The 1984–85 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1984 and January 1985 to end the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season . A total of 18 team-competitive games,[ 1] Independence Bowl on December 15, 1984, and concluded on January 12, 1985, with the season-ending Senior Bowl .
Schedule
Date
Game
Site
Time(US EST )
TV
Matchup
AP
UPI (Coaches)
Dec 15
Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana
ESPN
Air Force WAC ),Virginia Tech 7 (8–3) (Independent )
NR
NR
California Bowl
Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California
ESPN
UNLV PCAA Champion),Toledo 13 (8–2–1) (MAC Champion)
NR
NR
Dec 21
Holiday Bowl [ 2] Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California
Mizlou / ESPN
BYU WAC Champion),Michigan 17 (6–5) (Big Ten )
#1
#1
Dec 22
Florida Citrus Bowl
Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida
NBC
Georgia 17 (7–4) (SEC ),Florida State 17 (7–3–1) (Independent )
NR
NR
Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas
CBS
Maryland ACC Champion),Tennessee 27 (7–3–1) (SEC )
#12
#11
Cherry Bowl
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan
USA Network
Army Independent ),Michigan State 6 (6–5) (Big Ten )
NR
NR
Dec 26
Freedom Bowl [ 3] Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California
Lorimar
Iowa Big Ten ),Texas 17 (7–3–1) (SWC )
NR
NR
Dec 27
Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee
Katz Sports
Auburn SEC ),Arkansas 15 (7–3–1) (SWC )
#16
#19
Dec 28
Gator Bowl [ 4] Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida
ABC
Oklahoma State Big Eight ),South Carolina 14 (10–1) (Independent )
#9
#9
Dec 29
Aloha Bowl
Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii
8:00 pm
TCS/Metrosports
SMU SWC co-Champion),Notre Dame 20 (7–4) (Independent )
#10
#10
Hall of Fame Classic
Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama
8:00 PM
WTBS
Kentucky SEC ),Wisconsin 19 (7–3–1) (Big Ten )
NR
NR
Dec 31
Peach Bowl
Fulton County Stadium Atlanta
3:00 PM
CBS
Virginia ACC ),Purdue 24 (7–4) (Big Ten )
NR
NR
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
Houston Astrodome Houston, Texas
8:00 PM
Lorimar
West Virginia Independent ),TCU 14 (8–3) (SWC )
NR
NR
Jan 1
Cotton Bowl [ 5] Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas
1:30 PM
CBS
Boston College Independent ),Houston 28 (7–4) (SWC co-Champion)
#8
#8
Fiesta Bowl [ 6] Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona
1:30 PM
NBC
UCLA Pac-10 ),Miami (FL) 37 (8–4) (Independent )
#14
#15
Rose Bowl [ 7] Rose Bowl Pasadena, California
4:30 PM
NBC
USC Pac-10 Champion),Ohio State 17 (9–2) (Big Ten Champion)
#18
#14
Sugar Bowl [ 8] Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
7:00 PM
ABC
Nebraska Big Eight co-Champion),LSU 10 (8–2–1) (SEC )
#5
#4
Orange Bowl [ 9] Orange Bowl Miami , Florida
8:00 PM
NBC
Washington Pac-10 ),Oklahoma 17 (9–1–1) (Big Eight co-Champion)
#4
#3
References
^ "1984 College Football Bowl Games" . Sports Reference . Retrieved December 22, 2018 .^ "Hobbling Bosco Lifts No. 1 BYU to 13-0 Season" . The Washington Post . Retrieved December 22, 2018 .^ "Long Sets Records As Iowa Triumphs" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 22, 2018 .^ "OKLAHOMA ST. RALLY WINS GATOR BOWL" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 22, 2018 .^ "FLUTIE PASSES FOR 3 SCORES AS BOSTON COLLEGE WINS" . The New York Times . January 2, 1985. Retrieved December 22, 2018 .^ Reilly, Rick (January 2, 1985). "When the Dust Settles, UCLA Is on Top : Bruins Win Fiesta Bowl Shoot-Out Against Kosar and Hurricanes, 39-37" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 22, 2018 . ^ "ROSE BOWL : Analysis : First, USC Stopped Byars, Then It Went to Work on the Pass" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 22, 2018 .^ "NEBRASKA RALLIES TO DOWN L.S.U., 28-10" . The New York Times . January 2, 1985. Retrieved December 22, 2018 .^ "WASHINGTON RALLIES TO OVERCOME OKLAHOMA" . The New York Times . January 2, 1985. Retrieved December 22, 2018 .
