1996–97 NCAA football bowl games
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Number of bowl games per state. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season | August 24–December 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of bowls | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowl games | December 19, 1996 – January 2, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Championship | 1997 Sugar Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location of Championship | Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions | Florida Gators | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996-97 NCAA College Football Bowl Games post-season schedule followed the 1996 NCAA Division I-A regular football season in college football and contained 18 bowl games. This started with the 4th annual Las Vegas Bowl and ended with the 1997 Sugar Bowl. The Sugar Bowl served as the Bowl Alliance national championship game[citation needed] for the 1996 season and occurred in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Featuring a rematch between the #1 Florida State Seminoles and the #3 Florida Gators, the Gators reversed the outcome of their regular season game with the Seminoles to capture both the AP and Bowl Alliance championships.
Non-Bowl Alliance bowls
Bowl Alliance games
- | Date | Game | Site | Result | Ref. |
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Dec 31 | 1996 Orange Bowl | Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL | (6) Nebraska 41, (10) Virginia Tech 21 | ||
Jan 1 | 1997 Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ | (7) Penn State 38, (20) Texas 15 | ||
Jan 2 | 1997 Sugar Bowl (championship game) | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA | (3) Florida 52, (1) Florida State 20 | ||
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. |
Final rankings
1. Florida | 1. Florida |
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- Bowl Alliance games: Orange (Dec. 31)
- Fiesta (Jan. 1)
- Sugar (Jan. 2)