1993–94 NCAA football bowl games

The 1993–94 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the second year of the Bowl Coalition era, the 1994 Orange Bowl was designated as the national championship game, pitting Florida State (11–1), ranked first in the AP Poll and third in the Coaches Poll, against Nebraska (11–0), ranked second in the AP Poll and first in the Coaches Poll. Undefeated and untied West Virginia was ranked second in the Coaches Poll but was relegated to the Sugar Bowl after finishing in third in the Bowl Coalition composite rankings. Florida State defeated Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, which, along with West Virginia's loss to Florida in the Sugar Bowl, allowed Florida State to secure a national championship in both major polls.

1993–94 NCAA football bowl games
Season	1993
Number of bowls	19
Bowl games	December 17, 1993 – January 1, 1994
National Championship	Orange Bowl
Location of Championship	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida
Champions	Florida State
Bowl record by conference Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll Big Ten 7 4–3 (0.571) 4 ACC 5 2–3 (0.400) 3 Big Eight 4 3–1 (0.750) 4 Pac-10 4 3–1 (0.750) 3 SEC 4 2–2 (0.500) 4 Big East 4 2–2 (0.500) 4 WAC 4 0–4 (0.000) 0 SWC 2 0–2 (0.000) 1 Big West 1 1–0 (1.000) 0 MAC 1 0–1 (0.000) 0

A total of 19 bowl games were played between December 17, 1993 and January 1, 1994 by 38 bowl-eligible teams.[1] One new bowl game was added during the 1993–94 season: the Alamo Bowl, held in San Antonio, Texas.

Non-Coalition bowls

Date	Time	Game	Site	Result	Ref.
Dec 17	8:00 PM	Las Vegas Bowl	Sam Boyd Stadium  · Whitney, NV	Utah State 42, Ball State 33
Dec 25		Aloha Bowl	Aloha Stadium  · Honolulu, HI	No. 17 Colorado 41, No. 25–T Fresno State 30
Dec 28	8:00 PM	Liberty Bowl	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium  · Memphis, TN	No. 25–T Louisville 18, Michigan State 7
Dec 29	8:00 PM	Copper Bowl	Arizona Stadium  · Tucson, AZ	No. 20 Kansas State 52, Wyoming 17
Dec 30	8:00 PM	Holiday Bowl	Jack Murphy Stadium  · San Diego, CA	No. 11 Ohio State 28, BYU 21
	9:00 PM	Freedom Bowl	Anaheim Stadium  · Anaheim, CA	USC 28, Utah 21
Dec 31	12:30 PM	Independence Bowl	Independence Stadium  · Shreveport, LA	No. 22 Virginia Tech 45, No. 21 Indiana 20
	6:00 PM	Peach Bowl	Georgia Dome  · Atlanta, GA	No. 24 Clemson 14, Kentucky 13
	9:30 PM	Alamo Bowl	Alamo Dome  · San Antonio, TX	California 37, Iowa 3
Jan 1	11:00 AM	Hall of Fame Bowl	Tampa Stadium  · Tampa, FL	No. 23 Michigan 42, NC State 7
	1:00 PM	Citrus Bowl	Florida Citrus Bowl  · Orlando, FL	No. 13 Penn State 31, No. 6 Tennessee 13
	1:30 PM	Carquest Bowl	Joe Robbie Stadium  · Miami Gardens, FL	No. 15 Boston College 31, Virginia 13
	4:30 PM	Rose Bowl	Rose Bowl  · Pasadena, CA	No. 9 Wisconsin 21, No. 14 UCLA 16
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time.[2]

Bowl Coalition bowls

Tier I

Date	Time	Game	Site	Result	Ref.
Jan 1	1:00 PM	Fiesta Bowl	Sun Devil Stadium  · Tempe, AZ	No. 16 Arizona 29, No. 10 Miami (FL) 0
	4:30 PM	Cotton Bowl Classic	Cotton Bowl  · Dallas, TX	No. 4 Notre Dame 24, No. 7 Texas A&M 21
	8:00 PM	Orange Bowl Championship game	Miami Orange Bowl  · Miami, FL	No. 1 Florida State 18, No. 2 Nebraska 16
	8:30 PM	Sugar Bowl	Louisiana Superdome  · New Orleans, LA	No. 8 Florida 41, No. 3 West Virginia 7
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time.[2]

Tier II

Date	Time	Game	Site	Result	Ref.
Dec 24	2:30 PM	John Hancock Bowl	Sun Bowl  · El Paso, TX	No. 19 Oklahoma 41, Texas Tech 10
Dec 31	7:00 PM	Gator Bowl	Gator Bowl Stadium  · Jacksonville, FL	No. 18 Alabama 24, No. 12 North Carolina 10
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time.[2]

References

1. "1993 College Football Bowl Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
2. "College bowls". Press-Republican. Plattsburgh, NY. December 3, 1993. p. 18.