New Year's Day Bowl Scores Including Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowl Results
Complete New Year's Day 2011 College Football Bowl Scores and BCS Bowl Results
In the first bowl game of the day Texas Tech started off the year on a winning note, beating Northwestern in the TicketCity Bowl by a score of 45-38 in an offensive shootout. Red Raiders QB Taylor Potts threw for 369 yards and 4 TDs (1 INT) and ran for one in the win. Nick Saban's Alabama boys also bounced back in a big way, destroying hapless Michigan State 49-7 in the Capital One Bowl. Mississippi State crushed Michigan in the Gator Bowl, probably marking coach Rich Rodriguez's last game with the Wolverines. Florida beat Penn State in the Outback Bowl to send coach Urban Meyer off as a winner.
New Year's Day Bowl Games - Saturday, Jan 1, 2011
TicketCity Bowl
Northwestern 38
Texas Tech 45 - The Red Raiders and QB Taylor Potts hold on for the win in a wild offensive game to move to 8-5 on the season.
Outback Bowl
Florida 37
Penn St 24 - The Gators beat JoePa and the Nittany Lions in a nail biter, returning an interception for a TD in the last minute of the game.
Capital One Bowl
(15) Alabama 49
(7) Michigan St 7 - The Crimson Tide crushed the Spartans who came in banged up, but who were obviously not focused on the game.
Gator Bowl
(21) Miss St 52
Michigan 14 - The Bulldogs dominate the Wolverines to begin 2011 on a positive note with a Gator Bowl win.
Rose Bowl
(4) Wisconsin 19
(3) TCU 21 - The Horned Frogs beat the Badgers in an epic Rose Bowl match up to go 13-0.
Fiesta Bowl
(25) Connecticut 20
(9) Oklahoma 48 - The Sooners dominated the Huskies and scored twice on interceptions.
New Year's Day Bowl Game Notes
The TicketCity Bowl shootout between Texas Tech and Northwestern produced a record 83 total points and 925 total yards in the game. Alabama scored on its first four possessions in the Capital One Bowl, and held MSU to just 171 yards total offense in the game. QB Chris Relf of Mississippi State was 18 of 23 for 281 yards and three touchdowns in the Bulldogs Gator Bowl win. Sooners QB Landry Jones threw for a school record and personal best 429 yards and three TDS in their Fiesta Bowl win.
For more on the 2010-2011 college football bowl season, the BCS championship, and college football in general see:
Preview of 2011 New Year's Day Bowl Games
College Football Bowl Results - MAACO Bowl - Boise State Beats Utah 26-3
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