1971–72 NCAA football bowl games

1971–72 NCAA football bowl games
Season1971
Number of bowls12
Bowl gamesDecember 18, 1971 –
January 1, 1972
National Championship1972 Orange Bowl
Location of ChampionshipMiami Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida
ChampionsNebraska
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Number of teams
in final AP poll
SEC 6 4–2 (0.667) 6
Big Eight 4 3–1 (0.750) 3
Independents 4 1–3 (0.250) 3
SWC 2 0–2 (0.000) 2
MAC 1 1–0 (1.000) 1
Missouri Valley 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
Pac-8 1 1–0 (1.000) 3
WAC 1 1–0 (1.000) 1
ACC 1 0–1 (0.000) 0
Big Ten 1 0–1 (0.000) 1
PCAA 1 0–1 (0.000) 0
SoCon 1 0–1 (0.000) 0

The 1971–72 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1971 and January 1972 to end the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. A total of 12 team-competitive games were played between December 18, 1971, and January 1, 1972. The Orange Bowl featured a matchup of the number-one and number-two ranked teams for the de facto national championship. Several all-star games followed.

A one-off charity game, the Mercy Bowl, was also played on December 11.

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