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1989–90 NCAA football bowl games

1989–90 NCAA football bowl games
Season1989
Number of bowls18
Bowl gamesDecember 9, 1989 –
January 1, 1990
National Championship1990 Sugar Bowl
Location of ChampionshipLouisiana Superdome,
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsMiami Hurricanes
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
Independents 8 6–2 (0.750) 6
SEC 6 3–3 (0.500) 3
Pac-10 4 4–0 (1.000) 3
Big Ten 4 2–2 (0.500) 4
ACC 4 2–2 (0.500) 2
SWC 3 1–2 (0.333) 4
WAC 3 0–3 (0.000) 1
Big Eight 2 0–2 (0.000) 2
Big West 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
MAC 1 0–1 (0.000) 0

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

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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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  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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