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587:
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475:
1496:
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121:
1182:
1176:
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333:
90:
1958:
1138:
976:
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804:
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687:
618:
345:
325:
85:
29:
1100:
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1833:
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1663:
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437:
309:
297:
1279:
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549:
543:
209:
693:
506:
1020:
906:
570:
1014:
769:
431:
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941:
787:
581:
1459:
1078:
225:
1437:
998:
372:
193:
1421:
1413:
1249:
925:
890:
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356:, which was not a part of the Bowl Alliance. Michigan was awarded the national championship by the
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145:
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565:
73:
1333:
1220:
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528:
344:, designated as the Bowl Alliance national championship for the 1997 season. AP-No. 1 ranked
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1325:
491:
8:
1309:
1264:
1121:
965:
895:
416:
367:
A total of 20 bowl games were played between
December 20, 1997 and January 2, 1998 by 40
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646:
177:
161:
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1154:
864:
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421:
368:
341:
59:
1467:
1405:
1373:
1317:
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1116:
855:
718:
709:
533:
453:
1429:
960:
860:
608:
574:
353:
241:
2098:
1488:
1454:
1389:
1159:
747:
680:
458:
425:
329:
1003:
969:
462:
361:
1007:
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756:
500:
934:
537:
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1257:. December 12, 1997. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
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375:(now known as the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl), and the
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teams. Two new bowl games were added this year: the
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379:(now known as the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl).
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1511:
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1287:
1273:
382:
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1297:1997–98 NCAA football bowl game season
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326:1997 NCAA Division I-A football season
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1268:
328:. In the third and final year of the
13:
1221:"1997 College Football Bowl Games"
14:
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2105:1997–98 NCAA football bowl games
322:1997–98 NCAA football bowl games
21:1997–98 NCAA football bowl games
1213:
1:
1206:
788:Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
7:
10:
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1519:NCAA football bowl seasons
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102:Bowl record by conference
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65:
55:
43:
35:
25:
20:
66:Location of Championship
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383:Non-Bowl Alliance bowls
826:Raymond James Stadium
56:National Championship
1225:Sports-Reference.com
571:Independence Stadium
360:and Nebraska by the
310:1998–99→
49:December 20, 1997 –
1122:Louisiana Superdome
