College Football

Who's going where? All Florida-related bowl matchups

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 9:11 p.m. ET

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ORANGE BOWL

No. 1 Clemson (13-0, ACC) vs No. 4 Oklahoma (11-1, Big 12), Dec. 31, 4 p.m.

Deshaun Watson and Baker Mayfield.

LOCATION: Miami Gardens, Fla.

TOP PLAYERS

Clemson: Deshaun Watson, 3,512 yards and 30 touchdowns passing, 887 yards and 11 touchdowns rushing.

Oklahoma: Baker Mayfield, 3,389 yards and 35 touchdowns passing, two interceptions in last 219 attempts.

NOTABLE

Clemson: Enters game on 16-game winning streak, best in the country (Alabama is No. 2 at 10 straight). ... The Tigers are 45-7 since losing the Orange Bowl at the end of the 2011 season. ... Clemson already has a win at Sun Life Stadium this season, topping Miami there 58-0.

Oklahoma: Sooners scored 364 points in their final seven games alone; 56 percent of the FBS teams in the country didn't score that many points all season. ... Only Florida State, Virginia Tech and Georgia have longer current bowl-appearance streaks.

LAST TIME: Clemson 40, Oklahoma 6. (Dec. 29, 2014, Russell Athletic Bowl)

PEACH BOWL

Houston and its high-scoring offense will take on Florida State on New Year's Eve in the Peach Bowl.

Dalvin Cook and Greg Ward Jr.

The Seminoles (10-2, No. 9 CFP) won the national championship two years ago and reached the college football playoffs last season, losing to Oregon in the semifinals.

Coach Jimbo Fisher's team lost to Georgia Tech and No. 1 Clemson.

Houston (12-1, No. 18 CFP) claimed a spot in a major bowl as the top-ranked team from the Group of Five conferences. The Cougars won the American Athletic Conference.

TAXSLAYER BOWL

Penn State (7-5, Big Ten) vs Georgia (9-3, SEC), Jan. 2, Noon.

Saquon Barkley and Sony Michel.

LOCATION: Jacksonville, Florida

TOP PLAYERS

Penn State: QB Christian Hackenberg, who owns school records for passing yards, completions, attempts, touchdown passes and total offense.

Georgia: LB Leonard Floyd, a Butkus Award finalist who leads the team in sacks and ranks second in tackles.

NOTABLE

Penn State: Lost three in a row. ... Winless in five games against ranked teams this season.

Georgia: Won four straight. ... Fired coach Mark Richt and backup QB Faton Bauta won't be around for the game. Richt accepted the Miami job. Bauta, who started the team's last game in Jacksonville, is transferring.

LAST TIME

Penn State 27, Georgia 23 (Jan. 1, 1983).

CITRUS BOWL

Michigan (9-3, Big Ten) vs Florida (10-3, SEC), Jan. 1, 1 p.m.

Jon Bullard and Jabrill Peppers.

LOCATION: Orlando, Fla.

TOP PLAYERS

Michigan: DB Jabrill Peppers, a versatile sophomore who has started at cornerback and strong safety, and also plays offense and returns kicks.

Florida: DT Jon Bullard, a senior who has 63 tackles, including a team-leading 17 for loss and 6 sacks.

NOTABLE

Michigan: Lost three of four against ranked teams. ... Ranks fourth nationally in red-zone efficiency, with 33 touchdowns and 13 field goals in 49 trips inside the 20-yard line.

Florida: Dropped two straight, scoring just one offensive touchdown in losses to Florida State and Alabama. ... Offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier faces his former team. Nussmeier spent 2014 with the Wolverines.

LAST TIME

Michigan 41, Florida 35 (Jan. 1, 2008).

OUTBACK BOWL

Two teams riding five-game winning streaks will meet in the Outback Bowl.

Justin Jackson and Joshua Dobbs.

No. 12 Northwestern (10-2, No. 13 CFP) and Tennessee (8-4, No. 23 CFP) will play for the second time on New Year's Day. The Volunteers won the previous meeting in 1997.

Four of the Wildcats' five straight wins have been decided by seven points of less.

Tennessee's four losses have come by a combined 17 points to teams with a combined record of 39-8, including two of the four College Football Playoff teams (Alabama, Oklahoma).

Northwestern is making its 12th bowl appearance and second straight in Florida. Northwestern's last trip to the Sunshine State came in the 2013 TaxSlayer Bowl and resulted in the program's first postseason victory since 1949.

RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL

Baylor (9-3, Big 12, No. 17 CFP) vs. North Carolina (11-2, ACC, No. 10 CFP), Dec. 29, 5:30 p.m. EST

Elijah Hood and Corey Coleman.

