The Sports Almanac


Kentucky Wildcats Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 12-11
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1947
Great Lakes Bowl
Villanova Wildcats
Won
24-14
1949
Orange Bowl
Santa Clara Broncos
Lost
13-21
1950
Sugar Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Won
13-7
1951
Cotton Bowl
TCU Horned Frogs
Won
20-7
1976
Peach Bowl
North Carolina Tar Heels
Won
21-0
1983
Hall of Fame Classic
West Virginia Mountaineers
Lost
16-20
1984
Hall of Fame Classic
Wisconsin Badgers
Won
20-19
1993
Peach Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Lost
13-14
1998
Outback Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Lost
14-26
1999
Music City Bowl
Syracuse Orangemen
Lost
13-20
2006
Music City Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Won
28-20
2007
Music City Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Won
35-28
2008
Liberty Bowl
East Carolina Pirates
Won
25-19
2009
Music City Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Lost
13-21
2010
BBVA Comapss Bowl
Pittsburgh Panthers
Lost
10-27
2016
TaxSlayer Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Lost
18-33
2017
Music City Bowl
Northwestern Wildcats
Lost
23-24
2018
Citrus Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Won
27-24
2019
Belk Bowl
Virginia Tech Hokies
Won
37-30
2020
Gator Bowl
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Won
23-21
2021
Citrus Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes
Won
20-17
2022
Music City Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes
Lost
0-21
2023
Gator Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Lost
35-38


OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Villanova Wildcats
1
1
0
0
1.000
TCU Horned Frogs
1
1
0
0
1.000
Oklahoma Sooners
1
1
0
0
1.000
East Carolina Pirates
1
1
0
0
1.000
Florida State Seminoles
1
1
0
0
1.000
North Carolina Tar Heels
1
1
0
0
1.000
Wisconsin Badgers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Virginia Tech Hokies 1
1
0
0
1.000
North Carolina State Wolfpack 1
1
0
0
1.000
Iowa Hawkeyes 2
1
1
0
.500
Penn State Nittany Lions 2
1
1
0
.500
Clemson Tigers
4
1
3
0
.250
Syracuse Orange
1
0
1
0
.000
West Virginia Mountaineers
1
0
1
0
.000
Pittsburgh Panthers
1
0
1
0
.000
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
1
0
1
0
.000
Northwestern Wildcats
1
0
1
0
.000
Santa Clara Broncos
1
0
1
0
.000