 6-0 victory over Packers'. Milwaukee Journal. p. 5-part 2.
- ^ ab'Isbell sparks rally as All-Stars beat Redskins in second half'. Milwaukee Journal. September 1, 1938. p. 6-part 2.
- ^'Tom Harmon to Join Stars'. The Milwaukee Journal. August 15, 1945. p. 10.
- ^ abKuechle, Oliver E. (August 12, 1950). 'College stars spring startling upset'. Milwaukee Journal. p. 6.
- ^ ab'All-Stars beat Browns 30-27'. Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. August 13, 1955. p. 7.
- ^ abJohnson, Chuck (August 16, 1958). 'Grid All-Stars slay inept Detroit Lions'. Milwaukee Journal. p. 12.
- ^ abLea, Bud (August 3, 1963). 'All-Stars upset Packers'. Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 2-part 2.
- ^The NFL's Official Encyclopedic History of Professional Football, 1977: The AAFC, pgs. 245-251
- ^Harmon, Pat (1949-08-10). 'Short-Sighted Pros'. Cedar Rapids Gazette.
- ^ ab'Rampaging fans, rain shorten all-star game'. Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. July 24, 1976. p. 3B.
- ^ abShepard, Terry (July 24, 1976). 'Rain and fans do in players'. Milwaukee Journal. p. 10.
- ^'Game ended by Tribune'. Milwaukee Journal. December 22, 1976. p. 10-part 2.
- ^'College All-Star Game: A Charity Dies'. Evening Independent. Chicago Tribune. December 22, 1967. p. 1-C. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^Lea, Bud (August 5, 1961). 'Eagles dump All-Stars, 28 to 17'. Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 2, part 2.
- ^Lea, Bud (August 4, 1962). 'Late Packer flurry KO's Stars'. Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 2, part 2.
- ^Lea, Bud (August 8, 1964). 'Bears rally for 28-17 win'. Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 2, part 2.
- ^Lea, Bud (August 7, 1965). 'Stars' rally short, Browns win 24-16'. Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 2, part 2.
- ^Johnson, Chuck (August 6, 1966). 'Purposeful Packers batter Stars, 38-0'. Milwaukee Journal. p. 14.
- ^'Starr, Packers coast in'. Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 5, 1967. p. 10.
- ^Lea, Bud (August 3, 1968). 'Packers whip All-Stars, 34-17'. Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
- ^Lea, Bud (August 2, 1969). 'Stars scare Jets in 26-24 loss'. Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
- ^Lea, Bud (August 1, 1970). 'Chiefs manhandle Stars, 24-3'. Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
- ^Lea, Bud (July 31, 1971). 'Colts finesse All-Stars, 24-17'. Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
- ^Lea, Bud (July 29, 1972). 'Cowboys dominate Stars, 20-7'. Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
- ^Lea, Bud (July 28, 1973). 'Miami beats frustrated Stars'. Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
- ^Hoffman, Dale (August 2, 1975). 'Gilliam turns Star dreams into dust'. Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
- ^'Charley Trippi's College All-Star Game Trophy'. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Bolding, Mark. 'The Chicago Charities College All-Star Game'. mmbolding.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
- Hibner, John C. (1986). 'The Death of an All-star Game'(PDF). The Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association (1986 PFRA Annual). Archived from the original(PDF) on December 18, 2010 – via Wayback Machine.
- 'List of game results'. HickokSports.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2002 – via Library of Congress Web Archive.
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The 2018–19 NCAA football bowl games were a series of college footballbowl games completing the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The games began on December 15, 2018, and, aside from the all-star games that follow, ended with the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, which was played on January 7, 2019.
The total of 40 team-competitive bowls, including the national championship game, was unchanged from the previous year. To fill the 78 available bowl slots, a total of 10 teams (13% of all participants) with non-winning records (6–6) were invited to bowl games. This was the second consecutive year, and only the third time in eight years, that no teams with losing seasons (6–7 or 5–7) were invited to fill available bowl berths.
Only 39 of the 40 bowls were played, with the First Responder Bowl becoming the first ever postseason game at the FBS-level (or its predecessors) to be cancelled, as a severe lightning storm lingered for over two hours near the Cotton Bowl Stadium.[2][3] The game was scored as a no-contest for the teams involved.[4]
The three all-star games were the East–West Shrine Game and NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, played on January 19, and the Senior Bowl, played on January 26.
