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The 1988–89 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1988 and January 1989 to end the
1988 NCAA Division I-A football season . A total of 17 team-competitive games,
[1] and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the
California Bowl on December 10, 1988, and concluded on January 21, 1989, 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
12/10
California Bowl
Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, California
Fresno State 35 (9–2) (
Big West Champion),
Western Michigan 30 (9–2) (
MAC Champion)
NR NR
#19 NR
12/23
Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana
Mizlou
Southern Miss 38 (9–2) (
Independent ),
UTEP 18 (10–2) (
WAC )
NR NR
NR NR
12/24
Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas
CBS
Alabama 29 (8–3) (
SEC ),
Army 28 (9–2) (
Independent )
#20 NR
#20 NR
12/25
Aloha Bowl
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii
ABC
Washington State 24 (8–3) (
Pac-10 ),
Houston 22 (9–2) (
SWC )
#18 #14
#18 #14
12/28
Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
Raycom
Indiana 34 (7–3–1) (
Big Ten ),
South Carolina 10 (8–3) (
Independent )
NR NR
NR NR
12/29
Freedom Bowl
Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California
Mizlou
BYU 20 (8–4) (
WAC ),
Colorado 17 (8–3) (
Big Eight )
NR NR
NR #20
12/29
All-American Bowl
Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama
ESPN
Florida 14 (6–5) (
SEC ),
Illinois 10 (6–4–1) (
Big Ten )
NR NR
NR NR
12/30
Holiday Bowl
Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California
ESPN
Oklahoma State 62 (9–2) (
Big Eight ),
Wyoming 14 (11–1) (
WAC Champion)
#12 #15
#12 #15
12/31
Peach Bowl
[2]
Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta
Mizlou
NC State 28 (7–3–1) (
ACC ),
Iowa 23 (6–3–3) (
Big Ten )
NR NR
NR NR
1/1
Gator Bowl
Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
ESPN
Georgia 34 (8–3) (
SEC ),
Michigan State 27 (6–4–1) (
Big Ten )
#19 NR
#19 NR
1/2
Hall of Fame Bowl
Tampa Stadium
Tampa, Florida
1 PM
NBC
Syracuse 23 (9–2) (
Independent ),
LSU 10 (8–3) (
SEC )
#17 #16
#16 #17
1/2
Florida Citrus Bowl
[3]
Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida
1:30 PM
ABC
Clemson 13 (9–2) (
ACC Champion),
Oklahoma 6 (9–2) (
Big Eight )
#13 #10
#13 #10
1/2
Cotton Bowl Classic
[4]
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
1:30 PM
CBS
UCLA 17 (9–2) (
Pac-10 ),
Arkansas 3 (10–1) (
SWC Champion)
#9 #8
#9 #8
1/2
Fiesta Bowl
[5]
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
4:30 PM
NBC
Notre Dame 34 (11–0) (
Independent ),
West Virginia 21 (11–0) (
Independent )
#1 #3
#1 #3
1/2
Rose Bowl
[6]
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
5 PM
ABC
Michigan 22 (8–2–1) (
Big Ten Champion),
USC 14 (10–1) (
Pac-10 Champion)
#11 #5
#11 #5
1/2
Orange Bowl
[7]
Miami Orange Bowl
Miami
8:00 PM
NBC
Miami (FL) 23 (10–1) (
Independent ),
Nebraska 3 (11–1) (
Big Eight Champion)
#2 #6
#2 #6
1/2
Sugar Bowl
[8]
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
8:30 PM
ABC
Florida State 13 (10–1) (
Independent ),
Auburn 7 (10–1) (
SEC co-Champion)
#4 #7
#4 #7
References
^
"1988 College Football Bowl Games" .
Sports Reference . Retrieved December 22, 2018 .
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"N.C. State Tops Iowa" .
New York Times . January 1, 1989. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
^
"THE OTHER BOWL GAMES : Citrus Bowl : Sooners Beaten at Pass by Clemson" .
Los Angeles Times . January 3, 1989. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
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"COTTON BOWL: UCLA 17, ARKANSAS 3 : Aikman Throws a Coming-Out Party in Dallas" .
Los Angeles Times . January 3, 1989. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
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"FIESTA BOWL: NOTRE DAME 34, WEST VIRGINIA 21 : DREAM IS SHATTERED : Lackluster Play, Harris' Injury Keep Mountaineers From Realizing Their Goal" .
Los Angeles Times . January 3, 1989. Retrieved December 22, 2018 .
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"ROSE BOWL: MICHIGAN 22, USC 14 : PEETE AT A LOSS : Quarterback Can't Find Words to Explain Trojans' Demise in Second Half" .
Los Angeles Times . January 3, 1989. Retrieved December 22, 2018 .
^
"MIAMI'S DEFENSE DESTROYS NEBRASKA" .
Chicago Tribune . January 3, 1989. Retrieved December 22, 2018 .
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"SUGAR BOWL: FLORIDA STATE 13, AUBURN 7 : In Prime Time, Sanders and Florida State Stop Auburn Short" .
Los Angeles Times . January 3, 1989. Retrieved December 22, 2018 .