Bowl History |
1971 |
| Conference |
Bowl Record |
| | - | | Atlantic Coast | 0-1 | | Big 10 | 0-1 | | Big Eight | 3-1 | | Big Sky | 0-0 | | Big West | 0-1 | | Colonial Athletic | 0-0 | | Independent | 1-3 | | Lone Star | 0-0 | | Mid-American | 1-0 | | Mid-South | 0-0 | | Mid-South Athletic | 0-0 | | Middle Three | 0-0 | | Missouri Valley | 1-0 | | Ohio Athletic | 0-0 | | Ohio Valley | 0-0 | | Pac 10 | 1-0 | | Southeastern | 4-2 | | Southern | 0-0 | | Southland | 0-0 | | Southwest | 0-2 | | Western Athletic | 1-0 |
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Bowl History |
1971 |
| Date |
Bowl |
Bowl Matchup |
| 1/1/1972 | Cotton | Penn State 30-6 Texas | | 1/1/1972 | Orange | Nebraska 38-6 Alabama | | 1/1/1972 | Rose | Stanford 13-12 Michigan | | 1/1/1972 | Sugar | Oklahoma 40-22 Auburn | | 12/18/1971 | Sun | Louisiana State 33-15 Iowa State | | 12/18/1971 | Pasadena | Memphis 28-9 San Jose State | | 12/20/1971 | Liberty | Tennessee 14-13 Arkansas | | 12/27/1971 | Fiesta | Arizona State 45-38 Florida State | | 12/28/1971 | Capital One | Toledo 28-3 Richmond | | 12/30/1971 | Peach | Mississippi 41-18 Georgia Tech | | 12/31/1971 | Bluebonnet | Colorado 29-17 Houston | | 12/31/1971 | Gator | Georgia 7-3 North Carolina |
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Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.
