1970: Bowls & playoff
11 games. Five ranked teams lost. Five games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.
The week in review
Ranked against ranked
| Jan 1, 1971 | 6Notre Dame 24, 1Texas 11upsetCotton Bowl | Box score |
| Jan 1, 1971 | 3Nebraska 17, 5LSU 12Orange Bowl | Box score |
| Jan 1, 1971 | 12Stanford 27, 2Ohio State 17upsetRose Bowl | Box score |
| Jan 1, 1971 | 4Tennessee 34, 11Air Force 13Sugar Bowl | Box score |
| Dec 19, 1970 | 13Georgia Tech 17, 19Texas Tech 9Sun Bowl | Box score |
Upsets
A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.
FBS vs. FBS
| Dec 12, 1970 | Tulane 17, Colorado 3upsetLiberty Bowl | Box score |
| Dec 19, 1970 | 13Georgia Tech 17, 19Texas Tech 9Sun Bowl | Box score |
| Dec 19, 1970 | Louisville 24, Long Beach State 24Pasadena Bowl | Box score |
| Dec 28, 1970 | 15Toledo 40, William & Mary 12Tangerine Bowl | Box score |
| Dec 30, 1970 | 8Arizona State 48, North Carolina 26Peach Bowl | Box score |
| Dec 31, 1970 | 20Oklahoma 24, Alabama 24Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | Box score |
| Jan 1, 1971 | 3Nebraska 17, 5LSU 12Orange Bowl | Box score |
| Jan 1, 1971 | 6Notre Dame 24, 1Texas 11upsetCotton Bowl | Box score |
| Jan 1, 1971 | 12Stanford 27, 2Ohio State 17upsetRose Bowl | Box score |
| Jan 1, 1971 | 4Tennessee 34, 11Air Force 13Sugar Bowl | Box score |
| Jan 2, 1971 | 10Auburn 35, Ole Miss 28Gator Bowl | Box score |