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The 1991–92 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1991 and January 1992 to end the 1991 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 California Bowl on December 14, 1991, and concluded on January 18, 1992, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

Schedule

Date Game Site Time
(US EST)
TV[2] Matchup
(pre-game record)
AP
pre-game
rank
UPI (Coaches)
pre-game
rank
12/14 California Bowl Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, California
  SportsChannel Bowling Green 28 (10–1) (MAC Champion),
Fresno State 21 (10–1) (Big West Champion)
NR
NR
NR
NR
12/25 Aloha Bowl Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii
  ABC Georgia Tech 18 (7–5) (ACC),
Stanford 17 (8–3) (Pac-10)
NR
#17
NR
#17
12/28 Blockbuster Bowl Joe Robbie Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida
  CBS Alabama 30 (10–1) (SEC),
Colorado 25 (8–2–1) (Big Eight)
#8
#15
#8
#15
12/29 Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
  TBS Oklahoma 48 (8–3) (Big Eight),
Virginia 14 (8–2–1) (ACC)
#20
#19
#20
#19
12/29 Independence Bowl Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana
  ABC Georgia 24 (8–3) (SEC),
Arkansas 15 (6–5) (SWC)
#24
NR
#24
NR
12/29 Liberty Bowl[3] Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
  ESPN Air Force 38 (9–3) (WAC),
Mississippi State 15 (7–4) (SEC)
NR
NR
NR
NR
12/30 Holiday Bowl[4] Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California
  ESPN Iowa 13 (10–1) (Big Ten),
BYU 13 (8–3–1) (WAC Champion)
#7
NR
#7
NR
12/30 Freedom Bowl Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California
  Raycom Tulsa 28 (9–2) (Independent),
San Diego State 17 (8–3–1) (WAC)
#23
NR
#25
NR
12/31 John Hancock Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas
  CBS UCLA 6 (8–3) (Pac-10),
Illinois 3 (6–5) (Big Ten)
#22
NR
#23
NR
12/31 Copper Bowl Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona
  TBS Indiana 24 (6–4–1) (Big Ten),
Baylor 0 (8–3) (SWC)
NR
NR
NR
NR
1/1 Peach Bowl Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta
11:30 AM ESPN East Carolina 37 (10–1) (Independent),
NC State 34 (9–2) (ACC)
#12
#21
#13
#21
1/1 Hall of Fame Bowl Tampa Stadium
Tampa, Florida
1:00 PM NBC Syracuse 24 (9–2) (Independent),
Ohio State 17 (8–3) (Big Ten)
#16
#25
#16
#22
1/1 Florida Citrus Bowl[5] Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida
1:30 PM ABC California 37 (9–2) (Pac-10),
Clemson 13 (9–1–1) (ACC Champion)
#14
#13
#14
#12
1/1 Cotton Bowl Classic[6] Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
1:30 PM CBS Florida State 10 (10–2) (Independent),
Texas A&M 2 (10–1) (SWC Champion)
#5
#9
#6
#9
1/1 Fiesta Bowl[7] Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
4:30 PM NBC Penn State 42 (10–2) (Independent),
Tennessee 17 (9–2) (SEC)
#6
#10
#5
#10
1/1 Rose Bowl[8] Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
5:00 PM ABC Washington 34 (11–0) (Pac-10 Champion),
Michigan 14 (10–1) (Big Ten Champion)
#2
#4
#1
#3
1/1 Sugar Bowl[9] Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
8:30 PM ABC Notre Dame 39 (9–3) (Independent),
Florida 28 (10–1) (SEC Champion)
#18
#3
#18
#4
1/1 Orange Bowl[10] Miami Orange Bowl
Miami
8:00 PM NBC Miami (FL) 22 (11–0) (Independent),
Nebraska 0 (9–1–1) (Big Eight Champion)
#1
#11
#2
#11

References

  1. ^ "1991 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  2. ^ https://archive.506sports.com/wiki/1991_College_Football_Season
  3. ^ "Perez Leads Air Force's Ground Attack : Liberty Bowl: Senior quarterback runs for 114 yards and a touchdown in 38-15 victory over Mississippi State". Los Angeles Times. December 30, 1991. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "IOWA-BYU A TIE AT HOLIDAY BOWL". Chicago Tribune. December 31, 1991. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "Just Singing Along, Cal Tunes Out Clemson, 37-13 : Citrus: White gains 103 yards against nation's No. 1 rushing defense. Pawlawski throws for 230 yards". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  6. ^ "Florida State's 5 Turnovers Better Than Texas A&M's 8 : Cotton: Seminoles win, 10-2. Aggies lose record six fumbles". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "Penn State Rallies to Win as Tennessee Loses Its Grip : Fiesta: Nittany Lions convert four turnovers into touchdowns to turn 17-7 deficit into 42-17 victory". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  8. ^ "They Are Perfectly Impressive : Huskies Make Their Case : Rose Bowl: Hobert, Emtman share MVP honors as Washington defense shuts down Michigan, 34-14, to complete a 12-0 season". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  9. ^ "Notre Dame 39, Florida 28". United Press International. January 1, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  10. ^ "Miami 22, Nebraska 0". United Press International. January 1, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
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