Bowl Games
- Rose Bowl: Washington 28, Iowa 0
- Cotton Bowl Classic: Texas 14, Alabama 12
- Fiesta Bowl: Penn State 26, Southern California 10
- Orange Bowl: Clemson 22, Nebraska 15
- Sugar Bowl: Pittsburgh 24, Georgia 20
- Peach Bowl: West Virginia 26, Florida 6
- Hall of Fame Classic: Mississippi State 10, Kansas 0
- Bluebonnet Bowl: Michigan 33, UCLA 14
- Liberty Bowl: Ohio State 31, Navy 28
- Gator Bowl: North Carolina 31, Arkansas 27
- Sun Bowl: Oklahoma 40, Houston 14
- California Bowl: Toledo 27, San Jose State 25
- Tangerine Bowl: Missouri 19, Southern Mississippi 17
- Holiday Bowl: Brigham Young 38, Washington State 36
- Garden State Bowl: Tennessee 28, Wisconsin 21
- Independence Bowl: Texas A&M 33, Oklahoma State 16
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Famous quotes containing the words bowl and/or games:
“One bowl is quiet; two bowls will clang together.”
—Chinese proverb.
“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)