Bowl History |
1972 |
| Conference |
Bowl Record |
| | - | | Atlantic Coast | 2-0 | | Big 10 | 0-1 | | Big Eight | 2-3 | | Big Sky | 0-0 | | Big West | 0-0 | | Colonial Athletic | 0-0 | | Gulf South | 0-0 | | Gulf States | 0-0 | | Independent | 1-3 | | Lone Star | 0-0 | | Mid-American | 0-1 | | Middle Three | 0-0 | | Missouri Valley | 0-0 | | Ohio Athletic | 0-0 | | Ohio Valley | 0-0 | | Pac 10 | 1-0 | | Southeastern | 2-2 | | Southern | 0-0 | | Southland | 0-0 | | Southwest | 1-1 | | Western Athletic | 1-0 |
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Bowl History |
1972 |
| Date |
Bowl |
Bowl Matchup |
| 1/1/1973 | Cotton | Texas 17-13 Alabama | | 1/1/1973 | Orange | Nebraska 40-6 Notre Dame | | 1/1/1973 | Rose | Southern California 42-17 Ohio State | | 12/18/1972 | Liberty | Georgia Tech 31-30 Iowa State | | 12/23/1972 | Fiesta | Arizona State 49-35 Missouri | | 12/29/1972 | Capital One | Tampa 21-18 Kent | | 12/29/1972 | Peach | North Carolina State 49-13 West Virginia | | 12/30/1972 | Bluebonnet | Tennessee 24-17 Louisiana State | | 12/30/1972 | Gator | Auburn 24-3 Colorado | | 12/30/1972 | Sun | North Carolina 32-28 Texas Tech | | 12/31/1972 | Sugar | Oklahoma 14-0 Penn State |
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Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.
