Chart: Grading the Big Ten bowl games

January 4, 2015 at 6:23AM

bowl recap

The Big Ten went 5-5 during the bowl season, including 3-1 on New Year's Day. Here are all of the results with a Star Tribune grade for each team:

Jan. 2: Taxslayer Bowl

Tennessee45

Iowa28

Hawkeyes' grade:  F

Jan. 1: Sugar Bowl

[4] Ohio State42

[1] Alabama35

Buckeyes' grade:  A+

Jan. 1: Cotton Bowl

[8] Michigan State42

[5] Baylor41

Spartans' grade:  A-

Jan. 1: Outback Bowl

[18] Wisconsin34

[19] Auburn(OT) 31

Badgers' grade:  A-

Jan. 1: Citrus Bowl

[16] Missouri33

[25] Gophers17

Gophers' grade:  C-

Dec. 30: Foster Farms Bowl

Stanford45

Maryland21

Terrapins' grade:  D

Dec. 27: Pinstripe Bowl

Penn State31

Boston College(OT) 30

Nittany Lions' grade:  B

Dec. 27: Holiday Bowl

[24] USC45

Nebraska42

Cornhuskers' grade:  B-

Dec. 26: Heart Of Dallas Bowl

Louisiana Tech35

Illinois18

Illini's grade:  D

Dec. 26: Quick Lane Bowl

Rutgers40

North Carolina21

Scarlet Knights' grade:  A-

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What: National title game, No. 2 Oregon (13-1) vs. No. 4 Ohio State (13-1)

When: Monday, Jan. 12

Where: Arlington, Texas

TV: ESPN

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Chip Scoggins is a sports columnist and enterprise writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune. He has worked at the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2000 and previously covered the Vikings, Gophers football, Wild, Wolves and high school sports.

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