Robert Sterling
Konformist.com
http://robalini.blogspot.com
It's time for The Konformist 2014 simulation of a college football playoff, and this is a special milestone year in our push for a playoff. It is the final year of the BCS championship, which the NCAA now concedes has failed to do its job. And while the new system will begin with only four teams, it seems that sooner rather than later the NCAA will realize the benefits (including more money) of expanding the playoffs to an opening round of four games that will lead to the semifinals. In short, the plan that we are advocating looks like the solution the NCAA will embrace sooner rather than later.
This year, the choice for the eight finalists is a pretty simple one: the 5 major conference champs, the highest ranked champ among the non-major conferences (UCF) and the two top ranked teams that didn't win a conference (Alabama and Ohio State.) Here are the teams, and their rankings according to the AP:
Florida State (1, ACC champ)
Auburn (2, SEC champ)
Alabama (3)
Michigan State (4, Big Ten champ)
Stanford (5, PAC-12 champ)
Baylor (6, Big 12 champ)
Ohio State (7)
UCF (15)
The five conference winners will be represented in the four major bowls they are linked to, with the Big 12 champ going to the Cotton Bowl rather than the Fiesta Bowl. The other three spots will fill in the seedings, with Alabama facing the lowest ranked champion available (Baylor) and UCF facing the highest ranked champ (Florida State) leaving Ohio State to face Auburn.
In addition there are three consolation games. The Fiesta Bowl will have the two top champions from the non-major conferences face off: 18th-ranked Louisville will represent the American Athletic, since the actual AA champ (UCF) is in the final eight and Louisville is still the top ranked non-major team left, and they will face 21st-ranked Fresno State. The Peach Bowl will have the two top-ranked teams left, which will be eigth-ranked South Carolina against tenth-ranked Oregon. Finally, the Florida Citrus Bowl will round out the Playoff Bowl series, featuring the top two teams left available, ninth ranked Missouri against 11th-ranked Oklahoma.
So here's how the 2014 games would look:
Rose Bowl
Stanford (5, PAC-12 champ) - Michigan State (4, Big Ten champ)
Cotton Bowl
Baylor (6, Big 12 champ) - Alabama (3)
Orange Bowl
Florida State (1, ACC champ) - UCF (15)
Sugar Bowl
Auburn (2, SEC champ) - Ohio State (7)
Fiesta Bowl
Louisville (18) - Fresno State (21)
Peach Bowl
South Carolina (8) - Oregon (10)
Florida Citrus Bowl
Missouri (9) - Oklahoma (11)
Here is the simulation results, courtesy of
WhatIfSports.com:
Rose Bowl
2013 Michigan State Spartans at 2013 Stanford Cardinal
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
2013 Michigan State Spartans
7
13
7
0
27
2013 Stanford Cardinal
6
0
3
7
16
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Stan
11:12
FG
Jordan Williamson 33 yds.
0-3
MSU
5:30
TD
Jeremy Langford 5 yd. run (Geiger kick)
7-3
Stan
1:20
FG
Jordan Williamson 22 yds.
7-6
2nd Quarter
MSU
12:35
FG
Michael Geiger 43 yds.
10-6
MSU
7:08
TD
Nick Hill 6 yd. run (Geiger kick)
17-6
MSU
0:00
FG
Michael Geiger 51 yds.
20-6
3rd Quarter
MSU
9:18
TD
Keith Mumphery 27 yd. pass from Cook (Geiger kick)
27-6
Stan
2:34
FG
Jordan Williamson 25 yds.
27-9
4th Quarter
Stan
4:29
TD
Michael Rector 11 yd. pass from Hogan (Williamson kick)
27-16
Team Statistics
2013 Michigan State Spartans - 2013 Stanford Cardinal
First Downs
28
17
- Rushing
12
6
- Passing
16
11
- Penalty
0
0
3rd Down Eff
6/13
7/21
4th Down Eff
0/0
3/4
Rushes-Yards
44-177
44-93
Avg Rush
4.0
2.1
Comp-Att-Int
19-29-1
19-32-0
Passing Yards
276
228
Sacks-Yards
1-5
3-14
Fumbles-Lost
1-1
1-0
Punts-Avg
5-42.2
7-39.0
KR-Avg
5-11.2
5-27.0
PR-Avg
7-7.4
5-8.8
Penalties-Yard
4-17
1-10
Time of Possession
30:21
29:39
2013 Michigan State Spartans Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Jeremy Langford
27
152
1
51
1
'13 Nick Hill
6
22
0
10
1
'13 Connor Cook
9
2
0
9
0
'13 Delton Williams
2
1
0
3
0
2013 Stanford Cardinal Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Tyler Gaffney
28
75
0
18
0
'13 Anthony Wilkerson
5
16
0
7
0
'13 Kevin Hogan
10
2
0
14
0
'13 Remound Wright
1
0
0
0
0
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 Macgarrett Kings
3
67
1
0
38
0
'13 Bennie Fowler
3
51
0
0
19
0
'13 Josiah Price
3
46
1
0
21
0
'13 Jeremy Langford
4
46
0
0
14
0
'13 Keith Mumphery
1
27
1
0
27
1
'13 Tony Lippett
1
15
0
0
15
0
'13 Jamal Lyles
1
9
0
0
9
0
'13 Andrew Gleichert
2
9
0
0
7
0
'13 Aaron Burbridge
1
6
0
0
6
0
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 Ty Montgomery
4
75
2
0
26
0
'13 Devon Cajuste
3
66
1
1
40
0
'13 Michael Rector
2
31
1
0
20
1
'13 Tyler Gaffney
3
21
0
0
11
0
'13 Kodi Whitfield
3
18
0
0
6
0
'13 Davis Dudchock
2
11
0
0
10
0
'13 Anthony Wilkerson
1
5
0
0
5
0
'13 Jordan Pratt
1
1
0
0
1
0
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 Connor Cook
19
29
276
1
1
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 Kevin Hogan
19
32
228
1
0
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Ed Davis
1
0
'13 Mark Meyers
1
0
'13 Tyler Hoover
1
0
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Josh Mauro
1
0
'13 Trent Murphy
0
1
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Michael Geiger
43,51
-
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Jordan Williamson
33,22,25
-
*
Cotton Bowl
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide at 2013 Baylor Bears
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide
17
21
3
17
58
2013 Baylor Bears
0
9
3
0
12
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Ala
8:19
TD
Kenyan Drake 8 yd. run (Foster kick)
7-0
Ala
4:20
FG
Cade Foster 37 yds.
