The Sports Almanac

Rice Owls Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 7-7
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1937
Cotton Bowl
Colorado Buffaloes
Won
28-14
1946
Orange Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Won
8-0
1949
Cotton Bowl
North Carolina Tar Heels
Won
27-13
1953
Cotton Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Won
28-6
1957
Cotton Bowl
Navy Midshipmen
Lost
7-20
1960
Sugar Bowl
Mississippi Rebels
Lost
6-14
1961
Bluebonnet Bowl
Kansas Jayhawks
Lost
7-33
2006
New Orleans Bowl
Troy Trojans
Lost
17-41
2008
Texas Bowl
Western Michigan Broncos
Won
38-14
2012
Armed Forces Bowl
Air Force Fighting Falcons
Won
33-14
2013
Liberty Bowl
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Lost
7-44
2014
Hawai'i Bowl
Fresno State Bulldogs
Won
30-6
2022
Lending Tree Bowl
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
Lost
24-38
2023
First Responder Bowl
Texas State Bobcats
Lost
21-45


OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Tennessee Volunteers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Western Michigan Broncos
1
1
0
0
1.000
Colorado Buffaloes
1
1
0
0
1.000
North Carolina Tar Heels
1
1
0
0
1.000
Alabama Crimson Tide
1
1
0
0
1.000
Air Force Fighting Falcons
1
1
0
0
1.000
Fresno State Bulldogs
1
1
0
0
1.000
Navy Midshipmen
1
0
1
0
.000
Kansas Jayhawks
1
0
1
0
.000
Mississippi Rebels
1
0
1
0
.000
Troy Trojans
1
0
1
0
.000
Mississippi State Bulldogs
1
0
1
0
.000
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles 1
0
1
0
.000
Texas State Bobcats
1
0
1
0
.000