1975β76 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||
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Season | 1975 | ||||||||
Number of bowls | 11 | ||||||||
Bowl games | December 20, 1975 β January 1, 1976 | ||||||||
National Championship | 1976 Orange Bowl | ||||||||
Location of Championship |
Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida | ||||||||
Champions | Oklahoma | ||||||||
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The 1975β76 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.
Date | Game | Site | TV | Teams | Results |
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Dec. 20 | Tangerine Bowl |
Orlando Stadium Orlando, Florida |
β | No. 16
Miami (OH) (10β1) South Carolina (7β4) |
Miami 20 South Carolina 7 |
Dec. 22 | Liberty Bowl |
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee |
ABC |
USC (7β4) No. 2 Texas A&M (10β1) |
USC 20 Texas A&M 0 |
Dec. 26 | Sun Bowl |
Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas |
CBS | No. 20
Pittsburgh (7β4) No. 19 Kansas (7β4) |
Pittsburgh 33 Kansas 19 |
Fiesta Bowl |
Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona |
CBS | No. 7
Arizona State (11β0) No. 6 Nebraska (10β1) |
Arizona State 17 Nebraska 14 | |
Dec. 27 | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl |
Astrodome Houston, Texas |
ABC | No. 9
Texas (9β2) No. 10 Colorado (9β2) |
Texas 38 Colorado 21 |
Dec. 29 | Gator Bowl |
Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida |
ABC | No. 17
Maryland (8β2β1) No. 13 Florida (9β2) |
Maryland 13 Florida 0 |
Dec. 31 | Peach Bowl |
Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia |
Mizlou |
West Virginia (8β3) NC State (7β3β1) |
West Virginia 13 NC State 10 |
Sugar Bowl |
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
ABC | No. 4
Alabama (10β1) No. 8 Penn State (9β2) |
Alabama 13 Penn State 6 | |
Jan. 1 | Cotton Bowl Classic |
Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas |
CBS | No. 18
Arkansas (9β2) No. 12 Georgia (9β2) |
Arkansas 31 Georgia 10 |
Rose Bowl |
Rose Bowl Pasadena, California |
NBC | No. 11
UCLA (8β2β1) No. 1 Ohio State (11β0) |
UCLA 23 Ohio State 10 | |
Orange Bowl |
Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida |
NBC | No. 3
Oklahoma (10β1) No. 5 Michigan (8β1β2) |
Oklahoma 14 Michigan 6 |
Rankings from AP Poll [2]