Match-Up: Vanderbilt vs. HoustonDate/Time: January 4, 2014/Noon CT
Location: Birmingham, AL (Legion Field)
Bowl Life: 8 years (2006)
Line: Vanderbilt by 2 1/2
National TV: ESPN (HD)
2013 BBVA Compass Bowl: Ole Miss 38, Pittsburgh 17
Breaking Down the Teams:
Vanderbilt Commodores-
2013 Record: 8-4 (4-4 SEC)
School Bowl Record: 3-2-1
Last Bowl Game: 2012 Music City Bowl (Vanderbilt 38, North Carolina State 24)
BBVA Compass Bowl Appearances: None
Houston Cougars-
2013 Record: 8-4 (5-3 American)
School Bowl Record: 9-11-1
Last Bowl Game: 2012 TicketCity Bowl (Houston 30, Penn State 14)
BBVA Compass Bowl Appearances: None
Game Notes: The first appearance in the BBVA Compass Bowl for both teams. The Commodores are making their third consecutive bowl appearance, the longest streak in program history. The Cougars, on the other hand, were bowl eligible in their inaugural season in the American Athletic Conference after missing two of the past three postseasons.
Prediction: Vanderbilt
No comments:
Post a Comment