Riley Nelson threw three touchdown passes, including a 2-yarder to Cody Hoffman with 11 seconds left, to rally Brigham Young (10-3) to a 24-21 victory this afternoon over Tulsa (8-5) in the Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl in Dallas. Nelson completed 17-of-40 passes for 250 yards, including touchdowns of 17 yards to Hoffman in the second quarter and 30 yards to Hoffman in the third. Nelson was intercepted twice. Hoffman had eight catches for 122 yards. Tulsa quarterback G.J. Kinne completed 17-of-31 passes for 214 yards and three touchdowns, including a 30-yarder to Bryan Burnham for a 21-17 lead with 10:42 to play.
Today’s schedule: Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6), New Era Pinstripe Bowl, New York, 2:20 p.m., ESPN; Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Nashville, Tenn., 5:40 p.m., ESPN; Iowa (7-5) vs. Oklahoma (9-3), Insight Bowl, Tempe, Ariz., 9 p.m., ESPN.
Saturday’s schedule: Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6), Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Houston, 11 a.m., ESPN; Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5), Hyundai Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas, 1 p.m., CBS; Cincinnati (9-3) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6), AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn., 2:30 p.m., ABC; Illinois (6-6) vs. UCLA (6-6), Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, San Francisco, 2:30 p.m. ESPN; Virginia (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), Chick-fil-A Bowl, Atlanta, 6:30 p.m., ESPN.
Monday’s schedule: Houston (12-1) vs. Penn State (9-3), TicketCity Bowl, Dallas, 11 a.m., ESPNU; Michigan State (10-3) vs. Georgia (10-3), Outback Bowl, Tampa, Fla., noon, ABC; Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), Capital One Bowl, Orlando, Fla., noon, ESPN; Ohio State (6-6) vs. Florida (6-6), Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla., noon, ESPN2; Wisconsin (11-2) vs. Oregon (11-2), Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio, Pasadena, Calif., 4 p.m., ESPN; Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1), Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz., 7:30 p.m., ESPN.
