1973β74 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||
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Season | 1973 | ||||||||
Number of bowls | 11 | ||||||||
Bowl games | December 17, 1973 β January 1, 1974 | ||||||||
National Championship | 1973 Sugar Bowl | ||||||||
Location of Championship |
Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||
Champions | Notre Dame | ||||||||
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The 1973β74 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.
Date | Game | Site | TV | Teams | Results |
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Dec. 17 | Liberty Bowl |
Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee |
ABC | No. 16
NC State (8β3) No. 19 Kansas (7β3β1) |
NC State 31 Kansas 18 |
Dec. 21 | Fiesta Bowl |
Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona |
Mizlou | No. 10
Arizona State (10β1) Pittsburgh (6β4β1) |
Arizona State 28 Pittsburgh 7 |
Dec. 22 | Tangerine Bowl |
Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida |
Mizlou | No. 15
Miami (OH) (10β0) Florida (7β4) |
Miami OH 16 Florida 7 |
Dec. 28 | Peach Bowl |
Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia |
Mizlou |
Georgia (6β4β1) No. 18 Maryland (8β3) |
Georgia 17 Maryland 16 |
Dec. 29 | Sun Bowl |
Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas |
CBS |
Missouri (7β4) Auburn (6β5) |
Missouri 34 Auburn 17 |
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl |
Astrodome Houston, Texas |
ABC | No. 14
Houston (10β1) No. 17 Tulane (9β2) |
Houston 47 Tulane 7 | |
Gator Bowl |
Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida |
ABC | No. 11
Texas Tech (10β1) No. 20 Tennessee (8β3) |
Texas Tech 28 Tennessee 19 | |
Dec. 31 | Sugar Bowl |
Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana |
ABC | No. 3
Notre Dame (10β0) No. 1 Alabama (11β0) |
Notre Dame 24 Alabama 23 |
Jan. 1 | Cotton Bowl Classic |
Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas |
CBS | No. 12
Nebraska (8β2β1) No. 8 Texas (8β2) |
Nebraska 19 Texas 3 |
Rose Bowl |
Rose Bowl Pasadena, California |
NBC | No. 4
Ohio State (9β0β1) No. 7 USC (9β1β1) |
Ohio State 42 USC 21 | |
Orange Bowl |
Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida |
NBC | No. 6
Penn State (11β0) No. 13 LSU (9β2) |
Penn State 16 LSU 9 |
Rankings from AP Poll [2]