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SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021

College Football

No. 5 Texas A&M 41, No. 13 North Carolina 27

Capital One Orange Bowl

Hard Rock Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
5TA&M9-1	7	10	0	24	41
13UNC8-4	3	10	7	7	27

Scoring

First Quarter

TA&M — Isaiah Spiller 9 Yd Run (Seth Small Kick), 9:11(7-0)

UNC — Grayson Atkins 29 Yd Field Goal , 4:31(7-3)

Second Quarter

UNC — Grayson Atkins 32 Yd Field Goal , 11:09(7-6)

TA&M — Seth Small 25 Yd Field Goal , 7:40(10-6)

UNC — Dazz Newsome 28 Yd pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins Kick), 4:56(10-13)

TA&M — Isaiah Spiller 3 Yd Run (Seth Small Kick), 0:20(17-13)

Third Quarter

UNC — Josh Downs 10 Yd pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins Kick), 8:01(17-20)

Fourth Quarter

TA&M — Seth Small 23 Yd Field Goal , 14:02(20-20)

UNC — Josh Downs 75 Yd pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins Kick), 13:51(20-27)

TA&M — Kellen Mond 4 Yd Run (Seth Small Kick), 10:11(27-27)

TA&M — Devon Achane 76 Yd Run (Seth Small Kick), 3:44(34-27)

TA&M — Devon Achane 1 Yd Run (Seth Small Kick), 1:34(41-27)

Team Stats

	TA&M	UNC
First downs	19	18
Total yards	457	324
Rushing yards	225	90
Passing yards	232	234
3rd down eff.	5-13	5-15
4th down eff.	1-1	1-3
Penalties	9-87	5-38
Turnovers	0	1
Possession	32:13	27:47

A—13,737.

No. 10 Iowa State 34, No. 25 Oregon 17

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl

State Farm Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
25ORE4-3	7	10	0	0	17
10ISU9-3	7	21	3	3	34

Scoring

First Quarter

ISU — Breece Hall 1 Yd Run (Connor Assalley Kick), 7:24(0-7)

ORE — Anthony Brown 6 Yd Run (Henry Katleman Kick), 4:14(7-7)

Second Quarter

ISU — Charlie Kolar 14 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Connor Assalley Kick), 10:58(7-14)

ORE — Anthony Brown 16 Yd Run (Henry Katleman Kick), 3:17(14-14)

ISU — Brock Purdy 1 Yd Run (Connor Assalley Kick), 1:44(14-21)

ISU — Breece Hall 1 Yd Run (Connor Assalley Kick), 1:27(14-28)

ORE — Henry Katleman 47 Yd Field Goal , 0:13(17-28)

Third Quarter

ISU — Connor Assalley 33 Yd Field Goal , 6:30(17-31)

Fourth Quarter

ISU — Connor Assalley 39 Yd Field Goal , 6:11(17-34)

Team Stats

	ORE	ISU
First downs	17	25
Total yards	312	384
Rushing yards	86	228
Passing yards	226	156
3rd down eff.	0-6	11-19
4th down eff.	0-1	2-3
Penalties	3-30	4-20
Turnovers	4	0
Possession	17:12	42:48

Ole Miss 26, No. 11 Indiana 20

Outback Bowl

Raymond James Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
MISS5-5	6	7	7	6	26
11IU6-2	3	0	3	14	20

Scoring

First Quarter

MISS — Luke Logan 26 Yd Field Goal , 12:56(3-0)

IU — Charles Campbell 50 Yd Field Goal , 2:47(3-3)

MISS — Luke Logan 24 Yd Field Goal , 0:23(6-3)

Second Quarter

MISS — Casey Kelly 5 Yd pass from Matt Corral (Luke Logan Kick), 7:17(13-3)

Third Quarter

IU — Charles Campbell 53 Yd Field Goal , 12:53(13-6)

MISS — Snoop Conner 4 Yd Run (Luke Logan Kick), 9:20(20-6)

Fourth Quarter

IU — Stevie Scott III 3 Yd Run (Charles Campbell Kick), 14:56(20-13)

IU — Stevie Scott III 2 Yd Run (Charles Campbell Kick), 5:58(20-20)

MISS — Dontario Drummond 3 Yd pass from Matt Corral (Luke Logan PAT failed), 4:12(26-20)

Team Stats

	MISS	IU
First downs	27	26
Total yards	493	369
Rushing yards	147	168
Passing yards	346	201
3rd down eff.	6-14	7-17
4th down eff.	2-2	3-4
Penalties	8-79	5-50
Turnovers	0	2
Possession	24:19	35:41

A—11,025.

