The 1974–75 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1974 and January 1975 to end the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. A total of 11 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Liberty Bowl on December 16, 1974, and concluded on January 1, 1975, with the Orange Bowl.
Schedule
DateGameSiteTVTeamsResultsLiberty BowlMemphis Memorial StadiumMemphis, TennesseeABCTennessee (6–3–2)No. 10 Maryland (8–3)Tennessee 7Maryland 3Tangerine BowlTangerine BowlOrlando, FloridaMizlouNo. 15 Miami (OH) (9–0–1)Georgia (6–5)Miami 21Georgia 10Astro-Bluebonnet BowlAstrodomeHouston, TexasABCNo. 13 NC State (9–2)Houston (8–3)NC State 31Houston 31Peach BowlFulton County StadiumAtlanta, GeorgiaMizlouVanderbilt (7–4–1)Texas Tech (6–4–1)Vanderbilt 6Texas Tech 6Sun BowlSun BowlEl Paso, TexasCBSMississippi State (8–3)North Carolina (7–4)Mississippi State 26North Carolina 24Fiesta BowlSun Devil StadiumTempe, ArizonaCBSOklahoma State (6–5)No. 17 BYU (7–3–1)Oklahoma State 16BYU 6Gator BowlGator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FloridaABCNo. 6 Auburn (9–2)No. 11 Texas (8–3)Auburn 27Texas 3Sugar BowlTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LouisianaABCNo. 8 Nebraska (8–3)No. 18 Florida (8–3)Nebraska 13Florida 10Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton BowlDallas, TexasCBSNo. 7 Penn State (9–2)No. 12 Baylor (8–3)Penn State 41Baylor 20Rose BowlRose BowlPasadena, CaliforniaNBCNo. 5 USC (9–1–1)No. 3 Ohio State (10–1)USC 18Ohio State 17Orange BowlMiami Orange BowlMiami, FloridaNBCNo. 9 Notre Dame (9–2)No. 2 Alabama (11–0)Notre Dame 13Alabama 11
Rankings from AP Poll
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