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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2021

College Football

No. 1 Alabama 27, No. 4 Cincinnati 6

CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

AT&T Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
4CIN13-1	3	0	3	0	6
1ALA13-1	7	10	0	10	27

Scoring

First Quarter

ALA — Slade Bolden 8 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Will Reichard Kick), 9:51(0-7)

CIN — Cole Smith 33 Yd Field Goal , 4:52(3-7)

Second Quarter

ALA — Will Reichard 26 Yd Field Goal , 14:56(3-10)

ALA — Ja'Corey Brooks 44 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Will Reichard Kick), 1:36(3-17)

Third Quarter

CIN — Cole Smith 37 Yd Field Goal , 9:57(6-17)

Fourth Quarter

ALA — Cameron Latu 9 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Will Reichard Kick), 13:52(6-24)

ALA — Will Reichard 43 Yd Field Goal , 6:20(6-27)

Team Stats

	CIN	ALA
First downs	13	27
Total yards	218	482
Rushing yards	74	301
Passing yards	144	181
3rd down eff.	2-12	5-13
4th down eff.	0-3	1-1
Penalties	6-39	6-36
Turnovers	0	1
Possession	26:19	33:41

A—76,313.

No. 3 Georgia 34, No. 2 Michigan 11

CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl

Hard Rock Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
3UGA13-1	14	13	0	7	34
2MICH12-2	0	3	0	8	11

Scoring

First Quarter

UGA — Brock Bowers 9 Yd pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny Kick), 10:49(7-0)

UGA — Adonai Mitchell 18 Yd pass from Kenny McIntosh (Jack Podlesny Kick), 4:41(14-0)

Second Quarter

UGA — Jack Podlesny 43 Yd Field Goal , 12:26(17-0)

MICH — Jake Moody 36 Yd Field Goal , 7:16(17-3)

UGA — Jack Podlesny 28 Yd Field Goal , 3:50(20-3)

UGA — Jermaine Burton 57 Yd pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny Kick), 1:38(27-3)

Fourth Quarter

UGA — James Cook 39 Yd pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny Kick), 11:11(34-3)

MICH — Andrel Anthony 35 Yd pass from J.J. McCarthy (A.J. Henning Run for Two-Point Conversion), 4:25(34-11)

Team Stats

	UGA	MICH
First downs	21	16
Total yards	521	328
Rushing yards	190	91
Passing yards	331	237
3rd down eff.	10-16	8-15
4th down eff.	1-1	0-3
Penalties	5-70	4-30
Turnovers	0	3
Possession	34:15	25:45

A—66,839.

No. 17 Wake Forest 38, Rutgers 10

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

EverBank Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
17WAKE11-3	14	6	3	15	38
RUTG5-8	7	3	0	0	10

Scoring

First Quarter

WAKE — Brandon Chapman 4 Yd pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba Kick), 11:34(7-0)

RUTG — Aaron Young 12 Yd Run (Valentino Ambrosio Kick), 5:11(7-7)

WAKE — A.T. Perry 29 Yd pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba Kick), 2:16(14-7)

Second Quarter

RUTG — Valentino Ambrosio 28 Yd Field Goal , 12:02(14-10)

WAKE — Nick Sciba 37 Yd Field Goal , 8:21(17-10)

WAKE — Nick Sciba 29 Yd Field Goal , 0:00(20-10)

Third Quarter

WAKE — Nick Sciba 23 Yd Field Goal , 6:37(23-10)

Fourth Quarter

WAKE — Brandon Chapman 1 Yd pass from Sam Hartman (Sam Hartman Pass to A.T. Perry for Two-Point Conversion), 12:24(31-10)

WAKE — Justice Ellison 27 Yd Run (Nick Sciba Kick), 4:15(38-10)

Team Stats

	WAKE	RUTG
First downs	28	17
Total yards	452	276
Rushing yards	148	111
Passing yards	304	165
3rd down eff.	8-15	5-13
4th down eff.	1-1	1-4
Penalties	3-34	7-49
Turnovers	0	2
Possession	30:05	29:55

A—28,508.

Central Michigan 24, Washington State 21

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

Sun Bowl

	1	2	3	4	T
WSU7-6	0	0	14	7	21
CMU9-4	13	8	0	3	24

Scoring

First Quarter

CMU — Marshall Meeder 49 Yd Field Goal , 6:51(0-3)

CMU — Marshall Meeder 52 Yd Field Goal , 2:18(0-6)

CMU — Lew Nichols III 1 Yd Run (Marshall Meeder Kick), 0:57(0-13)

Second Quarter

CMU — Joel Wilson 15 Yd pass from Daniel Richardson (Daniel Richardson Pass to Kalil Pimpleton for Two-Point Conversion), 1:48(0-21)

Third Quarter

WSU — Travell Harris 5 Yd Run (Dean Janikowski Kick), 4:02(7-21)

WSU — De'Zhaun Stribling 5 Yd pass from Victor Gabalis (Dean Janikowski Kick), 2:24(14-21)

Fourth Quarter

CMU — Marshall Meeder 43 Yd Field Goal , 9:11(14-24)

WSU — Lincoln Victor 16 Yd pass from Victor Gabalis (Dean Janikowski Kick), 3:13(21-24)

Team Stats

	WSU	CMU
First downs	11	15
Total yards	250	356
Rushing yards	23	147
Passing yards	227	209
3rd down eff.	1-16	3-17
4th down eff.	1-5	1-1
Penalties	5-32	11-90
Turnovers	1	2
Possession	24:43	35:17

A—34,540.

