The Sports Almanac


Stanford Cardinal Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 16-14-1
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1901
Rose Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Lost
0-49
1924
Rose Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Lost
10-27
1926
Rose Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Tie
7-7
1927
Rose Bowl
Pittsburgh Panthers
Won
7-6
1933
Rose Bowl
Columbia Lions
Lost
0-7
1934
Rose Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
13-29
1935
Rose Bowl
SMU Mustangs
Won
7-0
1940
Rose Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Won
21-13
1949
Pineapple Bowl
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
Won
74-20
1951
Rose Bowl
Illinois Fighting Illini
Lost
7-40
1970
Rose Bowl
Ohio State Buckeyes
Won
27-17
1971
Rose Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Won
13-12
1977
Sun Bowl
LSU Tigers
Won
24-14
1978
Bluebonnet Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Won
25-22
1986
Gator Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Lost
21-27
1991
Aloha Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Lost
17-18
1992
Blockbuster Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Won
24-3
1995
Liberty Bowl
East Carolina Pirates
Lost
13-19
1996
Sun Bowl
Michigan State Spartans
Won
38-0
1999
Rose Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers
Lost
9-17
2001
Seattle Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Lost
14-24
2009
Sun Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Lost
27-31
2010
Orange Bowl
Virginia Tech Hokies
Won
40-12
2011
Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Lost
38-41 OT
2012
Rose Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers
Won
20-14
2013
Rose Bowl
Michigan State Spartans
Lost
20-24
2014
Foster Farms Bowl
Maryland Terrapins
Won
45-21
2015
Rose Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes
Won
45-16
2016
Sun Bowl
North Carolina Tar Heels
Won
28-25
2017
Alamo Bowl
TCU Horned Frogs
Lost
37-39
2018
Sun Bowl
Pittsburgh Panthers
Won
14-13


OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Pittsburgh Panthers 2
2
0
0
1.000
Georgia Bulldogs
1
1
0
0
1.000
Hawai'i Warriors
1
1
0
0
1.000
SMU Mustangs
1
1
0
0
1.000
Nebraska Cornhuskers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Ohio State Buckeyes
1
1
0
0
1.000
Penn State Nittany Lions
1
1
0
0
1.000
LSU Tigers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Virginia Tech Hokies
1
1
0
0
1.000
Maryland Terrapins
1
1
0
0
1.000
Iowa Hawkeyes
1
1
0
0
1.000
North Carolina Tar Heels
1
1
0
0
1.000
Michigan State Spartans
2
1
1
0
.500
Michigan Wolverines
2
1
1
0
.500
Wisconsin Badgers
2
1
1
0
.500
Alabama Crimson Tide
2
0
1
1
.250
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1
0
1
0
.000
Columbia Lions
1
0
1
0
.000
Illinois Fighting Illini
1
0
1
0
.000
East Carolina Pirates
1
0
1
0
.000
Oklahoma Sooners
1
0
1
0
.000
Clemson Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
Oklahoma State Cowboys
1
0
1
0
.000
TCU Horned Frogs
1
0
1
0
.000
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2
0
2
0
.000