2012–13 NCAA football bowl games

College football postseason game series August 2023 2012 250px Bowl sites by state August 30, 2012 – December 8, 2012 35 4 December 15, 2012 February 5, 2013 2013 BCS National Championship Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL Alabama Crimson Tide Conference USA Big 12 9 4 5 3 SEC 9 6 3 7 Pac-12 8 4 4 3 Big Ten 7 2 5 4 MAC 7 2 5 2 ACC 6 4 2 2 Big East 5 3 2 1 Conference USA 5 4 1 0 Mountain West 5 1 4 0 Sun Belt 4 2 2 0 Independents 3 1 2 1 WAC 2 2 0 2 The 2012–13 NCAA football bowl games were a series of college football bowl games. They concluded the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and included 35 team-competitive games and four all-star games. The games began on Saturday, December 15, 2012, and, aside from the all-star games, concluded with the 2013 BCS National Championship Game in Miami Gardens, Florida that was played on January 7, 2013. The total of 35 team-competitive bowls was unchanged from the previous year. While bowl games had been the purview of only the very best teams for nearly a century, this was the seventh consecutive year that teams with non-winning seasons participated in bowl games. To fill the 70 available team-competitive bowl slots, a total of 13 teams (19% of all participants) with non-winning seasons participated in bowl games—12 had a .500 (6-6) season and, for the second consecutive year, a team with a sub-.500 (6-7) season was invited to a bowl game. Selection of the teams thumb|left|300px|Number of bowl teams per state. Bowl-eligibility contingency plan As per 2010 and 2011, initial bowl eligibility would go to teams with no lower than a non-losing record (6-6) for the season. On August 2, 2012, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved a significant change to the process to determine bowl eligible teams, going so far as to potentially allow 5-7 teams to go to a bowl, in case there were not enough regular bowl-eligible teams to fill every game. If a bowl has one or more conferences/teams unable to meet their contractual commitments and there are no available bowl-eligible teams, the open spots can be filled – by the particular bowl's sponsoring agencies – as follows:Johnson Greg DI Board approves process to fill football bowls in case of shortfall https://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/latest+news/2012/july/di+board+approves+process+to+fill+football+bowls+in+case+of+shortfall 2 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120803020639/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Latest+News/2012/July/DI+Board+approves+process+to+fill+football+bowls+in+case+of+shortfall 2012-08-03 dead Teams finishing 6–6 with one win against a team from the lower Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), regardless of whether that FCS school meets NCAA scholarship requirements. Until now, an FCS win counted only if that opponent met the scholarship requirements—specifically, that school had to award at least 90% of the FCS maximum of 63 scholarship equivalents over a two-year period. In the 2012 season, programs in four FCS conferences cannot meet the 90% requirement (56.7 equivalents)—the Ivy League, which prohibits all athletic scholarships; the Patriot League and Pioneer Football League, which do not currently award football scholarships; and the Northeast Conference, which limits football scholarships to 38 equivalents. 6-6 teams with two wins over FCS schools. Teams that finish 6–7 with loss number seven in their conference championship game. 6-7 teams that normally play a 13-team schedule, such as Hawaii's home opponents. Although Hawaii normally plays a 13-game schedule, it only played 12 games this season. FCS teams who are in the final year of the two-year FBS transition process, if they have at least a 6–6 record. Finally, 5-7 teams that have a top-5 Academic Progress Rate (APR) score. This was later adjusted to allow other 5-7 teams to be selected thereafter—in order of their APR.Palm Jerry Possible fallout from Canes' self-imposed bowl ban http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/jerry-palm/21054930 This process was created as a number of schools were banned, self-banned or potentially banned from the 2012 bowls, risking unfilled bowl games under the previous process: Ohio State, Penn State, North