Bowl History
1981
Conference
Bowl Record
- Atlantic Coast 2-0 Big 10 2-2 Big Eight 2-3 Big Sky 0-0 Big West 0-1 Colonial Athletic 0-0 Gulf South 0-0 Gulf States 0-0 Independent 3-2 Lone Star 0-0 Mid-American 1-0 Missouri Valley 0-0 Ohio Valley 0-0 Pac 10 1-3 Southeastern 2-3 Southern 0-0 Southland 0-0 Southwest 2-2 Western Athletic 1-0
Bowl History
1981
Date
Bowl
Bowl Matchup
1/1/1982 Cotton Texas 14-12 Alabama 1/1/1982 Fiesta Penn State 26-10 Southern California 1/1/1982 Orange Clemson 22-15 Nebraska 1/1/1982 Rose Washington 28-0 Iowa 1/1/1982 Sugar Pittsburgh 24-20 Georgia 12/12/1981 Independence Texas A&M 33-16 Oklahoma State 12/13/1981 Garden State Tennessee 28-21 Wisconsin 12/18/1981 Holiday Brigham Young 38-36 Washington State 12/19/1981 California Toledo 27-25 San Jose State 12/19/1981 Capital One Missouri 19-17 Southern Mississippi 12/26/1981 Sun Oklahoma 40-14 Houston 12/28/1981 Gator North Carolina 31-27 Arkansas 12/30/1981 Liberty Ohio State 31-28 Navy 12/31/1981 Peach West Virginia 26-6 Florida 12/31/1981 All-American Mississippi State 10-0 Kansas 12/31/1981 Bluebonnet Michigan 33-14 UCLA
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).