Seasons 1968 Bowls & playoff ← Week 13 1968: Bowls & playoff 11 games. Eight ranked teams lost, two to unranked teams. Six games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.
The week in review Ranked against ranked Jan 1, 1969 1 Ohio State 27,2 USC 16Rose Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1969 3 Penn State 15,6 Kansas 14Orange Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1969 9 Arkansas 16,4 Georgia 2upset Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1969 5 Texas 36,8 Tennessee 13Cotton Bowl Box score Dec 28, 1968 16 Missouri 35,12 Alabama 10upset Gator Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1968 20 SMU 28,10 Oklahoma 27upset Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Box score
Upsets Jan 1, 1969 9 Arkansas 16,4 Georgia 2upset Sugar Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1968 20 SMU 28,10 Oklahoma 27upset Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Box score Dec 28, 1968 16 Missouri 35,12 Alabama 10upset Gator Bowl Box score Dec 27, 1968 Richmond 49,15 Ohio 42upset Tangerine Bowl Box score Dec 30, 1968 LSU 31,19 Florida State 27upset Peach Bowl Box score
A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.
FBS vs. FBS Dec 14, 1968 Ole Miss 34,Virginia Tech 17Liberty Bowl Box score Dec 27, 1968 Richmond 49,15 Ohio 42upset Tangerine Bowl Box score Dec 28, 1968 Auburn 34,Arizona 10Sun Bowl Box score Dec 28, 1968 16 Missouri 35,12 Alabama 10upset Gator Bowl Box score Dec 30, 1968 LSU 31,19 Florida State 27upset Peach Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1968 20 SMU 28,10 Oklahoma 27upset Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1969 9 Arkansas 16,4 Georgia 2upset Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1969 1 Ohio State 27,2 USC 16Rose Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1969 3 Penn State 15,6 Kansas 14Orange Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1969 5 Texas 36,8 Tennessee 13Cotton Bowl Box score