| Year | Bowl | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Las Vegas | 12/22/11 | lost to Boise St 24-56 |
| 2007 | Holiday | 12/27/07 | lost to Texas 34-52 |
| 2006 | Hawaii | 12/24/06 | lost to Hawaii 24-41 |
| 2005 | Insight | 12/27/05 | beat Rutgers 45-40 |
| 2004 | Sun | 12/31/04 | beat Purdue 27-23 |
| 2002 | Holiday | 12/27/02 | lost to Kansas St 27-34 |
| 2000 | Aloha | 12/25/00 | lost to Boston College 17-31 |
| 1999 | Aloha | 12/25/99 | lost to Wake Forest 3-23 |
| 1997 | Sun | 12/31/97 | beat Iowa 17-7 |
| 1996 | Rose | 1/1/97 | lost to Ohio State 17-20 |
| 1987 | Freedom | 12/30/87 | beat Air Force 33-28 |
| 1986 | Rose | 1/1/87 | beat Michigan 22-15 |
| 1985 | Holiday | 12/22/85 | lost to Arkansas 17-18 |
| 1982 | Fiesta | 1/1/83 | beat Oklahoma 32-21 |
| 1978 | Garden State | 12/16/78 | beat Rutgers 34-18 |
| 1977 | Fiesta | 12/25/77 | lost to Penn State 30-42 |
| 1975 | Fiesta | 12/26/75 | beat Nebraska 17-14 |
| 1973 | Fiesta | 12/21/73 | beat Pittsburgh 28-7 |
| 1972 | Fiesta | 12/23/72 | beat Missouri 49-35 |
| 1971 | Fiesta | 12/27/71 | beat Florida St 45-38 |
| 1970 | Peach | 12/30/70 | beat North Carolina 48-26 |
| 1950 | Salad | 1/1/51 | lost to Miami-Ohio 21-34 |
| 1949 | Salad | 1/1/50 | lost to Xavier 21-33 |
| 1940 | Sun | 1/1/41 | lost to Case Reserve 13-26 |
| 1939 | Sun | 1/1/40 | tied Catholic 0-0 |