10-0
Ala
2:52
TD
64 yd punt return (Foster kick)
17-0
2nd Quarter
Baylor
14:30
FG
Aaron Jones 24 yds.
17-3
Ala
10:43
TD
T.J. Yeldon 23 yd. run (Foster kick)
24-3
Baylor
6:31
FG
Aaron Jones 23 yds.
24-6
Ala
3:43
TD
T.J. Yeldon 2 yd. run (Foster kick)
31-6
Ala
0:34
TD
O.J. Howard 10 yd. pass from McCarron (Foster kick)
38-6
Baylor
0:00
FG
Aaron Jones 19 yds.
38-9
3rd Quarter
Ala
10:11
FG
Cade Foster 33 yds.
41-9
Baylor
2:24
FG
Aaron Jones 45 yds.
41-12
4th Quarter
Ala
13:21
TD
Amari Cooper 1 yd. pass from McCarron (Foster kick)
48-12
Ala
11:02
TD
92 yd punt return (Foster kick)
55-12
Ala
0:00
FG
Cade Foster 47 yds.
58-12
Team Statistics
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide - 2013 Baylor Bears
First Downs
28
20
- Rushing
10
7
- Passing
18
13
- Penalty
0
0
3rd Down Eff
6/11
4/15
4th Down Eff
0/0
0/2
Rushes-Yards
42-132
40-124
Avg Rush
3.1
3.1
Comp-Att-Int
23-29-0
19-32-0
Passing Yards
350
264
Sacks-Yards
1-7
2-13
Fumbles-Lost
1-0
0-0
Punts-Avg
2-48.0
6-39.2
KR-Avg
4-22.0
10-19.5
PR-Avg
6-35.3
2-9.0
Penalties-Yard
5-35
1-5
Time of Possession
31:39
28:21
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 T.J. Yeldon
22
73
1
23
2
'13 Kenyan Drake
9
42
0
16
1
'13 Derrick Henry
3
15
0
8
0
'13 AJ McCarron
7
2
0
12
0
'13 Altee Tenpenny
1
0
0
0
0
2013 Baylor Bears Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Shock Linwood
10
74
1
20
0
'13 Lache Seastrunk
18
47
0
7
0
'13 Bryce Petty
12
3
0
7
0
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 Kenyan Drake
3
80
1
1
53
0
'13 Kevin Norwood
3
59
1
0
30
0
'13 Amari Cooper
4
55
1
0
34
1
'13 O.J. Howard
3
55
2
0
25
1
'13 T.J. Yeldon
4
35
0
0
14
0
'13 DeAndrew White
2
33
0
0
17
0
'13 Brian Vogler
2
21
0
0
13
0
'13 Christion Jones
2
12
0
0
13
0
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 Antwan Goodley
4
116
3
1
59
0
'13 Tevin Reese
4
52
0
0
19
0
'13 Levi Norwood
4
44
0
0
17
0
'13 Jordan Najvar
3
24
0
0
12
0
'13 Clay Fuller
2
17
0
0
11
0
'13 Corey Coleman
1
8
0
0
8
0
'13 Shock Linwood
1
3
0
0
3
0
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 AJ McCarron
23
29
350
2
0
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 Bryce Petty
19
32
264
0
0
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Ed Stinson
1
0
'13 Anthony Orr
1
0
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Byron Bonds
1
0
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Cade Foster
37,33,47
-
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Aaron Jones
24,23,19,45
-
*
Orange Bowl
2013 UCF Knights at 2013 Florida State Seminoles
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
2013 UCF Knights
3
10
7
0
20
2013 Florida State Seminoles
10
7
7
9
33
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
UCF
10:11
FG
Shawn Moffitt 48 yds.
3-0
FlaSt
5:53
FG
Roberto Aguayo 20 yds.
