The Sports Almanac


West Virginia Mountaineers Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 18-23
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1922
San Diego East-West Christmas Classic
Gonzaga Bulldogs
Won
21-13
1924
Dixie Classic
SMU Mustangs
Won
9-7
1938
Sun Bowl
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Won
7-6
1949
Sun Bowl
Texas-El Paso Miners
Won
21-12
1953
Sugar Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Lost
19-42
1964
Liberty Bowl
Utah Utes
Lost
6-32
1969
Peach Bowl
South Carolina Gamecocks
Won
14-3
1972
Peach Bowl
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Lost
13-49
1975
Peach Bowl
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Won
13-10
1981
Peach Bowl
Florida Gators
Won
26-6
1982
Gator Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Lost
12-31
1983
Hall of Fame Classic
Kentucky Wildcats
Won
20-16
1984
Bluebonnet Bowl
TCU Horned Frogs
Won
31-14
1987
Sun Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Lost
33-35
1988
Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Lost
21-34
1989
Gator Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Lost
7-27
1993
Sugar Bowl
Florida Gators
Lost
7-41
1994
Carquest Bowl
South Carolina Gamecocks
Lost
21-24
1996
Gator Bowl
North Carolina Tar Heels
Lost
13-20
1997
Carquest Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Lost
30-35
1998
Insight.com Bowl
Missouri Tigers
Lost
31-34
2000
Music City Bowl
Mississippi Rebels
Won
49-38
2002
Continental Tire Bowl
Virginia Cavaliers
Lost
22-48
2003
Gator Bowl
Maryland Terrapins
Lost
7-41
2004
Gator Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Lost
18-30
2005
Sugar Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Won
38-35
2006
Gator Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Won
38-35
2007
Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Won
48-28
2008
Car Care Bowl
North Carolina Tar Heels
Won
31-30
2009
Gator Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Lost
21-33
2010
Champs Sports Bowl
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Lost
7-23
2011
Orange Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Won
70-33
2012
Pinstripe Bowl
Syracuse Orange
Lost
14-38
2014
Liberty Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies
Lost
37-45
2015
Cactus Bowl
Arizona State Sun Devils
Won
43-42
2016
Russell Atheltic Bowl Miami Hurricanes
Lost
14-31
2017
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Utah Utes
Lost
14-30
2018
Camping World Bowl
Syracuse Orange
Lost
18-34
2020
Liberty Bowl
Army Black Knights
Won
24-21
2021
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Lost
6-18
2023
Duke's Mayo Bowl
North Carolina Tar Heels
Won
30-10


OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
North Carolina Tar Heels 3
2
1
0
.667
TCU Horned Frogs
1
1
0
0
1.000
SMU Mustangs
1
1
0
0
1.000
Gonzaga Bulldogs
1
1
0
0
1.000
Oklahoma Sooners
1
1
0
0
1.000
Georgia Bulldogs
1
1
0
0
1.000
Texas Tech Red Raiders
1
1
0
0
1.000
Texas-El Paso Miners
1
1
0
0
1.000
Mississippi Rebels
1
1
0
0
1.000
Kentucky Wildcats
1
1
0
0
1.000
Arizona State Sun Devils
1
1
0
0
1.000
Army Black Knights 1
1
0
0
1.000
Florida Gators
2
1
1
0
.500
South Carolina Gamecocks
2
1
1
0
.500
Clemson Tigers
2
1
1
0
.500
North Carolina State Wolfpack
3
1
2
0
.333
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
3
1
2
0
.333
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1
0
1
0
.000
Virginia Cavaliers
1
0
1
0
.000
Oklahoma State Cowboys
1
0
1
0
.000
Missouri Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
Maryland Terrapins
1
0
1
0
.000
Texas A&M Aggies
1
0
1
0
.000
Miami Hurricanes
1
0
1
0
.000
Minnesota Golden Gophers 1
0
1
0
.000
Syracuse Orange 2
0
2
0
.000
Utah Utes 2
0
2
0
.000
Florida State Seminoles
3
0
3
0
.000