- 1Schedule
- 2Team selections
- 3Television Ratings
Schedule[edit]
The schedule for the 2018–19 bowl games is below. All times are EST (UTC−5).
College Football Playoff and Championship Game[edit]
The College Football Playoff system is used to determine a national championship of Division I FBS college football. A 13-member committee of experts ranked the top 25 teams in the nation after each of the last seven weeks. The top four teams in the final ranking play in a single-elimination semifinal round, with the winners advancing to the National Championship game.
The semifinal games for the 2018–19 season were the Cotton Bowl and the Orange Bowl. Both were played on December 29 as part of a yearly rotation of three pairs of six bowls, commonly referred to as the New Year's Six bowl games. The winners advanced to the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on January 7.
Levi's Stadium, site of the National Championship game
Semifinals | Championship | ||||
December 29 – Orange BowlHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens | |||||
1 | Alabama | 45 | |||
4 | Oklahoma | 34 | January 7 – National ChampionshipLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara | ||
1 | Alabama | 16 | |||
December 29 – Cotton BowlAT&T Stadium, Arlington | 2 | Clemson | 44 | ||
2 | Clemson | 30 | |||
3 | Notre Dame | 3 |
All games in this table were televised on ESPN.
Date | Game | Site | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
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Dec. 29 | Peach Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia 12:00pm | No. 10 Florida Gators (9–3) No. 7 Michigan Wolverines (10–2) | SEC Big Ten | Florida 41 Michigan 15 |
Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal Game) | AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas 4:00pm | No. 2 Clemson Tigers (13–0) No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12–0) | ACC Independent | Clemson 30 Notre Dame 3 | |
Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal Game) | Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 8:00pm | No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (13–0) No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners (12–1) | SEC Big 12 | Alabama 45 Oklahoma 34 | |
Jan. 1 | Fiesta Bowl | State Farm Stadium Glendale, Arizona 1:00pm | No. 11 LSU Tigers (9–3) No. 8 UCF Knights (12–0) | SEC American | LSU 40 UCF 32 |
Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 5:00pm | No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (12–1) No. 9 Washington Huskies (10–3) | Big Ten Pac-12 | Ohio State 28 Washington 23 | |
Sugar Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 8:45pm | No. 15 Texas Longhorns (9–4) No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (11–2) | Big 12 SEC | Texas 28 Georgia 21 | |
Jan. 7 | College Football Playoff National Championship | Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, California 8:00pm | No. 2 Clemson Tigers (14–0) No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (14–0) | ACC SEC | Clemson 44 Alabama 16 |
College Football All Star Bowl Games
Non-CFP bowl games[edit]
For the 2018–19 bowl season, the Gasparilla Bowl was re-located from Tropicana Field to Raymond James Stadium (which already hosts the Outback Bowl). Under new sponsorship deals in comparison to the prior season's bowl games, the Cactus Bowl was renamed the Cheez-It Bowl, the Heart of Dallas Bowl was renamed the First Responder Bowl, and the Foster Farms Bowl was renamed the Redbox Bowl. The Gator Bowl name was reinstated for the first time since the 2013 season, as it had been known as the TaxSlayer Bowl for the four prior editions.
