NCAA football bowl games, 1983-84

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The 1983-84 Bowl Season featured 16 games starting early in December and ending on January 1, 1984. The Tangerine Bowl was renamed the Florida Citrus Bowl.

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[edit] Independence Bowl

December 10, 1983 Shreveport, LA
Independence Stadium

[edit] California Bowl

December 17, 1983 Fresno, CA
MAC Champion: Northern Illinois Huskies 20, PCAA Champion: Cal St. Fullerton Titans 13

[edit] Florida Citrus Bowl

December 17, 1983 Orlando, FL
Florida Citrus Bowl

[edit] Hall of Fame Classic

December 23, 1983

West Virginia 20 Kentucky 16

[edit] Holiday Bowl

December 23, 1983 San Diego, CA
Jack Murphy Stadium
WAC Champion: BYU Cougars 21, Missouri 17

[edit] Sun Bowl

[edit] Aloha Bowl

[edit] Liberty Bowl

  • Date: December 29, 1983
  • Venue: Liberty Bowl, Memphis, TN
  • Final Score: Notre Dame 19 vs. Boston College 18
  • MVP: Doug Flutie, QB (Boston College)

[edit] Gator Bowl

[edit] Bluebonnet Bowl

[edit] Peach Bowl

Virginia 27 Purdue 24

[edit] Fiesta Bowl

January 2, 1984 Tempe, AZ
 Sun Devil Stadium

[edit] Orange Bowl

January 2, 1984 Miami, FL
 Miami Orange Bowl
At Large (Independent) Miami Hurricanes 31, Big 8 Champion: Nebraska Cornhuskers 30

1 2 3 4 Total
Miami 17 0 14 0 31
Nebraska 0 10 7 13 30
  • Scoring
  • Miami: Touchdowns - Dennison (2), Highsmith (2)
  • Miami: Field Goal - Davis
  • Miami: PAT - Davis (4)
  • Nebraska: Touchdown - Steinkuhler, Gill, Smith (2)
  • Nebraska: Field Goal - Livingston
  • Nebraska: PAT - Livingston (3)

Miami lead 31-17 going into the fourth quarter, however on fourth and eight on Miami's 24 yard line Jeff Smith ran a pitchout into the endzone to pull within one with 48 seconds left to play. Tom Osborne elected to go for two, but Miami was able to bat away Nebraska's National Title hopes and secure their own in a thrilling 31-30 victory which is considered one of the greatest games of all time.
Most Valuable Players: Jack Hernandez and Bernie Kosar

[edit] Sugar Bowl

January 2, 1984 New Orleans, LA
 Louisiana Superdome
SEC Champion: Auburn Tigers 9, At Large (Big 10 #): Michigan Wolverines 7
Most Valuable Player: Bo Jackson

[edit] Rose Bowl

January 2, 1984 Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
Pac Ten Champion: UCLA Bruins 45, Big Ten Champion: Illinois Fighting Illini 9
Most Outstanding Players:

[edit] Cotton Bowl

January 2, 1984 Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
At Large (SEC #): Georgia Bulldogs 10, SWC Champion: Texas Longhorns 9
Most Outstanding Players: Lance McIllhenny and Wes Hopkins