| Year | Bowl | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Armed Forces | 12/30/11 | beat Tulsa 24-21 |
| 2010 | New Mexico | 12/18/10 | beat UTEP 52-24 |
| 2009 | Las Vegas | 12/22/09 | beat Oregon St 44-20 |
| 2008 | Las Vegas | 12/20/08 | lost to Arizona 21-31 |
| 2007 | Las Vegas | 12/22/07 | beat UCLA 17-16 |
| 2006 | Las Vegas | 12/21/06 | beat Oregon 38-8 |
| 2005 | Las Vegas | 12/22/05 | lost to California 28-35 |
| 2001 | Liberty | 12/31/01 | lost to Louisville 10-28 |
| 1999 | Motor City | 12/27/99 | lost to Marshall 3-21 |
| 1998 | Liberty | 12/31/98 | lost to Tulane 27-41 |
| 1996 | Cotton | 1/1/97 | beat Kansas St 19-15 |
| 1994 | Copper | 12/29/94 | beat Oklahoma 31-6 |
| 1993 | Holiday | 12/30/93 | lost to Ohio State 21-28 |
| 1992 | Aloha | 12/25/92 | lost to Kansas 20-23 |
| 1991 | Holiday | 12/30/91 | tied Iowa 13-13 |
| 1990 | Holiday | 12/29/90 | lost to Texas A&M 14-65 |
| 1989 | Holiday | 12/29/89 | lost to Penn State 39-50 |
| 1988 | Freedom | 12/29/88 | beat Colorado 20-17 |
| 1987 | All-American | 12/22/87 | lost to Virginia 16-22 |
| 1986 | Freedom | 12/30/86 | lost to UCLA 10-31 |
| 1985 | Citrus | 12/28/85 | lost to Ohio State 7-10 |
| 1984 | Holiday | 12/21/84 | beat Michigan 24-17 |
| 1983 | Holiday | 12/23/83 | beat Missouri 21-17 |
| 1982 | Holiday | 12/17/82 | lost to Ohio State 17-47 |
| 1981 | Holiday | 12/18/81 | beat Washington St 38-36 |
| 1980 | Holiday | 12/19/80 | beat SMU 46-45 |
| 1979 | Holiday | 12/21/79 | lost to Indiana 37-38 |
| 1978 | Holiday | 12/22/78 | lost to Navy 16-23 |
| 1976 | Tangerine * | 12/18/76 | lost to Oklahoma St 21-49 |
| 1974 | Fiesta | 12/28/74 | lost to Oklahoma St 6-16 |