- 1990–91 NCAA football bowl games
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1990–91 NCAA football bowl games 
Number of bowl games per state.Season 1990 Regular season September 1–December 1 Number of Bowls 19 Bowl games December 8, 1990 –
January 1, 1991National Championship none Location of Championship N/A Champions Colorado Buffaloes and
Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsConference Bowl Records Conference Bowl
TeamsRecord % Teams in
AP PollIndependents 8 4–3–1 0.571 5 Big Ten 6 2–4 0.333 4 ACC 5 3–1–1 0.750 3 Pac-10 5 2–3 0.400 2 SEC 4 2–2 0.500 4 WAC 4 2–2 0.500 1 Big Eight 2 1–1 0.500 3 SWC 2 1–1 0.500 3 Big West 1 1–0 1.000 0 MAC 1 0–1 0.000 0 College football bowl games «1989–90 1991–92» 
Number of bowl teams per state.
The 1990-91 NCAA College Football Bowl Games featured 19 games, starting early in December 1990 and ending on New Year's Day 1991. They followed the 1990 regular season and ended in controversy. Going into the postseason, Colorado had a 10-1-1 record and was ranked #1 in both Coaches' and AP polls. After a relatively unimpressive (and controversial) 10-9 victory over #5 Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl and an impressive victory by the undefeated (10-0-1) #2 Georgia Tech in the Citrus Bowl, the Buffaloes lost their #1 ranking to the Yellow Jackets in the Coaches' Poll, creating a split championship. This controversial ending, along with the dual undefeated champions of the following year, led to the creation of the Bowl Coalition.
Bowl Games
- NOTE: Rankings used are the final regular season AP Rankings whenever noted
California Bowl
Main article: 1990 California Bowl- San Jose State 48, Central Michigan 24
Independence Bowl
Main article: 1990 Independence Bowl- Louisiana Tech 34, Maryland 34
Aloha Bowl
Main article: 1990 Aloha Bowl- Syracuse 28, Arizona 0
Liberty Bowl
Main article: 1990 Liberty Bowl- Air Force 23, (24) Ohio State 11
Blockbuster Bowl
Main article: 1990 Blockbuster Bowl- (6) Florida State 24, (7) Penn State 17
All-American Bowl
Main article: 1990 All-American Bowl- NC State 31, (23) Southern Miss 27
Peach Bowl
Main article: 1990 Peach Bowl- Auburn 27, Indiana 23
Freedom Bowl
Main article: 1990 Freedom Bowl- Colorado State 32, Oregon 31
Holiday Bowl
Main article: 1990 Holiday Bowl- Texas A&M 65, (13) BYU 14
Copper Bowl
Main article: 1990 Copper Bowl- Cal 17, Wyoming 15
John Hancock Bowl
Main article: 1990 John Hancock Bowl- (22) Michigan State 17, (21) USC 16
Hall of Fame Bowl
Main article: 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl- (14) Clemson 30, (16) Illinois 0
Orange Bowl
Main article: 1991 Orange Bowl- (1) Colorado 10, (5) Notre Dame 9
Florida Citrus Bowl
Main article: 1991 Florida Citrus Bowl- (2) Georgia Tech 45, (19) Nebraska 21
Fiesta Bowl
Main article: 1991 Fiesta Bowl- (18) Louisville 34, (25) Alabama 7
Cotton Bowl Classic
Main article: 1991 Cotton Bowl Classic- (4) Miami 46, (3) Texas 3
Gator Bowl
Main article: 1991 Gator Bowl (January)- (12) Michigan 35, (15) Ole Miss 3
Rose Bowl
Main article: 1991 Rose Bowl- (8) Washington 46, (17) Iowa 34
Sugar Bowl
Main article: 1991 Sugar Bowl- (10) Tennessee 23, Virginia 22
Final rankings
AP Poll
1. Colorado
2. Georgia Tech
3. Miami (FL)
4. Florida State
5. Washington
6. Notre Dame
7. Michigan
8. Tennessee
9. Clemson
10. Houston
11. Penn State
12. Texas
13. Florida
14. Louisville
15. Texas A&M
16. Michigan State
17. Oklahoma
18. Iowa
19. Auburn
20. USC
21. Ole Miss
22. BYU
23. Virginia
24. Nebraska
25. IllinoisCoaches' Poll
1. Georgia Tech
2. Colorado
3. Miami (FL)
4. Florida State
5. Washington
6. Notre Dame
7. Tennessee
8. Michigan
9. Clemson
10. Penn State
11. Texas
12. Louisville
13. Texas A&M
14. Michigan State
15. Virginia
16. Iowa
17. BYU (tie)
17. Nebraska (tie)
19. Auburn
20. San Jose State
21. Syracuse
22. USC
23. Ole Miss
24. Illinois
25. Virginia Tech- Florida, Houston, and Oklahoma were on probation by the NCAA during the 1990 season; they were therefore ineligible to receive votes in the Coaches' Poll
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2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10
2010–11 • 2011–121990–91 NCAA football bowl game season California (Dec. 8) • Independence (Dec. 15) • Aloha (Dec. 25) • Liberty (Dec. 27) • Blockbuster (Dec. 28) • All-American (Dec. 28) • Peach (Dec. 29) • Freedom (Dec. 29) • Holiday (Dec. 29) • Copper (Dec. 31) • John Hancock (Dec. 31) • Hall of Fame (Jan. 1) • Orange (Jan. 1) • Florida Citrus (Jan. 1) • Fiesta (Jan. 1) • Cotton (Jan. 1) • Gator (Jan. 1) • Rose (Jan. 1) • Sugar (Jan. 1)
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- College football bowl seasons
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