1982 College Football Season

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Regular season

  • With a new TV deal signed in the summer of 1981, CBS joined ABC in sharing the network college football package. The networks generally alternated the early and late Sat aft windows. The NCAA later awarded a separate deal to Ted Turner's WTBS superstation for Saturday night games.
  • On Sun 10/3 during the NFL strike, CBS provided a doubleheader of regional coverage of D3 games and used NFL announcers. By doing this, CBS was able to meet the TV contract requirement for D3 games.
  • Grosscup worked with Jackson on two late-season Arkansas games because ABC policy prevented Broyles (who was the Arkansas AD) from calling Razorback games.
  • This listing contains two different announcers named Bob Murphy. The Murphy who worked ABC games was best known as a New York Mets announcer. The Murphy who called CBS games was a longtime Stanford broadcaster.

Week 1

Thu 9/2, BYU @ UNLV, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley


Sat 9/4, #15 Miami @ #16 Florida, WPLG-10 Miami, 1:30 pm, Chuck Dowdle, George Mira, Larry Sugarman

Sat 9/4, Temple @ #8 Penn State, WPVI-6 Philadelphia, 1:30 pm, Bob Tatrn, George Paterno, Don Tollefson

Sat 9/4, New Mexico @ Wyoming, KOB-4 Albuquerque, 3 pm, Rick Snow, Gary Ness

Sat 9/4, Boston College @ Texas A&M, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley


Mon 9/6, #16 Clemson @ #6 Georgia, ABC, 9 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Anne Simon


Week 2

Thu 9/9, #5 North Carolina @ #1 Pittsburgh, CBS, 9 pm, Lindsey Nelson, Pat Haden


Sat 9/11, Wisconsin @ #12 Michigan, WKOW-27 Madison, 1 pm, Ken Syke, Jim Bakken

Sat 9/11, Maryland @ #7 Penn State, WDCA-20 Washington, DC, 1:30 pm, ??, ??

Sat 9/11, Tulsa @ #13 Arkansas, Five Star Cablesports (Tulsa), 3 pm, Bob Carpenter, Jim Roberts

Sat 9/11, #10 USC @ #11 Florida, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant

Sat 9/11, Michigan St @ Illinois, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup

Sat 9/11, Houston @ #19 Miami, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Curt Gowdy, Tom Gatewood

Sat 9/11, Virginia @ Navy, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Bill Flemming, Fran Curci

Sat 9/11, California @ Colorado, KTZO-20 San Francisco, 3:30 pm, Barry Tompkins, Craig Morton

Sat 9/11, San Diego State @ Air Force, XETV-6 Tijuana, 3:30 pm, Ted Leitner, Bruce Walton

Sat 9/11, Tulane @ Southern Methodist, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley

Week 3

Sat 9/18, Boston College @ #16 Clemson, CBS, 1:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Pat Haden

Sat 9/18, #15 Miami @ Virginia Tech, CBS, 1:30 pm (regional), Lindsey Nelson, Scott Hunter

Sat 9/18, TCU @ Kansas, CBS, 1:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Danny Davis

Sat 9/18, Minnesota @ Purdue, CBS, 1:30 pm (regional), Dave Diles, Dennis Franklin

Sat 9/18, Winston-Salem St @ NC Central, ABC, 1:30 pm (local markets), Dan McReynolds, Fran Curci

Sat 9/18, Mankato St @ Minnesota-Duluth, ABC, 1:30 pm (local markets), Steve LePage, Bob Lee

Sat 9/18, Illinois @ Syracuse, WCIA-3 Champaign, 1:30 pm, Dave Shaul, Dan Roan

Sat 9/18, Iowa State @ Iowa, WOI-5 Ames, 2 pm, Mark Mathew, George Turner

Sat 9/18, North Dakota St @ North Dakota, ABC, 2:30 pm (local markets), Ed Schultz, Tom Gatewood

Sat 9/18, Hawaii @ Colorado State, KGMB-9 Honolulu, 3:30 pm, Jim Leahey, Rick Blangiardi (radio simulcast)

Sat 9/18, San Jose St @ Stanford, CBS, 4 pm (west coast), Bob Murphy, Steve Davis

Sat 9/18, San Diego St @ California, XETV-6 Tijuana, 4 pm, Ted Leitner, Bruce Walton

Sat 9/18, Pittsburgh @ Florida St, WTAE-4 Pittsburgh, 7 pm, Bill Hillgrove, Myron Cope

Sat 9/18, Colorado @ Washington State, KWGN-2 Denver, 7 pm, Jim Conrad, Fred Casotti

Sat 9/18, Oregon State @ LSU, Baton Rouge Cablevision, 8:30 pm, Paul Hornung, Jimmy Taylor

Sat 9/18, #10 Michigan @ #20 Notre Dame, ABC, 9 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Anne Simon

Sat 9/18, Oklahoma State @ Tulsa, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley

Sat 9/18, #1 Washington @ Arizona, KOMO-4 Seattle, 10:30 pm, Bruce King, Harry Sloan

Week 4

Sat 9/25, Stanford @ #13 Ohio St, ABC, 12 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant

Sat 9/25, #12 UCLA @ #20 Michigan, KNXT-2 Los Angeles, 1 pm, Jim Hill, Bob Murphy

Sat 9/25, Purdue @ #10 Notre Dame, WNDU-16 South Bend, 1:30 pm, Jeff Jeffers, Jack Nolan

Sat 9/25, #18 USC @ Oklahoma, KABC-7 Los Angeles, 2:30 pm, Ted Dawson, Lynn Swann

Sat 9/25, #2 Nebraska @ #8 Penn St, CBS, 3:30 pm, Gary Bender, Pat Haden

Sat 9/25, Missouri @ #17 Texas, KPLR-11 St. Louis, 8 pm, John Rooney, Jon Sloane

Sat 9/25, Syracuse @ Indiana, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley

Sat 9/25, Iowa @ Arizona, Hawkeye Network syndication, 11:30 pm (1-hour tape delay), Bob Hogue, Sharm Scheuerman

Week 5

Sat 10/2, #14 West Virginia @ #2 Pittsburgh, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Anne Simon

Sat 10/2, Georgia Tech @ #12 North Carolina, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Curt Gowdy, Tom Gatewood

Sat 10/2, Houston @ Baylor, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Bill Flemming, Fran Curci

Sat 10/2, Idaho St @ Montana St, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Wayne Dzubak, Bob Lee

Sat 10/2, Akron @ Middle Tenn St, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Bob Murphy, Rick Forzano

Sat 10/2, #11 Notre Dame @ Michigan State, WNDU-16 South Bend, 12 pm, Jeff Jeffers, Jack Nolan

Sat 10/2, LSU @ #4 Florida, WAFB-9 Baton Rouge, 1 pm, Wayne Mack, Doug Moreau

Sat 10/2, Kentucky @ Clemson, WKYT-27 Lexington, 1 pm, Rob Bromley, Charlie McCullers

Sat 10/2, Florida St @ Ohio St, WECA-27 Tallahassee, 1:30 pm, Tom Mees, Barry Smith

Sat 10/2, Wisconsin @ Purdue, WKOW-27 Madison, 2:30 pm, Ken Syke, Jim Bakken

Sat 10/2, San Jose St @ California, ABC, 3 pm (west coast), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup

Sat 10/2, #6 Georgia @ Mississippi St, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Lindsey Nelson, Scott Hunter

Sat 10/2, New Mexico @ Air Force, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Pat Haden

Sat 10/2, Texas Tech @ Texas A&M, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis

Sat 10/2, Tulsa @ Kansas, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Frank Herzog, Dennis Franklin

Sat 10/2, New Mexico @ Air Force, KOB-4 Albuquerque, 3:30 pm, Rick Snow, Gary Ness

Sat 10/2, San Diego State @ #1 Washington, XETV-6 Tijuana, 4:30 pm, Ted Leitner, Bruce Walton

Sat 10/2, #17 Miami @ Louisville, WPLG-10 Miami, 7 pm, Chuck Dowdle, George Mira, Larry Sugarman

Sat 10/2, Illinois @ #19 Minnesota, WCIA-3 Champaign, 8 pm, Dave Shaul, Dan Roan

Sat 10/2, Tulane @ Vanderbilt, WGNO-26 New Orleans, 8 pm, ??, ??

Sat 10/2, TCU @ #10 Arkansas, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley


Sun 10/3, Baldwin-Wallace @ Wittenberg, CBS, 1 pm (regional), Pat Summerall, John Madden, Pat O'Brien

Sun 10/3, West Georgia @ Millsaps, CBS, 1 pm (regional), Tom Brookshier, Wayne Walker

Sun 10/3, Wisconsin-Oshkosh @ Wisconsin-Stout, CBS, 4 pm (regional), Tim Ryan, Johnny Morris

Sun 10/3, San Diego @ Occidental, CBS, 4 pm (regional), Dick Stockton, Hank Stram

