1971–72 NCAA football bowl games
| 1971–72 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||
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| Season | 1971 | ||||||||
| Number of bowls | 12 | ||||||||
| Bowl games | December 18, 1971 – January 1, 1972 | ||||||||
| National Championship | 1972 Orange Bowl | ||||||||
| Location of Championship | Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida | ||||||||
| Champions | Nebraska | ||||||||
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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.