1971–72 NCAA football bowl games
Series of post-season NCAA football games
1971–72 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||
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Season | 1971 | ||||||||
Number of bowls | 12 | ||||||||
Bowl games | December 18, 1971 – January 1, 1972 | ||||||||
National Championship | 1972 Orange Bowl | ||||||||
Location of Championship | Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida | ||||||||
Champions | Nebraska | ||||||||
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The 1971–72 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1971 and January 1972 to end the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. A total of 11 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Sun Bowl on December 18, 1971, and concluded on January 1, 1972, with the Orange Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Game | Site | TV | Teams | Results |
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Dec. 18 | Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas | CBS | No. 11 LSU (8–3) Iowa State (8–3) | LSU 33 Iowa State 15 |
Pasadena Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California | Memphis State (4–6) San Jose State (5–5–1) | Memphis State 28 San Jose State 9 | ||
Dec. 20 | Liberty Bowl | Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee | ABC | No. 9 Tennessee (9–2) Arkansas (8–2–1) | Tennessee 14 Arkansas 13 |
Dec. 27 | Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona | Mizlou | No. 8 Arizona State (10–1) Florida State (8–3) | Arizona State 45 Florida State 38 |
Dec. 28 | Tangerine Bowl | Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida | No. 14 Toledo (11–0) Richmond (5–5) | Toledo 28 Richmond 3 | |
Dec. 30 | Peach Bowl | Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia | Mizlou | No. 17 Ole Miss (9–2) Georgia Tech (6–5) | Ole Miss 41 Georgia Tech 18 |
Dec. 31 | Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida | ABC | No. 6 Georgia (10–1) North Carolina (9–2) | Georgia 7 North Carolina 3 |
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | Astrodome Houston, Texas | HTN | No. 7 Colorado (9–2) Houston (9–2) | Colorado 29 Houston 17 | |
Jan. 1 | Sugar Bowl | Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana | ABC | No. 3 Oklahoma (10–1) No. 5 Auburn (9–1) | Oklahoma 40 Auburn 22 |
Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas | CBS | No. 10 Penn State (10–1) No. 12 Texas (8–2) | Penn State 30 Texas 6 | |
Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California | NBC | No. 16 Stanford (8–3) No. 4 Michigan (11–0) | Stanford 13 Michigan 12 | |
Orange Bowl | Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida | NBC | No. 1 Nebraska (12–0) No. 2 Alabama (11–0) | Nebraska 38 Alabama 6 |
Rankings from AP Poll [2]
References
- ^ "All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "1971 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 1, 2024.