Auburn's freshman quarterback Kodi Burns threw for a touchdown and scored on a 7-yard run in overtime to lead Auburn to a 23-20 victory over Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Monday.
After Mark Buchholz kicked a 25-yard field goal on Clemson's opening possession of overtime, Burns scored on a spinning run on a third-and-3 play.
Earlier, Auburn's starting quarterback, Brandon Cox, ran for a first down on a fourth-and-1 play from the 16 to keep Auburn's overtime possession alive.
Auburn denied Clemson their first 10-win season since 1990.
Oregon 56, South Florida 21
In El Paso, Texas, Jonathan Stewart set a Sun Bowl record with a career-high 253 yards rushing as Oregon downed South Florida.
Quarterback Justin Roper threw four touchdown passes in his first start for Oregon.
The Ducks scored 28-straight points in the third quarter to snap a four-game postseason losing streak. Oregon made it look easy against the Bulls in a matchup of teams that were ranked No. 2 during the season.
Kentucky 35, Florida State 28
In Nashville, Tennessee, Andre Woodson threw four touchdown passes against the depleted Seminoles as the Wildcats took out the Music City Bowl.
It was the first time Kentucky had ended back-to-back seasons with bowl wins since 1951-1952.
Fresno State 40, Georgia Tech 28
In Boise, Idaho, Clifton Smith rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns as Fresno State took out the Humanitarian Bowl.
Fresno State's offense was surprisingly unstoppable against a Yellow Jackets defense that was among the best in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
California 42, Air Force 36
In Fort Worth, Texas, DeSean Jackson and Robert Jordan returned from their first-quarter benchings and caught touchdown passes to help California rally from a 21-point deficit and clinch the Armed Forces Bowl.
California managed to finish with their sixth-straight winning season.
Oklahoma State 49, Indiana 33
In Tempe, Arizona, Zac Robinson threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores, leading Oklahoma State past Indiana in the Insight Bowl.
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