3-3
FlaSt
1:38
TD
Devonta Freeman 8 yd. pass from Winston (Aguayo kick)
3-10
2nd Quarter
UCF
9:49
FG
Shawn Moffitt 24 yds.
6-10
UCF
3:35
TD
William Stanback 2 yd. run (Moffitt kick)
13-10
FlaSt
0:28
TD
Jameis Winston 3 yd. run (Aguayo kick)
13-17
3rd Quarter
FlaSt
10:36
TD
Nick O'Leary 16 yd. pass from Winston (Aguayo kick)
13-24
UCF
5:11
TD
William Stanback 11 yd. pass from Bortles (Moffitt kick)
20-24
4th Quarter
FlaSt
7:46
FG
Roberto Aguayo 47 yds.
20-27
FlaSt
3:01
FG
Roberto Aguayo 42 yds.
20-30
FlaSt
0:28
FG
Roberto Aguayo 32 yds.
20-33
Team Statistics
2013 UCF Knights - 2013 Florida State Seminoles
First Downs
24
23
- Rushing
10
7
- Passing
13
14
- Penalty
1
2
3rd Down Eff
6/15
7/15
4th Down Eff
1/2
0/0
Rushes-Yards
42-122
41-141
Avg Rush
2.9
3.4
Comp-Att-Int
23-35-0
20-28-0
Passing Yards
259
242
Sacks-Yards
4-22
1-8
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
1-0
Punts-Avg
5-40.4
4-39.3
KR-Avg
8-19.4
5-25.8
PR-Avg
4-6.8
5-11.2
Penalties-Yard
4-29
1-15
Time of Possession
31:19
28:41
2013 UCF Knights Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Storm Johnson
19
83
0
16
0
'13 William Stanback
9
40
1
20
1
'13 Dontravious Wilson
1
2
0
2
0
'13 Blake Bortles
13
-3
0
11
0
2013 Florida State Seminoles Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Devonta Freeman
17
107
1
51
0
'13 Karlos Williams
8
18
0
14
0
'13 James Wilder
4
11
0
7
0
'13 Jameis Winston
12
5
0
5
1
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 Storm Johnson
4
85
1
1
65
0
'13 Justin Tukes
3
36
0
0
16
0
'13 Rannell Hall
4
33
0
0
15
0
'13 Breshad Perriman
2
33
1
0
23
0
'13 J.J. Worton
4
28
0
0
15
0
'13 Jeff Godfrey
2
21
0
0
13
0
'13 William Stanback
2
16
0
0
11
1
'13 Kevin Miller
2
7
0
0
5
0
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 Rashad Greene
5
61
0
0
17
0
'13 Nick O'Leary
4
56
0
0
19
1
'13 Kelvin Benjamin
4
49
0
0
18
0
'13 Christian Green
1
24
1
0
24
0
'13 Kenny Shaw
3
22
0
0
19
0
'13 Karlos Williams
1
13
0
0
13
0
'13 Shayne Broxsie
1
9
0
0
9
0
'13 Devonta Freeman
1
8
0
0
8
1
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 Blake Bortles
23
35
259
1
0
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 Jameis Winston
20
28
242
2
0
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Demetris Anderson
1
0
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Nigel Terrell
1
0
'13 Reggie Northrup
1
0
'13 Ukeme Eligwe
1
0
'13 Mario Edwards
1
0
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Shawn Moffitt
48,24
-
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Roberto Aguayo
20,47,42,32
-
*
Sugar Bowl
2013 Ohio State Buckeyes at 2013 Auburn Tigers
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
2013 Ohio State Buckeyes
0
7
0
21
28
2013 Auburn Tigers
3
24
6
13
46
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Auburn
6:36
FG
Cody Parkey 45 yds.
0-3
2nd Quarter
Auburn
14:26
FG
Cody Parkey 45 yds.
0-6
Auburn
10:47
TD
Tre Mason 75 yd. run (Parkey kick)
0-13
Auburn
7:16
TD
Tre Mason 46 yd. run (Parkey kick)
0-20
OhioSt
3:02
TD
Carlos Hyde 9 yd. run (Basil kick)
7-20
Auburn
0:22
TD
Tre Mason 8 yd. run (Parkey kick)
7-27
3rd Quarter
Auburn
5:30
FG
Cody Parkey 31 yds.
7-30
Auburn
1:34
FG
Cody Parkey 38 yds.
