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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2023

National Football League

Steelers 34, Bengals 11

Acrisure Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
CIN8-7	0	0	11	0	11
PIT8-7	7	17	7	3	34

Scoring

First Quarter

PIT — George Pickens 86 Yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Chris Boswell Kick), 10:45(0-7)

Second Quarter

PIT — Calvin Austin III 7 Yd Run (Chris Boswell Kick), 14:21(0-14)

PIT — Najee Harris 3 Yd Run (Chris Boswell Kick), 7:06(0-21)

PIT — Chris Boswell 50 Yd Field Goal , 0:00(0-24)

Third Quarter

CIN — Tee Higgins 80 Yd pass from Jake Browning (Jake Browning Pass to Joe Mixon for Two-Point Conversion), 11:11(8-24)

PIT — George Pickens 66 Yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Chris Boswell Kick), 9:38(8-31)

CIN — Evan McPherson 35 Yd Field Goal , 0:00(11-31)

Fourth Quarter

PIT — Chris Boswell 30 Yd Field Goal , 6:57(11-34)

Team Stats

	CIN	PIT
First downs	17	16
Total yards	368	397
Rushing yards	59	113
Passing yards	309	284
3rd down eff.	6-13	7-14
4th down eff.	0-2	0-0
Penalties	3-20	2-15
Turnovers	3	0
Possession	31:49	28:11

A—66,646.

Bills 24, Chargers 22

SoFi Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
BUF9-6	0	14	7	3	24
LAC5-10	3	7	3	9	22

Scoring

First Quarter

LAC — Cameron Dicker 20 Yd Field Goal , 6:32(0-3)

Second Quarter

LAC — Easton Stick 1 Yd Run (Cameron Dicker Kick), 13:49(0-10)

BUF — Gabe Davis 57 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass Kick), 9:02(7-10)

BUF — Josh Allen 2 Yd Run (Tyler Bass Kick), 0:38(14-10)

Third Quarter

LAC — Cameron Dicker 40 Yd Field Goal , 7:22(14-13)

BUF — Josh Allen 1 Yd Run (Tyler Bass Kick), 1:28(21-13)

Fourth Quarter

LAC — Cameron Dicker 47 Yd Field Goal , 12:36(21-16)

LAC — Cameron Dicker 45 Yd Field Goal , 7:19(21-19)

LAC — Cameron Dicker 53 Yd Field Goal , 5:26(21-22)

BUF — Tyler Bass 29 Yd Field Goal , 0:28(24-22)

Team Stats

	BUF	LAC
First downs	16	18
Total yards	335	273
Rushing yards	105	98
Passing yards	230	175
3rd down eff.	5-10	4-14
4th down eff.	0-0	0-0
Penalties	7-64	6-29
Turnovers	3	0
Possession	26:56	33:04

A—67,678.

College Football

Duke 17, Troy 10

Protective Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
TROY11-3	0	0	3	7	10
DUKE8-5	8	6	0	3	17

Scoring

First Quarter

DUKE — Jaylen Coleman 1 Yd Run (Nicky Dalmolin Run for Two-Point Conversion), 2:29(0-8)

Second Quarter

DUKE — Todd Pelino 34 Yd Field Goal , 6:51(0-11)

DUKE — Todd Pelino 37 Yd Field Goal , 0:00(0-14)

Third Quarter

TROY — Scott Taylor Renfroe 44 Yd Field Goal , 1:36(3-14)

Fourth Quarter

DUKE — Todd Pelino 45 Yd Field Goal , 13:29(3-17)

TROY — Derrick Graham 2 Yd Run (Scott Taylor Renfroe Kick), 5:54(10-17)

Team Stats

	TROY	DUKE
First downs	19	19
Total yards	330	330
Rushing yards	89	147
Passing yards	241	183
3rd down eff.	3-12	5-12
4th down eff.	0-3	0-1
Penalties	5-58	6-53
Turnovers	1	2
Possession	27:56	32:04

A—20,023.

