1983–84 NCAA football bowl games

The 1983–84 NCAA football bowl games featured 16 games starting early in December and ending on January 2, 1984. The Tangerine Bowl was renamed the Florida Citrus Bowl.

1983–84 NCAA football bowl games
Number of bowl games per state.
Season	1983
Regular season	September 3–December 3
Number of bowls	16
Bowl games	December 10, 1983 – January 2, 1984
National Championship	1984 Orange Bowl
Location of Championship	Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
Champions	Miami Hurricanes
Bowl record by conference Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll Independents 7 5–2 (0.714) 5 SEC 7 5–2 (0.714) 4 Big Ten 4 1–3 (0.250) 4 Big Eight 3 1–2 (0.333) 1 SWC 3 0–3 (0.000) 2 WAC 2 2–0 (1.000) 2 Pac-10 2 1–1 (0.500) 1 ACC 2 0–2 (0.000) 1 MAC 1 1–0 (1.000) 0 Big West 1 0–1 (0.000) 0

Number of bowl teams per state.

Bowl games

NOTE: Rankings used are the final regular season AP Rankings whenever noted

Date	Game	Site	Result	Ref.
Dec 10	1983 Independence Bowl	Independence Stadium  · Shreveport, LA	(16) Air Force Falcons 9, Ole Miss 3
Dec 17	1983 California Bowl	Bulldog Stadium  · Fresno, CA	Northern Illinois Huskies 20, Cal State Fullerton 13
Dec 27	1983 Florida Citrus Bowl	Florida Citrus Bowl  · Orlando, FL	(17) Maryland Terrapins 23, Tennessee Volunteers 30
Dec 22	1983 Hall of Fame Classic	Legion Field  · Birmingham, AL	West Virginia Mountaineers 20, Kentucky Wildcats 16
Dec 23	1983 Holiday Bowl	Jack Murphy Stadium  · San Diego, CA	(9) BYU Cougars 21, Missouri Tigers 17
Dec 28	1983 Sun Bowl	Sun Bowl Stadium  · El Paso, TX	Alabama Crimson Tide 28, SMU Mustangs 7
Dec 26	1983 Aloha Bowl	Aloha Stadium  · Honolulu, HI	Penn State Nittany Lions 13, Washington Huskies 10
Dec 30	1983 Liberty Bowl	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium  · Memphis, TN	(13) Colorado 18, Notre Dame Fighting Irish 19
Dec 30	1983 Gator Bowl	Gator Bowl Stadium  · Jacksonville, FL	(10) Iowa Hawkeyes 6, (11) Florida Gators 14
Dec 30	1983 Peach Bowl	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium  · Atlanta, GA	North Carolina Tar Heels 3, Florida State Seminoles 28
Dec 31	1983 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl	Astrodome  · Houston, TX	Oklahoma State Cowboys 24, (20) Baylor Bears 14
Jan 2	1984 Sugar Bowl	Louisiana Superdome  · New Orleans, LA	(3) Auburn 9, (14) Michigan Wolverines 7
Jan 2	1984 Cotton Bowl Classic	Cotton Bowl  · Dallas, TX	(7) Georgia Bulldogs 10, (2) Texas Longhorns 9
Jan 2	1984 Orange Bowl	Orange Bowl  · Miami, FL	(1) Nebraska Cornhuskers 30, (2) Miami Hurricanes 31
Jan 2	1984 Fiesta Bowl	Sun Devil Stadium  · Tempe, AZ	(14) Ohio State Buckeyes 28, (15) Pittsburgh Panthers 23
Jan 2	1984 Rose Bowl	Rose Bowl  · Pasadena, CA	(14) UCLA Bruins 45, (4) Illinois Fighting Illini 9

Final rankings

AP Poll Miami (FL) Nebraska Auburn Georgia Texas Florida BYU Michigan Ohio State Illinois Clemson SMU Air Force Iowa Alabama West Virginia UCLA Pittsburgh Boston College East Carolina

Coaches' Poll Miami (FL) Nebraska Auburn Georgia Texas Florida BYU Ohio State Michigan Illinois SMU Alabama UCLA Iowa Air Force West Virginia Penn State Oklahoma State Pittsburgh Boston College

• Clemson was on probation by the NCAA during the 1983 season; they were therefore ineligible to receive votes in the Coaches' Poll

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