1977–78 NCAA football bowl games

Series of post-season NCAA football games January 2025 1977 13 December 17, 1977 January 2, 1978 1978 Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl,Dallas, Texas Notre Dame The 1977–78 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1977 and January 1978 to end the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. A total of 13 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Independence Bowl on December 17, 1977, and concluded on January 2, 1978, with the Orange Bowl. Schedule http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2022/Bowls.pdf All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance April 28, 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association DateGameSiteTVTeamsResultsDec. 17Independence BowlState Fair StadiumShreveport, LouisianaWTCG-TVLouisiana Tech (8–1–2)Louisville (7–3–1)Louisiana Tech 24Louisville 14Dec. 19Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TennesseeABCNo. 12 Nebraska (8–3)No. 14 North Carolina (8–2–1)Nebraska 21North Carolina 17Dec. 22Hall of Fame ClassicLegion FieldBirmingham, AlabamaMizlouMaryland (7–4)Minnesota (6–5)Maryland 17Minnesota 7Dec. 23Tangerine BowlOrlando StadiumOrlando, FloridaMizlouNo. 19 Florida State (9–2)Texas Tech (7–4)Florida State 40Texas Tech 17Dec. 25Fiesta BowlSun Devil StadiumTempe, ArizonaCBSNo. 8 Penn State (10–1)No. 15 Arizona State (9–2)Penn State 42Arizona State 30Dec. 30Gator BowlGator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FloridaABCNo. 10 Pittsburgh (8–2–1)No. 11 Clemson (8–2–1)Pittsburgh 34Clemson 3Dec. 31Peach BowlFulton County StadiumAtlanta, GeorgiaMizlouNC State (7–4)Iowa State (8–3)NC State 24Iowa State 14Sun BowlSun BowlEl Paso, TexasCBSStanford (8–3)LSU (8–3)Stanford 24LSU 14Astro-Bluebonnet BowlAstrodomeHouston, TexasMizlouNo. 20 USC (7–4)No. 18 Texas A&M (8–3)USC 47Texas A&M 28Jan. 2Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton BowlDallas, TexasCBSNo. 5 Notre Dame (10–1)No. 1 Texas (11–0)Notre Dame 38Texas 10Sugar BowlLouisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LouisianaABCNo. 3 Alabama (10–1)No. 9 Ohio State (9–2)Alabama 35Ohio State 6Rose BowlRose BowlPasadena, CaliforniaNBCNo. 13 Washington (7–4)No. 4 Michigan (10–1)Washington 27Michigan 20Orange BowlMiami Orange BowlMiami, FloridaNBCNo. 6 Arkansas (10–1)No. 2 Oklahoma (10–1)Arkansas 31Oklahoma 6 Rankings from AP Poll https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-bowls.html 1977 College Football Bowl Games April 22, 2024 Sports Reference References