1984–85 NCAA football bowl games


The 1984–85 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1984 and January 1985 to end the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 18 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Independence Bowl on December 15, 1984, and concluded on January 12, 1985, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

Schedule

DateGameSiteTime
TVMatchup
AP
pre-game
rank		UPI
pre-game
rank
12/15Independence BowlIndependence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana		 ESPNAir Force 23 ,
Virginia Tech 7 		NR
NR		NR
NR
12/15California BowlBulldog Stadium
Fresno, California		 ESPNUNLV 30 ,
Toledo 13 		NR
NR		NR
NR
12/21Holiday BowlJack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California		 Mizlou / ESPNBYU 24 ,
Michigan 17 		#1
NR		#1
NR
12/22Florida Citrus BowlFlorida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida		 NBCGeorgia 17 ,
Florida State 17 		#15
NR		#16
NR
12/22Sun BowlSun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas		 CBSMaryland 28 ,
Tennessee 27 		#12
NR		#11
NR
12/22Cherry BowlPontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, Michigan		 USA NetworkArmy 10 ,
Michigan State 6 		NR
NR		NR
NR
12/26Freedom BowlAnaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California		 LorimarIowa 55 ,
Texas 17 		NR
  1. 19
NR
  • 20
    • 12/27Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
    Memphis, Tennessee    		 Katz SportsAuburn 21 ,
    Arkansas 15     		#16NR#19
    NR
    12/28Gator BowlGator Bowl Stadium
    Jacksonville, Florida    		 ABCOklahoma State 21 ,
    South Carolina 14     		#9
    1. 7
    		#9
  • 7
    • 12/29Aloha BowlAloha Stadium
    Honolulu, Hawaii    		 TCS/MetrosportsSMU 27 ,
    Notre Dame 20     		#10
  • 17
    		• #10
  • 18
    • 12/29Hall of Fame ClassicLegion Field
    Birmingham, Alabama    		 WTBSKentucky 20 ,
    Wisconsin 19     		NR
  • 20
    		• NR
  • 17
    • 12/31Peach BowlFulton County Stadium
    Atlanta    		 CBSVirginia 27 ,
    Purdue 24     		NRNRNR
    NR
    12/31Bluebonnet BowlHouston Astrodome
    Houston, Texas    		 LorimarWest Virginia 31 ,
    TCU 14     		NR
    NR    		NR
    NR
    1/1Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton Bowl
    Dallas, Texas    		 CBSBoston College 45 ,
    Houston 28     		#8
    NR    		#8
    NR
    1/1Fiesta BowlSun Devil Stadium
    Tempe, Arizona    		1:30 PMNBCUCLA 39 ,
    Miami 37     		#14
    1. 13
    		#15
  • 13
    • 1/1Rose BowlRose Bowl
    Pasadena, California    		4:30 PMNBCUSC 20 ,
    Ohio State 17     		#18
  • 6
    		• #14
  • 5
    • 1/1Sugar BowlLouisiana Superdome
    New Orleans, Louisiana    		7:00 PMABCNebraska 28 ,
    LSU 10     		#5
  • 11
    		• #4
  • 12
    • 1/1Orange BowlMiami Orange Bowl
    Miami    		8:00 PMNBCWashington 25 ,
    Oklahoma 17     		#4
  • 2
    		• #3
  • 2