The 1982–83 NCAA football bowl games featured 16 games starting early in December and ending on January 1, 1983. The Aloha Bowl was introduced this year.[citation needed]
| Date
|
Game
|
Site
|
Matchup
|
| Dec 11
|
Independence Bowl
|
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, LA
|
Wisconsin 14, Kansas State 10
|
| Dec 17
|
Holiday Bowl
|
Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, CA
|
Ohio State 47, BYU 17
|
| Dec 18
|
Tangerine Bowl
|
Orlando Stadium
Orlando, FL
|
Auburn 33, Boston College 26
|
| California Bowl
|
Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, CA
|
Fresno State 29, Bowling Green 28
|
| Sun Bowl
|
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, TX
|
North Carolina 26, Texas 10
|
| Dec 25
|
Aloha Bowl
|
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI
|
Washington 26, Maryland 20
|
| Dec 29
|
Liberty Bowl
|
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN
|
Alabama 21, Illinois 15
|
| Dec 30
|
Gator Bowl
|
Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, FL
|
Florida State 31, West Virginia 12
|
| Dec 31
|
Hall of Fame Classic
|
Legion Field
Birmingham, AL
|
Air Force 36, Vanderbilt 28
|
| Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
|
Astrodome
Houston, TX
|
Arkansas 28, Florida 24
|
| Peach Bowl
|
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta, GA
|
Iowa 28, Tennessee 22
|
| Jan 1
|
Fiesta Bowl
|
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, AZ
|
Arizona State 32, Oklahoma 21
|
| Cotton Bowl
|
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, TX
|
SMU 7, Pittsburgh 3
|
| Rose Bowl
|
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA
|
UCLA 24, Michigan 14
|
| Orange Bowl
|
Orange Bowl
Miami, FL
|
Nebraska 21, LSU 20
|
| Sugar Bowl
|
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, LA
|
Penn State 27, Georgia 23
|