Seasons 1975 Bowls & playoff ← Week 14 1975: Bowls & playoff 11 games. Nine ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. Eight 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, 1976 3 Oklahoma 14,5 Michigan 6Orange Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1975 4 Alabama 13,8 Penn State 6Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1976 11 UCLA 23,1 Ohio State 10upset Rose Bowl Box score Dec 26, 1975 7 Arizona State 17,6 Nebraska 14upset Fiesta Bowl Box score Dec 27, 1975 9 Texas 38,10 Colorado 21Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Box score Dec 29, 1975 17 Maryland 13,13 Florida 0upset Gator Bowl Box score
Upsets Jan 1, 1976 11 UCLA 23,1 Ohio State 10upset Rose Bowl Box score Dec 22, 1975 USC 20,2 Texas A&M 0upset Liberty Bowl Box score Dec 26, 1975 7 Arizona State 17,6 Nebraska 14upset Fiesta Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1976 18 Arkansas 31,12 Georgia 10upset Cotton Bowl Box score Dec 29, 1975 17 Maryland 13,13 Florida 0upset Gator Bowl Box score Dec 26, 1975 20 Pittsburgh 33,19 Kansas 19upset Sun Bowl Box score
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 20, 1975 16 Miami (OH) 20,South Carolina 7Tangerine Bowl Box score Dec 22, 1975 USC 20,2 Texas A&M 0upset Liberty Bowl Box score Dec 26, 1975 7 Arizona State 17,6 Nebraska 14upset Fiesta Bowl Box score Dec 26, 1975 20 Pittsburgh 33,19 Kansas 19upset Sun Bowl Box score Dec 27, 1975 9 Texas 38,10 Colorado 21Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Box score Dec 29, 1975 17 Maryland 13,13 Florida 0upset Gator Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1975 4 Alabama 13,8 Penn State 6Sugar Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1975 West Virginia 13,NC State 10Peach Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1976 18 Arkansas 31,12 Georgia 10upset Cotton Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1976 3 Oklahoma 14,5 Michigan 6Orange Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1976 11 UCLA 23,1 Ohio State 10upset Rose Bowl Box score