» bowl standings http://blog.philsteele.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:26:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 The Humanitarian and Holiday Bowls http://blog.philsteele.com/2009/12/30/humanitarian-and-holiday-bowls/ http://blog.philsteele.com/2009/12/30/humanitarian-and-holiday-bowls/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:19:55 +0000 Phil Steele http://blog.philsteele.com/?p=2390


Each day during bowl season in my daily blog, I will give you my forecasts on the bowl games taking place that day. My forecasts will include a detailed write-up with my computer’s projected box score including rushing and passing yards, points and turnovers along with a detailed write-up on each game.

Also check out the bowl matchup section to get the latest and greatest information on all the upcoming bowl games including, game by game stats, 2009 recaps, and checklists for every position and intangible.

Humanitarian Bowl

Bowling Green vs Idaho

Team Rush Pass Points TO’s ST
Bowling Green 63 345 34 1.2 •
Idaho 217 255 31 2.7 –

Gametime Projected Weather: 34°, Flurries Wind: WNW 5 mph

Idaho is playing in their home state and figures to have a large crowd advantage. The Vandals have plenty of weapons on offense that starts with QB Nathan Enderle who has 2,666 yards (62.3%) with an 18-9 ratio. Idaho has three solid tailbacks in De’Maundray Woolridge (853 rush yards, 5.7, 16 TD’s), Princeton McCarty (605 rush yards, 5.7) and Deonte Jackson (584 total yards). The Vandals also have a 1,000 yard WR in Max Komar. Idaho is simply the more balanced team as my computer projects them to have more than 200 yards rushing and passing while BG will just be throwing the ball all over the field. Idaho played on the blue turf earlier this year in a loss to Boise St but this time the Vandals will be on the other side of the outcome.

PHIL’S FORECAST: IDAHO 37 BOWLING GREEN 32

Holiday Bowl

Arizona vs Nebraska

Team Rush Pass Points TO’s ST
Arizona 132 175 15 2.3 –
Nebraska 103 170 22 1.9 –

Gametime Projected Weather: 58°, Partly Cloudy Wind: W 5 mph

Arizona is a dangerous team as they were just a few plays away from being unbeaten in Pac-10 play. Both teams are solid on offense and defense with Nebraska having the edge on defense (#5-20) and Arizona having the edge on offense (#25-62). Generally the Holiday Bowl is one of the higher scoring bowl games each season but with two top-notch defenses it figures to be a lower scoring affair this year. While both teams are excited to be playing in this bowl Ndamukong Suh was named the AP College Football Player of the Year and the Huskers will want to send him out on a winning note.

PHIL’S FORECAST: NEBRASKA 20 ARIZONA 17

Conference Bowl Standings

Bowl Conference VS ConFerence Records
OVERALL vs BCS CONF
W L % W L %
MWC 3 0 100% 2 0 100%
BIG EAST 2 0 100% 1 0 100%
BIG 10 1 0 100% 1 0 100%
SUN BELT 1 0 100% 0 0 0
PAC 10 2 2 50% 1 0 100%
SEC 1 1 50% 1 1 50%
C USA 2 2 50% 0 1 0%
ACC 1 3 25% 1 3 25%
BIG 12 0 1 0% 0 1 0%
INDEP 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAC 0 2 0% 0 1 0%
WAC 0 1 0% 0 0 0

The MWC is off to a great start with a 3-0 record thanks to Wyoming’s upset over Fresno St in the New Mexico Bowl and two big wins over the Pac-10 the last week. The Big East has picked up a couple of wins including Pittsburgh’s win over North Carolina on Saturday. The Big Ten got its first victory last night with Wisconsin’s impressive win over Miami in the Champs Sports Bowl. The Pac-10 after an 0-2 start is now 2-2 after USC and UCLA victories. Similarly, CUSA, after starting 0-2, has won their last two. The ACC has played all BCS conference teams in their bowl games and has not fared well going 1-3. The MAC has had a couple of tough losses including Temple’s loss to UCLA yesterday where the Owls at one point led 21-7.

