1981–82 NCAA football bowl games

1981–82 NCAA football bowl games
1981–82 NCAA football bowl games
Season	1981
Number of bowls	16
Bowl games	December 12, 1981 – ; January 1, 1982
National Championship	1982 Orange Bowl
Location of Championship	Miami Orange Bowl,; Miami, Florida
Champions	Clemson Tigers
Conference
Bowl record by conference
Conference	Bowls
Independents	5
Big Eight	5
SEC	5
Big Ten	4
Pac-10	4
SWC	4
ACC	2
WAC	1
MAC	1
PCAA	1
	←1980–81; Bowl game; 1982–83→;

The 1981–82 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1981 and January 1982 to end the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 16 team-competitive games,^[1] and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Independence Bowl on December 12, 1981, and concluded on January 16, 1982, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Game	Site	Time (US EST)	TV	Matchup (pre-game record)	AP pre-game rank	UPI (Coaches) pre-game rank
12/12	Independence Bowl	Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana		Mizlou	Texas A&M 33 (6–5) (SWC), Oklahoma State 16 (7–4) (Big Eight)	NR NR	NR NR
12/13	Garden State Bowl	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey		Mizlou	Tennessee 28 (7–4) (SEC), Wisconsin 21 (7–4) (Big Ten)	NR NR	NR NR
12/18	Holiday Bowl	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California		ESPN	BYU 38 (10–2) (WAC Champion), Washington State 36 (8–2–1) (Pac-10)	#14 #20	#12 #18
12/19	Tangerine Bowl	Orlando Stadium Orlando, Florida		Mizlou	Missouri 19 (7–4) (Big Eight), Southern Miss 17 (9–1–1) (Independent)	NR #18	NR #15
12/19	California Bowl	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California		Mizlou	Toledo 27 (8–3) (MAC Champion) San Jose State 25 (9–2) (PCAA Champion)	NR NR	NR #20
12/26	Sun Bowl	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas		CBS	Oklahoma 40 (6–4–1) (Big Eight), Houston 14 (7–3–1) (SWC)	NR NR	NR #19
12/28	Gator Bowl^[2]	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida		ABC	North Carolina 31 (9–2) (ACC), Arkansas 27 (8–3) (SWC)	#11 NR	#9 #17
12/30	Liberty Bowl	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee		USA	Ohio State 31 (8–3) (Big Ten co-Champion), Navy 28 (7–3–1) (Independent)	#15 NR	#14 NR
12/31	Peach Bowl	Fulton County Stadium Atlanta	3:00 PM	CBS	West Virginia 26 (8–3) (Independent), Florida 6 (7–4) (SEC)	NR NR	NR NR
12/31	Hall of Fame Classic	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama	1:00 PM	Mizlou	Mississippi State 10 (7–4) (SEC), Kansas 0 (8–3) (Big Eight)	NR NR	NR NR
12/31	Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl	Houston Astrodome Houston, Texas	8:00 PM	Mizlou	Michigan 33 (8–3) (Big Ten), UCLA 14 (7–3–1) (Pac-10)	#16 #19	#13 #16
1/1	Cotton Bowl Classic^[3]	Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas	12:00 PM	CBS	Texas 14 (9–1–1) (SWC), Alabama 12 (9–1–1) (SEC co-Champion)	#6 #3	#5 #3
1/1	Fiesta Bowl^[4]	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona	1:30 PM	NBC	Penn State 26 (9–2) (Independent), USC 10 (9–2) (Pac-10)	#7 #8	#6 #7
1/1	Rose Bowl^[5]	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California	4:30 PM	NBC	Washington 28 (9–2) (Pac-10 Champion), Iowa 0 (8–3) (Big Ten co-Champion)	#12 #13	#10 #11
1/1	Sugar Bowl^[6]	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana	8:00 PM	ABC	Pittsburgh 24 (10–1) (Independent), Georgia 20 (10–1) (SEC co-Champion)	#10 #2	#8 #2
1/1	Orange Bowl^[6]	Miami Orange Bowl Miami	8:00 PM	NBC	Clemson 22 (11–0) (ACC Champion), Nebraska 15 (9–2) (Big Eight Champion)	#1 #4	#1 #4

References

^ "1981 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
^ "N. CAROLINA WINS, 31-27, IN FOGBOUND GATOR BOWL". The New York Times. December 29, 1981. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
^ "TEXAS TOPPLES ALABAMA BY 14-12". The New York Times. January 2, 1982. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
^ "PENN ST. TROUNCES U.S.C. BY 26-10". The New York Times. January 2, 1982. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
^ "Washington Wilts Iowa's Rose, 28-0". The Washington Post. January 2, 1982. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "CLEMSON FINISHES UNBEATEN; PITT RALLY TOPS GEORGIA; TIGERS DEFEAT NEBRASKA FOR 12-0 RECORD". The New York Times. January 2, 1982. Retrieved December 24, 2018.

[1] "1981 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 24, 2018.

[2] "N. CAROLINA WINS, 31-27, IN FOGBOUND GATOR BOWL". The New York Times. December 29, 1981. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

[3] "TEXAS TOPPLES ALABAMA BY 14-12". The New York Times. January 2, 1982. Retrieved December 28, 2018.

[4] "PENN ST. TROUNCES U.S.C. BY 26-10". The New York Times. January 2, 1982. Retrieved December 28, 2018.

[5] "Washington Wilts Iowa's Rose, 28-0". The Washington Post. January 2, 1982. Retrieved December 24, 2018.

[sugar-6] "CLEMSON FINISHES UNBEATEN; PITT RALLY TOPS GEORGIA; TIGERS DEFEAT NEBRASKA FOR 12-0 RECORD". The New York Times. January 2, 1982. Retrieved December 24, 2018.

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