1983–84 NCAA football bowl games

College football postseason game series August 2023 November 2025 1983 1983 Bowls-USA-states.PNG Number of bowl games per state. September 3–December 3 16 December 10, 1983 January 2, 1984 1984 Orange Bowl Miami Orange Bowl,Miami, Florida Miami Hurricanes Independents 7 5 2 5 SEC 7 5 2 4 Big Ten 4 1 3 4 Big Eight 3 1 2 1 SWC 3 0 3 2 WAC 2 2 0 2 Pac-10 2 1 1 1 ACC 2 0 2 1 MAC 1 1 0 0 Big West 1 0 1 0 thumb|right|300px|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 DateGameSiteResultRef. Dec 10 Independence Bowl Independence StadiumShreveport, LA (16) Air Force Falcons 9, Ole Miss 3 Schlangenstein Mary The Independence Bowl was supposed to be a scoring... - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/12/11/The-Independence-Bowl-was-supposed-to-be-a-scoring/3652439966800/ UPI 21 November 2025 en 11 December 1983Dec 17 California Bowl Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA Northern Illinois Huskies 20, Cal State Fullerton 13 Nitz Steve A look back at the 1983 Huskie bowl bound football squad https://northernstar.info/54115/sports/a-look-back-at-the-1983-huskie-bowl-bound-football-squad/ Northern Star 21 November 2025 21 October 2008 Florida Citrus Bowl Florida Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (16) Maryland Terrapins 23, Tennessee Volunteers 30 Tennessee Takes Citrus Bowl, 30-23 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/18/sports/tennessee-takes-citrus-bowl-30-23.html New York Times 21 November 2025 18 December 1983 Dec 22 Hall of Fame Classic Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (18) West Virginia Mountaineers 20, Kentucky Wildcats 16 Dec 23 Holiday Bowl Jack Murphy StadiumSan Diego, CA (9) BYU Cougars 21, Missouri Tigers 17 Dec 24 Sun Bowl Sun BowlEl Paso, TX Alabama Crimson Tide 28, (6) SMU Mustangs 7 Dec 26 Aloha Bowl Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI Penn State Nittany Lions 13, Washington Huskies 10 Dec 29 Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (13) Boston College 18, Notre Dame Fighting Irish 19Dec 30 Gator Bowl Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL (10) Iowa Hawkeyes 6, (11) Florida Gators 14 Peach Bowl Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumAtlanta, GA North Carolina Tar Heels 3, Florida State Seminoles 28 Dec 31 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl AstrodomeHouston, TX Oklahoma State Cowboys 24, (20) Baylor Bears 14Jan 2 Sugar Bowl Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (3) Auburn 9, (8) Michigan Wolverines 7 Cotton Bowl Cotton BowlDallas, TX (7) Georgia Bulldogs 10, (2) Texas Longhorns 9 Orange Bowl Orange BowlMiami, FL(1) Nebraska Cornhuskers 30, (5) Miami Hurricanes 31 Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (14) Ohio State Buckeyes 28, (15) Pittsburgh Panthers 23 Rose Bowl Rose BowlPasadena, CA UCLA Bruins 45, (4) Illinois Fighting Illini 9 Final rankings 1983 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP Poll 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 Coaches' Poll 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