Northern Illinois 21, Arkansas State 19

Cramton Bowl

	1	2	3	4	T
ARST6-7	7	6	0	6	19
NIU7-6	13	8	0	0	21

Scoring

First Quarter

NIU — Grayson Barnes 18 Yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed), 9:09(0-6)

ARST — Corey Rucker 42 Yd pass from Jaylen Raynor (Dominic Zvada Kick), 5:59(7-6)

NIU — Rocky Lombardi 6 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick), 1:24(7-13)

Second Quarter

NIU — Kanon Woodill 32 Yd pass from Tom Foley (Rocky Lombardi Pass to Trayvon Rudolph for Two-Point Conversion), 9:42(7-21)

ARST — Dominic Zvada 28 Yd Field Goal , 6:30(10-21)

ARST — Dominic Zvada 45 Yd Field Goal , 0:01(13-21)

Fourth Quarter

ARST — Corey Rucker 13 Yd pass from Jaylen Raynor (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed), 1:14(19-21)

Team Stats

	ARST	NIU
First downs	18	26
Total yards	351	421
Rushing yards	101	189
Passing yards	250	232
3rd down eff.	7-14	7-16
4th down eff.	0-1	2-2
Penalties	6-48	3-25
Turnovers	1	2
Possession	19:35	40:25

A—11,310.

Air Force 31, James Madison 21

Amon G. Carter Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
JMU11-2	7	0	7	7	21
AFA9-4	7	14	7	3	31

Scoring

First Quarter

AFA — Emmanuel Michel 1 Yd Run (Matthew Dapore Kick), 8:11(0-7)

JMU — Phoenix Sproles 18 Yd pass from Jordan McCloud (Camden Wise Kick), 5:00(7-7)

Second Quarter

AFA — Emmanuel Michel 1 Yd Run (Matthew Dapore Kick), 7:51(7-14)

AFA — Jared Roznos 42 Yd pass from Zac Larrier (Matthew Dapore Kick), 0:27(7-21)

Third Quarter

JMU — Kaelon Black 5 Yd pass from Jordan McCloud (Camden Wise Kick), 9:11(14-21)

AFA — Zac Larrier 1 Yd Run (Matthew Dapore Kick), 4:07(14-28)

Fourth Quarter

AFA — Matthew Dapore 26 Yd Field Goal , 8:20(14-31)

JMU — Phoenix Sproles 7 Yd pass from Jordan McCloud (Camden Wise Kick), 3:10(21-31)

Team Stats

	JMU	AFA
First downs	16	18
Total yards	283	396
Rushing yards	26	351
Passing yards	257	45
3rd down eff.	4-11	8-15
4th down eff.	1-1	2-3
Penalties	3-10	0-0
Turnovers	1	0
Possession	23:09	36:51

A—30,828.

Georgia State 45, Utah State 22

Albertsons Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
GAST7-6	21	10	7	7	45
USU6-7	14	0	0	8	22

Scoring

First Quarter

GAST — Darren Grainger 1 Yd Run (Liam Rickman Kick), 7:36(7-0)

USU — Jalen Royals 35 Yd pass from Levi Williams (Elliott Nimrod Kick), 6:15(7-7)

GAST — Darren Grainger 1 Yd Run (Liam Rickman Kick), 3:57(14-7)

USU — Davon Booth 65 Yd Run (Elliott Nimrod Kick), 3:41(14-14)

GAST — Tailique Williams 27 Yd pass from Darren Grainger (Liam Rickman Kick), 0:15(21-14)

Second Quarter

GAST — Liam Rickman 31 Yd Field Goal , 7:30(24-14)

GAST — Cadarrius Thompson 23 Yd pass from Darren Grainger (Liam Rickman Kick), 1:17(31-14)

Third Quarter

GAST — Cadarrius Thompson 37 Yd pass from Darren Grainger (Liam Rickman Kick), 6:02(38-14)

Fourth Quarter

GAST — Freddie Brock 5 Yd Run (Liam Rickman Kick), 9:18(45-14)

USU — Terrell Vaughn 2 Yd pass from McCae Hillstead (McCae Hillstead Pass to Jalen Royals for Two-Point Conversion), 4:48(45-22)

Team Stats

	GAST	USU
First downs	24	18
Total yards	643	346
Rushing yards	386	158
Passing yards	257	188
3rd down eff.	8-14	5-14
4th down eff.	0-0	0-3
Penalties	11-107	4-30
Turnovers	1	1
Possession	36:12	23:48

A—12,168.