Kentucky 23, No. 23 NC State 21

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

EverBank Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
23NCST8-4	0	0	7	14	21
UK5-6	3	10	0	10	23

Scoring

First Quarter

UK — Matt Ruffolo 25 Yd Field Goal , 6:00(0-3)

Second Quarter

UK — Chris Rodriguez Jr. 4 Yd Run (Matt Ruffolo Kick), 6:23(0-10)

UK — Matt Ruffolo 26 Yd Field Goal , 0:02(0-13)

Third Quarter

NCST — C.J. Riley 9 Yd pass from Bailey Hockman (Christopher Dunn Kick), 2:56(7-13)

Fourth Quarter

UK — Matt Ruffolo 20 Yd Field Goal , 5:45(7-16)

NCST — Zonovan Knight 13 Yd Run (Christopher Dunn Kick), 4:46(14-16)

UK — Chris Rodriguez Jr. 26 Yd Run (Matt Ruffolo Kick), 2:55(14-23)

NCST — Jordan Houston 2 Yd Run (Christopher Dunn Kick), 1:10(21-23)

Team Stats

	NCST	UK
First downs	19	19
Total yards	318	380
Rushing yards	50	288
Passing yards	268	92
3rd down eff.	5-12	3-13
4th down eff.	2-2	1-2
Penalties	7-45	10-103
Turnovers	3	0
Possession	25:53	34:07

A—10,422.

College Football Scores

Non-Conference

Ole Miss 26, No. 11 Indiana 20 (Outback Bowl)

No. 10 Iowa State 34, No. 25 Oregon 17 (PlayStation Fiesta Bowl)

Kentucky 23, No. 23 NC State 21 (TaxSlayer Gator Bowl)

No. 5 Texas A&M 41, No. 13 North Carolina 27 (Capital One Orange Bowl)

NFL Standings — Through January 2, 2021

American Football Conference

AFC East	W	L	Pct
Bills	12	3	.800
Dolphins	10	5	.667
Patriots	6	9	.400
Jets	2	13	.133

AFC North	W	L	T	Pct
Steelers	12	3	0	.800
Ravens	10	5	0	.667
Browns	10	5	0	.667
Bengals	4	10	1	.300

AFC South	W	L	Pct
Titans	10	5	.667
Colts	10	5	.667
Texans	4	11	.267
Jaguars	1	14	.067

AFC West	W	L	Pct
Chiefs	14	1	.933
Raiders	7	8	.467
Chargers	6	9	.400
Broncos	5	10	.333

National Football Conference

NFC East	W	L	T	Pct
Commanders	6	9	0	.400
Cowboys	6	9	0	.400
Giants	5	10	0	.333
Eagles	4	10	1	.300

NFC North	W	L	Pct
Packers	12	3	.800
Bears	8	7	.533
Vikings	6	9	.400
Lions	5	10	.333

NFC South	W	L	Pct
Saints	11	4	.733
Buccaneers	10	5	.667
Panthers	5	10	.333
Falcons	4	11	.267

NFC West	W	L	Pct
Seahawks	11	4	.733
Rams	9	6	.600
Cardinals	8	7	.533
49ers	6	9	.400

College Football Standings — 2020 Final

Atlantic Coast Conference	Conf		All
Atlantic Coast Conference	W	L	W	L
Notre Dame	9	0	10	2
Clemson	8	1	10	2
Miami	7	2	8	3
NC State	7	3	8	4
North Carolina	7	3	8	4
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	5
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	9	1
Tulsa	6	0	6	3
Memphis	5	3	8	3
UCF	5	3	6	4
SMU	4	3	7	3
Houston	3	3	3	5
Navy	3	4	3	7
Tulane	3	5	6	6
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	9	3
Oklahoma	6	2	9	2
Oklahoma State	6	3	8	3
Texas	5	3	7	3
TCU	5	4	6	4
West Virginia	4	4	6	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	7	1
Indiana	6	1	6	2
Penn State	4	5	4	5
Maryland	2	3	2	3
Rutgers	3	6	3	6
Michigan	2	4	2	4
Michigan State	2	5	2	5
West
Northwestern	6	1	7	2
Iowa	6	2	6	2
Wisconsin	3	3	4	3
Minnesota	3	4	3	4
Nebraska	3	5	3	5
Purdue	2	4	2	4
Illinois	2	6	2	6

