Bowl Games
| SUGAR BOWL | #1 LSU Tigers | 7 | #12 Clemson Tigers | 0 |
| ROSE BOWL | #2 Iowa Hawkeyes | 38 | #16 California Golden Bears | 12 |
| ORANGE BOWL | #5 Oklahoma Sooners | 21 | #9 Syracuse Orangemen | 6 |
| COTTON BOWL | #10 TCU Horned Frogs | 0 | #6 Air Force Falcons | 0 |
Other bowls:
| BOWL | Location | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUN | El Paso | Wyoming 14 | Hardin-Simmons 6 |
| GATOR | Jacksonville | Mississippi 7 | Florida 3 |
| TANGERINE | Orlando | East Texas State 26 | Missouri Valley 7 |
| BLUEGRASS | Louisville | Oklahoma State 15 | Florida State 6 |
Notably, the Tangerine Bowl initially extended a bid to Buffalo. However, when the bowl organizers told the school that its two black players would not be allowed to play, the team unanimously voted to turn down the bid. The Bulls would not appear in a bowl game until the 2008 season.
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Famous quotes containing the words bowl and/or games:
“One bowl is quiet; two bowls will clang together.”
—Chinese proverb.
“At the age of twelve I was finding the world too small: it appeared to me like a dull, trim back garden, in which only trivial games could be played.”
—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)