The 1980–81 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1980 and January 1981 to end the
1980 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season saw a university from the state of Georgia take its first national title since 1942.
Nine days following the bowl games to close the 1979 season, tragedy struck when new LSU coach Bo Rein died when t ...
. A total of 15 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the
Independence Bowl
The Independence Bowl is a post-season National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)-sanctioned Division I college football bowl game that is played annually each December at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Independence Bow ...
on December 13, 1980, and concluded on January 17, 1981, with the season-ending
Senior Bowl
The Senior Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game played annually in late January or early February in Mobile, Alabama, which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those players who have completed their college eligibility. Pr ...
.
Schedule
Rankings from AP Poll
References
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