12-29-21 roundup: High school basketball and baseball, Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball
By Richard Walker
Championship games will be held at Lincolnton, East Lincoln and Kings Mountain involving high school basketball teams from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties.
In the People’s Bank Holiday Classic at Lincolnton High School, defending champion Cramer meets host Lincolnton for the boys championship and two-time defending champion Bandys meets West Lincoln for the girls championship.
Cramer knocked off Forestview 68-58 in the 2019 boys final while Lincolnton has won 10 of the previous 17 tournament championships and has played in 13 of the 17 previous title games.
Bandys knocked off East Gaston 51-46 in the 2019 girls final and has won 10 of the 17 previous tournament championships while West Lincoln is in its first title game since back-to-back 2013 and 2014 losses to Bandys and has won two championships (in 2006 and 2008).
Here’s the tournament pairings and results:
(Dec. 28-30 boys and girls)
Dec. 28 boys first round
East Gaston 80, Highland Tech 67
Cramer 56, Bandys 31: Will Kelly (20 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists), Jacob Joyner (4 steals) and Taelen Whitley (10 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks) led Cramer.
Lincolnton 61, North Lincoln 48
Forestview 81, West Lincoln 76: Antwan Corbin (27 points, 9 rebounds), Jaycob Neely (17 points, 7 rebounds), Nate Aguilar (12 points, 4 assists) and Christian Williams (10 points) led Forestview.
Dec. 29 boys consolations, semifinals
Bandys 68, Highland Tech 56
North Lincoln 80, West Lincoln 56
Cramer 56, East Gaston 54: Will Kelly (18 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 7 steals), Justin Rocquemore (10 points) and Mason Craig (9 points) led Cramer and Trenton Sherrill’s 18 points led East Gaston.
Lincolnton 66, Forestview 39: Christian Williams and Jaycob Neely had eight points apiece for Forestview.
Dec. 30 boys placement games
7th place – Highland Tech vs. West Lincoln, 4 p.m.
5th place – Bandys vs. North Lincoln, 8 p.m.
3rd place – East Gaston vs. Forestview, 4 p.m.
Championship – Cramer vs. Lincolnton, 8 p.m.
Dec. 28 girls first round
East Gaston 39, Highland Tech 28
Bandys 78, Cramer 38: Logan Dutku and Annie Andrews had 14 points each for Bandys. Dasia Harris had 30 points and Skylar MacMann six for Cramer.
North Lincoln 55, Lincolnton 44
West Lincoln 58, Forestview 41: Farrah Richardson (20 points), Carolina Robinson (13 points, 22 rebounds), Anna Bieberich (11 points) and Chloe Norman (10 points) led West Lincoln.
Dec. 29 girls consolations, semifinals
Highland Tech 45, Cramer 37: Bailey Maiers had 15 points and Katie Fangmen 12 for Highland. Dasia Harris had 25 points for Cramer.
Lincolnton d. Forestview by forfeit
Bandys 49, East Gaston 30
West Lincoln 51, North Lincoln 33: Chloe Norman had 20 points and Carolina Robinson had nine points and 16 rebounds for West Lincoln.
Dec. 30 girls placement games
7th place – Cramer vs. Forestview, 2 p.m.
5th place – Highland Tech vs. Lincolnton, 6 p.m.
3rd place – East Gaston vs. North Lincoln, 2 p.m.
Championship – Bandys vs. West Lincoln, 6 p.m.
