# 1988–89 NCAA football bowl games

The 1988–89 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1988 and January 1989 to end the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 17 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the California Bowl on December 10, 1988, and concluded on January 21, 1989, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

## Schedule

| Date | Game | Site | Time (US EST) | TV | Matchup (pre-game record) | AP pre-game rank | UPI (Coaches) pre-game rank |
| 12/10 | California Bowl | Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California | | | Fresno State 35 (9–2) (Big West Champion), Western Michigan 30 (9–2) (MAC Champion) | NR NR | NR NR |
| 12/23 | Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana | | Mizlou | Southern Miss 38 (9–2) (Independent), UTEP 18 (10–2) (WAC) | NR NR | NR NR |
| 12/24 | Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas | | CBS | Alabama 29 (8–3) (SEC), Army 28 (9–2) (Independent) | #20 NR | #20 NR |
| 12/25 | Aloha Bowl | Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii | | ABC | Washington State 24 (8–3) (Pac-10), Houston 22 (9–2) (SWC) | #18 #14 | #18 #14 |
| 12/28 | Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee | | Raycom | Indiana 34 (7–3–1) (Big Ten), South Carolina 10 (8–3) (Independent) | NR NR | NR NR |
| 12/29 | Freedom Bowl | Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California | | Mizlou | BYU 20 (8–4) (WAC), Colorado 17 (8–3) (Big Eight) | NR NR | NR #20 |
| 12/29 | All-American Bowl | Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama | | ESPN | Florida 14 (6–5) (SEC), Illinois 10 (6–4–1) (Big Ten) | NR NR | NR NR |
| 12/30 | Holiday Bowl | Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California | | ESPN | Oklahoma State 62 (9–2) (Big Eight), Wyoming 14 (11–1) (WAC Champion) | #12 #15 | #12 #15 |
| 12/31 | Peach Bowl | Fulton County Stadium Atlanta | | Mizlou | NC State 28 (7–3–1) (ACC), Iowa 23 (6–3–3) (Big Ten) | NR NR | NR NR |
| 1/1 | Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida | | ESPN | Georgia 34 (8–3) (SEC), Michigan State 27 (6–4–1) (Big Ten) | #19 NR | #19 NR |
| 1/2 | Hall of Fame Bowl | Tampa Stadium Tampa, Florida | 1 PM | NBC | Syracuse 23 (9–2) (Independent), LSU 10 (8–3) (SEC) | #17 #16 | #16 #17 |
| 1/2 | Florida Citrus Bowl | Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida | 1:30 PM | ABC | Clemson 13 (9–2) (ACC Champion), Oklahoma 6 (9–2) (Big Eight) | #13 #10 | #13 #10 |
| 1/2 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas | 1:30 PM | CBS | UCLA 17 (9–2) (Pac-10), Arkansas 3 (10–1) (SWC Champion) | #9 #8 | #9 #8 |
| 1/2 | Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona | 4:30 PM | NBC | Notre Dame 34 (11–0) (Independent), West Virginia 21 (11–0) (Independent) | #1 #3 | #1 #3 |
| 1/2 | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California | 5 PM | ABC | Michigan 22 (8–2–1) (Big Ten Champion), USC 14 (10–1) (Pac-10 Champion) | #11 #5 | #11 #5 |
| 1/2 | Orange Bowl | Miami Orange Bowl Miami | 8:00 PM | NBC | Miami (FL) 23 (10–1) (Independent), Nebraska 3 (11–1) (Big Eight Champion) | #2 #6 | #2 #6 |
| 1/2 | Sugar Bowl | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | 8:30 PM | ABC | Florida State 13 (10–1) (Independent), Auburn 7 (10–1) (SEC co-Champion) | #4 #7 | #4 #7 |