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Keeping track of how the 10 programs vying for this year's Lambert-Meadowlands trophy fared last week, and a look ahead to next weekend's action.
Standings
| Team | Overall | Conf | Bowl |
| 1. Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 8-5 | 3-5 | Def. North Carolina, 40-21 |
| 2t. Penn State Nittany Lions | 7-6 | 2-6 | Def. Boston College, 31-30 OT |
| 2t. Boston College Eagles | 7-6 | 4-4 | Lost to Penn State, 31-30 OT |
| 4. Temple Owls | 6-6 | 4-4 | |
| 5. Pittsburgh Panthers | 6-7 | 4-4 | Lost to Houston, 35-34 |
| 6. Buffalo Bulls | 5-6 | 3-4 | |
| 7. Army Black Knights | 4-8 | -- | |
| 8t. Syracuse Orange | 3-9 | 1-7 | |
| 8t. Massachusetts Minutemen | 3-9 | 3-5 | |
| 10. Connecticut Huskies | 2-10 | 1-7 |
Postseason Results
Pinstripe Bowl: Penn State 31, Boston College 30 (OT)
Quick Lane Bowl: Rutgers 40, North Carolina 21
Armed Forces Bowl: Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34
Rutgers has won this year's Lambert Meadowlands Trophy. The Scarlet Knights capped an 8-5 (3-5 Big Ten) campaign with a 40-21 victory over North Carolina in the Quick Lane Bowl. It's the first ever Lambert Meadowlands trophy win for the program; the award dates back to 1936.
In the end, BC was right there in contention for this year's Lambert Meadowlands but ultimately came up a game short. One can't help but think that a Pinstripe Bowl victory over Penn State or a win over Colorado State / Clemson / Florida State would've given the Eagles their first Lambert Meadowlands Trophy win since 2004 in what turned out to be a really down year for football in the Northeast.
Rutgers finishes a game ahead of both Penn State and BC and wins the Lambert Meadowlands despite falling to the Nittany Lions, 13-10, in week 3. The Scarlet Knights win the trophy with the third lowest winning percentage in the award's 79-year history. Last year Penn State won with a 7-5 record.