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
DateGameSiteTVTeamsResultsGarden State BowlGiants StadiumEast Rutherford, New JerseyMizlouArizona State (8–3)Rutgers (9–2)Arizona State 34Rutgers 18Independence BowlState Fair StadiumShreveport, LouisianaWITN-TVEast Carolina (8–3)Louisiana Tech (6–4)East Carolina 35Louisiana Tech 13Hall of Fame ClassicLegion FieldBirmingham, AlabamaMizlouTexas A&M (7–4)No. 19 Iowa State (8–3)Texas A&M 28Iowa State 12Holiday BowlJack Murphy StadiumSan Diego, CaliforniaMizlouNavy (8–3)BYU (9–3)Navy 23BYU 16Sun BowlSun BowlEl Paso, TexasCBSNo. 14 Texas (8–3)No. 13 Maryland (9–2)Texas 42Maryland 0Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TennesseeABCNo. 18 Missouri (7–4)LSU (8–3)Missouri 20LSU 15Tangerine BowlOrlando StadiumOrlando, FloridaMizlouNC State (8–3)No. 16 Pittsburgh (8–3)NC State 30Pittsburgh 17Peach BowlFulton County StadiumAtlanta, GeorgiaCBSNo. 17 Purdue (8–2–1)Georgia Tech (7–4)Purdue 41Georgia Tech 21Fiesta BowlSun Devil StadiumTempe, ArizonaNBCNo. 8 Arkansas (9–2)No. 15 UCLA (8–3)Arkansas 10UCLA 10Gator BowlGator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FloridaABCNo. 7 Clemson (10–1)No. 20 Ohio State (7–3–1)Clemson 17Ohio State 15Astro-Bluebonnet BowlAstrodomeHouston, TexasMizlouStanford (7–4)No. 11 Georgia (9–1–1)Stanford 25Georgia 22Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton BowlDallas, TexasCBSNo. 10 Notre Dame (8–3)No. 9 Houston (9–2)Notre Dame 35Houston 34Sugar BowlLouisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LouisianaABCNo. 2 Alabama (10–1)No. 1 Penn State (11–0)Alabama 14Penn State 7Rose BowlRose BowlPasadena, CaliforniaNBCNo. 3 USC (11–1)No. 5 Michigan (10–1)USC 17Michigan 10Orange BowlMiami Orange BowlMiami, FloridaNBCNo. 4 Oklahoma (10–1)No. 6 Nebraska (9–2)Oklahoma 31Nebraska 24
Rankings from AP Poll
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