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1993–94 NCAA football bowl games

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1993–94 NCAA football bowl games
Season1993
Number of bowls19
Bowl gamesDecember 17, 1993 –
January 1, 1994
National ChampionshipOrange Bowl
Location of ChampionshipMiami Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida
ChampionsFlorida State
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
Big Ten 7 4–3 (0.571) 4
ACC 5 2–3 (0.400) 3
Big Eight 4 3–1 (0.750) 4
Pac-10 4 3–1 (0.750) 3
SEC 4 2–2 (0.500) 4
Big East 4 2–2 (0.500) 4
WAC 4 0–4 (0.000) 0
SWC 2 0–2 (0.000) 1
Big West 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
MAC 1 0–1 (0.000) 0

The 1993–94 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the second year of the Bowl Coalition era, the 1994 Orange Bowl was designated as the national championship game, pitting Florida State (11–1), ranked first in the AP Poll and third in the Coaches Poll, against Nebraska (11–0), ranked second in the AP Poll and first in the Coaches Poll. Undefeated and untied West Virginia was ranked second in the Coaches Poll but was relegated to the Sugar Bowl after finishing in third in the Bowl Coalition composite rankings. Florida State defeated Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, which, along with West Virginia's loss to Florida in the Sugar Bowl, allowed Florida State to secure a national championship in both major polls.

A total of 19 bowl games were played between December 17, 1993 and January 1, 1994 by 38 bowl-eligible teams.[1] One new bowl game was added during the 1993–94 season: the Alamo Bowl, held in San Antonio, Texas.

Non-Coalition bowls

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Date Time TV Game Site Result Ref.
Dec 17 8:00 PM ESPN Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium
Whitney, NV
Utah State 42, Ball State 33
Dec 25 2:30 PM ABC Aloha Bowl Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI
No. 17 Colorado 41, No. 25–T Fresno State 30
Dec 28 8:00 PM ESPN Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN
No. 25–T Louisville 18, Michigan State 7
Dec 29 8:00 PM ESPN Copper Bowl Arizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ
No. 20 Kansas State 52, Wyoming 17
Dec 30 8:00 PM ESPN Holiday Bowl Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, CA
No. 11 Ohio State 28, BYU 21
9:00 PM Raycom Freedom Bowl Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, CA
USC 28, Utah 21
Dec 31 12:30 PM ESPN Independence Bowl Independence Stadium
Shreveport, LA
No. 22 Virginia Tech 45, No. 21 Indiana 20
6:00 PM ESPN Peach Bowl Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA
No. 24 Clemson 14, Kentucky 13
9:30 PM ESPN Alamo Bowl Alamo Dome
San Antonio, TX
California 37, Iowa 3
Jan 1 11:00 AM ESPN Hall of Fame Bowl Tampa Stadium
Tampa, FL
No. 23 Michigan 42, NC State 7
1:00 PM ABC Citrus Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, FL
No. 13 Penn State 31, No. 6 Tennessee 13
1:30 PM CBS Carquest Bowl Joe Robbie Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL
No. 15 Boston College 31, Virginia 13
4:30 PM ABC Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA
No. 9 Wisconsin 21, No. 14 UCLA 16
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time.[2]

Bowl Coalition bowls

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Tier I
Date Time TV Game Site Result Ref.
Jan 1 1:00 PM NBC Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, AZ
No. 16 Arizona 29, No. 10 Miami (FL) 0
4:30 PM NBC Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl
Dallas, TX
No. 4 Notre Dame 24, No. 7 Texas A&M 21
8:00 PM NBC Orange Bowl
Championship game
Miami Orange Bowl
Miami, FL
No. 1 Florida State 18, No. 2 Nebraska 16
8:30 PM ABC Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, LA
No. 8 Florida 41, No. 3 West Virginia 7
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time.[2]
Tier II
Date Time TV Game Site Result Ref.
Dec 24 2:30 PM CBS John Hancock Bowl Sun Bowl
El Paso, TX
No. 19 Oklahoma 41, Texas Tech 10
Dec 31 7:00 PM TBS Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, FL
No. 18 Alabama 24, No. 12 North Carolina 10
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "1993 College Football Bowl Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "College bowls". Press-Republican. Plattsburgh, NY. December 3, 1993. p. 18.