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A Year in Review - Page 2

© Grimace Boyer

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl - Kansas State 34, Arizona State 27 (9-10) Mainstay Independence Bowl - Mississippi 27, Nebraska 23 (9-11) Houston Bowl - Oklahoma State 33, Southern Miss 23 (10-11) Insight Bowl - Pittsburgh 38, Oregon State 13 (11-11) Motor City Bowl - Boston College 51, Toledo 25 (12-11) ConAgra Foods Hawaii Bowl - Tulane 36, Hawaii 28 (12-12) Las Vegas Bowl - UCLA 27, New Mexico 13 (12-13) Mazda Tangerine Bowl - Texas Tech 55, Clemson 15 (13-13) GMAC Bowl - Marshall 38, Louisville 15 (14-13) New Orleans Bowl - North Texas 24, Cincinnati 19 (15-13)

And my own All-American team, Grimace's Gamebreakers:

Starters
QB: Brad Banks, Iowa
RB: Willis McGahee, Miami; Larry Johnson, Penn State
WR: Roy Williams, Texas; Shaun McDonald, Arizona State
TE: Dallas Drake, Iowa
C: Brett Romberg, Miami
OL: Shawn Andrews, Arkansas; Jordan Gross, Utah; Eric Steinbach, Iowa; Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia
DL: Terrell Suggs, Arizona State; Will Smith, Ohio State; Jimmy Kennedy, Penn State; Cory Redding, Texas
LB: Victor Hobson, Michigan; E.J. Henderson, Maryland; Teddy Lehman, Oklahoma
DB: Shane Walton, Notre Dame; Terence Newman, Kansas State; Michael Doss, Ohio State; Sean Taylor, Miami
K: Nate Kaeding, Iowa
P: Brooks Barnard, Maryland
P/KR: Derek Abney, Kentucky

Reserves
QB: Carson Palmer, USC
RB: Artose Pinner, Kentucky; Avon Cobourne, West Virginia
WR: Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma State; Andre Johnson, Miami
TE: Bennie Joppru, Michigan
C: Jeff Faine, Notre Dame
OL: Montae Holland, Florida State; Derrick Dockery, Texas; Vincent Manuwai, Hawaii; Brett Williams, Florida State
DL: Tommie Harris, Oklahoma; Rien Long, Washington State; Jason Babin, Western Michigan; Jerome McDougal, Miami
LB: Angelo Crowell, Virginia; Bradie James, LSU; Boss Bailey, Georgia
DB: Troy Polamalu, USC; Brandon Everage, Oklahoma; Marlin Jackson, Michigan; Terrence Holt, North Carolina State
K: Mike Nugent, Ohio State
P: Mark Mariscal, Colorado
PR/KR: DeJuan Groce, Nebraska

And my all-Freshman Awards go to:

Maurice Clarett, HB, Ohio State
T.A. McClendon, HB, NC State
Mike Williams, WR, USC
Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Pittsburgh
Daryl Lightfoot, WR, Arizona State
Kyle Basler, P, Washington State
Heath Miller, TE, Virginia

The Martha Burk Award goes to New Mexico's placekicker Katie Hdina, who attempted one of the sloppiest kicks in bowl history when she lined up against UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl. That notwithstanding, Hdina - who was the first female to dress for a Division I football game with Colorado - became the first female to play in a Division I football game.

Coach of the Year: Georgia's Mark Richt

Player of the Year; Miami's Willis McGahee

Defensive Player of the Year: Kansas State's Terence Newman

Team to watch next year: Auburn.

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