Bowl History
1997
Conference
Bowl Record
- Atlantic 10 0-0 Atlantic Coast 3-1 Big 10 2-5 Big 12 2-3 Big East 0-4 Big West 0-1 Colonial Athletic 0-0 Conference USA 2-0 Independent 0-1 Mid-American 0-1 Ohio Valley 0-0 Pac 10 5-1 Southeastern 5-1 Southern 0-0 Southland 0-0
Bowl History
1997
Date
Bowl
Bowl Matchup
1/1/1998 Capital One Florida 21-6 Penn State 1/1/1998 Cotton UCLA 29-23 Texas A&M 1/1/1998 Gator North Carolina 42-3 Virginia Tech 1/1/1998 Outback Georgia 33-6 Wisconsin 1/1/1998 Rose Michigan 21-16 Washington State 1/1/1998 Sugar Florida State 31-14 Ohio State 1/2/1998 Peach Auburn 21-17 Clemson 1/2/1998 Orange Nebraska 42-17 Tennessee 12/20/1997 Las Vegas Oregon 41-13 Air Force 12/25/1997 Aloha Classic Washington 51-23 Michigan State 12/26/1997 Motor City Mississippi 34-31 Marshall 12/27/1997 Insight Arizona 20-14 New Mexico 12/28/1997 Independence Louisiana State 27-9 Notre Dame 12/29/1997 Holiday Colorado State 35-24 Missouri 12/29/1997 Humanitarian Cincinnati 35-19 Utah State 12/29/1997 Micron PC Georgia Tech 35-30 West Virginia 12/30/1997 Alamo Purdue 33-20 Oklahoma State 12/31/1997 Fiesta Kansas State 35-18 Syracuse 12/31/1997 Liberty Southern Mississippi 41-7 Pittsburgh 12/31/1997 Sun Arizona State 17-7 Iowa
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.