Bowls and playoffs
The 1977 football postseason, including games played in 1978.
National championship games
Playoffs
Division II playoffs
Division II · National playoff
Final: Lehigh 33 · Jacksonville St. 0
7 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Wichita Falls, Texas
Division III playoffs
Division III · National playoff
Final: Widener 39 · Wabash 36
7 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Phenix City, AL
Bowls
All-American Bowl
Division I · Postseason bowl
Maryland 17 · Minnesota 7
December 22, 1977
Birmingham, AL
Bluebonnet Bowl
Division I · Postseason bowl
Southern California 47 · Texas A&M 28
December 31, 1977
Houston
Cotton Bowl
Division I · Postseason bowl
Notre Dame 38 · Texas 10
January 2, 1978
Location not documented
Fiesta Bowl
Division I · Postseason bowl
Penn St. 42 · Arizona St. 30
December 25, 1977
Location not documented
Gator Bowl
Division I · Postseason bowl
Pittsburgh 34 · Clemson 3
December 30, 1977
Location not documented
Independence Bowl
Division I · Postseason bowl
Louisiana Tech 24 · Louisville 14
December 17, 1977
Location not documented
Liberty Bowl
Division I · Postseason bowl
Nebraska 21 · North Carolina 17
December 19, 1977
Location not documented
Orange Bowl
Division I · Postseason bowl
Arkansas 31 · Oklahoma 6
January 2, 1978
Location not documented
Peach Bowl
Division I · Postseason bowl
North Carolina St. 24 · Iowa St. 14
December 31, 1977
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Division I · Postseason bowl
Washington 27 · Michigan 20
January 2, 1978
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Sugar Bowl
Division I · Postseason bowl
Alabama 35 · Ohio St. 6
January 2, 1978
Location not documented
Sun Bowl
Division I · Postseason bowl
Stanford 24 · LSU 14
December 31, 1977
Location not documented
Tangerine Bowl
Division I · Postseason bowl
Florida St. 40 · Texas Tech 17
December 23, 1977
Location not documented
Boot Hill Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Mo. Western St. 35 · Benedictine (KS) 30
November 19, 1977
Dodge City, KS
Gold Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
South Carolina St. 10 · Winston-Salem 7
December 3, 1977
Richmond, VA
Orange Blossom Classic
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Florida A&M 37 · Delaware St. 15
December 3, 1977
Miami
All-star games
Blue-Gray All-Star Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Blue 20 · Gray 16
December 30, 1977
Location not documented
Canadian-American Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
U.S. All-Stars 22 · Canadian All-Stars 7
January 8, 1978
Location not documented
Challenge Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Pacific-8 27 · Big Ten 20
January 14, 1978
Location not documented
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
West 23 · East 3
December 31, 1977
Location not documented
Hula Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
West 42 · East 22
January 7, 1978
Location not documented
Japan Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 26 · West 10
January 15, 1978
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 17 · West 17
January 7, 1978
Location not documented
This directory follows documented editions. Dates, results, and selection rules that have not been documented are marked on each event’s page.