1980–81 NCAA football bowl games

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1980–81 NCAA football bowl games
Season1980
Number of bowls15
Bowl gamesDecember 13, 1980 –
January 2, 1981
National Championship1981 Sugar Bowl
Location of ChampionshipLouisiana Superdome,
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsGeorgia
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll

The 1980–81 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1980 and January 1981 to end the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 15 team-competitive games,[1] and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Independence Bowl on December 13, 1980, and concluded on January 17, 1981, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

Schedule[edit]

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Date Game Site Television Teams Affiliations Results
Dec. 13 Independence Bowl State Fair Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana 		Mizlou Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8–3)
McNeese State Cowboys (10–1) 		Independent
Southland 		Southern Miss 16
McNeese State 14
Dec. 14 Garden State Bowl Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey 		Mizlou Houston Cougars (6–5)
Navy Midshipmen (8–3) 		Southwest
Independent 		Houston 35
Navy 0
Dec. 19 Holiday Bowl Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California 		Mizlou No. 14 BYU Cougars (11–1)
No. 19 SMU Mustangs (8–3) 		WAC
Southwest 		BYU 46
SMU 45
Dec. 20 Tangerine Bowl Orlando Stadium
Orlando, Florida 		Mizlou Florida Gators (7–4)
Maryland Terrapins (8–3) 		SEC
ACC 		Florida 35
Maryland 20
Dec. 26 Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona 		NBC No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions (9–2)
No. 11 Ohio State Buckeyes (9–2) 		Independent
Big Ten 		Penn State 31
Ohio State 19
Dec. 27 Hall of Fame Classic Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama 		Mizlou Arkansas Razorbacks (6–5)
Tulane Green Wave (7–4) 		Southwest
Independent 		Arkansas 34
Tulane 15
Sun Bowl Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas 		CBS No. 8 Nebraska Cornhuskers (9–2)
No. 17 Mississippi State Bulldogs (9–2) 		Big 8
SEC 		Nebraska 31
Mississippi State 17
Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee 		ABC No. 16 Purdue Boilermakers (8–3)
Missouri Tigers (8–3) 		Big Ten
Big 8 		Purdue 28
Missouri 25
Dec. 29 Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida 		ABC No. 3 Pittsburgh Panthers (10–1)
No. 18 South Carolina Gamecocks (8–3) 		Independent
Independent 		Pittsburgh 37
South Carolina 9
Dec. 31 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Astrodome
Houston, Texas 		Mizlou No. 13 North Carolina Tar Heels (10–1)
Texas Longhorns (7–4) 		ACC
Southwest 		North Carolina 16
Texas 7
Jan. 1 Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas 		CBS No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide (9–2)
No. 6 Baylor Bears (10–1) 		SEC
Southwest 		Alabama 30
Baylor 2
Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana 		ABC No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (11–0)
No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–1–1) 		SEC
Independent 		Georgia 17
Notre Dame 10
Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California 		NBC No. 5 Michigan Wolverines (9–2)
No. 16 Washington Huskies (9–2) 		Big Ten
Pac 10 		Michigan 23
Washington 6
Orange Bowl Miami Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida 		NBC No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners (9–2)
No. 2 Florida State Seminoles (10–1) 		Big 8
Independent 		Oklahoma 18
Florida State 17
Jan. 2 Peach Bowl Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia 		CBS No. 20 Miami Hurricanes (8–3)
Virginia Tech Gobblers (8–3) 		Independent
Independent 		Miami 20
Virginia Tech 10

Rankings from AP Poll

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1980 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
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