1978–79 NCAA football bowl games

Series of post-season NCAA football games January 2025 1978 15 December 16, 1978 January 1, 1979 1979 Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome,New Orleans, Louisiana Alabama The 1978–79 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1978 and January 1979 to end the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 15 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Garden State Bowl on December 16, 1978, and concluded on January 1, 1979, with the Orange Bowl. Schedule http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2022/Bowls.pdf All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance April 28, 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association DateGameSiteTVTeamsResultsDec. 16Garden State BowlGiants StadiumEast Rutherford, New JerseyMizlouArizona State (8–3)Rutgers (9–2)Arizona State 34Rutgers 18Independence BowlState Fair StadiumShreveport, LouisianaWITN-TVEast Carolina (8–3)Louisiana Tech (6–4)East Carolina 35Louisiana Tech 13Dec. 20Hall of Fame ClassicLegion FieldBirmingham, AlabamaMizlouTexas A&M (7–4)No. 19 Iowa State (8–3)Texas A&M 28Iowa State 12Dec. 22Holiday BowlJack Murphy StadiumSan Diego, CaliforniaMizlouNavy (8–3)BYU (9–3)Navy 23BYU 16Dec. 23Sun BowlSun BowlEl Paso, TexasCBSNo. 14 Texas (8–3)No. 13 Maryland (9–2)Texas 42Maryland 0Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TennesseeABCNo. 18 Missouri (7–4)LSU (8–3)Missouri 20LSU 15Tangerine BowlOrlando StadiumOrlando, FloridaMizlouNC State (8–3)No. 16 Pittsburgh (8–3)NC State 30Pittsburgh 17Dec. 25Peach BowlFulton County StadiumAtlanta, GeorgiaCBSNo. 17 Purdue (8–2–1)Georgia Tech (7–4)Purdue 41Georgia Tech 21Fiesta BowlSun Devil StadiumTempe, ArizonaNBCNo. 8 Arkansas (9–2)No. 15 UCLA (8–3)Arkansas 10UCLA 10Dec. 29Gator BowlGator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FloridaABCNo. 7 Clemson (10–1)No. 20 Ohio State (7–3–1)Clemson 17Ohio State 15Dec. 31Astro-Bluebonnet BowlAstrodomeHouston, TexasMizlouStanford (7–4)No. 11 Georgia (9–1–1)Stanford 25Georgia 22Jan. 1Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton BowlDallas, TexasCBSNo. 10 Notre Dame (8–3)No. 9 Houston (9–2)Notre Dame 35Houston 34Sugar BowlLouisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LouisianaABCNo. 2 Alabama (10–1)No. 1 Penn State (11–0)Alabama 14Penn State 7Rose BowlRose BowlPasadena, CaliforniaNBCNo. 3 USC (11–1)No. 5 Michigan (10–1)USC 17Michigan 10Orange BowlMiami Orange BowlMiami, FloridaNBCNo. 4 Oklahoma (10–1)No. 6 Nebraska (9–2)Oklahoma 31Nebraska 24 Rankings from AP Poll https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1978-bowls.html 1978 College Football Bowl Games March 31, 2024 Sports Reference References