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1979–80 NCAA football bowl games

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1979–80 NCAA football bowl games
Season1979
Number of bowls15
Bowl gamesDecember 15, 1979 –
January 1, 1980
National Championship1980 Sugar Bowl
Location of ChampionshipLouisiana Superdome,
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsAlabama
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll

The 1979–80 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1979 and January 1980 to end the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 15 team-competitive games,[1] were played. The post-season began with the Garden State Bowl on December 15, 1979, and concluded on January 1, 1981, with the Orange Bowl.

Schedule

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Date Game Site TV Teams Results
Dec. 15 Garden State Bowl Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mizlou No. 20 Temple Owls (9–2)
California Golden Bears (7–4)
Temple 28
California 17
Independence Bowl State Fair Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana
TBS Syracuse Orangemen (6–5)
McNeese State Cowboys (11–0)
Syracuse 31
McNeese State 7
Dec. 21 Holiday Bowl Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California
Mizlou Indiana Hoosiers (7–4)
No. 9 BYU Cougars (11–0)
Indiana 38
BYU 37
Dec. 22 Sun Bowl Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
CBS No. 13 Washington Huskies (9–2)
No. 11 Texas Longhorns (9–2)
Washington 14
Texas 7
Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
ABC Penn State Nittany Lions (7–4)
No. 15 Tulane Green Wave (9–2)
Penn State 9
Tulane 6
Tangerine Bowl Orlando Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Mizlou LSU Tigers (6–5)
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8–3)
LSU 34
Wake Forest 10
Dec. 25 Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
NBC No. 10 Pittsburgh Panthers (10–1)
Arizona Wildcats (6–4–1)
Pittsburgh 16
Arizona 10
Dec. 28 Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
ABC North Carolina Tar Heels (7–3–1)
No. 14 Michigan Wolverines (8–3)
North Carolina 17
Michigan 15
Dec. 29 Hall of Fame Classic Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama
Mizlou Missouri Tigers (6–5)
No. 16 South Carolina Gamecocks (8–3)
Missouri 24
South Carolina 14
Dec. 31 Peach Bowl Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
CBS No. 19 Baylor Bears (7–4)
No. 18 Clemson Tigers (8–3)
Baylor 24
Clemson 18
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Astrodome
Houston, Texas
Mizlou No. 12 Purdue Boilermakers (9–2)
Tennessee Volunteers (7–4)
Purdue 27
Tennessee 22
Jan. 1 Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
CBS No. 8 Houston Cougars (10–1)
No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers (10–1)
Houston 17
Nebraska 14
Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
ABC No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (11–0)
No. 6 Arkansas Razorbacks (10–1)
Alabama 24
Arkansas 9
Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
NBC No. 3 USC Trojans (10–0–1)
No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes (11–0)
USC 17
Ohio State 16
Orange Bowl Miami Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida
NBC No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners (10–1)
No. 4 Florida State Seminoles (11–0)
Oklahoma 24
Florida State 7

Rankings from AP Poll

References

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  1. ^ "1979 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 28, 2024.