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.
Season1983
Regular seasonSeptember 3–December 3
Number of bowls16
Bowl gamesDecember 10, 1983 –
January 2, 1984
National Championship1984 Orange Bowl
Location of ChampionshipMiami Orange Bowl,
Miami, Florida
ChampionsMiami 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) Boston College 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
  • Clemson was on probation by the NCAA during the 1983 season; they were therefore ineligible to receive votes in the Coaches' Poll

References

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