Bowl Games
- Sugar Bowl: #2 Penn St. 27, #1 Georgia 23
- Orange Bowl: #3 Nebraska 21, #13 LSU 20
- Cotton Bowl Classic: #4 SMU 7, #6 Pittsburgh 3
- Rose Bowl: #5 UCLA 24, #19 Michigan 14
- Sun Bowl: North Carolina 26, #8 Texas 10
- Gator Bowl: Florida St. 31, #10 West Virginia 12
- Tangerine Bowl: #18 Auburn 33, Boston College 26
- Liberty Bowl: Alabama 21, Illinois 15
- Bluebonnet Bowl: #14 Arkansas 28, Florida 24
- Peach Bowl: Iowa 28, Tennessee 22
- Fiesta Bowl: #11 Arizona State 32, #12 Oklahoma 21
- Independence Bowl: Wisconsin 14, Kansas St. 3
- Hall of Fame Classic: Air Force 36, Vanderbilt 28
- Holiday Bowl: #17 Ohio State 47, Brigham Young 17
- Aloha Bowl: #9 Washington 21, Maryland 20
- California Bowl: Fresno State 29, Bowling Green 28
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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)