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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020

College Football

Oregon 31, No. 13 USC 24

Pac-12 Championship Game

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

	1	2	3	4	T
ORE4-2	14	7	7	3	31
13USC5-1	7	7	3	7	24

Scoring

First Quarter

ORE — Jaylon Redd 2 Yd pass from Anthony Brown (Henry Katleman Kick), 13:49(7-0)

ORE — Hunter Kampmoyer 14 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman Kick), 7:14(14-0)

USC — Amon-Ra St. Brown 47 Yd pass from Kedon Slovis (Parker Lewis Kick), 0:50(14-7)

Second Quarter

ORE — DJ Johnson 16 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman Kick), 9:45(21-7)

USC — Markese Stepp 1 Yd Run (Parker Lewis Kick), 4:35(21-14)

Third Quarter

ORE — Travis Dye 4 Yd pass from Anthony Brown (Henry Katleman Kick), 7:20(28-14)

USC — Parker Lewis 21 Yd Field Goal , 2:28(28-17)

Fourth Quarter

ORE — Henry Katleman 40 Yd Field Goal , 10:26(31-17)

USC — Bru McCoy 4 Yd pass from Kedon Slovis (Parker Lewis Kick), 6:16(31-24)

Team Stats

	ORE	USC
First downs	16	25
Total yards	243	358
Rushing yards	135	38
Passing yards	108	320
3rd down eff.	5-13	5-15
4th down eff.	1-1	3-4
Penalties	5-70	9-98
Turnovers	1	3
Possession	30:46	29:14

A—1.

UAB 22, Marshall 13

Ryan Conference USA Championship

Joan C. Edwards Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
UAB6-3	3	6	0	13	22
MRSH7-2	0	0	7	6	13

Scoring

First Quarter

UAB — Matt Quinn 30 Yd Field Goal , 1:45(3-0)

Second Quarter

UAB — Hayden Pittman 19 Yd pass from Tyler Johnston III (Matt Quinn PAT failed), 11:55(9-0)

Third Quarter

MRSH — Artie Henry 7 Yd pass from Grant Wells (Shane Ciucci Kick), 6:17(9-7)

Fourth Quarter

UAB — Matt Quinn 42 Yd Field Goal , 14:55(12-7)

UAB — Matt Quinn 48 Yd Field Goal , 5:55(15-7)

MRSH — Xavier Gaines 70 Yd pass from Grant Wells (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed), 5:38(15-13)

UAB — Trea Shropshire 71 Yd pass from Tyler Johnston III (Matt Quinn Kick), 4:02(22-13)

Team Stats

	UAB	MRSH
First downs	21	10
Total yards	468	268
Rushing yards	216	130
Passing yards	252	138
3rd down eff.	8-18	2-12
4th down eff.	0-0	1-3
Penalties	6-50	3-42
Turnovers	1	1
Possession	41:26	18:34

Ball State 38, Buffalo 28

MAC Championship Game

Ford Field

	1	2	3	4	T
BALL6-1	7	28	3	0	38
BUFF5-1	14	7	7	0	28

Scoring

First Quarter

BUFF — Jaret Patterson 3 Yd Run (Alex McNulty Kick), 11:59(0-7)

BALL — Yo'Heinz Tyler 10 Yd pass from Drew Plitt (Jack Knight Kick), 7:47(7-7)

BUFF — Trevor Wilson 24 Yd pass from Kyle Vantrease (Alex McNulty Kick), 3:41(7-14)

Second Quarter

BALL — Drew Plitt 1 Yd Run (Jacob Lewis Kick), 8:49(14-14)

BUFF — Kyle Vantrease 1 Yd Run (Alex McNulty Kick), 7:31(14-21)

BALL — Justin Hall 9 Yd pass from Drew Plitt (Jacob Lewis Kick), 5:55(21-21)

BALL — Jalen McGaughy 56 Yd pass from Drew Plitt (Jacob Lewis Kick), 1:30(28-21)

BALL — Christian Albright 34 Yd Fumble Return (Jacob Lewis Kick), 0:48(35-21)

Third Quarter

BALL — Jacob Lewis 21 Yd Field Goal , 9:10(38-21)

