The Sports Almanac


Texas Tech Red Raiders Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 17-23-1
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1938
Cotton Bowl
St. Mary's Gaels
Lost
13-20
1938
Sun Bowl
West Virginia Mountaineers
Lost
6-7
1942
Sun Bowl
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Lost
0-6
1948
Sun Bowl
Miami RedHawks
Lost
12-13
1949
Raisin Bowl
San Jose State Spartans
Lost
13-20
1952
Sun Bowl
Pacific Tigers
Won
25-14
1953
Gator Bowl
Auburn Tigers
Won
35-13
1956
Sun Bowl
Wyoming Cowboys
Lost
14-21
1964
Sun Bowl
Goergia Bulldogs
Lost
0-7
1965
Gator Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Lost
21-31
1970
Sun Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Lost
9-17
1972
Sun Bowl
North Carolina Tar Heels
Lost
28-32
1973
Gator Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Won
28-19
1974
Peach Bowl
Vanderbilt Commodores
Tie
6-6
1976
Bluebonnet Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Lost
24-27
1977
Tangerine Bowl
Florida State seminoles
Lost
17-40
1986
Independence Bowl
Mississippi Rebels
Lost
17-20
1989
All-American Bowl
Duke Blue Devils
Won
49-21
1993
Sun Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Lost
10-41
1994
Cotton Bowl
USC Trojans
Lost
14-55
1995
Copper Bowl
Air Force Fighting Falcons
Won
55-41
1996
Alamo Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes
Lost
0-27
1998
Independence Bowl
Mississippi Rebels
Lost
18-35
2000
Houston Bowl
East Carolina Pirates
Lost
27-40
2001
Alamo Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes
Lost
16-19
2002
Tangerine Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Won
55-15
2003
Houston Bowl
Navy Midshipmen
Won
38-14
2004
Holiday Bowl
California Golden Bears
Won
45-31
2005
Cotton Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
10-13
2006
Insight Bowl
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Won
44-41 OT
2007
Gator Bowl
Virginia Cavaliers
Won
31-28
2008
Cotton Bowl
Mississippi Rebels
Lost
34-47
2009
Alamo Bowl
Michigan State Spartans
Won
41-31
2010
TicketCity Bowl
Northwestern Wildcats
Won
45-38
2012
Car Care Bowl of Texas
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Won
34-31
2013
Holiday Bowl
Arizona State Sun Devils
Won
37-23
2015
Texas Bowl
LSU Tigers
Lost
27-56
2017
Birmingham Bowl
South Florida Bulls
Lost
34-38
2021
Liberty Bowl
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Won
34-7
2022
Texas Bowl
Mississippi Rebels
Won
42-25
2023
Independence Bowl
California Golden Bears
Won
34-14


OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Minnesota Golden Gophers 2
2
0
0
1.000
California Golden Bears 2
2
0
0
1.000
Duke Blue Devils
1
1
0
0
1.000
Navy Midshipmen
1
1
0
0
1.000
Clemson Tigers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Michigan State Spartans
1
1
0
0
1.000
Pacific Tigers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Air Force Fighting Falcons
1
1
0
0
1.000
Auburn Tigers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Tennessee Volunteers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Virignia Cavaliers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Northwestern Wildcats
1
1
0
0
1.000
Arizona State Sun Devils
1
1
0
0
1.000
Mississippi State Bulldogs 1
1
0
0
1.000
Mississippi Rebels 4
1
3
0
.250
Vanderbilt Commodores
1
0
0
1
.500
Nebraska Cornhuskers
1
0
1
0
.000
East Carolina Pirates
1
0
1
0
.000
San Jose State Spartans
1
0
1
0
.000
St. Mary's Gaels
1
0
1
0
.000
USC Trojans
1
0
1
0
.000
Alabama Crimson Tide
1
0
1
0
.000
Florida State Seminoles
1
0
1
0
.000
West Virginia Mountaineers
1
0
1
0
.000
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
1
0
1
0
.000
Miami RedHawks
1
0
1
0
.000
Wyoming Cowboys
1
0
1
0
.000
Georgia Bulldogs
1
0
1
0
.000
North Carolina Tar Heels
1
0
1
0
.000
Oklahoma Sooners
1
0
1
0
.000
LSU Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
South Florida Bulls
1
0
1
0
.000
Iowa Hawkeyes
2
0
2
0
.000
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2
0
2
0
.000