1972–73 NCAA football bowl games
Series of post-season NCAA football games
1972–73 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||
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Season | 1972 | ||||||||
Number of bowls | 11 | ||||||||
Bowl games | December 18, 1972 – January 1, 1973 | ||||||||
National Championship | 1973 Rose Bowl | ||||||||
Location of Championship | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California | ||||||||
Champions | USC | ||||||||
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The 1972–73 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1972 and January 1973 to end the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. A total of 11 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Liberty Bowl on December 18, 1972, and concluded on January 1, 1973, with the Orange Bowl.
Schedule
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Date | Game | Site | TV | Teams | Results |
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Dec. 18 | Liberty Bowl | Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee | ABC | Georgia Tech (6–4–1) Iowa State (5–5–1) | Georgia Tech 31 Iowa State 30 |
Dec. 23 | Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona | Mizlou | No. 15 Arizona State (9–2) Missouri (6–5) | Arizona State 49 Missouri 35 |
Dec. 29 | Tangerine Bowl | Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida | Tampa (9–2) Kent State (6–4–1) | Tampa 21 Kent State 18 | |
Peach Bowl | Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia | Mizlou | NC State (7–3–1) No. 18 West Virginia (8–3) | NC State 49 West Virginia 13 | |
Dec. 30 | Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas | CBS | No. 16 North Carolina (10–1) Texas Tech (8–3) | North Carolina 32 Texas Tech 28 |
Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida | ABC | No. 6 Auburn (9–1) No. 13 Colorado (8–3) | Auburn 24 Colorado 3 | |
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | Astrodome Houston, Texas | HTN | No. 11 Tennessee (9–2) No. 10 LSU (9–1–1) | Tennessee 24 LSU 17 | |
Dec. 31 | Sugar Bowl | Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana | ABC | No. 2 Oklahoma (10–1) No. 5 Penn State (10–1) | Oklahoma 14 Penn State 0 |
Jan. 1 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas | CBS | No. 7 Texas (9–1) No. 4 Alabama (10–1) | Texas 17 Alabama 13 |
Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California | NBC | No. 1 USC (11–0) No. 3 Ohio State (9–1) | USC 42 Ohio State 17 | |
Orange Bowl | Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida | NBC | No. 9 Nebraska (8–2–1) No. 12 Notre Dame (8–2) | Nebraska 40 Notre Dame 6 |
Rankings from AP Poll [2]
References
- ^ "All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "1972 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 1, 2024.