Series of post-season NCAA football games
The 1971–72 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1971 and January 1972 to end the 1971 NCAA University Division football season . A total of 11 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Sun Bowl on December 18, 1971, and concluded on January 1, 1972, with the Orange Bowl .
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Date Game Site TV Teams Results Dec. 18 Sun Bowl Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas CBS No. 11 LSU (8–3)Iowa State (8–3) LSU 33 Iowa State 15 Pasadena Bowl Rose Bowl Pasadena, California
Memphis State (4–6)San Jose State (5–5–1) Memphis State 28 San Jose State 9 Dec. 20 Liberty Bowl Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee ABC No. 9 Tennessee (9–2)Arkansas (8–2–1) Tennessee 14 Arkansas 13 Dec. 27 Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona Mizlou No. 8 Arizona State (10–1)Florida State (8–3) Arizona State 45 Florida State 38 Dec. 28 Tangerine Bowl Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida
No. 14 Toledo (11–0)Richmond (5–5) Toledo 28 Richmond 3 Dec. 30 Peach Bowl Fulton County Stadium Atlanta , Georgia Mizlou No. 17 Ole Miss (9–2)Georgia Tech (6–5) Ole Miss 41 Georgia Tech 18 Dec. 31 Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida ABC No. 6 Georgia (10–1)North Carolina (9–2) Georgia 7 North Carolina 3 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Astrodome Houston , Texas HTN No. 7 Colorado (9–2)Houston (9–2) Colorado 29 Houston 17 Jan. 1 Sugar Bowl Tulane Stadium New Orleans , Louisiana ABC No. 3 Oklahoma (10–1) No. 5 Auburn (9–1) Oklahoma 40 Auburn 22 Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl Dallas , Texas CBS No. 10 Penn State (10–1) No. 12 Texas (8–2) Penn State 30 Texas 6 Rose Bowl Rose Bowl Pasadena, California NBC No. 16 Stanford (8–3) No. 4 Michigan (11–0) Stanford 13 Michigan 12 Orange Bowl Miami Orange Bowl Miami , Florida NBC No. 1 Nebraska (12–0) No. 2 Alabama (11–0) Nebraska 38 Alabama 6
Rankings from AP Poll [ 2]