2020 CFBHC Season

CFBHC Football Season

The **2020 CFBHC Division I FBS football season** play of college football in the United States organized by CFBHC at the Division I FBS level, will begin May 21st, 2017 and will end on October 10, 2017. Bowl season will conclude on October 23, 2017 with the 2020 CFBHC National Championship Game.

## Conference realignment

### Membership changes

The University of Massachusetts was added and moved to the Independents.

### Upcoming changes

Georgia State is playing their final season as members of the Independents and will move to the newly created Sun Belt.

## Kickoff games

### Week 1

During the official Week 1, several "kickoff weekend" games were held, in addition to the regular full slate of games held at home stadiums.

* CFBHC Kickoff Game
	+ Notre Dame played against Stanford, with the Cardinal winning 41-21.

## Bowl Games

Day 1: BCS Championship - **#2 E. Washington 35** - #12 Butler 10

**Day 2 Bowls**

Quarterfinal #1 vs #8 (Atlanta, GA): **#1 UCF 26** vs. #8 Virginia 3

Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, BH): **Arizona State 23** vs. Toledo 20

Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA): **Miami (OH) 34** vs North Texas 6

**Day 3 Bowls**

Quarterfinal #4 vs #5 (Arlington, TX): #4 Western Michigan 23 vs. **#5 Pittsburgh 24**

Bay Area Bowl (Santa Clara, CA): **Minnesota 37** vs. Washington State 20

New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM): **Fresno State 17** vs. Western Kentucky 13

**Day 4 Bowls**

Quarterfinal #3 vs #6 (Pasadena, CA): **#3 Penn State 38** vs. #6 Auburn 17

Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, AL): Houston 6 vs. **Ole Miss 9**

Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN): Texas Tech 21 vs. **Vanderbilt 35**

**Day 5 Bowls**

Quarterfinal #2 vs #7 (Glendale, AZ): **#2 LSU 28** vs. #7 West Virginia 23

Hawai'i Bowl (Honolulu, HI): Rice 23 vs. **Hawai'i 38**

St. Petersburg Bowl: (St. Petersburg, FL): Kent State 23 vs. **Utah State 27**

**Day 6 Bowls**

Charlotte Bowl (Charlotte, NC): North Carolina 16 vs. **South Carolina 34**

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, ID): **Ohio 42** vs. Boise State 17

Detroit Bowl (Detroit, MI): Maryland 28 vs. **Buffalo 31**

**Day 7 Bowls**

Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX): SMU 22 vs. **Texas 34**

Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL): **Iowa 25** vs. Mississippi State 19

Military Bowl (Annapolis, MD): USF 14 vs. **Army 35**

**Day 8 Bowls**

Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas, TX): **BYU 45** vs. Southern Miss 6

Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN): Louisville 13 vs. **Florida 17**

Texas Bowl (Houston, TX): Oklahoma State 38 vs. **Missouri 42**

**Day 9 Bowls**

Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, NV): **Nevada 20** vs. Arizona 17

Pinstripe Bowl (Bronx, NY): **Florida State 37** vs. Wisconsin 24

Tampa Bowl (Tampa, FL): Michigan 6 vs. **Alabama 13**

**Day 10 Bowls**

Playoff Semifinal #1 (New Orleans, LA): **#1 UCF 27** vs. #5 Pitt 23

Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, FL): **East Carolina 37** vs. Old Dominion 21

Cactus Bowl (Phoenix, AZ): **Air Force 30** vs. Colorado 28

**Day 11 Bowls**

Playoff Semifinal #2 (Miami Gardens, FL): #2 LSU 31 vs. **#3 Penn State 38**

Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA): Stanford 0 vs. **Illinois 20**

Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX): San Jose State 17 vs. **California 19**

**Day 12 Bowls**

Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX): Kansas 17 vs. **USC 33**

Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL): **Michigan State 28** vs. Tennessee 25

