1981–82 NCAA football bowl games


The 1981–82 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1981 and January 1982 to end the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 16 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Independence Bowl on December 12, 1981, and concluded on January 16, 1982, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

Schedule

DateGameSiteTime
TVMatchup
AP
pre-game
rank		UPI
pre-game
rank
12/12Independence BowlIndependence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana		 MizlouTexas A&M 33 ,
Oklahoma State 16 		NR
NR		NR
NR
12/13Garden State BowlGiants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey		 MizlouTennessee 28 ,
Wisconsin 21 		NR
NR		NR
NR
12/18Holiday BowlJack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California		 ESPNBYU 38 ,
Washington State 36 		#14
  1. 20
#12
  • 18
    • 12/19Tangerine BowlOrlando Stadium
    Orlando, Florida    		 Missouri 19 ,
    Southern Miss 17     		NR
  • 18
    		• NR
  • 15
    • 12/19California BowlBulldog Stadium
    Fresno, California    		 Toledo 27 ,
    San Jose State 25     		NRNRNR
    1. 20
    12/26Sun BowlSun Bowl Stadium
    El Paso, Texas    		 CBSOklahoma 40 ,
    Houston 14     		NRNRNR
    1. 19
    12/28Gator BowlGator Bowl Stadium
    Jacksonville, Florida    		 ABCNorth Carolina 31 ,
    Arkansas 27     		#11NR#9
    1. 17
    12/30Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
    Memphis, Tennessee    		 USA Network/ MetrosportsOhio State 31 ,
    Navy 28     		#15NR#14
    NR
    12/31Peach BowlFulton County Stadium
    Atlanta    		 CBSWest Virginia 26 ,
    Florida 6     		NR
    NR    		NR
    NR
    12/31Hall of Fame ClassicLegion Field
    Birmingham, Alabama    		 Mississippi State 10 ,
    Kansas 0     		NR
    NR    		NR
    NR
    12/31Astro-Bluebonnet BowlHouston Astrodome
    Houston, Texas    		 MizlouMichigan 33 ,
    UCLA 14     		#16
    1. 19
    		#13
  • 16
    • 1/1Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton Bowl
    Dallas, Texas    		12:00 PMCBSTexas 14 ,
    Alabama 12     		#6
  • 3
    		• #5
  • 3
    • 1/1Fiesta BowlSun Devil Stadium
    Tempe, Arizona    		1:30 PMNBCPenn State 26 ,
    USC 10     		#7
  • 8
    		• #6
  • 7
    • 1/1Rose BowlRose Bowl
    Pasadena, California    		4:30 PMNBCWashington 28 ,
    Iowa 0     		#12
  • 13
    		• #10
  • 11
    • 1/1Sugar BowlLouisiana Superdome
    New Orleans, Louisiana    		8:00 PMABCPittsburgh 24 ,
    Georgia 20     		#10
  • 2
    		• #8
  • 2
    • 1/1Orange BowlMiami Orange Bowl
    Miami    		8:00 PMNBCClemson 22 ,
    Nebraska 15     		#1
  • 4
    		• #1
  • 4