Top College Football Bowl Games Of The Week (12/22)

December 22, 2014

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As bowl season continues, this week’s games will feature the Pinstripe Bowl, Holiday Bowl and Boca Raton Bowl as top-priced events. The Military Bowl, Quick Lane Bowl, Poinsettia Bowl, Hyundai Sun Bowl, Miami Beach, Independence and Heart of Dallas Bowls also appear as top games in college football this week. You can purchase tickets for all of these games below: 

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12/27 Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium – Boston College vs Penn State | Avg. Price: $194.65 | Get-in: $89

Yankee Stadium’s Pinstripe Bowl will be played between Boston College and Penn State this year. The average price for Pinstripe Bowl tickets is $194.65 and get-in price starts at $89. Boston College heads to The Bronx on the heels of a 7-5 record, where they finished fourth in the Atlantic Division of the ACC. Penn State went 6-6, good enough for sixth in the East of the Big Ten. The game has seen secondary ticket average drop 24.5% from last season’s average of $257.82. That game was played between Notre Dame and Rutgers, with the Fighting Irish taking a demanding 29-16 victory over the Scarlet Knights.

12/27 Holiday Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium – USC vs Nebraska | Avg. Price: $190.27 | Get-in: $84

The Holiday Bowl will feature USC and Nebraska at Qualcomm Stadium this Saturday. The average secondary price for Holiday Bowl tickets is $190.27 and get-in price is listed at $84. At 8-4, the Trojans remain local for their bowl date against the Cornhuskers, who went 9-3 and finished with third-place honors in the West Division of the Big Ten. This season will serve as the first matchup between Pac-12 and Big Ten teams.

12/23 Boca Raton Bowl at FAU Stadium – Marshall vs Northern Illinois | Avg. Price: $109.18 | Get-in: $73

Marshall and Northern Illinois square off in the Boca Raton Bowl at FAU Stadium this Tuesday, With an average secondary price of $109.18, Boca Raton Bowl tickets will be the third most expensive among bowl games this week. Get-in price for the game starts at $73. Marshall finished at 12-1 on the season and owned first place in the East Division of the Conference USA. The Thundering Herd will take on a formidable opponent in the Huskies, however, who finished with top-priced honors in in the West Division of the MAC at 11-2.

12/27 Military Bowl at Jack Stephens Field – Cincinnati vs Georgia Tech | Avg. Price: $92.52 | Get-in: $35

Cincinnati and Georgia Tech will battle in this year’s Military Bowl, which will be held at Jack Stephens Field on Saturday. The average price for Military Bowl tickets is $92.52 and get-in price is $35 on the secondary market. The Bearcats head to Maryland with seven consecutive wins under their belt and will look to expose Georgia Tech after its harrowing loss to Florida State in the ACC Championship Game. Saturday’s game will be the sixth installment of the annual bowl games and follows 2013’s matchup between Marshall and Maryland.

12/26 Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field – North Carolina vs Rutgers | Avg. Price: $76.98 | Get-in: $50

Sponsored by the hometown Detroit Lions, the Quick Lane Bowl has penned North Carolina against Rutgers at Ford Field this Friday. Average secondary price for Quick Lane Bowl tickets is $76.98 and get-in price is $50 on the secondary market. The Tar Heels had a forgettable season on the field, going just 6-6 with four straight losses to East Carolina, Clemson, Virginia Tech and Notre Dame in the months of September and October. Rutgers travels to Detroit at 7-5 on the season, good enough for fourth in the East of the Big Ten.

12/23 Poinsettia Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium – Navy vs San Diego State | Avg. Price: $76.66 | Get-in: $52

Qualcomm Stadium will again play host to a top-priced bowl game this week when Navy takes on San Diego State in the Poinsettia Bowl this Tuesday. The average price for Poinsettia Bowl tickets is $76.66 on the secondary market. Get-in price for the game is listed at $52. Both teams take a 7-5 record to the home of the Chargers, but San Diego State will have an obvious home crowd advantage when they battle on Tuesday.

12/27 Hyundai Sun Bowl at Sun Bowl Stadium – Duke vs Arizona State | Avg. Price: $71.20 | Get-in: $11

The Hyundai Sun Bowl will take place in El Paso’s Sun Bowl Stadium this Sunday and will feature Duke and Arizona State. The average price for secondary tickets is $71.20 and get-in price is $11. Duke went 9-3 and took convincing wins over Georgia Tech and Virginia earlier this season. Arizona State finished with an identical record in the South Division of the Pac-12 and began an impressive five-game win streak in October, with big wins over USC, Stanford and Notre Dame in that timeframe.

12/22 Miami Beach Bowl at Marlins Park – BYU vs Memphis | Avg. Price: $66.33 | Get-in: $28

The first annual Miami Beach Bowl will be held at Marlins Park this Monday. The game will see BYU play Memphis in the inaugural matchup, where average price for Miami Beach Bowl tickets is $66.33 on the secondary market. Get-in price starts at $28. Monday’s game will serve as BYU’s first appearance in a Florida-based bowl game in 30 years. The Cougars last played in the 1985 Citrus Bowl in Orlando.

12/27 Independence Bowl at Independence Stadium – Miami vs South Carolina | Avg. Price: $63.74 | Get-in: $30

Miami and South Carolina will play in this year’s Independence Bowl this Saturday. The average price for tickets is $63.74 on the secondary market and get-in price starts at $30. Miami enters the game following three consecutive losses, including a seminal loss to Florida State on November 15. Both teams head to Louisiana with 6-6 records on the season. The Hurricanes make their second appearance in the game in the last five years, with their 2010 showdown against Notre Dame serving as their last.

12/26 Heart of Dallas Bowl at Cotton Bowl – Illinois vs Louisiana Tech | Avg. Price: $39 | Get-in: $23

Rounding off the week’s top-priced bowl games is the Heart of Dallas Bowl between Illinois and Louisiana Tech this Friday. The average secondary price for Heart of Dallas Bowl tickets is $39 and get-in price is $23. This year marks the fourth annual meeting after the Heart of Dallas Bowl replaced the Cotton Bowl Classic in 2010. Louisiana Tech enters the game with an 8-5 record while Illinois went 6-6 on the season.