2019-2020 Shepherd Family Bowl Game Predictions
Day & Date
Game #
Bowl Name
Teams (state) (W-L) #CFP
Mascot          Conference
Final
Score
Coaches
Poll
AP
Poll
BCS
Comp
Avg *
Football
Power
Index
Strength
of
Victory
Matchup
Predictor †
TV
Place
Fri Dec 20
#1 / 41
Bahamas
Team LogoBuffalo (NY) (7-5)
BullsMAC
31
--
--
81
83
79
63.3%
2:00 PM
 ESPN
Nassau, Bahamas
Team LogoCharlotte (NC) (7-5)
49ersCUSA
9
--
--
87
113
100
36.7%
Fri Dec 20
#2 / 41
Frisco
Team LogoUtah State (7-5)
AggiesMWC
41
--
--
48
73
64
64.6%
7:30 PM
 ESPN2
Frisco, TX
Team LogoKent State (6-6)
Golden FlashesMAC
51
--
--
95
102
97
35.4%
Sat Dec 21
#3 / 41
Celebration (FCS)
Team LogoAlcorn State (9-3)
Braves  (FCS)
44
30
31
33
--
--
--
12:00 PM
 ABC
Atlanta, GA
Team LogoNorth Carolina A&T (8-3)
AggiesMEAC (FCS)
64
23
22
32
--
--
--
Sat Dec 21
#4 / 41
New Mexico
Team LogoCentral Michigan (8-5)
ChippewasMAC
11
--
--
88
90
86
36.8%
2:00 PM
 ESPN
Albuquerque
Team LogoSan Diego State (CA) (9-3)
AztecsMWC
48
33
--
42
71
41
63.2%
Sat Dec 21
#5 / 41
Cure
Team LogoLiberty (7-5)
Flames 
23
--
--
101
100
112
39.2%
2:30 PM
 CBSSN
Orlando, FL
Team LogoGeorgia Southern (7-5)
EaglesSun Belt
16
--
--
59
85
71
60.8%
Sat Dec 21
#6 / 41
Boca Raton
Team LogoSouthern Methodist (TX) (10-2)
MustangsAAC
28
27
26
23
45
31
46.8%
3:30 PM
 ABC
Boca Raton, FL
Team LogoFlorida Atlantic (10-3)
OwlsCUSA
52
30
29
34
52
35
53.2%
Sat Dec 21
#7 / 41
Camellia
Team LogoFlorida International (6-6)
Golden PanthersCUSA
26
--
--
104
98
105
43.3%
5:30 PM
 ESPN
Montgomery, AL
Team LogoArkansas State (7-5)
Red WolvesSun Belt
34
--
--
72
91
84
56.7%
Sat Dec 21
#8 / 41
Las Vegas
Team LogoBoise State (ID) (12-1) #19
BroncosMWC
7
18
18
17
25
20
41.8%
7:30 PM
 ABC
Las Vegas, NV
Team LogoWashington (7-5)
HuskiesPac-12
38
--
35
36
18
24
58.2%
Sat Dec 21
#9 / 41
New Orleans
Team LogoAppalachian State (12-1) #20
MountaineersSun Belt
31
20
20
19
30
25
83.4%
9:00 PM
 ESPN
New Orleans, LA
Team LogoUAB (AL) (9-4)
BlazersCUSA
17
--
--
79
105
101
16.6%
Mon Dec 23
#10 / 41
Gasparilla
Team LogoCentral Florida (9-3)
Golden KnightsAAC
48
30
31
27
21
27
83%
2:30 PM
 ESPN
Tampa, FL
Team LogoMarshall (WV) (8-4)
Thundering HerdCUSA
25
--
--
54
84
77
17%
Tue Dec 24
#11 / 41
Hawai'i
Team LogoHawaii (9-5)
WarriorsMWC
38
39
--
49
79
50
46.7%
8:00 PM
 ESPN
Honolulu, HI
Team LogoBrigham Young (UT) (7-5)
Cougars 
34
--
--
53
54
66
53.3%
Thu Dec 26
#12 / 41
Independence
Team LogoLouisiana Tech (9-3)
BulldogsCUSA
14
--
--
65
87
87
27.8%
4:00 PM
 ESPN
Shreveport, LA
Team LogoMiami (FL) (6-6)
HurricanesACC
0
--
--
64
39
53
72.2%
Thu Dec 26
#13 / 41
Quick Lane
Team LogoPittsburgh (PA) (7-5)
PanthersACC
34
--
--
50
61
68
69.9%
8:00 PM
 ESPN
Detroit, MI
Team LogoEastern Michigan (6-6)
EaglesMAC
30
--
--
105
