The 1979–80 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1979 and January 1980 to end the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season . A total of 15 team-competitive games,[ 1] were played. The post-season began with the Garden State Bowl on December 15, 1979, and concluded on January 1, 1980, with the Orange Bowl .
Schedule [ 2]
Date
Game
Site
TV
Teams
Results
Dec. 15
Garden State Bowl
Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mizlou
No. 20 Temple Owls (9–2)California Golden Bears (7–4)
Temple 28 California 17
Independence Bowl
State Fair Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana
TBS
Syracuse Orangemen (6–5)McNeese State Cowboys (11–0)
Syracuse 31 McNeese State 7
Dec. 21
Holiday Bowl
Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego , California
Mizlou
Indiana Hoosiers (7–4) No. 9 BYU Cougars (11–0)
Indiana 38 BYU 37
Dec. 22
Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas
CBS
No. 13 Washington Huskies (9–2) No. 11 Texas Longhorns (9–2)
Washington 14 Texas 7
Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee
ABC
Penn State Nittany Lions (7–4) No. 15 Tulane Green Wave (9–2)
Penn State 9 Tulane 6
Tangerine Bowl
Orlando Stadium Orlando, Florida
Mizlou
LSU Tigers (6–5)Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8–3)
LSU 34 Wake Forest 10
Dec. 25
Fiesta Bowl
Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona
NBC
No. 10 Pittsburgh Panthers (10–1)Arizona Wildcats (6–4–1)
Pittsburgh 16 Arizona 10
Dec. 28
Gator Bowl
Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida
ABC
North Carolina Tar Heels (7–3–1) No. 14 Michigan Wolverines (8–3)
North Carolina 17 Michigan 15
Dec. 29
Hall of Fame Classic
Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama
Mizlou
Missouri Tigers (6–5) No. 16 South Carolina Gamecocks (8–3)
Missouri 24 South Carolina 14
Dec. 31
Peach Bowl
Fulton County Stadium Atlanta , Georgia
CBS
No. 19 Baylor Bears (7–4) No. 18 Clemson Tigers (8–3)
Baylor 24 Clemson 18
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
Astrodome Houston , Texas
Mizlou
No. 12 Purdue Boilermakers (9–2)Tennessee Volunteers (7–4)
Purdue 27 Tennessee 22
Jan. 1
Cotton Bowl Classic
Cotton Bowl Dallas , Texas
CBS
No. 8 Houston Cougars (10–1) No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers (10–1)
Houston 17 Nebraska 14
Sugar Bowl
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans , Louisiana
ABC
No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (11–0) No. 6 Arkansas Razorbacks (10–1)
Alabama 24 Arkansas 9
Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl Pasadena, California
NBC
No. 3 USC Trojans (10–0–1) No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes (11–0)
USC 17 Ohio State 16
Orange Bowl
Miami Orange Bowl Miami , Florida
NBC
No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners (10–1) No. 4 Florida State Seminoles (11–0)
Oklahoma 24 Florida State 7
Rankings from AP Poll
References