Under the Old Bowl System - like in 1983, this would be your bowl games

[KCPrepZone]

Cotton: Georgia #2 vs.Texas #4
Sugar: SMU #12 vs. Indiana #9
Rose: Oregon #1 vs. #5 Penn State
Fiesta: Note Dame #3 vs. Ohio State #6
Orange: #7 Tennessee vs. Iowa State #18

 

[MoSooner69]

Wouldnt Georgia be in the Sugar Bowl because of he SEC ties? In those days it was automatic and led to some not so good matchups...

 

[thetophat2021]

Cotton: Georgia #2 vs.Texas #4
Sugar: SMU #12 vs. Indiana #9
Rose: Oregon #1 vs. #5 Penn State
Fiesta: Note Dame #3 vs. Ohio State #6
Orange: #7 Tennessee vs. Iowa State #18

If you project this far back Texas wins the Southwest Conference goes to the Cotton. Georgia wins the SEC goes to the Sugar. Move this up into the mid 80s no SMU they got the "death penalty" for recruiting violations.