Series of post-season NCAA football games
The 1972–73 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1972 and January 1973 to end the 1972 NCAA University Division football season . A total of 11 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Liberty Bowl on December 18, 1972, and concluded on January 1, 1973, with the Orange Bowl .
Schedule
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Date
Game
Site
TV
Teams
Results
Dec. 18
Liberty Bowl
Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee
ABC
Georgia Tech (6–4–1)Iowa State (5–5–1)
Georgia Tech 31
Dec. 23
Fiesta Bowl
Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona
Mizlou
No. 15 Arizona State (9–2)Missouri (6–5)
Arizona State 49
Dec. 29
Tangerine Bowl
Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida
Tampa (9–2)Kent State (6–4–1)
Tampa 21
Peach Bowl
Fulton County Stadium Atlanta , Georgia
Mizlou
NC State (7–3–1)West Virginia (8–3)
NC State 49
Dec. 30
Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas
CBS
No. 16 North Carolina (10–1)Texas Tech (8–3)
North Carolina 32
Gator Bowl
Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida
ABC
No. 6 Auburn (9–1)Colorado (8–3)
Auburn 24
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
Astrodome Houston , Texas
HTN
No. 11 Tennessee (9–2)LSU (9–1–1)
Tennessee 24
Dec. 31
Sugar Bowl
Tulane Stadium New Orleans , Louisiana
ABC
No. 2 Oklahoma (10–1)Penn State (10–1)
Oklahoma 14
Jan. 1
Cotton Bowl Classic
Cotton Bowl Dallas , Texas
CBS
No. 7 Texas (9–1)Alabama (10–1)
Texas 17
Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl Pasadena, California
NBC
No. 1 USC (11–0)Ohio State (9–1)
USC 42
Orange Bowl
Miami Orange Bowl Miami , Florida
NBC
No. 9 Nebraska (8–2–1)Notre Dame (8–2)
Nebraska 40
Rankings from AP Poll
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References