7-33
4th Quarter
OhioSt
14:49
TD
Carlos Hyde 52 yd. run (Basil kick)
14-33
Auburn
11:39
TD
Corey Grant 2 yd. run (Parkey kick)
14-40
OhioSt
7:06
TD
Evan Spencer 5 yd. pass from Miller (Basil kick)
21-40
Auburn
2:40
TD
Cameron Artis-Payne 25 yd. run (Parkey missed extra point)
21-46
OhioSt
0:11
TD
Corey (Philly) Brown 15 yd. pass from Miller (Basil kick)
28-46
Team Statistics
2013 Ohio State Buckeyes - 2013 Auburn Tigers
First Downs
24
22
- Rushing
12
16
- Passing
11
6
- Penalty
1
0
3rd Down Eff
5/13
12/19
4th Down Eff
2/2
0/0
Rushes-Yards
49-246
63-408
Avg Rush
5.0
6.5
Comp-Att-Int
14-23-1
7-9-0
Passing Yards
143
98
Sacks-Yards
1-7
1-5
Fumbles-Lost
1-1
0-0
Punts-Avg
6-41.8
3-42.7
KR-Avg
10-22.7
5-19.4
PR-Avg
3-8.0
6-10.8
Penalties-Yard
4-30
3-14
Time of Possession
27:09
32:51
2013 Ohio State Buckeyes Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Carlos Hyde
23
157
1
52
2
'13 Braxton Miller
19
52
0
13
0
'13 Jordan Hall
7
37
0
15
0
2013 Auburn Tigers Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Tre Mason
28
281
5
75
3
'13 Cameron Artis-Payne
12
57
1
25
1
'13 Nick Marshall
15
43
0
12
0
'13 Corey Grant
7
26
0
13
1
'13 Chandler Shakespeare
1
1
0
1
0
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 Corey (Philly) Brown
5
65
0
0
17
1
'13 Carlos Hyde
3
32
0
0
16
0
'13 Evan Spencer
2
13
0
0
8
1
'13 Jeff Heuerman
1
10
0
0
10
0
'13 Devin Smith
1
9
0
0
9
0
'13 Jordan Hall
1
9
0
0
9
0
'13 Nick Vannett
1
5
0
0
5
0
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 C.J. Uzomah
2
36
1
0
23
0
'13 Marcus Davis
2
21
0
0
12
0
'13 Ricardo Louis
1
20
1
0
20
0
'13 Sammie Coates
1
16
0
0
16
0
'13 Quan Bray
1
5
0
0
5
0
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 Braxton Miller
14
23
143
2
1
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 Nick Marshall
7
9
98
0
0
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Craig Fada
1
0
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Kenny Flowers
1
0
'13 Jonathon Mincy
0
1
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Cody Parkey
45,45,31,38
-
*
Fiesta Bowl
2013 Fresno State Bulldogs at 2013 Louisville Cardinals
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
2013 Fresno State Bulldogs
0
10
7
6
23
2013 Louisville Cardinals
13
7
14
13
47
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Lou
9:45
TD
Ryan Hubbell 11 yd. pass from Bridgewater (Wallace kick)
0-7
Lou
1:51
TD
DeVante Parker 7 yd. pass from Bridgewater (Wallace missed extra point)
0-13
2nd Quarter
Lou
9:28
TD
Damian Copeland 12 yd. pass from Bridgewater (Wallace kick)
0-20
Fres
4:16
TD
Jerin McClendon 3 yd. pass from Carr (McGuire kick)
7-20
Fres
0:00
FG
Colin McGuire 54 yds.
10-20
3rd Quarter
Lou
12:30
TD
Gerald Christian 12 yd. pass from Bridgewater (Wallace kick)
10-27
Lou
5:50
TD
Dominique Brown 7 yd. pass from Bridgewater (Wallace kick)
10-34
Fres
1:00
TD
Malique Micenheimer 19 yd. run (McGuire kick)
17-34
4th Quarter
Lou
11:48
TD
Gerald Christian 15 yd. pass from Bridgewater (Wallace kick)
17-41
Fres
7:12
TD
Marteze Waller 4 yd. run (2-PT conversion failed)
23-41
Lou
2:34
FG
John Wallace 23 yds.
23-44
Lou
0:00
FG
John Wallace 26 yds.
23-47
Team Statistics
2013 Fresno State Bulldogs - 2013 Louisville Cardinals
First Downs
27
31
- Rushing
6
11
- Passing
21
18
- Penalty
0
2
3rd Down Eff
4/8
12/16
4th Down Eff
1/1
1/1
Rushes-Yards
31-82
47-166
Avg Rush
2.6
3.5
Comp-Att-Int
30-38-3
26-33-0
Passing Yards
312
289
Sacks-Yards
2-11
4-24
Fumbles-Lost
2-0
1-0
Punts-Avg
2-43.0
1-41.0
KR-Avg
7-18.4
4-23.8
PR-Avg
1-2.0
2-1.0
Penalties-Yard
5-37
2-10
Time of Possession
26:01
33:59
2013 Fresno State Bulldogs Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Josh Quezada
15
45
0
11
0
'13 Marteze Waller
9
25
0
6
1
'13 Malique Micenheimer
2
17
0
19
1
'13 Derek Carr
5
-5
0
3
0
2013 Louisville Cardinals Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Senorise Perry
15
91
2
39
0
'13 Dominique Brown
18
83
0
15
0
'13 Michael Dyer
3
16
0
16
0
'13 Teddy Bridgewater
11
-24
0
2
0
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 Davante Adams
10
105
1
0
22
0
'13 Greg Watson
3
55
1
0
27
0
'13 Isaiah Burse
6
54
0
0
12
0
'13 Marcel Jensen
3
41
1
0
21
0
'13 Josh Quezada
4
25
0
0
11
0
'13 Josh Harper
2
17
0
0
11
0
'13 Marteze Waller
1
12
0
0
12
0
'13 Jerin McClendon
1
3
0
0
3
1
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 Gerald Christian
5
83
1
0
35
2
'13 DeVante Parker
5
60
1
0
24
1
'13 Damian Copeland
5
50
0
0
13
1
'13 Dominique Brown
4
41
0
0
13
1
'13 Eli Rogers
3
32
0
0
13
0
'13 Ryan Hubbell
2
15
0
0
11
1
'13 Kai De La Cruz
1
7
0
0
7
0
'13 Zeke Pike
1
1
0
0
1
0
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 Derek Carr
30
38
312
1
3
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 Teddy Bridgewater
26
33
289
6
0
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Dalen Jones
1
0
'13 Andy Jennings
1
0
'13 Derron Smith
1
0
'13 Patrick Su'a
1
0
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Lamar Atkins
1
0
'13 Gabe Ahner
1
0
'13 Terell Floyd
0
1
'13 Preston Brown
0
1
'13 Hakeem Smith
0
1
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Colin McGuire
54
-
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 John Wallace
23,26
-
*
Peach Bowl
2013 Oregon Ducks at 2013 South Carolina Gamecocks
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
2013 Oregon Ducks
17
21
10
7
55
2013 South Carolina Gamecocks
7
0
3
3
13
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Oregon
11:33
FG
Alejandro Maldonado 48 yds.
