List of Florida State Seminoles bowl games

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The Florida State Seminoles football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Florida State University in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since the establishment of the team in 1902, Florida State has appeared in 51 bowl games, including twenty-six combined appearances in the traditional "big six" bowl games (the Rose, Sugar, Cotton, Orange, Fiesta, and Peach). The Seminoles have made one appearance in the College Football Playoff. The Seminoles have appeared in eleven Orange Bowls, winning five of those games.

FSU vacated their appearance in the 2006 Emerald Bowl vs. UCLA. Emerald Bowl, UCLA vs FSU, 2006.jpg
FSU vacated their appearance in the 2006 Emerald Bowl vs. UCLA.

Florida State maintains a record of 29–18–3 record in bowl games. The Seminoles played in 36 consecutive bowl games from 1982-2017.

Bowl games

#DateBowlOpponentResult
1.November 26, 1903Florida Times-Union’s Championship Cup Stetson T 5–5
2.January 2, 1950 Cigar Bowl Wofford W 19–6
3. January 1, 1955 Sun Bowl Texas-El Paso L 20–47
4. December 13, 1958 Bluegrass Bowl Oklahoma State L 6–15
5.January 2, 1965 Gator Bowl Oklahoma W 36–19
6. December 24, 1966 Sun Bowl Wyoming L 20–28
7.December 30, 1967Gator Bowl Penn State T 17–17
8. December 30, 1968 Peach Bowl LSU L 27–31
9. December 23, 1971 Fiesta Bowl Arizona State L 38–45
10.December 23, 1977 Tangerine Bowl Texas Tech W 40–17
11. January 1, 1980 Orange Bowl OklahomaL 7–24
12. January 1, 1981 Orange BowlOklahomaL 17–18
13.December 30, 1982Gator Bowl West Virginia W 31–12
14. December 30, 1983 Peach Bowl North Carolina W 28–3
15. December 22, 1984 Citrus Bowl Georgia T 17–17
16. December 30, 1985 Gator BowlOklahoma StateW 34–23
17. December 31, 1986 All-American Bowl Indiana W 27–13
18. January 1, 1988 Fiesta Bowl Nebraska W 31–28
19. January 2, 1989 Sugar Bowl Auburn W 13–7
20. January 1, 1990 Fiesta BowlNebraskaW 41–17
21. December 28, 1990 Blockbuster Bowl Penn StateW 24–17
22. January 1, 1992 Cotton Bowl Classic Texas A&M W 10–2
23. January 1, 1993 Orange Bowl (Bowl Coalition)NebraskaW 27–14
24. January 1, 1994 Orange Bowl (Bowl Coalition National Championship)NebraskaW 18–16
25. January 2, 1995 Sugar Bowl (Bowl Coalition) Florida W 23–17
26. January 1, 1996 Orange Bowl (Bowl Alliance) Notre Dame W 31–26
27. January 2, 1997 Sugar Bowl (Bowl Alliance National Championship)FloridaL 20–52
28. January 1, 1998 Sugar Bowl (Bowl Alliance) Ohio State W 31–14
29. January 4, 1999 Fiesta Bowl (BCS National Championship) Tennessee L 16–23
30. January 4, 2000 Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) Virginia Tech W 46–29
31. January 3, 2001 Orange Bowl (BCS National Championship)OklahomaL 2–13
32. January 1, 2002 Gator BowlVirginia TechW 30–17
33. January 1, 2003 Sugar Bowl (BCS)GeorgiaL 13–26
34. January 1, 2004 Orange Bowl (BCS) Miami L 14–16
35. January 1, 2005 Gator BowlWest VirginiaW 30–18
36. January 3, 2006 Orange Bowl (BCS)Penn StateL 23–26
37. December 27, 2006 Emerald Bowl UCLA 44–27✝ (vacated)
38. December 31, 2007 Music City Bowl Kentucky L 28–35
39. December 27, 2008 Champs Sports Bowl Wisconsin W 42–13
40. January 1, 2010 Gator BowlWest VirginiaW 33–21
41. December 31, 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl South Carolina W 26–17
42. December 29, 2011 Champs Sports BowlNotre DameW 18–14
43. January 1, 2013 Orange Bowl (BCS) Northern Illinois W 31–10
44. January 6, 2014 BCS National Championship Game Auburn W 34–31
45. January 1, 2015 Rose Bowl (CFP) Oregon L 20–59
46. December 31, 2015 Peach Bowl (New Year's Six) Houston L 24–38
47. December 30, 2016 Orange Bowl (New Year's Six) Michigan W 33–32
48. December 27, 2017 Independence Bowl Southern Mississippi W 42–13
49. December 31, 2019 Sun Bowl Arizona State L 14–20
50. December 29, 2022 Cheez-It Bowl Oklahoma W 35–32
51. December 30, 2023 Orange Bowl (New Year’s Six) Georgia L 3–63

✝ Bowl win vacated due to using ineligible players

Records by Bowl Game
BowlRecordAppearancesLast appearanceWinning %
All-American Bowl1–0119861.000
Blockbuster Bowl1–0119901.000
Bluegrass Bowl0–111958.000
Champs Sports Bowl2–0220111.000
Cheez-It Bowl1–0120221.000
Cigar Bowl1–0119491.000
Citrus Bowl0–0–111984.500
Cotton Bowl1–0119911.000
Emerald Bowl1–0120061.000
Fiesta Bowl2–241998.500
Florida Times-Union Championship Cup0–0–111903.500
Gator Bowl6–0–172009.929
Independence Bowl1–0120171.000
Music City Bowl0–112007.000
Orange Bowl5–6112023.455
Peach Bowl (Chick-fil-A Bowl)2–242015.500
Rose Bowl1–122015.500
Sugar Bowl4–262002.667
Sun Bowl0–331966.000
Tangerine Bowl1–0119771.000

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