The Sports Almanac


SMU Mustangs Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 7-11-1
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1924
Dixie Classic
West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats
Lost
7-9
1935
Rose Bowl
Stanford Indians
Lost
0-7
1947
Cotton Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Tied
13-13
1948
Cotton Bowl
Oregon Ducks
Won
21-13
1963
Sun Bowl
Oregon Ducks
Lost
14-21
1966
Cotton Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Lost
9-24
1968
Bluebonnet Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Won
28-27
1980
Holiday Bowl
BYU Cougars
Lost
45-46
1982
Cotton Bowl
Pittsburgh Panthers
Won
7-3
1983
Sun Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
7-28
1984
Aloha Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Won
27-20
2009
Hawai'i Bowl
Nevada Wolf Pack
Won
45-10
2010
Armed Forces Bowl
Army Black Knights
Lost
14-16
2011
BBVA Compass Bowl
Pittsburgh Panthers
Won
28-6
2012
Hawai'i Bowl
Fresno State Bulldogs
Won
43-10
2017
Frisco Bowl
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Lost
10-51
2019
Boca Raton Bowl
Florida Atlantic Owls
Lost
28-52
2022
New Mexico Bowl
BYU Cougars
Lost
23-24
2023
Fenway Bowl
Boston College Eagles
Lost
14-23


OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Pittsburgh Panthers
2
2
0
0
1.000
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1
1
0
0
1.000
Oklahoma Sooners
1
1
0
0
1.000
Nevada Wolf Pack 1
1
0
0
1.000
Fresno State Bulldogs
1
1
0
0
1.000
Oregon Ducks 2
1
1
0
.500
Stanford Cardinal
1
0
1
0
.000
Army Black Knights
1
0
1
0
.000
Penn State Nittany Lions
1
0
0
1
.500
Georgia Bulldogs
1
0
1
0
.000
Alabama Crimson Tide
1
0
1
0
.000
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
1
0
1
0
.000
Florida Atlantic Owls 1
0
1
0
.000
West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats 1
0
1
0
.000
Boston College Eagles
1
0
1
0
.000
BYU Cougars 2
0
2
0
.000