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1982–83 NCAA football bowl games
College football postseason game series
College football postseason game series
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| season | 1982 |
| image | |
| regular_season | |
| number_of_bowls | 16 |
| all_star_games | 2 |
| bowl_start | December 17, 1982 |
| bowl_end | |
| January 1, 1983 | |
| championship_bowl | |
| championship_location | |
| champions | [Penn State Nittany Lions](1982-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team) |
| conference1 | SEC |
| conference1_teams | 7 |
| conference1_wins | 2 |
| conference1_losses | 5 |
| conference1_ap_poll | 3 |
| conference2 | Big Ten |
| conference2_teams | 5 |
| conference2_wins | 3 |
| conference2_losses | 2 |
| conference2_ap_poll | 1 |
| conference3 | Independent |
| conference3_teams | 5 |
| conference3_wins | 2 |
| conference3_losses | 3 |
| conference3_ap_poll | 4 |
| conference4 | Big 8 |
| conference4_teams | 3 |
| conference4_wins | 1 |
| conference4_losses | 2 |
| conference4_ap_poll | 2 |
| conference5 | Pac-10 |
| conference5_teams | 3 |
| conference5_wins | 3 |
| conference5_losses | 0 |
| conference5_ap_poll | 4 |
| conference6 | SWC |
| conference6_teams | 3 |
| conference6_wins | 2 |
| conference6_losses | 1 |
| conference6_ap_poll | 3 |
| conference7 | ACC |
| conference7_teams | 2 |
| conference7_wins | 1 |
| conference7_losses | 1 |
| conference7_ap_poll | 3 |
| conference8 | WAC |
| conference8_teams | 2 |
| conference8_wins | 1 |
| conference8_losses | 1 |
| conference8_ap_poll | 0 |
| conference9 | MAC^ |
| conference9_teams | 1 |
| conference9_wins | 0 |
| conference9_losses | 1 |
| conference9_ap_poll | 0 |
| conference10 | PCAA |
| conference10_teams | 1 |
| conference10_wins | 1 |
| conference10_losses | 0 |
| conference10_ap_poll | 0 |
| Note | ^The Mac was FCS this year. |
January 1, 1983
The 1982–83 NCAA football bowl games featured 16 games starting early in December and ending on January 1, 1983. The Aloha Bowl was introduced this year. The California Bowl this year was the only bowl game between a FCS team and a FBS team ever.
Schedule
| Date | Game | Site | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11 | [Independence Bowl](1982-independence-bowl) | Independence Stadium | |
| Shreveport, LA | **[Wisconsin](1982-wisconsin-badgers-football-team) 14**, [Kansas State](1982-kansas-state-wildcats-football-team) 10 | ||
| Dec 17 | [Holiday Bowl](1982-holiday-bowl) | Jack Murphy Stadium | |
| San Diego, CA | **[Ohio State](1982-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team) 47**, [BYU](1982-byu-cougars-football-team) 17 | ||
| Dec 18 | [Tangerine Bowl](1982-tangerine-bowl) | Orlando Stadium | |
| Orlando, FL | **[Auburn](1982-auburn-tigers-football-team) 33**, [Boston College](1982-boston-college-eagles-football-team) 26 | ||
| [California Bowl](1982-california-bowl) | Bulldog Stadium | ||
| Fresno, CA | **[Fresno State](1982-fresno-state-bulldogs-football-team) 29**, [Bowling Green](1982-bowling-green-falcons-football-team) 28 | ||
| [Sun Bowl](1982-sun-bowl) | Sun Bowl | ||
| El Paso, TX | **[North Carolina](1982-north-carolina-tar-heels-football-team) 26**, [Texas](1982-texas-longhorns-football-team) 10 | ||
| Dec 25 | [Aloha Bowl](1982-aloha-bowl) | Aloha Stadium | |
| Honolulu, HI | **[Washington](1982-washington-huskies-football-team) 26**, [Maryland](1982-maryland-terrapins-football-team) 20 | ||
| Dec 29 | [Liberty Bowl](1982-liberty-bowl) | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | |
| Memphis, TN | **[Alabama](1982-alabama-crimson-tide-football-team) 21**, [Illinois](1982-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team) 15 | ||
| Dec 30 | [Gator Bowl](1982-gator-bowl) | Gator Bowl Stadium | |
| Jacksonville, FL | **[Florida State](1982-florida-state-seminoles-football-team) 31**, [West Virginia](1982-west-virginia-mountaineers-football-team) 12 | ||
| Dec 31 | [Hall of Fame Classic](1982-hall-of-fame-classic) | Legion Field | |
| Birmingham, AL | **[Air Force](1982-air-force-falcons-football-team) 36**, [Vanderbilt](1982-vanderbilt-commodores-football-team) 28 | ||
| [Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl](1982-astro-bluebonnet-bowl) | Astrodome | ||
| Houston, TX | **[Arkansas](1982-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team) 28**, [Florida](1982-florida-gators-football-team) 24 | ||
| [Peach Bowl](1982-peach-bowl) | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | ||
| Atlanta, GA | **[Iowa](1982-iowa-hawkeyes-football-team) 28**, [Tennessee](1982-tennessee-volunteers-football-team) 22 | ||
| Jan 1 | [Fiesta Bowl](1983-fiesta-bowl) | Sun Devil Stadium | |
| Tempe, AZ | **[Arizona State](1982-arizona-state-sun-devils-football-team) 32**, [Oklahoma](1982-oklahoma-sooners-football-team) 21 | ||
| [Cotton Bowl](1983-cotton-bowl-classic) | Cotton Bowl | ||
| Dallas, TX | **[SMU](1982-smu-mustangs-football-team) 7**, [Pittsburgh](1982-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team) 3 | ||
| [Rose Bowl](1983-rose-bowl) | Rose Bowl | ||
| Pasadena, CA | **[UCLA](1982-ucla-bruins-football-team) 24**, [Michigan](1982-michigan-wolverines-football-team) 14 | ||
| [Orange Bowl](1983-orange-bowl) | Orange Bowl | ||
| Miami, FL | **[Nebraska](1982-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team) 21**, [LSU](1982-lsu-tigers-football-team) 20 | ||
| [Sugar Bowl](1983-sugar-bowl) | Louisiana Superdome | ||
| New Orleans, LA | **[Penn State](1982-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team) 27**, [Georgia](1982-georgia-bulldogs-football-team) 23 |
References
References
- Myhre, Rich. (December 23, 1982). "Holiday football in Hawaii: It's a natural". [[The Daily Herald]].
- Morilak, Mark. (April 27, 1982). "Bowling Green, Northern lose appeals MAC will be Division I-AA in 1982 season". Daily Kent Stater.
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