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
[1]
| 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
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References