Cowboys, Sooners receive 2022 bowl assignments

Wisconsin and Oklahoma State have both lost two straight games heading into their firstever meeting in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix on Dec. 27.

The Badgers are in a bowl for the 21st straight season, the third-longest active streak in the nation. Wisconsin hasn’t said whether new coach Luke Fickell or interim coach Jim Leonhard will coach the bowl game.

The Cowboys are in a bowl for the 17th straight season, the sixth-longest active streak. They lost five of their last seven games after a 5-0 start.

GUARANTEED RATE BOWL Wisconsin (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5)

DATE: Dec. 27

TIME: 9:15 p.m. LOCATION: Phoenix, Ariz.

TOP PLAYERS

Wisconsin: QB Graham Mertz 2,136 yards, 19 touchdowns, 10 interceptions. RB Braelon Allen, 1,126 yards, 10 TDs.

Oklahoma State: QB Spencer Sanders 2,642 yards passing, 17 touchdowns, nine interceptions; eight TDs rushing.

NOTABLE

Wisconsin: After a rough season that included a coaching change and ended with consecutive losses, the Badgers are in a bowl game for the 21st straight season, the third-longest active streak nationally. Wisconsin hasn’t said whether new coach Luke Fickell or interim coach Jim Leonhard will coach the bowl game.

Oklahoma State: The Cowboys won their first five games before losing five of their last seven, including their final two. They are in a bowl for the 17th straight season, the nation’s sixth-longest active streak.

LAST TIME

This will be the first meeting between the schools.

BOWL HISTORY

Wisconsin: Second appearance in Guaranteed Rate Bowl, which originated as the Copper Bowl; 34th bowl game overall.

Oklahoma State: Third appearance in Guaranteed Rate Bowl; 33rd bowl berth overall.

Sooners have challenge in Seminoles

No. 13 Florida State aims to halt a six-game series losing streak against Oklahoma when the schools face off in the Cheez-It Bowl in Orlando.

The Seminoles enter with a five-game win streak and finished second to Clemson in the ACC’s Atlantic Division. Oklahoma has dropped three of four, with each of the losses coming by three points.

The Sooners feature the Big 12’s top newcomer in quarterback Dillon Gabriel, a UCF transfer who passed for 2,920 yards and 24 touchdowns.

The bowl marks the first meeting between the programs since OU won 23-13 in 2011.

CHEEZ-IT BOWL Florida State (9-3) vs. Oklahoma (6-6)

DATE: Dec. 29

TIME: 4:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Orlando, Fla.

TOP PLAYERS

Florida State: RB Trey Benson ranked fourth among ACC rushers with 965 yards and nine touchdowns.

Oklahoma: QB Dillon Gabriel was named Big 12 offensive newcomer of the year after passing for 2,920 yards and 24 touchdowns. The UCF transfer also rushed for 298 yards and five TDs.

NOTABLE

Florida State: The Seminoles finished second to Clemson in the ACC at 5-3, a one-game improvement in league play but a four-game turnaround from last season. They closed the regular season on a fivegame win streak, including a victory over rival Florida.

Oklahoma: The Sooners’ last three losses have come by three points each. They rank 18th in

FBS offense (472.2 yards per game) and average nearly 33 points, which ranks 37th nationally. The Sooners are 6-1 against FSU.

LAST TIME

Oklahoma 23, Florida State 13 (September 17, 2011)

BOWL HISTORY

Florida State: The Seminoles are 28-17-2 lifetime and have won eight of their past 11 bowls dating to 2008, including the BCS Championship over Auburn after the 2013 season.

Oklahoma: The Sooners are 31-23-1 all-time and are making their school-record 24th consecutive postseason appearance. They’ve won their past two bowls over Oregon and Florida by a combined score of 102-52.

2022-23 BOWL GLANCE Friday, Dec. 16 Bahamas Bowl Nassau, Bahamas

Miami (Ohio) vs. Alabama-Birmingham, 10:30 a.m.

