Seasons 1983 Bowls & playoff ← Week 17 1983: Bowls & playoff 16 games. 10 ranked teams lost, five to unranked teams. Five 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 2, 1984 5 Miami 31,1 Nebraska 30upset Orange Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1984 7 Georgia 10,2 Texas 9upset Cotton Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1984 3 Auburn 9,8 Michigan 7Sugar Bowl Box score Dec 30, 1983 11 Florida 14,10 Iowa 6upset Gator Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1984 14 Ohio State 28,15 Pittsburgh 23Fiesta Bowl Box score
Upsets Jan 2, 1984 5 Miami 31,1 Nebraska 30upset Orange Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1984 7 Georgia 10,2 Texas 9upset Cotton Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1984 UCLA 45,4 Illinois 9upset Rose Bowl Box score Dec 24, 1983 Alabama 28,6 SMU 7upset Sun Bowl Box score Dec 30, 1983 11 Florida 14,10 Iowa 6upset Gator Bowl Box score Dec 29, 1983 Notre Dame 19,13 Boston College 18upset Liberty 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 10, 1983 16 Air Force 9,Ole Miss 3Independence Bowl Box score Dec 17, 1983 Northern Illinois 20,Cal State Fullerton 13California Bowl Box score Dec 17, 1983 Tennessee 30,16 Maryland 23upset Citrus Bowl Box score Dec 22, 1983 18 West Virginia 20,Kentucky 16Hall of Fame Classic Box score Dec 23, 1983 9 BYU 21,Missouri 17Holiday Bowl Box score Dec 24, 1983 Alabama 28,6 SMU 7upset Sun Bowl Box score Dec 26, 1983 Penn State 13,Washington 10Aloha Bowl Box score Dec 29, 1983 Notre Dame 19,13 Boston College 18upset Liberty Bowl Box score Dec 30, 1983 11 Florida 14,10 Iowa 6upset Gator Bowl Box score Dec 30, 1983 Florida State 28,North Carolina 3Peach Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1983 Oklahoma State 24,20 Baylor 14upset Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1984 3 Auburn 9,8 Michigan 7Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1984 7 Georgia 10,2 Texas 9upset Cotton Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1984 5 Miami 31,1 Nebraska 30upset Orange Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1984 14 Ohio State 28,15 Pittsburgh 23Fiesta Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1984 UCLA 45,4 Illinois 9upset Rose Bowl Box score