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Has a 5-7 team ever gone to a bowl?
Posted on 12/2/13 at 11:36 am
Posted on 12/2/13 at 11:36 am
I was just wondering? I had a friend who was rambling on about Tennessee possibly making a bowl game anyway. I think they have about 0% chance of that happening.
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Posted on 12/2/13 at 11:37 am to BlueIndian420
a team with less than 6 wins is ineligible unless they win their conference.
Your friend doesn't know the rules.
Your friend doesn't know the rules.
This post was edited on 12/2/13 at 11:37 am
Posted on 12/2/13 at 11:37 am to BlueIndian420
happened a year or two ago I believe. But I think they were 6-7 at the time (UCLA after the Pac 12 championship game)
Posted on 12/2/13 at 11:37 am to BlueIndian420
So UT can finish with 8 losses instead of 7?
Posted on 12/2/13 at 11:37 am to BlueIndian420
If all the shitty low teams played shittier than they normally do, and bowls were empty, I guess it's possible. But how would they be chosen.
Posted on 12/2/13 at 11:38 am to BlueIndian420
No, but a 6-7 team has
Posted on 12/2/13 at 11:38 am to lsurulz1515
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happened a year or two ago I believe. But I think they were 6-7 at the time (UCLA after the Pac 12 championship game)
Georgia Tech too, I believe
Posted on 12/2/13 at 11:40 am to genro
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a team with less than 6 wins is ineligible unless they win their conference.
Pretty sure that is false.
LINK
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Now, first consideration will go to 6-6 teams with a win against any FCS teams, regardless of scholarships, then 6-6 teams with two wins against FCS schools.
A team that finishes 6-7 and loses in a conference championship would be next, followed by 6-7 teams that normally play a 13-team schedule, such as Hawaii and its home opponents.
Then bowls could then invite FCS teams making the move to FBS, if they have at least a 6-6 record.
Finally, a team with a top-five APR that finishes 5-7 could be selected.
This post was edited on 12/2/13 at 11:42 am
Posted on 12/2/13 at 11:41 am to BlueIndian420
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Has a 5-7 team ever gone to a bowl?
Yes... kind of... UNT finished the season 5-6 in 2001 but were 5-1 in conference so they went to the New Orleans Bowl.
Posted on 12/2/13 at 11:42 am to craigbiggio
You can read about it here. Basically you have to win six games unless there are crazy circumstances LINK
Posted on 12/2/13 at 11:43 am to craigbiggio
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Pretty sure that is false.
No that is the rule.
In the 2001 New Orleans Bowl, North Texas didn't have six wins (they started 0-5 and finished 5-6). But they were eligible because they won the Sun Belt Conference.
This post was edited on 12/2/13 at 11:44 am
Posted on 12/2/13 at 11:47 am to Quidam65
That's irrelevant to the point I was making.
A team with less than 6 wins can now play in a bowl game even if they don't win their conference.
A team with less than 6 wins can now play in a bowl game even if they don't win their conference.
Posted on 12/2/13 at 11:48 am to BlueIndian420
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I was just wondering? I had a friend who was rambling on about Tennessee possibly making a bowl game anyway. I think they have about 0% chance of that happening.
It can happen but Tennessee has zero shot b/c there will be enough 6 win teams to fill out all the slots this year.
Last I checked a few will likely get left out.
This post was edited on 12/2/13 at 11:49 am
Posted on 12/2/13 at 11:48 am to BlueIndian420
If 5-7 teams start making a bowl, it's time to reconsider this bowl thing.
Posted on 12/2/13 at 12:15 pm to Woopigsooie20
It's already time to start reconsidering it IMO
Posted on 12/2/13 at 12:48 pm to Quidam65
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In the 2001 New Orleans Bowl, North Texas didn't have six wins (they started 0-5 and finished 5-6). But they were eligible because they won the Sun Belt Conference
Yep. And Troy beat them the last game of the year to send them bowling with a losing record.
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