1981–82 NCAA football bowl games

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1981–82 NCAA football bowl games
Season
Miami, Florida
ChampionsClemson Tigers
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
Independents
 5 3–2 (0.600) 4
Big Eight 5 2–3 (0.400) 3
SEC 5 2–3 (0.400) 2
Big Ten 4 2–2 (0.500) 3
Pac-10
 4 1–3 (0.250) 3
SWC
 4 2–2 (0.500) 2
ACC 2 2–0 (1.000) 2
WAC 1 1–0 (1.000) 1
MAC 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
PCAA
 1 0–1 (0.000) 0

The 1981–82 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1981 and January 1982 to end the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 16 team-competitive games,[1] and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Independence Bowl on December 12, 1981, and concluded on January 16, 1982, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

Schedule

Date Game Site Time
(US EST) 		TV Matchup
(pre-game record) 		AP
pre-game
rank 		UPI (Coaches)
pre-game
rank
12/12 Independence Bowl Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana 		  Mizlou
SWC),
Oklahoma State 16 (7–4) (Big Eight
) 		NR
NR 		NR
NR
12/13 Garden State Bowl Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey 		  Mizlou
Tennessee 28 (7–4) (SEC),
Wisconsin 21 (7–4) (Big Ten
) 		NR
NR 		NR
NR
12/18 Holiday Bowl
San Diego, California
   ESPN
Pac-10
) 		#14
#20 		#12
#18
12/19 Tangerine Bowl Orlando Stadium
Orlando, Florida 		  Mizlou
Independent
) 		NR
#18 		NR
#15
12/19 California Bowl Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, California 		  Mizlou
PCAA
Champion) 		NR
NR 		NR
#20
12/26 Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas
   CBS
SWC
) 		NR
NR 		NR
#19
12/28 Gator Bowl[2] Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida 		 
ABC
SWC
) 		#11
NR 		#9
#17
12/30 Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
   USA
Independent
) 		#15
NR 		#14
NR
12/31 Peach Bowl
Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta
 3:00 PM CBS
Independent),
Florida 6 (7–4) (SEC
) 		NR
NR 		NR
NR
12/31 Hall of Fame Classic Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama 		1:00 PM Mizlou Mississippi State 10 (7–4) (SEC),
Kansas 0 (8–3) (Big Eight) 		NR
NR 		NR
NR
12/31 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
Houston, Texas
 8:00 PM Mizlou
Pac-10
) 		#16
#19 		#13
#16
1/1 Cotton Bowl Classic[3]
Dallas, Texas
 12:00 PM CBS
SWC),
Alabama 12 (9–1–1) (SEC
co-Champion) 		#6
#3 		#5
#3
1/1 Fiesta Bowl[4]
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
 1:30 PM NBC
Pac-10
) 		#7
#8 		#6
#7
1/1 Rose Bowl[5] Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California 		4:30 PM NBC
Pac-10 Champion),
Iowa 0 (8–3) (Big Ten
co-Champion) 		#12
#13 		#10
#11
1/1 Sugar Bowl[6]
New Orleans, Louisiana
 8:00 PM ABC
Independent),
Georgia 20 (10–1) (SEC
co-Champion) 		#10
#2 		#8
#2
1/1 Orange Bowl[6] Miami Orange Bowl
Miami 		8:00 PM NBC Clemson 22 (11–0) (ACC Champion),
Nebraska 15 (9–2) (Big Eight Champion) 		#1
#4 		#1
#4

References

  1. ^ "1981 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "N. CAROLINA WINS, 31-27, IN FOGBOUND GATOR BOWL". The New York Times. December 29, 1981. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "TEXAS TOPPLES ALABAMA BY 14-12". The New York Times. January 2, 1982. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "PENN ST. TROUNCES U.S.C. BY 26-10". The New York Times. January 2, 1982. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  5. ^ "Washington Wilts Iowa's Rose, 28-0". The Washington Post. January 2, 1982. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "CLEMSON FINISHES UNBEATEN; PITT RALLY TOPS GEORGIA; TIGERS DEFEAT NEBRASKA FOR 12-0 RECORD". The New York Times. January 2, 1982. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
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