1989–90 NCAA football bowl games

Season| 1989
Number of bowls| 18
Bowl games| December 9, 1989 –
January 1, 1990
National Championship| 1990 Sugar Bowl
Location of Championship| Louisiana Superdome,
New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions| Miami Hurricanes
| Bowl record by conference

Conference|  Bowls|  Record|  Final AP Poll
Independents|  8|  6–2 (0.750)|  6
SEC|  6|  3–3 (0.500)|  3
Pac-10|  4|  4–0 (1.000)|  3
Big Ten|  4|  2–2 (0.500)|  4
ACC|  4|  2–2 (0.500)|  2
SWC|  3|  1–2 (0.333)|  4
WAC|  3|  0–3 (0.000)|  1
Big Eight|  2|  0–2 (0.000)|  2
Big West|  1|  1–0 (1.000)|  0
MAC|  1|  0–1 (0.000)|  0

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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,[1] 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

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Date  | Game  | Site  | Time
(US EST) | TV  | Matchup
(pre-game record)  | AP
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rank  | UPI (Coaches)
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12/9  | California Bowl | Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, California |  |  | Fresno State 27 (10–1) (Big West Champion),
Ball State 6 (7–2–2) (MAC Champion)  | NR
NR  | NR

12/16  | Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana |  | Mizlou | Oregon 27 (7–4) (Pac-10),
Tulsa 24 (6–5) (Independent)  | NR
NR  | NR

12/25  | Aloha Bowl | Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii |  | ABC | Michigan State 33 (7–4) (Big Ten),
Hawaii 13 (9–2–1) (WAC)  | #22
#25  | NR
#19
12/28  | Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee |  | Raycom Sports | Ole Miss 42 (7–4) (SEC),
Air Force 29 (8–3–1) (WAC)  | NR
NR  | NR

12/28  | All-American Bowl | Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama |  | ESPN | Texas Tech 49 (8–3) (SWC),
Duke 21 (8–3) (ACC)  | #24
#20  | #19

12/30  | Holiday Bowl | Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California |  | ESPN | Penn State 50 (7–3–1) (Independent),
BYU 39 (10–2) (WAC Champion)  | #18
#19  | #18
#16
12/30  | Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida |  |  | Clemson 27 (9–2) (ACC),
West Virginia 7 (8–2–1) (Independent)  | #14
#17  | #13
#17
12/30  | John Hancock Bowl | Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas |  | CBS | Pittsburgh 31 (7–3–1) (Independent),
Texas A&M 28 (8–3) (SWC)  | #24
#16  | NR
#15
12/30  | Peach Bowl | Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta |  | ABC | Syracuse 19 (7–4) (Independent),
Georgia 18 (6–5) (SEC)  | NR
NR  | NR

12/30  | Freedom Bowl | Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California |  | NBC | Washington 34 (7–4) (Pac-10),
Florida 7 (7–4) (SEC)  | NR
NR  | NR

12/31  | Copper Bowl | Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona |  | TBS | Arizona 17 (7–4) (Pac-10),
NC State 10 (7–4) (ACC)  | NR
NR  | NR

1/1  | Hall of Fame Bowl | Tampa Stadium
Tampa, Florida |  | NBC | Auburn 31 (9–2) (SEC),
Ohio State 14 (8–3) (Big Ten)  | #9
#21  | #10

1/1  | Florida Citrus Bowl[2] | Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida | 12:00 PM | ABC | Illinois 31 (9–2) (Big Ten),
Virginia 21 (10–2) (ACC)  | #11
#15  | #11
#14
1/1  | Cotton Bowl Classic[3] | Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas | 1:30 PM | CBS | Tennessee 31 (10–1) (SEC),
Arkansas 27 (10–1) (SWC Champion)  | #8
#10  | #8

1/1  | Fiesta Bowl[4] | Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona |  | NBC | Florida State 41 (9–2) (Independent),
Nebraska 17 (10–1) (Big Eight)  | #5
#6  | #5

1/1  | Rose Bowl[5] | Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California | 4:30 PM | ABC | USC 17 (8–2–1) (Pac-10 Champion),
Michigan 10 (10–1) (Big Ten Champion)  | #12
#3  | #12

1/1  | Sugar Bowl[6] | Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana | 7:00 PM | ABC | Miami (FL) 33 (10–1) (Independent),
Alabama 25 (10–1) (SEC Champion)  | #2
#7  | #2

1/1  | Orange Bowl[7] | Miami Orange Bowl
Miami | 8:00 PM | NBC | Notre Dame 21 (11–1) (Independent),
Colorado 6 (11–0) (Big Eight Champion)  | #4
#1  | #4

## References

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1. ^ "1989 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
2. ^ "CITRUS BOWL : George Right on Key, Virginia Out of Sync as Illinois Wins, 31-21". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
3. ^ "Vols' Victim No. 600 Is Arkansas, by 31-27". New York Times. January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
4. ^ "Florida State Throws Nebraska for a 41-17 Loss : Fiesta Bowl: Willis knocks fellow Seminole out of record book by passing for 422 yards and five touchdowns". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
5. ^ "Bo's Farewell Is by the Book : USC Beats Michigan, 17-10, on Late Drive : Rose Bowl: Schembechler's record in game drops to 2-8 as he ends career as Wolverine coach". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
6. ^ "56th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1990". Sugar Bowl. January 2, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
7. ^ WOJCIECHOWSKI, GENE (January 2, 1990). "Irish Do Their Best to Make Miami No. 1 : Orange Bowl: Notre Dame dodges first-half bullets, then shoots a Rocket at previously unbeaten Colorado, 21-6. Holtz says Irish should be No. 1". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

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* California (Dec. 9)
* Independence (Dec. 16)
* Aloha (Dec. 25)
* Liberty (Dec. 28)
* All-American (Dec. 28)
* Holiday (Dec. 29)
* Gator (Dec. 30)
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* Peach (Dec. 30)
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* Hall of Fame (Jan. 1)
* Fiesta (Jan. 1)
* Rose (Jan. 1)
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* Sugar (Jan. 1)
* Florida Citrus (Jan. 1)

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