Carolina and UCF received bowl bans for this season (UCF's appeal hearing has been delayed until 2013, keeping them eligible this season), while there were unresolved NCAA cases examining Oregon and Miami (Miami has self-imposed a bowl ban for both 2011Solomon Jon NCAA creates bowl-eligibility contingency plans ... with 5-7 teams included http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/08/ncaa_creates_bowl-eligibility.html August 3, 2012 The Birmingham News August 3, 2012 and 2012https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8651616/miami-hurricanes-self-impose-second-straight-bowl-ban Miami to forgo bowl for 2nd time Associated Press ESPN.com November 19, 2012 November 19, 2012). Note: Georgia Tech lost in the ACC Championship Game to go 6–7 on the season. Georgia Tech applied for a waiver, distinct from the bowl-eligibility contingency plan, stating that they were forced to play the ACC Championship Game because higher finishing Miami self-imposed a postseason ban in a bid to lessen possible NCAA sanctions resulting from their school's 2011 athletics scandal. (North Carolina, which also finished ahead of Georgia Tech, was ineligible to participate due to NCAA sanctions.) The NCAA granted Georgia Tech the waiver and direct, non-contingent, eligibility for bowl play.https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8692474/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-get-bowl-waiver-approved-ncaa Georgia Tech receives bowl waiver 2012-11-29 Bowl Championship Series Ten teams were selected for the Bowl Championship Series: Conference champions Alabama qualified directly for the 2013 BCS National Championship Game as BCS #2. Alabama also won the SEC Championship Game. Stanford qualified by winning the Pac-12 Championship Game and played in the 2013 Rose Bowl, which agreed to host the Pac-12 champion. Florida State qualified by winning the ACC Championship Game and played in the 2013 Orange Bowl, which agreed to host the ACC champion. Wisconsin qualified by winning the Big Ten Championship Game and played in the 2013 Rose Bowl, which agreed to host the Big Ten champion. Kansas State qualified by winning Big 12's spot in a tie-breaker over Oklahoma, having defeated them in the head-to-head matchup,http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=1546006 Tiebreaker Procedures and played in the 2013 Fiesta Bowl, which hosts the Big 12 champion. Louisville qualified by winning the Big East Conference. The Big East champion rotated among bowls; this time it played in the 2013 Sugar Bowl. At-Large Bids Notre Dame, an independent, qualified as BCS #1 and played in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game. Florida, a member of the SEC, qualified as BCS #3 and was selected to play in the 2013 Sugar Bowl. Oregon, a member of the Pac-12, was eligible for an at-large selection as BCS #4 and was selected to play in the 2013 Fiesta Bowl. Northern Illinois, the winner of the MAC championship game, qualified by being the highest-ranked (BCS #15) member of a non-AQ conference to finish in the Top 16 of the BCS and higher ranked than at least one AQ-conference champion (in this case, both Louisville and Wisconsin). NIU was selected to play in the 2013 Orange Bowl. Bowl eligibility Eligible ACC (6) : Clemson (ACC Atlantic Division Co-Champions), Florida State (ACC Atlantic Division Champions, ACC Champions), Duke, NC State, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech (ACC Coastal Division Co-Champions) Big East (5) : Louisville (Big East Co-Champions), Rutgers (Big East Co-Champions), Cincinnati (Big East Co-Champions), Syracuse (Big East Co-Champions), Pittsburgh Big Ten (7) : Northwestern, Wisconsin (Big Ten Champions), Nebraska (Big Ten Legends Division Champions), Michigan, Minnesota, Purdue, Michigan State Big 12 (9) : Kansas State (Big 12 Co-Champions), Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma (Big 12 Co-Champions), TCU, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, West Virginia, Baylor Conference USA (5) : Tulsa (Conference USA Champions), UCF (C-USA East Division Champions), East Carolina, SMU, Rice Independents (3) : BYU, Notre Dame, Navy MAC (7) : NIU (MAC Champions), Ohio, Toledo, Kent State (MAC East Champions), Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan Mountain West (5) : Nevada, Boise State (Mountain West Conference (Co-Champions)), Fresno State (Mountain West Conference (Co-Champions)), San Diego State (Mountain West Conference (Co-Champions)), Air Force Pac-12 (8) : Stanford (Pac-12 Champion), Oregon (Pac-12 North Division Co-Champions), USC, Oregon State, UCLA (Pac-12 South Division Champions), Arizona, Washington, Arizona State SEC (9) : South Carolina, Alabama (SEC Champions), Florida (SEC East Division Co-Champions), LSU, Mississippi State, Georgia (SEC East Division Co-Champions, East Division representative in SEC Championship Game), Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss Sun Belt (5) : Western Kentucky, Louisiana–Monroe, Arkansas State (Sun Belt Conference Champions), Louisiana–Lafayette, Middle Tennessee WAC (3) : Utah State (WAC Champions), San Jose State, Louisiana Tech Number of bowl berths available: 70 Number of teams assured of bowl eligibility: 72 (71 plus 6–7 Georgia Tech, per NCAA waiver) Bowl eligible teams that did not receive a bid: 2 WAC: Louisiana Tech (9-3)https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8703346/louisiana-tech-bulldogs-9-3-go-bowl-game ESPN.com 9-3 Louisiana Tech won't play in bowl 3 December 2012 2012-12-03 Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee (8-4)http://www.tennessean.com/article/D4/20121202/BLUERAIDERS01/312020055/MTSU-football-denied-bowl-game?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CSports%7Cp The Tennessean MTSU football denied bowl game 2012-12-02 Note: On Friday, November 30, Louisiana Tech was invited to play in the Independence Bowl but asked for more time as they were in negotiations with the Liberty Bowl and Heart of Dallas Bowl.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2012/12/03/louisiana-tech-no-bowl-game-sonny-dykes-bruce-van-de-velde/1741769/ USA Today Why Louisiana Tech is staying home despite a 9-3 record 2012-12-20 Paul Myerberg December 3, 2012 Louisiana Tech athletic director Bruce Van De Velde and WAC commissioner Jeff Hurd both claimed that on Saturday, December 1, the Liberty Bowl executive director Steve Ehrhart guaranteed the Bulldogs a bowl invite.http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20121203/SPORTS02/121203035/Louisiana-Tech-AD-WAC-claim-Liberty-Bowl-reneged-deal The Times Louisiana Tech AD, WAC claim Liberty Bowl reneged on deal 2012-12-20http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/21247556/video-louisiana-tech-ad-says-liberty-bowl-went-back-on-its-word-to-school CBS Sports Louisiana Tech AD says Liberty Bowl 'went back on' its word to school 2012-12-20 After the Independence Bowl's deadline for Louisiana Tech to accept their invitation passed, the Independence Bowl selected the MAC's Ohio (8-4) instead. On Sunday, December 2, the Liberty Bowl extended their remaining bid to Iowa State (6-6) instead of Louisiana Tech (9-3). The Bulldogs did not end up playing in any bowl game despite boasting the nation's top scoring offense. 9-3 Louisiana Tech won't play in bowl ESPN December 3, 2012 https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8703346/louisiana-tech-bulldogs-9-3-go-bowl-game Other media reports indicated that the Liberty Bowl and Sun Belt were discussing placing the winner of Arkansas State and Middle Tennessee State in the Memphis-based Liberty bowl.http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/12/sun_belt_commissioner_benson_r.html AL.com Benson Releases Statement 2015-11-28 Teams unable to become bowl-eligible ACC (6): North Carolina (via NCAA sanctions), Miami (FL) (via self-imposed bowl ban), Boston College, Virginia, Maryland, Wake Forest Big East (3): Temple, South Florida, Connecticut Big Ten (5): Ohio State (via NCAA sanctions), Penn State (via NCAA sanctions), Illinois, Iowa, Indiana Big 12 (1): Kansas C-USA: (7): Southern Miss, Marshall, Memphis, UAB, UTEP, Tulane, Houston Independents (1): Army MAC (6): Akron, UMass, Eastern Michigan, Buffalo, Western Michigan, Miami-Ohio Mountain West (5): UNLV, Wyoming, Colorado State, Hawaii, New Mexico Pac-12 (4): Colorado, California, Washington State, Utah SEC (5): Kentucky, Auburn, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri Sun Belt (5): FIU, Florida Atlantic, South Alabama, North Texas, Troy WAC (4): Idaho, New Mexico State, Texas State, UTSA (ineligible as first-year