Wade Whatley, QB, Auburn Mark Cooney, LB, Colorado
Referee
Charles Bowen (SEC; split crew: SEC, Big Eight)
Attendance
71,114
United States TV coverage
Network
ABC
Announcers
Bill Flemming and Lee Grosscup
Gator Bowl
< 1971
1973 >
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]
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