1989–90 NCAA football bowl games


The 1989–90 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1989 and January 1990 to end the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 18 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the California Bowl on December 9, 1989, and concluded on January 20, 1990, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

Schedule

DateGameSiteTime
TVMatchup
AP
pre-game
rank		UPI
pre-game
rank
12/9California BowlBulldog Stadium
Fresno, California		 Fresno State 27 ,
Ball State 6 		NR
NR		NR
NR
12/16Independence BowlIndependence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana		 MizlouOregon 27 ,
Tulsa 24 		NR
NR		NR
NR
12/25Aloha BowlAloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii		 ABCMichigan State 33 ,
Hawaii 13 		#22
  1. 23
NR
  • 19
    • 12/28Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
    Memphis, Tennessee    		 Raycom SportsOle Miss 42 ,
    Air Force 29     		NRNRNR
    NR
    12/28All-American BowlLegion Field
    Birmingham, Alabama    		 ESPNTexas Tech 49 ,
    Duke 21     		#24
    1. 20
    		#19NR
    12/30Holiday BowlJack Murphy Stadium
    San Diego, California    		 ESPNPenn State 50 ,
    BYU 39     		#18
    1. 19
    		#18
  • 16
    • 12/30Gator BowlGator Bowl Stadium
    Jacksonville, Florida    		 Clemson 27 ,
    West Virginia 7     		#14
  • 17
    		• #13
  • 17
    • 12/30John Hancock BowlSun Bowl Stadium
    El Paso, Texas    		 CBSPittsburgh 31 ,
    Texas A&M 28     		#24
  • 16
    		• NR
  • 15
    • 12/30Peach BowlFulton County Stadium
    Atlanta    		 ABCSyracuse 19 ,
    Georgia 18     		NRNRNR
    NR
    12/30Freedom BowlAnaheim Stadium
    Anaheim, California    		 NBCWashington 34 ,
    Florida 7     		NR
    NR    		NR
    NR
    12/31Copper BowlArizona Stadium
    Tucson, Arizona    		 TBSArizona 17 ,
    NC State 10     		NR
    NR    		NR
    NR
    1/1Hall of Fame BowlTampa Stadium
    Tampa, Florida    		 NBCAuburn 31 ,
    Ohio State 14     		#9
    1. 21
    		#10NR
    1/1Florida Citrus BowlFlorida Citrus Bowl
    Orlando, Florida    		12:00 PM Illinois 31 ,
    Virginia 21     		#11
    1. 15
    		#11
  • 14
    • 1/1Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton Bowl
    Dallas, Texas    		1:30 PMCBSTennessee 31 ,
    Arkansas 27     		#8
  • 10
    		• #8
  • 9
    • 1/1Fiesta BowlSun Devil Stadium
    Tempe, Arizona    		 NBCFlorida State 41 ,
    Nebraska 17     		#5
  • 6
    		• #5
  • 6
    • 1/1Rose BowlRose Bowl
    Pasadena, California    		4:30 PMABCUSC 17 ,
    Michigan 10     		#12
  • 3
    		• #12
  • 3
    • 1/1Sugar BowlLouisiana Superdome
    New Orleans, Louisiana    		7:00 PMABCMiami 33 ,
    Alabama 25     		#2
  • 7
    		• #2
  • 7
    • 1/1Orange BowlMiami Orange Bowl
    Miami    		8:00 PMNBCNotre Dame 21 ,
    Colorado 6     		#4
  • 1
    		• #4
  • 1