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1991–92 NCAA football bowl games

1991–92 NCAA football bowl games
Season1991
Regular seasonAugust 28, 1991–December 7, 1991
Number of bowls18
Bowl gamesDecember 14, 1991 –
January 1, 1992
National Championship1992 Rose Bowl
1992 Orange Bowl
Location of ChampionshipRose Bowl,
Pasadena, California and
Louisiana Superdome,
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsMiami Hurricanes (AP)
Washington Huskies (Coaches)
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP poll
Independents 7 7–0 (1.000)
SEC 5 2–3 (0.400)
Big Ten 5 1–3–1 (0.300)
Pac-10 4 3–1 (0.750)
ACC 4 1–3 (0.250)
SWC 4 1–3 (0.250)
WAC 3 1–1–1 (0.500)
Big Eight 3 1–2 (0.333)
MAC 1 1–0 (1.000)
Big West 1 0–1 (0.000)

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. ^ "1991 College Football Season - 506 Archive". archive.506sports.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  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.