The Sports Almanac


Northwestern Wildcats Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 7-10
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


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
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