1976 Gator Bowl

College football game
1976 Gator Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(7–4) (8–3)
Independent Independent
9 20
Head coach: 
Joe Paterno
Head coach: 
Dan Devine
APCoaches
20NR
APCoaches
1513
1234 Total
Penn State 3006 9
Notre Dame 71300 20
DateDecember 27, 1976
Season1976
StadiumGator Bowl Stadium
LocationJacksonville, Florida
MVPND: Al Hunter HB
PSU: Jimmy Cefalo WR
RefereeR. Pete Williams (SEC)
Attendance67,827
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
Gator Bowl
 < 1975  1977 > 

The 1976 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game played between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on December 27, 1976. Notre Dame won the game by a score of 20–9.[1]

References

  1. ^ Irish rip Penn State, 20-9 in Gator Bowl
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Notes
  • There was a Gator Bowl in January and December in 1954, 1960, 1965, 1971, 1989, 1991, 2016, and 2021.
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# denotes national championship game; † denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game

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# denotes national championship game; † denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game


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