1974β75 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||
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Season | 1974 | ||||||||
Number of bowls | 11 | ||||||||
Bowl games | December 16, 1974 β January 1, 1975 | ||||||||
National Championship | 1975 Rose Bowl | ||||||||
Location of Championship |
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California | ||||||||
Champions | USC (Coaches Poll) | ||||||||
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The 1974β75 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1974 and January 1975 to end the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. A total of 11 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Liberty Bowl on December 16, 1974, and concluded on January 1, 1975, with the Orange Bowl.
Date | Game | Site | TV | Teams | Results |
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Dec. 16 | Liberty Bowl |
Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee |
ABC |
Tennessee (6β3β2) No. 10 Maryland (8β3) |
Tennessee 7 Maryland 3 |
Dec. 21 | Tangerine Bowl |
Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida |
Mizlou | No. 15
Miami (OH) (9β0β1) Georgia (6β5) |
Miami 21 Georgia 10 |
Dec. 23 | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl |
Astrodome Houston, Texas |
ABC | No. 13
NC State (9β2) Houston (8β3) |
NC State 31 Houston 31 |
Dec. 28 | Peach Bowl |
Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia |
Mizlou |
Vanderbilt (7β4β1) Texas Tech (6β4β1) |
Vanderbilt 6 Texas Tech 6 |
Sun Bowl |
Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas |
CBS |
Mississippi State (8β3) North Carolina (7β4) |
Mississippi State 26 North Carolina 24 | |
Fiesta Bowl |
Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona |
CBS |
Oklahoma State (6β5) No. 17 BYU (7β3β1) |
Oklahoma State 16 BYU 6 | |
Dec. 30 | Gator Bowl |
Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida |
ABC | No. 6
Auburn (9β2) No. 11 Texas (8β3) |
Auburn 27 Texas 3 |
Dec. 31 | Sugar Bowl |
Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana |
ABC | No. 8
Nebraska (8β3) No. 18 Florida (8β3) |
Nebraska 13 Florida 10 |
Jan. 1 | Cotton Bowl Classic |
Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas |
CBS | No. 7
Penn State (9β2) No. 12 Baylor (8β3) |
Penn State 41 Baylor 20 |
Rose Bowl |
Rose Bowl Pasadena, California |
NBC | No. 5
USC (9β1β1) No. 3 Ohio State (10β1) |
USC 18 Ohio State 17 | |
Orange Bowl |
Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida |
NBC | No. 9
Notre Dame (9β2) No. 2 Alabama (11β0) |
Notre Dame 13 Alabama 11 |
Rankings from AP Poll [2]