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College football bowl games: Ranking every 2019-2020 bowl team

By Nicholas Ian Allen

Trevor Lawrence, Clemson Tigers. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Trevor Lawrence, Clemson Tigers. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MI – DECEMBER 07: during the Miami (OH) Redhawks versus Central Michigan Chippewas MAC Championship Game on Friday December 7, 2019 at Ford Field in Detroit, MI. (Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – DECEMBER 07: during the Miami (OH) Redhawks versus Central Michigan Chippewas MAC Championship Game on Friday December 7, 2019 at Ford Field in Detroit, MI. (Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

74. Liberty Flames, 78.25

  • Roster Strength: 79.21 (96)
  • Team Performance: 78.74 (79)
  • Head Coach Rating: 76.67 (104)

Liberty head coach Hugh Freeze began the season coaching from a hospital bed and will end on the sidelines of the Cure Bowl, the first in the history of the program. Freeze led the Flames to a 7-5 overall record, which included a pair of victories over FCS opponents and two wins over New Mexico State, relying mostly on a talented offense that ranked No. 18 in the country in yards per play (6.52).

Quarterback Stephen Buckshot Calvert threw for 3,393 yards and 26 touchdowns with just five interceptions, NFL prospect Antonio Gandy-Golden led the team with 74 receptions, 1,333 yards and nine touchdowns, and running back Frankie Hickson scored 12 times on the ground and led the way with 921 rushing yards during the regular season.

73. Miami (Ohio) RedHawks, 78.10

  • Roster Strength: 76.77 (119)
  • Team Performance: 79.22 (75)
  • Head Coach Rating: 81.97 (55)

Miami and head coach Chuck Martin led the Redhawks through an up-and-down season, which included falling to 1-3 in non-conference play with all three losses coming against opponents who all spent time ranked by the College Football Playoff committee. Miami split its first two MAC games and then ran off five straight victories to secure the East Division title. After falling to rival Ball State in the regular-season finale, the RedHawks beat Central Michigan in the championship game.

True freshman quarterback Brett Gabbert started every game this season, and running back Jaylon Bester emerged as one of the best in the MAC after missing three early-season games. And Martin, the former Notre Dame offensive coordinator who built one of the most talented rosters in the MAC now has a 30-45 overall record.

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