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2016-17 Bowl Projections Before Championship Weekend

By Zach Bigalke

Jan 1, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer speak on the field prior to the 2015 Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer speak on the field prior to the 2015 Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 12, 2016; Reno, NV, USA; San Diego State running back Donnel Pumphrey (19) stiff arms Nevada Wolf Pack corner back Elijah Mitchell (28) as he runs for a first down in the first quarter of their NCAA football game at MacKay Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Lance Iversen-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; Reno, NV, USA; San Diego State running back Donnel Pumphrey (19) stiff arms Nevada Wolf Pack corner back Elijah Mitchell (28) as he runs for a first down in the first quarter of their NCAA football game at MacKay Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Lance Iversen-USA TODAY Sports /

December 17

Gildan New Mexico Bowl University Stadium UTSA
Albuquerque, NM Colorado State
Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium Appalachian State
Whitney, NV San Diego State
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Cramton Bowl Idaho
Montgomery, AL Miami/OH
AutoNation Cure Bowl Camping World Stadium Memphis
Orlando, FL Troy
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Mercedes-Benz Superdome Louisiana Tech
New Orleans, LA UL-Lafayette

BEST GAME: Memphis v. Troy

Memphis lost Justin Fuente to the Virginia Tech job, Paxton Lynch to the NFL, and still managed to finish with eight wins. They’re projected to take on a Troy team that could win a share of the Sun Belt title for the first time in six years, in a matchup that features the most combined wins of any pairing on this opening day of bowl season.

PLAYER TO WATCH: Donnel Pumphrey (RB/San Diego State)

Pumphrey finished second in the country in rushing yards, racking up 159 yards per game. The Aztec senior broke Marshall Faulk’s school records this season, though his production tapered off in the last two games of the regular season — both losses for San Diego State. Pumphrey will hope to conclude his college career strong against Appalachian State.

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