transitional FBS school)Briggs Jerry WAC, NCAA say Roadrunners can't play in a bowl this year http://blog.mysanantonio.com/utsa/2012/10/wac-ncaa-say-roadrunners-cant-play-in-a-bowl-this-year/ 17 November 2012 Number of teams assured of bowl ineligibility: 52 (since the above noted bowl-eligibility contingency plan was not required) New bowl sponsors The Champs Sports Bowl, in Orlando, is now the Russell Athletic Bowl. The Insight Bowl, held in Tempe, Arizona, is now the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. The TicketCity Bowl has been renamed the Heart of Dallas Bowl; its new sponsor is Plains Capital Bank. Moratorium on new bowl games The NCAA has placed a three-year moratorium, starting with the 2011-12 bowl season, on any new bowl games. This follows the addition of two new games (Pinstripe Bowl, TicketCity Bowl) for the 2010-11 bowl season, bringing the total number of bowl games to 35. The expansion to 70 teams required to fill these 35 bowl games has challenged the ability to actually find enough teams with winning (7-5 or better) records to fill bowl slots. Teams with non-winning (6-6) and losing (6-7) records have participated in bowl games since the expansion to 35 games. As discussed above (Bowl-eligibility contingency plan), the NCAA was forced to anticipate a need to allow teams with even worse (5-7) losing records to fill bowl selection slots in 2012–13. Schedule The bowl game schedule was released July 10, 2012.2012-13 Bowl Schedule Released http://footballbowlassociation.com/media/news/120710fbaschedule.pdf Football Bowl Association 10 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120714093413/http://footballbowlassociation.com/media/news/120710fbaschedule.pdf 14 July 2012 dead dmy-all On December 2, 2012, the final BCS standings were announced and teams were officially selected for the various bowl games.BCS Standings – December 2, 2012, espn.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012."College Bowl Games 2012 – 2013", espn.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012 NOTES: *All times are EST (UTC −5). *Rankings are from final BCS Poll. Non-BCS games DateGameSiteTelevisionTeamsAffiliationsResults Dec. 15New Mexico BowlUniversity StadiumUniversity of New Mexico<br/ >Albuquerque, NM1:00 pmESPNNevada Wolf Pack (7-5)Arizona Wildcats (7-5)MWCPac-12Nevada 48Arizona 49Famous Idaho Potato BowlBronco StadiumBoise State UniversityBoise, ID4:30 pmToledo Rockets (9-3) #22 Utah State Aggies (10-2)MACWACToledo 15Utah State 41 Dec. 20Poinsettia BowlQualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA8:00 pmSan Diego State Aztecs (9-3)BYU Cougars (7-5)MWCIndependentSan Diego State 6BYU 23 Dec. 21Beef 'O' Brady's BowlTropicana FieldSt. Petersburg, FL7:30 pmBall State Cardinals (9-3) UCF Knights (9-4)MACC-USABall State 17UCF 38 Dec. 22New Orleans BowlMercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LANoonEast Carolina Pirates (8-4)Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (8-4)C-USASun BeltEast Carolina 34Louisiana-Lafayette 43Maaco Bowl Las Vegas Sam Boyd StadiumUniversity of Nevada, Las VegasWhitney, NV3:30 pm#19 Boise State Broncos (10-2) Washington Huskies (7-5)MWCPac-12Boise State 28Washington 26 Dec. 24Hawaii BowlAloha StadiumHonolulu, HI8:00 pmSMU Mustangs (6-6)Fresno State Bulldogs (9-3)C-USAMWCSMU 43Fresno State 10Dec. 26Little Caesars Pizza BowlFord FieldDetroit, MI7:30 pmWestern Kentucky Hilltoppers (7-5)Central Michigan Chippewas (6-6)Sun BeltMACWKU 21Central Michigan 24 Dec. 27Military BowlRFK StadiumWashington, DC3:00 pm#24 San Jose State Spartans (10-2)Bowling Green Falcons (8-4)WACMACSan Jose State 29Bowling Green 20Belk BowlBank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC6:30 pmDuke Blue Devils (6-6)Cincinnati Bearcats (9-3)ACCBig EastDuke 34Cincinnati 48Holiday BowlQualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA9:45 pmBaylor Bears (7-5)#17 UCLA Bruins (9-4)Big 12Pac-12Baylor 49UCLA 26 Dec. 28Independence BowlIndependence StadiumShreveport, LA2:00 pmOhio Bobcats (8-4)Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (8-4)MACSun BeltOhio 45Louisiana-Monroe 14Russell Athletic BowlCitrus BowlOrlando, FL5:30 pmVirginia Tech Hokies (6-6)Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-3)ACCBig EastVirginia Tech 13Rutgers 10 (OT)Meineke Car Care Bowl of TexasReliant