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Question
my son and i were watching yesterday's games and there were lots of penalties in the sun
bowl so he asked and i did not know:
1) please advise in which college bowl game were the most penalties assessed combined
against both teams?
2) please advise in which college bowl game were the most penalties assessed against one team?
THANKS!
steve
Steve, Happy New Year!
Most Penalties, 21
Mississippi State (17)
vs. Clemson (7), Peach Bowl, 1999. 188 Yards.
Most Penalties combined, both teams, 29
McNeese State, 20
Tulsa, 16
Independence, 1976.
Miami had the most penalized yards at 202 vs. Texas in the 1991 Cotton Bowl.
Hope you two have an incredible year!
Thom Brooks
Coastal Football Official
Savannah, Georgia
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