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The 1989–90 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1989 and January 1990 to end the
1989 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
California Bowl on December 9, 1989, and concluded on January 20, 1990, 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
12/9
California Bowl
Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, California
Fresno State 27 (10–1) (
Big West Champion),
Ball State 6 (7–2–2) (
MAC Champion)
NR NR
NR NR
12/16
Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana
Mizlou
Oregon 27 (7–4) (
Pac-10 ),
Tulsa 24 (6–5) (
Independent )
NR NR
NR NR
12/25
Aloha Bowl
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii
ABC
Michigan State 33 (7–4) (
Big Ten ),
Hawaii 13 (9–2–1) (
WAC )
#22 #25
NR #19
12/28
Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
Raycom Sports
Ole Miss 42 (7–4) (
SEC ),
Air Force 29 (8–3–1) (
WAC )
NR NR
NR NR
12/28
All-American Bowl
Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama
ESPN
Texas Tech 49 (8–3) (
SWC ),
Duke 21 (8–3) (
ACC )
#24 #20
#19 NR
12/30
Holiday Bowl
Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California
ESPN
Penn State 50 (7–3–1) (
Independent ),
BYU 39 (10–2) (
WAC Champion)
#18 #19
#18 #16
12/30
Gator Bowl
Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
Clemson 27 (9–2) (
ACC ),
West Virginia 7 (8–2–1) (
Independent )
#14 #17
#13 #17
12/30
John Hancock Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas
CBS
Pittsburgh 31 (7–3–1) (
Independent ),
Texas A&M 28 (8–3) (
SWC )
#24 #16
NR #15
12/30
Peach Bowl
Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta
ABC
Syracuse 19 (7–4) (
Independent ),
Georgia 18 (6–5) (
SEC )
NR NR
NR NR
12/30
Freedom Bowl
Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California
NBC
Washington 34 (7–4) (
Pac-10 ),
Florida 7 (7–4) (
SEC )
NR NR
NR NR
12/31
Copper Bowl
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona
TBS
Arizona 17 (7–4) (
Pac-10 ),
NC State 10 (7–4) (
ACC )
NR NR
NR NR
1/1
Hall of Fame Bowl
Tampa Stadium
Tampa, Florida
NBC
Auburn 31 (9–2) (
SEC ),
Ohio State 14 (8–3) (
Big Ten )
#9 #21
#10 NR
1/1
Florida Citrus Bowl
[2]
Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida
12:00 PM
ABC
Illinois 31 (9–2) (
Big Ten ),
Virginia 21 (10–2) (
ACC )
#11 #15
#11 #14
1/1
Cotton Bowl Classic
[3]
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
1:30 PM
CBS
Tennessee 31 (10–1) (
SEC ),
Arkansas 27 (10–1) (
SWC Champion)
#8 #10
#8 #9
1/1
Fiesta Bowl
[4]
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
NBC
Florida State 41 (9–2) (
Independent ),
Nebraska 17 (10–1) (
Big Eight )
#5 #6
#5 #6
1/1
Rose Bowl
[5]
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
4:30 PM
ABC
USC 17 (8–2–1) (
Pac-10 Champion),
Michigan 10 (10–1) (
Big Ten Champion)
#12 #3
#12 #3
1/1
Sugar Bowl
[6]
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
7:00 PM
ABC
Miami (FL) 33 (10–1) (
Independent ),
Alabama 25 (10–1) (
SEC Champion)
#2 #7
#2 #7
1/1
Orange Bowl
[7]
Miami Orange Bowl
Miami
8:00 PM
NBC
Notre Dame 21 (11–1) (
Independent ),
Colorado 6 (11–0) (
Big Eight Champion)
#4 #1
#4 #1
References
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"1989 College Football Bowl Games" .
Sports Reference . Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
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"CITRUS BOWL : George Right on Key, Virginia Out of Sync as Illinois Wins, 31-21" .
Los Angeles Times . January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
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"Vols' Victim No. 600 Is Arkansas, by 31-27" .
New York Times . January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
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"Florida State Throws Nebraska for a 41-17 Loss : Fiesta Bowl: Willis knocks fellow Seminole out of record book by passing for 422 yards and five touchdowns" .
Los Angeles Times . January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
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"Bo's Farewell Is by the Book : USC Beats Michigan, 17-10, on Late Drive : Rose Bowl: Schembechler's record in game drops to 2-8 as he ends career as Wolverine coach" .
Los Angeles Times . January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
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"56th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1990" . Sugar Bowl. January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
^ WOJCIECHOWSKI, GENE (January 2, 1990).
"Irish Do Their Best to Make Miami No. 1 : Orange Bowl: Notre Dame dodges first-half bullets, then shoots a Rocket at previously unbeaten Colorado, 21-6. Holtz says Irish should be No. 1" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 23, 2018 .