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eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in the same season … Senior linebacker Keith Van Noy was named to the Walter Camp All-America second team … BYU will play Washington in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Dec. 27 in San Francisco. USC (9-4) The Trojans were hammered 35-14 by crosstown rival and No. 17 UCLA in their regular-season finale Nov. 30 … Redshirt sophomore tailback Javorius Allen, who was later named team MVP, rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown … USC named former assistant Steve Sarkisian its new head coach Dec. 2, hiring him away from conference rival Washington … The Trojans will be guided by interim head coach Clay Helton when they face Mountain West champion and No. 21 Fresno State in the Las Vegas Bowl Dec. 21 … USC has lost just twice in its last nine bowl games and boasts an official all-time postseason record of 31-16 … The Trojans will have less than 50 recruited scholarship players available for the Las Vegas Bowl, due to NCAA scholarship restrictions and injuries. STANFORD (11-2) After holding off the No. 25 Irish for a 27-20 win in their regular-season finale Nov. 30, the No. 5 Cardinal defeated No. 16 Arizona State 38-14 in the Pac-12 championship game Dec. 7 in Tempe, Ariz. … Senior running back Tyler Gaffney had 22 carries for 133 yards and three touchdowns to help lead the Cardinal past the Sun Devils … Stanford is now 10-0 in its last 10 games against opponents ranked in the Associated Press poll … Stanford will take on Michigan State in the Rose Bowl Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif., marking the program's first back-to-back trips to the prestigious game since 1971 and '72 … It is the third time in school history the Cardinal will make consecutive trips to the Rose Bowl … Stanford became the fifth school in the country ever to reach four straight BCS games . AIR FORCE (2-10) The Falcons closed the season Nov. 30 with a 58-13 trouncing at the hands of Colorado State … Air Force was in danger of being shut out for the first time since 1992 (a 13-0 loss to Mississippi in the Liberty Bowl), but scored a pair of touchdowns in the final five minutes of the game … Junior linebacker Jordan Pierce recorded a career-high 19 tackles … The Falcons lost 10 games for the first time in the program's history and went winless in league play for the first time since joining the Western Athletic Conference in 1980. BOWL SCHEDULE Saturday, Dec. 21 Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl (at Las Vegas): No. 21 Fresno State vs. USC, 3:30 p.m., ABC Thursday, Dec. 26 Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl (at Detroit): Pittsburgh vs. Bowling Green, 6 p.m., ESPN NAVY (8-4) The Midshipmen fought their way past Army 34-7 in their regular-season finale Dec.14 … Sophomore quarterback Keenan Reynolds ran for 136 yards and three touchdowns to lead Navy to its 12th straight win over the Cadets … The Mids won the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy for the second consecutive season and the ninth time in 11 years … Reynolds has 29 rushing scores in the season, breaking the single-season NCAA mark for quarterbacks previously held by Ricky Dobbs (Navy, 2009) and Collin Klein (Kansas State, 2011), both of whom had 27 … Reynolds' 176 points for the season broke the school record of 174 set by Bill Ingram in 1917 … Navy will play Middle Tennessee in the Armed Forces Bowl Dec. 30 in Fort Worth, Texas. Pitt senior defensive tackle Aaron Donald earned first-team AllAmerica honors, was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and took home four national awards after leading the country in tackles for loss with 26.5. PITTSBURGH (6-6) BYU (8-4) The Panthers lost 41-31 to Miami in their regular-season finale Nov. 29 … Pitt will battle Bowling Green in the Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl Dec. 26 in Detroit … Senior defensive tackle Aaron Donald led the nation in tackles for loss (26.5, 2.2 per game), and ranked 10th in forced fumbles (four, 0.33 per game) and 13th in sacks (10, 0.83 per game) … PHOTO COURTESY PITTSBURGH Donald has become one of the most decorated players in school history, earning ACC Defensive Player of the Year and Walter Camp first-team All-America honors, the Bronco Nagurski Trophy (the nation's most outstanding defensive player), the Rotary Lombardi Award (nation's top lineman or linebacker), the Outland Trophy Award (nation's best interior offensive or defensive lineman) and the Chuck Bednarik Award (college defensive player of the year). The Cougars squeaked out a 28-23 victory at Nevada in their regular-season finale Nov. 30 … Sophomore running back Jamaal Williams ran for a career-high 219 yards and one touchdown, while sophomore quarterback Taysom Hill added 154 yards and a score … Williams (1,202 yards) and Hill (1,211 yards) are the first-ever duo in school history to ✦ PAGE 13 Friday, Dec. 27 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (at San Francisco): BYU vs. Washington, 9:30 p.m., ESPN Saturday, Dec. 28 New Era Pinstripe Bowl (at Bronx, N.Y.): Rutgers vs. No. 25 Notre Dame, 12 p.m., ESPN Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (at Tempe, Ariz.): Michigan vs. Kansas State, 10:15 p.m., ESPN Monday, Dec. 30 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (at Fort Worth, Texas): Middle Tennessee vs. Navy, 11:45 a.m., ESPN National University Holiday Bowl (at San Diego): No. 16 Arizona State vs. Texas Tech, 10:15 p.m., ESPN Wednesday, Jan. 1 Rose Bowl Game Presented by Vizio (at Pasadena, Calif.): No. 5 Stanford vs. No. 4 Michigan State, 5 p.m., ESPN Thursday, Jan. 2 Allstate Sugar Bowl (at New Orleans): No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Alabama, 8:30 p.m., ESPN Rankings (Associated Press poll) as of Dec. 20