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Number of bowl teams per state.
The 1983β84 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
Date
Game
Site
Result
Ref.
Dec 10
Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, LA
(16)
Air Force Falcons 9 ,
Ole Miss 3
Dec 17
California Bowl
Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, CA
Northern Illinois Huskies 20 ,
Cal State Fullerton 13
Florida Citrus Bowl
Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, FL
(16)
Maryland Terrapins 23,
Tennessee Volunteers 30
Dec 22
Hall of Fame Classic
Legion Field
Birmingham, AL
(18)
West Virginia Mountaineers 20 ,
Kentucky Wildcats 16
Dec 23
Holiday Bowl
Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, CA
(9)
BYU Cougars 21 ,
Missouri Tigers 17
Dec 24
Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, TX
Alabama Crimson Tide 28 , (6)
SMU Mustangs 7
Dec 26
Aloha Bowl
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI
Penn State Nittany Lions 13 ,
Washington Huskies 10
Dec 29
Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN
(13)
Boston College 18,
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 19
Dec 30
Gator Bowl
Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, FL
(10)
Iowa Hawkeyes 6, (11)
Florida Gators 14
Peach Bowl
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta, GA
North Carolina Tar Heels 3,
Florida State Seminoles 28
Dec 31
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
Astrodome
Houston, TX
Oklahoma State Cowboys 24 , (20)
Baylor Bears 14
Jan 2
Sugar Bowl
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, LA
(3)
Auburn 9 , (8)
Michigan Wolverines 7
Cotton Bowl
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, TX
(7)
Georgia Bulldogs 10 , (2)
Texas Longhorns 9
Orange Bowl
Orange Bowl
Miami, FL
(1)
Nebraska Cornhuskers 30, (5)
Miami Hurricanes 31
Fiesta Bowl
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, AZ
(14)
Ohio State Buckeyes 28 , (15)
Pittsburgh Panthers 23
Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA
UCLA Bruins 45 , (4)
Illinois Fighting Illini 9
Final rankings
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
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