1977–78 NCAA football bowl games

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.

1977–78 NCAA football bowl games
Season1977
Number of bowls13
Bowl gamesDecember 17, 1977 –
January 2, 1978
National Championship1978 Cotton Bowl Classic
Location of ChampionshipCotton Bowl,
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsNotre Dame
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll

Schedule

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Date Game Site TV Teams Results
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

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  1. ^ "All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "1977 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 22, 2024.