1977–78 NCAA football bowl games
{{Short description|Series of post-season NCAA football games}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox College football bowl games
| season = 1977
| image =
| image_caption =
| regular_season =
| number_of_bowls = 13
| all_star_games =
| bowl_start = December 17, 1977
| bowl_end =
January 2, 1978
| championship_bowl = 1978 Cotton Bowl Classic
| championship_location = Cotton Bowl,
Dallas, Texas
| champions = Notre Dame
}}
The 1977–78 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1977 and January 1978 to end the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. A total of 13 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Independence Bowl on December 17, 1977, and concluded on January 2, 1978, with the Orange Bowl.
Schedule
{{cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2022/Bowls.pdf|title=All-Time Bowl-Game Results And Attendance|access-date=April 28, 2024|work=National Collegiate Athletic Association}}
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| Date
!Game !Site !TV !Teams !Results |
|---|
| {{nowrap|Dec. 17}}
|State Fair Stadium |Louisiana Tech (8–1–2) |Louisiana Tech 24 |
| {{nowrap|Dec. 19}}
|Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |ABC |No. 12 Nebraska (8–3) |Nebraska 21 |
| {{nowrap|Dec. 22}}
|Legion Field |Maryland (7–4) |Maryland 17 |
| {{nowrap|Dec. 23}}
|Orlando Stadium |Mizlou |No. 19 Florida State (9–2) |Florida State 40 |
| {{nowrap|Dec. 25}}
|Sun Devil Stadium |CBS |No. 8 Penn State (10–1) |Penn State 42 |
| {{nowrap|Dec. 30}}
|Gator Bowl Stadium |ABC |No. 10 Pittsburgh (8–2–1) |Pittsburgh 34 |
| rowspan=3|{{nowrap|Dec. 31}}
|Fulton County Stadium |Mizlou |NC State (7–4) |NC State 24 |
| Sun Bowl
|CBS |Stanford 24 |
| Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
|Mizlou |No. 20 USC (7–4) |USC 47 |
| rowspan=4|{{nowrap|Jan. 2}}
|CBS |No. 5 Notre Dame (10–1) |Notre Dame 38 |
| Sugar Bowl
|Louisiana Superdome |ABC |No. 3 Alabama (10–1) |Alabama 35 |
| Rose Bowl
|Rose Bowl |NBC |No. 13 Washington (7–4) |Washington 27 |
| Orange Bowl
|Miami Orange Bowl |NBC |No. 6 Arkansas (10–1) |Arkansas 31 |
Rankings from AP Poll
{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-bowls.html | title=1977 College Football Bowl Games | access-date=April 22, 2024 | work=Sports Reference }}