The 1976–77 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1976 and January 1977 to end the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. A total of 12 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Independence Bowl on December 13, 1976, and concluded on January 2, 1977, with the Sun Bowl.
Schedule
DateGameSiteTVTeamsResultsIndependence BowlState Fair StadiumShreveport, LouisianaMcNeese State (9–2)Tulsa (7–3–1)McNeese State 20Tulsa 16Tangerine BowlOrlando StadiumOrlando, FloridaMizlouNo. 14 Oklahoma State (8–3)BYU (9–2)Oklahoma State 49BYU 21Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TennesseeABCNo. 16 Alabama (9–3)No. 7 UCLA (9–1–1)Alabama 36UCLA 6Fiesta BowlSun Devil StadiumTempe, ArizonaCBSNo. 8 Oklahoma (8–2–1)Wyoming (8–3)Oklahoma 41Wyoming 7Gator BowlGator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FloridaABCNo. 15 Notre Dame (8–3)No. 20 Penn State (7–4)Notre Dame 20Penn State 9Peach BowlFulton County StadiumAtlanta, GeorgiaMizlouKentucky (7–4)No. 19 North Carolina (9–2)Kentucky 21North Carolina 0Astro-Bluebonnet BowlAstrodomeHouston, TexasTVSNo. 13 Nebraska (8–3–1)No. 9 Texas Tech (10–1)Nebraska 27Texas Tech 24Sugar BowlLouisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LouisianaABCNo. 1 Pittsburgh (11–0)No. 5 Georgia (10–1)Pittsburgh 27Georgia 3Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton BowlDallas, TexasCBSNo. 6 Houston (9–2)No. 4 Maryland (11–0)Houston 30Maryland 21Rose BowlRose BowlPasadena, CaliforniaNBCNo. 3 USC (10–1)No. 2 Michigan (10–1)USC 14Michigan 6Orange BowlMiami Orange BowlMiami, FloridaNBCNo. 11 Ohio State (8–2–1)No. 12 Colorado (8–3)Ohio State 27Colorado 10Sun BowlSun BowlEl Paso, TexasCBSNo. 20 Texas A&M (9–2)Florida (8–3)Texas A&M 37Florida 14
Rankings from AP Poll
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