Series of post-season NCAA football games
The 1973–74 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1973 and January 1974 to end the 1973 NCAA Division I football season . A total of 11 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Liberty Bowl on December 17, 1973, and concluded on January 1, 1974, with the Orange Bowl .
Schedule
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Date
Game
Site
TV
Teams
Results
Dec. 17
Liberty Bowl
Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee
ABC
No. 16 NC State (8–3)Kansas (7–3–1)
NC State 31
Dec. 21
Fiesta Bowl
Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona
Mizlou
No. 10 Arizona State (10–1)Pittsburgh (6–4–1)
Arizona State 28
Dec. 22
Tangerine Bowl
Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida
Mizlou
No. 15 Miami (OH) (10–0)Florida (7–4)
Miami OH 16
Dec. 28
Peach Bowl
Fulton County Stadium Atlanta , Georgia
Mizlou
Georgia (6–4–1)Maryland (8–3)
Georgia 17
Dec. 29
Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas
CBS
Missouri (7–4)Auburn (6–5)
Missouri 34
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
Astrodome Houston , Texas
ABC
No. 14 Houston (10–1)Tulane (9–2)
Houston 47
Gator Bowl
Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida
ABC
No. 11 Texas Tech (10–1)Tennessee (8–3)
Texas Tech 28
Dec. 31
Sugar Bowl
Tulane Stadium New Orleans , Louisiana
ABC
No. 3 Notre Dame (10–0)Alabama (11–0)
Notre Dame 24
Jan. 1
Cotton Bowl Classic
Cotton Bowl Dallas , Texas
CBS
No. 12 Nebraska (8–2–1)Texas (8–2)
Nebraska 19
Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl Pasadena, California
NBC
No. 4 Ohio State (9–0–1)USC (9–1–1)
Ohio State 42
Orange Bowl
Miami Orange Bowl Miami , Florida
NBC
No. 6 Penn State (11–0)LSU (9–2)
Penn State 16
Rankings from AP Poll
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References