LOCATION: Orlando, Florida

TOP PLAYERS

Baylor: WR Corey Coleman, 74 catches for 1,363 yards and 20 touchdowns.

North Carolina: RB Elijah Hood, 1,345 yards rushing and 17 touchdowns.

NOTABLE

Baylor: Started the season 8-0 but then lost three of its last four games after struggling with injuries at quarterback. The Bears have used four different quarterbacks this season.

North Carolina: Marquise Williams broke his own single-season program record for yards rushing by a quarterback in the team's loss to Clemson on Saturday. He has 867 yards through 13 games. He's just the fifth player in ACC history to have 10,000 career yards gained.

LAST TIME

First meeting

ST. PETERSBURG BOWL

Marshall (9-3, Conference USA) vs. Connecticut (6-6, American Athletic Conference), Dec. 26, 11 a.m.

Arkeel Newsome and Chase Litton.

LOCATION: St. Petersburg, Florida

TOP PLAYERS

Marshall: Chase Litton, 2,387 passing yards and 22 TDs in 10 games.

Connecticut: Arkeel Newsome, 760 rushing yards, 6 TDs.

NOTABLE

Marshall: Herd feature remarkable balance, with 455 rushing plays and 435 passing plays this season. ... TE Ryan Yurachek has been highly dependable, with eight TD grabs.

Connecticut: Huskies in a bowl despite being outscored 237-213 this season. ... Connecticut is 11-26 in its last 37 games, but is 3-1 in its last four contests.

LAST TIME

First meeting.

SUN BOWL

Miami and Washington State are headed to the Southwest for the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, on Dec. 26.

Brad Kaaya and Gabe Marks.

The Hurricanes closed out a tumultuous season with an 8-4 record after firing coach Al Golden after a 58-0 loss to Clemson, and recently hiring former Georgia coach Mark Richt as their new coach.

The Cougars are a surprising 8-4 and are in their second bowl in the last three seasons under coach Mike Leach.

Washington State is led by sophomore quarterback Luke Falk, who averages 387.8 yards passing per game -- tops in the country. Falk missed the Cougars' final game of the regular season with a concussion.

BOCA RATON BOWL

Jahad Thomas and Kareem Hunt.

Temple and Toledo will meet in the Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 22, on the campus of Florida Atlantic University.

And don't expect a whole lot of points in this one.

Temple (10-3) led the American Athletic Conference, allowing only 19.2 points per game. Toledo (9-2) led the Mid-American Conference and was nearly just as stingy, giving up 21.1 points per contest.

Toledo is looking for its first 10-win season since 2001. Temple is in a bowl game for only the fifth time, joining trips after the 1934, 1979, 2009 and 2011 seasons.

Marshall beat Northern Illinois in last year's inaugural edition of the game.

MIAMI BEACH BOWL

Western Kentucky (11-2, Conference USA) vs. South Florida (8-4, American Athletic Conference), Dec. 21, 2:30 p.m.

Marlon Mack and Brandon Doughty.

LOCATION: Miami

TOP PLAYERS

Western Kentucky: Brandon Doughty, 45 TD passes (leads nation), 94 TD passes last two seasons.

South Florida: Marlon Mack, 1,273 rushing yards, 6.6 yards per carry, 8 TDs.

NOTABLE

Western Kentucky: For as prolific as Doughty is, the Hilltoppers have balance: 508 passes, 431 rushes so far this season. ... WR Taywan Taylor has 17 touchdown catches, second-most in the nation.

South Florida: Bulls have won four straight games, last three of those by a combined 153-53 score. ... QB Quinton Flowers threw for 21 touchdowns and ran for team-best 10 more.

LAST TIME

South Florida 24, Western Kentucky 12. (Sept. 25, 2010)

Georgia State (6-6) vs. San Jose State (5-7), Dec. 19, 7 p.m.

LOCATION: Orlando Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida.

Tyler Ervin and Nick Arbuckle.

TOP PLAYERS

Georgia State: QB Nick Arbuckle has thrown for 41,60 yards and 26 touchdowns. He averages 346.7 yards passing per game to rank sixth among all Football Bowl Subdivision players.

San Jose State: RB Tyler Ervin has rushed for 1,469 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also has 44 catches for 337 yards and two scores.

NOTABLE

Georgia State: This program is in only its sixth year of existence. Georgia State had posted a combined record of 2-33 from 2012-14 before taking a dramatic step forward this season. The Panthers enter the Cure Bowl on a four-game winning streak.

San Jose State: The Spartans received a bowl invitation despite finishing the regular season with a losing record. San Jose State has dropped three of its last four games, though that stretch includes a 17-16 setback against BYU and a 37-34 overtime defeat at Nevada.

LAST TIME

This will be their first meeting.