Cure Bowl Orlando, Fla.

No. 22 Texas-San Antonio vs. No. 23 Troy, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 17 Fenway Bowl Boston

Louisville vs. Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

Celebration Bowl Atlanta

Jackson State vs. North Carolina Central, 10 a.m.

New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque, N.M.

Brigham Young vs. Southern Methodist, 1:15 p.m.

LA Bowl Inglewood, Calif.

Fresno State vs. Washington State, 2:30 p.m.

LendingTree Bowl Mobile, Ala.

Rice vs. Southern Mississippi, 4:45 p.m.

Las Vegas Bowl Las Vegas

No. 17 Oregon State vs. Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Frisco Bowl Frisco, Texas

North Texas vs. Boise State, 8:15 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 19 Myrtle Beach Bowl Conway, S.C.

Marshall vs. Connecticut, 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 20 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise, Idaho

San Jose St. vs. Eastern Michigan, 2:30 p.m.

Boca Raton Bowl Boca Raton, Fla.

Liberty vs. Toledo, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 21 New Orleans Bowl New Orleans

South Alabama vs. Western Kentucky, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 22 Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas

Baylor vs. Air Force, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 23 Gasparilla Bowl Tampa, Fla.

Missouri vs. Wake Forest, 5:30 p.m.

Independence Bowl Shreveport, La.

Houston vs. Louisiana, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl Honolulu

Middle Tennessee State vs. San Diego State, 7 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 26 Quick Lane Bowl Detroit

New Mexico State vs. Bowling Green State, 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 27 First Responder Bowl Dallas

Memphis vs. Utah State, 2:15 p.m.

Birmingham Bowl Birmingham, Ala.

Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina, 5:45 p.m.

Camellia Bowl Montgomery, Ala.

Georgia Southern vs. Buffalo, 11 a.m.

Guaranteed Rate Bowl Phoenix

Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State, 9:15 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 28 Military Bowl Annapolis, Md.

Cent. Florida vs. Duke, 1 p.m.

Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn.

Arkansas vs. Kansas, 4:30 p.m.

Holiday Bowl San Diego

No. 15 Oregon vs. North Carolina, 7 p.m.

Texas Bowl Houston

Texas Tech vs. Mississippi, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 29 Pinstripe Bowl New York

Syracuse vs. Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Cheez-It Bowl Orlando, Fla.

No. 13 Florida St. vs. Oklahoma, 4:30 p.m.

Alamo Bowl San Antonio

No. 12 Washington vs. No. 21 Texas, 6 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 30 Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, Fla.

No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 10 Clemson, 7 p.m.

Duke’s Mayo Bowl Charlotte, N.C.

No. 25 North Carolina State vs. Maryland, 11 a.m.

Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas

No. 18 UCLA vs. Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Fla.

No. 19 Notre Dame vs. No. 20 South Carolina, 2:30 p.m.

Arizona Bowl Tucson, Ariz.

Wyoming vs. Ohio, 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 31 Peach Bowl Atlanta College Football Playoff Semifinal

No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Ohio St., 7 p.m.

Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. College Football Playoff Semifinal

No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 TCU, 3 p.m.

Music City Bowl Nashville

Kentucky vs. Iowa, 11 a.m.

Sugar Bowl New Orleans

No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 11 Kansas State, 11 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 2 ReliaQuest Bowl Tampa, Fla.

No. 24 Mississippi St. vs. Illinois, 11 a.m.

Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla.

No. 16 Louisiana State vs. Purdue, 12 p.m.

Cotton Bowl Classic Arlington, Texas

No. 8 Southern California vs. No. 14 Tulane, 12 p.m.

Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif.

No. 7 Utah vs. No. 9 Penn State, 4 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 9 College Football National Championship Inglewood, Calif.

Semifinal winners, 6:30 p.m.