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 Final AP poll

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 11 team-competitive games were played. The post-season began with the Sun Bowl on December 18, 1971, and concluded on January 1, 1972, with the Orange Bowl.