1983–84 NCAA football bowl games

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The 1983–84 NCAA football bowl games featured 16 games starting early in December and ending on January 2, 1984. The Tangerine Bowl was renamed the Florida Citrus Bowl.

Season1983
Regular seasonSeptember 3–December 3
Number of bowls16
Bowl gamesDecember 10, 1983 –
January 2, 1984
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1983–84 NCAA football bowl games
Number of bowl games per state.
Season1983
Regular seasonSeptember 3–December 3
Number of bowls16
Bowl gamesDecember 10, 1983 –
January 2, 1984
National Championship1984 Orange Bowl
Location of ChampionshipMiami Orange Bowl,
Miami, Florida
ChampionsMiami Hurricanes
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Number of teams
in final AP poll
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
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Number of bowl teams per state.

Bowl games

NOTE: Rankings used are the final regular season AP Rankings whenever noted
More information Date, Game ...
Date Game Site Result Ref.
Dec 10 Independence Bowl Independence Stadium
Shreveport, LA		 (16) Air Force Falcons 9, Ole Miss 3 [1]
Dec 17 California Bowl Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, CA		 Northern Illinois Huskies 20, Cal State Fullerton 13 [2]
Florida Citrus Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, FL		 (16) Maryland Terrapins 23, Tennessee Volunteers 30 [3]
Dec 22 Hall of Fame Classic Legion Field
Birmingham, AL		 (18) West Virginia Mountaineers 20, Kentucky Wildcats 16
Dec 23 Holiday Bowl Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, CA		 (9) BYU Cougars 21, Missouri Tigers 17
Dec 24 Sun Bowl Sun Bowl
El Paso, TX		 Alabama Crimson Tide 28, (6) SMU Mustangs 7
Dec 26 Aloha Bowl Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI		 Penn State Nittany Lions 13, Washington Huskies 10
Dec 29 Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN		 (13) Boston College 18, Notre Dame Fighting Irish 19
Dec 30 Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, FL		 (10) Iowa Hawkeyes 6, (11) Florida Gators 14
Peach Bowl Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta, GA		 North Carolina Tar Heels 3, Florida State Seminoles 28
Dec 31 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Astrodome
Houston, TX		 Oklahoma State Cowboys 24, (20) Baylor Bears 14
Jan 2 Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, LA		 (3) Auburn 9, (8) Michigan Wolverines 7
Cotton Bowl Cotton Bowl
Dallas, TX		 (7) Georgia Bulldogs 10, (2) Texas Longhorns 9
Orange Bowl Orange Bowl
Miami, FL		 (1) Nebraska Cornhuskers 30, (5) Miami Hurricanes 31
Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, AZ		 (14) Ohio State Buckeyes 28, (15) Pittsburgh Panthers 23
Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA		 UCLA Bruins 45, (4) Illinois Fighting Illini 9
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Final rankings

Main article: 1983 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
  • 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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