1982–83 NCAA football bowl games

The 1982–83 NCAA football bowl games featured 16 games starting early in December and ending on January 1, 1983. The Aloha Bowl was introduced this year.

1982–83 NCAA football bowl games
Season	1982
Number of bowls	16
All-star games	2
Bowl games	December 17, 1982 – January 1, 1983
Champions	Penn State Nittany Lions
Bowl record by conference Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll SEC 7 2–5 (0.286) 3 Big Ten 5 3–2 (0.600) 1 Independent 5 2–3 (0.400) 4 Big 8 3 1–2 (0.333) 2 Pac-10 3 3–0 (1.000) 4 SWC 3 2–1 (0.667) 3 ACC 2 1–1 (0.500) 3 WAC 2 1–1 (0.500) 0 MAC 1 0–1 (0.000) 0 PCAA 1 1–0 (1.000) 0

Schedule

Date	Game	Site	Matchup
Dec 11	1982 Independence Bowl	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA	Wisconsin 14, Kansas State 10
Dec 17	1982 Holiday Bowl	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	Ohio State 47, BYU 17
Dec 18	1982 Tangerine Bowl	Orlando Stadium Orlando, FL	Auburn 33, Boston College 26
	1982 California Bowl	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	Fresno State 29, Bowling Green 28
	1982 Sun Bowl	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	North Carolina 26, Texas 10
Dec 25	1982 Aloha Bowl	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Washington 26, Maryland 20
Dec 29	1982 Liberty Bowl	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	Alabama 21, Illinois 15
Dec 30	1982 Gator Bowl	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL	Florida State 31, West Virginia 12
Dec 31	1982 Hall of Fame Classic	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	Air Force 36, Vanderbilt 28
	1982 Bluebonnet Bowl	Astrodome Houston, TX	Arkansas 28, Florida 24
	1982 Peach Bowl	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA	Iowa 28, Tennessee 22
Jan 1	1983 Fiesta Bowl	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	Arizona State 32, Oklahoma 21
	1983 Cotton Bowl	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	SMU 7, Pittsburgh 3
	1983 Rose Bowl	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	UCLA 24, Michigan 14
	1983 Orange Bowl	Orange Bowl Miami, FL	Nebraska 21, LSU 20
	1983 Sugar Bowl	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	Penn State 27, Georgia 23

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