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Florida State Seminoles Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 30-20-2
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1949
Cigar Bowl
Wofford Terriers
Won
19-6
1955
Sun Bowl
Texas El Paso Miners
Lost
20-47
1958
Bluegrass Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Lost
6-15
1964
Gator Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Won
36-19
1966
Sun Bowl
Wyoming Cowboys
Lost
20-28
1967
Gator Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Tie
17-17
1968
Peach Bowl
LSU Tigers
Lost
27-31
1971
Fiesta Bowl
Arizona State Sun Devils
Lost
38-45
1977
Tangerine Bowl
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Won
40-17
1979
Orange Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Lost
7-24
1980
Orange Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Lost
17-18
1982
Gator Bowl
West Virginia Mountaineers
Won
31-12
1983
Peach Bowl
North Carolina Tar Heels
Won
28-3
1984
Florida Citrus Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Tie
17-17
1985
Gator Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Won
34-23
1986
All-American Bowl
Indiana Hoosiers
Won
27-13
1987
Fiesta Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Won
31-28
1988
Sugar Bowl
Auburn Tigers
Won
13-7
1989
Fiesta Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Won
41-17
1990
Blockbuster Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Won
24-17
1991
Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies
Won
10-2
1992
Orange Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Won
27-14
1993
Orange Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Won
18-16
1994
Sugar Bowl
Florida Gators
Won
23-17
1995
Orange Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Won
31-26
1996
Sugar Bowl
Florida Gators
Lost
20-52
1997
Sugar Bowl
Ohio State Buckeyes
Won
31-14
1998
Fiesta Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Lost
16-23
1999
Sugar Bowl
Virginia Tech Hokies
Won
46-29
2000
Orange Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Lost
2-13
2001
Gator Bowl
Virginia Tech Hokies
Won
30-17
2002
Sugar Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Lost
13-26
2003
Orange Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
Lost
14-16
2004
Gator Bowl
West Virginia Mountaineers
Won
30-18
2005
Orange Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Lost
23-26 3OT
2006
Emerald Bowl
UCLA Bruins
Vacated
44-27
2007
Music City Bowl
Kentucky Wildcats
Lost
28-35
2008
Champs Sports Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers
Won
42-13
2009
Gator Bowl
West Virginia Mountaineers
Won
33-21
2010
Chick-Fil-A Bowl
South Carolina Gamecocks
Won
26-17
2011
Champs Sports Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Won
18-14
2012
Orange Bowl
Northern Illinois Huskies
Won
31-10
2014
Rose Bowl
Oregon Ducks
Lost
20-59
2015
Peach Bowl
Houston Cougars
Lost
24-38
2016
Orange Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Won
33-32
2017
Independence Bowl
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
Won
42-13
2019
Sun Bowl
Arizona State Sun Devils
Lost
14-20
2022
Cheez-It Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Won
35-32
2023
Orange Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Lost
3-63
*2006 Emerald Bowl Win Vacated For Rules Infractions
Overall Championship Game Record 1-2
YEAR
CHAMPIONSHIP SITE
OPPONENT
W/L
SCORE
1998
Fiesta Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Lost
16-23
1999
Sugar Bowl
Virginia Tech Hokies
Won
46-29
2000
Orange Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Lost
2-13
2013
Rose Bowl
Auburn Tigers
Won
34-31

OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Nebraska Cornhuskers
4
4
0
0
1.000
West Virginia Mountaineers
3
3
0
0
1.000
Virginia tech Hokies
2
2
0
0
1.000
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2
2
0
0
1.000
Auburn Tigers
2
2
0
0
1.000
Oklahoma Sooners 5
2
3
0
.400
Indiana Hoosiers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Wofford Terriers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Texas A&M Aggies
1
1
0
0
1.000
Ohio State Buckeyes
1
1
0
0
1.000
Texas Tech Red Raiders
1
1
0
0
1.000
Wisconsin Badgers
1
1
0
0
1.000
UCLA Bruins
1
1
0
0
1.000
North Carolina Tar Heels
1
1
0
0
1.000
South Carolina Gamecocks
1
1
0
0
1.000
Northern Illinois Huskies
1
1
0
0
1.000
Michigan Wolverines
1
1
0
0
1.000
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
1
1
0
0
1.000
Oklahoma State Cowboys
2
1
1
0
.500
Florida Gators
2
1
1
0
.500
Penn State Nittany Lions
3
1
1
1
.500
Georgia Bulldogs
3
0
2
1
.167
Tennessee Volunteers
1
0
1
0
.000
Miami Hurricanes
1
0
1
0
.000
Texas El Paso Miners
1
0
1
0
.000
Wyoming Cowboys
1
0
1
0
.000
Kentucky Wildcats
1
0
1
0
.000
LSU Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
Oregon Ducks
1
0
1
0
.000
Houston Cougars
1
0
1
0
.000
Arizona State Sun Devils 2
0
2
0
.000