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 11 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Sun Bowl on December 18, 1971, and concluded on January 1, 1972, with the Orange Bowl.
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| Date
|
Game
|
Site
|
TV
|
Teams
|
Results
|
| Dec. 18
|
Sun Bowl
|
Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
|
CBS
|
No. 11 LSU (8–3)
Iowa State (8–3)
|
LSU 33
Iowa State 15
|
| Pasadena Bowl
|
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
|
|
Memphis State (4–6)
San Jose State (5–5–1)
|
Memphis State 28
San Jose State 9
|
| Dec. 20
|
Liberty Bowl
|
Memphis Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
|
ABC
|
No. 9 Tennessee (9–2)
Arkansas (8–2–1)
|
Tennessee 14
Arkansas 13
|
| Dec. 27
|
Fiesta Bowl
|
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
|
Mizlou
|
No. 8 Arizona State (10–1)
Florida State (8–3)
|
Arizona State 45
Florida State 38
|
| Dec. 28
|
Tangerine Bowl
|
Tangerine Bowl
Orlando, Florida
|
|
No. 14 Toledo (11–0)
Richmond (5–5)
|
Toledo 28
Richmond 3
|
| Dec. 30
|
Peach Bowl
|
Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
|
Mizlou
|
No. 17 Ole Miss (9–2)
Georgia Tech (6–5)
|
Ole Miss 41
Georgia Tech 18
|
| Dec. 31
|
Gator Bowl
|
Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
|
ABC
|
No. 6 Georgia (10–1)
North Carolina (9–2)
|
Georgia 7
North Carolina 3
|
| Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
|
Astrodome
Houston, Texas
|
HTN
|
No. 7 Colorado (9–2)
Houston (9–2)
|
Colorado 29
Houston 17
|
| Jan. 1
|
Sugar Bowl
|
Tulane Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
ABC
|
No. 3 Oklahoma (10–1)
No. 5 Auburn (9–1)
|
Oklahoma 40
Auburn 22
|
| Cotton Bowl Classic
|
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
|
CBS
|
No. 10 Penn State (10–1)
No. 12 Texas (8–2)
|
Penn State 30
Texas 6
|
| Rose Bowl
|
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
|
NBC
|
No. 16 Stanford (8–3)
No. 4 Michigan (11–0)
|
Stanford 13
Michigan 12
|
| Orange Bowl
|
Miami Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida
|
NBC
|
No. 1 Nebraska (12–0)
No. 2 Alabama (11–0)
|
Nebraska 38
Alabama 6
|
Rankings from AP Poll
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