The Sports Almanac


BYU Cougars Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 17-22-1
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1974
Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Lost
6-16
1976
Tangerine Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Lost
21-49
1978
Holiday Bowl
Navy Midshipmen
Lost
16-23
1979
Holiday Bowl
Indiana Hoosiers
Lost
37-38
1980
Holiday Bowl
SMU Mustangs
Won
46-45
1981
Holiday Bowl
Washington State Cougars
Won
38-36
1982
Holiday Bowl
Ohio State Buckeys
Lost
17-47
1983
Holiday Bowl
Missouri Tigers
Won
21-17
1984
Holiday Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Won
24-17
1985
Florida Citrus Bowl
Ohio State Buckeyes
Lost
7-10
1986
Freedom Bowl
UCLA Bruins
Lost
10-31
1987
All-American Bowl
Virginia Cavaliers
Lost
16-22
1988
Freedom Bowl
Colorado Buffaloes
Won
20-17
1989
Holiday Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Lost
39-50
1990
Holiday Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies
Lost
14-65
1991
Holiday Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes
Tie
13-13
1992
Aloha Bowl
Kansas Jayhawks
Lost
20-23
1993
Holiday Bowl
Ohio State Buckeyes
Lost
21-28
1994
Copper Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Won
31-6
1996
Cotton Bowl
Kansas State Wildcats
Won
19-15
1998
Liberty Bowl
Tulane Green Wave
Lost
27-41
1999
Motor City Bowl
Marshall Thundering Herd
Lost
3-21
2001
Liberty Bowl
Louisville Cardinals
Lost
10-28
2005
Las Vegas Bowl
California Golden Bears
Lost
28-35
2006
Las Vegas Bowl
Oregon Ducks
Won
38-8
2007
Las Vegas Bowl
UCLA Bruins
Won
17-16
2008
Las Vegas Bowl
Arizona Wildcats
Lost
21-31
2009
Las Vegas Bowl
Oregon State Beavers
Won
44-20
2010
New Mexico Bowl
Texas-El Paso Miners
Won
52-24
2011
Armed Forces Bowl
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Won
24-21
2012
Poinsettia Bowl
San Diego State Aztecs
Won
23-6
2013
Fight Hunger Bowl
Washington Huskies
Lost
16-31
2014
Miami Beach Bowl
Memphis Tigers
Lost
48-55 2OT
2015
Las Vegas Bowl
Utah Utes
Lost
28-35
2016
Poinsettia Bowl Wyomng Cowboys
Won
24-21
2018
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Western Michigan Broncos
Won
49-18
2019
Hawai'i Bowl
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
Lost
34-38
2020
Boca Raton Bowl
Central Florida Knights
Won
49-23
2021
Independence Bowl
Alabama-Birmingham Blazers
Lost
28-31
2022
New Mexico Bowl
SMU Mustangs
Won
24-23


OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
SMU Mustangs 2
2
0
0
1.000
Colorado Buffaloes
1
1
0
0
1.000
Kansas State Wildcats
1
1
0
0
1.000
Oregon Ducks
1
1
0
0
1.000
Washington State Cougars
1
1
0
0
1.000
Missouri Tigers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Michigan Wolverines
1
1
0
0
1.000
Oklahoma Sooners
1
1
0
0
1.000
Texas-El Paso Miners
1
1
0
0
1.000
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
1
1
0
0
1.000
San Diego State Aztecs
1
1
0
0
1.000
Wyoming Cowboys
1
1
0
0
1.000
Western Michigan Broncos 1
1
0
0
1.000
Central Florida Knights
1
1
0
0
1.000
UCLA Bruins
2
1
1
0
.500
Iowa Hawkeyes
1
0
0
1
.500
Virginia Cavaliers
1
0
1
0
.000
Kansas Jayhawks
1
0
1
0
.000
California Golden Bears
1
0
1
0
.000
Arizona Wildcats
1
0
1
0
.000
Marshall Thundering Herd
1
0
1
0
.000
Navy Midshipmen
1
0
1
0
.000
Indiana Hoosiers
1
0
1
0
.000
Penn State Nittany Lions
1
0
1
0
.000
Texas A&M Aggies
1
0
1
0
.000
Tulane Green Wave
1
0
1
0
.000
Louisville Cardinals
1
0
1
0
.000
Washington Huskies
1
0
1
0
.000
Memphis Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
Utah Utes
1
0
1
0
.000
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 1
0
1
0
.000
Alabama-Birmingham Blazers 1
0
1
0
.000
Oklahoma State Cowboys
2
0
2
0
.000
Ohio State Buckeyes
3
0
3
0
.000