The 1976–77 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.
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Date
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Game
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Site
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TV
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Teams
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Results
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Dec. 13
|
Independence Bowl
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State Fair Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana
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—
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McNeese State (9–2) Tulsa (7–3–1)
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McNeese State 20 Tulsa 16
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Dec. 18
|
Tangerine Bowl
|
Orlando Stadium Orlando, Florida
|
Mizlou
|
No. 14 Oklahoma State (8–3) BYU (9–2)
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Oklahoma State 49 BYU 21
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Dec. 20
|
Liberty Bowl
|
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee
|
ABC
|
No. 16 Alabama (9–3) No. 7 UCLA (9–1–1)
|
Alabama 36 UCLA 6
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Dec. 25
|
Fiesta Bowl
|
Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona
|
CBS
|
No. 8 Oklahoma (8–2–1) Wyoming (8–3)
|
Oklahoma 41 Wyoming 7
|
Dec. 27
|
Gator Bowl
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Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida
|
ABC
|
No. 15 Notre Dame (8–3) No. 20 Penn State (7–4)
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Notre Dame 20 Penn State 9
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Dec. 31
|
Peach Bowl
|
Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia
|
Mizlou
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Kentucky (7–4) No. 19 North Carolina (9–2)
|
Kentucky 21 North Carolina 0
|
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
|
Astrodome Houston, Texas
|
TVS
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No. 13 Nebraska (8–3–1) No. 18 Texas Tech (10–1)
|
Nebraska 27 Texas Tech 24
|
Jan. 1
|
Sugar Bowl
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Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
|
ABC
|
No. 1 Pittsburgh (11–0) No. 5 Georgia (10–1)
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Pittsburgh 27 Georgia 3
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Cotton Bowl Classic
|
Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas
|
CBS
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No. 6 Houston (9–2) No. 4 Maryland (11–0)
|
Houston 30 Maryland 21
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Rose Bowl
|
Rose Bowl Pasadena, California
|
NBC
|
No. 3 USC (10–1) No. 2 Michigan (10–1)
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USC 14 Michigan 6
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Orange Bowl
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Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida
|
NBC
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No. 11 Ohio State (8–2–1) No. 12 Colorado (8–3)
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Ohio State 27 Colorado 10
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Jan. 2
|
Sun Bowl
|
Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas
|
CBS
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No. 20 Texas A&M (9–2) Florida (8–3)
|
Texas A&M 37 Florida 14
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Rankings from AP Poll
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