BUFF — Kevin Marks Jr. 67 Yd Run (Alex McNulty Kick), 1:16(38-28)

Team Stats

	BALL	BUFF
First downs	22	23
Total yards	429	499
Rushing yards	166	134
Passing yards	263	365
3rd down eff.	7-17	4-13
4th down eff.	1-1	0-3
Penalties	3-25	3-35
Turnovers	1	2
Possession	32:39	27:21

Nebraska 28, Rutgers 21

SHI Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
NEB3-5	0	7	14	7	28
RUTG3-6	3	11	7	0	21

Scoring

First Quarter

RUTG — Valentino Ambrosio 36 Yd Field Goal , 8:55(0-3)

Second Quarter

RUTG — Valentino Ambrosio 42 Yd Field Goal , 13:20(0-6)

NEB — Wan'Dale Robinson 1 Yd Run (Connor Culp Kick), 10:07(7-6)

RUTG — Isaih Pacheco 33 Yd Run (Artur Sitkowski Pass to Bo Melton for Two-Point Conversion), 3:19(7-14)

Third Quarter

NEB — Adrian Martinez 41 Yd Run (Connor Culp Kick), 9:06(14-14)

RUTG — Aron Cruickshank 98 Yd Kickoff Return (Valentino Ambrosio Kick), 8:53(14-21)

NEB — Wan'Dale Robinson 14 Yd pass from Adrian Martinez (Connor Culp Kick), 0:43(21-21)

Fourth Quarter

NEB — Adrian Martinez 1 Yd Run (Connor Culp Kick), 9:55(28-21)

Team Stats

	NEB	RUTG
First downs	27	9
Total yards	620	252
Rushing yards	365	130
Passing yards	255	122
3rd down eff.	7-13	2-13
4th down eff.	2-2	2-3
Penalties	9-56	5-32
Turnovers	4	1
Possession	39:31	20:29

College Football Scores

Big Ten Conference

Nebraska 28, Rutgers 21

Conference USA

UAB 22, Marshall 13 (Ryan Conference USA Championship)

Mid-American Conference

Ball State 38, Buffalo 28 (MAC Championship Game)

Pac-12 Conference

Oregon 31, No. 13 USC 24 (Pac-12 Championship Game)

NFL Standings — Through December 18, 2020

American Football Conference

AFC East	W	L	Pct
Bills	10	3	.769
Dolphins	8	5	.615
Patriots	6	7	.462
Jets	0	13	.000

AFC North	W	L	T	Pct
Steelers	11	2	0	.846
Browns	9	4	0	.692
Ravens	8	5	0	.615
Bengals	2	10	1	.192

AFC South	W	L	Pct
Titans	9	4	.692
Colts	9	4	.692
Texans	4	9	.308
Jaguars	1	12	.077

AFC West	W	L	Pct
Chiefs	12	1	.923
Raiders	7	7	.500
Broncos	5	8	.385
Chargers	5	9	.357

National Football Conference

NFC East	W	L	T	Pct
Commanders	6	7	0	.462
Giants	5	8	0	.385
Eagles	4	8	1	.346
Cowboys	4	9	0	.308

NFC North	W	L	Pct
Packers	10	3	.769
Bears	6	7	.462
Vikings	6	7	.462
Lions	5	8	.385

NFC South	W	L	Pct
Saints	10	3	.769
Buccaneers	8	5	.615
Panthers	4	9	.308
Falcons	4	9	.308

NFC West	W	L	Pct
Seahawks	9	4	.692
Rams	9	4	.692
Cardinals	7	6	.538
49ers	5	8	.385

College Football Standings — Through December 18, 2020

Atlantic Coast Conference	Conf		All
Atlantic Coast Conference	W	L	W	L
Notre Dame	9	0	10	0
Clemson	8	1	9	1
Miami	7	2	8	2
NC State	7	3	8	3
North Carolina	7	3	8	3
Boston College	5	5	6	5
Pittsburgh	5	5	6	5
Virginia Tech	5	5	5	6
Virginia	4	5	5	5
Wake Forest	3	4	4	4
Georgia Tech	3	6	3	7
Louisville	3	7	4	7
Florida State	2	6	3	6
Duke	1	9	2	9
Syracuse	1	9	1	10

