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1956–57 NCAA football bowl games Season 1956 Number of bowls 7 Bowl games December 29, 1956 – January 1, 1957 National Championship Location of Championship Champions Oklahoma Sooners Conference
Bowls
Record
Final AP Poll
The 1956–57 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1956 and January 1957 to end the 1956 college football season . A total of 7 team-competitive games,[ 1] and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Gator Bowl on December 29, 1956, and concluded on January 5, 1957, with the season-ending Senior Bowl .
Schedule
Date
Game
Site
Time(US EST )
TV
Matchup (pre-game record)
AP pre-game rank
UPI (Coaches) pre-game rank
12/29
Gator Bowl
Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida
Georgia Tech 7 (9–1) (SEC ),Pittsburgh 14 (7–2–1) (Independent )
#4 #13
#4 #12
1/1
Tangerine Bowl
Tangerine Bowl (stadium) Orlando, Florida
West Texas State 20 (7–2) (Border Conference ),Mississippi Southern 13 (7–1–1) (Independent )
NR NR
NR NR
1/1
Sun Bowl
Kidd Field El Paso, Texas
George Washington 13 (7–1–1) (Southern Conference ),Texas Western 0 (9–1) (Border Conference Champion)
#17 NR
NR NR
1/1
Cotton Bowl Classic
Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas
NBC
TCU 28 (7–3) (SWC ),Syracuse 27 (7–1) (Independent )
#14 #8
#14 #8
1/1
Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl Pasadena, California
NBC
Iowa 35 (8–1) (Big Ten Champion),Oregon State 19 (7–2–1) (PCC Champion)
#3 #10
#3 #13
1/1
Orange Bowl
Burdine Stadium Miami
CBS
Colorado 27 (7–2–1) (Big Seven ),Clemson 21 (7–1–1) (ACC )
#20 #19
#18 NR
1/1
Sugar Bowl
Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana
ABC
Baylor 13 (8–2) (SWC ),Tennessee 7 (10–0) (SEC Champion)
#11 #2
#11 #2
References