1976 Tangerine Bowl

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1976 Tangerine Bowl
Bowl Game
BYU Cougars Oklahoma State Cowboys
(9–2) (8–3)
21 49
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
Tangerine Bowl
 < 1975  1977 > 

The 1976 Tangerine Bowl was held on December 18, 1976 featuring the Brigham Young 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 against each other in the postseason for the second time in 3 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 4 touchdowns scored as OSU defeated BYU 49-21.

1976–77 NCAA football bowl game season
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