College Football Bowl Game Projections 2017: Week 13 edition
By Zach Bigalke
Week 1: Bowl games from Dec. 16 through Dec. 21
There are going to be some hot matchups right off the bat this postseason. Among the highlights include the first meeting between Oregon and Boise State since Chip Kelly’s first game as a head coach back in 2009. The Ducks and Broncos are slated to meet once again in the Las Vegas Bowl eight years after the infamous LeGarrette Blount punch.
We will also likely see two teams that battled for the Group of Five spot in a New Year’s Six bowl last season meet in a more modest destination this December. Western Michigan is projected to take on Navy in the Frisco Bowl in Texas.
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome — New Orleans, La.
Saturday, Dec. 16: Troy vs. Florida Atlantic
AutoNation Cure Bowl
Citrus Bowl — Orlando, Fla.
Saturday, Dec.16: Western Kentucky vs. Appalachian State
Las Vegas Bowl
Sam Boyd Stadium — Las Vegas, Nev.
Saturday, Dec.16: Boise State vs. Oregon
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Branch Field at Dreamstyle Stadium — Albuquerque, N.M.
Saturday, Dec.16: Wyoming vs. UTSA
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Cramton Bowl — Montgomery, Ala.
Saturday, Dec.16: Central Michigan vs. UL-Lafayette
Boca Raton Bowl
Howard Schellenberger Field at FAU Stadium — Boca Raton, Fla.
Tuesday, Dec. 19: SMU vs. North Texas
Frisco Bowl
Toyota Stadium — Frisco, Texas
Wednesday, Dec. 20: Navy vs. Western Michigan
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
Tropicana Field — St. Petersburg, Fla.
Thursday, Dec. 21: Houston vs. UAB