1971–72 NCAA football bowl games
| 1971–72 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of bowls | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl games | December 18, 1971 – January 1, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Championship | 1972 Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location of Championship | Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champions | Nebraska | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971–72 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1971 and January 1972 to end the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. A total of 12 team-competitive games were played between December 18, 1971, and January 1, 1972. The Orange Bowl featured a matchup of the number-one and number-two ranked teams for the de facto national championship. Several all-star games followed.
A one-off charity game, the Mercy Bowl, was also played on December 11.
Schedule
Rankings are from AP poll, prior to the bowl games in question.[1]
Source:[2]
Conference performance in bowl games
| Conference | Games | Record | Bowls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | Pct. | Won | Lost | ||
| SEC | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | Sun, Liberty, Peach, Gator | Sugar, Orange |
| Big Eight | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | Astro-Bluebonnet, Sugar, Orange | Sun |
| Independents | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | Cotton | Fiesta, Peach, Astro-Bluebonnet |
| SWC | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | Liberty, Cotton |
| MAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Tangerine | — |
| Missouri Valley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Pasadena | — |
| Pac-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Rose | — |
| WAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Fiesta | — |
| ACC | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | Gator |
| Big Ten | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | Rose |
| PCAA | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | Pasadena |
| SoCon | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | Tangerine |
See also
References
- ^ "1971 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 1, 2024.