Oklahoma St. completes Arizona's late collapse

Justin Blackmon caught two touchdown passes, including a 71-yard strike, and No. 16 Oklahoma State finished its first 11-win season with a 36-10 victory over Arizona in the Alamo Bowl on Wednesday night in San Antonio.

Blackmon, the Biletnikoff Award winner as the nation's top receiver, set an NCAA record with his 12th straight game with at least 100 yards receiving and a touchdown. The sophomore caught nine passes for 117 yards. Brandon Weeden was 25-of-41 for 240 yards for Oklahoma State.

Arizona (7-6) ended with five straight losses, making its 7-1 record and No. 13 ranking in November a distant memory. Nick Foles completed 32 of 50 passes for 280 yards and a touchdown, but he threw three interceptions, including one returned by Markelle Martin 62 yards for a score.

Maryland 51, E. Carolina 20:

Ralph Friedgen is heading into unemployment as a winner. The ACC coach of the year ended his 10-year run at his alma mater with a victory in the Military Bowl in Washington, D.C. ... The Terrapins (9-4) forced four turnovers, Da'Rel Scott ran for 200 yards, and D.J. Adams had four short touchdown runs. ... Friedgen was fired last week, with the school buying out the final year of his contract for $2 million. ... Scott had second-half touchdown runs of 61 and 91 yards on back-to-back Terrapins offensive plays. ... Dominique Davis completed 35 of 57 passes for 268 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions for East Carolina (6-7).

Illinois 38, Baylor 14:

Mikel Leshoure ran for 184 yards and three touchdowns as Illinois earned its first bowl victory since 1999, beating Baylor in the Texas Bowl in Houston. ... The Illini spoiled the Bears' first bowl appearance in 16 seasons. ... Both teams finished at 7-6. ... Baylor's Robert Griffin III threw for 306 yards and a touchdown, but fumbled twice in the first half.

Today's bowls

Armed Forces Bowl

Who: SMU (7-6) vs. Army (6-6)

Where: Fort Worth, Texas

When: 9 a.m.

TV: ESPN

Payout: Each school receives $750,000.

Favorite: SMU by 7

Notes: SMU receivers Aldrick Robinson, Cole Beasley and Darius Johnson combined for 213 catches, and Mustangs quarterback Kyle Padron set school records with 3,526 passing yards and 29 TDs.

Pinstripe Bowl

Who: Syracuse (7-5) vs. Kansas State (7-5)

Where: New York

When: 12:15 p.m.

TV: ESPN

Payout: Each school receives $2 million.

Favorite: Pick 'em

Notes: New York City hosts first bowl game since 1962 Gotham Bowl.

Music City Bowl

Who: North Carolina (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6)

Where: Nashville

When: 3:30 p.m.

TV: ESPN

Payout: Each school receives $1.6 million.

Favorite: North Carolina by 1

Notes: Tar Heels were erratic most of season, due in large part to NCAA investigation into program and rolling suspensions (14 players missed at least a game, 7 the entire season), many on defense.

Holiday Bowl

Who: No. 17 Nebraska (10-3) vs. Washington (6-6)

Where: San Diego

When: 7 p.m.

TV: ESPN

Payout: Each school receives $2.2 million.

Favorite: Nebraska by 14

Notes: Since 1995, Cornhuskers are 10-4 in bowls including 2-0 under coach Bo Pelini.