Week 6

Sat 10/9, #3 Penn St vs #4 Alabama (at Birmingham), CBS, 1:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Pat Haden

Sat 10/9, Virginia Tech @ Duke, CBS, 1:30 pm (regional), Lindsey Nelson, Scott Hunter

Sat 10/9, Missouri @ Kansas St, CBS, 1:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis

Sat 10/9, BYU @ New Mexico, CBS, 1:30 pm (regional), Frank Herzog, Dennis Franklin

Sat 10/9, Bowling Green @ Miami-Ohio, CBS, 1:30 pm (regional), Dave Diles, Brian Dowling

Sat 10/9, #17 Miami @ #10 Notre Dame, 2:30 pm, WPLG-10 Miami: Chuck Dowdle, George Mira, Larry Sugarman. WNDU-16 South Bend: Jeff Jeffers, Jack Nolan

Sat 10/9, #13 Texas vs Oklahoma (at Dallas), KTVV-36 Austin, KXAS-5 Ft. Worth, Oklahoma Multimedia Cable, 3 pm, Scott Murray, Ron Thulin, Vic Jacobs

Sat 10/9, California @ #1 Washington, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Curt Gowdy, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant

Sat 10/9, Iowa @ Indiana, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Bill Flemming, Lee Grosscup

Sat 10/9, Southern Miss vs Mississippi St (at Jackson), ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Bob Murphy, Fran Curci

Sat 10/9, Holy Cross @ Colgate, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Gil Santos, Bob Lee

Sat 10/9, #14 Florida @ Vanderbilt, WCJB-20 Gainesville, 8 pm, Randy Scott, Dave Collins

Sat 10/9, Clemson @ Virginia, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley

Sat 10/9, Tulsa @ New Mexico State, Five Star Cablesports (Tulsa), 9 pm, Bob Carpenter, Jim Roberts

ALCS game 4 ran so long after a lengthy rain delay that ABC was unable to join the football games until late in the 4th quarter.

Week 7

Sat 10/16, Clarion St @ Slippery Rock, ABC, 1:30 pm (local markets), John Steigerwald, Tom Gatewood

Sat 10/16, Abilene Christian @ Angelo St, ABC, 1:30 pm (local markets), John Harris, Bob Lee

Sat 10/16, Arizona @ #9 Notre Dame, 2:30 pm, KGUN-9 Tucson: Pete Solomon, Ed Sorensen. WNDU-16 South Bend: Jeff Jeffers, Jack Nolan

Sat 10/16, #14 USC @ Stanford, CBS, 3:30 pm, Lindsey Nelson, Pat Haden

Sat 10/16, Hawaii @ BYU, KGMB-9 Honolulu, 3:30 pm, Jim Leahey, Rick Blangiardi (radio simulcast)

Sat 10/16, Oregon State @ #1 Washington, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley

Sat 10/16, New Mexico @ San Diego State, KOB-4 Albuquerque, 10:30 pm, Rick Snow, Gary Ness

ABC did not air any college football on 10/16 except for the two local-market D2 games. CBS had the late window, and NBC carried World Series Game 4 at 1.

Week 8

Sat 10/23, #6 Arkansas @ Houston, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Pat Haden

Sat 10/23, Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Lindsey Nelson, Scott Hunter

Sat 10/23, Illinois @ Wisconsin, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Dennis Franklin

Sat 10/23, Jackson St @ Grambling, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Frank Herzog, Brian Dowling, Charlie Neal

Sat 10/23, Tulsa @ Drake, Five Star Cablesports (Tulsa), 2:30 pm, Bob Carpenter, Jim Roberts

Sat 10/23, #4 SMU @ #19 Texas, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Anne Simon

Sat 10/23, Ohio St @ Indiana, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Curt Gowdy, Lee Grosscup

Sat 10/23, Tennessee @ Georgia Tech, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Bill Flemming, Fran Curci

Sat 10/23, Missouri @ #5 Nebraska, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Bob Murphy, Tom Gatewood

Sat 10/23, Florida A&M @ South Carolina St, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Ned Smith, Bob Lee

Sat 10/23, Livingston @ Delta St, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Steve Grad, Rick Forzano

Sat 10/23, #15 Notre Dame @ Oregon, WNDU-16 South Bend, 4 pm, Jeff Jeffers, Jack Nolan

Sat 10/23, Louisville @ Southern Miss, WHAS-11 Louisville, 7 pm, Dave Conrad, Paul Rogers

Sat 10/23, Kansas @ Kansas State, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley

Sat 10/23, South Carolina @ #14 LSU, TigerVision PPV, 8:30 pm, Paul Hornung, Jimmy Taylor


