1976–77 NCAA football bowl games

Series of post-season NCAA football games January 2025 1976 12 December 13, 1976 January 2, 1977 1977 Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome,New Orleans, Louisiana Pittsburgh 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. 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. 13Independence BowlState Fair StadiumShreveport, LouisianaMcNeese State (9–2)Tulsa (7–3–1)McNeese State 20Tulsa 16Dec. 18Tangerine BowlOrlando StadiumOrlando, FloridaMizlouNo. 14 Oklahoma State (8–3)BYU (9–2)Oklahoma State 49BYU 21Dec. 20Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TennesseeABCNo. 16 Alabama (9–3)No. 7 UCLA (9–1–1)Alabama 36UCLA 6Dec. 25Fiesta BowlSun Devil StadiumTempe, ArizonaCBSNo. 8 Oklahoma (8–2–1)Wyoming (8–3)Oklahoma 41Wyoming 7Dec. 27Gator BowlGator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FloridaABCNo. 15 Notre Dame (8–3)No. 20 Penn State (7–4)Notre Dame 20Penn State 9Dec. 31Peach BowlFulton County StadiumAtlanta, GeorgiaMizlouKentucky (7–4)No. 19 North Carolina (9–2)Kentucky 21North Carolina 0Astro-Bluebonnet BowlAstrodomeHouston, TexasTVSNo. 13 Nebraska (8–3–1)No. 9 Texas Tech (10–1)Nebraska 27Texas Tech 24Jan. 1Sugar BowlLouisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LouisianaABCNo. 1 Pittsburgh (11–0)No. 5 Georgia (10–1)Pittsburgh 27Georgia 3Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton BowlDallas, TexasCBSNo. 6 Houston (9–2)No. 4 Maryland (11–0)Houston 30Maryland 21Rose BowlRose BowlPasadena, CaliforniaNBCNo. 3 USC (10–1)No. 2 Michigan (10–1)USC 14Michigan 6Orange BowlMiami Orange BowlMiami, FloridaNBCNo. 11 Ohio State (8–2–1)No. 12 Colorado (8–3)Ohio State 27Colorado 10Jan. 2Sun BowlSun BowlEl Paso, TexasCBSNo. 20 Texas A&M (9–2)Florida (8–3)Texas A&M 37Florida 14 Rankings from AP Poll https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-bowls.html 1976 College Football Bowl Games April 22, 2024 Sports Reference References