1991–92 NCAA football bowl games

Season

1991

Regular season

August 28, 1991–December 7, 1991

Number of bowls

Bowl games

December 14, 1991 –
January 1, 1992

National Championship

1992 Rose Bowl
1992 Orange Bowl

Location of Championship

Rose Bowl,
Pasadena, California and
Louisiana Superdome,
New Orleans, Louisiana

Champions

Miami Hurricanes (AP)
Washington Huskies (Coaches)

Bowl record by conference
Conference	Bowls	Record	Final AP poll
Independents	7	7–0 (1.000)
SEC	5	2–3 (0.400)
Big Ten	5	1–3–1 (0.300)
Pac-10	4	3–1 (0.750)
ACC	4	1–3 (0.250)
SWC	4	1–3 (0.250)
WAC	3	1–1–1 (0.500)
Big Eight	3	1–2 (0.333)
MAC	1	1–0 (1.000)
Big West	1	0–1 (0.000)

The 1991–92 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1991 and January 1992 to end the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 18 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the California Bowl on December 14, 1991, and concluded on January 18, 1992, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Game	Site	Time (US EST)	TV	Matchup (pre-game record)	AP pre-game rank	UPI (Coaches) pre-game rank
12/14	California Bowl	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California		SportsChannel	Bowling Green 28 (10–1) (MAC Champion), Fresno State 21 (10–1) (Big West Champion)	NR NR	NR NR
12/25	Aloha Bowl	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii		ABC	Georgia Tech 18 (7–5) (ACC), Stanford 17 (8–3) (Pac-10)	NR #17	NR #17
12/28	Blockbuster Bowl	Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida		CBS	Alabama 30 (10–1) (SEC), Colorado 25 (8–2–1) (Big Eight)	#8 #15	#8 #15
12/29	Gator Bowl	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida		TBS	Oklahoma 48 (8–3) (Big Eight), Virginia 14 (8–2–1) (ACC)	#20 #19	#20 #19
12/29	Independence Bowl	Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana		ABC	Georgia 24 (8–3) (SEC), Arkansas 15 (6–5) (SWC)	#24 NR	#24 NR
12/29	Liberty Bowl	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee		ESPN	Air Force 38 (9–3) (WAC), Mississippi State 15 (7–4) (SEC)	NR NR	NR NR
12/30	Holiday Bowl	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California		ESPN	Iowa 13 (10–1) (Big Ten), BYU 13 (8–3–1) (WAC Champion)	#7 NR	#7 NR
12/30	Freedom Bowl	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California		Raycom	Tulsa 28 (9–2) (Independent), San Diego State 17 (8–3–1) (WAC)	#23 NR	#25 NR
12/31	John Hancock Bowl	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas		CBS	UCLA 6 (8–3) (Pac-10), Illinois 3 (6–5) (Big Ten)	#22 NR	#23 NR
12/31	Copper Bowl	Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona		TBS	Indiana 24 (6–4–1) (Big Ten), Baylor 0 (8–3) (SWC)	NR NR	NR NR
1/1	Peach Bowl	Fulton County Stadium Atlanta	11:30 AM	ESPN	East Carolina 37 (10–1) (Independent), NC State 34 (9–2) (ACC)	#12 #21	#13 #21
1/1	Hall of Fame Bowl	Tampa Stadium Tampa, Florida	1:00 PM	NBC	Syracuse 24 (9–2) (Independent), Ohio State 17 (8–3) (Big Ten)	#16 #25	#16 #22
1/1	Florida Citrus Bowl	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida	1:30 PM	ABC	California 37 (9–2) (Pac-10), Clemson 13 (9–1–1) (ACC Champion)	#14 #13	#14 #12
1/1	Cotton Bowl Classic	Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas	1:30 PM	CBS	Florida State 10 (10–2) (Independent), Texas A&M 2 (10–1) (SWC Champion)	#5 #9	#6 #9
1/1	Fiesta Bowl	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona	4:30 PM	NBC	Penn State 42 (10–2) (Independent), Tennessee 17 (9–2) (SEC)	#6 #10	#5 #10
1/1	Rose Bowl	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California	5:00 PM	ABC	Washington 34 (11–0) (Pac-10 Champion), Michigan 14 (10–1) (Big Ten Champion)	#2 #4	#1 #3
1/1	Sugar Bowl	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana	8:30 PM	ABC	Notre Dame 39 (9–3) (Independent), Florida 28 (10–1) (SEC Champion)	#18 #3	#18 #4
1/1	Orange Bowl	Miami Orange Bowl Miami	8:00 PM	NBC	Miami (FL) 22 (11–0) (Independent), Nebraska 0 (9–1–1) (Big Eight Champion)	#1 #11	#2 #11

References

"1991 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
"1991 College Football Season - 506 Archive". archive.506sports.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
"Perez Leads Air Force's Ground Attack : Liberty Bowl: Senior quarterback runs for 114 yards and a touchdown in 38-15 victory over Mississippi State". Los Angeles Times. December 30, 1991. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
"IOWA-BYU A TIE AT HOLIDAY BOWL". Chicago Tribune. December 31, 1991. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
"Just Singing Along, Cal Tunes Out Clemson, 37-13 : Citrus: White gains 103 yards against nation's No. 1 rushing defense. Pawlawski throws for 230 yards". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
"Florida State's 5 Turnovers Better Than Texas A&M's 8 : Cotton: Seminoles win, 10-2. Aggies lose record six fumbles". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
"Penn State Rallies to Win as Tennessee Loses Its Grip : Fiesta: Nittany Lions convert four turnovers into touchdowns to turn 17-7 deficit into 42-17 victory". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
"They Are Perfectly Impressive : Huskies Make Their Case : Rose Bowl: Hobert, Emtman share MVP honors as Washington defense shuts down Michigan, 34-14, to complete a 12-0 season". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
"Notre Dame 39, Florida 28". United Press International. January 1, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
"Miami 22, Nebraska 0". United Press International. January 1, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

v t e 1991–92 NCAA football bowl game season
California (Dec. 14) Aloha (Dec. 25) Blockbuster (Dec. 28) Gator (Dec. 29) Independence (Dec. 29) Liberty (Dec. 29) Holiday (Dec. 30) Freedom (Dec. 30) John Hancock (Dec. 31) Copper (Dec. 31) Cotton (Jan. 1) Fiesta (Jan. 1) Florida Citrus (Jan. 1) Hall of Fame (Jan. 1) Orange (Jan. 1) Peach (Jan. 1) Rose (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 1)

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