Week 8

Sat 10/30, Maryland @ #10 North Carolina, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Pat Haden

Sat 10/30, #14 Florida St @ #16 Miami, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Lindsey Nelson, Scott Hunter

Sat 10/30, Texas A&M @ #4 SMU, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis

Sat 10/30, Illinois @ Iowa, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Dave Diles, Dennis Franklin

Sat 10/30, Notre Dame vs Navy (at East Rutherford), WNDU-16 South Bend, 1:30 pm, Jeff Jeffers, Jack Nolan

Sat 10/30, #2 Washington @ Stanford, ABC, 3:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant

Sat 10/30, Arizona @ Washington St, CBS, 6:30 pm (west coast), Frank Herzog, Brian Dowling

Sat 10/30, Ole Miss @ #13 LSU, TigerVision PPV, 8:30 pm, Paul Hornung, Jimmy Taylor

Sat 10/30, San Diego State @ Utah, WTBS, 9:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley

Week 9

Sat 11/6, #15 Michigan @ Illinois, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant

Sat 11/6, Kansas St @ #14 Oklahoma, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup

Sat 11/6, Harvard @ Holy Cross, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Curt Gowdy, Fran Curci

Sat 11/6, Miami @ #13 Maryland, WPLG-10 Miami, 1:30 pm, Chuck Dowdle, George Mira, Larry Sugarman

Sat 11/6, Notre Dame @ #1 Pittsburgh, 1:30 pm, WNDU-16 South Bend: Jeff Jeffers, Jack Nolan. WPHG-53 Pittsburgh: Bob Tatrn, Steve Talbot

Sat 11/6, #3 Georgia vs #20 Florida (at Jacksonville), CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Lindsey Nelson, Pat Haden

Sat 11/6, #9 UCLA @ #10 Washington, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Steve Davis

Sat 11/6, Tulane @ Ole Miss, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley

Sat 11/6, #11 LSU vs #8 Alabama (at Birmingham), TigerVision PPV, 8:30 pm, Paul Hornung, Jimmy Taylor

Week 10

Sat 11/13, #11 Clemson @ #18 Maryland, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Lindsey Nelson, Pat Haden

Sat 11/13, Missouri @ #15 Oklahoma, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Steve Davis

Sat 11/13, Purdue @ #14 Michigan, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Dennis Franklin

Sat 11/13, #8 Pittsburgh @ Army, WPGH-53 Pittsburgh, 1:30 pm, Bob Tatrn, Steve Talbot

Sat 11/13, Florida @ Kentucky, WCJB-20 Gainesville, 1:30 pm, Randy Scott, Dave Collins

Sat 11/13, Wisconsin @ Iowa, WKOW-27 Madison, 2 pm, Ken Syke, Jim Bakken

Sat 11/13, #5 Penn St @ #13 Notre Dame, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Anne Simon

Sat 11/13, #6 LSU @ Mississippi St, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup

Sat 11/13, San Diego St @ BYU, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Bill Flemming, Tom Gatewood

Sat 11/13, Louisville @ Florida State, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley

Week 11

Thu 11/18, Miami-Ohio @ Cincinnati, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Alan Page


Sat 11/20, #13 Michigan @ Ohio St, CBS, 12:30 pm, Gary Bender, Pat Haden

Sat 11/20, #18 Notre Dame @ Air Force, WNDU-16 South Bend, 2 pm, Jeff Jeffers, Jack Nolan

Sat 11/20, #9 Arkansas @ #2 SMU, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Lee Grosscup, Tim Brant

Sat 11/20, #15 USC @ #11 UCLA, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Frank Broyles

Sat 11/20, Penn @ Cornell, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Curt Gowdy, Tom Gatewood, Don Tollefson

Sat 11/20, #5 Washington @ Washington St, KOMO-4 Seattle, 4 pm, Bruce King, Bud Nameck, Harry Sloan

Sat 11/20, Hawaii @ New Mexico, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley

Sat 11/20, #7 Florida St @ #12 LSU, 8:30 pm, WECA-27 Tallahassee: Tom Mees, Barry Smith. TigerVision PPV: Paul Hornung, Jimmy Taylor

Sat 11/20, Fresno State @ UNLV, KSEE-24 Fresno, 10:30 pm, Scot Fure, Pat Ogle, Brent DeMonte

Week 12

Thu 11/25, Virginia @ Virginia Tech, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Alan Page


Fri 11/26, #5 Pittsburgh @ #2 Penn St, ABC, 12 pm, Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup

