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
DateGameSiteTVTeamsResultsTangerine BowlOrlando StadiumOrlando, FloridaNo. 16 Miami (OH) (10–1)South Carolina (7–4)Miami 20South Carolina 7Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TennesseeABCUSC (7–4)No. 2 Texas A&M (10–1)USC 20Texas A&M 0Sun BowlSun BowlEl Paso, TexasCBSNo. 20 Pittsburgh (7–4)No. 19 Kansas (7–4)Pittsburgh 33Kansas 19Fiesta BowlSun Devil StadiumTempe, ArizonaCBSNo. 7 Arizona State (11–0)No. 6 Nebraska (10–1)Arizona State 17Nebraska 14Astro-Bluebonnet BowlAstrodomeHouston, TexasABCNo. 9 Texas (9–2)No. 10 Colorado (9–2)Texas 38Colorado 21Gator BowlGator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FloridaABCNo. 17 Maryland (8–2–1)No. 13 Florida (9–2)Maryland 13Florida 0Peach BowlFulton County StadiumAtlanta, GeorgiaMizlouWest Virginia (8–3)NC State (7–3–1)West Virginia 13NC State 10Sugar BowlLouisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LouisianaABCNo. 4 Alabama (10–1)No. 8 Penn State (9–2)Alabama 13Penn State 6Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton BowlDallas, TexasCBSNo. 18 Arkansas (9–2)No. 12 Georgia (9–2)Arkansas 31Georgia 10Rose BowlRose BowlPasadena, CaliforniaNBCNo. 11 UCLA (8–2–1)No. 1 Ohio State (11–0)UCLA 23Ohio State 10Orange BowlMiami Orange BowlMiami, FloridaNBCNo. 3 Oklahoma (10–1)No. 5 Michigan (8–1–2)Oklahoma 14Michigan 6
Rankings from AP Poll
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