Division I-A game ended in a scoreless tie.) Texas 28, Oklahoma 16 Texas 45, Texas A&M 13 UCLA 27, USC 17 Washington State 17, Washington 6 Wisconsin 56, Minnesota 17 California 27, Stanford 18 No. 1 and No. 2 Progress In the AP preseason poll released on August 27, Big 8 Conference rivals Nebraska and Oklahoma were No. 1 and No. 2. After the Oklahoma Sooners lost 24–14 to Ohio State on September 17, the Nebraska Cornhuskers remained No. 1 and were trailed for nearly the entire season by Texas. Nebraska received all 60 of the first place votes in the polls of September 26 and October 3, and no fewer than 51 as the season continued, while the Longhorns never received more than five votes during the same period. Meanwhile, the University of Miami Hurricanes, unranked in the preseason Top 20, began winning after their first week 28–3 loss to Florida. Miami came in at No. 15 in the September 26 poll. As they continued unbeaten, the Hurricanes gathered force, rising to No. 12, No. 10, No. 8, No. 7, and reached No. 5 by October 31, where they remained in the final regular season poll after they were invited to play against Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. Bowl games Rose Bowl: UCLA 45, No. 4 Illinois 9 Sugar Bowl: No. 3 Auburn 9, No. 8 Michigan 7 Orange Bowl: No. 5 Miami (Fl) 31, No. 1 Nebraska 30 Cotton Bowl: No. 7 Georgia 10, No. 2 Texas 9 Other Bowls: Fiesta Bowl: No. 14 Ohio State 28, No. 15 Pittsburgh 23 Florida Citrus Bowl: Tennessee 30, No. 17 Maryland 23 Gator Bowl: No. 11 Florida 14, No. 10 Iowa 6 Holiday Bowl: No. 9 Brigham Young 21, Missouri 17 Peach Bowl: Florida State 28, North Carolina 3 Sun Bowl: Alabama 28, No. 6 SMU 7 Independence Bowl: No. 16 Air Force 9, Ole Miss 3 Liberty Bowl: Notre Dame 19, No. 13 Boston College 18 Aloha Bowl: Penn State 13, Washington 10 Bluebonnet Bowl Oklahoma State 24, No. 20 Baylor 14 Hall of Fame Classic: No. 18 West Virginia 20, Kentucky 16 California Bowl: Northern Illinois 20, CSU-Fullerton 13 Heisman Trophy voting The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award is given to the Most Outstanding Player of the year Winner: Mike Rozier, Nebraska RB (1,801 points) 2. Steve Young, Brigham Young QB (1,172 points) 3. Doug Flutie, Boston College QB