Bowls and playoffs
The 1979 football postseason, including games played in 1980.
National championship games
Playoffs
Division I-AA playoffs
Division I-AA · National playoff
Final: Eastern Ky. 30 · Lehigh 7
3 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: December 15, 1979
Final site: Orlando, FL
Division II playoffs
Division II · National playoff
Final: Delaware 38 · Youngstown St. 21
7 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Albuquerque, N.M.
Division III playoffs
Division III · National playoff
Final: Ithaca 14 · Wittenberg 10
7 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Phenix City, AL
Bowls
All-American Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Missouri 24 · South Carolina 14
December 29, 1979
Birmingham, AL
Bluebonnet Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Purdue 27 · Tennessee 22
December 31, 1979
Houston
Cotton Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Houston 17 · Nebraska 14
January 1, 1980
Location not documented
Fiesta Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Pittsburgh 16 · Arizona 10
December 25, 1979
Location not documented
Garden State Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Temple 28 · California 17
December 15, 1979
East Rutherford, NJ
Gator Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
North Carolina 17 · Michigan 15
December 28, 1979
Location not documented
Holiday Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Indiana 38 · BYU 37
December 21, 1979
Location not documented
Independence Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Syracuse 31 · McNeese St. 7
December 15, 1979
Location not documented
Liberty Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Penn St. 9 · Tulane 6
December 22, 1979
Location not documented
Orange Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Oklahoma 24 · Florida St. 7
January 1, 1980
Location not documented
Peach Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Baylor 24 · Clemson 18
December 31, 1979
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Southern California 17 · Ohio St. 16
January 1, 1980
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Sugar Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Alabama 24 · Arkansas 9
January 1, 1980
Location not documented
Sun Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Washington 14 · Texas 7
December 22, 1979
Location not documented
Tangerine Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
LSU 34 · Wake Forest 10
December 22, 1979
Location not documented
Boot Hill Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Pittsburg St. 43 · Peru St. 14
November 17, 1979
Dodge City, KS
Gold Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
South Carolina St. 39 · Norfolk St. 7
December 1, 1979
Richmond, VA
Moila Shrine Classic
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Mo. Western St. 72 · William Jewell 44
November 24, 1979
St. Joseph, MO
All-star games
Black College All-Star Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
West 27 · East 21
January 5, 1980
Location not documented
Blue-Gray All-Star Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Blue 22 · Gray 13
December 25, 1979
Location not documented
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
West 20 · East 10
January 5, 1980
Location not documented
Hula Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 17 · West 10
January 5, 1980
Location not documented
Japan Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
West 28 · East 17
January 13, 1980
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
North 57 · South 3
January 12, 1980
Location not documented
This directory follows documented editions. Dates, results, and selection rules that have not been documented are marked on each event’s page.