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The 1991–92 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1991 and January 1992 to end the
1991 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 14, 1991, and concluded on January 18, 1992, with the season-ending
Senior Bowl .
Schedule
Date
Game
Site
Time(
US EST )
TV
[2]
Matchup (pre-game record)
AP pre-game rank
UPI (Coaches) pre-game rank
12/14
California Bowl
Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, California
SportsChannel
Bowling Green 28 (10–1) (
MAC Champion),
Fresno State 21 (10–1) (
Big West Champion)
NR NR
NR NR
12/25
Aloha Bowl
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii
ABC
Georgia Tech 18 (7–5) (
ACC ),
Stanford 17 (8–3) (
Pac-10 )
NR #17
NR #17
12/28
Blockbuster Bowl
Joe Robbie Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida
CBS
Alabama 30 (10–1) (
SEC ),
Colorado 25 (8–2–1) (
Big Eight )
#8 #15
#8 #15
12/29
Gator Bowl
Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
TBS
Oklahoma 48 (8–3) (
Big Eight ),
Virginia 14 (8–2–1) (
ACC )
#20 #19
#20 #19
12/29
Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana
ABC
Georgia 24 (8–3) (
SEC ),
Arkansas 15 (6–5) (
SWC )
#24 NR
#24 NR
12/29
Liberty Bowl
[3]
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
ESPN
Air Force 38 (9–3) (
WAC ),
Mississippi State 15 (7–4) (
SEC )
NR NR
NR NR
12/30
Holiday Bowl
[4]
Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California
ESPN
Iowa 13 (10–1) (
Big Ten ),
BYU 13 (8–3–1) (
WAC Champion)
#7 NR
#7 NR
12/30
Freedom Bowl
Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California
Raycom
Tulsa 28 (9–2) (
Independent ),
San Diego State 17 (8–3–1) (
WAC )
#23 NR
#25 NR
12/31
John Hancock Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas
CBS
UCLA 6 (8–3) (
Pac-10 ),
Illinois 3 (6–5) (
Big Ten )
#22 NR
#23 NR
12/31
Copper Bowl
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona
TBS
Indiana 24 (6–4–1) (
Big Ten ),
Baylor 0 (8–3) (
SWC )
NR NR
NR NR
1/1
Peach Bowl
Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta
11:30 AM
ESPN
East Carolina 37 (10–1) (
Independent ),
NC State 34 (9–2) (
ACC )
#12 #21
#13 #21
1/1
Hall of Fame Bowl
Tampa Stadium
Tampa, Florida
1:00 PM
NBC
Syracuse 24 (9–2) (
Independent ),
Ohio State 17 (8–3) (
Big Ten )
#16 #25
#16 #22
1/1
Florida Citrus Bowl
[5]
Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida
1:30 PM
ABC
California 37 (9–2) (
Pac-10 ),
Clemson 13 (9–1–1) (
ACC Champion)
#14 #13
#14 #12
1/1
Cotton Bowl Classic
[6]
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
1:30 PM
CBS
Florida State 10 (10–2) (
Independent ),
Texas A&M 2 (10–1) (
SWC Champion)
#5 #9
#6 #9
1/1
Fiesta Bowl
[7]
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
4:30 PM
NBC
Penn State 42 (10–2) (
Independent ),
Tennessee 17 (9–2) (
SEC )
#6 #10
#5 #10
1/1
Rose Bowl
[8]
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
5:00 PM
ABC
Washington 34 (11–0) (
Pac-10 Champion),
Michigan 14 (10–1) (
Big Ten Champion)
#2 #4
#1 #3
1/1
Sugar Bowl
[9]
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
8:30 PM
ABC
Notre Dame 39 (9–3) (
Independent ),
Florida 28 (10–1) (
SEC Champion)
#18 #3
#18 #4
1/1
Orange Bowl
[10]
Miami Orange Bowl
Miami
8:00 PM
NBC
Miami (FL) 22 (11–0) (
Independent ),
Nebraska 0 (9–1–1) (
Big Eight Champion)
#1 #11
#2 #11
References
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"1991 College Football Bowl Games" .
Sports Reference . Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
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https://archive.506sports.com/wiki/1991_College_Football_Season
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"Perez Leads Air Force's Ground Attack : Liberty Bowl: Senior quarterback runs for 114 yards and a touchdown in 38-15 victory over Mississippi State" .
Los Angeles Times . December 30, 1991. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
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"IOWA-BYU A TIE AT HOLIDAY BOWL" .
Chicago Tribune . December 31, 1991. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
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"Just Singing Along, Cal Tunes Out Clemson, 37-13 : Citrus: White gains 103 yards against nation's No. 1 rushing defense. Pawlawski throws for 230 yards" .
Los Angeles Times . January 2, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
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"Florida State's 5 Turnovers Better Than Texas A&M's 8 : Cotton: Seminoles win, 10-2. Aggies lose record six fumbles" .
Los Angeles Times . January 2, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
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"Penn State Rallies to Win as Tennessee Loses Its Grip : Fiesta: Nittany Lions convert four turnovers into touchdowns to turn 17-7 deficit into 42-17 victory" .
Los Angeles Times . January 2, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
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"They Are Perfectly Impressive : Huskies Make Their Case : Rose Bowl: Hobert, Emtman share MVP honors as Washington defense shuts down Michigan, 34-14, to complete a 12-0 season" .
Los Angeles Times . January 2, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
^
"Notre Dame 39, Florida 28" .
United Press International . January 1, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
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"Miami 22, Nebraska 0" .
United Press International . January 1, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .