College Football’s bowl season is upon us and the 2023-24 circuit stands to be one of the more memorable seasons to date. With 43 bowl games and the last season of the four-team College Football Playoff, the question arises: Which conferences have fared the best and who have made the most of their December (or January) outings?
Bowl Game Records By Conference
With so many bowl games, it can be hard to keep track of where your favorite conference teams were playing and just as difficult to remember the results. Fortunately, you don’t have to remember.
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Here are the official results and current standings for each conference in the 2023-24 college football bowl season:
- Pac-12: 5-3 (.63%)
- Big 12: 5-4 (.55%)
- SEC: 5-4 (.55%)
- Big Ten: 5-4 (.55%)
- AAC: 3-3 (.50%)
- Conference USA: 2-2 (.50%)
- ACC: 5-6 (.45%)
- Mountain West: 3-4 (.43%)
- Sun Belt: 5-7 (.42%)
- MAC: 2-4 (.33%)
Bowl Game Points: Most Points Scored By Conference
Each conference has stayed true to its roots during bowl season. Together, here’s how the teams have combined in terms of total scoring:
- Sun Belt: 340 (12 games)
- SEC: 276 (9 games)
- Big 12: 270 (9 games)
- ACC: 232 (11 games)
- Big Ten: 192 (9 games)
- Pac-12: 226 (8 games)
- Mountain West: 178 (7 games)
- AAC: 171 (6 games)
- MAC: 120 (6 games)
- Conference USA: 88 (4 games)
- Independents: 40 (1 game)
Sorting the conferences by total points scored per game gives a clearer indication at their bowl game prowess on offense:
- Independents: 40.0 points per game
- SEC: 30.6 points per game
- Big 12: 30.0 points per game
- AAC: 28.5 points per game
- Sun Belt: 28.3 points per game
- Pac-12: 28.3 points per game
- Mountain West: 25.4 points per game
- Conference USA: 22.0 points per game
- Big Ten: 21.3 points per game
- ACC: 21.1 points per game
- MAC: 20.0 points per game
Bowl Game Points: Fewest Points Allowed By Conference
Here’s how the teams have combined in terms of total scoring allowed:
- Independents: 8 (1 game)
- Conference USA: 148 (4 games)
- AAC: 152 (6 games)
- MAC: 168 (6 games)
- SEC: 189 (9 games)
- Mountain West: 199 (7 games)
- Pac-12: 199 (8 games)
- Big Ten: 210 (9 games)
- Big 12: 243 (9 games)
- Sun Belt: 293 (12 games)
- ACC: 335 (11 games)
Sorting the conferences by total points allowed per game gives a clearer indication of their bowl game prowess on defense:
- Independents: 8.0 points allowed per game
- SEC: 21.0 points allowed per game
- Big Ten: 23.3 points allowed per game
- Sun Belt: 24.4 points allowed per game
- Pac-12: 24.9 points allowed per game
- AAC: 25.3 points allowed per game
- Big 12: 27.0 points allowed per game
- MAC: 28.0 points allowed per game
- Mountain West: 28.4 points allowed per game
- ACC: 30.5 points allowed per game
- Conference USA: 37.0 points allowed per game
2023-24 ACC Bowl Game Record
- USF 45, Syracuse 0 (ACC record: 0-1)
- Georgia Tech 30, UCF 17 (ACC record: 1-1)
- Duke 17, Troy 10 (ACC record: 2-1)
- USC 42, Louisville 28 (ACC record: 2-2)
- Virginia Tech 41, Tulane 20 (ACC record: 3-2)
- West Virginia 30, North Carolina 10 (ACC record: 3-3)
- Kansas State 28, NC State 19 (ACC record: 3-4)
- Boston College 23, SMU 14 (ACC record: 4-4)
- Rutgers 31, Miami 24 (ACC record: 4-5)
- Clemson 38, Kentucky 35 (ACC record: 5-5)
- Georgia 63, Florida State 3 (ACC record: 5-6)
2023-24 American Bowl Game Record
- UTSA 35, Marshall 17 (AAC record: 1-0)
- USF 45, Syracuse 0 (AAC record: 2-0)
- Texas State 45, Rice 21 (AAC record: 2-1)
- Virginia Tech 41, Tulane 20 (AAC record: 2-2)
- Boston College 23, SMU 14 (AAC record: 2-3)
- Memphis 36, Iowa State 26 (AAC record: 3-3)
2023-24 Big 12 Bowl Game Record
