1983–84 NCAA football bowl games

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1983–84 NCAA football bowl games
Number of bowl games per state.
Season1983
Regular seasonSeptember 3–December 3
Number of bowls16
Bowl gamesDecember 10, 1983 –
January 2, 1984
National Championship1984 Orange Bowl
Location of ChampionshipMiami Orange Bowl,
Miami, Florida
ChampionsMiami Hurricanes
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
Independents
 7 5–2 (0.714) 5
SEC 7 5–2 (0.714) 4
Big Ten 4 1–3 (0.250) 4
Big Eight 3 1–2 (0.333) 1
SWC 3 0–3 (0.000) 2
WAC 2 2–0 (1.000) 2
Pac-10
 2 1–1 (0.500) 1
ACC 2 0–2 (0.000) 1
MAC 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
Big West 1 0–1 (0.000) 0
Number of bowl teams per state.

The 1983–84 NCAA football bowl games featured 16 games starting early in December and ending on January 2, 1984. The

Florida Citrus Bowl
.

Bowl games

NOTE: Rankings used are the final regular season AP Rankings whenever noted
Date Game Site Result Ref.
Dec 10 Independence Bowl
Shreveport, LA
 (16) Air Force Falcons 9, Ole Miss 3
Dec 17 California Bowl
Fresno, CA
 Northern Illinois Huskies 20, Cal State Fullerton 13
Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, FL
 (16) Maryland Terrapins 23, Tennessee Volunteers 30
Dec 22 Hall of Fame Classic
Birmingham, AL
 (18) West Virginia Mountaineers 20, Kentucky Wildcats 16
Dec 23 Holiday Bowl
San Diego, CA
 (9) BYU Cougars 21, Missouri Tigers 17
Dec 24 Sun Bowl
El Paso, TX
 Alabama Crimson Tide 28, (6) SMU Mustangs 7
Dec 26 Aloha Bowl
Honolulu, HI
 Penn State Nittany Lions 13, Washington Huskies 10
Dec 29 Liberty Bowl
Memphis, TN
 (13) Boston College 18, Notre Dame Fighting Irish 19
Dec 30 Gator Bowl
Jacksonville, FL
 (10) Iowa Hawkeyes 6, (11) Florida Gators 14
Peach Bowl
Atlanta, GA
 North Carolina Tar Heels 3, Florida State Seminoles 28
Dec 31 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
Houston, TX
 Oklahoma State Cowboys 24, (20) Baylor Bears 14
Jan 2 Sugar Bowl
New Orleans, LA
 (3) Auburn 9, (8) Michigan Wolverines 7
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, TX
 (7) Georgia Bulldogs 10, (2) Texas Longhorns 9
Orange Bowl Orange Bowl
 · Miami, FL 		(1) Nebraska Cornhuskers 30, (5) Miami Hurricanes 31
Fiesta Bowl
Tempe, AZ
 (14) Ohio State Buckeyes 28, (15) Pittsburgh Panthers 23
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA
 (14) UCLA Bruins 45, (4) Illinois Fighting Illini 9

Final rankings

Main article: 1983 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
  • Clemson was on probation by the NCAA during the 1983 season; they were therefore ineligible to receive votes in the Coaches' Poll

References

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