3-0
SC
9:12
TD
Connor Shaw 7 yd. run (Fry kick)
3-7
Oregon
5:42
TD
Byron Marshall 8 yd. run (Maldonado kick)
10-7
Oregon
2:40
TD
Byron Marshall 6 yd. pass from Mariota (Maldonado kick)
17-7
2nd Quarter
Oregon
6:22
TD
Keanon Lowe 21 yd. pass from Mariota (Maldonado kick)
24-7
Oregon
5:35
TD
Byron Marshall 7 yd. run (Maldonado kick)
31-7
Oregon
1:01
TD
De'Anthony Thomas 6 yd. pass from Mariota (Maldonado kick)
38-7
3rd Quarter
Oregon
10:53
TD
Josh Huff 9 yd. pass from Mariota (Maldonado kick)
45-7
Oregon
8:17
FG
Alejandro Maldonado 41 yds.
48-7
SC
5:00
FG
Elliott Fry 43 yds.
48-10
4th Quarter
SC
8:57
FG
Elliott Fry 33 yds.
48-13
Oregon
4:42
TD
Byron Marshall 3 yd. run (Maldonado kick)
55-13
Team Statistics
2013 Oregon Ducks - 2013 South Carolina Gamecocks
First Downs
30
18
- Rushing
9
5
- Passing
21
12
- Penalty
0
1
3rd Down Eff
9/18
3/16
4th Down Eff
1/1
1/2
Rushes-Yards
49-182
37-98
Avg Rush
3.7
2.6
Comp-Att-Int
23-36-0
15-34-2
Passing Yards
328
200
Sacks-Yards
1-7
2-13
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
2-1
Punts-Avg
4-41.0
8-41.0
KR-Avg
4-22.8
10-16.5
PR-Avg
8-15.1
4-4.8
Penalties-Yard
3-30
6-32
Time of Possession
34:49
25:11
2013 Oregon Ducks Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Byron Marshall
21
109
1
20
3
'13 Thomas Tyner
12
48
0
9
0
'13 Marcus Mariota
15
24
0
18
0
'13 De'Anthony Thomas
1
1
0
1
0
2013 South Carolina Gamecocks Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Mike Davis
20
63
0
11
0
'13 Shon Carson
3
25
1
24
0
'13 Connor Shaw
14
10
0
7
1
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 Josh Huff
5
94
1
1
44
1
'13 Bralon Addison
4
72
1
0
25
0
'13 Johnny Mundt
3
46
1
0
22
0
'13 Chance Allen
2
35
1
0
22
0
'13 Keanon Lowe
2
31
1
0
21
1
'13 Byron Marshall
2
17
0
0
11
1
'13 De'Anthony Thomas
2
15
0
0
9
1
'13 Daryle Hawkins
2
12
0
0
10
0
'13 Pharaoh Brown
1
6
0
0
6
0
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 Damiere Byrd
3
67
1
1
41
0
'13 Nick Jones
4
50
1
0
26
0
'13 Bruce Ellington
3
28
0
0
16
0
'13 Mike Davis
2
20
0
0
13
0
'13 Rory Anderson
2
20
0
0
10
0
'13 Jerell Adams
1
15
0
0
15
0
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 Marcus Mariota
23
36
328
4
0
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 Connor Shaw
15
33
200
0
1
'13 Dylan Thompson
0
1
0
0
1
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Tony Washington
1
0
'13 Derrick Malone
1
0
'13 Terrance Mitchell
0
1
'13 Erick Dargan
0
1
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Jordan Diggs
1
0
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Alejandro Maldonado
48,41
38,31
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Elliott Fry
43,33
-
*
Florida Citrus Bowl
2013 Oklahoma Sooners at 2013 Missouri Tigers
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
2013 Oklahoma Sooners
13
3
7
0
23
2013 Missouri Tigers
13
3
3
14
33
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Okla
10:16
TD
Brennan Clay 2 yd. run (Hunnicutt kick)
7-0
Mizzou
8:59
TD
Russell Hansbrough 3 yd. run (Baggett kick)
7-7
Mizzou
4:07
TD
Russell Hansbrough 13 yd. run (Baggett missed extra point)
7-13
Okla
0:17
TD
Brannon Green 30 yd. pass from Bell (Hunnicutt missed extra point)
13-13
2nd Quarter
Okla
10:14
FG
Mike Hunnicutt 41 yds.
