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Tulane Green Wave Bowl Records


Through 2025 Season
Overall Bowl Record 7-10
YEAR
 BOWL
 OPPONENT
 W/L/T
 SCORE
1909
 Bacardi Bowl
 Havana Athletic Club
 Lost
 0-11
1931
 Rose Bowl
 USC Trojans
 Lost
 12-21
1934
 Sugar Bowl
 Temple Owls
 Won
 20-14
1939
 Sugar Bowl
 Texas A&M Aggies
 Lost
 13-14
1970
 Liberty Bowl
 Colorado Buffaloes
 Won
 17-3
1973
 Bluebonnet Bowl
 Houston Cougars
 Lost
 7-47
1979
 Liberty Bowl
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 Lost
 6-9
1980
 Hall of Fame Classic
 Arkansas Razorbacks
 Lost
 15-34
1987
 Independence Bowl
 Washington Huskies
 Lost
 12-24
1998
 Liberty Bowl
 BYU Cougars
 Won
 41-27
2002
 Hawai'i Bowl
 Hawai'i Warriors
 Won
 36-28
2013
 New Orleans Bowl
 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns
 Lost
 21-24
2018
 Cure Bowl
 Louisiana Ragin Cajuns Won
 42-24
2019
 Armed Forces Bowl
 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
 Won
 30-13
2020
 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 Lost
 27-38
2022
 Cotton Bowl
 USC Trojans
 Won
 46-45
2023
 Military Bowl
 Virginia Tech Hokies
 Lost
 20-41
2024
 Gasparilla Bowl
 Florida Gators
 Lost
 8-33

College Football Playoff Games 0-1
YEAR
 ROUND
 OPPONENT
 W/L
 SCORE
2025
 First Round
 Mississippi Rebels
 Lost
 10-41


OPPONENT
 BOWLS
 WIN
 LOSS
 TIE
 PCT.
Temple Owls
 1
 1
 0
 0
 1.000
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
 1
 1
 0
 0
 1.000
Colorado Buffaloes
 1
 1
 0
 0
 1.000
BYU Cougars
 1
 1
 0
 0
 1.000
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles 1
 1
 0
 0
 1.000
Louisiana Ragin Cajuns 2
 1
 1
 0
 .500
USC Trojans 2
 1
 1
 0
 .500
Houston Cougars
 1
 0
 1
 0
 .000
Texas A&M Aggies
 1
 0
 1
 0
 .000
Penn State Nittany Lions
 1
 0
 1
 0
 .000
Arkansas Razorbacks
 1
 0
 1
 0
 .000
Washington Huskies
 1
 0
 1
 0
 .000
Nevada Wolf Pack
 1
 0
 1
 0
 .000
Virginia Tech Hokies
 1
 0
 1
 0
 .000
Havana Athletic Club
 1
 0
 1
 0
 .000
Florida Gators
 1
 0
 1
 0
 .000