College Football Scores

Non-Conference

No. 1 Alabama 27, No. 4 Cincinnati 6 (CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic)

Central Michigan 24, Washington State 21 (Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl)

No. 3 Georgia 34, No. 2 Michigan 11 (CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl)

No. 17 Wake Forest 38, Rutgers 10 (TaxSlayer Gator Bowl)

NFL Standings — Through December 31, 2021

American Football Conference

AFC East	W	L	Pct
Bills	9	6	.600
Patriots	9	6	.600
Dolphins	8	7	.533
Jets	4	11	.267

AFC North	W	L	T	Pct
Bengals	9	6	0	.600
Ravens	8	7	0	.533
Steelers	7	7	1	.500
Browns	7	8	0	.467

AFC South	W	L	Pct
Titans	10	5	.667
Colts	9	6	.600
Texans	4	11	.267
Jaguars	2	13	.133

AFC West	W	L	Pct
Chiefs	11	4	.733
Raiders	8	7	.533
Chargers	8	7	.533
Broncos	7	8	.467

National Football Conference

NFC East	W	L	Pct
Cowboys	11	4	.733
Eagles	8	7	.533
Commanders	6	9	.400
Giants	4	11	.267

NFC North	W	L	T	Pct
Packers	12	3	0	.800
Vikings	7	8	0	.467
Bears	5	10	0	.333
Lions	2	12	1	.167

NFC South	W	L	Pct
Buccaneers	11	4	.733
Saints	7	8	.467
Falcons	7	8	.467
Panthers	5	10	.333

NFC West	W	L	Pct
Rams	11	4	.733
Cardinals	10	5	.667
49ers	8	7	.533
Seahawks	5	10	.333

College Football Standings — 2021 Final

Atlantic Coast Conference	Conf		All
Atlantic Coast Conference	W	L	W	L
Atlantic
Wake Forest	7	1	11	3
Clemson	6	2	10	3
NC State	6	2	9	3
Louisville	4	4	6	7
Florida State	4	4	5	7
Boston College	2	6	6	6
Syracuse	2	6	5	7
Coastal
Pittsburgh	7	1	11	3
Miami	5	3	7	5
Virginia	4	4	6	6
Virginia Tech	4	4	6	7
North Carolina	3	5	6	7
Georgia Tech	2	6	3	9
Duke	0	8	3	9

American Conference	Conf		All
American Conference	W	L	W	L
Cincinnati	8	0	13	1
Houston	8	0	12	2
UCF	5	3	9	4
East Carolina	5	3	7	5
Tulsa	5	3	7	6
SMU	4	4	8	4
Memphis	3	5	6	6
Navy	3	5	4	8
Temple	1	7	3	9
South Florida	1	7	2	10
Tulane	1	7	2	10

Big 12 Conference	Conf		All
Big 12 Conference	W	L	W	L
Oklahoma State	8	1	12	2
Baylor	7	2	12	2
Oklahoma	7	2	11	2
Iowa State	5	4	7	6
Kansas State	4	5	8	5
West Virginia	4	5	6	7
Texas Tech	3	6	7	6
TCU	3	6	5	7
Texas	3	6	5	7
Kansas	1	8	2	10

Big Ten Conference	Conf		All
Big Ten Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Michigan	8	1	12	2
Ohio State	8	1	11	2
Michigan State	7	2	11	2
Penn State	4	5	7	6
Maryland	3	6	7	6
Rutgers	2	7	5	8
Indiana	0	9	2	10
West
Iowa	7	2	10	4
Minnesota	6	3	9	4
Purdue	6	3	9	4
Wisconsin	6	3	9	4
Illinois	4	5	5	7
Nebraska	1	8	3	9
Northwestern	1	8	3	9

Conference USA	Conf		All
Conference USA	W	L	W	L
East
Western Kentucky	7	1	9	5
Marshall	5	3	7	6
Old Dominion	5	3	6	7
Middle Tennessee	4	4	7	6
Charlotte	3	5	5	7
Florida Atlantic	3	5	5	7
Florida International	0	8	1	11
West
UTSA	7	1	12	2
UAB	6	2	9	4
North Texas	5	3	6	7
UTEP	4	4	7	6
Rice	3	5	4	8
Louisiana Tech	2	6	3	9
Southern Miss	2	6	3	9

