The 1988–89 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1988 and January 1989 to end the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 17 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the California Bowl on December 10, 1988, and concluded on January 21, 1989, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.
Schedule
DateGameSiteTime(US EST)TVMatchup(pre-game record)APpre-gamerankUPI (Coaches)pre-gamerank12/10California BowlBulldog Stadium Fresno, California Fresno State 35 (9–2) (Big West Champion),Western Michigan 30 (9–2) (MAC Champion)NRNRNRNR12/23Independence BowlIndependence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana MizlouSouthern Miss 38 (9–2) (Independent),UTEP 18 (10–2) (WAC)NRNRNRNR12/24Sun BowlSun Bowl El Paso, Texas CBSAlabama 29 (8–3) (SEC),Army 28 (9–2) (Independent)#20NR#20NR12/25Aloha BowlAloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii ABCWashington State 24 (8–3) (Pac-10),Houston 22 (9–2) (SWC)#18#14#18#1412/28Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee RaycomIndiana 34 (7–3–1) (Big Ten),South Carolina 10 (8–3) (Independent)NRNRNRNR12/29Freedom BowlAnaheim Stadium Anaheim, California MizlouBYU 20 (8–4) (WAC),Colorado 17 (8–3) (Big Eight)NRNRNR#2012/29All-American BowlLegion Field Birmingham, Alabama ESPNFlorida 14 (6–5) (SEC),Illinois 10 (6–4–1) (Big Ten)NRNRNRNR12/30Holiday BowlJack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California ESPNOklahoma State 62 (9–2) (Big Eight),Wyoming 14 (11–1) (WAC Champion)#12#15#12#1512/31Peach BowlFulton County Stadium Atlanta MizlouNC State 28 (7–3–1) (ACC),Iowa 23 (6–3–3) (Big Ten)NRNRNRNR1/1Gator BowlGator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida ESPNGeorgia 34 (8–3) (SEC),Michigan State 27 (6–4–1) (Big Ten)#19NR#19NR1/2Hall of Fame BowlTampa Stadium Tampa, Florida1 PMNBCSyracuse 23 (9–2) (Independent),LSU 10 (8–3) (SEC)#17#16#16#171/2Florida Citrus BowlFlorida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida1:30 PMABCClemson 13 (9–2) (ACC Champion),Oklahoma 6 (9–2) (Big Eight)#13#10#13#101/2Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton Bowl Dallas, Texas1:30 PMCBSUCLA 17 (9–2) (Pac-10),Arkansas 3 (10–1) (SWC Champion)#9#8#9#81/2Fiesta BowlSun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona4:30 PMNBCNotre Dame 34 (11–0) (Independent),West Virginia 21 (11–0) (Independent)#1#3#1#31/2Rose BowlRose Bowl Pasadena, California5 PMABCMichigan 22 (8–2–1) (Big Ten Champion),USC 14 (10–1) (Pac-10 Champion)#11#5#11#51/2Orange BowlMiami Orange Bowl Miami8:00 PMNBCMiami (FL) 23 (10–1) (Independent),Nebraska 3 (11–1) (Big Eight Champion)#2#6#2#61/2Sugar BowlLouisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana8:30 PMABCFlorida State 13 (10–1) (Independent),Auburn 7 (10–1) (SEC co-Champion)#4#7#4#7
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