1989–90 NCAA football bowl games

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.

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

Schedule
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
#23		 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 (6–3–3) (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   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
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References
  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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