1976 Tangerine Bowl

(9–2)

(8–3)

Head coach:
Lavell Edwards

Head coach:
Jim Stanley

AP	Coaches
NR	17

AP	Coaches
14	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	0	14	7	0	21
Oklahoma State	7	21	21	0	49

Date

December 18, 1976

Season

1976

Stadium

Citrus Bowl

Location

Orlando, Florida

Attendance

37,812

The 1976 Tangerine Bowl was held on December 18, 1976 featuring the BYU Cougars and Oklahoma State Cowboys at the Citrus Bowl. BYU represented the Western Athletic Conference in only their second bowl game as a program, and Oklahoma State represented the Big 8 Conference. The game pitted the two schools in the postseason for the second time in three years. Oklahoma State's running back Terry Miller broke the Tangerine Bowl records for total net yards run and longest run from scrimmage as well as tying another with four touchdowns scored as OSU defeated BYU, 49–21.

References

1976–77 NCAA football bowl game season

Independence (Dec. 13) Tangerine (Dec. 18) Liberty (Dec. 20) Fiesta (Dec. 25) Gator (Dec. 27) Peach (Dec. 31) Bluebonnet (Dec. 31) Sugar (Jan. 1) Cotton (Jan. 1) Orange (Jan. 1) Rose (Jan. 1) Sun (Jan. 2)

Tangerine / Florida Citrus / Capital One / Citrus Bowl

History & conference tie-ins	History Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Broadcasters Big Ten Conference Southeastern Conference

Games	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1958 1960 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2016

Notes	There was a Citrus Bowl in January and December in 1958, 1960 and 2016. There was no Citrus Bowl in 1959.

BYU Cougars bowl games

Oklahoma State Cowboys bowl games

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