Orlando Bowl (Orlando, FL): Duke 13 vs. **Oklahoma 27**

Miami Beach Bowl (Miami, FL): **Temple 13** vs. Akron 9

**Day 13 Bowls**

Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, FL): **Clemson 26** vs. Notre Dame 20

Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA): Oregon 24 vs. **Purdue 31**

Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA): TCU 18 vs. **Georgia 28**

National Championship Game (Pasadena, CA): #1 UCF 23 vs. **#3 Penn State 44**

### Bowl Challenge Cup Standings

Winning Conference: Big Ten Conference

Second Place Conference: Mountain West Conference

## Awards and honors

### Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player.

### Other Overall

* Walter Camp Award (top player): Mohammed Foster, QB, West Virginia Mountaineers
* Johnny Unitas Award (top sr. quarterback): Tanner Bowman, QB, Penn State Nittany Lions
* Chuck Bednarik Award (top defensive player): Shane Easley, OLB, Penn State Nittany Lions

### Offense

* Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback): Tanner Bowman, QB, Penn State Nittany Lions
* Doak Walker Award (running back): DeNorris Jackson, RB, UCF Knights
* Fred Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver): J.C. Weldon, WR, West Virginia Mountaineers
* John Mackey Award (tight end): Casey Swann, TE, Miami Redhawks

### Defense

* Dick Butkus Award (linebacker): Shane Easley, OLB, Penn State Nittany Lions
* Rotary Lombardi Award (defensive lineman): Sebastian Smallwood, DE, Alabama Crimson Tide
* Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back): Seth Scott, FS, Colorado Buffaloes
* Outland Trophy (interior lineman): Sebastian Smallwood, DE, Alabama Crimson Tide

### Special teams

* Lou Groza Award (placekicker): Mason Williams, K, Illnois Fighting Illini
* Ray Guy Award (punter): Giuseppe Bernstein, P, USC Trojans

### Coaches

* The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award: Jieret, Western Michigan Broncos

### All-Americans

#### Offense

* Quarterback: Tanner Bowman, QB, Penn State Nittany Lions
* Running Back: DeNorris Jackson, RB, UCF Knights
* Fullback: Kyle Wagner, FB, Minnesota Golden Gophers
* Wide Receiver: Luke Cobb, WR, Florida State Seminoles
* Wide Receiver: J.C. Weldon, WR, West Virginia Mountaineers
* Tight End: Noah Hills, TE, Kansas Jayhawks
* Offensive Tackle: Beckett Miller, OT, Oklahoma State Cowboys
* Offensive Tackle: Kevin Grey, OT, USC Trojans
* Center: Dean Strauss, C, Auburn Tigers
* Offensive Guard: LaMichael Harley, OG, Michigan Wolverines
* Offensive Guard: Leon Slack, OG, Wisconsin Badgers

#### Defense

* Defensive End: Carlos Washington, DE, Michigan Wolverines
* Defensive End: Josiah Harden, DE, North Carolina Tar Heels
* Defensive Tackle: Hudson Adam, DT, West Virginia Mountaineers
* Outside Linebacker: Shane Easley, OLB, Penn State Nittany Lions
* Outside Linebacker: Caleb McNamara, OLB, Vanderbilt Commodores
* Inside Linebacker: Garrett Holiday, ILB, Arizona State Sun Devils
* Inside Linebacker: Bradley Rainey, ILB, Penn State Nittany Lions
* Defensive Back: Seth Scott, DB, Colorado Buffaloes
* Defensive Back: Blaine Lewis-Thompson, DB, California Golden Bears
* Defensive Back: Kenyon Justice, DB, Auburn Tigers
* Defensive Back: A'Shawn Ellison, DB, Central Michigan Chippewas

#### Special Teams

* Kicker: Mason Williams, K, Illinois Fighting Illini
* Punter: Giuseppe Bernstein, P, USC Trojans
* Returner: Glenn McCurdy, KR, UAB Blazers