1988–89 NCAA football bowl games


The 1988–89 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1988 and January 1989 to end the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 17 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the California Bowl on December 10, 1988, and concluded on January 21, 1989, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

Schedule

DateGameSiteTime
TVMatchup
AP
pre-game
rank		UPI
pre-game
rank
12/10California BowlBulldog Stadium
Fresno, California		 Fresno State 35 ,
Western Michigan 30 		NR
NR		#19
NR
12/23Independence BowlIndependence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana		 Southern Miss 38 ,
UTEP 18 		NR
NR		NR
NR
12/24Sun BowlSun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas		 CBSAlabama 29 ,
Army 28 		#20
NR		#20
NR
12/25Aloha BowlAloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii		 ABCWashington State 24 ,
Houston 22 		#18
  1. 14
#18
  • 14
    • 12/28Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
    Memphis, Tennessee    		 Raycom SportsIndiana 34 ,
    South Carolina 10     		NRNRNR
    NR
    12/29Freedom BowlAnaheim Stadium
    Anaheim, California    		 MizlouBYU 20 ,
    Colorado 17     		NR
    NR    		NR
    1. 20
    12/29All-American BowlLegion Field
    Birmingham, Alabama    		 ESPNFlorida 14 ,
    Illinois 10     		NRNRNR
    NR
    12/30Holiday BowlJack Murphy Stadium
    San Diego, California    		 ESPNOklahoma State 62 ,
    Wyoming 14     		#12
    1. 15
    		#12
  • 15
    • 12/31Peach BowlFulton County Stadium
    Atlanta    		 MizlouNC State 28 ,
    Iowa 23     		NRNRNR
    NR
    1/1Gator BowlGator Bowl Stadium
    Jacksonville, Florida    		 ESPNGeorgia 34 ,
    Michigan State 27     		#19
    NR    		#19
    NR
    1/2Hall of Fame BowlTampa Stadium
    Tampa, Florida    		1 PMNBCSyracuse 23 ,
    LSU 10     		#17
    1. 16
    		#16
  • 17
    • 1/2Florida Citrus BowlFlorida Citrus Bowl
    Orlando, Florida    		1:30 PMABCClemson 13 ,
    Oklahoma 6     		#13
  • 10
    		• #13
  • 10
    • 1/2Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton Bowl
    Dallas, Texas    		1:30 PMCBSUCLA 17 ,
    Arkansas 3     		#9
  • 8
    		• #9
  • 8
    • 1/2Fiesta BowlSun Devil Stadium
    Tempe, Arizona    		4:30 PMNBCNotre Dame 34 ,
    West Virginia 21     		#1
  • 3
    		• #1
  • 3
    • 1/2Rose BowlRose Bowl
    Pasadena, California    		5 PMABCMichigan 22 ,
    USC 14     		#11
  • 5
    		• #11
  • 5
    • 1/2Orange BowlMiami Orange Bowl
    Miami    		8:00 PMNBCMiami 23 ,
    Nebraska 3     		#2
  • 6
    		• #2
  • 6
    • 1/2Sugar BowlLouisiana Superdome
    New Orleans, Louisiana    		8:30 PMABCFlorida State 13 ,
    Auburn 7     		#4
  • 7
    		• #4
  • 7