1989–90 NCAA football bowl games

1989–90 NCAA football bowl games
1989–90 NCAA football bowl games
Season	1989
Number of bowls	18
Bowl games	December 9, 1989 – ; January 1, 1990
National Championship	1990 Sugar Bowl
Location of Championship	Louisiana Superdome,; New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions	Miami Hurricanes
Conference
Bowl record by conference
Conference	Bowls
Independents	8
SEC	6
Pac-10	4
Big Ten	4
ACC	4
SWC	3
WAC	3
Big Eight	2
Big West	1
MAC	1
	←1988–89; Bowl game; 1990–91→;

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

^ "1989 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
^ "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.
^ "Vols' Victim No. 600 Is Arkansas, by 31-27". New York Times. January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.

[1] "1989 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

[2] "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.

[3] "Vols' Victim No. 600 Is Arkansas, by 31-27". New York Times. January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

[4] "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.

[5] "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.

[6] "56th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1990". Sugar Bowl. January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

[7] 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.

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