The Sports Almanac


Purdue Boilermakers Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 11-10
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1966
Rose Bowl
USC Trojans
Won
14-13
1978
Peach Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Won
41-21
1979
Bluebonnet Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Won
27-22
1980
Liberty Bowl
Missouri Tigers
Won
28-25
1984
Peach Bowl
Virginia Cavaliers
Lost
24-27
1997
Alamo Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Won
33-20
1998
Alamo Bowl
Kansas State Wildcats
Won
37-34
1999
Outback Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Lost
25-28 OT
2000
Rose Bowl
Washington Huskies
Lost
24-34
2001
Sun Bowl
Washington States Cougars
Lost
27-33
2002
Sun Bowl
Washington Huskies
Won
34-24
2003
Capital One Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Lost
27-34 OT
2004
Sun Bowl
Arizona State Sun Devils
Lost
23-27
2006
Champs Sports Bowl
Maryland Terrapins
Lost
7-24
2007
Motor City Bowl
Central Michigan Chippewas
Won
51-48
2011
Little Ceasars Pizza Bowl
Western Michigan Broncos
Won
37-32
2012
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Lost
14-58
2017
Foster Farms Bowl
Arizona Wildcats
Won
38-35
2018
Music City Bowl
Auburn Tigers
Lost
14-63
2021
Music City Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Won
48-45 OT
2022
Citrus Bowl
LSU Tigers
Lost
7-63


OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Tennessee Volunteers
2
2
0
0
1.000
USC Trojans
1
1
0
0
1.000
Central Michigan Chippewas
1
1
0
0
1.000
Missouri Tigers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
1
1
0
0
1.000
Western Michigan Broncos
1
1
0
0
1.000
Arizona Wildcats
1
1
0
0
1.000
Oklahoma State Cowboys
2
1
1
0
.500
Washington Huskies
2
1
1
0
.500
Maryland Terrapins
1
0
1
0
.000
Washington State Cougars
1
0
1
0
.000
Arizona State Sun Devils
1
0
1
0
.000
Virginia Cavaliers
1
0
1
0
.000
Auburn Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
LSU Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
Georgia Bulldogs
2
0
2
0
.000