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1978–79 NCAA football bowl games
Season1978
Number of bowls15
Bowl gamesDecember 16, 1978 –
January 1, 1979
National Championship1979 Sugar Bowl
Location of ChampionshipLouisiana Superdome,
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsAlabama
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
  • Bowl game
  • 1979–80→
  • The 1978–79 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1978 and January 1979 to end the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 15 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Garden State Bowl on December 16, 1978, and concluded on January 1, 1979, with the Orange Bowl.

    Schedule[edit]

    [1]

    Date Game Site TV Teams Results
    Dec. 16 Garden State Bowl Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, New Jersey
    Mizlou Arizona State (8–3)
    Rutgers (9–2)
    Arizona State 34
    Rutgers 18
    Independence Bowl State Fair Stadium
    Shreveport, Louisiana
    WITN-TV East Carolina (8–3)
    Louisiana Tech (6–4)
    East Carolina 35
    Louisiana Tech 13
    Dec. 20 Hall of Fame Classic Legion Field
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Mizlou Texas A&M (7–4)
    No. 19 Iowa State (8–3)
    Texas A&M 28
    Iowa State 12
    Dec. 22 Holiday Bowl Jack Murphy Stadium
    San Diego, California
    Mizlou Navy (8–3)
    BYU (9–3)
    Navy 23
    BYU 16
    Dec. 23 Sun Bowl Sun Bowl
    El Paso, Texas
    CBS No. 14 Texas (8–3)
    No. 13 Maryland (9–2)
    Texas 42
    Maryland 0
    Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
    Memphis, Tennessee
    ABC No. 18 Missouri (7–4)
    LSU (8–3)
    Missouri 20
    LSU 15
    Tangerine Bowl Orlando Stadium
    Orlando, Florida
    Mizlou NC State (8–3)
    No. 16 Pittsburgh (8–3)
    NC State 30
    Pittsburgh 17
    Dec. 25 Peach Bowl Fulton County Stadium
    Atlanta, Georgia
    CBS No. 17 Purdue (8–2–1)
    Georgia Tech (7–4)
    Purdue 41
    Georgia Tech 21
    Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil Stadium
    Tempe, Arizona
    NBC No. 8 Arkansas (9–2)
    No. 15 UCLA (8–3)
    Arkansas 10
    UCLA 10
    Dec. 29 Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Stadium
    Jacksonville, Florida
    ABC No. 7 Clemson (10–1)
    No. 20 Ohio State (7–3–1)
    Clemson 17
    Ohio State 15
    Dec. 31 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Astrodome
    Houston, Texas
    Mizlou Stanford (7–4)
    No. 11 Georgia (9–1–1)
    Stanford 25
    Georgia 22
    Jan. 1 Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, Texas
    CBS No. 10 Notre Dame (8–3)
    No. 9 Houston (9–2)
    Notre Dame 35
    Houston 34
    Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    ABC No. 2 Alabama (10–1)
    No. 1 Penn State (11–0)
    Alabama 14
    Penn State 7
    Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, California
    NBC No. 3 USC (11–1)
    No. 5 Michigan (10–1)
    USC 17
    Michigan 10
    Orange Bowl Miami Orange Bowl
    Miami, Florida
    NBC No. 4 Oklahoma (10–1)
    No. 6 Nebraska (9–2)
    Oklahoma 31
    Nebraska 24

    Rankings from AP Poll [2]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  • ^ "1978 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

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