1996-97 Season: Per Team Payouts:
Listed by bowls matching highest-ranked teams as of final regular season AP poll (released Dec. 8, 1996). Attendance figures indicate tickets sold.
| Bowl | Winner | Regular Season | Loser | Regular Season | Score | Date | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar | #3 | Florida | 11-1-0 | #1 | Florida St. | 11-0-0 | 52-20 | Jan. 2 | 78,344 |
| Rose | #4 | Ohio St. | 10-1-0 | #2 | Arizona St. | 11-0-0 | 20-17 | Jan. 1 | 100,645 |
| Cotton | #5 | Brigham Young | 13-1-0 | #14 | Kansas St. | 9-2-0 | 19-15 | Jan. 1 | 71,928 |
| Orange | #6 | Nebraska | 10-2-0 | #10 | Virginia Tech | 10-1-0 | 41-21 | Dec. 31 | 51,212 |
| Fiesta | #7 | Penn St. | 10-2-0 | #20 | Texas | 8-4-0 | 38-15 | Jan. 1 | 65,106 |
| Holiday | #8 | Colorado | 9-2-0 | #13 | Washington | 9-2-0 | 33-21 | Dec. 30 | 54,749 |
| Citrus | #9 | Tennessee | 9-2-0 | #11 | Northwestern | 9-2-0 | 48-28 | Jan. 1 | 63,467 |
| Gator | #12 | North Carolina | 9-2-0 | #25 | West Virginia | 8-3-0 | 20-13 | Jan. 1 | 52,103 |
| Outback | #16 | Alabama | 9-3-0 | #15 | Michigan | 8-3-0 | 17-14 | Jan. 1 | 53,161 |
| Peach | #17 | LSU | 9-2-0 | Clemson | 7-4-0 | 10-7 | Dec. 28 | 63,622 | |
| Carquest | #19 | Miami-FL | 8-3-0 | Virginia | 7-4-0 | 31-21 | Dec. 27 | 46,418 | |
| Alamo | #21 | Iowa | 8-3-0 | Texas Tech | 7-4-0 | 27-0 | Dec. 29 | 55,677 | |
| Liberty | #23 | Syracuse | 8-3-0 | Houston | 7-4-0 | 30-17 | Dec. 27 | 49,163 | |
| Independence | Auburn | 7-4-0 | #24 | Army | 10-1-0 | 32-29 | Dec. 31 | 41,366 | |
| Aloha | Navy | 8-3-0 | California | 6-5-0 | 42-38 | Dec. 25 | 30,411 | ||
| Copper | Wisconsin | 7-5-0 | Utah | 8-3-0 | 38-10 | Dec. 27 | 42,122 | ||
| Las Vegas | Nevada | 8-3-0 | Ball St. | 8-3-0 | 18-15 | Dec. 19 | 10,118 | ||
| Sun | Stanford | 6-5-0 | Michigan St. | 6-5-0 | 38-0 | Dec. 31 | 42,741 |
Sugar (Florida by 3 points); Rose (Ohio St. by 2); Cotton (Kansas St. by 31/2); Orange (Nebraska by 161/2); Fiesta (Texas by 1); Holiday (Colorado by 5); Citrus (Tennessee by 8); Gator (North Carolina by 61/2); Outback (Michigan by 1); Peach (LSU by 61/2); Carquest (Miami by 31/2); Alamo (Texas Tech by 31/2); Liberty (Syracuse by 161/2); Independence (Auburn by 9); Aloha (Navy by 1); Copper (Wisconsin by 7 1/2); Las Vegas (Nevada by 5); Sun (Michigan St. by 7).
Per Team Payouts:
Nokia Sugar ($8.736 million); FedEx Orange and Tostitos Fiesta ($8.486 million); Rose ($8.25 million); CompUSA Florida Citrus ($3 million); Southwestern Bell Cotton ($2 million); Outback ($1.5 million) and Toyota Gator ($1.5 million); Plymouth Holiday ($1.4 million); Peach ($1.3 million); Builders Square Alamo and Sun ($1 million); Poulan/Weed Eater Independence and St. Jude's Liberty ($800,000); Carquest, Jeep Eagle Aloha and Weiser Lock Copper ($750,000); Las Vegas ($150,000).
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