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1989–90 NCAA football bowl games

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Season

1989

Number of bowls

Bowl games

December 9, 1989 –
January 1, 1990

National Championship

1990 Sugar Bowl

Location of Championship

Louisiana Superdome,
New Orleans, Louisiana

Champions

Miami Hurricanes

Bowl record by conference
Conference	Bowls	Record	Final AP Poll
Independents	8	6–2 (0.750)	6
SEC	6	3–3 (0.500)	3
Pac-10	4	4–0 (1.000)	3
Big Ten	4	2–2 (0.500)	4
ACC	4	2–2 (0.500)	2
SWC	3	1–2 (0.333)	4
WAC	3	0–3 (0.000)	1
Big Eight	2	0–2 (0.000)	2
Big West	1	1–0 (1.000)	0
MAC	1	0–1 (0.000)	0

←1988–89

Bowl game

1990–91→

The 1989–90 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1989 and January 1990 to end the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 18 team-competitive games,^[1] and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the California Bowl on December 9, 1989, and concluded on January 20, 1990, 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
12/9	California Bowl	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California			Fresno State 27 (10–1) (Big West Champion), Ball State 6 (7–2–2) (MAC Champion)	NR NR	NR NR
12/16	Independence Bowl	Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana		Mizlou	Oregon 27 (7–4) (Pac-10), Tulsa 24 (6–5) (Independent)	NR NR	NR NR
12/25	Aloha Bowl	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii		ABC	Michigan State 33 (7–4) (Big Ten), Hawaii 13 (9–2–1) (WAC)	#22 #25	NR #19
12/28	Liberty Bowl	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee		Raycom Sports	Ole Miss 42 (7–4) (SEC), Air Force 29 (8–3–1) (WAC)	NR NR	NR NR
12/28	All-American Bowl	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama		ESPN	Texas Tech 49 (8–3) (SWC), Duke 21 (8–3) (ACC)	#24 #20	#19 NR
12/30	Holiday Bowl	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California		ESPN	Penn State 50 (7–3–1) (Independent), BYU 39 (10–2) (WAC Champion)	#18 #19	#18 #16
12/30	Gator Bowl	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida			Clemson 27 (9–2) (ACC), West Virginia 7 (8–2–1) (Independent)	#14 #17	#13 #17
12/30	John Hancock Bowl	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas		CBS	Pittsburgh 31 (7–3–1) (Independent), Texas A&M 28 (8–3) (SWC)	#24 #16	NR #15
12/30	Peach Bowl	Fulton County Stadium Atlanta		ABC	Syracuse 19 (7–4) (Independent), Georgia 18 (6–5) (SEC)	NR NR	NR NR
12/30	Freedom Bowl	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California		NBC	Washington 34 (7–4) (Pac-10), Florida 7 (7–4) (SEC)	NR NR	NR NR
12/31	Copper Bowl	Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona		TBS	Arizona 17 (7–4) (Pac-10), NC State 10 (7–4) (ACC)	NR NR	NR NR
1/1	Hall of Fame Bowl	Tampa Stadium Tampa, Florida		NBC	Auburn 31 (9–2) (SEC), Ohio State 14 (8–3) (Big Ten)	#9 #21	#10 NR
1/1	Florida Citrus Bowl^[2]	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida	12:00 PM	ABC	Illinois 31 (9–2) (Big Ten), Virginia 21 (10–2) (ACC)	#11 #15	#11 #14
1/1	Cotton Bowl Classic^[3]	Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas	1:30 PM	CBS	Tennessee 31 (10–1) (SEC), Arkansas 27 (10–1) (SWC Champion)	#8 #10	#8 #9
1/1	Fiesta Bowl^[4]	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona		NBC	Florida State 41 (9–2) (Independent), Nebraska 17 (10–1) (Big Eight)	#5 #6	#5 #6
1/1	Rose Bowl^[5]	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California	4:30 PM	ABC	USC 17 (8–2–1) (Pac-10 Champion), Michigan 10 (10–1) (Big Ten Champion)	#12 #3	#12 #3
1/1	Sugar Bowl^[6]	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana	7:00 PM	ABC	Miami (FL) 33 (10–1) (Independent), Alabama 25 (10–1) (SEC Champion)	#2 #7	#2 #7
1/1	Orange Bowl^[7]	Miami Orange Bowl Miami	8:00 PM	NBC	Notre Dame 21 (11–1) (Independent), Colorado 6 (11–0) (Big Eight Champion)	#4 #1	#4 #1

References[edit]

^ "1989 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

^ "CITRUS BOWL : George Right on Key, Virginia Out of Sync as Illinois Wins, 31-21". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

^ "Vols' Victim No. 600 Is Arkansas, by 31-27". New York Times. January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

^ "Florida State Throws Nebraska for a 41-17 Loss : Fiesta Bowl: Willis knocks fellow Seminole out of record book by passing for 422 yards and five touchdowns". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

^ "Bo's Farewell Is by the Book : USC Beats Michigan, 17-10, on Late Drive : Rose Bowl: Schembechler's record in game drops to 2-8 as he ends career as Wolverine coach". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

^ "56th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1990". Sugar Bowl. January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

^ WOJCIECHOWSKI, GENE (January 2, 1990). "Irish Do Their Best to Make Miami No. 1 : Orange Bowl: Notre Dame dodges first-half bullets, then shoots a Rocket at previously unbeaten Colorado, 21-6. Holtz says Irish should be No. 1". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

1989–90 NCAA football bowl game season

California (Dec. 9)
Independence (Dec. 16)
Aloha (Dec. 25)
Liberty (Dec. 28)
All-American (Dec. 28)
Holiday (Dec. 29)
Gator (Dec. 30)
John Hancock (Dec. 30)
Peach (Dec. 30)
Freedom (Dec. 30)
Copper (Dec. 31)
Hall of Fame (Jan. 1)
Fiesta (Jan. 1)
Rose (Jan. 1)
Orange (Jan. 1)
Cotton (Jan. 1)
Sugar (Jan. 1)
Florida Citrus (Jan. 1)

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