| Game Name: | Gator Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 27 |
| Year Game Played: | 1976 |
| Football Season: | 1976 |
| Stadium: | Gator Bowl Stadium |
| City: | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Visitor School: | Pennsylvania State University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Penn State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Nittany Lions |
| Visitor Record: | 7–4 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 20 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | NR |
| Visitor Coach: | Joe Paterno |
| Visitor Conference: | Independent |
| Visitor 1Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 6 |
| Home School: | University of Notre Dame |
| Home Name Short: | Notre Dame |
| Home Nickname: | Fighting Irish |
| Home Record: | 8–3 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 15 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 13 |
| Home Coach: | Dan Devine |
| Home Conference: | Independent |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 13 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Mvp: | ND: Al Hunter HB PSU: Jimmy Cefalo WR |
| Referee: | R. Pete Williams (SEC) |
| Attendance: | 67,827 |
| Us Network: | ABC |
The 1976 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game played between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on December 27, 1976. Notre Dame won the game by a score of 20–9.[1]