| Date
|
Game
|
Site
|
Time
(US EST)
|
TV
|
Matchup
(pre-game record)
|
AP
pre-game
rank
|
UPI (Coaches)
pre-game
rank
|
| 12/18
|
Las Vegas Bowl
|
Sam Boyd Stadium
Whitney, Nevada
|
|
ESPN
|
Bowling Green 35 (9–2) (MAC Champion),
Nevada 34 (7–4) (Big West Champion)
|
NR
NR
|
NR
NR
|
| 12/25
|
Aloha Bowl
|
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii
|
|
ABC
|
Kansas 23 (7–4) (Big Eight),
BYU 20 (8–4) (WAC co-Champion)
|
NR
#25
|
NR
#23
|
| 12/29
|
Freedom Bowl
|
Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California
|
|
Raycom
|
Fresno State 24 (8–4) (WAC co-Champion),
USC 7 (6–4–1) (Pac-10)
|
NR
#23
|
NR
#25
|
| 12/29
|
Copper Bowl
|
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona
|
|
ESPN
|
Washington State 31 (8–3) (Pac-10),
Utah 28 (6–5) (WAC)
|
#18
NR
|
#18
NR
|
| 12/30
|
Holiday Bowl[2]
|
Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California
|
|
ESPN
|
Hawaii 27 (10–2) (WAC co-Champion),
Illinois 17 (6–4–1) (Big Ten)
|
NR
NR
|
#24
NR
|
| 12/31
|
John Hancock Bowl
|
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas
|
|
CBS
|
Baylor 20 (6–5) (SWC),
Arizona 15 (6–4–1) (Pac-10)
|
NR
#22
|
NR
#22
|
| 12/31
|
Gator Bowl
|
Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
|
|
TBS
|
Florida 27 (8–4) (SEC),
NC State 10 (9–2–1) (ACC)
|
#14
#12
|
#15
#12
|
| 12/31
|
Liberty Bowl
|
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
|
|
ESPN
|
Ole Miss 13 (8–3) (SEC),
Air Force 0 (7–4) (WAC)
|
#20
NR
|
#19
NR
|
| 12/31
|
Independence Bowl
|
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana
|
|
|
Wake Forest 39 (7–4) (ACC),
Oregon 35 (6–5) (Pac-10)
|
NR
NR
|
NR
NR
|
| 1/1
|
Florida Citrus Bowl[3]
|
Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida
|
12:00 PM
|
ABC
|
Georgia 21 (9–2) (SEC),
Ohio State 14 (8–2–1) (Big Ten)
|
#8
#15
|
#8
#14
|
| 1/1
|
Hall of Fame Bowl
|
Tampa Stadium
Tampa, Florida
|
|
ESPN
|
Tennessee 38 (8–3) (SEC),
Boston College 23 (8–2–1) (Big East)
|
#17
#16
|
#17
#16
|
| 1/1
|
Cotton Bowl Classic[4]
|
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
|
1:30 PM
|
NBC
|
Notre Dame 28 (9–1–1) (Independent),
Texas A&M 3 (12–0) (SWC Champion)
|
#5
#4
|
#5
#3
|
| 1/1
|
Blockbuster Bowl
|
Joe Robbie Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida
|
|
CBS
|
Stanford 24 (9–3) (Pac-10),
Penn State 3 (7–4) (Independent)
|
#13
#21
|
#13
#21
|
| 1/1
|
Fiesta Bowl[5]
|
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
|
|
NBC
|
Syracuse 26 (9–2) (Big East),
Colorado 22 (9–1–1) (Big Eight)
|
#6
#10
|
#9
#6
|
| 1/1
|
Rose Bowl[6]
|
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
|
4:30 PM
|
ABC
|
Michigan 38 (8–0–3) (Big Ten Champion),
Washington 14 (9–2) (Pac-10 co-Champion)
|
#7
#9
|
#7
#11
|
| 1/1
|
Sugar Bowl[7]
|
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
7:00 PM
|
ABC
|
Alabama 34 (12–0) (SEC Champion),
Miami (FL) 13 (11–0) (Big East Champion)
|
#2
#1
|
#2
#1
|
| 1/1
|
Orange Bowl[8]
|
Miami Orange Bowl
Miami
|
8:00 PM
|
NBC
|
Florida State 27 (10–1) (ACC Champion),
Nebraska 14 (9–2) (Big Eight Champion)
|
#3
#11
|
#4
#10
|
| 1/2
|
Peach Bowl
|
Georgia Dome
Atlanta
|
|
|
North Carolina 21 (8–3) (ACC),
Mississippi State 17 (7–4) (SEC)
|
#24
#19
|
NR
#20
|
