Bowl History
1977
Conference
Bowl Record
- Atlantic Coast 2-2 Big 10 0-3 Big Eight 1-2 Big Sky 0-0 Big West 0-0 Colonial Athletic 0-0 Gulf South 0-1 Gulf States 0-0 Independent 4-1 Lone Star 0-0 Mid-American 0-0 Missouri Valley 0-0 Ohio Valley 0-0 Pac 10 3-0 Southeastern 1-1 Southern 0-0 Southland 1-0 Southwest 1-3 Western Athletic 0-1
Bowl History
1977
Date
Bowl
Bowl Matchup
1/2/1978 Cotton Notre Dame 38-10 Texas 1/2/1978 Orange Arkansas 31-6 Oklahoma 1/2/1978 Rose Washington 27-20 Michigan 1/2/1978 Sugar Alabama 35-6 Ohio State 12/17/1977 Independence Louisiana Tech 24-14 Louisville 12/19/1977 Liberty Nebraska 21-17 North Carolina 12/22/1977 All-American Maryland 17-7 Minnesota 12/23/1977 Capital One Florida State 40-17 Texas Tech 12/25/1977 Fiesta Penn State 42-30 Arizona State 12/30/1977 Gator Pittsburgh 34-3 Clemson 12/31/1977 Bluebonnet Southern California 47-28 Texas A&M 12/31/1977 Peach North Carolina State 24-14 Iowa State 12/31/1977 Sun Stanford 24-14 Louisiana State
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.