1988–89 NCAA football bowl games

The 1988–89 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1988 and January 1989 to end the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 17 team-competitive games,[1] and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the California Bowl on December 10, 1988, and concluded on January 21, 1989, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

1988–89 NCAA football bowl games
Season1988
Number of bowls17
Bowl gamesDecember 10, 1988 –
January 2, 1989
National Championship1989 Fiesta Bowl
Location of ChampionshipSun Devil Stadium,
Tempe, Arizona
ChampionsNotre Dame Fighting Irish
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
Independents 8 5–3 (0.625) 5
SEC 5 3–2 (0.600) 4
Big Ten 5 2–3 (0.400) 2
Big Eight 4 1–3 (0.250) 3
Pac-10 3 2–1 (0.667) 3
WAC 3 1–2 (0.333) 0
ACC 2 2–0 (1.000) 1
SWC 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
12/10 California Bowl Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, California		     Fresno State 35 (9–2) (Big West Champion),
Western Michigan 30 (9–2) (MAC Champion)		 NR
NR		 #19
NR
12/23 Independence Bowl Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana		     Southern Miss 38 (9–2) (Independent),
UTEP 18 (10–2) (WAC)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
12/24 Sun Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas		   CBS Alabama 29 (8–3) (SEC),
Army 28 (9–2) (Independent)		 #20
NR		 #20
NR
12/25 Aloha Bowl Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii		   ABC Washington State 24 (8–3) (Pac-10),
Houston 22 (9–2) (SWC)		 #18
#14		 #18
#14
12/28 Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee		   Raycom Sports Indiana 34 (7–3–1) (Big Ten),
South Carolina 10 (8–3) (Independent)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
12/29 Freedom Bowl Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California		   Mizlou BYU 20 (8–4) (WAC),
Colorado 17 (8–3) (Big Eight)		 NR
NR		 NR
#20
12/29 All-American Bowl Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama		   ESPN Florida 14 (6–5) (SEC),
Illinois 10 (6–4–1) (Big Ten)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
12/30 Holiday Bowl Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California		   ESPN Oklahoma State 62 (9–2) (Big Eight),
Wyoming 14 (11–1) (WAC Champion)		 #12
#15		 #12
#15
12/31 Peach Bowl [2] Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta		   Mizlou NC State 28 (7–3–1) (ACC),
Iowa 23 (6–3–3) (Big Ten)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
1/1 Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida		   ESPN Georgia 34 (8–3) (SEC),
Michigan State 27 (6–4–1) (Big Ten)		 #19
NR		 #19
NR
1/2 Hall of Fame Bowl Tampa Stadium
Tampa, Florida		 1 PM NBC Syracuse 23 (9–2) (Independent),
LSU 10 (8–3) (SEC)		 #17
#16		 #16
#17
1/2 Florida Citrus Bowl [3] Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida		 1:30 PM ABC Clemson 13 (9–2) (ACC Champion),
Oklahoma 6 (9–2) (Big Eight)		 #13
#10		 #13
#10
1/2 Cotton Bowl Classic[4] Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas		 1:30 PM CBS UCLA 17 (9–2) (Pac-10),
Arkansas 3 (10–1) (SWC Champion)		 #9
#8		 #9
#8
1/2 Fiesta Bowl[5] Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona		 4:30 PM NBC Notre Dame 34 (11–0) (Independent),
West Virginia 21 (11–0) (Independent)		 #1
#3		 #1
#3
1/2 Rose Bowl[6] Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California		 5 PM ABC Michigan 22 (8–2–1) (Big Ten Champion),
USC 14 (10–1) (Pac-10 Champion)		 #11
#5		 #11
#5
1/2 Orange Bowl[7] Miami Orange Bowl
Miami		 8:00 PM NBC Miami (FL) 23 (10–1) (Independent),
Nebraska 3 (11–1) (Big Eight Champion)		 #2
#6		 #2
#6
1/2 Sugar Bowl[8] Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana		 8:30 PM ABC Florida State 13 (10–1) (Independent),
Auburn 7 (10–1) (SEC co-Champion)		 #4
#7		 #4
#7

References
  1. "1988 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  2. "N.C. State Tops Iowa". New York Times. January 1, 1989. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  3. "THE OTHER BOWL GAMES : Citrus Bowl : Sooners Beaten at Pass by Clemson". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1989. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  4. "COTTON BOWL: UCLA 17, ARKANSAS 3 : Aikman Throws a Coming-Out Party in Dallas". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1989. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  5. "FIESTA BOWL: NOTRE DAME 34, WEST VIRGINIA 21 : DREAM IS SHATTERED : Lackluster Play, Harris' Injury Keep Mountaineers From Realizing Their Goal". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1989. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  6. "ROSE BOWL: MICHIGAN 22, USC 14 : PEETE AT A LOSS : Quarterback Can't Find Words to Explain Trojans' Demise in Second Half". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1989. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  7. "MIAMI'S DEFENSE DESTROYS NEBRASKA". Chicago Tribune. January 3, 1989. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  8. "SUGAR BOWL: FLORIDA STATE 13, AUBURN 7 : In Prime Time, Sanders and Florida State Stop Auburn Short". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1989. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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