16-13
Mizzou
2:31
FG
Andrew Baggett 39 yds.
16-16
3rd Quarter
Mizzou
8:39
FG
Andrew Baggett 37 yds.
16-19
Okla
5:17
TD
Brennan Clay 21 yd. run (Hunnicutt kick)
23-19
4th Quarter
Mizzou
7:48
TD
Marcus Murphy 1 yd. run (Baggett kick)
23-26
Mizzou
3:58
TD
L'Damian Washington 16 yd. pass from Franklin (Baggett kick)
23-33
Team Statistics
2013 Oklahoma Sooners - 2013 Missouri Tigers
First Downs
26
24
- Rushing
15
16
- Passing
11
8
- Penalty
0
0
3rd Down Eff
6/15
5/14
4th Down Eff
0/1
1/2
Rushes-Yards
46-258
54-339
Avg Rush
5.6
6.3
Comp-Att-Int
14-32-0
13-21-0
Passing Yards
180
131
Sacks-Yards
1-5
3-18
Fumbles-Lost
2-1
0-0
Punts-Avg
6-40.0
5-41.0
KR-Avg
6-18.8
5-20.0
PR-Avg
5-12.0
6-7.2
Penalties-Yard
2-10
6-45
Time of Possession
28:02
31:58
2013 Oklahoma Sooners Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Brennan Clay
16
117
2
33
2
'13 Damien Williams
15
89
0
18
0
'13 Roy Finch
6
25
0
7
0
'13 Blake Bell
7
23
0
8
0
'13 Keith Ford
2
4
0
4
0
2013 Missouri Tigers Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Henry Josey
17
144
1
59
0
'13 Russell Hansbrough
12
142
1
78
2
'13 James Franklin
19
36
0
12
0
'13 Marcus Murphy
6
17
0
11
1
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 Jalen Saunders
5
75
1
0
21
0
'13 Lacoltan Bester
3
35
0
0
19
0
'13 Brannon Green
1
30
1
0
30
1
'13 Brennan Clay
3
27
0
0
10
0
'13 Sterling Shepard
1
11
0
0
11
0
'13 Roy Finch
1
2
0
0
2
0
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 Marcus Lucas
3
40
0
0
15
0
'13 L'Damian Washington
2
36
1
0
20
1
'13 Dorial Green-Beckham
3
27
0
0
11
0
'13 Bud Sasser
1
10
0
0
10
0
'13 Henry Josey
2
6
0
0
8
0
'13 Eric Waters
1
6
0
0
6
0
'13 Marcus Murphy
1
6
0
0
6
0
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 Blake Bell
14
32
180
1
0
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 James Franklin
13
21
131
1
0
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Jordan Evans
1
0
'13 Chuka Ndulue
1
0
'13 Quincy Russell
1
0
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Michael Sam
1
0
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Mike Hunnicutt
41
-
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Andrew Baggett
39,37
-
*
So the final four are Florida State, Auburn, Alabama and Michigan State. As teams from the same conference can't play each other in a bowl game unless it's the NCAA championship, Florida State will face Alabama in the Gator Bowl and Auburn will face Michigan State in the Sun Bowl. These games would be played on January 13-14, or starting on the second Monday in Janary. Here are the results of those games:
Gator Bowl
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide at 2013 Florida State Seminoles
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide
7
14
7
10
38
2013 Florida State Seminoles
3
12
0
6
21
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Ala
7:16
TD
O.J. Howard 9 yd. pass from McCarron (Foster kick)
7-0
FlaSt
2:53
FG
Roberto Aguayo 32 yds.
7-3
2nd Quarter
FlaSt
11:43
FG
Roberto Aguayo 43 yds.
7-6
FlaSt
8:05
FG
Roberto Aguayo 38 yds.
7-9
Ala
3:25
TD
T.J. Yeldon 12 yd. run (Foster kick)
14-9
FlaSt
1:22
FG
Roberto Aguayo 47 yds.
14-12
Ala
0:50
TD
Kenyan Drake 4 yd. run (Foster kick)
21-12
FlaSt
0:00
FG
Roberto Aguayo 44 yds.
21-15
3rd Quarter
Ala
9:20
TD
73 yd punt return (Foster kick)
28-15
4th Quarter
Ala
14:49
FG
Cade Foster 37 yds.
