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1978–79 NCAA football bowl games
Season1978
Number of bowls15
Bowl gamesDecember 16, 1978 –
January 1, 1979
National Championship1979 Sugar Bowl
Location of ChampionshipLouisiana Superdome,
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsAlabama
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP poll

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

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

Rankings from AP Poll [2]

References

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  1. ^ "All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "1978 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
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