Penn State Nittany Lions Bowl Records
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Penn State Nittany Lions Bowl Records
Through 2023 Season
| Overall Bowl Record 31-20-2 |
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| YEAR |
BOWL |
OPPONENT |
W/L/T |
SCORE |
| 1922 |
Rose Bowl |
USC Trojans |
Lost |
3-14 |
| 1947 |
Cotton Bowl |
SMU Mustangs |
Tie |
13-13 |
| 1959 |
Liberty Bowl |
Alabama Crimson Tide |
Won |
7-0 |
| 1960 |
Liberty Bowl |
Oregon Ducks |
Won |
41-12 |
| 1961 |
Gator Bowl |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
Won |
30-15 |
| 1962 |
Gator Bowl |
Florida
Gators |
Lost |
7-17 |
| 1967 |
Gator Bowl |
Florida State Seminoles |
Tie |
17-17 |
| 1968 |
Orange Bowl |
Kansas Jayhawks |
Won |
15-14 |
| 1969 |
Orange Bowl |
Missouri Tigers |
Won |
10-3 |
| 1971 |
Cotton Bowl |
Texas Longhorns |
Won |
30-6 |
| 1972 |
Sugar Bowl |
Oklahoma Sooners |
Lost |
0-14 |
| 1973 |
Orange Bowl |
LSU Tigers |
Won |
16-9 |
| 1974 |
Cotton Bowl |
Baylor Bears |
Won |
41-20 |
| 1975 |
Sugar Bowl |
Alabama Crimson Tide |
Lost |
6-13 |
| 1976 |
Gator Bowl |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
Lost |
9-20 |
| 1977 |
Fiesta Bowl |
Arizona State Sun Devils |
Won |
42-30 |
| 1978 |
Sugar Bowl |
Alabama Crimson Tide |
Lost |
7-14 |
| 1979 |
Liberty Bowl |
Tulane Green Wave |
Won |
9-6 |
| 1980 |
Fiesta Bowl |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
Won |
31-19 |
| 1981 |
Fiesta Bowl |
USC Trojans |
Won |
26-10 |
| 1982 |
Sugar Bowl |
Georgia Bulldogs |
Won |
27-23 |
| 1983 |
Aloha Bowl |
Washington Huskies |
Won |
13-10 |
| 1985 |
Orange Bowl |
Oklahoma Sooners |
Lost |
10-25 |
| 1986 |
Fiesta Bowl |
Miami Hurricanes |
Won |
14-10 |
| 1987 |
Florida Citrus Bowl |
Clemson Tigers |
Lost |
10-35 |
| 1989 |
Holiday Bowl |
BYU Cougars |
Won |
50-39 |
| 1990 |
Blockbuster Bowl |
Florida State Seminoles |
Lost |
17-24 |
| 1991 |
Fiesta Bowl |
Tennessee Volunteers |
Won |
42-17 |
| 1992 |
Blockbuster Bowl |
Stanford Cardinal |
Lost |
3-24 |
| 1993 |
Florida Citrus Bowl |
Tennessee Volunteers |
Won |
31-13 |
| 1994 |
Rose Bowl |
Oregon Ducks |
Won |
38-20 |
| 1995 |
Outback Bowl |
Auburn Tigers |
Won |
43-14 |
| 1996 |
Fiesta Bowl |
Texas Longhorns |
Won |
38-15 |
| 1997 |
Florida Citrus Bowl |
Florida Gators |
Lost |
6-21 |
| 1998 |
Outback Bowl |
Kentucky Wildcats |
Won |
26-14 |
| 1999 |
Alamo Bowl |
Texas A&M Aggies |
Won |
24-0 |
| 2002 |
Florida Citrus Bowl |
Auburn Tigers |
Lost |
9-13 |
| 2005 |
Orange Bowl |
Florida State Seminoles |
Won |
26-23
3OT |
| 2006 |
Outback Bowl |
Tennessee Volunteers |
Won |
20-10 |
| 2007 |
Alamo Bowl |
Texas A&M Aggies |
Won |
24-17 |
| 2008 |
Rose Bowl |
USC Trojans |
Lost |
24-38 |
| 2009 |
Capital One Bowl |
LSU Tigers |
Won |
19-17 |
| 2010 |
Outback Bowl |
Florida Gators |
Lost |
24-37 |
| 2011 |
TicketCity Bowl |
Houston Cougars |
Lost |
14-30 |
| 2014 |
Pinstripe Bowl |
Boston College Eagles |
Won |
31-30
OT |
| 2015 |
TaxSlayer Bowl |
Georgia Bulldogs |
Lost |
17-24 |
| 2016 |
Rose Bowl |
USC Trojans |
Lost |
49-52 |
| 2017 |
Fiesta Bowl |
Washington Huskies |
Won |
35-38 |
| 2018 |
Citrus Bowl |
Kentucky Wildcats |
Lost |
24-27 |
| 2019 |
Cotton Bowl |
Memphis Tigers |
Won |
53-39 |
| 2021 |
Outback Bowl |
Arkansas Razorbacks |
Lost |
10-24 |
| 2022 |
Rose Bowl |
Utah Utes |
Won |
35-21 |
| 2023 |
Peach Bowl |
Mississippi Rebels |
Lost |
25-38 |
| OPPONENT |
BOWLS |
WIN |
LOSS |
TIE |
PCT. |
| Tennessee Volunteers |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Oregon Ducks |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Texas Longhorns |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| LSU Tigers |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Texas A&M Aggies |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Washington
Huskies |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Baylor Bears |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Arizona State Sun Devils |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Miami Hurricanes |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Kansas Jayhawks |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Missouri Tigers |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| BYU Cougars |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Tulane Green Wave |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Boston College Eagles |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Memphis Tigers | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Utah Utes | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Kentucky Wildcats | 2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
| Georgia Bulldogs | 2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
| Florida State Seminoles |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.500 |
| Auburn Tigers |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
| Alabama Crimson Tide |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
.333 |
| USC Trojans |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
.250 |
| SMU Mustangs |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.500 |
| Clemson Tigers |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
| Stanford Cardinal |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
| Houston Cougars |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
| Arkansas Razorbacks | 1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
| Mississippi Rebels |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
| Oklahoma Sooners |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.000 |
| Florida Gators |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
.000 |