1984–85 NCAA football bowl games
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Season | Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions | BYU Cougars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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Dec 15 | Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana |
ESPN | Independent )
|
NR NR |
NR NR | |
California Bowl | Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California |
ESPN | 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 | ) | 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
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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 | Champion) | #18 #6 |
#14 #5 | |
Sugar Bowl[8] | New Orleans, Louisiana
|
7:00 PM | ABC
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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 | co-Champion) | #4 #2 |
#3 #2 |
References
- ^ "1984 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "Hobbling Bosco Lifts No. 1 BYU to 13-0 Season". The Washington Post. December 22, 1984. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "Long Sets Records As Iowa Triumphs". The New York Times. December 27, 1984. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "OKLAHOMA ST. RALLY WINS GATOR BOWL". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "FLUTIE PASSES FOR 3 SCORES AS BOSTON COLLEGE WINS". The New York Times. January 2, 1985. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "NEBRASKA RALLIES TO DOWN L.S.U., 28-10". The New York Times. January 2, 1985. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "WASHINGTON RALLIES TO OVERCOME OKLAHOMA". The New York Times. January 2, 1985. Retrieved December 22, 2018.