1981–82 NCAA football bowl games
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| Season | 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of bowls | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl games | December 12, 1981 – January 1, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Championship | 1982 Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location of Championship | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champions | Clemson Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981–82 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1981 and January 1982 to end the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 16 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Independence Bowl on December 12, 1981, and concluded on January 16, 1982, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.