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Bowl game record attendance |
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Former bowl game record attendance |
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Results
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Bowl games
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[A 1]
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Bowl |
Score |
Date |
Season |
Opponent |
Stadium |
Location |
Attendance |
Head coach |
1 |
Rose Bowl |
T 14–14 |
January 1, 1924 |
1923 |
Navy Midshipmen |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
40,000 |
Enoch Bagshaw |
2 |
Rose Bowl |
L 19–20 |
January 1, 1926 |
1925 |
Alabama Crimson Tide |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
50,000 |
Enoch Bagshaw |
3 |
Rose Bowl |
L 0–21 |
January 1, 1937 |
1936 |
Pittsburgh Panthers |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
87,196 |
James Phelan |
4 |
Poi Bowl |
W 53–13 |
January 1, 1938 |
1937 |
Hawaii |
Honolulu Stadium |
Honolulu |
13,500 |
James Phelan |
5 |
Rose Bowl |
L 0–29 |
January 1, 1944 |
1943 |
USC Trojans |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
68,000 |
Ralph Welch |
6 |
Rose Bowl |
W 44–8 |
January 1, 1960 |
1959 |
Wisconsin Badgers |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
100,809 |
Jim Owens |
7 |
Rose Bowl |
W 17–7 |
January 2, 1961 |
1960 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
97,314 |
Jim Owens |
8 |
Rose Bowl |
L 7–17 |
January 1, 1964 |
1963 |
Illinois Fighting Illini |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
96,957 |
Jim Owens |
9 |
Rose Bowl |
W 27–20 |
January 2, 1978 |
1977 |
Michigan Wolverines |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
105,312 |
Don James |
10 |
Sun Bowl |
W 14–7 |
December 22, 1979 |
1979 |
Texas Longhorns |
Sun Bowl |
El Paso |
33,412 |
Don James |
11 |
Rose Bowl |
L 6–23 |
January 1, 1981 |
1980 |
Michigan Wolverines |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
105,526 |
Don James |
12 |
Rose Bowl |
W 28–0 |
January 1, 1982 |
1981 |
Iowa Hawkeyes |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
105,611 |
Don James |
13 |
Aloha Bowl |
W 21–20 |
December 25, 1982 |
1982 |
Maryland Terrapins |
Aloha Stadium |
Honolulu |
30,055 |
Don James |
14 |
Aloha Bowl |
L 10–13 |
December 26, 1983 |
1983 |
Penn State Nittany Lions |
Aloha Stadium |
Honolulu |
37,212 |
Don James |
15 |
Orange Bowl |
W 28–17 |
January 1, 1985 |
1984 |
Oklahoma Sooners |
Orange Bowl |
Miami |
56,294 |
Don James |
16 |
Freedom Bowl |
W 20–17 |
December 30, 1985 |
1985 |
Colorado Buffaloes |
Anaheim Stadium |
Anaheim |
30,961 |
Don James |
17 |
Sun Bowl |
L 6–28 |
December 25, 1986 |
1986 |
Alabama Crimson Tide |
Sun Bowl |
El Paso |
48,722 |
Don James |
18 |
Independence Bowl |
W 24–12 |
December 19, 1987 |
1987 |
Tulane Green Wave |
Independence Stadium |
Shreveport |
41,683 |
Don James |
19 |
Freedom Bowl |
W 34–7 |
December 30, 1989 |
1989 |
Florida Gators |
Anaheim Stadium |
Anaheim |
33,858 |
Don James |
20 |
Rose Bowl |
W 46–34 |
January 1, 1991 |
1990 |
Iowa Hawkeyes |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
101,273 |
Don James |
21 |
Rose Bowl |
W 34–14 |
January 1, 1992 |
1991 |
Michigan Wolverines |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
103,566 |
Don James |
22 |
Rose Bowl |
L 31–38 |
January 1, 1993 |
1992 |
Michigan Wolverines |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
94,236 |
Don James |
23 |
Sun Bowl |
L 18–38 |
December 29, 1995 |
1995 |
Iowa Hawkeyes |
Sun Bowl |
El Paso |
49,116 |
Jim Lambright |
24 |
Holiday Bowl |
L 21–33 |
December 30, 1996 |
1996 |
Colorado Buffaloes |
Jack Murphy Stadium[A 2] |
San Diego |
54,749 |
Jim Lambright |
25 |
Aloha Bowl |
W 51–23 |
December 25, 1997 |
1997 |
Michigan State Spartans |
Aloha Stadium |
Honolulu |
44,598 |
Jim Lambright |
26 |
Oahu Bowl |
L 25–45 |
December 25, 1998 |
1998 |
Air Force Falcons |
Aloha Stadium |
Honolulu |
46,451 |
Jim Lambright |
27 |
Holiday Bowl |
L 20–24 |
December 29, 1999 |
1999 |
Kansas State Wildcats |
Qualcomm Stadium[A 2] |
San Diego |
57,118 |
Rick Neuheisel |
28 |
Rose Bowl |
W 34–24 |
January 1, 2001 |
2000 |
Purdue Boilermakers |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
94,392 |
Rick Neuheisel |
29 |
Holiday Bowl |
L 43–47 |
December 28, 2001 |
2001 |
Texas Longhorns |
Qualcomm Stadium[A 2] |
San Diego |
60,548 |
Rick Neuheisel |
30 |
Sun Bowl |
L 24–34 |
December 30, 2002 |
2002 |
Purdue Boilermakers |
Sun Bowl |
El Paso |
48,917 |
Rick Neuheisel |
31 |
Holiday Bowl |
W 19–7 |
December 30, 2010 |
2010 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers |
Qualcomm Stadium[A 2] |
San Diego |
57,291 |
Steve Sarkisian |
32 |
Alamo Bowl |
L 56–67 |
December 29, 2011 |
2011 |
Baylor Bears |
Alamodome |
San Antonio |
65,256 |
Steve Sarkisian |
33 |
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas |
L 26–28 |
December 22, 2012 |
2012 |
Boise State Broncos |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
Las Vegas |
33,217 |
Steve Sarkisian |
34 |
Fight Hunger Bowl |
W 31–16 |
December 27, 2013 |
2013 |
BYU Cougars |
AT&T Park |
San Francisco |
34,136 |
Marques Tuiasosopo (Interim) |
35 |
Cactus Bowl |
L 22–30 |
January 2, 2015 |
2014 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys |
Sun Devil Stadium |
Tempe |
35,409 |
Chris Petersen |
36 |
Heart of Dallas Bowl |
W 44–31 |
December 26, 2015 |
2015 |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
Cotton Bowl |
Dallas |
20,229[5] |
Chris Petersen |
37 |
Peach Bowl |
L 7–24 |
December 31, 2016 |
2016 |
Alabama Crimson Tide |
Georgia Dome |
Atlanta |
75,996 |
Chris Petersen |
38 |
Fiesta Bowl |
L 28–35 |
December 30, 2017 |
2017 |
Penn State Nittany Lions |
University of Phoenix Stadium |
Glendale |
61,842 |
Chris Petersen |
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