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Oklahoma Sooners Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 31-25-1
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1938
Orange Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Lost
0-17
1946
Gator Bowl
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Won
34-13
1948
Sugar Bowl
North Carolina Tar Heels
Won
14-6
1949
Sugar Bowl
LSU Tigers
Won
35-0
1950
Sugar Bowl
Kentucky Wildcats
Lost
7-13
1953
Orange Bowl
Maryland Terrapins
Won
7-0
1955
Orange Bowl
Maryland Terrapins
Won
20-6
1957
Orange Bowl
Duke Blue Devils
Won
48-21
1958
Orange Bowl
Syracuse Orangemen
Won
21-6
1962
Orange Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
0-17
1964
Gator Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Lost
19-36
1967
Orange Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Won
26-24
1968
Bluebonnet Bowl
SMU Mustangs
Lost
27-28
1970
Bluebonnet Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Tie
24-24
1971
Sugar Bowl
Auburn Tigers
Won
40-22
1972
Sugar Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Won
14-0
1975
Orange Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Won
14-6
1976
Fiesta Bowl
Wyoming Cowboys
Won
41-7
1977
Orange Bowl
Arkansas Razorbacks
Lost
6-31
1978
Orange Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Won
31-24
1979
Orange Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Won
24-7
1980
Orange Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Won
18-17
1981
Sun Bowl
Houston Cougars
Won
40-14
1982
Fiesta Bowl
Arizona State Sun Devils
Lost
21-32
1984
Orange Bowl
Washington Huskies
Lost
17-28
1985
Orange Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Won
25-10
1986
Orange Bowl
Arkansas Razorbacks
Won
42-8
1987
Orange Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
Lost
14-20
1988
Florida Citrus Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Lost
6-13
1991
Gator Bowl
Virginia Cavaliers
Won
48-14
1993
John Hancock Bowl
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Won
41-10
1994
Copper Bowl
BYU Cougars
Lost
6-31
1999
Independence Bowl
Mississippi Rebels
Lost
25-27
2001
Cotton Bowl
Arkansas Razorbacks
Won
10-3
2002
Rose Bowl
Washington State Cougars
Won
34-14
2005
Holiday Bowl
Oregon Ducks
Won
17-14
2006
Fiesta Bowl
Boise State Broncos
Lost
42-43 OT
2007
Fiesta Bowl
West Virginia Mountaineers
Lost
28-48
2009
Sun Bowl
Stanford Cardinal
Won
31-27
2010
Fiesta Bowl
Conencticut Huskies
Won
48-20
2011
Insight Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes
Won
31-14
2012
Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies
Lost
13-41
2013
Sugar Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Won
45-31
2014
Russell Athletic Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Lost
6-40
2015
Orange Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Lost
17-37
2016
Sugar Bowl
Auburn Tigers
Won
35-19
2017
Rose Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Lost
48-54 2OT
2018
Orange Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
34-45
2019
Peach Bowl
LSU Tigers
Lost
28-63
2020
Cotton Bowl
Florida Gators
Won
55-20
2021
Alamo Bowl
Oregon Ducks
Won
47-32
2022
Cheez-It Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Lost
32-35
2023
Alamo Bowl
Arizona Wildcats
Lost
24-38

Overall Championship Game Record 1-3
YEAR
CHAMPIONSHIP SITE
OPPONENT
W/L
SCORE
2000
Orange Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Won
13-2
2003
Sugar Bowl
LSU Tigers
Lost
14-21
2004
Orange Bowl
USC Trojans
Lost
19-55
2008
Orange Bowl
Florida Gators
Lost
14-24

OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Florida State Seminoles
5
3
2
0
.600
Penn State Nittany Lions
2
2
0
0
1.000
Maryland Terrapins
2
2
0
0
1.000
Auburn Tigers
2
2
0
0
1.000
Oregon Ducks 2
2
0
0
1.000
Arkansas Razorbacks
3
2
1
0
.667
Washington State Cougars
1
1
0
0
1.000
North Carolina Tar Heels
1
1
0
0
1.000
Wyoming Cowboys
1
1
0
0
1.000
Duke Blue Devils
1
1
0
0
1.000
Syracuse Orange
1
1
0
0
1.000
Michigan Wolverines
1
1
0
0
1.000
Nebraska Cornhuskers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Houston Cougars
1
1
0
0
1.000
Texas Tech Red Raiders
1
1
0
0
1.000
Stanford Cardinal
1
1
0
0
1.000
North Carolina State Wolfpack
1
1
0
0
1.000
Virginia Cavaliers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Connecticut Huskies
1
1
0
0
1.000
Iowa Hawkeyes
1
1
0
0
1.000
Florida Gators
1
1
0
0
1.000
Tennessee Volunteers
2
1
1
0
.500
Alabama Crimson Tide 4
1
2
1
.375
LSU Tigers 3
1
2
0
.333
Georgia Bulldogs
1
0
1
0
.000
SMU Mustangs
1
0
1
0
.000
Kentucky Wildcats
1
0
1
0
.000
Arizona State Sun Devils
1
0
1
0
.000
Boise State Broncos
1
0
1
0
.000
West Virginia Mountaineers
1
0
1
0
.000
Washington Huskies
1
0
1
0
.000
Miami Hurricanes
1
0
1
0
.000
USC Trojans
1
0
1
0
.000
Mississippi Rebels
1
0
1
0
.000
Arizona Wildcats
1
0
1
0
.000
Clemson Tigers
3
0
3
0
.000