List of Georgia Bulldogs bowl games

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First season 1892
Bowl record38-21-3 (.637)
NY6 appearances10
NY6 bowl record8–2 (.857)
CFP appearances3 (2017, 2021, 2022)
CFP record5-1 (.833)
First bowl appearance 1942 Orange Bowl
Last bowl appearance 2023 Orange Bowl
Longest win streak7 (2020–Current)
Longest losing streak4 (1974-1978)
Most bowl appearances11 (Sugar Bowl)

The Georgia Bulldogs football team competes on behalf of the University of Georgia in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision in the Southeastern Conference. Although not participating in its first bowl game until 1942, the Bulldogs are second in the number of bowl appearances (62) and second in the number of bowl victories (38), as of the 2023 season. [1]

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In the calendar year 2023, the Bulldogs broke the record for the biggest bowl margin of victory twice. On January 9, 2023, Georgia beat TCU by a score of 65-7, taking the record from LSU, Army and Tulsa who each had 56 point victories in bowl games. [2] Topping their own record 355 days later on December 30, 2023, Georgia defeated FSU by a margin of 60 points (63-3) in the Orange Bowl. [3]

As of 2024, Georgia holds the longest active bowl appearance streak at 27 seasons and is tied with Virginia Tech at fourth place in the all-time longest bowl appearance streak. [4]