Fri 11/26, #11 Oklahoma @ #3 Nebraska, CBS, 2:30 pm, Gary Bender, Steve Davis, Frank Herzog


Sat 11/27, Auburn vs Alabama (at Birmingham), ABC, 12 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Anne Simon

Sat 11/27, Notre Dame @ #17 USC, CBS, 3:30 pm, Lindsey Nelson, Pat Haden

Sat 11/27, Grambling vs Southern (at New Orleans), WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley

Sat 11/27, Tulane @ #7 LSU, TigerVision PPV, 8:30 pm, Paul Hornung, Jimmy Taylor


Week 13

Sat 12/4, Army vs Navy (at Philadelphia), CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Lindsey Nelson, Pat Haden

Sat 12/4, West Georgia vs Augustana (at Phenix City, AL - D3 final), CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Frank Herzog, Brian Dowling

Sat 12/4, Jacksonville St @ Southwest Texas (D2 semi), CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis

Sat 12/4, #6 Arkansas @ #12 Texas, ABC, 3:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Lee Grosscup, Anne Simon

Sat 12/4, North Dakota St @ Cal-Davis (D2 semi), CBS, 4 pm (local markets), Dave Diles, Jim Hill

Sat 12/4, Florida @ #15 Florida St, WCJB-20 Gainesville, 7 pm, Randy Scott, Dave Collins

Sat 12/4, Idaho @ Eastern Kentucky (D1-AA playoff), WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley

Week 14 and later

Sat 12/11, Delaware @ Louisiana Tech (D1-AA semi), ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Bill Flemming, Frank Broyles

Sat 12/11, Tennessee St @ Eastern Kentucky (D1-AA semi), ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Tim Brant, Bob Lee, Ned Smith

Sat 12/11, Southwest Texas vs Cal-Davis (at McAllen, TX - D2 final), ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Bob Murphy, Lee Grosscup


Sat 12/18, Eastern Kentucky vs Delaware (at Wichita Falls, TX - D1-AA final), CBS, 12 pm, Lindsey Nelson, Steve Davis, Charlie Neal


Bowl games

Sat 12/11, Independence Bowl (Shreveport): Kansas State vs. Wisconsin, 8:00, ESPN: Jim Simpson, Bud Wilkinson

Fri 12/17, Holiday Bowl (San Diego): BYU vs. #17 Ohio State, 9:00, ESPN: Fred White, Irv Brown

Sat 12/18, California Bowl (Fresno): Bowling Green vs. Fresno State, 4:00, ESPN: Kevin Slaten, Ken Willard

Sat 12/18, Tangerine Bowl (Orlando): #18 Auburn vs. Boston College, 8:00, Mizlou: Howard David, Danny Abramowicz, Steve Grad, Mike Hogewood

Sat 12/25, Sun Bowl (El Paso): North Carolina vs. #8 Texas, 3:00, CBS: Gary Bender, Pat Haden

Sat 12/25, Aloha Bowl (Honolulu): #16 Maryland vs. #9 Washington, 9:00, ESPN: Harry Kalas, Joe Kapp, Les Keiter

Wed 12/29, Liberty Bowl (Memphis): Alabama vs. Illinois, 7:00, USA: Harry Kalas, Joe Kapp

Thu 12/30, Gator Bowl (Jacksonville): #15 Florida State vs. #10 West Virginia, 9:00, ABC: Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup, Anne Simon

Fri 12/31, Hall of Fame Classic (Birmingham): Air Force vs. Vanderbilt, 1:00, ESPN: Kevin Slaten, Ken Willard

Fri 12/31, Peach Bowl (Atlanta): Iowa vs. Tennessee, 3:00, CBS: Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis

Fri 12/31, Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston): #14 Arkansas vs. Florida, 7:00, ESPN: Fred White, Paul Maguire

Sat 1/1, Cotton Bowl (Dallas): #6 Pittsburgh vs. #4 SMU, 1:30, CBS: Lindsey Nelson, Pat Haden, Pat O'Brien

Sat 1/1, Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ): #11 Arizona State vs. #12 Oklahoma, 1:30, NBC: Charlie Jones, Len Dawson

Sat 1/1, Rose Bowl (Pasadena): #19 Michigan vs. #5 UCLA, 5:00, NBC: Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen, Bill Macatee

Sat 1/1, Orange Bowl (Miami): #13 LSU vs. #3 Nebraska, 8:00, NBC: Don Criqui, John Brodie

Sat 1/1, Sugar Bowl (New Orleans): #1 Georgia vs. #2 Penn State, 8:00, ABC: Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Jim Lampley

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