1974–75 NCAA football bowl games
Series of post-season NCAA football games
1974–75 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||
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Season | 1974 | ||||||||
Number of bowls | 11 | ||||||||
Bowl games | December 16, 1974 – January 1, 1975 | ||||||||
National Championship | 1975 Rose Bowl | ||||||||
Location of Championship | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California | ||||||||
Champions | USC (Coaches Poll) | ||||||||
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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
Date | Game | Site | TV | Teams | Results |
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Dec. 16 | Liberty Bowl | Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee | ABC | Tennessee (6–3–2) No. 10 Maryland (8–3) | Tennessee 7 Maryland 3 |
Dec. 21 | Tangerine Bowl | Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida | Mizlou | No. 15 Miami (OH) (9–0–1) Georgia (6–5) | Miami 21 Georgia 10 |
Dec. 23 | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | Astrodome Houston, Texas | ABC | No. 13 NC State (9–2) Houston (8–3) | NC State 31 Houston 31 |
Dec. 28 | Peach Bowl | Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia | Mizlou | Vanderbilt (7–4–1) Texas Tech (6–4–1) | Vanderbilt 6 Texas Tech 6 |
Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas | CBS | Mississippi State (8–3) North Carolina (7–4) | Mississippi State 26 North Carolina 24 | |
Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona | CBS | Oklahoma State (6–5) No. 17 BYU (7–3–1) | Oklahoma State 16 BYU 6 | |
Dec. 30 | Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida | ABC | No. 6 Auburn (9–2) No. 11 Texas (8–3) | Auburn 27 Texas 3 |
Dec. 31 | Sugar Bowl | Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana | ABC | No. 8 Nebraska (8–3) No. 18 Florida (8–3) | Nebraska 13 Florida 10 |
Jan. 1 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas | CBS | No. 7 Penn State (9–2) No. 12 Baylor (8–3) | Penn State 41 Baylor 20 |
Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California | NBC | No. 5 USC (9–1–1) No. 3 Ohio State (10–1) | USC 18 Ohio State 17 | |
Orange Bowl | Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida | NBC | No. 9 Notre Dame (9–2) No. 2 Alabama (11–0) | Notre Dame 13 Alabama 11 |
Rankings from AP Poll [2]
References
- ^ "All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "1974 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 28, 2024.