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2023-24 College Football Bowl Schedule/Scores, Central Georgia alums

Saturday, Dec. 16
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Ohio 41, Georgia Southern 21
          OL Weston Wallace of Gatewood was the lone Central Georgia alum to play. DNPs: 1 WR Jaylon Barden, Westside, Sr.; 21 WR Marcus Sanders Jr., Macon County, So..; 23 RB Tyler Jordan, Stratford, Sr.; 35 LB Nigel Manns, Peach County, Jr.; 57 OL Chandler Strong, Houston County, Fr.; 86 WR Graeme Williams, Jasper County, So.

Celebration Bowl
Florida A&M 30, Howard 26
          Wilkinson County grad Ashton Grable started and played plenty of snaps for Florida A&M.

New Orleans Bowl
Jacksonville State 34, Louisiana 31
          Warner Robins grad Fred Perry had 5 tackles from his defensive back spot for Jacksonville State, to go with a tackle for loss.

Cure Bowl
Appalachian State 13, Miami (Ohio) 9

New Mexico Bowl
Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10

LA Bowl
UCLA 35, Boise State 22

Independence Bowl
Texas Tech 34, Cal 14
          Peach County grad  Sergio  Allen had 5 tackles for Cal. Dublin’s Steve Linton missed the game because of injury. He’s played in eight games, and has 22 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, and 3 sacks.

Monday, Dec. 18
Bahamas Bowl (Temporarily renamed the Famous Toastery Bowl)

Western Kentucky 38, Old Dominion 35
          Peach County’s Talique Allen had a tackle and had a huge field-goal block on a 23-yarder for WKU in overtime to set up the game-winner, and Northside’s Cory Munson averaged 61.7 yards on six kickoffs with three touchbacks. Dublin’s JaQues Evans, the CUSA preseason defensive player of the year, suffered a season-ending lower-leg injury in early October.

Tuesday, Dec. 19
Frisco Bowl

UTSA 35, Marshall 17

Thursday, Dec. 21
Boca Raton Bowl

USF 45, Syracuse 0

Friday
Gasparilla Bowl

Georgia Tech 30, UCF 17
Dodge County’s Daylon Gordon didn’t play for Georgia Tech. Wilkinson County’s Taylan Grable started on the offensive line for UCF.

Saturday
Birmingham Bowl

Duke 17, Troy 10

Taylor County grad Gunnar Watson 21 of 36 for 230 yards and an interception with no touchdowns for Troy in his final game. Duke’s Jontavis Robertson played, but recorded no stats.

Camellia Bowl
Northern Illinois 21, Arkansas State 19
Armed Forces Bowl
Air Force 31, James Madison 21

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Georgia State 45, Utah State 22

Perry’s Cam Marshall played, but recorded no stats at DB or on special teams. Nortehast’s D-Icey Hopkins didn’t play.

68 Ventures Bowl
South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10
Las Vegas Bowl
Northwestern 14, Utah 7
Hawai'i Bowl
Coastal Carolina 24, San Jose State 14 

Tuesday, Dec. 26
Quick Lane Bowl

Minnesota 30, Bowling Green 24
First Responder Bowl
Texas State 45, Rice 21
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Kansas 49, UNLV 36

Wednesday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl

Virginia Tech 41, Tulane 20 
Perry’s Dae’Quan Miller and Khiari Miller entered the portal and are no longer on the team.

Duke's Mayo Bowl
West Virginia 30, North Carolina 10
WVU’s Central Georgians: 23 Keyshawn Cobb, Peach County, Jr.; 60 OL Johnnie Williams IV, Northeast, Fr. Cobb suffered a season-ending injury in September. Williams is a backup tackle who has played in four games.

Holiday Bowl
Southern Cal 42, No. 15 Louisville 28
Southern Cal’s Central Georgian: 2 LB Romello Height, Dublin, Jr. Height is 15th with 19 tackles, and has 6 TFLs and 4 sacks. He had one tackle against Louisville, in limited time because of an injury.

Texas Bowl
No. 20 Oklahoma State 31, vs. Texas A&M 23

Thursday, Dec. 28
Fenway Bowl

Boston College 23, No. 24 SMU 14
SMU’s Central Georgian: 34 LB Ahmad Walker, Warner Robins, Jr. The transfer from Liberty is second on the team with 59 tackles, fourth with 6.5 TFLs, and has a sack and 5 pass breakups. He had six tackles in the game.
Pinstripe Bowl
Rutgers 31, Miami (Fla.) 24
Pop-Tarts Bowl
No. 18 NC State vs. No. 25 Kansas State
Alamo Bowl
No. 14 Arizona 38, No. 12 Oklahoma 24

Friday, Dec. 29
Gator Bowl

No. 22 Clemson 38, Kentucky 35
Kentucky’s Central Georgian: 54 LB D'Eryk Jackson, West Laurens, Sr. Jackson leads Kentucky with 81 tackles, to go with 6.5 TFLs and 2 INTs. Jackson was in on eight tackles, second-best for the Wildcats, with a sack and tackle for loss.

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
No. 16 Notre Dame 40, No. 19 Oregon State 8

Liberty Bowl
Memphis 36, Iowa State 26
Memphis’ Central Georgians: 1 DB Davion Ross, Perry, Sr. Ross played in two games before suffering a season-ending injury.

Cotton Bowl
No. 9 Missouri 14, No. 7 Ohio State 3

Saturday, Dec. 30
Peach Bowl

No. 11 Ol’ Miss 38, No. 10 Penn State 25
Music City Bowl
Maryland 31, Auburn 13
Houston County linebacker Wesley Steiner played in 13 games for Auburn, finishing with 16 tackles and 2 QB hurries. He played against Maryland, but recorded no stats.
Orange Bowl
No. 6 Georgia 63, No. 5 Florida State 3
Bleckley County OL Amarius Mims didn’t play, and finished the season with seven games. Lamar County LB CJ Allen led Georgia with 6 tackles in the game, Baldwin’s Javon Bullard with one tackle. Bullard finished the season third with 56 tackles, picking off two passes. Allen was Georgia’s No. 5 tackler with 41 stops and a sack.
Arizona Bowl
Wyoming 16, Toledo 15

Monday, Jan. 1, 2024
ReliaQuest Bowl

No. 13 LSU 35, Wisconsin 31
Citrus Bowl
No. 21 Tennessee 35, No. 17 Iowa 0
Mary Persons’s Dee Williams returned two punts for minus-5 yards for the Vols.

Fiesta Bowl
No. 8 Oregon 45, No. 23 Liberty 6
A'Khori Jones of Mount de Sales had three tackles for Liberty. Dexter Ricks of Baldwin didn’t play.

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl
No. 1 Michigan 27, No. 4 Alabama 20 (OT)
Peach County’s Terrance Ferguson didn’t start on the offensive line for Alabama, but did play.


College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Sugar Bowl
No. 2 Washington 37, No. 3 Texas 31

Monday, Jan. 8
College Football Playoff National Championship Game

Houston, Texas, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN