Seasons 1976 Bowls & playoff ← Week 14 1976: Bowls & playoff 12 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 Jan 1, 1977 3 USC 14,2 Michigan 6upset Rose Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1977 1 Pittsburgh 27,5 Georgia 3Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1977 6 Houston 30,4 Maryland 21upset Cotton Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1976 13 Nebraska 27,9 Texas Tech 24upset Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Box score Dec 20, 1976 16 Alabama 36,7 UCLA 6upset Liberty Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1977 11 Ohio State 27,12 Colorado 10Orange Bowl Box score
Upsets Jan 1, 1977 3 USC 14,2 Michigan 6upset Rose Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1977 6 Houston 30,4 Maryland 21upset Cotton Bowl Box score Dec 20, 1976 16 Alabama 36,7 UCLA 6upset Liberty Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1976 13 Nebraska 27,9 Texas Tech 24upset Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1976 Kentucky 21,19 North Carolina 0upset Peach 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 13, 1976 McNeese 20,Tulsa 16Independence Bowl Box score Dec 18, 1976 14 Oklahoma State 49,BYU 21Tangerine Bowl Box score Dec 20, 1976 16 Alabama 36,7 UCLA 6upset Liberty Bowl Box score Dec 25, 1976 8 Oklahoma 41,Wyoming 7Fiesta Bowl Box score Dec 27, 1976 15 Notre Dame 20,20 Penn State 9Gator Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1976 Kentucky 21,19 North Carolina 0upset Peach Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1976 13 Nebraska 27,9 Texas Tech 24upset Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1977 6 Houston 30,4 Maryland 21upset Cotton Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1977 11 Ohio State 27,12 Colorado 10Orange Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1977 1 Pittsburgh 27,5 Georgia 3Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1977 3 USC 14,2 Michigan 6upset Rose Bowl Box score Jan 2, 1977 10 Texas A&M 37,Florida 14Sun Bowl Box score