The 1973–74 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1973 and January 1974 to end the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. A total of 11 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Liberty Bowl on December 17, 1973, and concluded on January 1, 1974, with the Orange Bowl.
Schedule
DateGameSiteTVTeamsResultsLiberty BowlMemphis Memorial StadiumMemphis, TennesseeABCNo. 16 NC State (8–3)No. 19 Kansas (7–3–1)NC State 31Kansas 18Fiesta BowlSun Devil StadiumTempe, ArizonaMizlouNo. 10 Arizona State (10–1)Pittsburgh (6–4–1)Arizona State 28Pittsburgh 7Tangerine BowlTangerine BowlOrlando, FloridaMizlouNo. 15 Miami (OH) (10–0)Florida (7–4)Miami OH 16Florida 7Peach BowlFulton County StadiumAtlanta, GeorgiaMizlouGeorgia (6–4–1)No. 18 Maryland (8–3)Georgia 17Maryland 16Sun BowlSun BowlEl Paso, TexasCBSMissouri (7–4)Auburn (6–5)Missouri 34Auburn 17Astro-Bluebonnet BowlAstrodomeHouston, TexasABCNo. 14 Houston (10–1)No. 17 Tulane (9–2)Houston 47Tulane 7Gator BowlGator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FloridaABCNo. 11 Texas Tech (10–1)No. 20 Tennessee (8–3)Texas Tech 28Tennessee 19Sugar BowlTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LouisianaABCNo. 3 Notre Dame (10–0)No. 1 Alabama (11–0)Notre Dame 24Alabama 23Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton BowlDallas, TexasCBSNo. 12 Nebraska (8–2–1)No. 8 Texas (8–2)Nebraska 19Texas 3Rose BowlRose BowlPasadena, CaliforniaNBCNo. 4 Ohio State (9–0–1) No. 7 USC (9–1–1)Ohio State 42USC 21Orange BowlMiami Orange BowlMiami, FloridaNBCNo. 6 Penn State (11–0)No. 13 LSU (9–2)Penn State 16LSU 9
Rankings from AP Poll
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