Previous Peoples Bank Holiday Classic championship games:
(Boys)
2003 Lincolnton 72, North Gaston 58
2004 North Gaston 51, Lincolnton 46
2005 Lincolnton 65, North Gaston 56
2006 North Gaston 57, North Lincoln 50
2007 Lincolnton 51, Bessemer City 48
2008 Bessemer City 58, Lincolnton 53
2009 Bandys 67, Lincolnton 61
2010 Lincolnton 77, North Lincoln 59
2011 Lincolnton 73, Bandys 32
2012 Lincolnton 60, Bandys 52
2013 Bandys 86, West Lincoln 79
2014 Lincolnton 77, West Lincoln 50
2015 Lincolnton 66, Bandys 58
2016 Lincolnton 84, Bandys 56
2017 Lincolnton 67, East Gaston 52
2018 North Lincoln 71, Lincolnton 65 (OT)
2019 Stuart Cramer 68, Forestview 58
(Girls)
2003 North Gaston 64, Lincolnton 44
2004 North Gaston 51, Lincolnton 48
2005 North Lincoln 45, West Lincoln 40
2006 West Lincoln 45, North Lincoln 28
2007 North Lincoln 57, West Lincoln 55
2008 West Lincoln 67, North Lincoln 62 (OT)
2009 Bandys 80, North Lincoln 43
2010 Bandys 68, Lincolnton 28
2011 Bandys 74, North Lincoln 54
2012 Bandys 56, Lincolnton 35
2013 Bandys 90, West Lincoln 16
2014 Bandys 66, West Lincoln 41
2015 Bandys 59, Lincolnton 42
2016 Lincolnton 76, Bandys 66
2017 North Gaston 37, Lincolnton 36
2018 Bandys 40, Lincolnton 27
2019 Bandys 51, East Gaston 46
In the East Lincoln Winter Jam, there will be a first-time boys winner of the 21st annual event after top-seeded East Lincoln was edged 54-53 by SouthLake Christian and host East Lincoln advanced to the finals for only the second time in the history of the event.
East Lincoln’s girls won the event in their only previous appearance in 1994 when the Mustangs defeated South Iredell 61-41.
Here’s the tournament pairings and results:
(Dec. 28-30 boys and girls)
Dec. 28 boys first round
No. 2 Lake Norman 82, No. 7 Ashbrook 44
No. 5 SouthLake Christian 65, No. 4 Lake Norman Charter 52
No. 3 Robinson 72, No. 6 Hough 52
No. 1 East Lincoln 81, No. 8 Huss 58: Drew Bean had 23 points and Keandre Walker 11 for East Lincoln and Justin Ross (16 points) led Huss.
Dec. 29 boys consolations, semifinals
Hough d. Ashbrook
Lake Norman Charter d. Huss
Robinson d. Lake Norman
SouthLake Christian 54, East Lincoln 53
Dec. 30 boys placement games
7th place – Ashbrook vs. Huss, 1 p.m.
5th place – Lake Norman Charter vs. Hough, 2:30 p.m.
3rd place – East Lincoln vs. Lake Norman, 5:30 p.m.
Championship – Robinson vs. SouthLake Christian, 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 28 girls first round
No. 4 Cox Mill 42, No. 5 Central Cabarrus 28
No. 1 Mallard Creek 45, No. 8 West Cabarrus 33
No. 3 Lincoln Charter 57, No. 6 Robinson 42
No. 2 East Lincoln 62, No. 7 Hough 51
Dec. 29 girls consolations and semifinals
Hough d. Robinson
West Cabarrus d. Central Cabarrus
Cox Mill d. Mallard Creek
East Lincoln d. Lincoln Charter
Dec. 30 girls placement games
7th place – Central Cabarrus vs. Robinson, 10 a.m.
5th place – Hough vs. West Cabarrus, 11:30 a.m.
3rd place – Mallard Creek vs. Lincoln Charter, 4 p.m.
Championship – East Lincoln vs. Cox Mill, 7 p.m.