South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10

Hancock Whitney Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
EMU6-7	0	3	0	7	10
USA7-6	17	21	21	0	59

Scoring

First Quarter

USA — Diego Guajardo 46 Yd Field Goal, 10:50(0-3)

USA — DJ Thomas-Jones 3 Yd pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo Kick), 7:37(0-10)

USA — Jamaal Pritchett 5 Yd pass from Gio Lopez (Diego Guajardo Kick), 3:30(0-17)

Second Quarter

EMU — Jesus Gomez 49 Yd Field Goal, 14:50(3-17)

USA — Kentrel Bullock 17 Yd Run (Diego Guajardo Kick), 10:15(3-24)

USA — DJ Thomas-Jones 20 Yd pass from Gio Lopez (Diego Guajardo Kick), 8:07(3-31)

USA — Jamaal Pritchett 42 Yd pass from Gio Lopez (Diego Guajardo Kick), 1:39(3-38)

Third Quarter

USA — Desmond Trotter 3 Yd Run (Diego Guajardo Kick), 11:07(3-45)

USA — Gio Lopez 27 Yd Run (Diego Guajardo Kick), 7:50(3-52)

USA — PJ Martin 6 Yd Run (Diego Guajardo Kick), 2:07(3-59)

Fourth Quarter

EMU — Cam'Ron McCoy 10 Yd Run (Jesus Gomez Kick), 0:58(10-59)

Team Stats

	EMU	USA
First downs	10	29
Total yards	150	627
Rushing yards	77	320
Passing yards	73	307
3rd down eff.	6-17	4-9
4th down eff.	0-3	0-1
Penalties	4-32	7-63
Turnovers	3	1
Possession	29:07	30:53

A—20,926.

Northwestern 14, Utah 7

Allegiant Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
UTAH8-5	0	0	0	7	7
NU8-5	0	7	0	7	14

Scoring

Second Quarter

NU — Cam Johnson 12 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Jack Olsen Kick), 1:20(0-7)

Fourth Quarter

UTAH — Micah Bernard 6 Yd Run (Cole Becker Kick), 12:38(7-7)

NU — Bryce Kirtz 19 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Jack Olsen Kick), 6:19(7-14)

Team Stats

	UTAH	NU
First downs	13	18
Total yards	211	290
Rushing yards	138	65
Passing yards	73	225
3rd down eff.	5-15	6-17
4th down eff.	0-2	0-2
Penalties	3-30	4-30
Turnovers	3	0
Possession	34:21	25:39

A—20,897.

Coastal Carolina 24, San José State 14

Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex

	1	2	3	4	T
CCU8-5	7	0	7	10	24
SJSU7-6	0	0	0	14	14

Scoring

First Quarter

CCU — Matt Alaimo 2 Yd pass from Ethan Vasko (Kade Hensley Kick), 3:16(7-0)

Third Quarter

CCU — Kendall Karr 2 Yd pass from Ethan Vasko (Kade Hensley Kick), 3:19(14-0)

Fourth Quarter

CCU — Kade Hensley 49 Yd Field Goal , 14:16(17-0)

SJSU — Sam Olson 35 Yd pass from Chevan Cordeiro (Kyler Halvorsen Kick), 12:27(17-7)

SJSU — Quali Conley 12 Yd Run (Kyler Halvorsen Kick), 8:30(17-14)

CCU — Sam Pinckney 8 Yd pass from Ethan Vasko (Kade Hensley Kick), 2:43(24-14)

Team Stats

	CCU	SJSU
First downs	22	22
Total yards	336	374
Rushing yards	137	159
Passing yards	199	215
3rd down eff.	8-15	4-10
4th down eff.	1-2	1-2
Penalties	10-126	8-85
Turnovers	0	2
Possession	37:16	22:44

A—7,089.

