1976β77 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||
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Season | 1976 | ||||||||
Number of bowls | 12 | ||||||||
Bowl games | December 13, 1976 β January 2, 1977 | ||||||||
National Championship | 1977 Sugar Bowl | ||||||||
Location of Championship |
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||
Champions | Pittsburgh | ||||||||
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The 1976β77 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1976 and January 1977 to end the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. A total of 12 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Independence Bowl on December 13, 1976, and concluded on January 2, 1977, with the Sun Bowl.
Date | Game | Site | TV | Teams | Results |
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Dec. 13 | Independence Bowl |
State Fair Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana |
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McNeese State (9β2) Tulsa (7β3β1) |
McNeese State 20 Tulsa 16 |
Dec. 18 | Tangerine Bowl |
Orlando Stadium Orlando, Florida |
Mizlou | No. 14
Oklahoma State (8β3) BYU (9β2) |
Oklahoma State 49 BYU 21 |
Dec. 20 | Liberty Bowl |
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee |
ABC | No. 16
Alabama (9β3) No. 7 UCLA (9β1β1) |
Alabama 36 UCLA 6 |
Dec. 25 | Fiesta Bowl |
Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona |
CBS | No. 8
Oklahoma (8β2β1) Wyoming (8β3) |
Oklahoma 41 Wyoming 7 |
Dec. 27 | Gator Bowl |
Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida |
ABC | No. 15
Notre Dame (8β3) No. 20 Penn State (7β4) |
Notre Dame 20 Penn State 9 |
Dec. 31 | Peach Bowl |
Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia |
Mizlou |
Kentucky (7β4) No. 19 North Carolina (9β2) |
Kentucky 21 North Carolina 0 |
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl |
Astrodome Houston, Texas |
TVS | No. 13
Nebraska (8β3β1) No. 18 Texas Tech (10β1) |
Nebraska 27 Texas Tech 24 | |
Jan. 1 | Sugar Bowl |
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
ABC | No. 1
Pittsburgh (11β0) No. 5 Georgia (10β1) |
Pittsburgh 27 Georgia 3 |
Cotton Bowl Classic |
Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas |
CBS | No. 6
Houston (9β2) No. 4 Maryland (11β0) |
Houston 30 Maryland 21 | |
Rose Bowl |
Rose Bowl Pasadena, California |
NBC | No. 3
USC (10β1) No. 2 Michigan (10β1) |
USC 14 Michigan 6 | |
Orange Bowl |
Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida |
NBC | No. 11
Ohio State (8β2β1) No. 12 Colorado (8β3) |
Ohio State 27 Colorado 10 | |
Jan. 2 | Sun Bowl |
Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas |
CBS | No. 20
Texas A&M (9β2) Florida (8β3) |
Texas A&M 37 Florida 14 |
Rankings from AP Poll [2]