1973–74 NCAA football bowl 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.

1973–74 NCAA football bowl games
Season1973
Number of bowls11
Bowl gamesDecember 17, 1973 –
January 1, 1974
National Championship1973 Sugar Bowl
Location of ChampionshipTulane Stadium,
New Orleans, Louisiana
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 Liberty Bowl Memphis Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
ABC No. 16 NC State (8–3)
No. 19 Kansas (7–3–1)
NC State 31
Kansas 18
Dec. 21 Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
Mizlou No. 10 Arizona State (10–1)
Pittsburgh (6–4–1)
Arizona State 28
Pittsburgh 7
Dec. 22 Tangerine Bowl Tangerine Bowl
Orlando, Florida
Mizlou No. 15 Miami (OH) (10–0)
Florida (7–4)
Miami OH 16
Florida 7
Dec. 28 Peach Bowl Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
Mizlou Georgia (6–4–1)
No. 18 Maryland (8–3)
Georgia 17
Maryland 16
Dec. 29 Sun Bowl Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
CBS Missouri (7–4)
Auburn (6–5)
Missouri 34
Auburn 17
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Astrodome
Houston, Texas
ABC No. 14 Houston (10–1)
No. 17 Tulane (9–2)
Houston 47
Tulane 7
Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
ABC No. 11 Texas Tech (10–1)
No. 20 Tennessee (8–3)
Texas Tech 28
Tennessee 19
Dec. 31 Sugar Bowl Tulane Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana
ABC No. 3 Notre Dame (10–0)
No. 1 Alabama (11–0)
Notre Dame 24
Alabama 23
Jan. 1 Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
CBS No. 12 Nebraska (8–2–1)
No. 8 Texas (8–2)
Nebraska 19
Texas 3
Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
NBC No. 4 Ohio State (9–0–1)
No. 7 USC (9–1–1)
Ohio State 42
USC 21
Orange Bowl Miami Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida
NBC No. 6 Penn State (11–0)
No. 13 LSU (9–2)
Penn State 16
LSU 9

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. ^ "1973 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 28, 2024.