Date
|
Season
|
Bowl
|
W/L
|
Opponent
|
PF
|
PA
|
Head Coach
|
January 1, 1940
|
1939 |
Sun Bowl |
T |
Catholic |
0 |
0
|
Dixie Howell
|
January 2, 1941
|
1940 |
Sun Bowl |
L |
Western Reserve |
13 |
26
|
Dixie Howell
|
January 2, 1950
|
1949 |
Salad Bowl |
L |
Xavier |
21 |
33
|
Ed Doherty
|
January 1, 1951
|
1950 |
Salad Bowl |
L |
Miami (OH) |
21 |
34
|
Ed Doherty
|
December 30, 1970
|
1970 |
Peach Bowl |
W |
North Carolina |
48 |
26
|
Frank Kush
|
December 27, 1971
|
1971 |
Fiesta Bowl |
W |
Florida State |
45 |
38
|
Frank Kush
|
December 23, 1972
|
1972 |
Fiesta Bowl |
W |
Missouri |
49 |
35
|
Frank Kush
|
December 21, 1973
|
1973 |
Fiesta Bowl |
W |
Pittsburgh |
28 |
7
|
Frank Kush
|
December 26, 1975
|
1975 |
Fiesta Bowl |
W |
Nebraska |
17 |
14
|
Frank Kush
|
December 25, 1977
|
1977 |
Fiesta Bowl |
L |
Penn State |
30 |
42
|
Frank Kush
|
December 16, 1978
|
1978 |
Garden State Bowl |
W |
Rutgers |
34 |
18
|
Frank Kush
|
January 1, 1983
|
1982 |
Fiesta Bowl |
W |
Oklahoma |
32 |
21
|
Darryl Rogers
|
December 22, 1985
|
1985 |
Holiday Bowl |
L |
Arkansas |
17 |
18
|
John Cooper
|
January 1, 1987
|
1986 |
Rose Bowl |
W |
Michigan |
22 |
15
|
John Cooper
|
December 30, 1987
|
1987 |
Freedom Bowl |
W |
Air Force |
33 |
28
|
John Cooper
|
January 1, 1997
|
1996 |
Rose Bowl |
L |
Ohio State |
17 |
20
|
Bruce Snyder
|
December 31, 1997
|
1997 |
Sun Bowl |
W |
Iowa |
17 |
7
|
Bruce Snyder
|
December 25, 1999
|
1999 |
Aloha Bowl |
L |
Wake Forest |
3 |
23
|
Bruce Snyder
|
December 25, 2000
|
2000 |
Aloha Bowl |
L |
Boston College |
17 |
31
|
Bruce Snyder
|
December 27, 2002
|
2002 |
Holiday Bowl |
L |
Kansas State |
27 |
34
|
Dirk Koetter
|
December 31, 2004
|
2004 |
Sun Bowl |
W |
Purdue |
27 |
23
|
Dirk Koetter
|
December 27, 2005
|
2005 |
Insight Bowl |
W |
Rutgers |
45 |
40
|
Dirk Koetter
|
December 24, 2006
|
2006 |
Hawaiʻi Bowl |
L |
Hawaiʻi |
24 |
41
|
Dirk Koetter
|
December 27, 2007
|
2007 |
Holiday Bowl |
L |
Texas |
34 |
52
|
Dennis Erickson
|
December 22, 2011
|
2011 |
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas |
L |
Boise State |
24 |
56
|
Dennis Erickson
|
December 29, 2012
|
2012 |
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl |
W |
Navy |
62 |
28
|
Todd Graham
|
December 30, 2013
|
2013 |
Holiday Bowl |
L |
Texas Tech |
23 |
37
|
Todd Graham
|
December 27, 2014
|
2014 |
Sun Bowl |
W |
Duke |
36 |
31
|
Todd Graham
|
January 2, 2016
|
2015 |
Cactus Bowl |
L |
West Virginia |
42 |
43
|
Todd Graham
|
December 29, 2017
|
2017 |
Sun Bowl |
L |
NC State |
31 |
52
|
Todd Graham
|
December 15, 2018
|
2018 |
Las Vegas Bowl |
L |
Fresno State |
20 |
31
|
Herm Edwards
|
December 31, 2019
|
2019 |
Sun Bowl |
W |
Florida State |
20 |
14
|
Herm Edwards
|
December 30, 2021
|
2021 |
Las Vegas Bowl |
L |
Wisconsin |
13 |
20
|
Herm Edwards
|
|
|
Total
|
15–17–1
|
Opponent
|
872
|
920
|
|
Bowl Opponent Frequency
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Team
|
Times Played
|
Record
|
Florida State
|
2
|
2-0
|
Rutgers
|
2
|
2-0
|
Catholic
|
1
|
0-0-1
|
Western Reserve
|
1
|
0-1
|
Xavier
|
1
|
0-1
|
Miami (OH)
|
1
|
0-1
|
North Carolina
|
1
|
1-0
|
Missouri
|
1
|
1-0
|
Pittsburgh
|
1
|
1-0
|
Nebraska
|
1
|
1-0
|
Penn State
|
1
|
0-1
|
Oklahoma
|
1
|
1-0
|
Arkansas
|
1
|
0-1
|
Michigan
|
1
|
1-0
|
Air Force
|
1
|
1-0
|
Ohio State
|
1
|
0-1
|
Iowa
|
1
|
1-0
|
Wake Forest
|
1
|
0-1
|
Boston College
|
1
|
0-1
|
Kansas State
|
1
|
0-1
|
Purdue
|
1
|
1-0
|
Hawaii
|
1
|
0-1
|
Texas
|
1
|
0-1
|
Boise State
|
1
|
0-1
|
Navy
|
1
|
1-0
|
Texas Tech
|
1
|
0-1
|
Duke
|
1
|
1-0
|
West Virginia
|
1
|
0-1
|
NC State
|
1
|
0-1
|
Fresno State
|
1
|
0-1
|
Wisconsin
|
1
|
0-1
|