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1989: Bowls & playoff

18 games. 12 ranked teams lost. 12 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, 19904Notre Dame 21, 1Colorado 6upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19902Miami 33, 7Alabama 25Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19905Florida State 41, 6Nebraska 17Fiesta BowlBox score
Jan 1, 199012USC 17, 3Michigan 10upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19908Tennessee 31, 10Arkansas 27Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 199011Illinois 31, 15Virginia 21Citrus BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 1, 19904Notre Dame 21, 1Colorado 6upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 199012USC 17, 3Michigan 10upsetRose BowlBox score
Dec 30, 198923Pittsburgh 31, 16Texas A&M 28upsetJohn Hancock BowlBox score
Dec 28, 198924Texas Tech 49, 20Duke 21upsetAll-American BowlBox 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 9, 1989Fresno State 27, Ball State 6California BowlBox score
Dec 16, 1989Oregon 27, Tulsa 24Independence BowlBox score
Dec 25, 198922Michigan State 33, 25Hawai’i 13Aloha BowlBox score
Dec 28, 1989Ole Miss 42, Air Force 29Liberty BowlBox score
Dec 28, 198924Texas Tech 49, 20Duke 21upsetAll-American BowlBox score
Dec 29, 198918Penn State 50, 19BYU 39Holiday BowlBox score
Dec 30, 198914Clemson 27, 17West Virginia 7Gator BowlBox score
Dec 30, 198923Pittsburgh 31, 16Texas A&M 28upsetJohn Hancock BowlBox score
Dec 30, 1989Syracuse 19, Georgia 18Peach BowlBox score
Dec 30, 1989Washington 34, Florida 7Freedom BowlBox score
Dec 31, 1989Arizona 17, NC State 10Copper BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19909Auburn 31, 21Ohio State 14Hall of Fame BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19905Florida State 41, 6Nebraska 17Fiesta BowlBox score
Jan 1, 199011Illinois 31, 15Virginia 21Citrus BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19902Miami 33, 7Alabama 25Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19904Notre Dame 21, 1Colorado 6upsetOrange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 199012USC 17, 3Michigan 10upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19908Tennessee 31, 10Arkansas 27Cotton BowlBox score