[personal] Re: [Husker] 2006 Div 1-AA opponents

[Kurt Holst]

There has long been a rule requiring 6 wins (and a winning record) to be 
bowl eligible, the only debate used to be whether you could count a win 
against a 1-AA team to reach that magic number of 6.  The rule was later 
ammended to allow 0.500 teams into bowls that had at least 6 wins (2002 
NU went to the Independence bowl at 6-6).

"*30.9.2.1 Exception -- 12 Game Season.  An institution with a record of 
six wins and six losses may be selected for participation in a bowl 
game, provided the institution is a member of a conference that has an 
existing contractual affiliation with the sponsoring bowl organization 
and no other team in that conference qualified for bowl participation 
per Bylaw 30.9.2.  The contract between the conference and the bowl 
organization must be executed prior to the first contest of that 
season.  If an institution competes in 13 regular season contests, the 
institution must establish a record of seven wins, six losses, or 
better, to qualify for bowl selection.*"

Kurt in FL

Skylar Dodds wrote:

>Actually, you're mistaken.
>
>If you take out the Div I-AA team and we lose to Colorado, we'd be
>5-5, which would still make us bowl-eligible.  You must be .500 or
>above to be bowl-eligible.
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