| Year | Bowl | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kraft Fight Hunger | 12/31/11 | lost to Illinois 14-20 |
| 2009 | EagleBank | 12/29/09 | beat Temple 30-21 |
| 2007 | Las Vegas | 12/22/07 | lost to BYU 16-17 |
| 2006 | Emerald | 12/27/06 | lost to Florida St 27-44 |
| 2005 | Sun | 12/30/05 | beat Northwestern 50-38 |
| 2004 | Las Vegas | 12/23/04 | lost to Wyoming 21-24 |
| 2003 | Silicon Valley | 12/30/03 | lost to Fresno St 9-17 |
| 2002 | Las Vegas | 12/25/02 | beat New Mexico 27-13 |
| 2000 | Sun | 12/29/00 | lost to Wisconsin 20-21 |
| 1998 | Rose | 1/1/99 | lost to Wisconsin 31-38 |
| 1997 | Cotton | 1/1/98 | beat Texas A&M 29-23 |
| 1995 | Aloha | 12/25/95 | lost to Kansas 30-51 |
| 1993 | Rose | 1/1/94 | lost to Wisconsin 16-21 |
| 1991 | Sun | 12/31/91 | beat Illinois 6-3 |
| 1988 | Cotton | 1/2/89 | beat Arkansas 17-3 |
| 1987 | Aloha | 12/25/87 | beat Florida 20-16 |
| 1986 | Freedom | 12/30/86 | beat BYU 31-10 |
| 1985 | Rose | 1/1/86 | beat Iowa 45-28 |
| 1984 | Fiesta | 1/1/85 | beat Miami-Florida 39-37 |
| 1983 | Rose | 1/2/84 | beat Illinois 45-9 |
| 1982 | Rose | 1/1/83 | beat Michigan 24-14 |
| 1981 | Bluebonnet | 12/31/81 | lost to Michigan 14-33 |
| 1978 | Fiesta | 12/25/78 | tied Arkansas 10-10 |
| 1976 | Liberty | 12/20/76 | lost to Alabama 6-36 |
| 1975 | Rose | 1/1/76 | beat Ohio State 23-10 |
| 1965 | Rose | 1/1/66 | beat Michigan St 14-12 |
| 1961 | Rose | 1/1/62 | lost to Minnesota 3-21 |
| 1955 | Rose | 1/2/56 | lost to Michigan St 14-17 |
| 1953 | Rose | 1/1/54 | lost to Michigan St 20-28 |
| 1946 | Rose | 1/1/47 | lost to Illinois 14-45 |
| 1942 | Rose | 1/1/43 | lost to Georgia 0-9 |