12 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Penn State (10) | 30 | Texas (12) | 6 | Dallas, TX |
| 1972-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Nebraska (1) | 38 | Alabama (2) | 6 | Miami, FL |
| 1972-01-01 | Rose Bowl | Stanford (16) | 13 | Michigan (4) | 12 | Pasadena, CA |
| 1972-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Oklahoma (3) | 40 | Auburn (5) | 22 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1971-12-31 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Colorado (7) | 29 | Houston (15) | 17 | Houston, TX |
| 1971-12-31 | Gator Bowl | Georgia (6) | 7 | North Carolina | 3 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 1971-12-30 | Peach Bowl | Mississippi (17) | 41 | Georgia Tech | 18 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1971-12-28 | Tangerine Bowl | Toledo (14) | 28 | Richmond | 3 | Orlando, FL |
| 1971-12-27 | Fiesta Bowl | Arizona State (8) | 45 | Florida State | 38 | Tempe, AZ |
| 1971-12-20 | Liberty Bowl | Tennessee (9) | 14 | Arkansas (18) | 13 | Memphis, TN |
| 1971-12-18 | Pasadena Bowl | Memphis | 28 | San Jose State | 9 | Pasadena, CA |
| 1971-12-18 | Sun Bowl | Louisiana State (11) | 33 | Iowa State | 15 | El Paso, TX |
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