Through the first six bowl games, Frank Williams is off to a hot start picking five winners to improve to 100-36 on the year and closing to within a game of current Leader Publications Football Forecasters leader Sue Dobrich.

Dobrich is 3-3 to kickoff the bowl season and is 101-35 overall.

Jeff Upton is the only other forecasters with a winning record as he is 4-2 and now stands at 98-38 on the season.

Tom Atkinson, also 3-3 through six games, is two games off the lead with an overall record of 99-37.

The final 18 bowl game predictions will appear next week.

Football Forecasters

Bowl game and overall records

Sue Dobrich 3-3/101-35

Frank Williams 5-1/100-36

Tom Atkinson 3-3/99-37

Bruce Laing 2-4/99-37

Jeff Upton 4-2/98-38

Brent Nate 2-4/98-38

Fred Upton 2-4/97-39

John Jarpe 3-3/96-40

Allison Hayes 2-4/96-40

John Proos 3-3/96-40

Matt Brawley 3-3/95-41

Kevin Dean 2-4/95-41

Dennis Cooper 2-4/95-41

Scott Novak 3-3/93-43