1983–84 NCAA football bowl games
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Season | 1983 | |||||
Regular season | September 3–December 3 | |||||
Number of Bowls | 16 | |||||
Bowl games | December 10, 1983 – January 2, 1984 | |||||
National Championship | 1984 Orange Bowl | |||||
Location of Championship | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida | |||||
Champions | Miami Hurricanes | |||||
Conference Bowl Records | ||||||
Conference | Bowls | Record | % |
Teams in |
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Independents | 7 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 5 | ||
SEC | 7 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 4 | ||
Big Ten | 4 | 1–3 | 0.250 | 4 | ||
Big Eight | 3 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 1 | ||
SWC | 3 | 0–3 | 0.000 | 2 | ||
WAC | 2 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 2 | ||
Pac-10 | 2 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 1 | ||
ACC | 2 | 0–2 | 0.000 | 1 | ||
MAC | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 0 | ||
Big West | 1 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 0 | ||
College football bowl games
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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.
Bowl Games
- NOTE: Rankings used are the final regular season AP Rankings whenever noted
Independence Bowl
California Bowl
- NIU 20, Cal State Fullerton 13
Florida Citrus Bowl
All-American Bowl
- (18) West Virginia 20, Kentucky 16
Holiday Bowl
Main article: 1983 Holiday Bowl
- (9) BYU 21, Missouri 17
Sun Bowl
Main article: 1983 Sun Bowl
Aloha Bowl
- Penn State 13, Washington 10
Liberty Bowl
- Notre Dame 19, (13) Boston College 18
Gator Bowl
Main article: 1983 Gator Bowl
- (11) Florida 14, (10) Iowa 6
Peach Bowl
Main article: 1983 Peach Bowl
- Florida State 28, North Carolina 3
Bluebonnet Bowl
- Oklahoma State 24, (20) Baylor 14
Sugar Bowl
Main article: 1984 Sugar Bowl
Cotton Bowl Classic
Main article: 1984 Cotton Bowl Classic
Orange Bowl
Main article: 1984 Orange Bowl
Fiesta Bowl
Main article: 1984 Fiesta Bowl
- (14) Ohio State 28, (15) Pittsburgh 23
Rose Bowl
Main article: 1984 Rose Bowl
- UCLA 45, (4) Illinois 9
Final rankings
AP Poll
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Coaches' Poll
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- Clemson was on probation by the NCAA during the 1983 season; they were therefore ineligible to receive votes in the Coaches' Poll
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