Bowl Alliance
| Bowl Alliance | |
|---|---|
| In operation | 1995–1997 |
| Preceded by | Bowl Coalition (1992–1994) |
| Succeeded by | Bowl Championship Series (1998–2013) |
| Number of Alliance games | 3 per season |
| Championship trophy | Bowl Alliance Trophy |
| Television partner(s) | ABC and CBS |
| Most Bowl Alliance appearances | Florida St, Nebraska (3) |
| Most Bowl Alliance wins | Nebraska (3) |
| Most Bowl Alliance championships | Nebraska (2) |
| Conference with most appearances | Big 12 (4) |
| Conference with most game wins | Big 12 (3) |
| Conference with most championships | Big 8, Big 12, SEC (1) |
| Last championship game | 1998 Orange Bowl |
| Last champion | Nebraska |
The Bowl Alliance was a scheduling agreement between college football conferences and three bowl games for the purpose of scheduling post-season games between the nation's top teams, with the goal of organizing a No. 1 vs. No. 2 national championship game in one of the participating bowls.
The Alliance branded the Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Fiesta Bowl as the season's Great Games. Under the Alliance system, the games were played on three different nights and no longer competed with each other for television audiences.
The agreement, which replaced the Bowl Coalition, was in place for the 1995, 1996, and 1997 seasons. Each participating team in the Bowl Alliance Championship received $8.5 million from the television sponsors.