1976 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
The 1976 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl was the 18th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, on December 31. Part of the 1976–77 bowl game season, It matched the thirteenth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference and the #9 Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Southwest Conference (SWC). Down by ten points in the second half, Nebraska rallied to win 27–24.
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| 18th edition | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Astrodome | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Rodney Allison (Texas Tech QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Pat Flood (WAC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 48,618 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | TVS Television Network | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Merle Harmon, Alex Hawkins, and Ron Franklin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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