1984–85 NCAA football bowl games

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1984–85 NCAA football bowl games
Season
Jack Murphy Stadium,
San Diego
ChampionsBYU Cougars
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
Independents
7 3–3–1 (0.500) 4
SEC 6 2–3–1 (0.417) 4
Big Ten 6 1–5 (0.167) 2
SWC
5 1–4 (0.200) 1
Pac-10
3 3–0 (1.000) 3
Big Eight 3 2–1 (0.667) 3
ACC 2 2–0 (1.000) 2
WAC 2 2–0 (1.000) 1
PCAA
1 1–0 (1.000) 0
MAC 1 0–1 (0.000) 0

The 1984–85 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1984 and January 1985 to end the 1984 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 Independence Bowl on December 15, 1984, and concluded on January 12, 1985, 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
Dec 15 Independence Bowl Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana
  ESPN
Independent
)
NR
NR
NR
NR
California Bowl Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, California
  ESPN
PCAA Champion),
Toledo 13 (8–2–1) (MAC
Champion)
NR
NR
NR
NR
Dec 21 Holiday Bowl[2]
San Diego, California
  Mizlou / ESPN BYU 24 (12–0) (WAC Champion),
Michigan 17 (6–5) (Big Ten)
#1
NR
#1
NR
Dec 22 Florida Citrus Bowl
Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida
  NBC
Independent
)
NR
#15
NR
#16
Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas
  CBS Maryland 28 (8–3) (ACC Champion),
Tennessee 27 (7–3–1) (SEC)
#12
NR
#11
NR
Cherry Bowl Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, Michigan
  USA Network
Independent),
Michigan State 6 (6–5) (Big Ten
)
NR
NR
NR
NR
Dec 26 Freedom Bowl[3]
Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California
  Lorimar
SWC
)
NR
#19
NR
#20
Dec 27 Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
  Katz Sports
SWC
)
#16
NR
#19
NR
Dec 28 Gator Bowl[4] Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
 
ABC
Independent
)
#9
#7
#9
#7
Dec 29 Aloha Bowl
Honolulu, Hawaii
8:00 pm
TCS/Metrosports
Independent
)
#10
#17
#10
#18
Hall of Fame Classic Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama
8:00 PM
WTBS
Kentucky 20 (8–3) (SEC),
Wisconsin 19 (7–3–1) (Big Ten)
NR
#20
NR
#17
Dec 31 Peach Bowl
Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta
3:00 PM CBS Virginia 27 (7–2–2) (ACC),
Purdue 24 (7–4) (Big Ten)
NR
NR
NR
NR
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
Houston, Texas
8:00 PM Lorimar
SWC
)
NR
NR
NR
NR
Jan 1 Cotton Bowl[5]
Dallas, Texas
1:30 PM CBS
SWC
co-Champion)
#8
NR
#8
NR
Fiesta Bowl[6]
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
1:30 PM NBC
Independent
)
#14
#13
#15
#13
Rose Bowl[7] Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
4:30 PM NBC
Pac-10 Champion),
Ohio State 17 (9–2) (Big Ten
Champion)
#18
#6
#14
#5
Sugar Bowl[8]
New Orleans, Louisiana
7:00 PM
ABC
Nebraska 28 (9–2) (Big Eight co-Champion),
LSU 10 (8–2–1) (SEC)
#5
#11
#4
#12
Orange Bowl[9] Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida
8:00 PM NBC
Pac-10),
Oklahoma 17 (9–1–1) (Big Eight
co-Champion)
#4
#2
#3
#2

References

  1. ^ "1984 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Hobbling Bosco Lifts No. 1 BYU to 13-0 Season". The Washington Post. December 22, 1984. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "Long Sets Records As Iowa Triumphs". The New York Times. December 27, 1984. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "OKLAHOMA ST. RALLY WINS GATOR BOWL". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "FLUTIE PASSES FOR 3 SCORES AS BOSTON COLLEGE WINS". The New York Times. January 2, 1985. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  6. ^ Reilly, Rick (January 2, 1985). "When the Dust Settles, UCLA Is on Top : Bruins Win Fiesta Bowl Shoot-Out Against Kosar and Hurricanes, 39-37". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "ROSE BOWL : Analysis : First, USC Stopped Byars, Then It Went to Work on the Pass". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1985. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "NEBRASKA RALLIES TO DOWN L.S.U., 28-10". The New York Times. January 2, 1985. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  9. ^ "WASHINGTON RALLIES TO OVERCOME OKLAHOMA". The New York Times. January 2, 1985. Retrieved December 22, 2018.