Bowl History
1997
Conference
Bowl Record
- Atlantic 10 0-0 Atlantic Coast 3-1 Big 10 2-5 Big 12 2-3 Big East 0-4 Big West 0-1 Colonial Athletic 0-0 Conference USA 2-0 Independent 0-1 Mid-American 0-1 Ohio Valley 0-0 Pac 10 5-1 Southeastern 5-1 Southern 0-0 Southland 0-0
Bowl History
1997
Date
Bowl
Bowl Matchup
1/1/1998 Capital One Florida 21-6 Penn State 1/1/1998 Cotton UCLA 29-23 Texas A&M 1/1/1998 Gator North Carolina 42-3 Virginia Tech 1/1/1998 Outback Georgia 33-6 Wisconsin 1/1/1998 Rose Michigan 21-16 Washington State 1/1/1998 Sugar Florida State 31-14 Ohio State 1/2/1998 Peach Auburn 21-17 Clemson 1/2/1998 Orange Nebraska 42-17 Tennessee 12/20/1997 Las Vegas Oregon 41-13 Air Force 12/25/1997 Aloha Classic Washington 51-23 Michigan State 12/26/1997 Motor City Mississippi 34-31 Marshall 12/27/1997 Insight Arizona 20-14 New Mexico 12/28/1997 Independence Louisiana State 27-9 Notre Dame 12/29/1997 Holiday Colorado State 35-24 Missouri 12/29/1997 Humanitarian Cincinnati 35-19 Utah State 12/29/1997 Micron PC Georgia Tech 35-30 West Virginia 12/30/1997 Alamo Purdue 33-20 Oklahoma State 12/31/1997 Fiesta Kansas State 35-18 Syracuse 12/31/1997 Liberty Southern Mississippi 41-7 Pittsburgh 12/31/1997 Sun Arizona State 17-7 Iowa
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.