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 |
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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 |
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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.