Bowl Confidence Contest

Make sure to check the daily blog every day as we will be posting the standings here after every bowl game is played.

There will be two Top 50 leaderboards. The first one will be points won and the second is best win percentage of their points. Sometimes the early leaders are the ones that risked the most on the early bowls and they fall by the wayside as the contest goes on so that is why I will also keep track of those that have the best win percentage.

After 13 bowl games William Meleski continues to lead the contest for the seventh day in a row with 253 points won and a 77% win %. Gene Winters is a name that has been near the top of the leaderboard since day 1 and he is in 2nd with 226 points won. Matt Schupp is the new leader in win % with an impressive 87% which is 4% better than 2nd place Jeff Hamilton.

After some tough early losses, I now have 140 points and there are still 21 bowl games left! Remember 1st place wins $250, 2nd place gets $100 and a set of Regionals and 3rd gets $50 and a set of Regionals.

Thanks again to the near 1,200 people that have entered. If you have any questions concerning your points or do not see your name in the Top 50 and think it should be please email Brandon@philsteele.com.

Here are the current leaderboards.

The Top 50 in Points Won

Rank Name Pts Won Pts Lost Win % % Rank
1 William J Meleski 253 74 77% 12
2 Gene Winters 226 96 70% 39
3 Lyell Marks 216 148 59% 209
4 Goran Mili 214 102 68% 64
5 Jeff Hamilton 206 42 83% 2
6 Michael Mancini 200 112 64% 111
7 Bob Knight 196 79 71% 31
8 Bobby Welles 195 46 81% 3
9 Matthew Goodman 193 105 65% 106
10 Don Seebold 190 46 81% 7
10 Mike Guzzo 190 89 68% 57
12 Matt Schupp 185 28 87% 1
12 Mitchell Sanpei 185 94 66% 87
14 Don Armstrong 184 64 74% 17
14 Mike Hay 184 74 71% 30
16 Pete Mackin 182 121 60% 198
17 Don Deavers 181 81 69% 51
18 adam muscat 180 78 70% 43
18 Marc Ostrom 180 79 69% 44
18 Lance Ivy 180 122 60% 203
21 Mike Bambrick 179 102 64% 120
22 Natalie Lindsay 178 62 74% 18
23 John Geanakos 177 93 66% 96
24 Dave Klaehn 176 133 57% 284
25 Richie Thomas 175 84 68% 67
25 Rusty Moreno 175 91 66% 94
27 Mike Connors 174 79 69% 52
28 Gary McQuain 173 64 73% 23
28 Jeremy Zinn 173 67 72% 27
28 Ed Linton 173 71 71% 34
28 Jerry Thornton 173 103 63% 136
32 Jerry Chieffalo 172 57 75% 13
32 Lisa DiBello 172 72 70% 35
32 Sephen Fraher 172 116 60% 201
32 Bud Converse 172 134 56% 304
36 Jarrett Singer 170 91 65% 101
36 Andy Mickley 170 111 60% 187
36 Gordon Goldbach 170 113 60% 197
39 Patrick Hilt 169 40 81% 4
39 Fred Kern 169 101 63% 138
41 Ben Brin 168 75 69% 49
41 Steven Pegg 168 86 66% 90
41 Chuck Kreiner 168 94 64% 109
41 Joey Novak 168 95 64% 116
45 John Mina 166 92 64% 107
45 Tony Orioli 166 116 59% 224
47 Jason Dubeans 165 78 68% 59
47 Gary Candon 165 96 63% 125
47 Brian Dereng 165 106 61% 175
47 Duston Turner 165 182 48% 703
47 Sherry Shoup 165 199 45% 794

