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1984–85 NCAA football bowl games
Season 1984
Number of bowls18
Bowl gamesDecember 15, 1984 –
January 1, 1985
National Championship 1984 Holiday Bowl
Location of Championship Jack Murphy Stadium,
San Diego
Champions BYU Cougars
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
Independents 7 3–3–1 (0.500) 4
SEC 6 2–3–1 (0.417) 4
Big Ten 6 1–5 (0.167) 2
SWC 5 1–4 (0.200) 1
Pac-10 3 3–0 (1.000) 3
Big Eight 3 2–1 (0.667) 3
ACC 2 2–0 (1.000) 2
WAC 2 2–0 (1.000) 1
PCAA 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
MAC 1 0–1 (0.000) 0

The 1984–85 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1984 and January 1985 to end the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 18 team-competitive games, [1] and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Independence Bowl on December 15, 1984, and concluded on January 12, 1985, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

Schedule

Date Game Site Time
( US EST) 		TV Matchup
(pre-game record) 		AP
pre-game
rank 		UPI (Coaches)
pre-game
rank
Dec 15 Independence Bowl Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana 		  ESPN Air Force 23 (7–4) ( WAC),
Virginia Tech 7 (8–3) ( Independent) 		NR
NR 		NR
NR
California Bowl Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, California 		  ESPN UNLV 30 (10–2) ( PCAA Champion),
Toledo 13 (8–2–1) ( MAC Champion) 		NR
NR 		NR
NR
Dec 21 Holiday Bowl [2] Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California 		  Mizlou / ESPN BYU 24 (12–0) ( WAC Champion),
Michigan 17 (6–5) ( Big Ten) 		#1
NR 		#1
NR
Dec 22 Florida Citrus Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida 		  NBC Georgia 17 (7–4) ( SEC),
Florida State 17 (7–3–1) ( Independent) 		NR
#15 		NR
#16
Sun Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas 		  CBS Maryland 28 (8–3) ( ACC Champion),
Tennessee 27 (7–3–1) ( SEC) 		#12
NR 		#11
NR
Cherry Bowl Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, Michigan 		  USA Network Army 10 (8–3) ( Independent),
Michigan State 6 (6–5) ( Big Ten) 		NR
NR 		NR
NR
Dec 26 Freedom Bowl [3] Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California 		  Lorimar Iowa 55 (7–4–1) ( Big Ten),
Texas 17 (7–3–1) ( SWC) 		NR
#19 		NR
#20
Dec 27 Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee 		  Katz Sports Auburn 21 (8–4) ( SEC),
Arkansas 15 (7–3–1) ( SWC) 		#16
NR 		#19
NR
Dec 28 Gator Bowl [4] Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida 		  ABC Oklahoma State 21 (9–2) ( Big Eight),
South Carolina 14 (10–1) ( Independent) 		#9
#7 		#9
#7
Dec 29 Aloha Bowl Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii 		8:00 pm TCS/Metrosports SMU 27 (9–2) ( SWC co-Champion),
Notre Dame 20 (7–4) ( Independent) 		#10
#17 		#10
#18
Hall of Fame Classic Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama 		8:00 PM WTBS Kentucky 20 (8–3) ( SEC),
Wisconsin 19 (7–3–1) ( Big Ten) 		NR
#20 		NR
#17
Dec 31 Peach Bowl Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta 		3:00 PM CBS Virginia 27 (7–2–2) ( ACC),
Purdue 24 (7–4) ( Big Ten) 		NR
NR 		NR
NR
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Houston Astrodome
Houston, Texas 		8:00 PM Lorimar West Virginia 31 (7–4) ( Independent),
TCU 14 (8–3) ( SWC) 		NR
NR 		NR
NR
Jan 1 Cotton Bowl [5] Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas 		1:30 PM CBS Boston College 45 (9–2) ( Independent),
Houston 28 (7–4) ( SWC co-Champion) 		#8
NR 		#8
NR
Fiesta Bowl [6] Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona 		1:30 PM NBC UCLA 39 (8–3) ( Pac-10),
Miami (FL) 37 (8–4) ( Independent) 		#14
#13 		#15
#13
Rose Bowl [7] Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California 		4:30 PM NBC USC 20 (8–3) ( Pac-10 Champion),
Ohio State 17 (9–2) ( Big Ten Champion) 		#18
#6 		#14
#5
Sugar Bowl [8] Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana 		7:00 PM ABC Nebraska 28 (9–2) ( Big Eight co-Champion),
LSU 10 (8–2–1) ( SEC) 		#5
#11 		#4
#12
Orange Bowl [9] Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida 		8:00 PM NBC Washington 25 (10–1) ( Pac-10),
Oklahoma 17 (9–1–1) ( Big Eight co-Champion) 		#4
#2 		#3
#2

References

  1. ^ "1984 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Hobbling Bosco Lifts No. 1 BYU to 13-0 Season". The Washington Post. December 22, 1984. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "Long Sets Records As Iowa Triumphs". The New York Times. December 27, 1984. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "OKLAHOMA ST. RALLY WINS GATOR BOWL". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "FLUTIE PASSES FOR 3 SCORES AS BOSTON COLLEGE WINS". The New York Times. January 2, 1985. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  6. ^ Reilly, Rick (January 2, 1985). "When the Dust Settles, UCLA Is on Top : Bruins Win Fiesta Bowl Shoot-Out Against Kosar and Hurricanes, 39-37". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "ROSE BOWL : Analysis : First, USC Stopped Byars, Then It Went to Work on the Pass". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1985. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "NEBRASKA RALLIES TO DOWN L.S.U., 28-10". The New York Times. January 2, 1985. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  9. ^ "WASHINGTON RALLIES TO OVERCOME OKLAHOMA". The New York Times. January 2, 1985. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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