The 1975–76 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.
| 1975–76 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||
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| Season | 1975 | ||||||||
| Number of bowls | 11 | ||||||||
| Bowl games | December 20, 1975 – January 1, 1976 | ||||||||
| National Championship | 1976 Orange Bowl | ||||||||
| Location of Championship | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida | ||||||||
| Champions | Oklahoma | ||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Game | Site | TV | Teams | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 20 | Tangerine Bowl | Orlando Stadium Orlando, Florida |
— | No. 16 Miami (OH) (10–1) South Carolina (7–4) |
Miami 20 South Carolina 7 |
| Dec. 22 | Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee |
ABC | USC (7–4) No. 2 Texas A&M (10–1) |
USC 20 Texas A&M 0 |
| Dec. 26 | Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas |
CBS | No. 20 Pittsburgh (7–4) No. 19 Kansas (7–4) |
Pittsburgh 33 Kansas 19 |
| Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona |
CBS | No. 7 Arizona State (11–0) No. 6 Nebraska (10–1) |
Arizona State 17 Nebraska 14 | |
| Dec. 27 | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | Astrodome Houston, Texas |
ABC | No. 9 Texas (9–2) No. 10 Colorado (9–2) |
Texas 38 Colorado 21 |
| Dec. 29 | Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida |
ABC | No. 17 Maryland (8–2–1) No. 13 Florida (9–2) |
Maryland 13 Florida 0 |
| Dec. 31 | Peach Bowl | Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia |
Mizlou | West Virginia (8–3) NC State (7–3–1) |
West Virginia 13 NC State 10 |
| Sugar Bowl | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
ABC | No. 4 Alabama (10–1) No. 8 Penn State (9–2) |
Alabama 13 Penn State 6 | |
| Jan. 1 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas |
CBS | No. 18 Arkansas (9–2) No. 12 Georgia (9–2) |
Arkansas 31 Georgia 10 |
| Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California |
NBC | No. 11 UCLA (8–2–1) No. 1 Ohio State (11–0) |
UCLA 23 Ohio State 10 | |
| Orange Bowl | Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida |
NBC | No. 3 Oklahoma (10–1) No. 5 Michigan (8–1–2) |
Oklahoma 14 Michigan 6 |
Rankings from AP Poll [2]
References
edit- ^ "All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "1975 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 22, 2024.