Seasons 1982 Bowls & playoff ← Week 14 1982: Bowls & playoff 16 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, 1983 2 Penn State 27,1 Georgia 23upset Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1983 4 SMU 7,6 Pittsburgh 3Cotton Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1983 3 Nebraska 21,13 LSU 20Orange Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1983 11 Arizona State 32,12 Oklahoma 21Fiesta Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1983 5 UCLA 24,19 Michigan 14Rose Bowl Box score Dec 25, 1982 9 Washington 21,16 Maryland 20Aloha Bowl Box score
Upsets 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 11, 1982 Wisconsin 14,Kansas State 3Independence Bowl Box score Dec 17, 1982 17 Ohio State 47,BYU 17Holiday Bowl Box score Dec 18, 1982 18 Auburn 33,Boston College 26Tangerine Bowl Box score Dec 18, 1982 Fresno State 29,Bowling Green 28California Bowl Box score Dec 25, 1982 North Carolina 26,8 Texas 10upset Sun Bowl Box score Dec 25, 1982 9 Washington 21,16 Maryland 20Aloha Bowl Box score Dec 29, 1982 Alabama 21,Illinois 15Liberty Bowl Box score Dec 30, 1982 Florida State 31,10 West Virginia 12upset Gator Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1982 Air Force 36,Vanderbilt 28Hall of Fame Classic Box score Dec 31, 1982 14 Arkansas 28,Florida 24Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1982 Iowa 28,Tennessee 22Peach Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1983 11 Arizona State 32,12 Oklahoma 21Fiesta Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1983 3 Nebraska 21,13 LSU 20Orange Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1983 2 Penn State 27,1 Georgia 23upset Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1983 4 SMU 7,6 Pittsburgh 3Cotton Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1983 5 UCLA 24,19 Michigan 14Rose Bowl Box score