1983–84 NCAA football bowl games
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| Season | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular season | September 3–December 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of bowls | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl games | December 10, 1983 – January 2, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Championship | 1984 Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location of Championship | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champions | Miami Hurricanes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983–84 NCAA football bowl games featured 16 games starting early in December and ending on January 2, 1984. The Tangerine Bowl was renamed the Florida Citrus Bowl.
Bowl games
- NOTE: Rankings used are the final regular season AP Rankings whenever noted
Independence Bowl
California Bowl
Florida Citrus Bowl
All-American Bowl
- (18) West Virginia 20, Kentucky 16
Holiday Bowl
Sun Bowl
Aloha Bowl
- Penn State 13, Washington 10
Liberty Bowl
- Notre Dame 19, (13) Boston College 18
Gator Bowl
Peach Bowl
- Florida State 28, North Carolina 3
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
- Oklahoma State 24, (20) Baylor 14
Sugar Bowl
Cotton Bowl Classic
Orange Bowl
- (5) Miami (FL) 31, (1) Nebraska 30
Fiesta Bowl
- (14) Ohio State 28, (15) Pittsburgh 23
Rose Bowl
Final rankings
AP Poll
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Coaches' Poll
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- Clemson was on probation by the NCAA during the 1983 season; they were therefore ineligible to receive votes in the Coaches' Poll