Specifically looking for records in BCS bowl games over the past 10 years or so. Any help is appreciated. I once saw it over on that other site.

For just BCS bowl records/info:

http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/alltime

If you go a couple different places on that site it'll have all the results, year-by-year, etc.

Don't have the records in front of me but the difference has not been that great (a couple wins in favor of the SEC if my memory is correct).

That's pretty good considering almost all the SEC-Big Ten matchups seem to occur on SEC home fields or close to it.

10 years ago is vastly different than today.

here's a good site for past college football info in general

http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/index.php

Writerbuckeye wrote: Don't have the records in front of me but the difference has not been that great (a couple wins in favor of the SEC if my memory is correct).

Head-to-head, I think is 3-1 SEC. I may have overlooked some, but at quick glance (year is the actual date of game, not the season):

Michigan over Alabama - 2000 Orange
LSU over Illinois - 2002 Sugar
Florida over Ohio State - 2007 Championship
LSU over Ohio State - 2008 Championship

The Big 10 is better, problem solved.

Highest Winning Percentages By Conference

Conference- Percentage (Record)
Mountain West - 1.000 (2-0)
Southeastern- .706 (12-5)
Pacific-10 - 692 (9-4)
Big East- .545 (6-5)
WAC- .500 (1-1)
Big 12- .438 (7-9)
Big Ten- .421 (8-11)
Atlantic Coast- .182 (2-9)
Independents- .000 (0-3)

Didn't Iowa and LSU play a few years back? I think Iowa won on a hail mary.. may not have been a BCS game though.

Trueblue23 wrote: Didn't Iowa and LSU play a few years back? I think Iowa won on a hail mary.. may not have been a BCS game though.

Capital One Bowl - January 1, 2005

1999 Rose Bowl: Wisconsin 38, UCLA 31
1999 Sugar Bowl: Ohio State 24, Texas A&M 14
2000 Orange Bowl: Michigan 35, Alabama 34
2000 Rose Bowl: Wisconsin 17, Stanford 9
2001 Rose Bowl: Washington 34, Purdue 14
2002 Sugar Bowl: LSU 47, Illinois 34
2003 Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State 31, Miami (FL) 24
2003 Orange Bowl: USC 38, Iowa 17
2004 Rose Bowl: USC 28, Michigan 14
2004 Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State 35, Kansas State 28
2005 Rose Bowl: Texas 38, Michigan 37
2006 Orange Bowl: Penn State 26, Florida State 23
2006 Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 20
2007 BCS National Championship: Florida 41, Ohio State 14
2007 Rose Bowl: USC 32, Michigan 18
2008 BCS National Championship: LSU 38, Ohio State 24
2008 Rose Bowl: USC 49, Illinois 17
2009 Rose Bowl: USC 38, Penn State 24
2009 Fiesta Bowl: Texas 24, Ohio State 21
Big Ten Record: 8-11


1999 Fiesta Bowl: Tennessee 23, Florida State 16
1999 Orange Bowl: Florida 31, Syracuse 10
2000 Orange Bowl: Michigan 35, Alabama 34
2000 Fiesta Bowl: Nebraska 31, Tennessee 21
2001 Sugar Bowl: Miami (FL) 37, Florida 20
2002 Sugar Bowl: LSU 47, Illinois 34
2002 Orange Bowl: Florida 56, Maryland 23
2003 Sugar Bowl: Georgia 26, Florida State 13
2004 Sugar Bowl: LSU 21, Oklahoma 14
2005 Sugar Bowl: Auburn 16, Virginia Tech 13
2006 Sugar Bowl: West Virginia 38, Georgia 35
2007 BCS National Championship: Florida 41, Ohio State 14
2007 Sugar Bowl: LSU 41, Notre Dame 14
2008 BCS National Championship: LSU 38, Ohio State 24
2008 Sugar Bowl: Georgia 41, Hawaii 10
2009 BCS National Championship: Florida 24, Oklahoma 14
2009 Sugar Bowl: Utah 31, Alabama 17
SEC Record: 12-5

Of course, over the same time period, the Big Ten is 15-14 vs. the SEC in bowl games, so believe what you want.

1999 Citrus Bowl: Michigan 45, Arkansas 31
1999 Outback Bowl: Penn State 26, Kentucky 14

2000 Orange Bowl: Michigan 35, Alabama 34
2000 Citrus Bowl: Michigan State 34, Florida 31
2000 Outback Bowl: Georgia 28, Purdue 25

2001 Citrus Bowl: Michigan 31, Auburn 28
2001 Outback Bowl: South Carolina 24, Ohio state 7

2002 Sugar Bowl: LSU 47, Illinois 34
2002 Citrus Bowl: Tennessee 45, Michigan 17
2002 Outback Bowl: South Carolina 31, Ohio State 28

2002 Music City Bowl: Minnesota 29, Arkansas 14
2003 Capital One Bowl: Auburn 13, Penn State 9
2003 Outback Bowl: Michigan 38, Florida 30

2003 Music City Bowl: Auburn 28, Wisconsin 14
2004 Capital One Bowl: Georgia 34, Purdue 27
2004 Outback Bowl: Iowa 37, Florida 17

2004 Music City Bowl: Minnesota 20, Alabama 16
2005 Capital One Bowl: Iowa 30, LSU 25
2005 Outback Bowl: Georgia 24, Wisconsin 21

2006 Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin 24, Auburn 10
2006 Outback Bowl: Florida 31, Iowa 24

2007 BCS National Championship: Florida 41, Ohio State 14
2007 Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin 17, Arkansas 14
2007 Outback Bowl: Penn State 20, Tennessee 10

2008 BCS National Championship: LSU 38, Ohio State 24
2008 Capital One Bowl: Michigan 41, Florida 35
2008 Outback Bowl: Tennessee 21, Wisconsin 17

2009 Outback Bowl: Iowa 31, South Carolina 10
2009 Capital One Bowl: Georgia 24, Michigan State 12

Ohio State 0-4
Michigan 5-1
Iowa 3-1
Illinois 0-1
Michigan State 1-1
Purdue 0-2
Minnesota 2-0
Wisconsin 2-3
Penn State 2-1
Total - 15-14

Cleveland Buck wrote: Of course, over the same time period, the Big Ten is 15-14 vs. the SEC in bowl games, so believe what you want.

1999 Citrus Bowl: Michigan 45, Arkansas 31
1999 Outback Bowl: Penn State 26, Kentucky 14

2000 Orange Bowl: Michigan 35, Alabama 34
2000 Citrus Bowl: Michigan State 34, Florida 31
2000 Outback Bowl: Georgia 28, Purdue 25

2001 Citrus Bowl: Michigan 31, Auburn 28
2001 Outback Bowl: South Carolina 24, Ohio state 7

2002 Sugar Bowl: LSU 47, Illinois 34
2002 Citrus Bowl: Tennessee 45, Michigan 17
2002 Outback Bowl: South Carolina 31, Ohio State 28

2002 Music City Bowl: Minnesota 29, Arkansas 14
2003 Capital One Bowl: Auburn 13, Penn State 9
2003 Outback Bowl: Michigan 38, Florida 30

2003 Music City Bowl: Auburn 28, Wisconsin 14
2004 Capital One Bowl: Georgia 34, Purdue 27
2004 Outback Bowl: Iowa 37, Florida 17

2004 Music City Bowl: Minnesota 20, Alabama 16
2005 Capital One Bowl: Iowa 30, LSU 25
2005 Outback Bowl: Georgia 24, Wisconsin 21

2006 Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin 24, Auburn 10
2006 Outback Bowl: Florida 31, Iowa 24

2007 BCS National Championship: Florida 41, Ohio State 14
2007 Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin 17, Arkansas 14
2007 Outback Bowl: Penn State 20, Tennessee 10

2008 BCS National Championship: LSU 38, Ohio State 24
2008 Capital One Bowl: Michigan 41, Florida 35
2008 Outback Bowl: Tennessee 21, Wisconsin 17

2009 Outback Bowl: Iowa 31, South Carolina 10
2009 Capital One Bowl: Georgia 24, Michigan State 12

Ohio State 0-4
Michigan 5-1
Iowa 3-1
Illinois 0-1
Michigan State 1-1
Purdue 0-2
Minnesota 2-0
Wisconsin 2-3
Penn State 2-1
Total - 15-14

God I love that!

Cleveland Buck wrote: Of course, over the same time period, the Big Ten is 15-14 vs. the SEC in bowl games, so believe what you want.


Ohio State 0-4
Michigan 5-1
Iowa 3-1
Illinois 0-1
Michigan State 1-1
Purdue 0-2
Minnesota 2-0
Wisconsin 2-3
Penn State 2-1
Total - 15-14

Thank goodness for Iowa and Michigan

enigmaax wrote:

Writerbuckeye wrote: Don't have the records in front of me but the difference has not been that great (a couple wins in favor of the SEC if my memory is correct).

