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Series of post-season NCAA football games
The 1978β79 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
[1]
Date
Game
Site
TV
Teams
Results
Dec. 16
Garden State Bowl
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mizlou
Arizona State (8β3)
Rutgers (9β2)
Arizona State 34 Rutgers 18
Independence Bowl
State Fair Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana
WITN-TV
East Carolina (8β3)
Louisiana Tech (6β4)
East Carolina 35 Louisiana Tech 13
Dec. 20
Hall of Fame Classic
Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama
Mizlou
Texas A&M (7β4) No. 19
Iowa State (8β3)
Texas A&M 28 Iowa State 12
Dec. 22
Holiday Bowl
Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego ,
California
Mizlou
Navy (8β3)
BYU (9β3)
Navy 23 BYU 16
Dec. 23
Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
CBS
No. 14
Texas (8β3) No. 13
Maryland (9β2)
Texas 42 Maryland 0
Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
ABC
No. 18
Missouri (7β4)
LSU (8β3)
Missouri 20 LSU 15
Tangerine Bowl
Orlando Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Mizlou
NC State (8β3) No. 16
Pittsburgh (8β3)
NC State 30 Pittsburgh 17
Dec. 25
Peach Bowl
Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta ,
Georgia
CBS
No. 17
Purdue (8β2β1)
Georgia Tech (7β4)
Purdue 41 Georgia Tech 21
Fiesta Bowl
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
NBC
No. 8
Arkansas (9β2) No. 15
UCLA (8β3)
Arkansas 10 UCLA 10
Dec. 29
Gator Bowl
Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
ABC
No. 7
Clemson (10β1) No. 20
Ohio State (7β3β1)
Clemson 17 Ohio State 15
Dec. 31
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
Astrodome
Houston ,
Texas
Mizlou
Stanford (7β4) No. 11
Georgia (9β1β1)
Stanford 25 Georgia 22
Jan. 1
Cotton Bowl Classic
Cotton Bowl
Dallas ,
Texas
CBS
No. 10
Notre Dame (8β3) No. 9
Houston (9β2)
Notre Dame 35 Houston 34
Sugar Bowl
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans ,
Louisiana
ABC
No. 2
Alabama (10β1) No. 1
Penn State (11β0)
Alabama 14 Penn State 7
Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
NBC
No. 3
USC (11β1) No. 5
Michigan (10β1)
USC 17 Michigan 10
Orange Bowl
Miami Orange Bowl
Miami ,
Florida
NBC
No. 4
Oklahoma (10β1) No. 6
Nebraska (9β2)
Oklahoma 31 Nebraska 24
Rankings from AP Poll
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References