Date | Game | Site | Television | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
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Dec. 15 | Cure Bowl | Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 1:30 pm | CBSSN | Tulane Green Wave (6–6) Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (7–6) | American Sun Belt | Tulane 41 Louisiana 24 |
New Mexico Bowl | Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico 2:00 pm | ESPN | Utah State Aggies (10–2) North Texas Mean Green (9–3) | MWC C-USA | Utah State 52 North Texas 13 | |
Las Vegas Bowl | Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, Nevada 3:30 pm | ABC | No. 21 Fresno State Bulldogs (11–2) Arizona State Sun Devils (7–5) | MWC Pac-12 | Fresno State 31 Arizona State 20 | |
Camellia Bowl | Cramton Bowl Montgomery, Alabama 5:30 pm | ESPN | Georgia Southern Eagles (9–3) Eastern Michigan Eagles (7–5) | Sun Belt MAC | Georgia Southern 23 Eastern Michigan 21 | |
New Orleans Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 9:00 pm | ESPN | Appalachian State Mountaineers (10–2) Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (8–5) | Sun Belt C-USA | Appalachian State 45 Middle Tennessee 13 | |
Dec. 18 | Boca Raton Bowl | FAU Stadium Boca Raton, Florida 7:00 pm | ESPN | UAB Blazers (10–3) Northern Illinois Huskies (8–5) | C-USA MAC | UAB 37 Northern Illinois 13 |
Dec. 19 | Frisco Bowl | Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas 8:00 pm | ESPN | Ohio Bobcats (8–4) San Diego State Aztecs (7–5) | MAC MWC | Ohio 27 San Diego State 0 |
Dec. 20 | Gasparilla Bowl | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 8:00 pm | ESPN | Marshall Thundering Herd (8–4) South Florida Bulls (7–5) | C-USA American | Marshall 38 South Florida 20 |
Dec. 21 | Bahamas Bowl | Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas 12:30 pm | ESPN | FIU Panthers (8–4) Toledo Rockets (7–5) | C-USA MAC | FIU 35 Toledo 32 |
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Albertsons Stadium Boise, Idaho 4:00 pm | ESPN | BYU Cougars (6–6) Western Michigan Broncos (7–5) | Independent MAC | BYU 49 Western Michigan 18 | |
Dec. 22 | Birmingham Bowl | Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama 12:00 pm | ESPN | Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6–6) Memphis Tigers (8–5) | ACC American | Wake Forest 37 Memphis 34 |
Armed Forces Bowl | Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas 3:30 pm | ESPN | Army Black Knights (10–2) Houston Cougars (8–4) | Independent American | Army 70 Houston 14 | |
Dollar General Bowl | Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama 7:00 pm | ESPN | Troy Trojans (9–3) Buffalo Bulls (10–3) | Sun Belt MAC | Troy 42 Buffalo 32 | |
Hawaii Bowl | Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii 10:30 pm | ESPN | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (7–5) Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (8–5) | C-USA MWC | Louisiana Tech 31 Hawaii 14 | |
Dec. 26 | First Responder Bowl | Cotton Bowl Stadium Dallas, Texas 1:30 pm | ESPN | Boston College Eagles (7–5) No. 25 Boise State Broncos (10–3) | ACC MWC | No contest due to weather cancellation. |
Quick Lane Bowl | Ford Field Detroit, Michigan 5:15 pm | ESPN | Minnesota Golden Gophers (6–6) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7–5) | Big Ten ACC | Minnesota 34 Georgia Tech 10 | |
Cheez-It Bowl | Chase Field Phoenix, Arizona 9:00 pm | ESPN | TCU Horned Frogs (6–6) California Golden Bears (7–5) | Big 12 Pac-12 | TCU 10 California 7 (OT) | |
Dec. 27 | Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana 1:30 pm | ESPN | Duke Blue Devils (7–5) Temple Owls (8–4) | ACC American | Duke 56 Temple 27 |
Pinstripe Bowl | Yankee Stadium Bronx, New York 5:15 pm | ESPN | Wisconsin Badgers (7–5) Miami Hurricanes (7–5) | Big Ten ACC | Wisconsin 35 Miami 3 | |
Texas Bowl | NRG Stadium Houston, Texas 9:00 pm | ESPN | Baylor Bears (6–6) Vanderbilt Commodores (6–6) | Big 12 SEC | Baylor 45 Vanderbilt 38 | |
Dec. 28 | Music City Bowl | Nissan Stadium Nashville, Tennessee 1:30 pm | ESPN | Auburn Tigers (7–5) Purdue Boilermakers (6–6) | SEC Big Ten | Auburn 63 Purdue 14 |