1045:Bowl Alliance bowls
926:Cotton Bowl Classic
896:Florida Citrus Bowl
891:Florida Citrus Bowl
1166:Pro Player Stadium
643:Pro Player Stadium
497:Pontiac Silverdome
70:Pro Player Stadium
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2091:
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1485:
1204:
1203:
1170:Miami Gardens, FL
1160:championship game
1084:Sun Devil Stadium
1042:
1041:
647:Miami Gardens, FL
604:Humanitarian Bowl
566:Independence Bowl
377:Humanitarian Bowl
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317:
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287:
74:Miami Gardens, FL
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865:Jacksonville, FL
677:Qualcomm Stadium
529:Insight.com Bowl
422:Sam Boyd Stadium
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386:
350:Washington State
342:1998 Orange Bowl
99:
98:
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17:
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1250:"Bowl Schedule"
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1006:
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933:
898:
863:
828:
790:
755:
719:San Antonio, TX
717:
679:
645:
611:
573:
536:
534:Arizona Stadium
499:
492:Motor City Bowl
461:
424:
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373:Motor City Bowl
314:
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51:January 2, 1998
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36:Number of bowls
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1192:Rankings from
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1030:Rankings from
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988:
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923:
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881:
872:North Carolina
867:
861:Alltel Stadium
858:
853:
849:
848:
846:
832:
823:
818:
815:
811:
810:
808:
794:
785:
780:
776:
775:
773:
759:
750:
745:
742:
738:
737:
735:
732:Oklahoma State
721:
712:
707:
704:
700:
699:
697:
688:Colorado State
683:
674:
669:
665:
664:
662:
649:
640:
635:
631:
630:
628:
615:
609:Bronco Stadium
606:
601:
598:
594:
593:
591:
577:
575:Shreveport, LA
568:
563:
560:
556:
555:
553:
540:
531:
526:
523:
519:
518:
516:
503:
494:
489:
486:
482:
481:
479:
476:Michigan State
465:
456:
451:
448:
444:
443:
441:
428:
419:
417:Las Vegas Bowl
414:
411:
407:
406:
403:
400:
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391:
384:
381:
354:1998 Rose Bowl
324:concluded the
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2062:
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2057:
2055:
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2032:
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2000:
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1660:
1657:
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1610:
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1600:
1597:
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1592:
1590:
1587:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1572:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1562:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1552:
1550:
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1545:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1532:
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1527:
1526:
1523:
1514:
1509:
1507:
1502:
1500:
1495:
1494:
1491:
1477:
1473:
1469:
1465:
1461:
1458:
1456:
1455:Bowl Alliance
1451:
1450:
1447:
1439:
1435:
1431:
1427:
1423:
1419:
1415:
1411:
1407:
1403:
1399:
1395:
1391:
1387:
1383:
1379:
1375:
1371:
1367:
1363:
1359:
1355:
1351:
1347:
1343:
1339:
1335:
1331:
1327:
1323:
1319:
1315:
1311:
1307:
1306:
1303:
1299:
1290:
1285:
1283:
1278:
1276:
1271:
1270:
1267:
