1998-99 Bowl Games

Listed by bowls matching highest-ranked teams as of final regular season AP poll (released Dec. 6, 1998). Attendance figures indicate tickets sold.

Bowl		Winner	Regular Season		Loser	Regular Season	Score	Date	Attendance
Fiesta	#1	Tennessee	12-0	#2	Florida St.	11-1	23-16	Jan. 4	80,470
Sugar	#3	Ohio St.	10-1	#8	Texas A&M	11-2	24-14	Jan. 1	76,503
Alamo		Purdue	8-4	#4	Kansas St.	11-1	37-34	Dec. 29	60,780
Holiday	#5	Arizona	11-1	#14	Nebraska	9-3	23-20	Dec. 30	65,354
Rose	#9	Wisconsin	10-1	#6	UCLA	10-1	38-31	Jan. 1	93,872
Orange	#7	Florida	9-2	#18	Syracuse	8-3	31-10	Jan. 2	67,919
Liberty	#10	Tulane	11-0		BYU	9-4	41-27	Dec. 31	52,192
Citrus	#15	Michigan	9-3	#11	Arkansas	9-2	45-31	Jan. 1	63,584
Gator	#12	Georgia Tech	9-2	#17	Notre Dame	9-2	35-28	Jan. 1	70,791
Peach	#19	Georgia	8-3	#13	Virginia	8-3	35-33	Dec. 31	72,876
Oahu	#16	Air Force	11-1		Washington	6-5	45-25	Dec. 25	46,451*
Cotton	#20	Texas	8-3	#25	Mississippi St.	8-4	38-11	Jan. 1	72,611
Aloha		Colorado	7-4	#21	Oregon	8-3	51-43	Dec. 25	46,451*
Outback	#22	Penn St.	8-3		Kentucky	7-4	26-14	Jan. 1	66,005
Insight.com	#23	Missouri	7-4		West Virginia	8-3	34-31	Dec. 26	36,147
Micron PC	#24	Miami-FL	8-3		N.C. State	7-4	46-23	Dec. 29	44,387
Independence		Mississippi	6-5		Texas Tech	7-4	35-18	Dec. 31	46,862
Sun		TCU	6-5		USC	8-4	28-19	Dec. 31	46,612
Humanitarian		Idaho	8-3		Southern Miss.	7-4	42-35	Dec. 30	19,664
Music City		Virginia Tech	8-3		Alabama	7-4	38-7	Dec. 29	41,248
Motor City		Marshall	11-1		Louisville	7-4	48-29	Dec. 23	32,206
Las Vegas		North Carolina	6-5		San Diego St.	7-4	20-13	Dec. 19	21,429

*The Oahu and Aloha Bowls were held as a single-admission doubleheader.

Favorites:

Fiesta (Florida St. by 5¹/2); Sugar (Ohio St. by 12¹/2); Alamo (Kansas St. by 13); Holiday (Nebraska by 3); Rose (UCLA by 9); Orange (Florida by 7); Liberty (Tulane by 7); Citrus (Michigan by 3); Gator (Georgia Tech by 2¹/2); Peach (Virginia by 2); Oahu (Air Force by 3¹/2); Cotton (Texas by 6¹/2); Aloha (Oregon by 5¹/2); Outback (Penn St. by 7); Insight.com (Missouri by 3¹/2); Micron PC (Miami by 7); Independence (Texas Tech by 9¹/2); Sun (USC by 16); Humanitarian (Southern Mississippi by 17); Music City (Virginia Tech by 5); Motor City (Louisville by 3¹/2); Las Vegas (North Carolina by 7).

Per Team Payouts:

Tostitos Fiesta, Rose, FedEx Orange and Nokia Sugar ($12.5 million); CompUSA Florida Citrus ($3.6 million); Southwestern Bell Cotton ($2.5 million); Culligan Holiday and Outback ($1.8 million); Chick-fil-A Peach ($3 million); Toyota Gator ($1.4 million); Builders Square Alamo and AXA/Equitable Liberty ($1.1 million); Sanford Independence and Norwest Sun ($1 million); Insight.com ($850,000); Las Vegas, Jeep/Eagle Aloha and Jeep/Eagle Oahu ($800,000); Micron PC, Ford Motor City, American General Music City and Sports Humanitarian ($750,000).