1978–79 NCAA football bowl games
Series of post-season NCAA football games
1978–79 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||
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Season | 1978 | ||||||||
Number of bowls | 15 | ||||||||
Bowl games | December 16, 1978 – January 1, 1979 | ||||||||
National Championship | 1979 Sugar Bowl | ||||||||
Location of Championship | Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||
Champions | Alabama | ||||||||
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The 1978–79 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1978 and January 1979 to end the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 15 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Garden State Bowl on December 16, 1978, and concluded on January 1, 1979, with the Orange Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Game | Site | TV | Teams | Results |
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Dec. 16 | Garden State Bowl | Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey | Mizlou | Arizona State (8–3) Rutgers (9–2) | Arizona State 34 Rutgers 18 |
Independence Bowl | State Fair Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana | WITN-TV | East Carolina (8–3) Louisiana Tech (6–4) | East Carolina 35 Louisiana Tech 13 | |
Dec. 20 | Hall of Fame Classic | Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama | Mizlou | Texas A&M (7–4) No. 19 Iowa State (8–3) | Texas A&M 28 Iowa State 12 |
Dec. 22 | Holiday Bowl | Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California | Mizlou | Navy (8–3) BYU (9–3) | Navy 23 BYU 16 |
Dec. 23 | Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas | CBS | No. 14 Texas (8–3) No. 13 Maryland (9–2) | Texas 42 Maryland 0 |
Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee | ABC | No. 18 Missouri (7–4) LSU (8–3) | Missouri 20 LSU 15 | |
Tangerine Bowl | Orlando Stadium Orlando, Florida | Mizlou | NC State (8–3) No. 16 Pittsburgh (8–3) | NC State 30 Pittsburgh 17 | |
Dec. 25 | Peach Bowl | Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia | CBS | No. 17 Purdue (8–2–1) Georgia Tech (7–4) | Purdue 41 Georgia Tech 21 |
Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona | NBC | No. 8 Arkansas (9–2) No. 15 UCLA (8–3) | Arkansas 10 UCLA 10 | |
Dec. 29 | Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida | ABC | No. 7 Clemson (10–1) No. 20 Ohio State (7–3–1) | Clemson 17 Ohio State 15 |
Dec. 31 | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | Astrodome Houston, Texas | Mizlou | Stanford (7–4) No. 11 Georgia (9–1–1) | Stanford 25 Georgia 22 |
Jan. 1 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas | CBS | No. 10 Notre Dame (8–3) No. 9 Houston (9–2) | Notre Dame 35 Houston 34 |
Sugar Bowl | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ABC | No. 2 Alabama (10–1) No. 1 Penn State (11–0) | Alabama 14 Penn State 7 | |
Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California | NBC | No. 3 USC (11–1) No. 5 Michigan (10–1) | USC 17 Michigan 10 | |
Orange Bowl | Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida | NBC | No. 4 Oklahoma (10–1) No. 6 Nebraska (9–2) | Oklahoma 31 Nebraska 24 |
Rankings from AP Poll [2]
References
- ^ "All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "1978 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
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1978–79 NCAA football bowl game season
- Garden State (Dec. 16)
- Independence (Dec. 16)
- 1978 Hall of Fame Classic (Dec. 20)
- Holiday (Dec. 22)
- Sun (Dec. 23)
- Liberty (Dec. 23)
- Tangerine (Dec. 23)
- Peach (Dec. 25)
- Fiesta (Dec. 25)
- Gator (Dec. 29)
- Bluebonnet (Dec. 31)
- Sugar (Jan. 1)
- Cotton (Jan. 1)
- Orange (Jan. 1)
- Rose (Jan. 1)