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1997-98 Bowl Games

Listed by bowls matching highest-ranked teams as of final regular season AP poll (released Dec. 7, 1997). Attendance figures indicate tickets sold.

Bowl		Winner	Regular Season		Loser	Regular Season	Score	Date	Attendance
Rose	#1	Michigan	11-0	#8	Washington St.	10-1	21-16	Jan. 1	101,219
Orange	#2	Nebraska	12-0	#3	Tennessee	11-1	42-17	Jan. 2	72,385
Sugar	#4	Florida St.	10-1	#9	Ohio St.	10-2	31-14	Jan. 1	67,289
Cotton	#5	UCLA	9-2	#20	Texas A&M	9-3	29-23	Jan. 1	59,215
Citrus	#6	Florida	9-2	#11	Penn St.	9-2	21-6	Jan. 1	72,940
Gator	#7	North Carolina	10-1		Va. Tech	7-4	42-3	Jan. 1	54,116
Fiesta	#10	Kansas St.	10-1	#14	Syracuse	9-3	35-18	Dec. 31	69,367
Outback	#12	Georgia	9-2		Wisconsin	8-4	33-6	Jan. 1	56,186
Peach	#13	Auburn	9-3		Clemson	7-4	21-17	Jan. 2	71,212
Independence	#15	LSU	9-2		Notre Dame	7-5	27-9	Dec. 28	50,459
Sun	#16	Arizona St.	8-3		Iowa	7-4	17-7	Dec. 31	49,104
Alamo	#17	Purdue	8-3	#24	Oklahoma St.	8-3	33-20	Dec. 30	55,552
Holiday	#18	Colorado St.	10-2	#20	Missouri	7-4	35-24	Dec. 29	50,761
Aloha	#21	Washington	7-4	#25	Michigan St.	7-4	51-23	Dec. 25	44,598
Liberty	#22	So. Mississippi	8-3		Pittsburgh	6-5	41-7	Dec. 31	50,209
Las Vegas		Oregon	6-5	#23	Air Force	10-2	41-13	Dec. 20	21,514
Carquest		Georgia Tech	6-5		W. Virginia	7-4	35-30	Dec. 29	28,262
Humanitarian		Cincinnati	7-4		Utah St.	6-5	35-19	Dec. 29	16,131
Motor City		Mississippi	8-3		Marshall	10-2	34-31	Dec. 26	43,340
Insight.com		Arizona	6-5		New Mexico	9-3	20-14	Dec. 27	49,385

Favorites:

Rose (Michigan by 7¹/2); Orange (Nebraska by 13¹/2); Sugar (Florida by 6¹/2); Cotton (UCLA by 12¹/2); Citrus (Florida by 13); Gator (North Carolina by 11¹/2); Fiesta (Kansas St. by 3¹/2); Outback (Georgia by 8¹/2); Peach (Auburn by 5); Independence (LSU by 6¹/2); Sun (Iowa by 6); Alamo (Purdue by 4); Holiday (Colorado St. by 3¹/2); Aloha (Washington by 4¹/2); Liberty (Southern Mississippi by 10); Las Vegas (Oregon by 3¹/2); Carquest (Georgia Tech by 3); Humanitarian (Cincinnati by 2¹/2); Motor City (Mississippi by 2); Insight.com (Arizona by 10).

Per Team Payouts:

Rose ($10 million); FedEx Orange ($8.5 million); Nokia Sugar and Tostitos Fiesta ($8.2 million); CompUSA Florida Citrus ($3.5 million); Chick-fil-a Peach ($3 million); Southwestern Bell Cotton ($2.5 million); Outback ($1.65 million); Plymouth Holiday ($1.35 million); Toyota Gator ($1.3 million); Builders Square Alamo and Norwest Sun ($1 million); St. Jude's Liberty ($900,000); Poulan/Weed Eater Independence and Las Vegas ($800,000); Carquest, Jeep Aloha, Insight.com, Ford Motor City and Sports Humanitarian ($750,000).

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1997-98 Season

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