The Sports Almanac


Utah Utes Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 17-10
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1939
Sun Bowl
New Mexico Lobos
Won
26-0
1946
Pineapple Bowl
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
Lost
16-19
1964
Liberty Bowl
West Virginia Mountaineers
Won
32-6
1992
Copper Bowl
Washington State Cougars
Lost
28-31
1993
Freedom Bowl
USC Trojans
Lost
21-28
1994
Freedom Bowl
Arizona Wildcats
Won
16-13
1996
Copper Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers
Lost
10-38
1999
Las Vegas Bowl
Fresno State Bulldogs
Won
17-16
2001
Las Vegas Bowl
USC Trojans
Won
10-6
2003
Liberty Bowl
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
Won
17-0
2004
Fiesta Bowl
Pittsburgh Panthers
Won
35-7
2005
Emerald Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Won
38-10
2006
Armed Forces Bowl
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Won
25-13
2007
Poinsettia Bowl
Navy Midshipmen
Won
35-32
2008
Sugar Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Won
31-17
2009
Poinsettia Bowl
California Golden Bears
Won
37-27
2010
Las Vegas Bowl
Boise State Broncos
Lost
3-26
2011
Sun Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Won
30-27 OT
2014
Las Vegas Bowl
Colorado State Rams
Won
45-10
2015
Las Vegas Bowl
BYU Cougars
Won
35-28
2016
Foster Farms Bowl
Indiana Hoosiers
Won
26-24
2017
Heart of Dallas Bowl
West Virginia Mountaineers
Won
30-14
2018
Holiday Bowl
Northwestern Wildcats
Lost
20-31
2019
Alamo Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Lost
10-38
2021
Rose Bowl
Ohio State Buckeyes
Lost
45-48
2022
Rose Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Lost
21-35
2023
Las Vegas Bowl
Northwestern Wildcats
Lost
7-14


OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2
2
0
0
1.000
West Virginia Mountaineers 2
2
0
0
1.000
Arizona Wildcats
1
1
0
0
1.000
Alabama Crimson Tide
1
1
0
0
1.000
Pittsburgh Panthers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Navy Midshipmen
1
1
0
0
1.000
California Golden Bears
1
1
0
0
1.000
Fresno State Bulldogs
1
1
0
0
1.000
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
1
1
0
0
1.000
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
1
1
0
0
1.000
New Mexico Lobos
1
1
0
0
1.000
Colorado State Rams
1
1
0
0
1.000
BYU Cougars
1
1
0
0
1.000
Indiana Hoosiers
1
1
0
0
1.000
USC Trojans
2
1
1
0
.500
Washington State Cougars
1
0
1
0
.000
Wisconsin Badgers
1
0
1
0
.000
Hawai'i Warriors
1
0
1
0
.000
Boise State Broncos
1
0
1
0
.000
Texas Longhorns 1
0
1
0
.000
Ohio State Buckeyes 1
0
1
0
.000
Penn State Nittany Lions 1
0
1
0
.000
Northwestern Wildcats 2
0
2
0
.000