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1990–91 NCAA football bowl games

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Season
  
1990

Number of bowls
  
19

Location of Championship
  
N/A

Regular season
  
September 1–December 1

National Championship
  
none

1990–91 NCAA football bowl games

Bowl games
  
December 8, 1990 – January 1, 1991

The 1990-91 NCAA College Football Bowl Games featured 19 games, starting early in December 1990 and ending on New Year's Day 1991. They followed the 1990 regular season and ended in controversy. Going into the postseason, Colorado had a 10-1-1 record and was ranked #1 in both Coaches' and AP polls. After a relatively unimpressive (and controversial) 10-9 victory over #5 Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl and an impressive victory by the undefeated (10-0-1) #2 Georgia Tech in the Citrus Bowl, the Buffaloes lost their #1 ranking to the Yellow Jackets in the Coaches' Poll, creating a split championship. This controversial ending, along with the dual undefeated champions of the following year, led to the creation of the Bowl Coalition.

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Bowl Games

NOTE: Rankings used are the final regular season AP Rankings whenever noted

California Bowl

  • San Jose State 48, Central Michigan 24

    • Independence Bowl

  • Louisiana Tech 34, Maryland 34

    • Aloha Bowl

  • Syracuse 28, Arizona 0

    • Liberty Bowl

  • Air Force 23, (24) Ohio State 11

    • Blockbuster Bowl

  • (6) Florida State 24, (7) Penn State 17

    • All-American Bowl

  • NC State 31, (23) Southern Miss 27

    • Peach Bowl

  • Auburn 27, Indiana 23

    • Freedom Bowl

  • Colorado State 32, Oregon 31

    • Holiday Bowl

  • Texas A&M 65, (13) BYU 14

    • Copper Bowl

  • Cal 17, Wyoming 15

    • John Hancock Bowl

  • (22) Michigan State 17, (21) USC 16

    • Hall of Fame Bowl

  • (14) Clemson 30, (16) Illinois 0

    • Orange Bowl

  • (1) Colorado 10, (5) Notre Dame 9

    • Florida Citrus Bowl

  • (2) Georgia Tech 45, (19) Nebraska 21

    • Fiesta Bowl

  • (18) Louisville 34, (25) Alabama 7

    • Cotton Bowl Classic

  • (4) Miami 46, (3) Texas 3

    • Gator Bowl

  • (12) Michigan 35, (15) Ole Miss 3

    • Rose Bowl

  • (8) Washington 46, (17) Iowa 34

    • Sugar Bowl

  • (10) Tennessee 23, Virginia 22

    • References

    1990–91 NCAA football bowl games Wikipedia
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