Group of Five 2017-18 Bowl Game Recaps
The following are video and links to the NCAA recaps of each bowl game. The American won four but lost three with the biggest being UCF’s win over Auburn in the Peach Bowl to finish the season as the only undefeated team in FBS play. Coach Scott Frost, who coached his last game for the Knights before moving on to his alma mater of Nebraska, guided the 13-0 season.
The Sun Belt equaled the American with four victories and had just one loss.
Here are all the results from the five G5 conferences and the one independent that made bowl games:
American Athletic
Record: 4-3
Wins: Temple, South Florida, Navy, Central Florida
Losses: SMU, Houston, Memphis
Conference USA
Record: 4-5
Wins: Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee
Losses: North Texas, Temple, Western Kentucky, UAB, Southern Miss
MAC
Record: 1-4
Wins: Ohio
Losses: Akron, Central Michigan, Toledo, Northern Illinois
Mountain West
Record: 3-3
Wins: Boise State, Wyoming, Fresno State
Losses: Colorado State, San Diego State, Utah State
Sun Belt
Record: 4-1
Wins: Georgia State, Troy, Appalachian State, New Mexico State
Losses: Arkansas State
Independents
Record: 1-0
Wins: Army
Overall, there were seven bowls matching G5 versus Power Five Conference teams with the biggest being the New Year’s Six Peach Bowl but six others. UCF defeated Auburn, while Boise State, Navy, and USF also defeated
NEW ORLEANS BOWL
CURE BOWL
Georgia State 27, Western Kentucky 17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ7256maMlU
LAS VEGAS BOWL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eL35MHub68
NEW MEXICO BOWL
Marshall 31, Colorado State 28
CAMELLIA BOWL
Middle Tennessee 35, Arkansas State 30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3hFDnPZmCU
BOCA RATON BOWL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXRQrNd2ljE
FRISCO BOWL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2qurC4QSQw
GASPARILLA BOWL
Temple 28, Florida International 3
BAHAMAS BOWL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgZeuJIpuJg
FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL
Wyoming 37, Central Michigan 14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUgV5ENZrEE
BIRMINGHAM BOWL
South Florida 38, Texas Tech 34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaMcz74eHVI
ARMED FORCES BOWL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbK2uc8h-5w
DOLLAR GENERAL BOWL
Appalachian State 34, Toledo 0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52KmfSgpLEw
HAWAI’I BOWL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTl99I7BP3Q
QUICK LANE BOWL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2VqC0gdf5s
INDEPENDENCE BOWL
Florida State 42, Southern Miss 13
MILITARY BOWL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgDSiSnV5iY
ARIZONA BOWL
New Mexico State 26, Utah State 20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxe4jYjLoqU
LIBERTY BOWL
PEACH BOWL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j2fOaUkTpI
Originally from LaMoure, North Dakota, Kent is a 1996 graduate of North Dakota State University. His prior writing experience is over 15 years having previously worked with D2football.com, I-AA.org, and College Sporting News before coming to College Sports Journal in 2016. His main focus is college football is the Missouri Valley Football Conference within the Division I FCS. And in 2017, he began also to look at the FBS Group of Five conferences of the American Athletic, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, and Sun Belt.
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