1976 Tangerine Bowl

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.