Camping World Bowl | Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 5:15 pm | ESPN | No. 20 Syracuse Orange (9–3) No. 16 West Virginia Mountaineers (8–3) | ACC Big 12 | Syracuse 34 West Virginia 18 | |
Alamo Bowl | Alamodome San Antonio, Texas 9:00 pm | ESPN | No. 13 Washington State Cougars (10–2) No. 24 Iowa State Cyclones (8–4) | Pac-12 Big 12 | Washington State 28 Iowa State 26 | |
Dec. 29 | Belk Bowl | Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina 12:00 pm | ABC | Virginia Cavaliers (7–5) South Carolina Gamecocks (7–5) | ACC SEC | Virginia 28 South Carolina 0 |
Arizona Bowl | Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona 1:15 pm | CBSSN | Nevada Wolf Pack (7–5) Arkansas State Red Wolves (8–4) | MWC Sun Belt | Nevada 16 Arkansas State 13 (OT) | |
Dec. 31 | Military Bowl | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland 12:00 pm | ESPN | Cincinnati Bearcats (10–2) Virginia Tech Hokies (6–6) | American ACC | Cincinnati 35 Virginia Tech 31 |
Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas 2:00 pm | CBS | Stanford Cardinal (8–4) Pittsburgh Panthers (7–6) | Pac-12 ACC | Stanford 14 Pittsburgh 13 | |
Redbox Bowl | Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, California 3:00 pm | Fox | Oregon Ducks (8–4) Michigan State Spartans (7–5) | Pac-12 Big Ten | Oregon 7 Michigan State 6 | |
Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee 3:45 pm | ESPN | Oklahoma State Cowboys (6–6) No. 23 Missouri Tigers (8–4) | Big 12 SEC | Oklahoma State 38 Missouri 33 | |
Holiday Bowl | SDCCU Stadium San Diego, California 7:00 pm | FS1 | No. 22 Northwestern Wildcats (8–5) No. 17 Utah Utes (9–4) | Big Ten Pac-12 | Northwestern 31 Utah 20 | |
Gator Bowl | TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, Florida 7:30 pm | ESPN | No. 19 Texas A&M Aggies (8–4) NC State Wolfpack (9–3) | SEC ACC | Texas A&M 52 NC State 13 | |
Jan. 1 | Outback Bowl | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 12:00 pm | ESPN2 | Iowa Hawkeyes (8–4) No. 18 Mississippi State Bulldogs (8–4) | Big Ten SEC | Iowa 27 Mississippi State 22 |
Citrus Bowl | Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 1:00 pm | ABC | No. 14 Kentucky Wildcats (9–3) No. 12 Penn State Nittany Lions (9–3) | SEC Big Ten | Kentucky 27 Penn State 24 |
All-star games[edit]
Date | Game | Site | Television | Participants | Results |
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Jan. 19 | East–West Shrine Game | Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida 3:00pm | NFL Network | West Team East Team | West 21 East 17 |
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 4:00pm | FS1 | American Team National Team | American 10 National 7 | |
Jan. 26 | Senior Bowl | Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama 2:30pm | NFL Network | North Team South Team | North 34 South 24 |
FCS bowl game[edit]
The FCS has one bowl game; they also have a championship bracket that began on November 24 and ended on January 5.
Date | Game | Site | Television | Participants | Affiliations | Results |
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Dec. 15 | Celebration Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia 12:00pm | ABC | North Carolina A&T Aggies (9–2) Alcorn State Braves (9–3) | MEAC SWAC | North Carolina A&T 24 Alcorn State 22 |
Team selections[edit]
Generally, a team must have at least six wins to be considered bowl eligible. The College Football Playoff semi-final games are determined based on the top four seeds in the playoff committee's final rankings. The remainder of the bowl eligible teams are selected by each respective bowl based on conference tie-ins, order of selection, match-up considerations, and other factors.
CFP top 25 standings and bowl games[edit]
On December 2, 2018, the College Football Playoff selection committee announced their final team rankings for the season.[5]
Three of the four semifinalists – Alabama, Clemson, and Oklahoma – had also been semifinalists the previous season.