31-15
FlaSt
11:09
TD
Kelvin Benjamin 10 yd. pass from Winston (2-PT conversion failed)
31-21
Ala
8:20
TD
T.J. Yeldon 39 yd. run (Foster kick)
38-21
Team Statistics
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide - 2013 Florida State Seminoles
First Downs
22
21
- Rushing
8
1
- Passing
14
20
- Penalty
0
0
3rd Down Eff
9/18
9/23
4th Down Eff
0/0
2/4
Rushes-Yards
35-147
34-23
Avg Rush
4.2
0.7
Comp-Att-Int
22-39-1
29-57-0
Passing Yards
264
361
Sacks-Yards
3-22
5-33
Fumbles-Lost
2-1
2-1
Punts-Avg
5-44.0
6-41.0
KR-Avg
6-23.5
7-26.1
PR-Avg
6-26.5
5-9.6
Penalties-Yard
2-15
4-30
Time of Possession
28:17
31:43
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 T.J. Yeldon
22
144
2
39
2
'13 Kenyan Drake
7
26
0
14
1
'13 Derrick Henry
1
1
0
1
0
'13 Blake Sims
1
-8
0
0
0
'13 AJ McCarron
4
-16
0
-1
0
2013 Florida State Seminoles Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Devonta Freeman
16
29
0
8
0
'13 Karlos Williams
5
8
0
3
0
'13 Jacob Coker
1
-7
0
0
0
'13 Jameis Winston
12
-7
0
14
0
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 O.J. Howard
2
38
1
0
29
1
'13 T.J. Yeldon
2
35
0
0
19
0
'13 Christion Jones
3
34
0
0
14
0
'13 Amari Cooper
3
33
1
0
24
0
'13 Kenny Bell
2
29
0
0
17
0
'13 DeAndrew White
4
27
0
0
13
0
'13 Kevin Norwood
3
26
0
0
16
0
'13 Kenyan Drake
1
17
0
0
17
0
'13 Chris Black
1
14
0
0
14
0
'13 Brian Vogler
1
11
0
0
11
0
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 Kelvin Benjamin
4
90
3
0
38
1
'13 Rashad Greene
7
78
2
0
22
0
'13 Kenny Shaw
5
63
0
0
16
0
'13 Christian Green
4
59
0
0
19
0
'13 Nick O'Leary
3
37
1
0
24
0
'13 Devonta Freeman
4
21
0
0
17
0
'13 Jesus Wilson
2
13
0
0
9
0
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 AJ McCarron
19
34
232
1
1
'13 Blake Sims
3
5
32
0
0
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 Jameis Winston
24
46
307
1
0
'13 Jacob Coker
5
11
54
0
0
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Dee Liner
1
0
'13 Brandon Ivory
1
0
'13 Jeoffrey Pagan
1
0
'13 Dalvin Tomlinson
1
0
'13 LaMichael Fanning
1
0
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Dan Hicks
1
0
'13 Derrick Mitchell
1
0
'13 Jacobbi McDaniel
1
0
'13 Telvin Smith
0
1
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Cade Foster
37
45
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Roberto Aguayo
32,43,38,47,44
-
*
Sun Bowl
2013 Michigan State Spartans at 2013 Auburn Tigers
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
2013 Michigan State Spartans
14
7
3
0
24
2013 Auburn Tigers
10
9
3
10
32
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
MSU
12:24
TD
Josiah Price 5 yd. pass from Cook (Geiger kick)
7-0
Auburn
7:56
FG
Cody Parkey 43 yds.
7-3
Auburn
3:19
TD
Nick Marshall 18 yd. run (Parkey kick)
7-10
MSU
0:59
TD
Jeremy Langford 1 yd. run (Geiger kick)
14-10
2nd Quarter
Auburn
12:48
FG
Cody Parkey 41 yds.
14-13
MSU
7:35
TD
Nick Hill 2 yd. run (Geiger kick)
21-13
Auburn
2:35
FG
Cody Parkey 33 yds.
21-16
Auburn
0:12
FG
Cody Parkey 27 yds.
21-19
3rd Quarter
MSU
7:32
FG
Michael Geiger 44 yds.
24-19
Auburn
2:14
FG
Cody Parkey 38 yds.
24-22
4th Quarter
Auburn
14:56
FG
Cody Parkey 44 yds.
