The 1979–80 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1979 and January 1980 to end the 1979 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 15, 1979, and concluded on January 1, 1980, with the Orange Bowl.
Schedule
DateGameSiteTVTeamsResultsGarden State BowlGiants StadiumEast Rutherford, New JerseyMizlouNo. 20 Temple Owls (9–2)California Golden Bears (7–4)Temple 28California 17Independence BowlState Fair StadiumShreveport, LouisianaTBSSyracuse Orangemen (6–5)McNeese State Cowboys (11–0)Syracuse 31McNeese State 7Holiday BowlJack Murphy StadiumSan Diego, CaliforniaMizlouIndiana Hoosiers (7–4)No. 9 BYU Cougars (11–0)Indiana 38BYU 37Sun BowlSun BowlEl Paso, TexasCBSNo. 13 Washington Huskies (9–2)No. 11 Texas Longhorns (9–2)Washington 14Texas 7Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TennesseeABCPenn State Nittany Lions (7–4)No. 15 Tulane Green Wave (9–2)Penn State 9Tulane 6Tangerine BowlOrlando StadiumOrlando, FloridaMizlouLSU Tigers (6–5)Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8–3)LSU 34Wake Forest 10Fiesta BowlSun Devil StadiumTempe, ArizonaNBCNo. 10 Pittsburgh Panthers (10–1)Arizona Wildcats (6–4–1)Pittsburgh 16Arizona 10Gator BowlGator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FloridaABCNorth Carolina Tar Heels (7–3–1)No. 14 Michigan Wolverines (8–3)North Carolina 17Michigan 15Hall of Fame ClassicLegion FieldBirmingham, AlabamaMizlouMissouri Tigers (6–5)No. 16 South Carolina Gamecocks (8–3)Missouri 24South Carolina 14Peach BowlFulton County StadiumAtlanta, GeorgiaCBSNo. 19 Baylor Bears (7–4)No. 18 Clemson Tigers (8–3)Baylor 24Clemson 18Astro-Bluebonnet BowlAstrodomeHouston, TexasMizlouNo. 12 Purdue Boilermakers (9–2)Tennessee Volunteers (7–4)Purdue 27Tennessee 22Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton BowlDallas, TexasCBSNo. 8 Houston Cougars (10–1)No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers (10–1)Houston 17Nebraska 14Sugar BowlLouisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LouisianaABCNo. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (11–0)No. 6 Arkansas Razorbacks (10–1)Alabama 24Arkansas 9Rose BowlRose BowlPasadena, CaliforniaNBCNo. 3 USC Trojans (10–0–1)No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes (11–0)USC 17Ohio State 16Orange BowlMiami Orange BowlMiami, FloridaNBCNo. 5 Oklahoma Sooners (10–1)No. 4 Florida State Seminoles (11–0)Oklahoma 24Florida State 7
Rankings from AP Poll
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