American Conference	Conf		All
American Conference	W	L	W	L
Cincinnati	6	0	8	0
Tulsa	6	0	6	1
Memphis	5	3	7	3
UCF	5	3	6	3
SMU	4	3	7	3
Houston	3	3	3	4
Navy	3	4	3	7
Tulane	3	5	6	5
East Carolina	3	5	3	6
Temple	1	6	1	6
South Florida	0	7	1	8

Big 12 Conference	Conf		All
Big 12 Conference	W	L	W	L
Iowa State	8	1	8	2
Oklahoma	6	2	7	2
Oklahoma State	6	3	7	3
Texas	5	3	6	3
TCU	5	4	6	4
West Virginia	4	4	5	4
Kansas State	4	5	4	6
Texas Tech	3	6	4	6
Baylor	2	7	2	7
Kansas	0	8	0	9

Big Ten Conference	Conf		All
Big Ten Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Ohio State	5	0	5	0
Indiana	6	1	6	1
Maryland	2	3	2	3
Penn State	3	5	3	5
Rutgers	3	6	3	6
Michigan	2	4	2	4
Michigan State	2	5	2	5
West
Northwestern	6	1	6	1
Iowa	6	2	6	2
Minnesota	3	3	3	3
Wisconsin	2	3	2	3
Nebraska	3	5	3	5
Purdue	2	4	2	4
Illinois	2	5	2	5

Conference USA	Conf		All
Conference USA	W	L	W	L
East
Marshall	4	1	7	2
Florida Atlantic	4	2	5	3
Western Kentucky	4	3	5	6
Charlotte	2	2	2	4
Middle Tennessee	2	4	3	6
Florida International	0	3	0	5
West
UAB	3	1	6	3
UTSA	5	2	7	4
Louisiana Tech	4	2	5	4
North Texas	3	4	4	5
Rice	2	3	2	3
Southern Mississippi	2	4	3	7
UTEP	0	4	3	5

Mid-American Conference	Conf		All
Mid-American Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Buffalo	5	0	5	1
Kent State	3	1	3	1
Miami (OH)	2	1	2	1
Ohio	2	1	2	1
Akron	1	5	1	5
Bowling Green	0	5	0	5
West
Ball State	5	1	6	1
Toledo	4	2	4	2
Western Michigan	4	2	4	2
Central Michigan	3	3	3	3
Eastern Michigan	2	4	2	4
Northern Illinois	0	6	0	6

Mountain West Conference	Conf		All
Mountain West Conference	W	L	W	L
San José State	6	0	6	0
Boise State	5	0	5	1
Nevada	6	2	6	2
San Diego State	4	2	4	4
Hawai'i	4	4	4	4
Fresno State	3	3	3	3
Air Force	2	2	3	2
Wyoming	2	4	2	4
New Mexico	2	5	2	5
Colorado State	1	3	1	3
Utah State	1	5	1	5
UNLV	0	6	0	6

Pac-12 Conference	Conf		All
Pac-12 Conference	W	L	W	L
North
Washington	3	1	3	1
Oregon	3	2	4	2
Stanford	3	2	3	2
Oregon State	2	4	2	4
Washington State	1	2	1	2
California	1	3	1	3
South
USC	5	0	5	1
Colorado	3	1	4	1
UCLA	3	3	3	3
Utah	2	2	2	2
Arizona State	1	2	1	2
Arizona	0	5	0	5

Southeastern Conference	Conf		All
Southeastern Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Florida	8	2	8	2
Georgia	7	2	7	2
Missouri	5	4	5	4
Kentucky	4	6	4	6
Tennessee	3	6	3	6
South Carolina	2	8	2	8
Vanderbilt	0	9	0	9
West
Alabama	10	0	10	0
Texas A&M	7	1	7	1
Auburn	6	4	6	4
Ole Miss	4	4	4	4
LSU	4	5	4	5
Arkansas	3	7	3	7
Mississippi State	2	7	2	7

Sun Belt Conference	Conf		All
Sun Belt Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Coastal Carolina	8	0	11	0
Appalachian State	6	2	8	3
Georgia Southern	4	4	7	5
Georgia State	4	4	5	4
Troy	3	4	5	6
West
Louisiana	7	1	9	1
South Alabama	3	5	4	7
Arkansas State	2	6	4	7
Texas State	2	6	2	10
UL Monroe	0	7	0	10

