Bowl Games
| COTTON BOWL | #1 Syracuse Orangemen | 23 | #4 Texas Longhorns | 14 |
| SUGAR BOWL | #2 Mississippi Rebels | 21 | #3 LSU Tigers | 0 |
| ROSE BOWL | #8 Washington Huskies | 44 | #6 Wisconsin Badgers | 8 |
| ORANGE BOWL | #5 Georgia Bulldogs | 14 | #18 Missouri Tigers | 0 |
Behind future Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis, the Orangemen proved the voters' decision to name them national champions in the final polls was a wise one. It was the first Cotton Bowl for the Longhorns under coach Darrell Royal, who guided Texas to national championships in 1963, 1969 and 1970 and compiled a career record of 167-47-5 in Austin from 1957 through 1976.
Ole Miss systematically demolished LSU in the Sugar Bowl. The Rebels outgained the Bayou Bengals and Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon 373-74 in front of a largely pro-LSU crowd of over 83,000 at Tulane Stadium. Immediately following the game, Cannon signed a contract with the Houston Oilers of the fledgling American Football League, spurning the Los Angeles Rams and general manager Pete Rozelle.
Other bowls:
| BOWL | Location | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUN | El Paso | New Mexico State 28 | North Texas State 8 |
| GATOR | Jacksonville | Arkansas 14 | Georgia Tech 7 |
| TANGERINE | Orlando | Middle Tennessee 21 | Presbyterian 12 |
| BLUEBONNET | Houston | Clemson 23 | TCU 7 |
| LIBERTY | Philadelphia | Penn State 7 | Alabama 0 |
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“One bowl is quiet; two bowls will clang together.”
—Chinese proverb.
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—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)