2007-08 bowl games

The 63 points posted by the Hurricane was the most since beating Drake University , in In addition, the point margin of victory set an NCAA record for most lopsided win in any bowl, bettering Alabama's point blowout of Syracuse , , in the Orange Bowl. The following seven bowl games are either held traditionally on January 1 or have featured large payouts.

After a first half that saw both teams tied at one point at , the Ducks scored 38 points in the second half to clinch a win. Despite an early bowl-record yard touchdown run by Clemson's C. Spiller , Auburn was able to record a victory when freshman backup quarterback Kodi Burns ended the first overtime game in Chick-fil-A Bowl history with a seven yard walk-off touchdown.

The Chick-fil-A Bowl was the highest-rated ESPN -broadcast bowl game of the season, and the highest rated in the game's history. Tigers running back Tony Temple set game records with yards on the ground and four touchdowns while Razorback runner Darren McFadden was limited to yards. This was the second-to-last Cotton Bowl Classic to be played at the namesake stadium in Dallas, Texas ; the game will move to nearby Cowboys Stadium in Arlington beginning Alex Trlica kicked the game-winning yard field goal with left in the game.

The kick capped off a point burst by Texas Tech in the final to come from behind. Red Raiders quarterback Graham Harrell completed 44 out of 69 passes for yards and three touchdowns. Cavaliers running back Mikell Simpson scored on a yard touchdown run, the longest run in NCAA bowl history, in the losing effort. Konica Minolta replaced Toyota as title sponsor as of this game. The game was the second bowl contest held at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida during the bowl season.

The Trojans victory one of the most lopsided wins in the history of the game often referred to as "The Granddaddy of Them All". The Trojans were Pac champions for the third straight year, overcoming an upset loss by Stanford in October at home as a point favorite.

The Warriors completed an unbeaten regular season with the " run and shoot " offense of head coach June Jones , clinching the WAC championship. Almost a week later, Jones resigned to take the job at Southern Methodist University.

The Mountaineers entered the game as the Big East champions, but were spoiled on the last day of the regular season in the Backyard Brawl against the University of Pittsburgh as the number two team in the rankings. Bill Stewart , who led the Mountaineers after Rich Rodriguez bolted for Michigan after the regular season, was rewarded for his work in this game by being named permanent head coach for the season.

The LSU Tigers thus became the first team to win two BCS titles and the first to win a national championship with two losses both in triple overtime to Kentucky and Arkansas. LSU 60 First Place votes 2. Georgia 3 3. USC 1 4. Missouri 5. Ohio State 6. West Virginia 7.

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