Previous East Lincoln Winter Jam championship game results:
(Boys)
1990 Cherryville 89, East Lincoln 87
1991 Ashbrook 78, Lincolnton 73
1992 North Gaston 67, Lincolnton 59
1993 North Gaston 50, Lincolnton 49
1994 Lincolnton 80, South Iredell 62
1995 Bessemer City 67, South Iredell 49
1996 North Gaston 66, Charlotte Country Day 58
1997 Charlotte Country Day 56, Bessemer City 53
1998 Lincolnton 59, Charlotte Country Day 57
1999 Lincolnton 78, Bandys 58
2000 Lincolnton 44, East Lincoln 42
2001 Mooresville 51, East Lincoln 45
2002 Forestview 52, Mooresville 39
2003 Forestview 59, Mooresville 52
2004 Forestview 81, Mooresville 71
2005 Vance 72, East Lincoln 63
2006 East Gaston 53, South Caldwell 50
2007 Providence 60, Ardrey Kell 44
2008 East Lincoln 59, Ardrey Kell 49
2009 Forestview 60, East Gaston 52
2010 Rocky River 66, Myers Park 60
2011 Mallard Creek 82, Concord Robinson 48
2012 Ardrey Kell 59, Mallard Creek 54
2013 East Lincoln 90, Mooresville 66
2014 East Lincoln 75, Lake Norman Charter 63
2015 East Lincoln 78, Comenius, S.C. 58
2016 Mallard Creek 76, East Lincoln 69
2017 Mallard Creek 65, East Lincoln 60
2018 Kannapolis Brown 71, Mallard Creek 65
2019 Independence 91, East Lincoln 53
(Girls)
1990 South Iredell 74, West Lincoln 62
1991 South Iredell 81, East Lincoln 43
1992 South Iredell 60, Lincolnton 42
1993 Kings Mountain 30, South Iredell 29
1994 East Lincoln 61, South Iredell 41
1995 Lincolnton 59, North Gaston 26
1996 South Caldwell 49, Lincolnton 44
1997 Lincolnton 51, North Gaston 36
1998 South Caldwell 64, West Lincoln 23
1999 South Caldwell 55, Lincolnton 39
2000 Bandys d. South Caldwell
2001 Forestview 60, Bandys 45
2002 Forestview 60, South Caldwell 44
2003 South Caldwell d. Mooresville
2004 Hopewell 55, South Caldwell 39
2005 Hopewell 72, South Caldwell 67
2006 East Gaston 64, Forestview 60
2007 Forestview 60, East Gaston 47
2008 Ardrey Kell 49, South Caldwell 44
2009 Myers Park 60, Hickory Ridge 45
2010 Hickory Ridge 57, Concord Robinson 50
2011 Concord Robinson 79, Rocky River 69
2012 North Meck 64, Mallard Creek 41
2013 Lake Norman Charter 61, Hopewell 55
2014 Mallard Creek 40, Durham Jordan 37
2015 Mallard Creek 55, Butler 39
2016 Mallard Creek 75, Davidson Day 54
2017 Hickory Ridge 70, North Meck 43
2018 Butler 64, Kings Mountain 24
2019 Charlotte Victory Christian Center 35, Olympic 20
In the Kings Mountain Mountaineer Classic, host Kings Mountain and Gaston Day will meet in the finals for the second time in the three-year history over the event.
Kings Mountain won 80-67 over Gaston Day in the inaugural 2018 event.
Here’s the tournament pairings and results:
Kings Mountain tournament (Mountaineer Classic)
(Dec. 28-30 boys)
Dec. 28 first round
Independence 60, East Rutherford 49
Gaston Day 74, Cox Mill 61: Evan Montanari had 32 points, Chris Britt 17 and Callum Richard and Colin Fayed nine apiece for Gaston Day.
Shelby 50, Harding 49 (OT)
Kings Mountain 88, Davidson Day 36
Dec. 29 consolations, semifinals
Harding d. Cox Mill
East Rutherford 64, Davidson Day 41
Gaston Day 66, Shelby 53: Chris Britt had 25 points, Callum Richard 13 and Colin Fayed 11 for Gaston Day and Drew Hollifield had 20 points for Shelby.
Kings Mountain 61, Independence 60
Dec. 30 placement games
7th place – Cox Mill vs. Davidson Day, 3 p.m.
5th place – East Rutherford vs. Harding, 4:30 p.m.
3rd place – Shelby vs. Independence, 6 p.m.
Championship – Gaston Day vs. Kings Mountain, 7:30 p.m.
Previous Mountaineer Classic championship game results:
2018 Kings Mountain 80, Gaston Day 67
2019 Hickory Grove 65, Irmo, S.C. 55
Here are pairings and results from this week’s other holiday tournaments for Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties (with results):
Cherryville tournament
(Dec. 27-28 boys and girls)
Dec. 27 boys semifinals
Thomas Jefferson 72, Piedmont Community Charter 48: Isaiah Hicks scored 31 points, surpassing 1,000 for his career in the process for Thomas Jefferson.
Cherryville 76, Pinnacle 39: Carson Kelly had 16 points, Landon Hahn 14 and Collin Huss 12 to lead Cherryville.
Dec. 28 boys placement games
3rd place: Piedmont Community Charter vs. Pinnacle, no report
Championship: Cherryville 73, Thomas Jefferson 62
Dec. 27 girls semifinals
South Point 71, Thomas Jefferson 38: Toney Milton (23 points), Maddie Frank (15 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists), Amya Graham (14 points, 22 rebounds) and Lexi Birtwistle (13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals) led South Point.
