Northwestern Wildcats Bowl Records
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Northwestern Wildcats Bowl Records
Through 2025 Season
| Overall Bowl Record 8-10 |
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| YEAR |
BOWL |
OPPONENT |
W/L/T |
SCORE |
| 1948 |
Rose Bowl |
California Golden Bears |
Won |
20-14 |
| 1995 |
Rose Bowl |
USC Trojans |
Lost |
32-41 |
| 1996 |
Florida Citrus Bowl |
Tennessee Volunteers |
Lost |
28-48 |
| 2000 |
Alamo Bowl |
Nebraska Cornhuskers |
Lost |
17-66 |
| 2003 |
Motor City Bowl |
Bowling Green Falcons |
Lost |
24-28 |
| 2005 |
Sun Bowl |
UCLA Bruins |
Lost |
38-50 |
| 2008 |
Alamo Bowl |
Missouri Tigers |
Lost |
23-30
OT |
| 2009 |
Outback Bowl |
Auburn Tigers |
Lost |
35-38
OT |
| 2010 |
TicketCity Bowl |
Texas Tech Red Raiders |
Lost |
38-45 |
| 2011 |
Texas Bowl |
Texas A&M Aggies |
Lost |
22-33 |
| 2012 |
Gator Bowl |
Mississippi State Bulldogs |
Won |
34-20 |
| 2015 |
Outback Bowl |
Tennessee Volunteers |
Lost |
6-45 |
| 2016 |
Pinstripe Bowl |
Pittsburgh Panthers |
Won |
31-24 |
| 2017 |
Music City Bowl |
Kentucky Wildcats |
Won |
24-23 |
| 2018 |
Holiday Bowl |
Utah Utes |
Won |
31-20 |
| 2020 |
Citrus Bowl |
Auburn Tigers |
Won |
35-19 |
| 2023 |
Las Vegas Bowl |
Utah Utes |
Won |
14-7 |
| 2025 |
GameAbove Sports Bowl |
Central Michigan Chippewas |
Won |
34-7 |
| OPPONENT |
BOWLS |
WIN |
LOSS |
TIE |
PCT. |
| Utah Utes | 2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| California
Golden Bears |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Mississippi State Bulldogs |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Pittsburgh Panthers |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Kentucky Wildcats |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Central Michigan Chippewas |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Auburn Tigers | 2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
| USC Trojans |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
| Bowling Green Falcons |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
| Texas A&M Aggies |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
| Texas Tech Red Raiders |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
| UCLA Bruins |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
| Missouri Tigers |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
| Tennessee Volunteers | 2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.000 |