Bowl Games
| BOWL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Bowl | #3 USC | 17 | #1 Ohio State | 16 |
| Sugar Bowl | #2 Alabama | 24 | #6 Arkansas | 9 |
| Orange Bowl | #5 Oklahoma | 24 | #4 Florida State | 7 |
| Cotton Bowl Classic | #8 Houston | 17 | #7 Nebraska | 14 |
| Bluebonnet Bowl | #12 Purdue | 27 | Tennessee | 22 |
| Peach Bowl | #19 Baylor | 24 | #18 Clemson | 18 |
| Hall of Fame Classic | Missouri | 24 | #16 South Carolina | 14 |
| Gator Bowl | North Carolina | 17 | #14 Michigan | 15 |
| Fiesta Bowl | #10 Pittsburgh | 16 | Arizona | 10 |
| Sun Bowl | #13 Washington | 14 | #11 Texas | 7 |
| Liberty Bowl | Penn State | 9 | #15 Tulane | 6 |
| Tangerine Bowl | LSU | 34 | Wake Forest | 10 |
| Holiday Bowl | Indiana | 38 | #9 Brigham Young | 37 |
| Garden State Bowl | #20 Temple | 28 | California | 17 |
| Independence Bowl | Syracuse | 31 | McNeese State | 7 |
Read more about this topic: 1979 NCAA Division I-A Football Season
Famous quotes containing the words bowl and/or games:
“Three wise men of Gotham
Went to sea in a bowl;
If the bowl had been stronger,
My story would have been longer.”
—Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. Three wise men of Gotham (l. 1–4)
“In the past, it seemed to make sense for a sportswriter on sabbatical from the playpen to attend the quadrennial hawgkilling when Presidential candidates are chosen, to observe and report upon politicians at play. After all, national conventions are games of a sort, and sports offers few spectacles richer in low comedy.”
—Walter Wellesley (Red)