Series of post-season NCAA football games
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 .
Schedule
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Date
Game
Site
TV
Teams
Results
Dec. 20
Tangerine Bowl
Orlando Stadium Orlando, Florida
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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
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References