College football | Saturday’s bowl games

ORANGE BOWL

No. 6 Wisconsin 34, No. 11 Miami 24

MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.

Alex Hornibrook threw four touchdown passes, three of them to Danny Davis, and Wisconsin capped off the winningest season in school history.Jonathan Taylor capped his record-setting freshman season with 130 rushing yards on 26 carries for the Badgers (13-1), who rallied from an early 14-3 deficit. Taylor finished the year with an FBS-freshman-record 1,977 yards. A.J. Taylor also had a scoring catch for Wisconsin — one where he mimicked ripping Miami’s “Turnover Chain” off the neck of teammate Kendric Pryor.

The Badgers dominated time of possession, holding the ball for nearly 40 minutes. Hornibrook completed 23 of 34 passes for 258 yards, going 20 for 25 in the final three quarters. Travis Homer and Deejay Dallas had rushing scores for Miami (10-3), which was in the Orange Bowl for the 10th time and lost on its home field for the first time in 2017. Lawrence Cager had a touchdown catch for the Hurricanes, while quarterback Malik Rosier was 11 for 26 passing for 203 yards.

TAXSLAYER BOWL

No. 24 Mississippi State 31, Louisville 27

JACKSONVILLE, FLA.

Freshman Keytaon Thompson, making his first start in place of injured quarterback Nick Fitzgerald, ran for 147 yards and three touchdowns to help Mississippi State beat Louisville and 2016 Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson. Thompson scored twice in the fourth quarter, including a 1-yard plunge with 3:39 remaining that put the Bulldogs (9-4) ahead for good. Jackson had the Cardinals (8-5) on the move late, but safety Mark McLaurin intercepted his third pass of the game.

LIBERTY BOWL

Iowa State 21, No. 19 Memphis 20

MEMPHIS, TENN.

Allen Lazard tied a Liberty Bowl record with 10 catches and put Iowa State ahead with a remarkable 5-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter, and the Cyclones beat Memphis on the Tigers’ home field. Iowa State (8-5) held on to win after losing its first fumble this season just as it appeared on the verge of scoring an insurance touchdown late in the fourth quarter. The Cyclones led 21-20 and had third-and-goal from the 1 when David Montgomery fumbled as he was crossing the goal line. Jonathan Cook recovered in the end zone for a touchback with 4:06 left. Iowa State was attempting to become the first Football Bowl Subdivision team in recorded history to play an entire season without losing a fumble.

Associated Press