The Top 50 in Win %

Name Pts Won Pts Lost Win % % Rank
Matt Schupp 185 28 87% 1
Jeff Hamilton 206 42 83% 2
Bobby Welles 195 46 81% 3
Patrick Hilt 169 40 81% 4
Marc Caruso 139 33 81% 5
Dan Maurer 150 36 81% 6
Don Seebold 190 46 81% 7
Gregory Ewers 72 19 79% 8
Steve MacDonald 144 40 78% 9
Gary Magnus 96 27 78% 10
Mark Ferdinando 143 41 78% 11
William J Meleski 253 74 77% 12
Jerry Chieffalo 172 57 75% 13
Jeffrey Gans 129 44 75% 14
Todd L Jackson 137 47 74% 15
Anthony Marcello 141 49 74% 16
Don Armstrong 184 64 74% 17
Natalie Lindsay 178 62 74% 18
Phillip Mason 162 57 74% 19
Chris Haynes 140 50 74% 20
Christopher Haynes 140 50 74% 20
Jerry Bankhead 143 52 73% 22
Gary McQuain 173 64 73% 23
Richard Bidnick 152 57 73% 24
Michael Kyle 154 58 73% 25
Gene Shue 127 48 73% 26
Jeremy Zinn 173 67 72% 27
John Roberts 160 64 71% 28
Kevin Godrum 132 53 71% 29
Mike Hay 184 74 71% 30
Bob Knight 196 79 71% 31
DAWN KING 153 62 71% 32
Steve Liles 133 54 71% 33
Ed Linton 173 71 71% 34
Lisa DiBello 172 72 70% 35
Doug Mayfield 148 62 70% 36
Gary Cotton 128 54 70% 37
Gary Osborne 163 69 70% 38
Gene Winters 226 96 70% 39
Frank Hillman 70 30 70% 40
Jason Fry 135 58 70% 41
Shawn Reece 86 37 70% 42
adam muscat 180 78 70% 43
Marc Ostrom 180 79 69% 44
Jon Lucas 116 51 69% 45
Giovanni Sicurella 160 71 69% 46
James Marzano 63 28 69% 47
Frank Scott 121 54 69% 48
Ben Brin 168 75 69% 49
Art Tocco 141 63 69% 50
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I hope that everyone had a nice, relaxing holiday yesterday because Saturday is shaping up to be a busy day with three bowls. Make sure to check out the  Bowl Matchup Section to get the latest and greatest information on all the upcoming bowl games including, game by game stats, 2009 recaps, and checklists for every position and intangible. Let’s get to the forecasts for today:

LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWL

MARSHALL VS OHIO
Rushing
Passing
Points
TO’s
ST
MARSHALL 136
188
17
2.6
–
OHIO
100
233
21
1.8
••••

These two were former MAC foes and the series dates back to 1905. Marshall will be coached by Defensive Coordinator Rick Minter here after Snyder resigned (under pressure). The Bobcats are trying for their first ten win season since 1968. Marshall enters off their worst performance of the year as they were mauled at UTEP allowing 52 pts. While this matchup pits two outstanding defenses, Ohio has a large special teams edge and I’ll call for the Bobcats to win by 3.

PHIL’S FORECAST: OHIO 24 MARSHALL 21

MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL

PITTSBURGH VS NORTH CAROLINA
Rushing
Passing
Points
TO’s
ST
PITTSBURGH 129
160
23
2.3
–
NORTH CAROLINA
96
170
20
2.8
•

Head Coach Wannstedt needs to motivate the Panthers who let a 21 point lead dissipate in a BCS clincher. While UNC has a slight defensive edge, Pitt has a large eage on offense led by Stull who has a 21-8 ratio (UNC’s Yates 12-14 ratio). Pitt’s outstanding RB Lewis is almost a 1st Tm All-American with 1,640 yards (5.5) and 16 TD’s while UNC is led by Houston who averages just 3.8 yards per carry. The Panthers also have two All-American caliber wideouts. The Tar Heels have the fan edge (only about 65 miles from Chapel Hill) as Pitt fans usually do not travel well to bowls but Pitt has the talent edge and will be able to slow a UNC offense which has topped 21 pts just 5 times vs FCS foes.