24-25
Auburn
9:46
TD
Tre Mason 3 yd. run (Parkey kick)
24-32
Team Statistics
2013 Michigan State Spartans - 2013 Auburn Tigers
First Downs
25
13
- Rushing
4
9
- Passing
19
4
- Penalty
2
0
3rd Down Eff
2/16
7/19
4th Down Eff
2/3
0/0
Rushes-Yards
34-63
59-252
Avg Rush
1.9
4.3
Comp-Att-Int
25-48-1
4-10-0
Passing Yards
348
98
Sacks-Yards
2-8
1-7
Fumbles-Lost
2-1
0-0
Punts-Avg
6-42.0
6-40.7
KR-Avg
9-18.1
5-22.6
PR-Avg
6-9.7
6-20.0
Penalties-Yard
3-20
2-25
Time of Possession
30:00
30:00
2013 Michigan State Spartans Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Jeremy Langford
22
58
0
17
1
'13 Nick Hill
6
7
0
3
1
'13 Connor Cook
6
-2
0
2
0
2013 Auburn Tigers Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Tre Mason
27
180
2
54
1
'13 Nick Marshall
15
37
0
18
1
'13 Cameron Artis-Payne
11
22
0
15
0
'13 Corey Grant
6
13
0
4
0
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 Jeremy Langford
4
79
2
0
30
0
'13 Aaron Burbridge
4
61
1
0
33
0
'13 Josiah Price
3
45
1
0
23
1
'13 Macgarrett Kings
4
44
0
0
16
0
'13 Bennie Fowler
3
43
0
0
19
0
'13 Tony Lippett
3
40
0
0
18
0
'13 Keith Mumphery
1
16
0
0
16
0
'13 Andrew Gleichert
2
15
0
0
13
0
'13 Delton Williams
1
5
0
0
5
0
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 Sammie Coates
3
83
1
1
51
0
'13 Ricardo Louis
1
15
0
0
15
0
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 Connor Cook
24
43
332
1
1
'13 Andrew Maxwell
1
5
16
0
0
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 Nick Marshall
4
10
98
0
0
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Max Bullough
1
0
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 LaDarius Owens
1
0
'13 Craig Sanders
1
0
'13 Robenson Therezie
0
1
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Michael Geiger
44
42
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Cody Parkey
43,41,33,27,38,44
48
*
For the second straight year, the NCAA championship is an all-SEC affair. Here are the results, which would be played on the Thursday following MLK weekend:
NCAA Football Championship
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide at 2013 Auburn Tigers
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide
21
3
14
6
44
2013 Auburn Tigers
3
3
0
14
20
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Ala
14:12
TD
T.J. Yeldon 62 yd. run (Foster kick)
7-0
Ala
10:42
TD
Kenyan Drake 70 yd. run (Foster kick)
14-0
Auburn
6:05
FG
Cody Parkey 25 yds.
14-3
Ala
2:08
TD
DeAndrew White 9 yd. pass from McCarron (Foster kick)
21-3
2nd Quarter
Auburn
7:06
FG
Cody Parkey 47 yds.
21-6
Ala
0:00
FG
Cade Foster 38 yds.
24-6
3rd Quarter
Ala
7:40
TD
Amari Cooper 28 yd. pass from McCarron (Foster kick)
31-6
Ala
0:57
TD
T.J. Yeldon 2 yd. run (Foster kick)
38-6
4th Quarter
Auburn
10:33
TD
Tre Mason 29 yd. run (Parkey kick)
38-13
Ala
6:19
FG
Cade Foster 44 yds.
41-13
Auburn
2:25
TD
Tre Mason 2 yd. run (Parkey kick)
41-20
Ala
0:19
FG
Cade Foster 37 yds.
44-20
Team Statistics
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide - 2013 Auburn Tigers
First Downs
29
17
- Rushing
13
13
- Passing
14
4
- Penalty
2
0
3rd Down Eff
7/14
5/18
4th Down Eff
1/1
4/5
Rushes-Yards
46-344
58-309
Avg Rush
7.5
5.3
Comp-Att-Int
21-28-0
5-14-1
Passing Yards
227
55
Sacks-Yards
1-6
1-2
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
1-0
Punts-Avg
4-41.5
6-42.3
KR-Avg
5-22.8
8-22.6
PR-Avg
6-9.0
4-15.0
Penalties-Yard
2-15
4-40
Time of Possession
31:45
28:15
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Kenyan Drake
12
192
2
76
1
'13 T.J. Yeldon
24
145
1
62
2
'13 Derrick Henry
4
18
0
8
0
'13 AJ McCarron
6
-11
0
-1
0
2013 Auburn Tigers Individual Stats
Rushing
Att
Yds
20+
L
TD
'13 Tre Mason
28
212
3
55
2
'13 Nick Marshall
17
83
0
17
0
'13 Cameron Artis-Payne
9
14
0
6
0
'13 Corey Grant
4
0
0
4
0
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 O.J. Howard
3
52
1
0
33
0
'13 Amari Cooper
4
45
1
0
28
1
'13 Kevin Norwood
3
38
1
0
20
0
'13 DeAndrew White
3
34
0
0
14
1
'13 Christion Jones
3
21
0
0
14
0
'13 T.J. Yeldon
2
17
0
0
10
0
'13 Kenny Bell
1
13
0
0
13
0
'13 Brian Vogler
1
4
0
0
4
0
'13 Kenyan Drake
1
3
0
0
3
0
Receiving
Rec
Yds
20+
40+
L
TD
'13 Sammie Coates
2
28
0
0
16
0
'13 Tre Mason
1
14
0
0
14
0
'13 Brandon Fulse
1
11
0
0
11
0
'13 Marcus Davis
1
2
0
0
2
0
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 AJ McCarron
21
28
227
2
0
Passing
Comp.
Att.
Yards
TD
INT
'13 Nick Marshall
5
14
55
0
1
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Dalvin Tomlinson
1
0
'13 Landon Collins
0
1
Defensive
Sacks
INT
'13 Gimel President
1
0
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Cade Foster
38,44,37
-
Field Goals
Made
Missed
'13 Cody Parkey
25,47
-
Alabama becomes our first two-time champion. That does it. See you next year!