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, 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
DateGameSiteTime(US EST)TVMatchup(pre-game record)APpre-gamerankUPI (Coaches)pre-gamerank12/9California BowlBulldog Stadium Fresno, California SportsChannelFresno State 27 (10–1) (Big West Champion),Ball State 6 (7–2–2) (MAC Champion)NRNRNRNR12/16Independence BowlIndependence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana MizlouOregon 27 (7–4) (Pac-10),Tulsa 24 (6–5) (Independent)NRNRNRNR12/25Aloha BowlAloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii ABCMichigan State 33 (7–4) (Big Ten),Hawaii 13 (9–2–1) (WAC)#22#25NR#1912/28Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee Raycom SportsOle Miss 42 (7–4) (SEC),Air Force 29 (8–3–1) (WAC)NRNRNRNR12/28All-American BowlLegion Field Birmingham, Alabama ESPNTexas Tech 49 (8–3) (SWC),Duke 21 (8–3) (ACC)#24#20#19NR12/29Holiday BowlJack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California ESPNPenn State 50 (7–3–1) (Independent),BYU 39 (10–2) (WAC Champion)#18#19#18#1612/30Gator BowlGator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida ESPNClemson 27 (9–2) (ACC),West Virginia 7 (8–2–1) (Independent)#14#17#13#1712/30John Hancock BowlSun Bowl El Paso, Texas CBSPittsburgh 31 (7–3–1) (Independent),Texas A&M 28 (8–3) (SWC)#24#16NR#1512/30Peach BowlFulton County Stadium Atlanta ABCSyracuse 19 (7–4) (Independent),Georgia 18 (6–5) (SEC)NRNRNRNR12/30Freedom BowlAnaheim Stadium Anaheim, California NBCWashington 34 (7–4) (Pac-10),Florida 7 (7–4) (SEC)NRNRNRNR12/31Copper BowlArizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona TBSArizona 17 (7–4) (Pac-10),NC State 10 (7–4) (ACC)NRNRNRNR1/1Hall of Fame BowlTampa Stadium Tampa, Florida1:00 PMNBCAuburn 31 (9–2) (SEC),Ohio State 14 (8–3) (Big Ten)#9#21#10NR1/1Florida Citrus BowlFlorida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida1:30 PMABCIllinois 31 (9–2) (Big Ten),Virginia 21 (10–2) (ACC)#11#15#11#141/1Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton Bowl Dallas, Texas1:30 PMCBSTennessee 31 (10–1) (SEC),Arkansas 27 (10–1) (SWC Champion)#8#10#8#91/1Fiesta BowlSun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona4:30 PMNBCFlorida State 41 (9–2) (Independent),Nebraska 17 (10–1) (Big Eight)#5#6#5#61/1Rose BowlRose Bowl Pasadena, California5:00 PMABCUSC 17 (8–2–1) (Pac-10 Champion),Michigan 10 (10–1) (Big Ten Champion)#12#3#12#31/1Sugar BowlLouisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana8:30 PMABCMiami (FL) 33 (10–1) (Independent),Alabama 25 (10–1) (SEC Champion)#2#7#2#71/1Orange BowlMiami Orange Bowl Miami8:00 PMNBCNotre Dame 21 (11–1) (Independent),Colorado 6 (11–0) (Big Eight Champion)#4#1#4#1
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