The 1977 Edition of the College Football Playoff would have featured the #1 Texas Longhorns against the #4 Michigan Wolverines in the Orange Bowl, and the #2 Oklahoma Sooners against the #3 Alabama Crimson Tide in the Rose Bowl, for a shot at the National Title in the Sugar Bowl.
Box Scores
Orange Bowl
#1 Texas Longhorns 10, #4 Michigan Wolverines 0
Texas Longhorns
Randy McEachern: 7-13, 128 Yds
Earl Campbell: 29 Car, 194 Yds, TD
Johnny L Jones: 2 Rec, 53 Yds
Michigan Wolverines
Rick Leach: 5-14, 67 Yds
Russell Davis: 23 Car, 71 Yds
Ralph Clayton: 2 Rec, 34 Yds
Rose Bowl
#3 Alabama Crimson Tide 17, #2 Oklahoma Sooner 10
Oklahoma Sooners
Thomas Lott: 2-6, 31 Yds
Elvis Peacock: 15 Car, 74 Yds, TD
Steve Rhodes: 1 Rec, 16 Yds
Alabama Crimson Tide
Jeff Rutledge: 9-12, 188 Yds, TD
Johnny Davis: 25 Car, 128 Yds, TD
Ozzie Newsome: 5 Rec, 122 Yds, TD
Sugar Bowl (National Championship)
#1 Texas Longhorns 10, #3 Alabama Crimson Tide 7
Texas Longhorns
Randy McEachern: 5-12, 110 Yds
Earl Campbell: 31 Car, 124 Yds, TD
Alfred Jackson: 2 Rec, 47 Yds
Alabama Crimson Tide
Jeff Rutledge: 4-10, 76 Yds
Johnny Davis: 23 Car, 115 Yds, TD
Ozzie Newsome: 2 Rec, 43 Yds