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1974–75 NCAA football bowl games

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1974–75 NCAA football bowl games
Season1974
Number of bowls11
Bowl gamesDecember 16, 1974 –
January 1, 1975
National Championship1975 Rose Bowl
Location of ChampionshipRose Bowl,
Pasadena, California
ChampionsUSC (Coaches Poll)
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll

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.

Schedule

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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 [2]

References

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  1. ^ "All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "1974 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 28, 2024.