Iowa football bowl projections: Where the Hawkeyes are picked after win over Nebraska

Iowa finished the season 7-5 with a 56-14 thumping of Nebraska, and while the Music City and Pinstripe Bowls are the most-common picks for the Hawkeyes' December destination, Brett McMurphy reported the Holiday Bowl is a fan of Iowa's.

In his bowl projections for theScore.com, McMurphy said the Holiday Bowl could pass on a 9-3 Northwestern team that beat Iowa 17-10 for the Hawkeyes.

Here's what a few other national outlets came up with this week. Iowa will learn its bowl fate Sunday.

Jerry Palm, CBS Sports: Pinstripe vs. North Carolina State

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN: Music City vs. Texas A&M

David M. Hale, ESPN: Foster Farms vs. Washington State

Eric Single, Sports Illustrated: Music City vs. Texas A&M

Bill Bender, Sporting News: Pinstripe vs. Virginia

Jason Kirk, SB Nation: Music City vs. Kentucky

Brett McMurphy, theScore: Holiday vs. Stanford

College Football News: Pinstripe vs. Louisville

Bowl information

NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL

• Location: Yankee Stadium; New York

• Date: Wednesday, Dec. 27

• Time: 4:15 p.m.

• TV: ESPN

FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL

• Location: Nissan Stadium; Nashville, Tenn.

• Date: Friday, Dec. 29

• Time: 3:30 p.m.

• TV: ESPN

FOSTER FARMS BOWL

• Location: Levi's Stadium; Santa Clara, Calif.

• Date: Wednesday, Dec. 27

• Time: 7:30 p.m.

• TV: FOX

SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL

• Location: Qualcomm Stadium; San Diego

• Date: Thursday, Dec. 28

• Time: 8 p.m.

• TV: FOX

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