1256:
1251:
1244:
1242:
1226:
1222:
1216:
1212:
1199:
1195:
1190:
1187:
1184:
1180:
1178:
1173:
1171:
1167:
1164:
1161:
1156:
1153:
1150:
1147:
1146:
1143:
1140:
1136:
1134:
1133:Florida State
1129:
1127:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1112:
1109:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1098:
1096:
1091:
1089:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1071:
1070:
1066:
1063:
1060:
1057:
1054:
1051:
1050:
1037:
1033:
1028:
1025:
1022:
1018:
1016:
1011:
1009:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
994:
991:
990:
987:
984:
980:
978:
973:
971:
967:
964:
962:
959:
956:
955:
952:
949:
948:Texas A&M
945:
943:
938:
936:
932:
929:
927:
924:
921:
920:
917:
914:
910:
908:
903:
901:
897:
894:
892:
889:
886:
885:
882:
879:
878:Virginia Tech
875:
873:
868:
866:
862:
859:
857:
854:
851:
850:
847:
844:
840:
838:
833:
831:
827:
824:
822:
819:
816:
812:
809:
806:
802:
800:
799:Southern Miss
795:
793:
789:
786:
784:
781:
778:
777:
774:
771:
767:
765:
764:Arizona State
760:
758:
754:
751:
749:
746:
743:
739:
736:
733:
729:
727:
722:
720:
716:
713:
711:
708:
705:
702:
701:
698:
695:
691:
689:
684:
682:
681:San Diego, CA
678:
675:
673:
670:
667:
666:
663:
660:
659:West Virginia
656:
654:
650:
648:
644:
641:
639:
638:Carquest Bowl
636:
633:
632:
629:
626:
622:
620:
616:
614:
610:
607:
605:
602:
599:
595:
592:
589:
585:
583:
578:
576:
572:
569:
567:
564:
561:
558:
557:
554:
551:
547:
545:
541:
539:
535:
532:
530:
527:
524:
521:
520:
517:
514:
510:
508:
504:
502:
498:
495:
493:
490:
487:
484:
483:
480:
477:
473:
471:
466:
464:
460:
459:Aloha Stadium
457:
455:
452:
449:
446:
445:
442:
439:
435:
433:
429:
427:
426:Las Vegas, NV
423:
420:
418:
415:
412:
409:
408:
404:
401:
398:
395:
392:
389:
388:
380:
378:
374:
370:
369:bowl-eligible
365:
363:
359:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
330:Bowl Alliance
327:
323:
311:
308:
306:
305:
301:
299:
298:1996–97
295:
294:
291:
283:
280:
277:
275:
271:
267:
264:
261:
259:
255:
251:
248:
245:
243:
239:
235:
232:
229:
227:
223:
219:
216:
213:
211:
207:
203:
200:
197:
195:
191:
187:
184:
181:
179:
175:
171:
168:
165:
163:
159:
155:
152:
149:
147:
143:
139:
136:
133:
131:
127:
124:
123:
122:Final AP Poll
119:
117:
114:
112:
109:
105:
100:
96:
92:
87:
84:
82:
78:
75:
71:
68:
64:
61:
58:
54:
48:
46:
42:
38:
34:
31:
28:
24:
19:
16:
1948:
1453:
1366:Humanitarian
1342:Independence
1295:
1254:
1230:December 15,
1228:. Retrieved
1224:
1215:
1198:Eastern Time
1174:
1130:
1095:Kansas State
1092:
1036:Eastern Time
1012:
1004:Georgia Dome
974:
970:Pasadena, CA
939:
904:
869:
834:
821:Outback Bowl
796:
783:Liberty Bowl
761:
723:
685:
672:Holiday Bowl
653:Georgia Tech
651:
617:
579:
542:
505:
467:
463:Honolulu, HI
430:
366:
362:Coaches Poll
321:
319:
302:
120:
115:
110:
15:
1334:Insight.com
1155:Orange Bowl
1079:Fiesta Bowl
1008:Atlanta, GA
931:Cotton Bowl
900:Orlando, FL
792:Memphis, TN
757:El Paso, TX
501:Pontiac, MI
281:0–1 (0.000)
265:0–1 (0.000)
249:2–0 (1.000)
233:1–2 (0.333)
217:0–4 (0.000)
201:3–1 (0.750)
185:2–3 (0.400)
169:5–1 (0.833)
153:5–1 (0.833)
137:2–5 (0.286)
60:Orange Bowl
1326:Motor City
1207:References
1139:Ohio State
1117:Sugar Bowl
999:Peach Bowl
935:Dallas, TX
913:Penn State
856:Gator Bowl
805:Pittsburgh
710:Alamo Bowl
625:Utah State
619:Cincinnati
588:Notre Dame
550:New Mexico
538:Tucson, AZ
470:Washington
454:Aloha Bowl
107:Conference
45:Bowl games
1959:1999–2000
1462:(Dec. 31)
1392:(Dec. 31)
1384:(Dec. 31)
1376:(Dec. 30)
1368:(Dec. 29)
1360:(Dec. 29)
1352:(Dec. 29)
1344:(Dec. 28)
1336:(Dec. 27)
1328:(Dec. 26)
1320:(Dec. 25)
1312:(Dec. 20)
1310:Las Vegas
1183:Tennessee
1099:, No. 14
1088:Tempe, AZ
966:Rose Bowl
961:Rose Bowl
946:, No. 20
911:, No. 11
852:12:30 PM
843:Wisconsin
830:Tampa, FL