Cherryville 44, Piedmont Community Charter 35
Dec. 28 girls placement games
3rd place: Thomas Jefferson vs. Piedmont Community Charter, no report
Championship: South Point 61, Cherryville 34
Freedom Christmas tournament
(Dec. 27-29 girls)
Dec. 27 girls first round
Hibriten 52, Ashbrook 46
Dec. 28 consolation game
Ashbrook 40, Berry Academy 34
Dec. 29 placement game
5th place: R-S Central 66, Ashbrook 58
Catawba Ridge, S.C. tournament (Copperhead Classic)
(Dec. 28-30 boys and girls)
Dec. 28 boys first round
Rock Hill, S.C. d. North Gaston
Dec. 29 boys consolation
North Gaston vs. Buford, S.C.
Dec. 30 boys placement game
TBD
Dec. 28 girls first round
North Gaston d. Pageland, S.C., Central
Dec. 29 girls semifinal
Catawba Ridge 56, North Gaston 22
Dec. 30 girls placement game
3rd place: North Gaston vs. TBD
Cherokee Classic
(Dec. 28-30 boys)
Dec. 28 first round
Richmond County 86, Lincoln Charter 57
Dec. 29 consolation
Lincoln Charter 87, Cherokee 41: J.J. Moore had 18 points and Marcus Farley, Jr., 13 for Lincoln Charter.
Dec. 30
Lincoln Charter vs. TBD, 11 a.m.
North Iredell tournament
(Dec. 28-30 boys and girls)
Dec. 28 boys first round
No. 3 Mooresville d. No. 6 Seaforth
No. 1 Bessemer City 64, No. 8 West Iredell 44: Keyshawn Adams (25 points, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks), Randall Pettus (12 points, 7 steals, 4 assists), Nazari Smarr (12 points, 3 assists, 2 blocks) and Terrance Smith (10 points, 8 rebounds) led Bessemer City.
No. 5 Rocky River 61, No. 4 Langtree Charter 51
No. 2 North Iredell 63, No. 7 South Iredell 52
Dec. 29 boys consolations, semifinals
South Iredell d. Seaforth
Langtree Charter 63, West Iredell 52
Mooresville 56, North Iredell 49
Bessemer City vs. Rocky River
Dec. 30 boys placement games
7th place – Seaforth vs. West Iredell
5th place – South Iredell vs. Langtree Charter
3rd place – North Iredell vs. TBD
Championship – Mooresville vs. TBD
Dec. 28 girls first round
No. 1 Langtree Charter 71, No. 8 West Iredell 31
No. 2 Bessemer City vs. No. 7 Mooresville, 1 p.m.
No. 4 North Iredell 52, No. 5 Rocky River 45
No. 3 Seaforth 52, No. 6 South Iredell 49
Dec. 29 girls consolations, semifinals
South Iredell vs. TBD
West Iredell vs. Rocky River
Langtree Charter vs. North Iredell
Seaforth vs. TBD
Dec. 30 girls placement games
7th place –
5th place –
3rd place –
Championship –
North Henderson tournament
(Dec. 28-30 boys and girls)
Dec. 28 boys first round
Crest 78, East Henderson 46
West Henderson 62, Burns 59
Dec. 29 boys consolations, semifinals
Asheville 80, Burns 77
Crest vs. TBD
Dec. 30 boys placement games
7th place – Burns vs. TBD
Crest vs. TBD
Dec. 28 girls first round
Clyde Erwin 57, Crest 52
Burns 53, North Henderson 45: Tishiona Strong had 18 points, Esynce Howze 10, Laylah Hanes nine and Maggie Earl seven for Burns.
Dec. 29 girls consolations, semifinals
West Henderson 60, Crest 44
Mitchell 53, Burns 23: Esynce Howze had seven points and Robyn Whitworth six for Burns.
Dec. 30 girls placement games
7th place – Crest vs. TBD
3rd place – Burns vs. TBD
Pfeiffer tournament (Comet Classic)
(Dec. 28-30 boys)
Dec. 28 first round
Concord 67, Mountain Island Charter 40
Dec. 29 consolations, semifinals
TBD
Dec. 30 placement games
TBD
Watauga tournament (High Country Holiday Classic)
(Dec. 28-30 girls)
Dec. 28 first round
Ashe County 68, Huss 36
Dec. 29 consolation
Covenant Day 40, Huss 38
Dec. 30 placement games
7th place – Huss vs. TBD, 10 a.m.
