Bowl History
1976
Conference
Bowl Record
- Atlantic Coast 0-2 Big 10 1-1 Big Eight 3-1 Big Sky 0-0 Big West 0-0 Colonial Athletic 0-0 Gulf South 0-0 Gulf States 0-0 Independent 2-2 Lone Star 0-0 Mid-American 0-0 Missouri Valley 0-1 Ohio Valley 0-0 Pac 10 1-1 Southeastern 2-2 Southern 0-0 Southland 0-0 Southwest 2-1 Western Athletic 0-2
Bowl History
1976
Date
Bowl
Bowl Matchup
1/1/1977 Cotton Houston 30-21 Maryland 1/1/1977 Orange Ohio State 27-10 Colorado 1/1/1977 Rose Southern California 14-6 Michigan 1/1/1977 Sugar Pittsburgh 27-3 Georgia 1/2/1977 Sun Texas A&M 37-14 Florida 11/27/1976 Capital One Florida 19-10 Miami (Florida) 12/13/1976 Independence McNeese State 20-16 Tulsa 12/18/1976 Capital One Oklahoma State 49-21 Brigham Young 12/20/1976 Liberty Alabama 36-6 UCLA 12/25/1976 Fiesta Oklahoma 41-7 Wyoming 12/27/1976 Gator Notre Dame 20-9 Penn State 12/31/1976 Peach Kentucky 21-0 North Carolina 12/31/1976 Bluebonnet Nebraska 27-24 Texas Tech
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.