Seasons 1994 Bowls & playoff ← Week 15 1994: Bowls & playoff 20 games. 12 ranked teams lost, four to unranked teams. Eight 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, 1995 1 Nebraska 24,3 Miami 17Orange Bowl Box score Dec 3, 1994 5 Florida 24,6 Alabama 23SEC Championship Game Box score Jan 2, 1995 7 Florida State 23,5 Florida 17upset Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1995 2 Penn State 38,12 Oregon 20Rose Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1995 6 Alabama 24,13 Ohio State 17Citrus Bowl Box score Dec 27, 1994 14 Utah 16,15 Arizona 13Freedom Bowl Box score
Upsets Jan 2, 1995 7 Florida State 23,5 Florida 17upset Sugar Bowl Box score Dec 30, 1994 20 Michigan 24,10 Colorado State 14upset Holiday Bowl Box score Dec 25, 1994 Boston College 12,11 Kansas State 7upset Aloha Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1995 23 NC State 28,16 Mississippi State 24upset Peach Bowl Box score Dec 30, 1994 Tennessee 45,17 Virginia Tech 23upset Gator Bowl Box score Dec 30, 1994 Texas 35,19 North Carolina 31upset Sun 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 3, 1994 5 Florida 24,6 Alabama 23SEC Championship Game Box score Dec 15, 1994 UNLV 52,Central Michigan 24upset Las Vegas Bowl Box score Dec 25, 1994 Boston College 12,11 Kansas State 7upset Aloha Bowl Box score Dec 27, 1994 14 Utah 16,15 Arizona 13Freedom Bowl Box score Dec 28, 1994 18 Virginia 20,TCU 10Independence Bowl Box score Dec 29, 1994 22 BYU 31,Oklahoma 6Copper Bowl Box score Dec 30, 1994 20 Michigan 24,10 Colorado State 14upset Holiday Bowl Box score Dec 30, 1994 Tennessee 45,17 Virginia Tech 23upset Gator Bowl Box score Dec 30, 1994 Texas 35,19 North Carolina 31upset Sun Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1994 Illinois 30,East Carolina 0Liberty Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1994 24 Washington State 10,Baylor 3Alamo Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1995 1 Nebraska 24,3 Miami 17Orange Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1995 23 NC State 28,16 Mississippi State 24upset Peach Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1995 6 Alabama 24,13 Ohio State 17Citrus Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1995 4 Colorado 41,Notre Dame 24Fiesta Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1995 7 Florida State 23,5 Florida 17upset Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1995 2 Penn State 38,12 Oregon 20Rose Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1995 South Carolina 24,West Virginia 21Carquest Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1995 21 USC 55,Texas Tech 14Cotton Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1995 Wisconsin 34,25 Duke 20upset Hall of Fame Bowl Box score