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1978 College Football Bowl Games

Champions:
Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF)
USC (UPI)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Billy Sims (Oklahoma)

FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Joe Paterno (Penn State)

AP Preseason #1: Alabama

AP Final #1: Alabama

15 Bowl Games

15 Bowl Games Table
Date	Bowl		Pts		Pts	Notes
1979-01-01	Cotton Bowl	Notre Dame (10)	35	Houston (9)	34	Dallas, TX
1979-01-01	Orange Bowl	Oklahoma (4)	31	Nebraska (6)	24	Miami, FL
1979-01-01	Rose Bowl	Southern California (3)	17	Michigan (5)	10	Pasadena, CA
1979-01-01	Sugar Bowl	Alabama (2)	14	Penn State (1)	7	New Orleans, LA
1978-12-31	Bluebonnet Bowl	Stanford	25	Georgia (11)	22	Houston, TX
1978-12-29	Gator Bowl	Clemson (7)	17	Ohio State (20)	15	Jacksonville, FL
1978-12-25	Fiesta Bowl	UCLA (15)	10	Arkansas (8)	10	Tempe, AZ
1978-12-25	Peach Bowl	Purdue (17)	41	Georgia Tech	21	Atlanta, GA
1978-12-23	Liberty Bowl	Missouri (18)	20	Louisiana State	15	Memphis, TN
1978-12-23	Sun Bowl	Texas (14)	42	Maryland (13)	0	El Paso, TX
1978-12-23	Tangerine Bowl	North Carolina State	30	Pittsburgh (16)	17	Orlando, FL
1978-12-22	Holiday Bowl	Navy	23	Brigham Young	16	San Diego, CA
1978-12-20	Hall of Fame Classic	Texas A&M	28	Iowa State (19)	12	Birmingham, AL
1978-12-16	Garden State Bowl	Arizona State	34	Rutgers	18	East Rutherford, NJ
1978-12-16	Independence Bowl	East Carolina	35	Louisiana Tech	13	Shreveport, LA