College basketball
Gardner-Webb 77, Georgia 60: Gardner-Webb led for all but 24 seconds Wednesday night before taking its largest margin of victory over a Power-5 conference opponent. The previous record was 16 points in an 84-68 win at Kentucky on Nov. 7, 2007. The win was the first over a Power-5 conference opponent since at Wake Forest on Dec. 29, 2018 and it was the first win over a SEC opponent since that Kentucky victory.
The Bulldogs (6-7) led by as many as 21 points in the second half. Lance Terry, Zion Williams and Jordan Sears led Gardner-Webb with 14 points apiece in a game it trailed for the last time at 4-3.
Gardner-Webb is off until its Jan. 5 Big South Conference opener at Charleston Southern.
Charlotte 49ers: The men’s and women’s basketball teams Conference USA openers this weekend against FAU and FIU have been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols among the participating teams. All six squads will work to find potential make up dates for the four postponed games.
The 49ers men, who were scheduled to face FAU and FIU on the road on Thursday and Saturday, will return to action next weekend Jan. 8 against Old Dominion at 4 p.m. And the 49ers women, who were scheduled to host FAU and FIU on Thursday and Saturday, will also return to action on Jan. 8 at Old Dominion at 2 p.m.
Pro basketball
All this past offseason Charlotte said it was motivated by a blowout 144-117 play-in game loss at the Indiana Pacers that ended the Hornets 2020-21 schedule.
On Wednesday night, Charlotte’s first game at Indiana resulted in a third straight Hornets’ win over the Pacers this seaosn as Terry Rozier scored 35 points and LaMelo Ball (21 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists) nearly had a triple-double in a 116-108 victory.
Gordon Hayward (18 points), Kelly Oubre (13 points), Jalen McDaniels (12 points) and Mason Plumlee (8 points, 12 rebounds) also had big games for Charlotte, which has won three straight games to improve to 19-17.
Here is the Charlotte Hornets’ full regular season schedule (with results):
OCTOBER
Wed. 20 INDIANA (W 123-122)
Fri. 22 at Cleveland (W 123-112)
Sun. 24 at Brooklyn (W 111-95)
Mon. 25 BOSTON (L 129-140, OT)
Wed. 27 at Orlando (W 120-111)
Fri. 29 at Miami (L 99-114)
Sun. 31 PORTLAND (W 125-113)
NOVEMBER
Mon. 1 CLEVELAND (L 110-113)
Wed. 3 at Golden State (L 92-114)
Fri. 5 at Sacramento (L 110-140)
Sun. 7 at LA Clippers (L 106-120)
Mon. 8 at L.A. Lakers (L 123-126, OT)
Wed. 10 at Memphis (W 118-108)
Fri. 12 NEW YORK (W 104-96)
Sun. 14 GOLDEN STATE (W 106-102)
Wed. 17 WASHINGTON (W 97-87)
Fri. 19 INDIANA (W 121-118)
Sat. 20 at Atlanta (L 105-115)
Mon. 22 at Washington (W 109-103)
Wed. 24 at Orlando (W 108-99)
Fri. 26 MINNESOTA (W 133-115)
Sat. 27 at Houston (L 143-146, OT)
Mon. 29 at Chicago (L 119-133)
DECEMBER
Wed. 1 at Milwaukee (L 125-127)
Sun. 5 at Atlanta (W 130-127)
Mon. 6 PHILADELPHIA (L 124-127, OT)
Wed. 8 PHILADELPHIA (L 106-110)
Fri. 10 SACRAMENTO (W 124-123)
Mon. 13 at Dallas (L 96-120)
Wed. 15 at San Antonio (W 131-115)
Fri. 17 at Portland (L 116-125)
Sun. 19 at Phoenix (L 106-137)
Mon. 20 at Utah (L 102-112)
Thu. 23 at Denver (W 115-107)
Mon. 27 HOUSTON (W 123-99)
Wed. 29 at Indiana (W 116-108)
JANUARY
Sun. 2 PHOENIX 7:00
Mon. 3 at Washington 7:00
Wed. 5 DETROIT 7:00
Sat. 8 MILWAUKEE 7:00
Mon. 10 MILWAUKEE 7:00
Wed. 12 at Philadelphia 7:00
Fri. 14 ORLANDO 7:00
Mon. 17 at New York 1:00
