More than 20 years after it was on the other end of one of the biggest upsets in BCS history, Miami pulled off the biggest upset of the College Football Playoff era on New Year’s Eve.
Texas: 2025 Citrus Bowl Champions
The No. 13 Texas Longhorns took a while to get rolling, but a close game turned into a comfortable win after a huge fourth quarter from the defense, including two fourth quarter interceptions of Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood. Texas managed to put the offense into gear in the fourth quarter, mostly thanks to the efforts of the other star quarterback in the game, Texas’s Arch Manning.
Duke: 2025 Sun Bowl Champions
EL PASO, Texas— On the final day of the year, Duke’s storybook year got the perfect sunset.
Iowa: 2025 Reliaquest Bowl Champions
TAMPA — There’s nothing to lose, but something to gain. Open the playbook and see what the 2025 Hawkeyes can scheme up on the national stage.
TCU: 2025 Alamo Bowl Champions
TCU football pulled off the upset over No. 16 USC, 30-27 in an overtime shootout, in the Alamo Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 30 inside the Alamodome in San Antonio.
Illinois: 2025 Music City Bowl Champions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — David Olano kicked a 29-yard field goal as time expired, and Illinois beat Tennessee 30-28 Tuesday night in the Music City Bowl.
Louisiana Tech: 2025 Independence Bowl Champions
A pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns allowed Louisiana Tech to overcome an anemic offense, four turnovers and a slew of penalties Tuesday to win the 49th Independence Bowl, 23-14 in Shreveport.
Georgia Southern: 2025 Birmingham Bowl Champions
The rivalry known as “Deeper Than Hate” between Georgia Southern (7-6) and Appalachian State (5-8) put its hate on full display during the 2025 Birmingham Bowl on Monday, Dec. 29. However, the Mountaineers’ hatred wasn’t enough to power them to a win as the Eagles were able to defeat their longtime rivals 29-10.
Houston: 2025 Texas Bowl Champions
The Houston Cougars defeated the LSU Tigers 38-35 in the Kinder’s Texas Bowl on Saturday night inside NRG Stadium.
Virginia: 2025 Gator Bowl Champions
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--- What has Virginia head coach Tony Elliott emphasized every week? Winning the middle eight. Virginia did just that as the Cavaliers secured their first 11 win season of program history by beating Missouri in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl.
North Texas: 2025 New Mexico Bowl Champions
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M – Eric Morris guided North Texas to a host of milestones in what turned out to be his final season at North Texas.
Fresno State: 2025 Arizona Bowl Champions
The Fresno State Bulldogs got the best of the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks, prevailing 18-3 in the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona, on Saturday, Dec. 27.
BYU: 2025 Pop-Tarts Bowl Champions
BYU has won some pretty big games in its proud football history, because the Cougars have a winning tradition and even boast a national championship back in 1984.
Army: 2025 Fenway Bowl Champions
BOSTON – Army’s fourth string freshman quarterback with a distinctive first name made a successful conversion to fullback in the fourth annual Wasabi Fenway Bowl.
Penn State: 2025 Pinstripe Bowl Champions
Terry Smith started his time as Penn State’s interim head coach started by having to fix a disaster.
The Nittany Lions were 3-3, James Franklin had been fired and hopes of a national championship were long out the window. Then he lost three more difficult Big Ten games.
East Carolina: 2025 Military Bowl Champions
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Chaston Ditta threw two second-half touchdown passes, and East Carolina overcame an inadvertent whistle that negated a long touchdown in a 23-17 victory over Pittsburgh in the Military Bowl on Saturday.
UTSA: 2025 First Responder Bowl Champions
DALLAS - Owen McCown of the UTSA Roadrunners had 295 passing yards as quarterback to score three touchdowns as UTSA beat the FIU Panthers 57-20 Friday night in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl game.
Minnesota: 2025 Rate Bowl Champions
The Minnesota Gophers capped off their 2025 season on Friday with a contest against the New Mexico Lobos. Playing in the Rate Bowl, head coach P.J. Fleck was defending his unbeaten (6-0) record in postseason games with Minnesota.
Northwestern: 2025 Game Above Sports Bowl Champions
DETROIT —Winning by its largest margin of victory in a bowl game in program history, Northwestern dominated Central Michigan, 34-7, in the GameAbove Sports Bowl on Friday afternoon at Ford Field. The Wildcats (7-6, 4-5 Big Ten) have won six consecutive bowl games dating back to 2016, the third-longest active bowl game winning streak in the nation.
Hawaii: 2025 Hawaii Bowl Champions
Reserve quarterback Luke Weaver came off the sideline and threw a 22-yard scoring pass to Nick Cenacle with 10 seconds left to deliver the Hawaii football team a 35-31 victory over California in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl on Wednesday.
Ohio: 2025 Frisco Bowl Champions
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Sieh Bangura rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown and Ohio beat UNLV 17-10 on Tuesday night to win the Frisco Bowl.
Western Kentucky: 2025 New Orleans Bowl Champions
Western Kentucky University captured the 25th New Orleans Bowl with a 27-16 victory over Southern Miss on December 23, 2025, at the Caesars Superdome. Quarterback Maverick McIvor led the Hilltoppers comeback as WKU finished the 2025 season 9-4, earning their fifth bowl game victory under head coach Tyson Helton.
Louisville: 2025 Boca Raton Bowl Champions
BOCA RATON, FL — A zany, pun-filled bowl game was the comedic relief that Louisville football needed after an inconsistent and, at times, head-scratching 2025 season.
