2011-12 College Football Bowl Predictions

I will give my predictions for all of the Non-BCS Bowl games. The BCS Bowl games predictions will come in a different post. I will tell you the bowl name, teams, record of the teams, payout, date and my prediction.

2011 New Mexico Bowl:
Temple Owls 8-4 vs. Wyoming Cowboys 8-4. 
Payout: $750,000
Date: 12/17/2011
My Prediction: Temple wins 41-25.


2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl:
Ohio Bobcats 9-4 vs. Utah State Aggies 7-5. 
Payout: $750,000
Date: 12/17/2011
My Prediction: Ohio wins 34-27.

2011 New Orleans Bowl:

San Diego State Aztecs 8-4 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns 8-4. 
Payout: $325,000
Date: 12/17/2011
My Prediction: San Diego State wins 24-17.

2011 Beef 'O' Brady Bowl:

FIU Golden Panthers 8-4 vs. Marshall Thundering Herd 6-6. 
Payout: $1,000,000
Date: 12/20/2011
My Prediction: FIU wins 30-27.

2011 Poinsettia Bowl:

TCU Horned 10-2 vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 8-4. 
Payout: $750,000
Date: 12/21/2011
My Prediction: TCU wins 38-28.

2011 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas:

Boise State Bronocs 11-1 vs. Arizona State Sun Devils 6-6. 
Payout: $1,000,000
Date: 12/22/2011
My Prediction: Boise State wins 42-17.

2011 Hawaii Bowl:

Southern Miss Golden Eagles 11-2 vs. Nevada Wolf Pack 7-5. 
Payout: $750,000
Date: 12/24/2011
My Prediction: Southern Miss wins 27-24.

2011 Independence Bowl:
Missouri Tigers 7-5 vs. North Carolina Tar Heels 7-5 
Payout: $1,100,000
Date: 12/26/2011
My Prediction: North Carolina wins 29-24.

2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl:

Western Michigan Broncos 7-5 vs. Purdue Boilermakers 6-6. 
Payout: $750,000
Date: 12/27/2011
My Prediction: Western Michigan wins 27-24.

2011 Belk Bowl:

Louisville Cardinals 7-5 vs. North Carolina State Wolf Pack 7-5. 
Payout: $1,000,000
Date: 12/27/2011
My Prediction: North Carolina State wins 13-10.

2011 Military Bowl:

Toledo Rockets 8-4 vs. Air Force Falcons 7-5. 
Payout: $1,000,000
Date: 12/28/2011
My Prediction: Toledo wins 26-24.

2011 Holiday Bowl:

California Golden Bears 7-5 vs. Texas Longhorns 7-5. 
Payout: $1,000,000
Date: 12/28/2011
My Prediction: Texas wins 27-22.

2011 Champs Sports Bowl:

Florida State Seminoles 8-4 vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 8-4. 
Payout: $2,125,000
Date: 12/29/2011
My Prediction: Florida State wins 37-34 in OT.

2011 Alamo Bowl:

Washington Huskies 7-5 vs. Baylor Bears 9-3. 
Payout: $2,250,000
Date: 12/29/2011
My Prediction: Baylor wins 36-20.

2011 Armed Forces Bowl:

BYU Cougars 9-3 vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane 8-4. 
Payout: $750,000
Date: 12/30/2011
My Prediction: BYU wins 30-29.

2011 Pinstripe Bowl:

Rutgers Scarlet Knights 8-4 vs. Iowa State Cyclones 6-6. 
Payout: $2,000,000
Date: 12/30/2011
My Prediction: Rutgers wins 17-16.

2011 Music City Bowl:

Wake Forest Demon Deacons 6-6 vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs 6-6. 
Payout: $1,700,000
Date: 12/30/2011
My Prediction: Mississippi State wins 23-20.

2011 Insight Bowl:

Iowa Hawkeyes 7-5 vs. Oklahoma Sooners 9-3. 
Payout: $1,200,000
Date: 12/30/2011
My Prediction: Oklahoma wins 38-26.

2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas:
Texas A&M Aggies 6-6 vs. Northwestern Wildcats 6-6. 
Payout: $1,700,000
Date: 12/31/2011
My Prediction: Texas A&M wins 35-28.

2011 Sun Bowl:

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 8-4 vs. Utah Utes 7-5. 

Payout: $1,900,000
Date: 12/31/2011
My Prediction: Georgia Tech wins 27-17.

2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl:

Illinois Fighting Illini 6-6 vs. UCLA Bruins 6-7. 

Payout: $750,000-825,000
Date: 12/31/2011
My Prediction: Illinois wins 28-27.

2011 Liberty Bowl:

Cincinnati Bearcats 9-3 vs. Vanderbilt Commodores 6-6. 

Payout: $1,350,000
Date: 12/31/2011
My Prediction: Cincinnati wins 30-26 in OT.

2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl:

Auburn Tigers 7-5 vs. Virginia Cavaliers 8-4. 

Payout: $3,350,000
Date: 12/31/2011
My Prediction: Virginia wins 26-17.

2012 Ticket City Bowl:

Penn State Nittany Lions 9-3 vs. Houston Cougars 12-1. 

Payout: $1,200,000
Date: 1/2/2012
My Prediction: Houston wins 31-16.

2012 Capital One Bowl:

Nebraska Cornhuskers 9-3 vs. South Carolina Gamecocks 10-2. 

Payout: $4,250,000
Date: 1/2/2012
My Prediction: South Carolina wins 31-28.

2012 Outback Bowl:

Michigan State Spartans 10-3 vs. Georgia Bulldogs 10-3. 

Payout: $3,400,000
Date: 1/2/2012
My Prediction: Michigan State wins 16-13.

2012 Gator Bowl:

Ohio State Buckeyes 6-6 vs. Florida Gators 6-6. 

Payout: $2,500,000
Date: 1/2/2012
My Prediction: Florida wins 22-16.

2012 Cotton Bowl Classic:

Arkansas Razorbacks 10-2 vs. Kansas State Wildcats 10-2. 

Payout: $6,750,000
Date: 1/6/2012
My Prediction: Arkansas wins 31-23.

2012 BBVA Compass Bowl:

SMU Mustangs 7-5 vs. Pittsburgh Panthers 6-6. 

Payout: $900,000
Date: 1/7/2012
My Prediction: Pittsburgh wins 31-26.

2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl:

Northern Illinois Huskies 10-3 vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves 10-2.

Payout: $750,000
Date: 1/8/2012
My Prediction:  Arkansas State wins 24-21.