1978–79 NCAA football bowl games
| 1978–79 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||
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| Season | 1978 | ||||||||
| Number of bowls | 15 | ||||||||
| Bowl games | December 16, 1978 – January 1, 1979 | ||||||||
| National Championship | 1979 Sugar Bowl | ||||||||
| Location of Championship | Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||
| Champions | Alabama | ||||||||
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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
| 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 | 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 | 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
- ^ "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.