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 1, 1979, with the Orange Bowl .
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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 Louisville 14 Dec. 19 Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee ABC No. 12 Nebraska (8–3) No. 14 North Carolina (8–2–1) Nebraska 21 North Carolina 17 Dec. 22 Hall of Fame Classic Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama Mizlou Maryland (7–4)Minnesota (6–5) Maryland 17 Minnesota 7 Dec. 23 Tangerine Bowl Orlando Stadium Orlando, Florida Mizlou No. 19 Florida State (9–2)Texas Tech (7–4) Florida State 40 Texas Tech 17 Dec. 25 Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona CBS No. 8 Penn State (10–1) No. 15 Arizona State (9–2) Penn State 42 Arizona State 30 Dec. 30 Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida ABC No. 10 Pittsburgh (8–2–1) No. 11 Clemson (8–2–1) Pittsburgh 34 Clemson 3 Dec. 31 Peach Bowl Fulton County Stadium Atlanta , Georgia Mizlou NC State (7–4)Iowa State (8–3) NC State 24 Iowa State 14 Sun Bowl Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas CBS Stanford (8–3)LSU (8–3) Stanford 24 LSU 14 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Astrodome Houston , Texas Mizlou No. 20 USC (7–4) No. 18 Texas A&M (8–3) USC 47 Texas A&M 28 Jan. 2 Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl Dallas , Texas CBS No. 5 Notre Dame (10–1) No. 1 Texas (11–0) Notre Dame 38 Texas 10 Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome New Orleans , Louisiana ABC No. 3 Alabama (10–1) No. 9 Ohio State (9–2) Alabama 35 Ohio State 6 Rose Bowl Rose Bowl Pasadena, California NBC No. 13 Washington (7–4) No. 4 Michigan (10–1) Washington 27 Michigan 20 Orange Bowl Miami Orange Bowl Miami , Florida NBC No. 6 Arkansas (10–1) No. 2 Oklahoma (10–1) Arkansas 31 Oklahoma 6
Rankings from AP Poll [2]
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