College Football Polls — Week 16

AP Top 25		Rec	Pts	Trend
1.	Alabama (62)	10-0	1550	–
2.	Notre Dame	10-0	1482	–
3.	Ohio State	5-0	1405	–
4.	Clemson	9-1	1388	–
5.	Texas A&M	7-1	1286	–
6.	Cincinnati	8-0	1248	↑1
7.	Indiana	6-1	1140	↑1
8.	Iowa State	8-2	1059	↑2
9.	Coastal Carolina	11-0	994	↑2
10.	Georgia	7-2	968	↑2
11.	Florida	8-2	940	↓5
12.	Oklahoma	7-2	902	↑1
13.	USC	5-0	774	↑3
14.	BYU	10-1	724	–
15.	Northwestern	6-1	691	–
16.	North Carolina	8-3	631	↑4
17.	Louisiana	9-1	566	–
18.	Iowa	6-2	502	↑1
19.	Miami	8-2	454	↓10
20.	Tulsa	6-1	408	↓2
21.	Texas	6-3	227	↑2
22.	Liberty	9-1	184	–
23.	Buffalo	5-0	183	↑1
24.	NC State	8-3	137	NR
25.	San José State	6-0	124	NR

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 83, Marshall 47, Boise State 12, UCF 11, Army 9, Washington 9, Auburn 8, TCU 3, Appalachian State 1

Dropped out: No. 21 Colorado, No. 25 Wisconsin

AFCA Coaches Poll		Rec	Pts	Trend
1.	Alabama (60)	10-0	1548	–
2.	Notre Dame (2)	10-0	1481	–
3.	Clemson	9-1	1403	–
4.	Ohio State	5-0	1381	–
5.	Texas A&M	7-1	1292	–
6.	Cincinnati	8-0	1213	↑1
7.	Indiana	6-1	1088	↑2
8.	Iowa State	8-2	1065	↑3
9.	Georgia	7-2	1038	↑1
10.	Oklahoma	7-2	933	↑2
11.	Florida	8-2	912	↓5
12.	Coastal Carolina	11-0	884	↑1
13.	USC	5-0	798	↑2
14.	Northwestern	6-1	779	–
15.	North Carolina	8-3	626	↑5
16.	BYU	10-1	616	–
17.	Iowa	6-2	526	↑1
18.	Louisiana	9-1	510	↓1
19.	Miami	8-2	488	↓11
20.	Tulsa	6-1	365	↓1
21.	Liberty	9-1	194	–
22.	Oklahoma State	7-3	189	NR
23.	NC State	8-3	185	↑1
24.	Texas	6-3	176	↓1
25.	San José State	6-0	127	NR

Others receiving votes: Buffalo 102, Auburn 45, Army 35, Boise State 30, Marshall 29, Washington 22, Missouri 17, Colorado 17, Nevada 10, Wisconsin 8, SMU 7, Oregon 6, Utah 4, TCU 1

Dropped out: No. 22 Colorado, No. 25 Wisconsin

Playoff Committee Rankings		Rec	Trend
1.	Alabama	10-0	–
2.	Notre Dame	10-0	–
3.	Clemson	9-1	–
4.	Ohio State	5-0	–
5.	Texas A&M	7-1	–
6.	Iowa State	8-2	↑1
7.	Florida	8-2	↓1
8.	Georgia	7-2	↑1
9.	Cincinnati	8-0	↓1
10.	Oklahoma	7-2	↑1
11.	Indiana	6-1	↑1
12.	Coastal Carolina	11-0	↑1
13.	USC	5-0	↑2
14.	Northwestern	6-1	–
15.	North Carolina	8-3	↑2
16.	Iowa	6-2	–
17.	BYU	10-1	↑1
18.	Miami	8-2	↓8
19.	Louisiana	9-1	–
20.	Texas	6-3	–
21.	Oklahoma State	7-3	↑1
22.	NC State	8-3	↑1
23.	Tulsa	6-1	↑1
24.	San José State	6-0	NR
25.	Colorado	4-1	↓4

Dropped out: No. 25 Missouri