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

Mountain West Conference	Conf		All
Mountain West Conference	W	L	W	L
Mountain
Utah State	6	2	11	3
Air Force	6	2	10	3
Boise State	5	3	7	5
Wyoming	2	6	7	6
Colorado State	2	6	3	9
New Mexico	1	7	3	9
West
San Diego State	7	1	12	2
Fresno State	6	2	10	3
Nevada	5	3	8	5
Hawai'i	3	5	6	7
San José State	3	5	5	7
UNLV	2	6	2	10

Pac-12 Conference	Conf		All
Pac-12 Conference	W	L	W	L
North
Oregon	7	2	10	4
Washington State	6	3	7	6
Oregon State	5	4	7	6
California	4	5	5	7
Washington	3	6	4	8
Stanford	2	7	3	9
South
Utah	8	1	10	4
UCLA	6	3	8	4
Arizona State	6	3	8	5
Colorado	3	6	4	8
USC	3	6	4	8
Arizona	1	8	1	11

Southeastern Conference	Conf		All
Southeastern Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Georgia	8	0	14	1
Kentucky	5	3	10	3
Tennessee	4	4	7	6
South Carolina	3	5	7	6
Missouri	3	5	6	7
Florida	2	6	6	7
Vanderbilt	0	8	2	10
West
Alabama	7	1	13	2
Ole Miss	6	2	10	3
Arkansas	4	4	9	4
Texas A&M	4	4	8	4
Mississippi State	4	4	7	6
Auburn	3	5	6	7
LSU	3	5	6	7

Sun Belt Conference	Conf		All
Sun Belt Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Appalachian State	7	1	10	4
Coastal Carolina	6	2	11	2
Georgia State	6	2	8	5
Troy	3	5	5	7
Georgia Southern	2	6	3	9
West
Louisiana	8	0	13	1
Texas State	3	5	4	8
South Alabama	2	6	5	7
UL Monroe	2	6	4	8
Arkansas State	1	7	2	10

College Football Polls — Final Rankings

AP Top 25		Rec	Pts	Trend
1.	Georgia (61)	14-1	1525	↑2
2.	Alabama	13-2	1464	↓1
3.	Michigan	12-2	1361	↓1
4.	Cincinnati	13-1	1349	–
5.	Baylor	12-2	1259	↑1
6.	Ohio State	11-2	1247	↑1
7.	Oklahoma State	12-2	1177	↑2
8.	Notre Dame	11-2	1039	↓3
9.	Michigan State	11-2	1026	↑2
10.	Oklahoma	11-2	966	↑4
11.	Ole Miss	10-3	926	↓3
12.	Utah	10-4	851	↓2
13.	Pittsburgh	11-3	741	–
14.	Clemson	10-3	538	↑5
15.	Wake Forest	11-3	533	↑5
16.	Louisiana	13-1	517	–
17.	Houston	12-2	513	↑4
18.	Kentucky	10-3	446	↑7
19.	BYU	10-3	435	↓7
20.	NC State	9-3	382	↓2
21.	Arkansas	9-4	371	↑1
22.	Oregon	10-4	364	↓7
23.	Iowa	10-4	171	↓6
24.	Utah State	11-3	163	NR
25.	San Diego State	12-2	137	NR

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 115, Wisconsin 97, Minnesota 47, Purdue 44, UTSA 9, Army 6, Coastal Carolina 2, Fresno State 2, Air Force 1, UAB 1

Dropped out: No. 23 Texas A&M, No. 24 UTSA

AFCA Coaches Poll		Rec	Pts	Trend
1.	Georgia (62)	14-1	1550	↑2
2.	Alabama	13-2	1488	↓1
3.	Michigan	12-2	1398	↓1
4.	Cincinnati	13-1	1346	–
5.	Ohio State	11-2	1279	↑2
6.	Baylor	12-2	1275	–
7.	Oklahoma State	12-2	1197	↑2
8.	Michigan State	11-2	1066	↑2
9.	Notre Dame	11-2	1028	↓4
10.	Oklahoma	11-2	994	↑3
11.	Ole Miss	10-3	909	↓3
12.	Utah	10-4	877	↓1
13.	Pittsburgh	11-3	742	↓1
14.	Wake Forest	11-3	609	↑5
15.	Kentucky	10-3	592	↑5
16.	Clemson	10-3	528	↑6
17.	Houston	12-2	510	↑4
18.	Louisiana	13-1	502	↓1
19.	NC State	9-3	453	↓1
20.	Arkansas	9-4	354	↑4
21.	Oregon	10-4	336	↓6
22.	BYU	10-3	284	↓8
23.	Iowa	10-4	276	↓7
24.	Utah State	11-3	142	NR
25.	Texas A&M	8-4	133	↓2

Others receiving votes: San Diego State 114, Wisconsin 75, Air Force 42, Minnesota 23, UTSA 11, Coastal Carolina 7, Purdue 6, Fresno State 3, Army 1

Dropped out: No. 25 UTSA