Bowl History
1972
Conference
Bowl Record
- Atlantic Coast 2-0 Big 10 0-1 Big Eight 2-3 Big Sky 0-0 Big West 0-0 Colonial Athletic 0-0 Gulf South 0-0 Gulf States 0-0 Independent 1-3 Lone Star 0-0 Mid-American 0-1 Middle Three 0-0 Missouri Valley 0-0 Ohio Athletic 0-0 Ohio Valley 0-0 Pac 10 1-0 Southeastern 2-2 Southern 0-0 Southland 0-0 Southwest 1-1 Western Athletic 1-0
Bowl History
1972
Date
Bowl
Bowl Matchup
1/1/1973 Cotton Texas 17-13 Alabama 1/1/1973 Orange Nebraska 40-6 Notre Dame 1/1/1973 Rose Southern California 42-17 Ohio State 12/18/1972 Liberty Georgia Tech 31-30 Iowa State 12/23/1972 Fiesta Arizona State 49-35 Missouri 12/29/1972 Capital One Tampa 21-18 Kent 12/29/1972 Peach North Carolina State 49-13 West Virginia 12/30/1972 Bluebonnet Tennessee 24-17 Louisiana State 12/30/1972 Gator Auburn 24-3 Colorado 12/30/1972 Sun North Carolina 32-28 Texas Tech 12/31/1972 Sugar Oklahoma 14-0 Penn State
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.