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Indiana no match for Oklahoma St.

Back in September, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy made headlines by ranting "I'm a man!"

But Zac Robinson is the man for the Cowboys.

Robinson threw 3 touchdown passes and ran for 2 more scores, leading Oklahoma State to a 49-33 Insight Bowl victory over Indiana in Tempe, Ariz., on Monday night.

A sophomore making his 11th college start, Robinson piloted a near-flawless attack in the first half as the Cowboys scored touchdowns on their first five possession.

"In our preparation, we knew what they were going to line up in pretty much every time," Robinson said. "It was just executing and not turning the ball over."

Robinson completed 24 of 34 passes for 302 yards, and threw an interception. Robinson also ran for 70 yards.

Dantrell Savage ran for 100 yards and a touchdown for the Cowboys (7-6, 4-4 Big 12), who matched their season-high point total. Dez Bryant caught 9 passes for 117 yards and 2 touchdowns.

The loss capped an emotional year for the Hoosiers (7-6, 3-5 Big Ten), whose coach, Terry Hoeppner, died of complications of a brain tumor in June. Kellen Lewis passed for 204 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 83 yards and another touchdown for the Hoosiers in their first postseason appearance since 1993.

"We came here to win and play it to the end, and so we did," Indiana coach Bill Lynch said. "I was proud of our kids about that."

Kentucky 35, Florida St. 28: Andre Woodson threw 4 touchdown passes against a depleted Florida State defense, and the Wildcats handed Bobby Bowden his first bowl loss in December by winning the Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tenn.

Kentucky hadn't ended back-to-back seasons with bowl wins since 1951-52, but the Wildcats pulled off the feat in Nashville one year after surprising Clemson.

Florida State was playing three dozen players short due to injuries and suspensions stemming from an academic cheating scandal.

Woodson capitalized on the missing depth and finished the season with 40 touchdown passes, breaking Tim Couch's school-record of 37 set in 1998. It was Woodson's 19th consecutive game with at least 200 passing yards and a scoring pass.

The Wildcats took the lead for good midway through the third quarter on Woodson's 2-yard pass to Rafael Little, who ran for a season-high 152 yards. It was the 13th 100-yard rushing game for the senior running back, tying him for second on Kentucky's career list.

California 42, Air Force 36: DeSean Jackson and Robert Jordan returned from their first-quarter benchings and caught touchdown passes to help California rally from a 3-TD deficit to beat Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas.

California (7-6), ranked No. 2 in the nation in October before losing six of seven games, managed to finish with its sixth straight winning season.

Jackson, Jordan and leading tackler Thomas DeCoud were held out of the starting lineup and didn't play the first quarter because of unspecified violations of team rules that occurred before the team got to Fort Worth for the bowl.

Helped by a botched kickoff, Air Force (9-4) led 21-0 after scoring twice in a two-minute span early in the second quarter -- before Jackson and Jordan even got on the field.

Jordan finished with 6 catches for 148 yards, and Jackson caught 5 passes for 81 yards. Justin Forsett ran for 140 yards and 2 TDs on 23 carries for Cal.

Air Force lost four-year starting quarterback Shaun Carney to serious right knee injury when his leg buckled awkwardly while being tackled near the Cal goal line in the third quarter.

Carney had 15 carries for 108 yards rushing and a TD. He was 5 of 8 passing for 68 yards.

Fresno St. 40, Ga. Tech 28: Clifton Smith rushed for 152 yards and 2 touchdowns, Tom Brandstater threw for a score and ran for another and the Bulldogs beat Georgia Tech in the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho.

Fresno State's offense was surprisingly unstoppable against a Yellow Jackets (7-6) defense that was among the best in the Atlantic Coast Conference. After punting on its opening possession, the Bulldogs (9-4) scored 27 straight points, taking a 34-14 lead midway through the third quarter.

It's Fresno State's second bowl win over Georgia Tech, beating the Yellow Jackets 30-21 in the 2002 Silicon Valley Football Classic, and it made the Bulldogs 3-0 against the ACC in bowls. Fresno State has won four of its last five bowl appearances, all 4 wins coming against teams from the six conferences with automatic bids to the Bowl Championship Series.