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Notre Dame Fighting Irish Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 21-21
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1924
Rose Bowl
Stanford
Won
27-10
1969
Cotton Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Lost
17-21
1970
Cotton Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Won
24-11
1972
Orange Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Lost
6-40
1973
Sugar Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Won
24-23
1974
Orange Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Won
13-11
1976
Gator Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Won
20-9
1977
Cotton Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Won
38-10
1978
Cotton Bowl
Houston Cougars
Won
35-34
1980
Sugar Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Lost
10-17
1983
Liberty Bowl
Boston College Eagles
Won
19-18
1984
Aloha Bowl
SMU Mustangs
Lost
20-27
1987
Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies
Lost
10-35
1988
Fiesta Bowl
West Virginia Mountaineers
Won
34-21
1989
Orange Bowl
Colorado Buffaloes
Won
21-6
1990
Orange Bowl
Colorado Buffaloes
Lost
9-10
1991
Sugar Bowl
Florida Gators
Won
39-28
1992
Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies
Won
28-3
1993
Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies
Won
24-21
1994
Fiesta Bowl
Colorado Buffaloes
Lost
24-41
1995
Orange Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Lost
26-31
1997
Independence Bowl
LSU Tigers
Lost
9-27
1998
Gator Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Lost
28-35
2000
Fiesta Bowl
Oregon State Beavers
Lost
9-41
2002
Gator Bowl
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Lost
6-28
2004
Insight Bowl
Oregon State Beavers
Lost
21-38
2005
Fiesta Bowl
Ohio State Buckeyes
Lost
20-34
2006
Sugar Bowl
LSU Tigers
Lost
14-41
2008
Hawai'i Bowl
Hawai'i Warriors
Won
49-21
2010
Sun Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
Won
33-17
2011
Champs Sports Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Lost
14-18
2013
Pinstripe Bowl
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Won
29-16
2014
Music City Bowl
LSU Tigers
Won
31-28
2015
Fiesta Bowl
Ohio State Buckeyes
Lost
28-44
2017
Citrus Bowl
LSU Tigers
Won
21-17
2018
Cotton Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Lost
3-30
2019
Camping World Bowl
Iowa State Cyclones
Won
33-9
2020
Rose Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
14-31
2021
Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Lost
35-37
2022
Gator Bowl
South Carolina Gamecocks
Won
45-38
2023
Sun Bowl
Oregon State Beavers
Won
40-8

Overall Championship Game Record 0-1
YEAR
CHAMPIONSHIP SITE
OPPONENT
W/L
SCORE
2012
Orange Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
14-42

OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Texas Longhorns
3
2
1
0
.667
Texas A&M Aggies
3
2
1
0
.667
Alabama Crimson Tide 4
2
2
0
.500
LSU Tigers 4
2
2
0
.500
Stanford Cardinal
1
1
0
0
1.000
Houston Cougars
1
1
0
0
1.000
Florida Gators
1
1
0
0
1.000
West Virginia Mountaineers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Hawai'i Warriors
1
1
0
0
1.000
Boston College Eagles
1
1
0
0
1.000
Penn State Nittany Lions
1
1
0
0
1.000
Miami Hurricanes
1
1
0
0
1.000
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
1
1
0
0
1.000
Iowa State Cyclones 1
1
0
0
1.000
South Carolina Gamecocks 1
1
0
0
1.000
Colorado Buffaloes
3
1
2
0
.333
Oregon State Beavers 3
1
2
0
.333
SMU Mustangs
1
0
1
0
.000
Georgia Bulldogs
1
0
1
0
.000
Nebraska Cornhuskers
1
0
1
0
.000
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
1
0
1
0
.000
North Carolina State Wolfpack
1
0
1
0
.000
Clemson Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
Oklahoma State Cowboys 1
0
1
0
.000
Ohio State Buckeyes
2
0
2
0
.000
Florida State Seminoles
2
0
2
0
.000