Rank | Team | W–L | Conference and standing | Bowl game |
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1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | SEC champions | Orange Bowl | |
2 | Clemson Tigers | ACC champions | Cotton Bowl | |
3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Independent | Cotton Bowl | |
4 | Oklahoma Sooners | Big 12 champions | Orange Bowl | |
5 | Georgia Bulldogs | SEC East Division champions | Sugar Bowl | |
6 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Big Ten champions | Rose Bowl | |
7 | Michigan Wolverines | Big Ten East Division co-champions | Peach Bowl | |
8 | UCF Knights | AAC champions | Fiesta Bowl | |
9 | Washington Huskies | Pac-12 champions | Rose Bowl | |
10 | Florida Gators | 9–3 | SEC East Division second place (tie) | Peach Bowl |
LSU Tigers | 9–3 | SEC West Division second place (tie) | Fiesta Bowl | |
12 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 9–3 | Big Ten East Division third place | Citrus Bowl |
Washington State Cougars | 10–2 | Pac-12 North Division co-champions | Alamo Bowl | |
Kentucky Wildcats | 9–3 | SEC East Division second place (tie) | Citrus Bowl | |
15 | Texas Longhorns | 9–4 | Big 12 second place | Sugar Bowl |
West Virginia Mountaineers | 8–3 | Big 12 third place (tie) | Camping World Bowl | |
17 | Utah Utes | 9–4 | Pac-12 South Division champions | Holiday Bowl |
Mississippi State Bulldogs | 8–4 | SEC West Division fourth place | Outback Bowl | |
19 | Texas A&M Aggies | 8–4 | SEC West Division second place (tie) | Gator Bowl |
Syracuse Orange | 9–3 | ACC Atlantic Division second place | Camping World Bowl | |
21 | Fresno State Bulldogs | Mountain West champions | Las Vegas Bowl | |
22 | Northwestern Wildcats | 8–5 | Big Ten West Division champions | Holiday Bowl |
Missouri Tigers | 8–4 | SEC East Division fourth place (tie) | Liberty Bowl | |
24 | Iowa State Cyclones | 8–4 | Big 12 third place (tie) | Alamo Bowl |
Boise State Broncos | 10–3 | MWC West Division champions | First Responder Bowl |
Conference champions' bowl games[edit]
Three bowls will feature two conference champions playing against each other—the Boca Raton Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Rose Bowl. Rankings are per the above CFP standings.
Conference | Champion | W–L | Rank | Bowl game |
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ACC | Clemson Tigers | 2 | Cotton Bowl | |
American | UCF Knights | 12–0 | 8 | Fiesta Bowl |
Big Ten | Ohio State Buckeyes | 6 | Rose Bowl | |
Big 12 | Oklahoma Sooners | 12–1 | 4 | Orange Bowl |
C-USA | UAB Blazers | -- | Boca Raton Bowl | |
MAC | Northern Illinois Huskies | 8–5 | -- | Boca Raton Bowl |
Mountain West | Fresno State Bulldogs | 11–2 | 21 | Las Vegas Bowl |
Pac-12 | Washington Huskies | 9 | Rose Bowl | |
SEC | Alabama Crimson Tide | 13–0 | 1 | Orange Bowl |
Sun Belt | Appalachian State Mountaineers | -- | New Orleans Bowl |
Bowl–eligible teams[edit]
- ACC (11): Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, NC State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
- American (7): Cincinnati, Houston, Memphis, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, UCF
- Big Ten (9): Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
- Big 12 (7): Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, West Virginia
- C-USA (7): FIU, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Southern Miss, UAB
- Independent (3): Army, BYU, Notre Dame
- MAC (7): Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan
- Mountain West (7): Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, San Diego State, Utah State, Wyoming
- Pac-12 (7): Arizona State, California, Oregon, Stanford, Utah, Washington, Washington State
- SEC (11): Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
- Sun Belt (6): Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana, Louisiana–Monroe, Troy
Number of bowl berths available and assigned: 78
Number of bowl-eligible teams: 82
Number of bowl-eligible teams: 82
Bowl-eligible teams that did not receive a berth[edit]
As there were more bowl-eligible teams than berths available, four teams that were bowl-eligible did not receive an invitation.