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Washington State: 2025 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Champions
BOISE — Against a brilliant blue backdrop, Zevi Eckhaus looked like a sous chef. He raised his right arm and pinched his fingers together, holding the follow-through on one of the best throws of his career at Washington State, which was cruising right along in Monday’s Idaho Potato Bowl.
Ferris State: 2025 NCAA Division II Football National Champions
Make it four.
Ferris State had explosive starts to both halves on offense and went on to wallop Harding, 42-21, to win the Division II national championship Saturday at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas. It was the fourth national championship in five years for Ferris State.
San Mateo: 2025 CCCAA Football State Champions
COSTA MESA – College of San Mateo was able to survive a 20-point 4th quarter comeback by previously unbeaten Golden West College to repeat as 3C2A state football champions by a narrow 28-27 score on Saturday afternoon at LeBard Stadium on the Orange Coast College campus. Both teams finished with 12-1 records.
Iowa Western: 2025 NJCAA Football National Champions
The Iowa Western football team secured the fourth NJCAA national championship in program history Wednesday night, besting reigning champion Hutchinson, 28-10.
Santa Margarita: 2025 CIF State Football Champions
MISSION VIEJO — Santa Margarita’s football program completed the final stage of a radical transformation Saturday at a destination many believed wasn’t possible before the season.
Grand View: 2025 NAIA Football National Champions
FORT WORTH, Texas – Top-seeded Grand View (Iowa) had the last say in a back-and-forth affair, defeating No. 2 Keiser (Fla.) 22-16 to win the 70th Annual NAIA Football National Championship Saturday (Dec. 20) at Crowley ISD Multipurpose Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas,.
The victory secured the Vikings’ second consecutive football national championship and third overall, having previously claimed the red banner in 2013 and 2024.
The scoring started out slow as neither offense could generate much in the first quarter. However, Keiser (12-1) cracked the scoring column first with a Dorian Hall 27-yard field goal with 42 seconds left in the opening frame.
Grand View (14-0) countered with a pair of field goals in the second quarter. Cory Wood connected on kicks from 45 and 41 yards, with the latter coming with 3:08 to go in the half. The Vikings extended their lead to 13-3 when Dalten Van Pelt broke loose for an 80-yard touchdown run with 22 seconds to go in the second.
Keiser wasted no time in answering, scoring on the opening drive of the second half. Facing fourth and 2 at the 7-yard line, Shea Spencer hooked up with Maurico Porcha for score, cutting Grand View’s lead to 13-10 with 10:19 left in the third. Hall added his second field goal of the day, a 36-yarder, to tie the game at 13-all with 4:26 to go in the third.
Grand View reclaimed the lead with 10:08 remaining in the game when a scrambling Jackson Waring found an open Corey Phillips for a 40-yard touchdown pass. The PAT was no good, leaving the score at 19-13.
Wood tacked on a 32-yard field goal with 2:05 left to give the Vikings a 22-13 advantage.
With two seconds remaining, Hall added a 37-yard field to make the final 22-16. Keiser kept things interesting recovering the onside kick at the Grand View 44 with one second half. Spencer heaved a Hail Mary, but Triston Wilson knocked the ball down to secure the win and national championship for Grand View.
Following the game, Van Pelt was named the Offensive Player of the Game, with teammate Jackson Filer earned Defensive Player of the Game honors. Van Pelt finished with 144 yards rushing and one score on 19 carries. Filer only had three tackles, but all went for a loss of 10 yards as he created havoc in the Keiser backfield.
Waring threw for 144 yards and a touchdown on 9-of-21 passing, connecting with seven different receivers.
For Keiser, Spencer finished with 290 yards on 28-of-50 passing. Porcha and Dallas Desouza each had nine receptions with Porcha covering 114 yards and Desouza 102.
North Carolina State: 2025 Gasparilla Bowl Champions
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) CJ Bailey threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns, and scored another on the ground as NC State took down Memphis 31-7 in the Gasparilla Bowl on Friday.
Western Michigan: 2025 Myrtle Beach Bowl Champions
In the only postseason matchup which pitted two champions from “non-Power” conferences against one another, Western Michigan (10-4, 9-1 MAC) made sure to leave no doubt.
Arkansas State: 2025 XBox Bowl Champions
The Xbox Bowl between Missouri State and Arkansas State on Thursday night is an apt symbol of the fractured modern FBS postseason, which has lost its luster as the College Football Playoff hogs the spotlight, teams opt out, star players transfer and fans turn elsewhere amid a crowded December sports schedule.
Delaware: 2025 68 Ventures Bowl Champions
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) Jo Silver ran for 116 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown, and Delaware wrapped up its first year in the FBS with a 20-13 victory over Louisiana in the 68 Ventures Bowl on Wednesday night.
Old Dominion: 2025 Cure Bowl Champions
ORLANDO, Fla. – Old Dominion finished off one of the finest football seasons in school history with one of ODU’s biggest victories ever as the Monarchs rallied to defeat South Florida, 24-10, in the 11th annual StaffDNA Cure Bowl Wednesday night at Camping World Stadium.
Paris Saint-Germain: 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup Champions
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Paris Saint-Germain ended a banner year on a high as they defeated CF Flamengo 2-1 in a penalty shootout to win the FIFA Intercontinental Cup™ after a 1-1 draw in regulation. It has been an incredible 2025 for Luis Enrique's men, who won a treble in the 2024/25 season, including their first UEFA Champions League title.
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