97
103
30.1%
Fri Dec 27
#14 / 41
Militrary
Team LogoNorth Carolina (6-6)
Tar HeelsACC
55
--
--
55
40
47
70.3%
12:00 PM
 ESPN
Annapolis, MD
Team LogoTemple (PA) (8-4)
OwlsAAC
13
--
--
36
76
48
29.7%
Fri Dec 27
#15 / 41
Pinstripe
Team LogoMichigan State (6-6)
SpartansBig 10
27
--
--
44
34
37
60.3%
3:20 PM
 ESPN
New York, NY
Team LogoWake Forest (NC) (8-4)
Demon DeaconsACC
21
--
--
39
53
46
39.7%
Fri Dec 27
#16 / 41
Texas
Team LogoOklahoma State (8-4) #25
CowboysBig 12
21
26
25
26
26
26
38%
6:45 PM
 ESPN
Houston, TX
Team LogoTexas A&M (7-5)
AggiesSEC
24
--
29
31
17
33
62%
Fri Dec 27
#17 / 41
Holiday
Team LogoSouthern California (8-4) #22
TrojansPac-12
24
23
22
24
22
21
50.1%
8:00 PM
 FS1
San Diego, CA
Team LogoIowa (9-3) #16
HawkeyesBig 10
49
19
19
18
16
15
49.9%
Fri Dec 27
#18 / 41
Cheez-It
Team LogoAir Force (10-2)
FalconsMWC
31
24
24
25
41
23
45.7%
10:15 PM
 ESPN
Phoenix, AZ
Team LogoWashington State (6-6)
CougarsPac-12
21
--
--
57
27
42
54.3%
Sat Dec 28
#19 / 41
Camping World
Team LogoNotre Dame (IN) (10-2) #15
Fighting Irish 
33
14
14
8
13
14
67.5%
12:00 PM
 ABC
Orlando, FL
Team LogoIowa State (7-5)
CyclonesBig 12
9
35
31
33
20
28
32.5%
Sat Dec 28
#20 / 41
Cotton
Team LogoMemphis (12-1) #17
TigersAAC
39
15
15
7
24
17
28.7%
12:00 PM
 ESPN
Dallas, TX
Team LogoPenn State (PA) (10-2) #10
Nittany LionsBig 10
53
12
13
6
11
6
71.3%
Sat Dec 28
#21 / 41
Peach
Team LogoOklahoma (12-1) #4
SoonersBig 12
28
4
4
4
9
10
32.6%
4:00 PM
 ESPN
Atlanta, GA
Team LogoLouisiana State (13-0) #1
TigersSEC
63
1
1
2
3
3
67.4%
Sat Dec 28
#22 / 41
Fiesta
Team LogoClemson (SC) (13-0) #3
TigersACC
29
3
3
3
2
2
46%
8:00 PM
 ESPN
Glendale, AZ
Team LogoOhio State (13-0) #2
BuckeyesBig 10
23
2
2
1
1
1
54%
Mon Dec 30
#23 / 41
First Responder
Team LogoWestern Kentucky (8-4)
HilltoppersCUSA
23
--
--
61
78
62
44.2%
12:30 PM
 ESPN
Dallas, TX
Team LogoWestern Michigan (7-5)
BroncosMAC
20
--
--
85
65
76
55.8%
Mon Dec 30
#24 / 41
Music City
Team LogoMississippi State (6-6)
BulldogsSEC
28
--
--
46
31
40
64.9%
4:00 PM
 ESPN
Nashville, TN
Team LogoLouisville (KY) (7-5)
CardinalsACC
38
--
--
43
57
51
35.1%
Mon Dec 30
#25 / 41
Redbox
Team LogoCalifornia (7-5)
Golden BearsPac-12
35
39
34
45
51
43
63%
4:00 PM
 FOX
Santa Clara, CA
Team LogoIllinois (6-6)
Fighting IlliniBig 10
20
--
--
70
64
61
37%
Mon Dec 30
#26 / 41
Orange
Team LogoFlorida (10-2) #9
GatorsSEC
36
7
6
10
8
9
82.1%
8:00 PM
 ESPN
Miami Gardens, FL
Team LogoVirginia (9-4) #24
CavaliersACC
28
25
27
30
44
39
17.9%
Tue Dec 31
#27 / 41
Belk
Team LogoVirginia Tech (8-4)
HokiesACC
30
38
--
41
48
49
42%
12:00 PM
 ESPN
Charlotte, NC
Team LogoKentucky (7-5)
WildcatsSEC
37
35
--
47
28
45
58%
Tue Dec 31
#28 / 41
Sun
Team LogoFlorida State (6-6)
SeminolesACC
14
--
--
50
49
56
43.8%
