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
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.