TEM 17.0 o56.5
UTSA -17.0 u56.5
PUR 14.0 o48.5
MSU -14.0 u48.5
UNLV -7.5 o60.0
SJSU 7.5 u60.0
SHSU 6.0 o57.0
JVST -6.0 u57.0
ILL 1.0 o48.0
RUTG -1.0 u48.0
MISS -11.5 o55.5
FLA 11.5 u55.5
SMU -10.0 o56.5
UVA 10.0 u56.5
WAKE 24.0 o66.5
MIA -24.0 u66.5
CONN 10.5 o54.5
SYR -10.5 u54.5
UNC -2.5 o55.0
BC 2.5 u55.0
IOWA -4.5 o44.0
MD 4.5 u44.0
IU 10.0 o52.5
OSU -10.0 u52.5
MASS 42.0 o55.0
UGA -42.0 u55.0
WKU 1.5 o56.5
LIB -1.5 u56.5
UTEP 41.0 o52.5
TENN -41.0 u52.5
CHSO 33.5 o44.5
FSU -33.5 u44.5
BGSU -11.5 o56.5
BALL 11.5 u56.5
RICE -6.5 o52.0
UAB 6.5 u52.0
NMSU 3.5 o53.0
MTU -3.5 u53.0
JMU -7.5 o58.5
APP 7.5 u58.5
USA -23.5 o54.0
USM 23.5 u54.0
FIU -9.0 o44.0
KENN 9.0 u44.0
ARIZ 10.5 o59.5
TCU -10.5 u59.5
ULM 3.0 o52.5
ARST -3.0 u52.5
CHAR -3.0 o48.5
FAU 3.0 u48.5
TLSA 17.5 o60.5
USF -17.5 u60.5
GASO 2.5 o57.0
CCU -2.5 u57.0
WIS 1.0 o42.0
NEB -1.0 u42.0
CIT -0.0 o0.0
CLEM 0.0 u0.0
TTU -4.0 o66.0
OKST 4.0 u66.0
NW 10.0 o36.5
MICH -10.0 u36.5
SDSU 5.0 o61.0
USU -5.0 u61.0
PSU -11.5 o45.0
MINN 11.5 u45.0
COLO -3.0 o59.5
KU 3.0 u59.5
BYU 3.0 o48.5
ASU -3.0 u48.5
STAN 14.5 o54.5
CAL -14.5 u54.5
ECU 3.0 o72.5
UNT -3.0 u72.5
UK 20.5 o46.5
TEX -20.5 u46.5
UCF -3.5 o63.0
WVU 3.5 u63.0
LT 23.0 o48.5
ARK -23.0 u48.5
WOF 42.5 o49.5
SOCAR -42.5 u49.5
PITT 8.0 o58.0
LOU -8.0 u58.0
MIZZ -7.5 o58.0
MSST 7.5 u58.0
TROY 9.5 o52.0
ULL -9.5 u52.0
WSU -11.0 o56.5
ORST 11.0 u56.5
BSU -23.0 o57.0
WYO 23.0 u57.0
BAY -8.0 o50.5
HOU 8.0 u50.5
ARMY 14.0 o45.5
ND -14.0 u45.5
GSU 20.5 o59.0
TXST -20.5 u59.0
MRSH 3.0 o51.5
ODU -3.0 u51.5
ISU -6.5 o42.0
UTAH 6.5 u42.0
TAM -2.5 o46.5
AUB 2.5 u46.5
ALA -13.5 o47.5
OKLA 13.5 u47.5
VAN 7.5 o54.0
LSU -7.5 u54.0
CIN 8.5 o53.0
KSU -8.5 u53.0
VT -3.0 o46.5
DUKE 3.0 u46.5
AFA 3.0 o44.5
NEV -3.0 u44.5
USC -4.5 o51.5
UCLA 4.5 u51.5
CSU 3.5 o45.0
FRES -3.5 u45.0
Final Nov 19
AKR 38 -10.5 o49.0
KENT 17 10.5 u49.0
Final Nov 19
WMU 14 -6.5 o56.5
CMU 16 6.5 u56.5
Final Nov 19
NIU 9 1.0 o43.0
M-OH 20 -1.0 u43.0
Final Nov 20
OHIO 24 1.0 o46.5
TOL 7 -1.0 u46.5
Final Nov 20
BUFF 37 1.0 o53.0
EMU 20 -1.0 u53.0
Final Nov 21
NCST 29 7.5 o51.5
GT 30 -7.5 u51.5
Western Kentucky 2nd Conference USA9-5
South Alabama 2nd Sun Belt10-3

Western Kentucky @ South Alabama preview

Caesars Superdome

Last Meeting ( Sep 14, 2013 ) Western Kentucky 24, South Alabama 31

South Alabama will hope to put a bow on its most successful FBS season by winning a bowl game for the first time in program history.

At the end of a 10-2 season, South Alabama was selected to play in the New Orleans Bowl against Western Kentucky on Wednesday inside the Superdome.

The Jaguars had never finished a season over .500 since joining FBS in 2012. Their only two losses this year came by one point on the road against UCLA in September and by four points to rival Troy in October.

Troy and South Alabama ended up tied atop the Sun Belt West, so Troy advanced to the Sun Belt title game and won the conference championship.

A trip to New Orleans is not a bad consolation prize for the Jaguars, who are 0-2 in bowl games. Second-year coach Kane Wommack, who received a contract extension earlier this month, said the bowl trip is both a reward and a way to carry momentum into spring practices.

"There are a lot of things to be excited about in a bowl game and there are certain things that I want the players to enjoy in the bowl process and the overall experience," Wommack told reporters. "But at the same time, like I told the guys again this morning, the ball gets spotted at 8:05 p.m. and South Alabama is there to win the football game."

The Jaguars are led by quarterback Carter Bradley (2,976 passing yards, 25 touchdowns) and running back La'Damian Webb (1,014 rushing yards, 13 touchdowns).

Western Kentucky (8-5) will play in its ninth bowl game in 11 years.

The Hilltoppers won three of their final four games, including a 32-31 overtime win over Florida Atlantic in their regular-season finale. After FAU scored first, Western Kentucky quarterback Austin Reed ran in a 1-yard touchdown and threw the game-winning two-point conversion to Joshua Simon.

Reed, who transferred from Division II West Florida, was named Conference USA's Newcomer of the Year after throwing for 4,249 yards and 36 touchdowns, ranking second and fourth in FBS, respectively.

"I think the past couple years have shown that it's just not the Power 5 that produces quarterbacks," coach Tyson Helton said. "Here's Austin Reed at the Division II level. He just needed an opportunity to be on that platform. There's a lot of intangibles there that he has similar to (last season's quarterback) Bailey Zappe that we saw."

--Field Level Media

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