Conference USA	Conf		All
Conference USA	W	L	W	L
East
Marshall	4	1	7	3
Florida Atlantic	4	2	5	4
Western Kentucky	4	3	5	7
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	5
Louisiana Tech	4	2	5	5
North Texas	3	4	4	6
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	6	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	7	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	7	1
Boise State	5	0	5	2
Nevada	6	2	7	2
San Diego State	4	2	4	4
Hawai'i	4	4	5	4
Fresno State	3	3	3	3
Air Force	2	2	3	3
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
Stanford	4	2	4	2
Oregon	3	2	4	3
Oregon State	2	5	2	5
California	1	3	1	3
Washington State	1	3	1	3
South
USC	5	0	5	1
Colorado	3	1	4	2
Utah	3	2	3	2
Arizona State	2	2	2	2
UCLA	3	4	3	4
Arizona	0	5	0	5

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

Sun Belt Conference	Conf		All
Sun Belt Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Coastal Carolina	8	0	11	1
Appalachian State	6	2	9	3
Georgia Southern	4	4	8	5
Georgia State	4	4	6	4
Troy	3	4	5	6
West
Louisiana	7	1	10	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 — Final Rankings

AP Top 25		Rec	Pts	Trend
1.	Alabama (61)	13-0	1525	–
2.	Ohio State	7-1	1463	↑1
3.	Clemson	10-2	1378	↓1
4.	Texas A&M	9-1	1324	↑1
5.	Notre Dame	10-2	1279	↓1
6.	Oklahoma	9-2	1243	↑2
7.	Georgia	8-2	1144	↑4
8.	Cincinnati	9-1	1074	↓2
9.	Iowa State	9-3	1035	↑3
10.	Northwestern	7-2	893	↑5
11.	BYU	11-1	862	↑2
12.	Indiana	6-2	773	↓5
13.	Florida	8-4	764	↓3
14.	Coastal Carolina	11-1	725	↓5
15.	Louisiana	10-1	664	↑1
16.	Iowa	6-2	581	↑1
17.	Liberty	10-1	576	↑6
18.	North Carolina	8-4	532	↓4
19.	Texas	7-3	485	↑1
20.	Oklahoma State	8-3	417	NR
21.	USC	5-1	306	–
22.	Miami	8-3	284	↓4
23.	Ball State	7-1	183	NR
24.	San José State	7-1	80	↓5
25.	Buffalo	6-1	51	NR

Others receiving votes: Appalachian State 41, Tulsa 35, Army 24, Oregon 21, TCU 12, Memphis 12, Washington 10, UAB 10, Nevada 7, NC State 7, Wisconsin 3, West Virginia 1, Marshall 1

Dropped out: No. 22 Tulsa, No. 24 NC State, No. 25 Oregon

AFCA Coaches Poll		Rec	Pts	Trend
1.	Alabama (60)	13-0	1500	–
2.	Ohio State	7-1	1432	↑1
3.	Clemson	10-2	1349	↓1
4.	Texas A&M	9-1	1317	↑1
5.	Notre Dame	10-2	1247	↓1
6.	Oklahoma	9-2	1219	↑1
7.	Georgia	8-2	1146	↑2
8.	Cincinnati	9-1	1031	↓2
9.	Iowa State	9-3	997	↑3
10.	Northwestern	7-2	919	↑3
11.	BYU	11-1	796	↑4
12.	Florida	8-4	766	↓2
13.	Indiana	6-2	762	↓5
14.	Coastal Carolina	11-1	649	↓3
15.	Iowa	6-2	606	↑1
16.	Louisiana	10-1	596	↑1
17.	North Carolina	8-4	538	↓3
18.	Liberty	10-1	476	↑5
19.	Oklahoma State	8-3	456	↑2
20.	Texas	7-3	402	↑4
21.	USC	5-1	400	↓2
22.	Miami	8-3	275	↓4
23.	Ball State	7-1	157	NR
24.	San José State	7-1	100	↓4
25.	Buffalo	6-1	51	NR

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 38, Oregon 36, NC State 35, Army 34, Appalachian State 30, Tulsa 30, Nevada 17, Auburn 17, Memphis 14, Utah 11, Ole Miss 10, SMU 7, West Virginia 7, Missouri 6, Boise State 6, Colorado 6, UAB 4, Marshall 2, Washington 2, Kentucky 1

Dropped out: No. 22 NC State, No. 25 Tulsa

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

Dropped out: No. 25 Colorado