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1998: Bowls & playoff

26 games. 13 ranked teams lost, two to unranked teams. 11 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 4, 19991Tennessee 23, 2Florida State 16Fiesta BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19993Ohio State 24, 8Texas A&M 14Sugar BowlBox score
Dec 5, 19988Texas A&M 36, 4Kansas State 33upsetBig 12 Championship GameBox score
Jan 1, 19999Wisconsin 38, 6UCLA 31upsetRose BowlBox score
Dec 30, 19985Arizona 23, 14Nebraska 20Holiday BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19997Florida 31, 18Syracuse 10Orange BowlBox score

Upsets

Dec 5, 19988Texas A&M 36, 4Kansas State 33upsetBig 12 Championship GameBox score
Dec 29, 1998Purdue 37, 4Kansas State 34upsetAlamo BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19999Wisconsin 38, 6UCLA 31upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 199915Michigan 45, 11Arkansas 31upsetCitrus BowlBox score
Dec 31, 199819Georgia 35, 13Virginia 33upsetPeach BowlBox score
Dec 25, 1998Colorado 51, 21Oregon 43upsetAloha 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 4, 1998Marshall 23, Toledo 17Mid-American Championship GameBox score
Dec 5, 199816Air Force 20, BYU 13Western Athletic Championship GameBox score
Dec 5, 19981Tennessee 24, 25Mississippi State 14SEC Championship GameBox score
Dec 5, 19988Texas A&M 36, 4Kansas State 33upsetBig 12 Championship GameBox score
Dec 19, 1998North Carolina 20, San Diego State 13Las Vegas BowlBox score
Dec 23, 1998Marshall 48, Louisville 29Motor City BowlBox score
Dec 25, 199816Air Force 45, Washington 25Oahu BowlBox score
Dec 25, 1998Colorado 51, 21Oregon 43upsetAloha BowlBox score
Dec 26, 199823Missouri 34, West Virginia 31Insight.com BowlBox score
Dec 29, 199824Miami 46, NC State 23MicronPC BowlBox score
Dec 29, 1998Purdue 37, 4Kansas State 34upsetAlamo BowlBox score
Dec 29, 1998Virginia Tech 38, Alabama 7Music City BowlBox score
Dec 30, 19985Arizona 23, 14Nebraska 20Holiday BowlBox score
Dec 30, 1998Idaho 42, Southern Miss 35upsetHumanitarian BowlBox score
Dec 31, 199819Georgia 35, 13Virginia 33upsetPeach BowlBox score
Dec 31, 1998Ole Miss 35, Texas Tech 18Independence BowlBox score
Dec 31, 1998TCU 28, USC 19upsetSun BowlBox score
Dec 31, 199810Tulane 41, BYU 27Liberty BowlBox score
Jan 1, 199912Georgia Tech 35, 17Notre Dame 28Gator BowlBox score
Jan 1, 199915Michigan 45, 11Arkansas 31upsetCitrus BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19993Ohio State 24, 8Texas A&M 14Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 199922Penn State 26, Kentucky 14Outback BowlBox score
Jan 1, 199920Texas 38, 25Mississippi State 11Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19999Wisconsin 38, 6UCLA 31upsetRose BowlBox score
Jan 2, 19997Florida 31, 18Syracuse 10Orange BowlBox score
Jan 4, 19991Tennessee 23, 2Florida State 16Fiesta BowlBox score