1973–74 NCAA football bowl games
Series of post-season NCAA football games
1973–74 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||
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Season | 1973 | ||||||||
Number of bowls | 11 | ||||||||
Bowl games | December 17, 1973 – January 1, 1974 | ||||||||
National Championship | 1973 Sugar Bowl | ||||||||
Location of Championship | Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||
Champions | Notre Dame | ||||||||
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The 1973–74 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1973 and January 1974 to end the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. A total of 11 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Liberty Bowl on December 17, 1973, and concluded on January 1, 1974, with the Orange Bowl.
Schedule
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Date | Game | Site | TV | Teams | Results |
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Dec. 17 | Liberty Bowl | Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee | ABC | No. 16 NC State (8–3) No. 19 Kansas (7–3–1) | NC State 31 Kansas 18 |
Dec. 21 | Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona | Mizlou | No. 10 Arizona State (10–1) Pittsburgh (6–4–1) | Arizona State 28 Pittsburgh 7 |
Dec. 22 | Tangerine Bowl | Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida | Mizlou | No. 15 Miami (OH) (10–0) Florida (7–4) | Miami OH 16 Florida 7 |
Dec. 28 | Peach Bowl | Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia | Mizlou | Georgia (6–4–1) No. 18 Maryland (8–3) | Georgia 17 Maryland 16 |
Dec. 29 | Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas | CBS | Missouri (7–4) Auburn (6–5) | Missouri 34 Auburn 17 |
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | Astrodome Houston, Texas | ABC | No. 14 Houston (10–1) No. 17 Tulane (9–2) | Houston 47 Tulane 7 | |
Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida | ABC | No. 11 Texas Tech (10–1) No. 20 Tennessee (8–3) | Texas Tech 28 Tennessee 19 | |
Dec. 31 | Sugar Bowl | Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana | ABC | No. 3 Notre Dame (10–0) No. 1 Alabama (11–0) | Notre Dame 24 Alabama 23 |
Jan. 1 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas | CBS | No. 12 Nebraska (8–2–1) No. 8 Texas (8–2) | Nebraska 19 Texas 3 |
Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California | NBC | No. 4 Ohio State (9–0–1) No. 7 USC (9–1–1) | Ohio State 42 USC 21 | |
Orange Bowl | Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida | NBC | No. 6 Penn State (11–0) No. 13 LSU (9–2) | Penn State 16 LSU 9 |
Rankings from AP Poll [2]
References
- ^ "All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "1973 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 28, 2024.