- Texas Tech 34, Cal 14 (Big 12 record: 1-0)
- Georgia Tech 30, UCF 17 (Big 12 record: 1-1)
- Kansas 49, UNLV 36 (Big 12 record: 2-1)
- Oklahoma State 31, Texas A&M 23 (Big 12 record: 3-1)
- West Virginia 30, North Carolina 10 (Big 12 record: 4-1)
- Arizona 38, Oklahoma 24 (Big 12 record: 4-2)
- Kansas State 28, NC State 19 (Big 12 record: 5-2)
- Memphis 36, Iowa State 26 (Big 12 record: 5-3)
- Washington 37, Texas 31 (Big 12 record: 5-4)
2023-24 Big Ten Bowl Game Record
- Northwestern 14, Utah 7 (B1G record: 1-0)
- Minnesota 30, Bowling Green 24 (B1G record: 2-0)
- Rutgers 31, Miami (FL) 24 (B1G record: 3-0)
- Missouri 14, Ohio State 3 (B1G record: 3-1)
- Ole Miss 38, Penn State 25 (B1G record: 3-2)
- Maryland 31, Auburn 13 (B1G record: 4-2
- LSU 35, Wisconsin 31 (B1G record: 4-3)
- Tennessee 35, Iowa 0 (B1G record: 4-4)
- Michigan 27, Alabama 20 (OT) (B1G record: 5-4)
- Michigan vs. TBD (College Football Playoff National Championship)
2023-24 Conference USA Bowl Game Record
- Jacksonville State 34, Louisiana 31 (OT) (CUSA record: 1-0)
- Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10 (CUSA record: 1-1)
- Western Kentucky 38, Old Dominion 35 (OT) (CUSA record: 2-1)
- Oregon 45, Liberty 6 (CUSA record: 2-2)
2023-24 Independent Bowl Game Record
- Norte Dame 40, Oregon State 8 (Ind. record: 1-0)
2023-24 MAC Bowl Game Record
- Ohio 41, Georgia Southern 21 (MAC record: 1-0)
- Appalachian State 13, Miami 9 (MAC record: 1-1)
- Northern Illinois 21, Arkansas State 19 (MAC record: 2-1)
- South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10 (MAC record: 2-2)
- Minnesota 30, Bowling Green 24 (MAC record: 2-3)
- Wyoming 16, Toledo 15 (MAC record: 2-4)
2023-24 Mountain West Bowl Game Record
- Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10 (MWC record: 1-0)
- UCLA 35, Boise State 22 (MWC record: 1-1)
- Air Force 31, James Madison 21 (MWC record: 2-1)
- Georgia State 45, Utah State 22 (MWC record: 2-2)
- Coastal Carolina 24, San Jose State 14 (MWC record: 2-3)
- Kansas 49, UNLV 36 (MWC record: 2-4)
- Wyoming 16, Toledo 15 (MWC record: 3-4)
2023-24 Pac-12 Bowl Game Record
- UCLA 35, Boise State 22 (Pac-12 record: 1-0)
- Texas Tech 34, Cal 14 (Pac-12 record: 1-1)
- Northwestern 14, Utah 7 (Pac-12 record: 1-2)
- USC 42, Louisville 28 (Pac-12 record: 2-2)
- Arizona 38, Oklahoma 24 (Pac-12 record: 3-2)
- Notre Dame 40, Oregon State 8 (Pac-12 record: 3-3)
- Oregon 45, Liberty 6 (Pac-12 record: 4-3)
- Washington 37, Texas 31 (Pac-12 record: 5-3)
2023-24 SEC Bowl Game Record
- Oklahoma State 31, Texas A&M 23 (SEC record: 0-1)
- Missouri 14, Ohio State 3 (SEC record: 1-1)
- Clemson 38, Kentucky 35 (SEC record: 1-2)
- Ole Miss 38, Penn State 25 (SEC record: 2-2)
- Maryland 31, Auburn 13 (SEC record: 2-3)
- Georgia 63, Florida State 3 (SEC record: 3-3)
- LSU 35, Wisconsin 31 (SEC record: 4-3)
- Tennessee 35, Iowa 0 (SEC record: 5-3)
- Michigan 27, Alabama 20 (OT) (SEC record: 5-4)
2023-24 Sun Belt Bowl Game Record
- Ohio 41, Georgia Southern 21 (Sun Belt record: 0-1)
- Jacksonville State 34, Louisiana 31 (OT) (Sun Belt record: 0-2)
- Appalachian State 13, Miami (OH) 9 (Sun Belt record: 1-2)
- Western Kentucky 38, Old Dominion 35 (OT) (Sun Belt record: 1-3)
- UTSA 35, Marshall 17 (Sun Belt record: 1-4)
- Duke 17, Troy 10 (Sun Belt record: 1-5)
- Northern Illinois 21, Arkansas State 19 (Sun Belt record: 1-6)
- Air Force 31, James Madison 21 (Sun Belt record: 1-7)
- Georgia State 45, Utah State 22 (Sun Belt record: 2-7)
- South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10 (Sun Belt record: 3-7)
- Coastal Carolina 24, San Jose State 14 (Sun Belt record: 4-7)
- Texas State 45, Rice 21 (Sun Belt record: 5-7)
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