American Football
- January 28 - Super Bowl XXIV - San Francisco 49ers won 55-10 over the Denver Broncos
- November 11 - Derrick Thomas has 7 sacks for Kansas City Chiefs against Seattle Seahawks.
- The Colorado Buffaloes are named the AP Poll champion.
- The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are named the UPI Poll
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