Bowl History
1989
Conference
Bowl Record
- Atlantic Coast 2-3 Big 10 2-2 Big Eight 0-2 Big Sky 0-0 Big West 1-1 Colonial Athletic 0-0 Gulf South 0-0 Gulf States 0-0 Independent 5-2 Mid-American 0-1 Mid-Continent 0-0 Ohio Valley 0-0 Pac 10 4-0 Southeastern 3-3 Southern 0-0 Southland 0-0 Southwest 1-2 Western Athletic 0-2
Bowl History
1989
Date
Bowl
Bowl Matchup
1/1/1990 Capital One Illinois 31-21 Virginia 1/1/1990 Cotton Tennessee 31-27 Arkansas 1/1/1990 Fiesta Florida State 41-17 Nebraska 1/1/1990 Orange Notre Dame 21-6 Colorado 1/1/1990 Outback Auburn 31-14 Ohio State 1/1/1990 Rose Southern California 17-10 Michigan 1/1/1990 Sugar Miami (Florida) 33-25 Alabama 12/16/1989 Independence Oregon 27-24 Tulsa 12/25/1989 Aloha Classic Michigan State 33-13 Hawaii 12/28/1989 All-American Texas Tech 49-21 Duke 12/28/1989 Liberty Mississippi 42-29 Air Force 12/29/1989 Holiday Penn State 50-39 Brigham Young 12/30/1989 Freedom Washington 34-7 Florida 12/30/1989 Gator Clemson 27-7 West Virginia 12/30/1989 Sun Pittsburgh 31-28 Texas A&M 12/30/1989 Peach Syracuse 19-18 Georgia 12/31/1989 Insight Arizona 17-10 North Carolina State 12/9/1989 California Fresno State 27-6 Ball State
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.