2:00 PM
 CBS
El Paso, TX
Team LogoArizona State (7-5)
Sun DevilsPac-12
20
35
31
38
43
32
56.2%
Tue Dec 31
#29 / 41
Liberty
Team LogoNavy (MD) (9-2) #23
MidshipmenAAC
20
21
21
21
46
19
42.6%
3:45 PM
 ESPN
Memphis, TN
Team LogoKansas State (8-4)
WildcatsBig 12
17
28
28
28
29
29
57.4%
Tue Dec 31
#30 / 41
Arizona
Team LogoWyoming (7-5)
CowboysMWC
38
--
--
62
68
59
72%
4:30 PM
 CBSSN
Tucson, AZ
Team LogoGeorgia State (7-5)
PanthersSun Belt
17
--
--
77
110
90
28%
Tue Dec 31
#31 / 41
Alamo
Team LogoUtah (11-2) #11
UtesPac-12
10
10
12
16
14
8
65.9%
7:30 PM
 ESPN
San Antonio, TX
Team LogoTexas (7-5)
LonghornsBig 12
38
--
--
29
23
30
34.1%
Wed Jan 01
#32 / 41
Citrus
Team LogoMichigan (9-3) #14
WolverinesBig 10
16
17
17
12
12
11
30.6%
1:00 PM
 ABC
Orlando, FL
Team LogoAlabama (10-2) #13
Crimson TideSEC
35
9
9
15
4
12
69.4%
Wed Jan 01
#33 / 41
Outback
Team LogoMinnesota (10-2) #18
Golden GophersBig 10
31
16
16
20
19
18
27.8%
1:00 PM
 ESPN
Tampa, FL
Team LogoAuburn (AL) (9-3) #12
TigersSEC
24
13
9
13
6
13
72.2%
Wed Jan 01
#34 / 41
Rose
Team LogoOregon (11-2) #6
DucksPac-12
28
6
7
11
7
4
54.3%
5:00 PM
 ESPN
Pasadena, CA
Team LogoWisconsin (10-3) #8
BadgersBig 10
27
11
11
9
10
5
45.7%
Wed Jan 01
#35 / 41
Sugar
Team LogoGeorgia (11-2) #5
BulldogsSEC
26
5
5
5
5
7
69.9%
8:45 PM
 ESPN
New Orleans, LA
Team LogoBaylor (TX) (11-2) #7
BearsBig 12
14
8
8
13
15
16
30.1%
Thu Jan 02
#36 / 41
Birmingham
Team LogoBoston College (MA) (6-6)
EaglesACC
6
--
--
58
62
70
33%
3:00 PM
 ESPN
Birmingham, AL
Team LogoCincinnati (OH) (10-3) #21
BearcatsAAC
38
22
23
22
38
22
67%
Thu Jan 02
#37 / 41
Gator
Team LogoIndiana (8-4)
HoosiersBig 10
22
29
--
35
36
34
47.7%
7:00 PM
 ESPN
Jacksonville, FL
Team LogoTennessee (7-5)
VolunteersSEC
23
34
--
40
32
38
52.3%
Fri Jan 03
#38 / 41
Idaho Potato
Team LogoOhio (6-6)
BobcatsMAC
30
--
--
91
75
92
70.7%
3:30 PM
 ESPN
Boise, ID
Team LogoNevada (7-5)
Wolf PackMWC
21
--
--
78
117
96
29.3%
Sat Jan 04
#39 / 41
Armed Forces
Team LogoSouthern Miss (7-5)
Golden EaglesCUSA
13
--
--
76
86
83
35.8%
11:30 AM
 ESPN
Fort Worth, TX
Team LogoTulane (6-6)
Green WaveAAC
30
--
--
56
56
55
64.2%
Mon Jan 06
#40 / 41
LendingTree
Team LogoLouisiana (10-3)
Ragin' CajunsSun Belt
27
30
--
32
42
36
81.2%
7:30 PM
 ESPN
Mobile, AL
Team LogoMiami (OH) (8-5)
Red HawksMAC
17
--
--
69
101
82
18.8%
Mon Jan 13
#41 / 41
National Championship
Team LogoLouisiana State (13-0) #1
TigersSEC
42
1
1
2
3
3
67.4%
8:00 PM
 ESPN
New Orleans, LA
Team LogoClemson (SC) (13-0) #3
TigersACC
25
3
3
3
2
2
46%

* Calculated using the same method used for the Computer Average by the former BCS (but does not throw out rankings under 25)
† Matchup predictor according to ESPN's Football Power Index


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