- Louisiana–Monroe (6–6)
- Miami (Ohio) (6–6)
- Southern Miss (6–5)
- Wyoming (6–6)
Bowl–ineligible teams[edit]
- American (5): Connecticut, East Carolina, Navy, Tulsa, SMU
- ACC (3): Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina
- Big Ten (5): Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Rutgers
- Big 12 (3): Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech
- C-USA (7): Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Old Dominion, Rice, UTEP, UTSA, Western Kentucky
- Independent (3): Liberty*, New Mexico State, UMass
- MAC (5): Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Kent State
- Mountain West (5): Air Force, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV
- Pac-12 (5): Arizona, Colorado, Oregon State, UCLA, USC
- SEC (3): Arkansas, Ole Miss**, Tennessee
- Sun Belt (4): Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, South Alabama, Texas State
Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 48
* Liberty is bowl ineligible until 2019, due to their transition from FCS to FBS. Liberty had six wins and could have requested an NCAA waiver, had there been insufficient bowl-eligible teams.[6]
** Ole Miss, who finished their regular season with a 5–7 record, has a two-year bowl ban which applies for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
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Television Ratings[edit]
Most watched non-CFP bowl games[edit]
Rank | Date | Matchup | Network | Viewers (millions) | TV Rating[7] | Game | Location | |||
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1 | January 1, 2019, 5:00 ET | #9 Washington | 23 | #6 Ohio State | 28 | ESPN | 16.7 | 8.9 | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA |
2 | January 1, 2019, 8:45 ET | #15 Texas | 28 | #5 Georgia | 21 | 13.3 | 7.3 | Sugar Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA | |
3 | January 1, 2019, 1:00 ET | #11 LSU | 40 | #8 UCF | 32 | 8.5 | 4.7 | Fiesta Bowl | State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ | |
4 | December 29, 2018, 12:00 ET | #10 Florida | 41 | #7 Michigan | 15 | 8.4 | 5.0 | Peach Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta, GA | |
5 | January 1, 2019, 1:00 ET | #14 Kentucky | 27 | #12 Penn State | 24 | ABC | 7.7 | 4.4 | Citrus Bowl | Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL |
6 | December 28, 2018, 9:00 ET | #24 Iowa State | 26 | #13 Washington State | 28 | ESPN | 5.5 | 3.2 | Alamo Bowl | Alamodome, San Antonio, TX |
7 | December 31, 2018, 7:30 ET | NC State | 13 | #19 Texas A&M | 52 | 5.1 | 2.7 | Gator Bowl | TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL | |
8 | December 28, 2018, 5:15 ET | #16 West Virginia | 18 | #20 Syracuse | 34 | 4.8 | 2.8 | Camping World Bowl | Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL | |
9 | December 31, 2018, 3:45 ET | #23 Missouri | 33 | Oklahoma State | 38 | 3.8 | 2.3 | Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN | |
10 | December 27, 2018, 5:15 ET | Miami | 3 | Wisconsin | 35 | 3.8 | 2.3 | Pinstripe Bowl | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
#CFP Rankings.
College Football Playoff[edit]
Game | Date | Matchup | Network | Viewers (millions) | TV Rating | Location | |||
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Cotton Bowl (semifinal) | December 29, 2018, 4:00 ET | #3 Notre Dame | 3 | #2 Clemson | 30 | ESPN | 16.9 | 9.4 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX |
Orange Bowl (semifinal) | December 29, 2018, 8:00 ET | #4 Oklahoma | 34 | #1 Alabama | 45 | 19.1 | 9.9 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL | |
National Championship | January 7, 2019, 8:00 ET | #2 Clemson | 44 | #1 Alabama | 16 | 25.3 | 13.6 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'College Football Bowl Schedule For The 2018–19 Season'. USAToday.com. May 2, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^'A bowl first: Weather ends BC-Boise St. game'. ESPN.com. 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^Auerbach, Nicole (December 26, 2018). 'Why the First Responder Bowl became a rare canceled postseason game'. The Athletic. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^'First Responder Bowl: Boise State vs. Boston College canceled, ruled no contest due to inclement weather'. CBSSports.com. December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^Staats, Wayne (December 2, 2018). 'College Football Playoff: Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Oklahoma in Top Four'. NCAA.com. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ^McGuire, Kevin (July 1, 2018). 'It's July 1, so Liberty is now officially college football's newest FBS program; Idaho drops to FCS'. NBC Sports. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^'College Football TV Ratings'. SportsMediaWatch.com. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
Further reading[edit]
College All Star Football
- Low, Chris (January 10, 2019). 'College football all-bowl team: Trevor Lawrence, Quinnen Williams lead the way'. ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- McGee, Ryan (January 4, 2019). 'Bowl season: Still crazy after all these years'. ESPN. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
Ncaa College All Star Game
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