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Number of bowl teams per state.
The 1983–84 NCAA football bowl games featured 16 games starting early in December and ending on January 2, 1984. The Tangerine Bowl was renamed the Florida Citrus Bowl .
Bowl games [ ]
NOTE: Rankings used are the final regular season AP Rankings whenever noted
Date
Game
Site
Result
Ref.
Dec 10
1983 Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium · Shreveport, LA
(16) Air Force Falcons 9 , Ole Miss 3
Dec 17
1983 California Bowl
Bulldog Stadium · Fresno, CA
Northern Illinois Huskies 20 , Cal State Fullerton 13
Dec 27
1983 Florida Citrus Bowl
Florida Citrus Bowl · Orlando, FL
(17) Maryland Terrapins 23, Tennessee Volunteers 30
Dec 22
1983 Hall of Fame Classic
Legion Field · Birmingham, AL
West Virginia Mountaineers 20 , Kentucky Wildcats 16
Dec 23
1983 Holiday Bowl
Jack Murphy Stadium · San Diego, CA
(9) BYU Cougars 21 , Missouri Tigers 17
Dec 28
1983 Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium · El Paso, TX
Alabama Crimson Tide 28 , SMU Mustangs 7
Dec 26
1983 Aloha Bowl
Aloha Stadium · Honolulu, HI
Penn State Nittany Lions 13 , Washington Huskies 10
Dec 30
1983 Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium · Memphis, TN
(13) Boston College 18, Notre Dame Fighting Irish 19
Dec 30
1983 Gator Bowl
Gator Bowl Stadium · Jacksonville, FL
(10) Iowa Hawkeyes 6, (11) Florida Gators 14
Dec 30
1983 Peach Bowl
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Atlanta, GA
North Carolina Tar Heels 3, Florida State Seminoles 28
Dec 31
1983 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
Astrodome · Houston, TX
Oklahoma State Cowboys 24 , (20) Baylor Bears 14
Jan 2
1984 Sugar Bowl
Louisiana Superdome · New Orleans, LA
(3) Auburn 9 , (14) Michigan Wolverines 7
Jan 2
1984 Cotton Bowl Classic
Cotton Bowl · Dallas, TX
(7) Georgia Bulldogs 10 , (2) Texas Longhorns 9
Jan 2
1984 Orange Bowl
Orange Bowl · Miami, FL
(1) Nebraska Cornhuskers 30, (5) Miami Hurricanes 31
Jan 2
1984 Fiesta Bowl
Sun Devil Stadium · Tempe, AZ
(14) Ohio State Buckeyes 28 , (15) Pittsburgh Panthers 23
Jan 2
1984 Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl · Pasadena, CA
(14) UCLA Bruins 45 , (4) Illinois Fighting Illini 9
Final rankings [ ]
Miami (FL)
Nebraska
Auburn
Georgia
Texas
Florida
BYU
Michigan
Ohio State
Illinois
Clemson
SMU
Air Force
Iowa
Alabama
West Virginia
UCLA
Pittsburgh
Boston College
East Carolina
Miami (FL)
Nebraska
Auburn
Georgia
Texas
Florida
BYU
Ohio State
Michigan
Illinois
SMU
Alabama
UCLA
Iowa
Air Force
West Virginia
Penn State
Oklahoma State
Pittsburgh
Boston College
Clemson was on probation by the NCAA during the 1983 season; they were therefore ineligible to receive votes in the Coaches' Poll
References [ ]
Categories :
1983–84 NCAA football bowl games