1975–76 NCAA football bowl games
Series of post-season NCAA football games
1975–76 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||
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Season | 1975 | ||||||||
Number of bowls | 11 | ||||||||
Bowl games | December 20, 1975 – January 1, 1976 | ||||||||
National Championship | 1976 Orange Bowl | ||||||||
Location of Championship | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida | ||||||||
Champions | Oklahoma | ||||||||
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The 1975–76 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1975 and January 1976 to end the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. A total of 11 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Tangerine Bowl on December 20, 1975, and concluded on January 1, 1976, with the Orange Bowl.
Schedule
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Date | Game | Site | TV | Teams | Results |
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Dec. 20 | Tangerine Bowl | Orlando Stadium Orlando, Florida | — | No. 16 Miami (OH) (10–1) South Carolina (7–4) | Miami 20 South Carolina 7 |
Dec. 22 | Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee | ABC | USC (7–4) No. 2 Texas A&M (10–1) | USC 20 Texas A&M 0 |
Dec. 26 | Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas | CBS | No. 20 Pittsburgh (7–4) No. 19 Kansas (7–4) | Pittsburgh 33 Kansas 19 |
Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona | CBS | No. 7 Arizona State (11–0) No. 6 Nebraska (10–1) | Arizona State 17 Nebraska 14 | |
Dec. 27 | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | Astrodome Houston, Texas | ABC | No. 9 Texas (9–2) No. 10 Colorado (9–2) | Texas 38 Colorado 21 |
Dec. 29 | Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida | ABC | No. 17 Maryland (8–2–1) No. 13 Florida (9–2) | Maryland 13 Florida 0 |
Dec. 31 | Peach Bowl | Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia | Mizlou | West Virginia (8–3) NC State (7–3–1) | West Virginia 13 NC State 10 |
Sugar Bowl | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ABC | No. 4 Alabama (10–1) No. 8 Penn State (9–2) | Alabama 13 Penn State 6 | |
Jan. 1 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas | CBS | No. 18 Arkansas (9–2) No. 12 Georgia (9–2) | Arkansas 31 Georgia 10 |
Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California | NBC | No. 11 UCLA (8–2–1) No. 1 Ohio State (11–0) | UCLA 23 Ohio State 10 | |
Orange Bowl | Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida | NBC | No. 3 Oklahoma (10–1) No. 5 Michigan (8–1–2) | Oklahoma 14 Michigan 6 |
Rankings from AP Poll [2]
References
- ^ "All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "1975 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 22, 2024.