1980–81 NCAA football bowl games
Season1980
Number of bowls15
Bowl gamesDecember 13, 1980 –
January 2, 1981
National Championship1981 Sugar Bowl
Location of ChampionshipSugar Bowl,
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

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

References

  1. ↑ "1980 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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