1977–78 NCAA football bowl games
Series of post-season NCAA football games
1977–78 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||
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Season | 1977 | ||||||||
Number of bowls | 13 | ||||||||
Bowl games | December 17, 1977 – January 2, 1978 | ||||||||
National Championship | 1978 Cotton Bowl Classic | ||||||||
Location of Championship | Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas | ||||||||
Champions | Notre Dame | ||||||||
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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 1, 1979, with the Orange Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Game | Site | TV | Teams | Results |
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Dec. 17 | Independence Bowl | State Fair Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana | WTCG-TV | Louisiana Tech (8–1–2) Louisville (7–3–1) | Louisiana Tech 24 Louisville 14 |
Dec. 19 | Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee | ABC | No. 12 Nebraska (8–3) No. 14 North Carolina (8–2–1) | Nebraska 21 North Carolina 17 |
Dec. 22 | Hall of Fame Classic | Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama | Mizlou | Maryland (7–4) Minnesota (6–5) | Maryland 17 Minnesota 7 |
Dec. 23 | Tangerine Bowl | Orlando Stadium Orlando, Florida | Mizlou | No. 19 Florida State (9–2) Texas Tech (7–4) | Florida State 40 Texas Tech 17 |
Dec. 25 | Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona | CBS | No. 8 Penn State (10–1) No. 15 Arizona State (9–2) | Penn State 42 Arizona State 30 |
Dec. 30 | Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida | ABC | No. 10 Pittsburgh (8–2–1) No. 11 Clemson (8–2–1) | Pittsburgh 34 Clemson 3 |
Dec. 31 | Peach Bowl | Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia | Mizlou | NC State (7–4) Iowa State (8–3) | NC State 24 Iowa State 14 |
Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas | CBS | Stanford (8–3) LSU (8–3) | Stanford 24 LSU 14 | |
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | Astrodome Houston, Texas | Mizlou | No. 20 USC (7–4) No. 18 Texas A&M (8–3) | USC 47 Texas A&M 28 | |
Jan. 2 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas | CBS | No. 5 Notre Dame (10–1) No. 1 Texas (11–0) | Notre Dame 38 Texas 10 |
Sugar Bowl | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ABC | No. 3 Alabama (10–1) No. 9 Ohio State (9–2) | Alabama 35 Ohio State 6 | |
Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California | NBC | No. 13 Washington (7–4) No. 4 Michigan (10–1) | Washington 27 Michigan 20 | |
Orange Bowl | Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida | NBC | No. 6 Arkansas (10–1) No. 2 Oklahoma (10–1) | Arkansas 31 Oklahoma 6 |
Rankings from AP Poll [2]
References
- ^ "All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "1977 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
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1977–78 NCAA football bowl game season
- Grantland Rice (Dec. 3)
- Independence (Dec. 17)
- Liberty (Dec. 19)
- Hall of Fame Classic (Dec. 22)
- Tangerine (Dec. 23)
- Fiesta (Dec. 25)
- Gator (Dec. 30)
- Peach (Dec. 31)
- Sun (Dec. 31)
- Bluebonnet (Dec. 31)
- Sugar (Jan. 2)
- Cotton (Jan. 2)
- Orange (Jan. 2)
- Rose (Jan. 2)