The 1956–57 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1956 and January 1957 to end the 1956 college football season. A total of seven team-competitive games, and four all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Gator Bowl on December 29, 1956, and concluded on January 5, 1957, with the season-ending Senior Bowl all-star game. __TOC__
Schedule The following table lists bowl games involving University Division teams; bowl games at lower levels are listed in the See also section.
DateGameSiteTime(US EST)TVMatchup(pre-game record)APpre-gamerankUPI (Coaches)pre-gamerank12/29Gator BowlGator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida2:00 p.m.CBSGeorgia Tech 7 (9–1) (SEC),Pittsburgh 14 (7–2–1) (Independent)#4#13#4#121/1Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton Bowl Dallas, Texas2:00 p.m.NBCTCU 28 (7–3) (SWC),Syracuse 27 (7–1) (Independent)#14#8#14#81/1Orange BowlBurdine Stadium Miami2:00 p.m.CBSColorado 27 (7–2–1) (Big Seven),Clemson 21 (7–1–1) (ACC)#20#19#18NR1/1Sugar BowlTulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana2:00 p.m.ABCBaylor 13 (8–2) (SWC),Tennessee 7 (10–0) (SEC)#11#2#11#21/1Sun BowlKidd Field El Paso, Texas4:30 p.m.George Washington 13 (7–1–1) (SoCon),Texas Western 0 (9–1) (Border)#17NRNRNR1/1Rose BowlRose Bowl Pasadena, California5:00 p.m.NBCIowa 35 (8–1) (Big Ten),Oregon State 19 (7–2–1) (PCC)#3#10#3#131/1Tangerine BowlTangerine Bowl (stadium) Orlando, Florida8:00 p.m.West Texas State 20 (7–2) (Border),Mississippi Southern 13 (7–1–1) (Independent)NRn/aNRn/a denotes conference champion
Conference performance in bowl games ConferenceGamesRecordBowls W L Pct.Won Lost Independents 3 Cotton, Gator, Tangerine SWC 2 Cotton, Sugar Border 2 Tangerine Sun SEC 2 Gator Sugar Big Seven 1 Orange Big Ten 1 Rose Southern 1 Sun ACC 1 Orange Pacific Coast 1 Rose
See also Aluminum Bowl Burley Bowl Prairie View Bowl Refrigerator Bowl
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