The Sports Almanac


Mississippi State Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 16-11
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1911
Bacardi Bowl
Havana Athletic Club
Won
12-0
1936
Orange Bowl
Duquesne Dukes
Lost
12-13
1940
Orange Bowl
Georgetown Hoyas
Won
14-7
1963
Liberty Bowl
North Carolina State Wolf Pack
Won
16-12
1974
Sun Bowl
North Carolina Tar Heels
Won
26-24
1980
Sun Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Lost
17-31
1981
Hall of Fame Classic
Kansas Jayhawks
Won
10-0
1991
Liberty Bowl
Air Force Fighting Falcons
Lost
15-38
1992
Peach Bowl
North Carolina Tar Heels
Lost
17-21
1994
Peach Bowl
North Carolina State Walf Pack
Lost
24-28
1998
Cotton Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Lost
11-38
1999
Chick-Fil-A Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Won
17-7
2000
Independence Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies
Won
43-41 OT
2007
Liberty Bowl
Central Florida Knights
Won
10-3
2010
Gator Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Won
52-14
2011
Music City Bowl
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Won
23-17
2012
Gator Bowl
Northwestern Wildcats
Lost
20-34
2013
Liberty Bowl
Rice Owls
Won
44-7
2014
Orange Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Lost
34-49
2015
Belk Bowl
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Won
51-28
2016
St. Petersburg Bowl
Miami RedHawks
Won
17-16
2017
TaxSlayer Bowl
Louisville Cardinals
Won
31-27
2018
Outback Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes
Lost
22-27
2019
Music City Bowl
Louisville Cardinals
Lost
28-38
2020
Armed Forces Bowl
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Won
28-26
2021
Liberty Bowl
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Lost
7-34
2022
ReliaQuest Bowl
Illinois Fighting Illini
Won
19-10


OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
North Carolina State Wolfpack
3
2
1
0
.667
Central Florida Knights
1
1
0
0
1.000
Texas A&M Aggies
1
1
0
0
1.000
Clemson Tigers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Kansas Jayhawks
1
1
0
0
1.000
Georgetown Hoyas
1
1
0
0
1.000
Michigan Wolverines
1
1
0
0
1.000
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 1
1
0
0
1.000
Rice Owls
1
1
0
0
1.000
Miami RedHawks
1
1
0
0
1.000
Tulsa Golden Hurricane 1
1
0
0
1.000
Illinois Fighting Illini 1
1
0
0
1.000
Havana Athletic Club 1
1
0
0
1.000
Louisville Cardinals 2
1
1
0
.500
North Carolina Tar Heels
2
1
1
0
.500
Iowa Hawkeyes 1
0
1
0
.000
Texas Longhorns
1
0
1
0
.000
Duquesne Dukes
1
0
1
0
.000
Air Force Fighting Falcons
1
0
1
0
.000
Nebraska Cornhuskers
1
0
1
0
.000
Northwestern Wildcats
1
0
1
0
.000
Texas Tech Red Raiders 1
0
1
0
.000