1983–84 NCAA football bowl games

The 1983–84 NCAA football bowl games featured 16 games starting early in December and ending on January 2, 1984. The Tangerine Bowl was renamed the Florida Citrus Bowl.

1983–84 NCAA football bowl games
Number of bowl games per state.
Season	1983
Regular season	September 3–December 3
Number of bowls	16
Bowl games	December 10, 1983 – January 2, 1984
National Championship	1984 Orange Bowl
Location of Championship	Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
Champions	Miami Hurricanes
Bowl record by conference Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll Independents 7 5–2 (0.714) 5 SEC 7 5–2 (0.714) 4 Big Ten 4 1–3 (0.250) 4 Big Eight 3 1–2 (0.333) 1 SWC 3 0–3 (0.000) 2 WAC 2 2–0 (1.000) 2 Pac-10 2 1–1 (0.500) 1 ACC 2 0–2 (0.000) 1 MAC 1 1–0 (1.000) 0 Big West 1 0–1 (0.000) 0

Number of bowl teams per state.

Bowl games

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

Date	Game	Site	Result	Ref.
Dec 10	Independence Bowl	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA	(16) Air Force Falcons 9, Ole Miss 3
Dec 17	California Bowl	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	Northern Illinois Huskies 20, Cal State Fullerton 13
	Florida Citrus Bowl	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	(16) Maryland Terrapins 23, Tennessee Volunteers 30
Dec 22	Hall of Fame Classic	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	(18) West Virginia Mountaineers 20, Kentucky Wildcats 16
Dec 23	Holiday Bowl	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	(9) BYU Cougars 21, Missouri Tigers 17
Dec 24	Sun Bowl	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	Alabama Crimson Tide 28, (6) SMU Mustangs 7
Dec 26	Aloha Bowl	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Penn State Nittany Lions 13, Washington Huskies 10
Dec 29	Liberty Bowl	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	(13) Boston College 18, Notre Dame Fighting Irish 19
Dec 30	Gator Bowl	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL	(10) Iowa Hawkeyes 6, (11) Florida Gators 14
	Peach Bowl	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA	North Carolina Tar Heels 3, Florida State Seminoles 28
Dec 31	Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl	Astrodome Houston, TX	Oklahoma State Cowboys 24, (20) Baylor Bears 14
Jan 2	Sugar Bowl	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	(3) Auburn 9, (8) Michigan Wolverines 7
	Cotton Bowl	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	(7) Georgia Bulldogs 10, (2) Texas Longhorns 9
	Orange Bowl	Orange Bowl Miami, FL	(1) Nebraska Cornhuskers 30, (5) Miami Hurricanes 31
	Fiesta Bowl	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	(14) Ohio State Buckeyes 28, (15) Pittsburgh Panthers 23
	Rose Bowl	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	UCLA Bruins 45, (4) Illinois Fighting Illini 9

Final rankings

Main article: 1983 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

AP Poll

1. Miami (FL)
2. Nebraska
3. Auburn
4. Georgia
5. Texas
6. Florida
7. BYU
8. Michigan
9. Ohio State
10. Illinois
11. Clemson
12. SMU
13. Air Force
14. Iowa
15. Alabama
16. West Virginia
17. UCLA
18. Pittsburgh
19. Boston College
20. East Carolina

Coaches' Poll

1. Miami (FL)
2. Nebraska
3. Auburn
4. Georgia
5. Texas
6. Florida
7. BYU
8. Ohio State
9. Michigan
10. Illinois
11. SMU
12. Alabama
13. UCLA
14. Iowa
15. Air Force
16. West Virginia
17. Penn State
18. Oklahoma State
19. Pittsburgh
20. Boston College

• Clemson was on probation by the NCAA during the 1983 season; they were therefore ineligible to receive votes in the Coaches' Poll