Head-to-head, I think is 3-1 SEC. I may have overlooked some, but at quick glance (year is the actual date of game, not the season):

Michigan over Alabama - 2000 Orange
LSU over Illinois - 2002 Sugar
Florida over Ohio State - 2007 Championship
LSU over Ohio State - 2008 Championship

This is a very selective list. As noted, the Big Ten has fared pretty well against the SEC in all bowls during the past decade or so.

It's only Ohio State that has had problems, and almost all of that has been on Cooper and Tressel.

The stats from Cleveland Buck were the ones I had remembered seeing.

The Big Ten has played the SEC very tough in bowl games and if you take the right time frame, have actually had a winning record in bowl games. The numbers really start to turn in favor of the SEC over the past 5 years or so, and obviously with the conference winning 4 of the last 6 BCS national championships and going for a 5th in a month makes the dominance really shine through.

The most impressive stat however is 5 BCS national titles in 11 years as a conference, a 12-5 overall record in BCS games and a chance to add another title and 2 BCS wins this year. Only the Pac 10 (9-4) and the Big East (6-5) have winning records in BCS games. The Big 10 on the other hand has the most appearances in BCS history (21 in 11 years) but also the 2nd worst winning percentage (8-11, .421), only ahead of the pathetic (2-9, .182) ACC. It also doesn't help that since Ohio State's national title, the Big 10 is 3-8 in BCS games.

Azubuike24 wrote: The Big Ten has played the SEC very tough in bowl games and if you take the right time frame, have actually had a winning record in bowl games. The numbers really start to turn in favor of the SEC over the past 5 years or so, and obviously with the conference winning 4 of the last 6 BCS national championships and going for a 5th in a month makes the dominance really shine through.

The most impressive stat however is 5 BCS national titles in 11 years as a conference, a 12-5 overall record in BCS games and a chance to add another title and 2 BCS wins this year. Only the Pac 10 (9-4) and the Big East (6-5) have winning records in BCS games. The Big 10 on the other hand has the most appearances in BCS history (21 in 11 years) but also the 2nd worst winning percentage (8-11, .421), only ahead of the pathetic (2-9, .182) ACC. It also doesn't help that since Ohio State's national title, the Big 10 is 3-8 in BCS games.

The Big Ten is 7-6 vs. the SEC in bowl games over the past 5 years. You can look at the numbers and take whatever time frame you want and at no point does the SEC dominate the Big Ten in bowls. Sometime the Big Ten is up a game, sometime the SEC is up a game.

The SEC BCS bowl numbers are impressive. The Big Ten is hurt that they have lost their last 6. They were 8-5 until then. It also doesn't help that they had to play USC every year when USC would have crushed almost any team in the country, SEC included, most of those years.

Writerbuckeye wrote: This is a very selective list. As noted, the Big Ten has fared pretty well against the SEC in all bowls during the past decade or so.

The reason that list was selective was because the OP asked for this:
"Big 10 vs. SEC comparison"
"Specifically looking for records in BCS bowl games over the past 10 years or so."

Please note that I did not opine on the results, simply offered what the poster asked for (including the link where he could find other information such as overall records, etc.).

Azubuike24 wrote: The Big Ten has played the SEC very tough in bowl games and if you take the right time frame, have actually had a winning record in bowl games. The numbers really start to turn in favor of the SEC over the past 5 years or so, and obviously with the conference winning 4 of the last 6 BCS national championships and going for a 5th in a month makes the dominance really shine through.

The most impressive stat however is 5 BCS national titles in 11 years as a conference, a 12-5 overall record in BCS games and a chance to add another title and 2 BCS wins this year. Only the Pac 10 (9-4) and the Big East (6-5) have winning records in BCS games. The Big 10 on the other hand has the most appearances in BCS history (21 in 11 years) but also the 2nd worst winning percentage (8-11, .421), only ahead of the pathetic (2-9, .182) ACC. It also doesn't help that since Ohio State's national title, the Big 10 is 3-8 in BCS games.

What? No love for the Mountain West? They have the best win % (I know, I know it's only 2 games). But it kind of makes you laugh when people say that the MTN West doesn't belong in the BCS games. The 2 chances they've gotten, they've taken advantage of...

Thanks Cleveland Buck. Just what I was looking for.