The Sports Almanac


Virginia Tech Hokies Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 14-21
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1947
Sun Bowl
Cincinnati Bearcats
Lost
6-18
1966
Liberty Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
Lost
7-14
1968
Liberty Bowl
Mississippi Rebels
Lost
17-34
1980
Peach Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
Lost
10-20
1984
Independence Bowl
Air Force Fighting Falcons
Lost
7-23
1986
Peach Bowl
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Won
25-24
1993
Independence Bowl
Indiana Hoosiers
Won
45-20
1994
Gator Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Lost
23-45
1995
Sugar Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Won
28-10
1996
Orange Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Lost
21-41
1997
Gator Bowl
North Carolina Tar Heels
Lost
3-42
1998
Music City Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Won
38-7
2000
Gator Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Won
41-20
2001
Gator Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Lost
17-30
2002
San Francisco Bowl
Air Force Fighting Falcons
Won
20-13
2003
Insight Bowl
California Golden Bears
Lost
49-52
2004
Sugar Bowl
Auburn Tigers
Lost
13-16
2005
Gator Bowl
Louisville Cardinals
Won
35-24
2006
Chick-Fil-A Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Lost
24-31
2007
Orange Bowl
Kansas Jayhawks
Lost
21-24
2008
Orange Bowl
Cincinnati Bearcats
Won
20-7
2009
Chick-Fil-A Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Won
37-14
2010
Orange Bowl
Stanford Cardinal
Lost
12-40
2011
Sugar Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Lost
20-23 OT
2012
Russell Athletic Bowl
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Won
13-10 OT
2013
Sun Bowl
UCLA Bruins
Lost
12-42
2014
Military Bowl
Cincinnati Bearcats
Won
33-17
2015
Independence Bowl
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Won
55-52
2016
Belk Bowl
Arkansas Razorbacks
Won
35-24
2017
Camping World Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Lost
21-30
2018
Military Bowl
Cincinnati Bearcats
Lost
31-35
2019
Belk Bowl
Kentucky Wildcats
Lost
30-37
2021
Pinstripe Bowl
Maryland Terrapins
Lost
10-54
2023
Military Bowl
Tulane Green Wave
Won
41-20

Overall Championship Game Record 0-1
YEAR
CHAMPIONSHIP SITE
OPPONENT
W/L
SCORE
1999
Sugar Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Lost
29-46

OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Cincinnati Bearcats 4
2
2
0
.500
Texas Longhorns
1
1
0
0
1.000
Indiana Hoosiers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Alabama Crimson Tide
1
1
0
0
1.000
North Carolina State Wolfpack
1
1
0
0
1.000
Clemson Tigers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Louisville Cardinals
1
1
0
0
1.000
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
1
1
0
0
1.000
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
1
1
0
0
1.000
Arkansas Razorbacks
1
1
0
0
1.000
Tulane Green Wave
1
1
0
0
1.000
Air Force Fighting Falcons
2
1
1
0
.500
Tennessee Volunteers
2
1
1
0
.500
Auburn Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
Nebraska Cornhuskers
1
0
1
0
.000
Kansas Jayhawks
1
0
1
0
.000
Mississippi Rebels
1
0
1
0
.000
California Golden Bears
1
0
1
0
.000
Georgia Bulldogs
1
0
1
0
.000
North Carolina Tar Heels
1
0
1
0
.000
Stanford Cardinal
1
0
1
0
.000
Michigan Wolverines
1
0
1
0
.000
UCLA Bruins
1
0
1
0
.000
Oklahoma State Cowboys
1
0
1
0
.000
Kentucky Wildcats 1
0
1
0
.000
Maryland Terrapins 1
0
1
0
.000
Florida State Seminoles
2
0
2
0
.000
Miami Hurricanes
2
0
2
0
.000