StadiumHouston, TX9:00 pmMinnesota Golden Gophers (6-6)Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5)Big TenBig 12Minnesota 31Texas Tech 34 Dec. 29Armed Forces BowlAmon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX11:45 amRice Owls (6-6)Air Force Falcons (6-6)C-USAMWCRice 33Air Force 14Pinstripe BowlYankee StadiumBronx, NY3:15 pmSyracuse Orange (7-5)West Virginia Mountaineers (7-5)Big EastBig 12Syracuse 38West Virginia 14Kraft Fight Hunger BowlAT&T ParkSan Francisco, CA4:00 pmESPN2Arizona State Sun Devils (7-5)Navy Midshipmen (8-4)Pac-12IndependentArizona State 62Navy 28Alamo BowlAlamodomeSan Antonio, TX6:45 pm ESPN#23 Texas Longhorns (8-4)#13 Oregon State Beavers (9-3)Big 12Pac-12Texas 31Oregon State 27Buffalo Wild Wings BowlSun Devil StadiumArizona State UniversityTempe, AZ10:15 pmMichigan State Spartans (6-6)TCU Horned Frogs (7-5)Big TenBig 12Michigan State 17TCU 16 Dec. 31Music City BowlLP FieldNashville, TN12:05 pmVanderbilt Commodores (8-4)NC State Wolfpack (7-5)SECACC Vanderbilt 38NC State 24Sun BowlSun Bowl StadiumUniversity of Texas El PasoEl Paso, TX2:00 pmCBSGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-7)USC Trojans (7-5)ACCPac-12Georgia Tech 21USC 7Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN3:30 pm ESPNIowa State Cyclones (6-6)Tulsa Golden Hurricane (10-3)Big 12C-USAIowa State 17Tulsa 31Chick-fil-A BowlGeorgia DomeAtlanta, GA7:30 pm#14 Clemson Tigers (10-2)#8 LSU Tigers (10-2)ACCSECClemson 25LSU 24 Jan. 1Gator BowlEverBank FieldJacksonville, FLNoon ESPN2Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4)#20 Northwestern Wildcats (9-3) SECBig TenMississippi State 20Northwestern 34Heart of Dallas BowlCotton BowlDallas, TXNoonESPNUPurdue Boilermakers (6-6)Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-5) Big TenBig 12Purdue 14Oklahoma State 58Capital One BowlCitrus BowlOrlando, FL1:00 pmABC#7 Georgia Bulldogs (11-2)#16 Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-3) SECBig TenGeorgia 45Nebraska 31Outback BowlRaymond James StadiumTampa, FL1:00 pmESPN#10 South Carolina Gamecocks (10-2)#18 Michigan Wolverines (8-4) SECBig TenSouth Carolina 33Michigan 28Jan. 4Cotton Bowl ClassicCowboys StadiumArlington, TX8:00 pmFOX#9 Texas A&M Aggies (10-2)#11 Oklahoma Sooners (10-2)SECBig 12Texas A&M 41Oklahoma 13 Jan. 5BBVA Compass BowlLegion FieldBirmingham, AL1:00 pm ESPNPittsburgh Panthers (6-6)Ole Miss Rebels (6-6)Big EastSECPittsburgh 17Ole Miss 38 Jan. 6GoDaddy.com BowlLadd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL9:00 pm#25 Kent State Golden Flashes (11-2)Arkansas State Red Wolves (9-3)MACSun BeltKent State 13Arkansas State 17 n 2013 Bowl Championship Series schedule DateGameSiteTelevisionTeamsAffiliationsResultsJan. 1Rose BowlRose BowlPasadena, CA5:00 pmESPN #6 Stanford Cardinal (11–2)Wisconsin Badgers (8–5)Pac-12Big TenStanford 20Wisconsin 14Orange BowlSun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL8:30 pm#15 Northern Illinois Huskies (12–1)#12 Florida State Seminoles (11–2)MACACCNorthern Illinois 10Florida State 31 Jan. 2Sugar BowlMercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA8:30 pm#21 Louisville Cardinals (10-2)#3 Florida Gators (11-1)Big EastSECLouisville 33Florida 23 Jan. 3Fiesta BowlUniversity of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, AZ8:30 pm#5 Kansas State Wildcats (11-1)#4 Oregon Ducks (11-1)Big 12Pac-12Kansas State 17Oregon 35 Jan. 7BCS National Championship GameSun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL8:30 pm#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12–0)#2 Alabama Crimson Tide (12–1)IndependentSECNotre Dame 14Alabama 42 Post-BCS all-star games DateGameSiteTelevisionParticipantsResultsJan. 19East–West Shrine GameTropicana FieldSt. Petersburg, FL4:00 pmNFL NetworkEast Team vs.West Team West 28East 13NFLPA Collegiate BowlStubHub CenterCarson, CA6:00 pmNBC Sports NetworkNational Team vs.American TeamNational 20American 14Jan. 26Senior BowlLadd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL4:00 pmNFL NetworkNorth Team vs.South TeamSouth 21North 16Feb. 2Texas vs The NationEagle StadiumAllen, TXTexas Team vs.The Nation TeamThe Nation 24Texas 13 References 30em Further reading http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8832943/2012-all-bowl-team 2012 All-bowl team Mark Schlabach ESPN January 10, 2013 January 10, 2019