WhatIfSports 2015 college football bowl previews: box scores and predictions for all games
Using the same college football simulation engine that accurately predicted 80.0 percent of all 2015 FBS games, WhatIfSports.com simulated each of the 40 bowl matchups and the College Football Playoff National Championship 501 times. For predictions of just the College Football Playoff bowls, view our New Year's Six bowl previews.
View each team's winning percentage, average score and sample box score. If you would like to simulate any bowl game yourself, every 2015 bowl team is available using our free NCAA College Football SimMatchup feature.
Note: The box score recap is just an example of what could happen based on the average score from 501 simulations. For more statistics, click here or view results from our 2015 college football game predictions.
If any depth chart changes or injuries occur between now and a team's bowl game, you have the ablity to adjust the depth chart using College Football SimMatchup.
Alabama Crimson Tide
Alabama Crimson Tide2745.5
Clemson Tigers
Arizona Wildcats
Arizona Wildcats2756.5
New Mexico Lobos
BYU Cougars
BYU Cougars2449.2
Utah Utes
Camellia Bowl - 12/19/2015SCOREWIN %
Ohio Bobcats
Ohio Bobcats2448.6
Appalachian State Mountaineers
San Jose State Spartans
San Jose State Spartans2846.7
Georgia State Panthers
Arkansas State Red Wolves
Arkansas State Red Wolves4053.3
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers2849.3
South Florida Bulls
Akron Zips
Akron Zips1746.3
Utah State Aggies
Temple Owls
Temple Owls2758.8
Toledo Rockets
Boise State Broncos
Boise State Broncos3754.9
Northern Illinois Huskies
GoDaddy Bowl - 12/23/2015SCOREWIN %
Georgia Southern Eagles
Georgia Southern Eagles3546.1
Bowling Green Falcons
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2747.3
Western Michigan Broncos
San Diego State Aztecs
San Diego State Aztecs2656.6
Cincinnati Bearcats
Connecticut Huskies
Connecticut Huskies2546.4
Marshall Thundering Herd
Miami (FL) Hurricanes
Miami (FL) Hurricanes3446.5
Washington State Cougars
Washington Huskies
Washington Huskies3561.3
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Indiana Hoosiers
Indiana Hoosiers3851.5
Duke Blue Devils
Independence Bowl - 12/26/2015SCOREWIN %
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Tulsa Golden Hurricane2027.6
Virginia Tech Hokies
UCLA Bruins
UCLA Bruins3352
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Pittsburgh Panthers
Pittsburgh Panthers2348.1
Navy Midshipmen
Central Michigan Chippewas
Central Michigan Chippewas2334.5
Minnesota Golden Gophers
California Golden Bears
California Golden Bears3464.1
Air Force Falcons
North Carolina Tar Heels
North Carolina Tar Heels3762.7
Baylor Bears
Nevada Wolf Pack
Nevada Wolf Pack2649.4
Colorado State Rams
Advocare V100 Texas Bowl - 12/29/2015SCOREWIN %
LSU Tigers
LSU Tigers3154.4
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Auburn Tigers
Auburn Tigers3154.9
Memphis Tigers
North Carolina State Wolfpack
North Carolina State Wolfpack1441.5
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Texas A&M Aggies
Texas A&M Aggies2043.6
Louisville Cardinals
USC Trojans
USC Trojans3252.3
Wisconsin Badgers
Houston Cougars
Houston Cougars2747.3
Florida State Seminoles
Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Sooners3145.5
Clemson Tigers
Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State Spartans2648.2
Alabama Crimson Tide
Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats2446.5
Tennessee Volunteers
Fiesta Bowl - 1/1/2016SCOREWIN %
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Notre Dame Fighting Irish2746.3
Ohio State Buckeyes
Michigan Wolverines
Michigan Wolverines1952.2
Florida Gators
Stanford Cardinal
Stanford Cardinal2450.5
Iowa Hawkeyes
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma State Cowboys3448.5
Ole Miss Rebels
Penn State Nittany Lions
Penn State Nittany Lions2146.6
Georgia Bulldogs
Kansas State Wildcats
Kansas State Wildcats2443.9
Arkansas Razorbacks
Oregon Ducks
Oregon Ducks3546.7
TCU Horned Frogs
West Virginia Mountaineers
West Virginia Mountaineers2748.4
Arizona State Sun Devils
