The Sports Almanac


Houston Cougars Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 12-17-1
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1951
Salad Bowl
Dayton Flyers
Won
26-21
1962
Tangerine Bowl
Miami RedHawks
Won
49-21
1969
Bluebonnet Bowl
Auburn Tigers
Won
36-7
1971
Bluebonnet Bowl
Colorado Buffaloes
Lost
17-29
1973
Bluebonnet Bowl
Tulane Green Wave
Won
47-7
1974
Bluebonnet Bowl
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Tie
31-31
1976
Cotton Bowl
Maryland Terrapins
Won
30-21
1978
Cotton Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Lost
34-35
1979
Cotton Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Won
17-14
1980
Garden State Bowl
Navy Midshipmen
Won
35-0
1981
Sun Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Lost
14-40
1984
Cotton Bowl
Boston College Eagles
Lost
28-45
1988
Aloha Bowl
Washington State Cougars
Lost
22-24
1996
Liberty Bowl
Syracuse Orangemen
Lost
17-30
2003
Hawai'i Bowl
Hawai'i Warriors
Lost
48-54 OT
2005
Fort Worth Bowl
Kansas Jayhawks
Lost
13-42
2006
Liberty Bowl
South Carolina Gamecocks
Lost
36-44
2007
Texas Bowl
TCU Horned Frogs
Lost
13-20
2008
Armed Forces Bowl
Air Force Fighting Falcons
Won
34-28
2009
Armed Forces Bowl
Air Force Fighting Falcons
Lost
20-47
2011
TicketCity Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Won
30-14
2013
BBVA Compass Bowl
Vanderbilt Commodores
Lost
24-41
2014
Armed Forces Bowl
Pittsburgh Panthers
Won
35-34
2015
Peach Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Won
38-24
2016
Las Vegas Bowl
San Diego State Aztecs
Lost
10-34
2017
Hawai'i Bowl
Fresno State Bulldogs
Lost
27-33
2018
Armed Forces Bowl
Army Black Knights
Lost
14-70
2020
New Mexico Bowl
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
Lost
14-28
2021
Birmingham Bowl
Auburn Tigers
Won
17-13
2022
Independence Bowl
Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
Won
23-16


OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Auburn Tigers
2
2
0
0
1.000
Tulane Green Wave
1
1
0
0
1.000
Navy Midshipmen
1
1
0
0
1.000
Dayton Flyers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Maryland Terrapins
1
1
0
0
1.000
Nebraska Cornhuskers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Miami RedHawks
1
1
0
0
1.000
Penn State Nittany Lions
1
1
0
0
1.000
Pittsburgh Panthers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Florida State Seminoles
1
1
0
0
1.000
Louisiana Ragin Cajuns 1
1
0
0
1.000
Air Force Fighting Falcons
2
1
1
0
.500
North Carolina State Wolfpack
1
0
0
1
.500
Washington State Cougars
1
0
1
0
.000
Colorado Buffaloes
1
0
1
0
.000
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1
0
1
0
.000
Boston College Eagles
1
0
1
0
.000
TCU Horned Frogs
1
0
1
0
.000
Syracuse Orange
1
0
1
0
.000
South Carolina Gamecocks
1
0
1
0
.000
Oklahoma Sooners
1
0
1
0
.000
Kansas Jayhawks
1
0
1
0
.000
Vanderbilt Commodores
1
0
1
0
.000
San Diego State Aztecs
1
0
1
0
.000
Fresno State Bulldogs
1
0
1
0
.000
Army Black Knights 1
0
1
0
.000
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 2
0
2
0
.000