| 1972 Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Gator Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Wade Whatley, QB, Auburn Mark Cooney, LB, Colorado | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Charles Bowen (SEC; split crew: SEC, Big Eight) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 71,114 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bill Flemming and Lee Grosscup | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1972 Gator Bowl was held on December 30, 1972, at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida. The sixth-ranked Auburn Tigers defeated the 13th-ranked Colorado Buffaloes by a score of 24–3.[1]