Seasons 1974 Bowls & playoff ← Week 14 1974: Bowls & playoff 11 games. Seven ranked teams lost, two to unranked teams. 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, 1975 5 USC 18,3 Ohio State 17upset Rose Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1975 9 Notre Dame 13,2 Alabama 11upset Orange Bowl Box score Dec 30, 1974 6 Auburn 27,11 Texas 3Gator Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1975 7 Penn State 41,12 Baylor 20Cotton Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1974 8 Nebraska 13,18 Florida 10Sugar 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 16, 1974 Tennessee 7,10 Maryland 3upset Liberty Bowl Box score Dec 21, 1974 15 Miami (OH) 21,Georgia 10Tangerine Bowl Box score Dec 23, 1974 13 NC State 31,Houston 31Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Box score Dec 28, 1974 Mississippi State 26,North Carolina 24Sun Bowl Box score Dec 28, 1974 Oklahoma State 16,17 BYU 6upset Fiesta Bowl Box score Dec 28, 1974 Vanderbilt 6,Texas Tech 6Peach Bowl Box score Dec 30, 1974 6 Auburn 27,11 Texas 3Gator Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1974 8 Nebraska 13,18 Florida 10Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1975 9 Notre Dame 13,2 Alabama 11upset Orange Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1975 7 Penn State 41,12 Baylor 20Cotton Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1975 5 USC 18,3 Ohio State 17upset Rose Bowl Box score