817:11:00 AM
730:, No. 24
715:Alamodome
692:, No. 19
613:Boise, ID
474:, No. 25
438:Air Force
436:, No. 23
348:defeated
338:Tennessee
336:defeated
304:Bowl game
93:(Coaches)
81:Champions
2099:Category
1478:(Jan. 2)
1470:(Jan. 1)
1440:(Jan. 2)
1432:(Jan. 1)
1424:(Jan. 1)
1416:(Jan. 1)
1408:(Jan. 1)
1400:(Jan. 1)
1350:Carquest
1181:, No. 3
1177:Nebraska
1151:8:00 PM
1137:, No. 9
1113:8:00 PM
1101:Syracuse
1075:7:00 PM
995:3:00 PM
981:, No. 8
977:Michigan
957:5:00 PM
922:1:30 PM
887:1:00 PM
779:3:30 PM
753:Sun Bowl
748:Sun Bowl
744:2:00 PM
706:8:00 PM
694:Missouri
668:8:00 PM
634:7:30 PM
600:3:30 PM
562:8:00 PM
525:2:30 PM
513:Marshall
507:Ole Miss
488:8:00 PM
450:3:30 PM
413:6:00 PM
346:Michigan
334:Nebraska
258:Big West
210:Big East
91:Nebraska
86:Michigan
2084:2024–25
2079:2023–24
2074:2022–23
2069:2021–22
2064:2020–21
2059:2019–20
2054:2018–19
2049:2017–18
2044:2016–17
2039:2015–16
2034:2014–15
2029:2013–14
2024:2012–13
2019:2011–12
2014:2010–11
2009:2009–10
2004:2008–09
1999:2007–08
1994:2006–07
1989:2005–06
1984:2004–05
1979:2003–04
1974:2002–03
1969:2001–02
1964:2000–01
1954:1998–99
1949:1997–98
1944:1996–97
1939:1995–96
1934:1994–95
1929:1993–94
1924:1992–93
1919:1991–92
1914:1990–91
1909:1989–90
1904:1988–89
1899:1987–88
1894:1986–87
1889:1985–86
1884:1984–85
1879:1983–84
1874:1982–83
1869:1981–82
1864:1980–81
1859:1979–80
1854:1978–79
1849:1977–78
1844:1976–77
1839:1975–76
1834:1974–75
1829:1973–74
1824:1972–73
1819:1971–72
1814:1970–71
1809:1969–70
1804:1968–69
1799:1967–68
1794:1966–67
1789:1965–66
1784:1964–65
1779:1963–64
1774:1962–63
1769:1961–62
1764:1960–61
1759:1959–60
1754:1958–59
1749:1957–58
1744:1956–57
1739:1955–56
1734:1954–55
1729:1953–54
1724:1952–53
1719:1951–52
1714:1950–51
1709:1949–50
1704:1948–49
1699:1947–48
1694:1946–47
1689:1945–46
1684:1944–45
1679:1943–44
1674:1942–43
1669:1941–42
1664:1940–41
1659:1939–40
1654:1938–39
1649:1937–38
1644:1936–37
1639:1935–36
1634:1934–35
1629:1933–34
1624:1932–33
1619:1931–32
1614:1930–31
1609:1929–30
1604:1928–29
1599:1927–28
1594:1926–27
1589:1925–26
1584:1924–25
1579:1923–24
1574:1922–23
1569:1921–22
1564:1920–21
1559:1919–20
1554:1918–19
1549:1917–18
1544:1916–17
1539:1915–16
1534:1902–14
1529:1901–02
1398:Outback
1382:Liberty
1358:Holiday
1194:AP Poll
1093:No. 10
1072:Dec 31
1064:Result
1032:AP Poll
1021:Clemson
1013:No. 13
907:Florida
837:Georgia
835:No. 12
797:No. 22
762:No. 16
741:Dec 31
724:No. 17
703:Dec 30
686:No. 18
597:Dec 29
580:No. 15
559:Dec 28
544:Arizona
522:Dec 27
485:Dec 26
468:No. 21
447:Dec 25
410:Dec 20
402:Result
358:AP Poll
352:in the
340:in the
296:←
130:Big Ten
1476:Orange
1460:Fiesta
1457:games:
1422:Cotton
1414:Citrus
1175:No. 2
1148:Jan 2
1131:No. 4
1110:Jan 1
1015:Auburn
992:Jan 2
975:No. 1
940:No. 5
905:No. 6
870:No. 7
814:Jan 1
726:Purdue
432:Oregon
178:Big 12
162:Pac-10
116:Record
26:Season
1468:Sugar
1438:Peach
1406:Gator
1374:Alamo
1318:Aloha
1067:Ref.
1061:Site
1058:Game
1055:Time
1052:Date
405:Ref.
399:Site
396:Game
393:Time
390:Date
332:era,
111:Bowls
1430:Rose
1232:2018
942:UCLA
770:Iowa
320:The
242:CUSA
88:(AP)
30:1997
1390:Sun
1185:17
1141:14
1103:18
1023:17
985:16
950:23
734:20
696:24
661:30
627:19
582:LSU
552:14
515:31
478:23
440:13
274:MAC
226:WAC
194:ACC
146:SEC
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1097:35
1038:.
1019:,
1017:21
979:21
944:29
915:6
909:21
880:3
876:,
874:42
845:6
841:,
839:33
807:7
803:,
801:41
772:7
768:,
766:17
728:33
690:35
657:,
655:35
623:,
621:35
590:9
586:,
584:27
548:,
546:20
511:,
509:34
472:51
434:41
364:.
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284:0
278:1
268:0
262:1
252:1
246:2
236:1
230:3
220:1
214:4
204:3
198:4
188:5
182:5
172:4
166:6
156:6
150:6
140:4
134:7
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