1988–89 NCAA football bowl games

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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

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.

Schedule[edit]

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 		  Mizlou 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 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[edit]

  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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