Series of post-season NCAA football 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 2, 1978, with the Orange Bowl .
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
Dec. 19
Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee
ABC
No. 12 Nebraska (8–3)North Carolina (8–2–1)
Nebraska 21
Dec. 22
Hall of Fame Classic
Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama
Mizlou
Maryland (7–4)Minnesota (6–5)
Maryland 17
Dec. 23
Tangerine Bowl
Orlando Stadium Orlando, Florida
Mizlou
No. 19 Florida State (9–2)Texas Tech (7–4)
Florida State 40
Dec. 25
Fiesta Bowl
Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona
CBS
No. 8 Penn State (10–1)Arizona State (9–2)
Penn State 42
Dec. 30
Gator Bowl
Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida
ABC
No. 10 Pittsburgh (8–2–1)Clemson (8–2–1)
Pittsburgh 34
Dec. 31
Peach Bowl
Fulton County Stadium Atlanta , Georgia
Mizlou
NC State (7–4)Iowa State (8–3)
NC State 24
Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas
CBS
Stanford (8–3)LSU (8–3)
Stanford 24
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
Astrodome Houston , Texas
Mizlou
No. 20 USC (7–4)Texas A&M (8–3)
USC 47
Jan. 2
Cotton Bowl Classic
Cotton Bowl Dallas , Texas
CBS
No. 5 Notre Dame (10–1)Texas (11–0)
Notre Dame 38
Sugar Bowl
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans , Louisiana
ABC
No. 3 Alabama (10–1)Ohio State (9–2)
Alabama 35
Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl Pasadena, California
NBC
No. 13 Washington (7–4)Michigan (10–1)
Washington 27
Orange Bowl
Miami Orange Bowl Miami , Florida
NBC
No. 6 Arkansas (10–1)Oklahoma (10–1)
Arkansas 31
Rankings from AP Poll
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References
