The Sports Almanac


Iowa Hawkeyes Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 18-17-1
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1956
Rose Bowl
Oregon State Beavers
Won
35-19
1958
Rose Bowl
California Golden Bears
Won
38-12
1981
Rose Bowl
Washington Huskies
Lost
0-28
1982
Peach Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Won
28-22
1983
Gator Bowl
Florida Gators
Lost
6-14
1984
Freedom Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Won
55-17
1985
Rose Bowl
UCLA Bruins
Lost
28-45
1986
Holiday Bowl
San Diego State Aztecs
Won
39-38
1987
Holiday Bowl
Wyoming Cowboys
Won
20-19
1988
Peach Bowl
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Lost
23-28
1990
Rose Bowl
Washington Huskies
Lost
34-46
1991
Holiday Bowl
BYU Cougars
Tie
13-13
1993
Alamo Bowl
California Golden Bears
Lost
3-37
1995
Sun Bowl
Washington Huskies
Won
38-18
1996
Alamo Bowl
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Won
27-0
1997
Sun Bowl
Arizona State Sun Devils
Lost
7-14
2001
Alamo Bowl
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Won
19-16
2002
Orange Bowl
USC Trojans
Lost
17-38
2003
Outback Bowl
Florida Gators
Won
37-17
2004
Capital One Bowl
LSU Tigers
Won
30-25
2005
Outback Bowl
Florida Gators
Lost
24-31
2006
Alamo Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Lost
24-26
2008
Outback Bowl
South Carolina Gamecocks
Won
31-10
2009
Orange Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Won
24-14
2010
Insight Bowl
Missouri Tigers
Won
27-24
2011
Insight Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Lost
14-31
2013
Outback Bowl
LSU Tigers
Lost
14-21
2014
TaxSlayer Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Lost
28-45
2015
Rose Bowl
Stanford Cardinal
Lost
16-45
2016
Outback Bowl
Florida Gators
Lost
3-30
2017
Pinstripe Bowl
Boston College Eagles
Won
27-20
2018
Outback Bowl
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Won
27-22
2019
Holiday Bowl
USC Trojans
Won
49-24
2021
Citrus Bowl
Kentucky Wildcats
Lost
17-20
2022
Music City Bowl
Kentucky Wildcats
Won
21-0
2023
Citrus Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Lost
0-35


OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Texas Tech Red Raiders
2
2
0
0
1.000
Oregon State Beavers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
1
1
0
0
1.000
San Diego State Aztecs
1
1
0
0
1.000
Wyoming Cowboys
1
1
0
0
1.000
South Carolina Gamecocks
1
1
0
0
1.000
Missouri Tigers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Boston College Eagles
1
1
0
0
1.000
Mississippi State Bulldogs 1
1
0
0
1.000
LSU Tigers
2
1
1
0
.500
Texas Longhorns
2
1
1
0
.500
California Golden Bears
2
1
1
0
.500
USC Trojans 2
1
1
0
.500
Kentucky Wildcats 2
1
1
0
.500
Tennessee Volunteers 3
1
2
0
.333
Washington Huskies
3
1
2
0
.333
Florida Gators
4
1
3
0
.250
BYU Cougars
1
0
0
1
.500
UCLA Bruins
1
0
1
0
.000
Arizona State Sun Devils
1
0
1
0
.000
North Carolina State Wolfpack
1
0
1
0
.000
Oklahoma Sooners
1
0
1
0
.000
Stanford Cardinal
1
0
1
0
.000