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.
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| Date
|
Game
|
Site
|
TV
|
Teams
|
Results
|
| 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
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