College Football Scores

Non-Conference

Air Force 31, James Madison 21 (Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl)

Duke 17, Troy 10 (76 Birmingham Bowl)

Northern Illinois 21, Arkansas State 19 (Camellia Bowl)

Northwestern 14, Utah 7 (SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl)

Coastal Carolina 24, San José State 14 (EasyPost Hawaiʻi Bowl)

South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10 (68 Ventures Bowl)

Georgia State 45, Utah State 22 (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)

College Football Standings — 2023 Final

Atlantic Coast Conference	Conf		All
Atlantic Coast Conference	W	L	W	L
Florida State	8	0	13	1
Louisville	7	1	10	4
NC State	6	2	9	4
Georgia Tech	5	3	7	6
Virginia Tech	5	3	7	6
Clemson	4	4	9	4
Duke	4	4	8	5
North Carolina	4	4	8	5
Boston College	3	5	7	6
Miami	3	5	7	6
Syracuse	2	6	6	7
Pittsburgh	2	6	3	9
Virginia	2	6	3	9
Wake Forest	1	7	4	8

American Conference	Conf		All
American Conference	W	L	W	L
SMU	8	0	11	3
Tulane	8	0	11	3
UTSA	7	1	9	4
Memphis	6	2	10	3
South Florida	4	4	7	6
Rice	4	4	6	7
Navy	4	4	5	7
North Texas	3	5	5	7
Florida Atlantic	3	5	4	8
UAB	3	5	4	8
Tulsa	2	6	4	8
Charlotte	2	6	3	9
Temple	1	7	3	9
East Carolina	1	7	2	10

Big 12 Conference	Conf		All
Big 12 Conference	W	L	W	L
Texas	8	1	12	2
Oklahoma	7	2	10	3
Oklahoma State	7	2	10	4
Kansas State	6	3	9	4
West Virginia	6	3	9	4
Iowa State	6	3	7	6
Texas Tech	5	3	7	6
Kansas	5	4	9	4
TCU	3	5	5	7
UCF	3	6	6	7
BYU	2	7	5	7
Houston	2	7	4	8
Baylor	2	7	3	9
Cincinnati	1	8	3	9

Big Ten Conference	Conf		All
Big Ten Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Michigan	9	0	15	0
Ohio State	8	1	11	2
Penn State	7	2	10	3
Maryland	4	5	8	5
Rutgers	3	6	7	6
Michigan State	2	7	4	8
Indiana	1	8	3	9
West
Iowa	7	2	10	4
Northwestern	5	4	8	5
Wisconsin	5	4	7	6
Minnesota	3	6	6	7
Illinois	3	6	5	7
Nebraska	3	6	5	7
Purdue	3	6	4	8

Conference USA	Conf		All
Conference USA	W	L	W	L
Liberty	8	0	13	1
New Mexico State	7	1	10	5
Jacksonville State	6	2	9	4
Western Kentucky	5	3	8	5
Middle Tennessee	3	5	4	8
Louisiana Tech	2	6	3	9
Sam Houston	2	6	3	9
UTEP	2	6	3	9
Florida International	1	7	4	8

Mid-American Conference	Conf		All
Mid-American Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Miami (OH)	7	1	11	3
Ohio	6	2	10	3
Bowling Green	5	3	7	6
Buffalo	3	5	3	9
Akron	1	7	2	10
Kent State	0	8	1	11
West
Toledo	8	0	11	3
Northern Illinois	5	3	7	6
Eastern Michigan	4	4	6	7
Central Michigan	3	5	5	7
Ball State	3	5	4	8
Western Michigan	3	5	4	8

Mountain West Conference	Conf		All
Mountain West Conference	W	L	W	L
UNLV	6	2	9	5
Boise State	6	2	8	6
San José State	6	2	7	6
Air Force	5	3	9	4
Wyoming	5	3	9	4
Fresno State	4	4	9	4
Utah State	4	4	6	7
Colorado State	3	5	5	7
Hawai'i	3	5	5	8
New Mexico	2	6	4	8
San Diego State	2	6	4	8
Nevada	2	6	2	10