Wed. 19 at Boston 7:30
Fri. 21 OKLAHOMA CITY 7:00
Sun. 23 ATLANTA 7:00
Tue. 25 at Toronto 7:00
Wed. 26 at Indiana 7:00
Fri. 28 L.A. LAKERS 7:00
Sun. 30 LA CLIPPERS 1:00
FEBRUARY
Wed. 2 at Boston 7:30
Fri. 4 CLEVELAND 7:00
Sat. 5 MIAMI 7:00
Mon. 7 TORONTO 7:00
Wed. 9 CHICAGO 7:30
Fri. 11 at Detroit 7:00
Sat. 12 MEMPHIS 7:00
Tue. 15 at Minnesota 8:00
Thu. 17 MIAMI 7:00
Fri. 25 TORONTO 7:00
Sun. 27 DETROIT 7:00
Mon. 28 at Milwaukee 8:00
MARCH
Wed. 2 at Cleveland 7:00
Sat. 5 SAN ANTONIO 7:00
Tue. 8 BROOKLYN 7:00
Wed. 9 BOSTON 7:00
Fri. 11 at New Orleans 8:00
Mon. 14 at Oklahoma City 8:00
Wed. 16 ATLANTA 7:00
Sat. 19 DALLAS 7:00
Mon. 21 NEW ORLEANS 7:00
Wed. 23 NEW YORK 7:00
Fri. 25 UTAH 7:00
Sun. 27 at Brooklyn 7:30
Mon. 28 DENVER 7:00
Wed. 30 at New York 7:30
APRIL
Sat. 2 at Philadelphia 12:30
Tue. 5 at Miami 7:30
Thu. 7 ORLANDO 7:00
Fri. 8 at Chicago 8:00
Sun. 10 WASHINGTON TBD
High school baseball
Crest’s Colby Humphries has committed to play college baseball at Limestone. Humphries, a senior at Crest, was a 2021 All-Big South Conference selection.
Pro football
When the Carolina Panthers were off to a 3-0 start earlier this season, new starting quarterback Sam Darnold appeared poised for a solid season.
Now, Darnold just wants to give himself – and his team – a strong finish to the season after Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule named Darnold the starter for Sunday’s game at New Orleans.
“I’m really focused on this week, to be completely honest with you,” Darnold said Wednesday. “I’m focused on New Orleans and focusing on what we can do to win this ball game on Sunday.
“If I look past this game at all, I would be doing this team and myself a disservice by looking too far in the future. I don’t want to do that. I want to put my best football forward for this team so that we can go out and win this Sunday. If I go out and start to worry about what these next couple of games mean and what the implications are for next year, that does nothing for me on Sunday.”
Carolina lost five of its last six starts under Darnold earlier this season to slip to 4-5.
After starter P.J. Walker and backup Cam Newton led the team to a 34-10 blowout win at Arizona, Carolina has lost five straight games with Newton as the starter.
Darnold replaced Newton during last Sunday’s 32-6 home loss to Tampa Bay.
Rhule said he felt Darnold’s performance in a 26-7 home win over New Orleans on Sept. 19 was “probably his best game of the season.”
“So it’s a good opportunity for him to see, here’s what I looked like then, I’ve gone through a lot of growth, a lot of ups and downs, where am I at right now,” Rhule added.
Darnold threw for 305 yards and two touchdowns with an interception in the win over the Saints that was the second win of three straight victories to open the season.
Here is the Carolina Panthers’ 2021 schedule (with results):
Sept. 12 New York Jets (W 19-14)
Sept. 19 New Orleans (W 26-7)
Sept. 23 at Houston (W 24-9)
Oct. 3 at Dallas (L 28-36)
Oct. 10 Philadelphia (L 18-21)
Oct. 17 Minnesota (L 28-34, OT)
Oct. 24 at New York Giants (L 3-25)
Oct. 31 at Atlanta (W 19-13)
Nov. 7 New England (L 6-24)
Nov. 14 at Arizona (W 34-10)
Nov. 21 Washington (L 21-27)
Nov. 28 at Miami (L 10-33)
Dec. 5 BYE WEEK
Dec. 12 Atlanta (L 21-29)
Dec. 19 at Buffalo (L 14-31)
Dec. 26 Tampa Bay (L 6-32)
Jan. 2 at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m.
