Bowl History
1980
Conference
Bowl Record
- Atlantic Coast 2-1 Big 10 2-1 Big Eight 2-1 Big Sky 0-0 Big West 0-0 Colonial Athletic 0-0 Gulf South 0-0 Gulf States 0-0 Independent 3-6 Lone Star 0-0 Mid-American 0-0 Missouri Valley 0-0 Ohio Valley 0-0 Pac 10 0-1 Southeastern 3-1 Southern 0-0 Southland 0-0 Southwest 2-3 Western Athletic 1-0
Bowl History
1980
Date
Bowl
Bowl Matchup
1/1/1981 Cotton Alabama 30-2 Baylor 1/1/1981 Orange Oklahoma 18-17 Florida State 1/1/1981 Rose Michigan 23-6 Washington 1/1/1981 Sugar Georgia 17-10 Notre Dame 1/2/1981 Peach Miami (Florida) 20-10 Virginia Tech 12/13/1980 Independence Southern Mississippi 16-14 McNeese State 12/14/1980 Garden State Houston 35-0 Navy 12/19/1980 Holiday Brigham Young 46-45 Southern Methodist 12/20/1980 Capital One Florida 35-20 Maryland 12/26/1980 Fiesta Penn State 31-19 Ohio State 12/27/1980 All-American Arkansas 34-15 Tulane 12/27/1980 Liberty Purdue 28-25 Missouri 12/27/1980 Sun Nebraska 31-17 Mississippi State 12/29/1980 Gator Pittsburgh 37-9 South Carolina 12/31/1980 Bluebonnet North Carolina 16-7 Texas
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).