Seasons 1973 Bowls & playoff ← Week 14 1973: Bowls & playoff 11 games. Eight ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. Seven games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.
The week in review Ranked against ranked Dec 31, 1973 3 Notre Dame 24,1 Alabama 23upset Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1974 4 Ohio State 42,7 USC 21Rose Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1974 6 Penn State 16,13 LSU 9Orange Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1974 12 Nebraska 19,8 Texas 3upset Cotton Bowl Box score Dec 29, 1973 14 Houston 47,17 Tulane 7Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Box score Dec 29, 1973 11 Texas Tech 28,20 Tennessee 19Gator 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 17, 1973 16 NC State 31,19 Kansas 18Liberty Bowl Box score Dec 21, 1973 10 Arizona State 28,Pittsburgh 7Fiesta Bowl Box score Dec 22, 1973 15 Miami (OH) 16,Florida 7Tangerine Bowl Box score Dec 28, 1973 Georgia 17,18 Maryland 16upset Peach Bowl Box score Dec 29, 1973 14 Houston 47,17 Tulane 7Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Box score Dec 29, 1973 Missouri 34,Auburn 17Sun Bowl Box score Dec 29, 1973 11 Texas Tech 28,20 Tennessee 19Gator Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1973 3 Notre Dame 24,1 Alabama 23upset Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1974 12 Nebraska 19,8 Texas 3upset Cotton Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1974 4 Ohio State 42,7 USC 21Rose Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1974 6 Penn State 16,13 LSU 9Orange Bowl Box score