1991–92 NCAA football bowl games

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

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox College football bowl games

| season = 1991

| image =

| image_caption =

| regular_season = August 28, 1991–December 7, 1991

| number_of_bowls = 18

| all_star_games =

| bowl_start = December 14, 1991

| bowl_end =
January 1, 1992

| championship_bowl = 1992 Rose Bowl
1992 Orange Bowl

| championship_location = Rose Bowl,
Pasadena, California and
Louisiana Superdome,
New Orleans, Louisiana

| champions = Miami Hurricanes (AP)
Washington Huskies (Coaches)

| conference1 = Independents

| conference1_teams = 7

| conference1_wins = 7

| conference1_losses = 0

| conference1_ap_poll =

| conference2 = SEC

| conference2_teams = 5

| conference2_wins = 2

| conference2_losses = 3

| conference2_ap_poll =

| conference3 = Big Ten

| conference3_teams = 5

| conference3_wins = 1

| conference3_losses = 3

| conference3_ties = 1

| conference3_ap_poll =

| conference4 = Pac-10

| conference4_teams = 4

| conference4_wins = 3

| conference4_losses = 1

| conference4_ap_poll =

| conference5 = ACC

| conference5_teams = 4

| conference5_wins = 1

| conference5_losses = 3

| conference5_ap_poll =

| conference6 = SWC

| conference6_teams = 4

| conference6_wins = 1

| conference6_losses = 3

| conference6_ap_poll =

| conference7 = WAC

| conference7_teams = 3

| conference7_wins = 1

| conference7_losses = 1

| conference7_ties = 1

| conference7_ap_poll =

| conference8 = Big Eight

| conference8_teams = 3

| conference8_wins = 1

| conference8_losses = 2

| conference8_ap_poll =

| conference9 = MAC

| conference9_teams = 1

| conference9_wins = 1

| conference9_losses = 0

| conference9_ap_poll =

| conference10 = Big West

| conference10_teams = 1

| conference10_wins = 0

| conference10_losses = 1

| conference10_ap_poll =

}}

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,{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1991-bowls.html | title=1991 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 14, 1991, and concluded on January 18, 1992, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

Schedule

class="wikitable"
Date

!Game

!Site

!Time
(US EST)

!TV{{Cite web |title=1991 College Football Season - 506 Archive |url=https://archive.506sports.com/wiki/1991_College_Football_Season |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=archive.506sports.com}}

!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{{cite news | title=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. | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-30-sp-1006-story.html | date=December 30, 1991 | access-date=December 23, 2018 }}

|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{{cite news |title=IOWA-BYU A TIE AT HOLIDAY BOWL |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-12-31-9104270268-story.html |date=December 31, 1991 |access-date=December 23, 2018}}

|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
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{{cite news | title=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. | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-02-sp-7558-story.html | date=January 2, 1992 | access-date=December 23, 2018 }}

|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{{cite news | title=Florida State's 5 Turnovers Better Than Texas A&M's 8 : Cotton: Seminoles win, 10-2. Aggies lose record six fumbles. | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-02-sp-7559-story.html | date=January 2, 1992 | access-date=December 23, 2018 }}

|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{{cite news | title=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. | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-02-sp-7560-story.html | date=January 2, 1992 | access-date=December 23, 2018 }}

|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{{cite news | title=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. | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-02-sp-7553-story.html | date=January 2, 1992 | access-date=December 23, 2018 }}

|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{{cite web | title=Notre Dame 39, Florida 28 | publisher=United Press International | url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/01/02/Notre-Dame-39-Florida-28/1634694328400/ | date=January 1, 1992 | access-date=December 23, 2018 }}

|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{{cite web | title=Miami 22, Nebraska 0 | publisher=United Press International | url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/01/01/Miami-22-Nebraska-0/4452694242000/ | date=January 1, 1992 | access-date=December 23, 2018 }}

|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

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