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Nebraska Cornhuskers Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 26-28
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1940
Rose Bowl
Stanford Indians
Lost
13-21
1954
Orange Bowl
Duke Blue Devils
Lost
7-34
1962
Gotham Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
Won
36-34
1963
Orange Bowl
Auburn Tigers
Won
13-7
1964
Cotton Bowl
Arkansas Razorbacks
Lost
7-10
1965
Orange Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
28-39
1966
Sugar Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
7-34
1969
Sun Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Won
45-6
1970
Orange Bowl
LSU Tigers
Won
17-12
1971
Orange Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Won
38-6
1972
Orange Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Won
40-6
1973
Cotton Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Won
19-3
1974
Sugar Bowl
Florida Gators
Won
13-10
1975
Fiesta Bowl
Arizona State Sun Devils
Lost
14-17
1976
Bluebonnet Bowl
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Won
27-24
1977
Liberty Bowl
North Carolina Tar Heels
Won
21-17
1978
Orange Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Lost
24-31
1979
Cotton Bowl
Houston Cougars
Lost
14-17
1980
Sun Bowl
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Won
31-17
1981
Orange Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Lost
15-22
1982
Orange Bowl
LSU Tigers
Won
21-20
1983
Orange Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
Lost
30-31
1984
Sugar Bowl
LSU Tigers
Won
28-10
1985
Fiesta Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Lost
23-27
1986
Sugar Bowl
LSU Tigers
Won
30-15
1987
Fiesta Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Lost
28-31
1988
Orange Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
Lost
3-23
1989
Fiesta Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Lost
17-41
1990
Florida Citrus Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Lost
21-45
1991
Orange Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
Lost
0-22
1992
Orange Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Lost
14-27
1993
Orange Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Lost
16-18
1994
Orange Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
Won
24-17
1995
Fiesta Bowl
Florida Gators
Won
62-24
1996
Orange Bowl
Virginia Tech Hokies
Won
41-21
1997
Orange Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Won
42-17
1998
Holiday Bowl
Arizona Wildcats
Lost
20-23
1999
Fiesta Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Won
31-21
2000
Alamo Bowl
Northwestern Wildcats
Won
66-17
2001
Rose Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
Lost
14-37
2002
Independence Bowl
Mississippi Rebels
Lost
23-27
2003
Alamo Bowl
Michigan State Spartans
Won
17-3
2005
Alamo Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Won
32-28
2006
Cotton Bowl
Auburn Tigers
Lost
14-17
2008
Gator Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Won
26-21
2009
Holiday Bowl
Arizona Wildcats
Won
33-0
2010
Holiday Bowl
Washington Huskies
Lost
7-19
2011
Capital One Bowl
South Carolina Gamecocks
Lost
13-30
2012
Capital One Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Lost
31-45
2013
Gator Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Won
24-19
2014
Holiday Bowl
USC Trojans
Lost
42-45
2015
Foster Farms Bowl
UCLA Bruins
Won
37-29
2016
Music City Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Lost
24-38

Overall Championship Game Record 0-1
YEAR
CHAMPIONSHIP SITE
OPPONENT
W/L
SCORE
2001
Rose Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
Lost
14-37

OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
LSU Tigers
4
4
0
0
1.000
Florida Gators
2
2
0
0
1.000
Tennessee Volunteers
3
2
1
0
.667
Georgia Bulldogs
3
2
1
0
.667
Miami Hurricanes
6
2
4
0
.333
Texas Tech Red Raiders
1
1
0
0
1.000
Texas Longhorns
1
1
0
0
1.000
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1
1
0
0
1.000
Virginia Tech Hokies
1
1
0
0
1.000
North Carolina Tar Heels
1
1
0
0
1.000
Northwestern Wildcats
1
1
0
0
1.000
Michigan State Spartans
1
1
0
0
1.000
Mississippi State Bulldogs
1
1
0
0
1.000
UCLA Bruins
1
1
0
0
1.000
Auburn Tigers
2
1
1
0
.500
Michigan Wolverines
2
1
1
0
.500
Clemson Tigers
2
1
1
0
.500
Arizona Wildcats
2
1
1
0
.500
Alabama Crimson Tide
3
1
2
0
.333
Stanford Cardinal
1
0
1
0
.000
Arkansas Razorbacks
1
0
1
0
.000
Houston Cougars
1
0
1
0
.000
Arizona State Sun Devils
1
0
1
0
.000
Duke Blue Devils
1
0
1
0
.000
Oklahoma Sooners
1
0
1
0
.000
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
1
0
1
0
.000
Mississippi Rebels
1
0
1
0
.000
Washington Huskies
1
0
1
0
.000
South Carolina Gamecocks
1
0
1
0
.000
USC Trojans
1
0
1
0
.000
Florida State Seminoles
4
0
4
0
.000