1989–90 NCAA football bowl games

{{short description|College football postseason game series}}

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{{Infobox College football bowl games

| season = 1989

| image =

| image_caption =

| regular_season =

| number_of_bowls = 18

| all_star_games =

| bowl_start = December 9, 1989

| bowl_end =
January 1, 1990

| championship_bowl = 1990 Sugar Bowl

| championship_location = Louisiana Superdome,
New Orleans, Louisiana

| champions = Miami Hurricanes

| conference1 = Independents

| conference1_teams = 8

| conference1_wins = 6

| conference1_losses = 2

| conference1_ap_poll = 6

| conference2 = SEC

| conference2_teams = 6

| conference2_wins = 3

| conference2_losses = 3

| conference2_ties =

| conference2_ap_poll = 3

| conference3 = Pac-10

| conference3_teams = 4

| conference3_wins = 4

| conference3_losses = 0

| conference3_ties =

| conference3_ap_poll = 3

| conference4 = Big Ten

| conference4_teams = 4

| conference4_wins = 2

| conference4_losses = 2

| conference4_ap_poll = 4

| conference5 = ACC

| conference5_teams = 4

| conference5_wins = 2

| conference5_losses = 2

| conference5_ap_poll = 2

| conference6 = SWC

| conference6_teams = 3

| conference6_wins = 1

| conference6_losses = 2

| conference6_ap_poll = 4

| conference7 = WAC

| conference7_teams = 3

| conference7_wins = 0

| conference7_losses = 3

| conference7_ap_poll = 1

| conference8 = Big Eight

| conference8_teams = 2

| conference8_wins = 0

| conference8_losses = 2

| conference8_ap_poll = 2

| conference9 = Big West

| conference9_teams = 1

| conference9_wins = 1

| conference9_losses = 0

| conference9_ap_poll = 0

| conference10 = MAC

| conference10_teams = 1

| conference10_wins = 0

| conference10_losses = 1

| conference10_ap_poll = 0

}}

The 1989–90 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1989 and January 1990 to end the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 18 team-competitive games,{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1989-bowls.html | title=1989 College Football Bowl Games | access-date=December 23, 2018 | work=Sports Reference }} and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the California Bowl on December 9, 1989, and concluded on January 20, 1990, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

Schedule

class="wikitable"
Date

!Game

!Site

!Time
(US EST)

!TV

!Matchup
(pre-game record)

!AP
pre-game
rank

!UPI (Coaches)
pre-game
rank

12/9

|California Bowl

|Bulldog Stadium
Fresno, California

|Fresno State 27 (10–1) (Big West Champion),
Ball State 6 (7–2–2) (MAC Champion)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

12/16

|Independence Bowl

|Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana

|Mizlou

|Oregon 27 (7–4) (Pac-10),
Tulsa 24 (6–5) (Independent)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

12/25

|Aloha Bowl

|Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii

|ABC

|Michigan State 33 (7–4) (Big Ten),
Hawaii 13 (9–2–1) (WAC)

|#22
#25

|NR
#19

12/28

|Liberty Bowl

|Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee

|Raycom Sports

|Ole Miss 42 (7–4) (SEC),
Air Force 29 (8–3–1) (WAC)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

12/28

|All-American Bowl

|Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama

|ESPN

|Texas Tech 49 (8–3) (SWC),
Duke 21 (8–3) (ACC)

|#24
#20

|#19
NR

12/30

|Holiday Bowl

|Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California

|ESPN

|Penn State 50 (7–3–1) (Independent),
BYU 39 (10–2) (WAC Champion)

|#18
#19

|#18
#16

12/30

|Gator Bowl

|Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida

|Clemson 27 (9–2) (ACC),
West Virginia 7 (8–2–1) (Independent)

|#14
#17

|#13
#17

12/30

|John Hancock Bowl

|Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas

|CBS

|Pittsburgh 31 (7–3–1) (Independent),
Texas A&M 28 (8–3) (SWC)

|#24
#16

|NR
#15

12/30

|Peach Bowl

|Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta

|ABC

|Syracuse 19 (7–4) (Independent),
Georgia 18 (6–5) (SEC)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

12/30

|Freedom Bowl

|Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California

|NBC

|Washington 34 (7–4) (Pac-10),
Florida 7 (7–4) (SEC)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

12/31

|Copper Bowl

|Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona

|TBS

|Arizona 17 (7–4) (Pac-10),
NC State 10 (7–4) (ACC)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

1/1

|Hall of Fame Bowl

|Tampa Stadium
Tampa, Florida

|NBC

|Auburn 31 (9–2) (SEC),
Ohio State 14 (8–3) (Big Ten)

|#9
#21

|#10
NR

1/1

|Florida Citrus Bowl{{cite news | title=CITRUS BOWL : George Right on Key, Virginia Out of Sync as Illinois Wins, 31-21 | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-02-sp-138-story.html | date=January 2, 1990 | access-date=December 23, 2018 }}

|Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida

|12:00 PM

|ABC

|Illinois 31 (9–2) (Big Ten),
Virginia 21 (10–2) (ACC)

|#11
#15

|#11
#14

1/1

|Cotton Bowl Classic{{cite news | title=Vols' Victim No. 600 Is Arkansas, by 31-27 | newspaper=New York Times | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/02/sports/vols-victim-no-600-is-arkansas-by-31-27.html | date=January 2, 1990 | access-date=December 23, 2018 }}

|Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas

|1:30 PM

|CBS

|Tennessee 31 (10–1) (SEC),
Arkansas 27 (10–1) (SWC Champion)

|#8
#10

|#8
#9

1/1

|Fiesta Bowl{{cite news | title=Florida State Throws Nebraska for a 41-17 Loss : Fiesta Bowl: Willis knocks fellow Seminole out of record book by passing for 422 yards and five touchdowns. | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-02-sp-127-story.html | date=January 2, 1990 | access-date=December 23, 2018 }}

|Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona

|NBC

|Florida State 41 (9–2) (Independent),
Nebraska 17 (10–1) (Big Eight)

|#5
#6

|#5
#6

1/1

|Rose Bowl{{cite news | title=Bo's Farewell Is by the Book : USC Beats Michigan, 17-10, on Late Drive : Rose Bowl: Schembechler's record in game drops to 2-8 as he ends career as Wolverine coach. | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-02-sp-120-story.html | date=January 2, 1990 | access-date=December 23, 2018 }}

|Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California

|4:30 PM

|ABC

|USC 17 (8–2–1) (Pac-10 Champion),
Michigan 10 (10–1) (Big Ten Champion)

|#12
#3

|#12
#3

1/1

|Sugar Bowl{{cite web | title=56th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1990 | publisher=Sugar Bowl | url=https://allstatesugarbowl.org/classic/1990-game-recap/ | date=January 2, 1990 | access-date=December 23, 2018 }}

|Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana

|7:00 PM

|ABC

|Miami (FL) 33 (10–1) (Independent),
Alabama 25 (10–1) (SEC Champion)

|#2
#7

|#2
#7

1/1

|Orange Bowl{{cite news | title=Irish Do Their Best to Make Miami No. 1 : Orange Bowl: Notre Dame dodges first-half bullets, then shoots a Rocket at previously unbeaten Colorado, 21-6. Holtz says Irish should be No. 1. | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-02-sp-123-story.html | date=January 2, 1990 | access-date=December 23, 2018 |first=GENE |last=WOJCIECHOWSKI }}

|Miami Orange Bowl
Miami

|8:00 PM

|NBC

|Notre Dame 21 (11–1) (Independent),
Colorado 6 (11–0) (Big Eight Champion)

|#4
#1

|#4
#1

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