1983–84 NCAA football bowl games
The 1983–84 NCAA football bowl games featured 16 games starting early in December and ending on January 2, 1984. The Tangerine Bowl was renamed the Florida Citrus Bowl.
Bowl games
| Date | Game | Site | Result | Ref. |
| Dec 10 | 1983 Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA | Air Force Falcons 9, Ole Miss 3 | |
| Dec 17 | 1983 California Bowl | Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA | Northern Illinois Huskies 20, Cal State Fullerton 13 | |
| Dec 27 | 1983 Florida Citrus Bowl | Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL | Maryland Terrapins 23, Tennessee Volunteers 30 | |
| Dec 22 | 1983 Hall of Fame Classic | Legion Field Birmingham, AL | West Virginia Mountaineers 20, Kentucky Wildcats 16 | |
| Dec 23 | 1983 Holiday Bowl | Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA | BYU Cougars 21, Missouri Tigers 17 | |
| Dec 28 | 1983 Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX | Alabama Crimson Tide 28, SMU Mustangs 7 | |
| Dec 26 | 1983 Aloha Bowl | Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI | Penn State Nittany Lions 13, Washington Huskies 10 | |
| Dec 30 | 1983 Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN | Colorado 18, Notre Dame Fighting Irish 19 | |
| Dec 30 | 1983 Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL | Iowa Hawkeyes 6, Florida Gators 14 | |
| Dec 30 | 1983 Peach Bowl | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA | North Carolina Tar Heels 3, Florida State Seminoles 28 | |
| Dec 31 | 1983 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | Astrodome Houston, TX | Oklahoma State Cowboys 24, Baylor Bears 14 | |
| Jan 2 | 1984 Sugar Bowl | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA | Auburn 9, Michigan Wolverines 7 | |
| Jan 2 | 1984 Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX | Georgia Bulldogs 10, Texas Longhorns 9 | |
| Jan 2 | 1984 Orange Bowl | Orange Bowl Miami, FL | Nebraska Cornhuskers 30, Miami Hurricanes 31 | |
| Jan 2 | 1984 Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ | Ohio State Buckeyes 28, Pittsburgh Panthers 23 | |
| Jan 2 | 1984 Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA | UCLA Bruins 45, Illinois Fighting Illini 9 |
Final rankings
[AP Poll]
- Miami
- Nebraska
- Auburn
- Georgia
- Texas
- Florida
- BYU
- Michigan
- Ohio State
- Illinois
- Clemson
- SMU
- Air Force
- Iowa
- Alabama
- West Virginia
- UCLA
- Pittsburgh
- Boston College
- East Carolina
[Coaches' Poll]
- Miami
- Nebraska
- Auburn
- Georgia
- Texas
- Florida
- BYU
- Ohio State
- Michigan
- Illinois
- SMU
- Alabama
- UCLA
- Iowa
- Air Force
- West Virginia
- Penn State
- Oklahoma State
- Pittsburgh
- Boston College
- Clemson was on probation by the NCAA during the 1983 season; they were therefore ineligible to receive votes in the Coaches' Poll