Jan. 9 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m
College football
Entering Wednesday’s games, here are the records of each major college conference in bowl games so far:
American 3-0
Big Ten 1-0 (8 games left)
Mountain West 5-1
Sun Belt 3-1
Independents 2-1 (1 game left)
Big 12 1-1 (5 games left)
Conference USA 3-5
MAC 2-5 (1 game left)
ACC 0-1 (5 games left)
PAC 12 0-1 (4 games left)
SEC 0-4 (6 games left)
Here’s the complete college bowl schedule with results:
Friday, Dec. 17
Bahamas Bowl: Middle Tennessee 31, Toledo 24
Cure Bowl: Coastal Carolina 47, Northern Illinois 41
Saturday, Dec. 18
Boca Raton Bowl: Western Kentucky 59, Appalachian State 38
Celebration Bowl: S.C. State 31, Jackson State 10
New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State 31, UTEP 24
Independence Bowl: UAB 31, No. 13 BYU 28
LendingTree Bowl: Liberty 56, Eastern Michigan 20
LA Bowl: Utah State 24, Oregon State 13
New Orleans Bowl: No. 23 Louisiana 36, Marshall 21
Monday, Dec. 20
Myrtle Beach Bowl: Tulsa 30, Old Dominion 17
Tuesday, Dec. 21
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Wyoming 52, Kent State 38
Frisco Bowl: No. 24 San Diego State 38, UTSA 24
Wednesday, Dec. 22
Armed Forces Bowl: Army 24, Missouri 22
Thursday, Dec. 23
Frisco Football Classic: Miami, O. 27, North Texas 14
Gasparilla Bowl: Central Florida 29, Florida 17
Friday, Dec. 24
Hawai’i Bowl: Memphis vs. Hawaii (cancelled, COVID-19 issues with Hawaii)
Saturday, Dec. 25
Camellia Bowl: Georgia State 51, Ball State 20
Monday, Dec. 27
Quick Lane Bowl: Western Michigan 52, Nevada 24
Military Bowl: East Carolina vs. Boston College (cancelled, COVID-19, other issues with Boston College)
Tuesday, Dec. 28
Birmingham Bowl: No. 20 Houston 17, Auburn 13
First Responder Bowl: Air Force 31, Louisville 28
Liberty Bowl: Texas Tech 34, Mississippi State 7
Holiday Bowl: No. 18 N.C. State vs. UCLA (cancelled, COVID-19 issues with UCLA)
Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Minnesota 18, West Virginia 6
Wednesday, Dec. 29
Fenway Bowl: Virginia vs. SMU (cancelled, COVID-19 issues with Virginia)
Pinstripe Bowl: Maryland 54, Virginia Tech 10
Cheez-It Bowl: No. 19 Clemson 20, Iowa State 13
Alamo Bowl: No. 14 Oregon vs. No. 16 Oklahoma, 9:15 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 30
Duke’s Mayo Bowl: North Carolina vs. South Carolina, 11:30 a.m.
Music City Bowl: Tennessee vs. Purdue, 3 p.m.
Peach Bowl: No. 10 Michigan State vs. No. 12 Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Las Vegas Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Arizona State, 10:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 31
Gator Bowl: No. 17 Wake Forest vs. Rutgers, 11 a.m.
(No. 24 Texas A&M opted out due to COVID-19 issues)
Sun Bowl: Washington State vs. Miami, Fla., noon (Miami withdrew due to COVID-19 issues)
Sun Bowl: Washington State vs. Central Michigan, noon
Arizona Bowl: Central Michigan vs. TBA, 2 p.m. (Boise State withdrew due to COVID-19 issues)
(College Football Playoff semifinals)
Cotton Bowl: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m.
Orange Bowl: No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Georgia, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 1
Outback Bowl: No. 21 Arkansas vs. Penn State, noon
Citrus Bowl: No. 15 Iowa vs. No. 22 Kentucky, 1 p.m.
Fiesta Bowl: No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State, 1 p.m.
Rose Bowl: No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Utah, 5 p.m.
Sugar Bowl: No. 7 Baylor vs. No. 8 Mississippi, 8:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 4
Texas Bowl: Kansas State vs. LSU, 9 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 10
(College Football Playoff championship game)
At Indianapolis: Cotton/Orange bowl winners, 8 p.m.