PHIL’S FORECAST: PITTSBURGH 27 NORTH CAROLINA 17

EMERALD BOWL

BOSTON COLLEGE VS USC
Rushing
Passing
Points
TO’s
ST
BOSTON COLLEGE 106
163
19
2.9
•
USC
160
223
23
2.2
–

If this game was played on paper, USC should win by 17-21 points but bowl games are played on emotion. Rose, Rose, Rose, Rose, Orange, Rose, Orange – those are the last 7 bowls that the Trojans have played in and making this trip to San Fran for a bowl the day after Christmas will test Carroll’s motivational skills. USC is clearly the superior team, but the continued loss of coordinators throughout the past several years has made them beatable. BC, meanwhile, is thrilled to be playing a national opponent of this caliber and USC is fortunate to escape with a 3 point win.

PHIL’S FORECAST: USC 20 BOSTON COLLEGE 17

Conference Bowl Standings

Bowl Conference VS Conference Records
OVERALL
vs BCS CONF
W
L
%
W
L
%
MWC
3
0
100%
2
0
100%
BIG EAST
1
0
100%
0
0
0
SUN BELT
1
0
100%
0
0
0
CUSA
1
2
33%
0
1
0%
SEC
0
0
0
0
0
0
BIG 12
0
0
0
0
0
0
BIG TEN
0
0
0
0
0
0
ACC
0
0
0
0
0
0
INDEP
0
0
0
0
0
0
MAC
0
0
0
0
0
0
WAC
0
2
0%
0
0
0
PAC-10
0
2
0%
0
0
0

The MWC is off to a great start with a 3-0 record already thanks to Wyoming’s upset over Fresno St in the New Mexico Bowl and two wins over the Pac-10 with BYU destroying Oregon St and Utah upsetting Cal. The Cougars and Utes victories also make the MWC the only conference with a win over a team from a BCS conference. The Big East and Sun Belt have picked up early wins while the Pac-10 and WAC have suffered some disappointing losses. CUSA got their first win of the season with SMU’s upset of Nevada.

The Bowl Confidence Contest

Make sure to check the daily blog every day as we will be posting the standings here after every bowl game is played.

There will be two Top 50 leaderboards. The first one will be points won. Sometimes the early leaders are the ones that risked the most on the early bowls and they fall by the wayside as the contest goes on so that is why I will also keep track of those that have the best win percentage of their points.

Out of more than 1200 entries Bob Knight currently leads in the Points Won category but William J. Meleski and Joel Blank are right behind him. Although tied with 110 points each, William J. Meleski has a significant edge in win % coming in at 67% while Joel Blank comes in at 30%.

Thanks again to all that have entered. If you have any problems with your points or do not see your name please email brandon@philsteele.com. Here are the current leaderboards.

