2011-12 Bowl Games Correct Average Absolute Average Absolute
Score Predictions as of December 6, 2011 23/30 Error Margin Error Margin Over/Under Over/Under
77% 1.2 7.1 0.7 10.3
Error Absolute O/U Error Absolute O/U
Prediction         Actual Correct? Margin Error Margin Margin Margin
New Mexico Bowl
12/17/2011 Wyoming 13 Temple 29 Temple 37-15 Yes 6 6 10 10
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
12/17/2011 Utah State 31 Ohio 31 Ohio 24-23 Yes 1 1 -15 15
New Orleans Bowl
12/17/2011 UL-Lafayette 26 San Diego State 34 UL-Lafayette 32-30 No -10 10 2 2
St. Petersburg Bowl
12/20/2011 Marshall 18 Florida Intl 26 Marshall 20-13 No -15 15 -11 11
Poinsettia Bowl
12/21/2011 Texas Christian 31 Louisiana Tech 22 Texas Christian 31-24 Yes -2 2 1 1
Las Vegas Bowl
12/22/2011 Boise State 37 Arizona State 26 Boise State 56-24 Yes 21 21 17 17
Hawaii Bowl
12/24/2011 Southern Miss 30 Nevada-Reno 26 Southern Miss 24-17 Yes 3 3 -15 15
Independence Bowl
12/26/2011 Missouri 28 North Carolina 21 Missouri 41-24 Yes 10 10 16 16
Little Ceasars Pizza Bowl
12/27/2011 Western Michigan 33 Purdue 30 Purdue 37-32 No -8 8 7 7
Belk Bowl
12/27/2011 Louisville 22 No Carolina State 20 NC State 31-24 No -9 9 12 12
Military Bowl
12/28/2011 Air Force 34 Toledo 42 Toledo 42-41 Yes -7 7 8 8
Holiday Bowl
12/28/2011 Texas 25 California 19 Texas 21-10 Yes 5 5 -13 13
Champs Sports Bowl
12/29/2011 Florida State 21 Notre Dame 23 Florida State 18-14 No -6 6 -12 12
Alamo Bowl
12/29/2011 Baylor 46 Washington 38 Baylor 67-56 Yes 11 11 39 39
Armed Forces Bowl
12/30/2011 Tulsa 28 Brigham Young 26 Brigham Young 24-21 No -5 5 -9 9
New Era Pinstripes Bowl
12/30/2011 Rutgers 22 Iowa State 19 Rutgers 27-13 Yes 11 11 -1 1
Music City Bowl
12/30/2011 Wake Forest 21 Mississippi State 27 Mississippi State 23-17 Yes 0 0 -8 8
Insight Bowl
12/30/2011 Iowa 22 Oklahoma 40 Oklahoma 31-14 Yes -1 1 -17 17
Meineke Car Care Bowl
12/31/2011 Northwestern 28 Texas A+M 44 Texas A+M 33-22 Yes -5 5 -16 16
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
12/31/2011 U.C.L.A. 19 Illinois 23 Illinois 20-14 Yes 2 2 -7 7
Sun Bowl
12/31/2011 Georgia Tech 22 Utah 25 Utah 30-27 Yes 0 0 10 10
Liberty Bowl
12/31/2011 Cincinnati 27 Vanderbilt 26 Cincinnati 31-24 Yes 6 6 3 3
Chick-fil-A Bowl
12/31/2011 Virginia 22 Auburn 25 Auburn 43-24 Yes 16 16 20 20
Ticketcity Bowl
1/2/2012 Penn State 25 Houston 29 Houston 30-14 Yes 12 12 -9 9
Capital One Bowl
1/2/2012 Nebraska 24 South Carolina 26 South Carolina 30-13 Yes 15 15 -7 7
Gator Bowl
1/2/2012 Ohio State 19 Florida 20 Florida 24-17 Yes 6 6 2 2
Outback Bowl
1/2/2012 Michigan State 26 Georgia 23 Michigan State 33-30 Yes 0 0 14 14
Cotton Bowl
1/6/2012 Kansas State 35 Arkansas 37
Compass Bank Bowl
1/7/2012 Pittsburgh 27 S-M-U 17
GoDaddy.com Bowl
1/8/2012 Northern Illinois 30 Arkansas State 32
BCS: Rose Bowl
1/2/2012 Wisconsin 40 Oregon 38 Oregon 45-38 No -9 9 6 6
BCS: Fiesta Bowl
1/2/2012 Oklahoma State 42 Stanford 38 Oklahoma State 41-38 Yes -1 1 -1 1
BCS: Sugar Bowl
1/3/2012 Virginia Tech 15 Michigan 29 Michigan 23-20 Yes -11 11 -1 1
BCS: Orange Bowl
1/4/2012 Clemson 36 West Virginia 34
BCS: National Championship
1/9/2012 Louisiana State 25 Alabama 24