The Sports Almanac


Colorado Buffaloes Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 12-18
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1937
Cotton Bowl
Rice Owls
Lost
14-28
1956
Orange Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Won
27-21
1961
Orange Bowl
LSU Tigers
Lost
7-25
1967
Bluebonnet Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
Won
31-21
1969
Liberty Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Won
47-33
1970
Liberty Bowl
Tulane Green Wave
Lost
3-17
1971
Bluebonnet Bowl
Houston Cougars
Won
29-17
1972
Gator Bowl
Auburn Tigers
Lost
3-24
1975
Bluebonnet Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Lost
21-38
1976
Orange Bowl
Ohio State Buckeyes
Lost
10-27
1985
Freedom Bowl
Washington Huskies
Lost
17-20
1986
Bluebonnet Bowl
Baylor Bears
Lost
9-21
1988
Freedom Bowl
BYU Cougars
Lost
17-20
1989
Orange Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Lost
6-21
1990
Orange Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Won
10-9
1991
Blockbuster Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
25-30
1992
Fiesta Bowl
Syracuse Orangemen
Lost
22-26
1993
Aloha Bowl
Fresno State Bulldogs
Won
41-30
1994
Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dale Fighting Irish
Won
41-24
1995
Cotton Bowl
Oregon Ducks
Won
38-6
1996
Holiday Bowl
Washington Huskies
Won
33-21
1998
Aloha Bowl
Oregon Ducks
Won
51-43
1999
Insight.com Bowl
Boston College Eagles
Won
62-28
2001
Fiesta Bowl
Oregon Ducks
Lost
16-38
2002
Alamo Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers
Lost
28-31 OT
2004
Houston Bowl
Texas-El Paso Miners
Won
33-28
2005
Champs Sports Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Lost
10-19
2007
Independence Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
24-30
2016
Alamo Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Lost
8-38
2020
Alamo Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Lost
23-55


OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Oregon Ducks
3
2
1
0
.667
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3
2
1
0
.667
Fresno State Bulldogs
1
1
0
0
1.000
Miami Hurricanes
1
1
0
0
1.000
Houston Cougars
1
1
0
0
1.000
Texas-El Paso Miners
1
1
0
0
1.000
Boston College Eagles
1
1
0
0
1.000
Washington Huskies
2
1
1
0
.500
Clemson Tigers
2
1
1
0
.500
Alabama Crimson Tide
3
1
2
0
.333
Baylor Bears
1
0
1
0
.000
BYU Cougars
1
0
1
0
.000
Rice Owls
1
0
1
0
.000
Syracuse Orange
1
0
1
0
.000
LSU Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
Ohio State Buckeyes
1
0
1
0
.000
Tulane Green Wave
1
0
1
0
.000
Wisconsin Badgers
1
0
1
0
.000
Auburn Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
Oklahoma State Cowboys
1
0
1
0
.000
Texas Longhorns 2
0
2
0
.000