Pac-12 Conference	Conf		All
Pac-12 Conference	W	L	W	L
Washington	5	0	14	1
Arizona	1	0	10	3
Oregon	5	1	12	2
Utah	2	1	8	5
Oregon State	5	4	8	5
USC	5	4	8	5
UCLA	4	5	8	5
California	4	5	6	7
Colorado	1	3	4	8
Washington State	2	7	5	7
Stanford	2	7	3	9
Arizona State	0	2	3	9

Southeastern Conference	Conf		All
Southeastern Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Georgia	8	0	13	1
Missouri	6	2	11	2
Tennessee	4	4	9	4
Kentucky	3	5	7	6
Florida	3	5	5	7
South Carolina	3	5	5	7
Vanderbilt	0	8	2	10
West
Alabama	8	0	12	2
Ole Miss	6	2	11	2
LSU	6	2	10	3
Texas A&M	4	4	7	6
Auburn	3	5	6	7
Mississippi State	1	7	5	7
Arkansas	1	7	4	8

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

College Football Polls — Final Rankings

AP Top 25		Rec	Pts	Trend
1.	Michigan (61)	15-0	1525	–
2.	Washington	14-1	1459	–
3.	Texas	12-2	1356	–
4.	Georgia	13-1	1328	↑2
5.	Alabama	12-2	1321	–
6.	Florida State	13-1	1175	↓2
6.	Oregon	12-2	1175	↑2
8.	Missouri	11-2	1092	↑1
9.	Ole Miss	11-2	1030	↑2
10.	Ohio State	11-2	1006	↓3
11.	Arizona	10-3	861	↑3
12.	LSU	10-3	853	↑1
13.	Penn State	10-3	796	↓3
14.	Notre Dame	10-3	745	↑1
15.	Oklahoma	10-3	691	↓3
16.	Oklahoma State	10-4	528	↑6
17.	Tennessee	9-4	442	↑8
18.	Kansas State	9-4	402	NR
19.	Louisville	10-4	398	↓3
20.	Clemson	9-4	327	NR
21.	NC State	9-4	244	↓2
22.	SMU	11-3	183	↓5
23.	Kansas	9-4	153	NR
24.	Iowa	10-4	150	↓4
25.	Liberty	13-1	139	↓7

Dropped out: No. 21 Oregon State, No. 23 Tulane, No. 24 James Madison

AFCA Coaches Poll		Rec	Pts	Trend
1.	Michigan (63)	15-0	1575	–
2.	Washington	14-1	1507	–
3.	Georgia	13-1	1389	↑3
4.	Texas	12-2	1382	–
5.	Alabama	12-2	1356	↓1
6.	Florida State	13-1	1218	↓3
7.	Oregon	12-2	1213	↑1
8.	Missouri	11-2	1143	↑1
9.	Ole Miss	11-2	1082	↑2
10.	Ohio State	11-2	1014	↓3
11.	Arizona	10-3	898	↑3
12.	LSU	10-3	890	↑1
13.	Penn State	10-3	811	↓3
14.	Notre Dame	10-3	772	↑2
15.	Oklahoma	10-3	691	↓3
16.	Oklahoma State	10-4	575	↑5
17.	Tennessee	9-4	529	↑6
18.	Louisville	10-4	460	↓3
19.	Kansas State	9-4	386	NR
20.	Clemson	9-4	334	NR
21.	NC State	9-4	271	↓3
22.	Iowa	10-4	249	↓5
23.	Kansas	9-4	158	NR
24.	SMU	11-3	119	↓5
25.	West Virginia	9-4	117	NR

Others receiving votes: Liberty 98, Oregon State 90, Tulane 34, James Madison 24, Memphis 23, Troy 17, North Carolina 17, USC 9, Air Force 7, UTSA 5, Fresno State 3, Northwestern 3, Boise State 3, Wyoming 1, UNLV 1, Duke 1

Dropped out: No. 20 Liberty, No. 22 Oregon State, No. 24 Tulane, No. 25 James Madison