1991–92 NCAA football bowl games
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.
| 1991–92 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Regular season | August 28, 1991–December 7, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of bowls | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bowl games | December 14, 1991 – January 1, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| National Championship | 1992 Rose Bowl 1992 Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||
| Location of Championship | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California and Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||
| Champions | Miami Hurricanes (AP) Washington Huskies (Coaches) | ||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Game | Site | Time (US EST) |
TV | Matchup (pre-game record) |
AP pre-game rank |
UPI (Coaches) pre-game rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/14 | California Bowl | Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California |
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 |
Georgia 24 (8–3) (SEC), Arkansas 15 (6–5) (SWC) |
#24 NR |
#24 NR | ||
| 12/29 | Liberty Bowl [2] | 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 [3] | 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 |
Tulsa 28 (9–2) (Independent), San Diego State 17 (8–3–1) (WAC) |
#22 NR |
#25 NR | ||
| 12/31 | John Hancock Bowl | Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas |
CBS | UCLA 6 (8–3) (Pac-10), Illini 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 | Hall of Fame Bowl | Tampa Stadium Tampa, Florida |
NBC | Syracuse 24 (9–2) (Independent), Ohio State 17 (8–3) (Big Ten) |
#16 #25 |
#16 #22 | |
| 1/1 | Peach Bowl | Fulton County Stadium Atlanta |
ESPN | East Carolina 37 (10–1) (Independent), NC State 34 (9–2) (ACC) |
#12 #21 |
#13 #21 | |
| 1/1 | Florida Citrus Bowl [4] | Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida |
12:00 PM | California 37 (9–2) (Pac-10), Clemson 13 (9–1–1) (ACC Champion) |
#14 #13 |
#14 #12 | |
| 1/1 | Cotton Bowl Classic[5] | 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[6] | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona |
2:30 PM | NBC | Penn State 42 (10–2) (Independent), Tennessee 17 (9–2) (SEC) |
#6 #10 |
#5 #10 |
| 1/1 | Rose Bowl[7] | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California |
4:30 PM | ABC | Washington 34 (11–0) (Pac-10 Champion), Michigan 14 (10–1) (Big Ten Champion) |
#2 #4 |
#1 #3 |
| 1/1 | Sugar Bowl[8] | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
7:00 PM | ABC | Notre Dame 39 (9–3) (Independent), Florida 28 (10–1) (SEC Champion) |
#18 #3 |
#18 #4 |
| 1/1 | Orange Bowl[9] | 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
- "1991 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- "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.
- "IOWA-BYU A TIE AT HOLIDAY BOWL". Chicago Tribune. December 31, 1991. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Notre Dame 39, Florida 28". United Press International. January 1, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- "Miami 22, Nebraska 0". United Press International. January 1, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
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