Top 50 in Points Won

Rk
 Name
Pts Won
Pts Lost
Win %
% Rank
1
 Bob Knight
111
39
74%
8
2
 William J Meleski
110
55
67%
19
2
 Joel Blank
110
252
30%
315
4
 Josh Farnsworth
108
28
79%
5
5
 Gene Winters
105
57
65%
22
6
 John Roberts
97
5
95%
1
7
 Bill Morehead
95
94
50%
71
8
 James Bigley
92
71
56%
43
9
 Don Seebold
91
11
89%
2
10
 Jeff Hamilton
88
33
73%
11
11
 Gary Candon
84
55
60%
30
12
 Craig Domingues
82
55
60%
31
13
 Marc Ostrom
81
34
70%
14
13
 Matt Thompson
81
51
61%
29
13
 Don Deavers
81
58
58%
38
16
 Timothy Divis
79
48
62%
26
17
 Richie Thomas
76
47
62%
28
17
 Jack Hawn
76
53
59%
35
19
 Anthony Chapman
73
65
53%
55
19
 Butch Domann
73
71
51%
64
21
 Matthew Edmundson
72
66
52%
60
22
 Walter Janz
71
34
68%
17
22
 Dan Gill
71
48
60%
32
24
 Aaron Trauger
70
50
58%
37
24
 Jon Sweden
70
69
50%
70
24
 Pete Mackin
70
86
45%
110
27
 Doug Nelms
69
76
48%
92
28
 Phillip Mason
68
37
65%
23
28
 Michael Simmons
68
68
50%
72
28
 Ryan Faulkner
68
79
46%
103
31
 Michael Mancini
67
74
48%
93
31
 Nick Schwemberger
67
81
45%
107
33
 Brent Burleson
66
72
48%
91
33
 Dave Klaehn
66
75
47%
100
35
 K. McAbier
65
36
64%
25
35
 Eric Sabo
65
50
57%
42
35
 Ben Brin
65
57
53%
53
38
 Steve MacDonald
63
12
84%
4
38
 Frank Elia
63
25
72%
13
38
 Lyell Marks
63
126
33%
254
38
 Sherry Shoup
63
126
33%
254
38
 Duston Turner
63
126
33%
254
43
 Luke Savage
62
58
52%
61
43
 Earl Heiden
62
67
48%
90
45
 John Homoki
61
54
53%
54
45
 Matthew Goodman
61
71
46%
104
47
 Marc Caruso
59
21
74%
10
47
 Buddy Davis
59
60
50%
74
47
 Jeremy Ackerman
59
62
49%
81
47
 Carl Ciaramitaro
59
79
43%
129
47
 Mark Walsh
59
101
37%
195

The Top 50 in Win %

Name
Pts Won
Pts Lost
Win %
% Rank
John Roberts
97
5
95%
1
Don Seebold
91
11
89%
2
Frank Scott
49
9
84%
3
Steve MacDonald
63
12
84%
4
Josh Farnsworth
108
28
79%
5
Frank Hillman
48
13
79%
6
ray59
23
8
74%
7
Bob Knight
111
39
74%
8
plhokie
51
18
74%
9
Marc Caruso
59
21
74%
10
Jeff Hamilton
88
33
73%
11
Gary Magnus
34
13
72%
12
Frank Elia
63
25
72%
13
Marc Ostrom
81
34
70%
14
Anisha Bowling
41
18
69%
15
Erik Sweress
38
18
68%
16
Walter Janz
71
34
68%
17
Jerry Bankhead
37
18
67%
18
William J Meleski
110
55
67%
19
Scott Walsky
31
16
66%
20
Danny Prevatt
36
19
65%
21
Gene Winters
105
57
65%
22
Phillip Mason
68
37
65%
23
Jim Martindale
47
26
64%
24
K. McAbier
65
36
64%
25
Timothy Divis
79
48
62%
26
James Marzano
13
8
62%
27
Richie Thomas
76
47
62%
28
Matt Thompson
81
51
61%
29
Gary Candon
84
55
60%
30
Craig Domingues
82
55
60%
31
Dan Gill
71
48
60%
32
pegsmon
57
39
59%
33
Geoff Boyle
26
18
59%
34
Jack Hawn
76
53
59%
35
Mike Coon
38
27
58%
36
Aaron Trauger
70
50
58%
37
Don Deavers
81
58
58%
38
Scott Jasinkowski
25
18
58%
39
Doug Mayfields
53
39
58%
40
Michael Prychodczenko
12
9
57%
41
eric sabo
65
50
57%
42
James Bigley
92
71
56%
43
Chad Robertus
46
37
55%
44
Anthony Marcello
41
33
55%
45
Mike Quinn
41
34
55%
46
Stephen Pisklak
46
39
54%
47
Dan Maurer
21
18
54%
48
Bobby Welles
43
37
54%
49
Jason Harris
43
37
54%
49
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