Bowl History |
1978 |
| Conference |
Bowl Record |
| | - | | Atlantic Coast | 2-2 | | Big 10 | 1-2 | | Big Eight | 2-2 | | Big Sky | 0-0 | | Big West | 0-0 | | Colonial Athletic | 0-0 | | Gulf South | 0-0 | | Gulf States | 0-0 | | Independent | 3-3 | | Lone Star | 0-0 | | Mid-American | 0-0 | | Missouri Valley | 0-0 | | Ohio Valley | 0-0 | | Pac 10 | 3-0-1 | | Southeastern | 1-2 | | Southern | 0-0 | | Southland | 0-1 | | Southwest | 2-1-1 | | Western Athletic | 0-1 |
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Bowl History |
1978 |
| Date |
Bowl |
Bowl Matchup |
| 1/1/1979 | Cotton | Notre Dame 35-34 Houston | | 1/1/1979 | Orange | Oklahoma 31-24 Nebraska | | 1/1/1979 | Rose | Southern California 17-10 Michigan | | 1/1/1979 | Sugar | Alabama 14-7 Penn State | | 12/16/1978 | Independence | East Carolina 35-13 Louisiana Tech | | 12/16/1978 | Garden State | Arizona State 34-18 Rutgers | | 12/20/1978 | All-American | Texas A&M 28-12 Iowa State | | 12/22/1978 | Holiday | Navy 23-16 Brigham Young | | 12/23/1978 | Capital One | North Carolina State 30-17 Pittsburgh | | 12/23/1978 | Liberty | Missouri 20-15 Louisiana State | | 12/23/1978 | Sun | Texas 42-0 Maryland | | 12/25/1978 | Peach | Purdue 41-21 Georgia Tech | | 12/25/1978 | Fiesta | UCLA 10-10 Arkansas | | 12/29/1978 | Gator | Clemson 17-15 Ohio State | | 12/31/1978 | Bluebonnet | Stanford 25-22 Georgia |
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Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.
