The Sports Almanac


North Carolina Tar Heels Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 15-23
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1946
Sugar Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Lost
10-20
1948
Sugar Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Lost
6-14
1949
Cotton Bowl
Rice Owls
Lost
13-27
1963
Gator Bowl
Air Force Fighting Falcons
Won
35-0
1970
Peach Bowl
Arizona State Sun Devils
Lost
26-48
1971
Gator Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Lost
3-7
1972
Sun Bowl
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Won
32-28
1974
Sun Bowl
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Lost
24-26
1976
Peach Bowl
Kentucky Wildcats
Lost
0-21
1977
Liberty Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Lost
17-21
1979
Gator Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Won
17-15
1980
Bluebonnet Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Won
16-7
1981
Gator Bowl
Arkansas Razorbacks
Won
31-27
1982
Sun Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Won
26-10
1983
Peach Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Lost
3-28
1986
Aloha Bowl
Arizona Wildcats
Lost
21-30
1992
Peach Bowl
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Won
21-17
1993
Gator Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
10-24
1994
Sun Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Lost
31-35
1995
Carquest Bowl
Arkansas Razorbacks
Won
20-10
1996
Gator Bowl
West Virginia Mountaineers
Won
20-13
1997
Gator Bowl
Virginia Tech Hokies
Won
42-3
1998
Las Vegas Bowl
San Diego State Aztecs
Won
20-13
2001
Peach Bowl
Auburn Tigers
Won
16-10
2004
Continental Tire Bowl
Boston College Eagles
Lost
24-37
2008
Car Care Bowl
West Virginia Mountaineers
Lost
30-31
2009
Car Care Bowl
Pittsburgh Panthers
Lost
17-19
2010
Music City Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Won
30-27 2OT
2011
Independence Bowl
Missouri Tigers
Lost
24-41
2013
Belk Bowl
Cincinnati Bearcats
Won
39-17
2014
Quick Lane Bowl
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Lost
21-40
2015
Russel Athletic Bowl
Baylor Bears
Lost
38-49
2016
Sun Bowl
Stanford Cardinal
Lost
25-28
2019
Military Bowl
Temple Owls
Won
55-13
2020
Orange Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies
Lost
27-41
2021
Duke's Mayo Bowl
South Carolina Gamecocks
Lost
21-38
2022
Holiday Bowl
Oregon Ducks
Lost
27-28
2023
Duke's Mayo Bowl
West Virginia Mountaineers
Lost
10-30


OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Arkansas Razorbacks
2
2
0
0
1.000
Texas Longhorns
3
2
1
0
.667
San Diego State Aztecs
1
1
0
0
1.000
Texas Tech Red Raiders
1
1
0
0
1.000
Auburn Tigers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Air Force Fighting Falcons
1
1
0
0
1.000
Michigan Wolverines
1
1
0
0
1.000
Virginia Tech Hokies
1
1
0
0
1.000
Tennessee Volunteers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Cincinnati Bearcats
1
1
0
0
1.000
Temple Owls
1
1
0
0
1.000
Mississippi State Bulldogs
2
1
1
0
.500
West Virginia Mountaineers 3
1
2
0
.333
Arizona Wildcats
1
0
1
0
.000
Rice Owls
1
0
1
0
.000
Oklahoma Sooners
1
0
1
0
.000
Boston College Eagles
1
0
1
0
.000
Pittsburgh Panthers
1
0
1
0
.000
Nebraska Cornhuskers
1
0
1
0
.000
Arizona State Sun Devils
1
0
1
0
.000
Kentucky Wildcats
1
0
1
0
.000
Florida State Seminoles
1
0
1
0
.000
Alabama Crimson Tide
1
0
1
0
.000
Missouri Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
1
0
1
0
.000
Baylor Bears
1
0
1
0
.000
Stanford Cardinal
1
0
1
0
.000
Texas A&M Aggies
1
0
1
0
.000
South Carolina Gamecocks 1
0
1
0
.000
Oregon Ducks
1
0
1
0
.000
Georgia Bulldogs
2
0
2
0
.000