1976 Fiesta Bowl
6th Fiesta Bowl
Sun Devil Stadium inTempe, Arizona, hosted the Fiesta Bowl.
Oklahoma Sooners Wyoming Cowboys (8–2–1) (8–3) Big 8 WAC 41 7 Head coach:  Barry Switzer Head coach:  Fred Akers AP Coaches 8 9 AP Coaches NR NR
1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma 14 6 7 14 41 Wyoming 0 0 0 7 7
Date	December 25, 1976
Season	1976
Stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Location	Tempe, Arizona
MVP	Thomas Lott (Oklahoma QB) Terry Peters  (Oklahoma CB)
Favorite	Oklahoma by 21 points[1]
Attendance	48,714
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Fiesta Bowl  < 1975  1977 >

The1976 Fiesta Bowl was the sixthedition of thecollege footballbowl game, played atSun Devil Stadium inTempe, Arizona on Saturday, December 25. Part of the1976–77 bowl game season, it matched theeighth-rankedOklahoma Sooners of theBig Eight Conference and the unrankedWyoming Cowboys of theWestern Athletic Conference (WAC). Heavily favored Oklahoma won in a rout, 41–7.^[2][3][4]

This was the first of four consecutive Fiesta Bowls played on Christmas Day.

This was the first Fiesta Bowl appearance for each. Both teams' offenses ran out of thewishbone formation.^[1][5][6]

Oklahoma was co-champion of theBig Eight Conference for the fifth straight year. They tiedTexas and lost to the other co-champions,Oklahoma State andColorado: CU went to theOrange Bowl and OSU played in theTangerine Bowl.

Wyoming was co-champion of theWestern Athletic Conference (WAC) and was making their first bowlappearance innine years, since the1968 Sugar Bowl. It was the Cowboys' first winning season since1969.

This was the only game of the day, and kicked off shortly after 1 p.m.MST onCBS.^[1]

Elvis Peacock started the beating with a touchdown run early in the game andHorace Ivory added in his touchdown run to make it 14–0 after the first quarter. TwoUwe von Schamann field goals made it 20–0 at halftime.

Oklahoma scored three more times in the second half on Peacock,George Cumby, and Woodie Shephard touchdowns. Narrowly avoiding ashutout, Cowboy fullback Robbie Wright scored in the final half-minute to cap a 92-yard drive and make the final score 41–7. This was the biggest margin of victory in the Fiesta Bowl until1996.^[7]

Sooner quarterbackThomas Lott was theoffensive MVP and cornerback Terry Peters took the defensive honor.

First quarter

• Oklahoma –Elvis Peacock 3-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick)
• Oklahoma –Horace Ivory 4-yard run (von Schamann kick)

Second quarter

• Oklahoma – von Schamann 32-yard field goal
• Oklahoma – von Schamann 50-yard field goal

Third quarter

• Oklahoma – Peacock 15-yard run (von Schamann kick)

Fourth quarter

• Oklahoma –George Cumby 4-yard run (von Schamann kick)
• Oklahoma – Woodie Shephard 8-yard run (von Schamann kick)
• Wyoming – Robbie Wright 1-yard run (Dan Christopulos kick)

Statistics	Oklahoma	Wyoming
First Downs	24	14
Yards Rushing	76–415	42–153
Yards Passing	23	51
Passing	3–5–0	6–19–5
Return Yards	19	0
Total Offense	81–438	61–204
Punts–Average	0–0	5–25.2
Fumbles–Lost	6–3	5–1
Turnovers	3	6
Penalties–Yards	2–20	4–30

Source:^[2][3]

Oklahoma climbed to fifth in thefinal AP poll. The Sooners returned to the Fiesta Bowlsix years later; through 2025, this is Wyoming's only appearance.

• Fiesta Bowl – December 25, 1976

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