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List of Bowl Games

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach [5]
#BowlScore [6] DateSeason [7] Opponent [8] StadiumLocationAttendance [1] Head coach
1 Orange Bowl W 20–19January 1, 1942 1941 TCU Horned Frogs Burdine Stadium Miami, Florida 35,786 Wally Butts
2 Rose Bowl W 9-0January 1, 1943 1942 UCLA Bruins Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 93,000 Wally Butts
3 Oil Bowl W 20-6January 1, 1946 1945 Tulsa Golden Hurricanes Rice Field Houston, Texas 27,000 Wally Butts
4 Sugar Bowl W 20-10January 1, 1947 1946 North Carolina Tar Heels Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana 73,300 Wally Butts
5 Gator Bowl T 20–20January 1, 1948 1947 Maryland Terrapins Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida 16,666 Wally Butts
6 Orange Bowl L 41–28January 1, 1949 1948 Texas Longhorns Burdine Stadium Miami, Florida 60,523 Wally Butts
7 Presidential Cup Bowl L 40–20December 9, 1950 1950 Texas A&M Aggies Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland 12,245 Wally Butts
8 Orange Bowl W 14-0January 1, 1960 1959 Missouri Tigers Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 72,186 Wally Butts
9 Sun Bowl W 7-0December 26, 1964 1964 Texas Tech Red Raiders Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas 23,292 Vince Dooley
10 Cotton Bowl W 24-9December 31, 1966 1966 SMU Mustangs Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 76,200 Vince Dooley
11 Liberty Bowl L 14-7December 16, 1967 1967 NC State Wolfpack Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee 35,045 Vince Dooley
12 Sugar Bowl L 16-2January 1, 1969 1968 Arkansas Razorbacks Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana 82,113 Vince Dooley
13 Sun Bowl L 45-6December 20, 1969 1969 Nebraska Cornhuskers Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas 31,723 Vince Dooley
14 Gator Bowl W 7-3December 31, 1971 1971 North Carolina Tar Heels Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida 71,208 Vince Dooley
15 Peach Bowl W 17-16December 28, 1973 1973 Maryland Terrapins Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia 38,107 Vince Dooley
16 Tangerine Bowl L 21-10December 21, 1974 1974 Miami Redskins Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida 20,246 Vince Dooley
17 Cotton Bowl L 31-10January 1, 1976 1975 Arkansas Razorbacks Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 77,500 Vince Dooley
18 Sugar Bowl L 27-3January 1, 1977 1976 Pittsburgh Panthers Louisiana Super Dome New Orleans, Louisiana 76,117 Vince Dooley
19 Bluebonnet Bowl L 25-22December 31, 1978 1978 Stanford Cardinals Astrodome Houston, Texas 34,084 Vince Dooley
20 Sugar Bowl W 17-10January 1, 1981 1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Louisiana Super Dome New Orleans, Louisiana 77,896 Vince Dooley
21 Sugar Bowl L 24-20January 1, 1982 1981 Pittsburgh Panthers Louisiana Super Dome New Orleans, Louisiana 85,161 Vince Dooley
22 Sugar Bowl L 27-23January 1, 1983 1982 Penn State Nittany Lions Louisiana Super Dome New Orleans, Louisiana 78,127 Vince Dooley
23 Cotton Bowl W 10-9January 2, 1984 1983 Texas Longhorns Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 67,891 Vince Dooley
24 Citrus Bowl T 17-17December 22, 1984 1984 Florida State Seminoles Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 51,821 Vince Dooley
25 Sun Bowl T 13-13December 28, 1985 1985 Arizona Wildcats Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas 52,203 Vince Dooley
26 Hall of Fame Bowl L 27-24December 23, 1986 1986 Boston College Eagles Tampa Stadium Tampa, Florida 41,000 Vince Dooley
27 Liberty Bowl W 20-17December 29, 1987 1987 Arkansas Razorbacks Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee 53,240 Vince Dooley
28 Gator Bowl W 34-27January 1, 1989 1988 Michigan State Spartans Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida 76,236 Vince Dooley
29 Peach Bowl L 19-18December 30, 1989 1989 Syracuse Orangemen Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia 44,911 Ray Goff
30 Independence Bowl W 24-15December 29, 1991 1991 Arkansas Razorbacks Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana 44,621 Ray Goff
31 Citrus Bowl W 24-17January 1, 1993 1992 Ohio State Buckeyes Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 72,456 Ray Goff
32 Peach Bowl L 34-27December 30, 1995 1995 Virginia Cavaliers Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia 70,284 Ray Goff
33 Outback Bowl W 33-6January 1, 1998 1997 Wisconsin Badgers Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, Florida 56,186 Jim Donnan
34 Peach Bowl W 35-33December 31, 1998 1998 Virginia Cavaliers Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia 72,876 Jim Donnan
35 Outback Bowl W 28-25OTJanuary 1, 2000 1999 Purdue Boilermakers Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 54,059 Jim Donnan
36 Oahu Bowl W 37-14December 25, 2000 2000 Virginia Cavaliers Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii 24,187 Jim Donnan
37 Music City Bowl L 20-16December 28, 2001 2001 Boston College Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, Tennessee 46,125 Mark Richt
38 Sugar Bowl W 26-13January 1, 2003 2002 Florida State Seminoles Louisiana Super Dome New Orleans, Louisiana 74,269 Mark Richt
39 Capital One Bowl W 34-27OTJanuary 1, 2004 2003 Purdue Boilermakers Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 64,565 Mark Richt
40 Outback Bowl W 24-21January 1, 2005 2004 Wisconsin Badgers Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 62,414 Mark Richt
41 Sugar Bowl L 38-35January 3, 2006 2005 West Virginia Mountaineers Georgia Dome [9] Atlanta, Georgia 74,458 Mark Richt
42 Chick-fil-A Bowl W 31-24December 30, 2006 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia 76,406 Mark Richt
43 Sugar Bowl W 41-10January 1, 2008 2007 Hawaii Warriors Louisiana Super Dome New Orleans, Louisiana 74,383 Mark Richt
44 Capital One Bowl W 24-12January 1, 2009 2008 Michigan State Spartans Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 69,748 Mark Richt
45 Independence Bowl W 44-20December 28, 2009 2009 Texas A&M Aggies Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana 49,653 Mark Richt
46 Liberty Bowl L 10-6December 31, 2010 2010 UCF Knights Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee 62,742 Mark Richt
47 Outback Bowl L 33-303OTJanuary 2, 2012 2011 Michigan State Spartans Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 49,429 Mark Richt
48 Capital One Bowl W 45-31January 1, 2013 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 59,712 Mark Richt
49 Gator Bowl W 24-19January 1, 2014 2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers Everbank Field Jacksonville, Florida 60,712 Mark Richt
50 Belk Bowl W 37-14December 30, 2014 2014 Louisville Cardinals Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina 45,671 Mark Richt
51 Tax Slayer Bowl W 24-17January 1, 2016 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions Everbank Field Jacksonville, Florida 43,102 Bryan McClendon [10]
52 Liberty Bowl W 31-23December 30, 2016 2016 TCU Horned Frogs Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee 57,266 Kirby Smart
53 Rose Bowl W 54-482OTJanuary 1, 2018 2017 Oklahoma Sooners Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 92,844 Kirby Smart
54 CFP National Championship L 26-23OTJanuary 8, 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide Mercedes Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia 77,430 Kirby Smart
55 Sugar Bowl L 28-21January 1, 2019 2018 Texas Longhorns Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 71,449 Kirby Smart
56 Sugar Bowl W 26-14January 1, 2020 2019 Baylor Bears Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 55,211 Kirby Smart
57 Peach Bowl W 24-21January 1, 2021 2020 Cincinnati Bearcats Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia 15,301 Kirby Smart
58 Orange Bowl W 34-11December 31, 2021 2021 Michigan Wolverines Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 66,839 Kirby Smart
59 CFP National Championship W 33-18January 10, 2022 Alabama Crimson Tide Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana 68,311 Kirby Smart
60 Peach Bowl W 42-41December 31, 2022 2022 Ohio State Buckeyes Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia 79,330 Kirby Smart
61 CFP National Championship W 65-7January 9, 2023 TCU Horned Frogs SoFi Stadium Inglewood, California 72,628 Kirby Smart
62 Orange Bowl W 63-3December 30, 2023 2023 Florida State Seminoles Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 72,628 Kirby Smart
63 Sugar Bowl tbdJanuary 1, 2025 2024 tbd Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana tbd Kirby Smart
Georgia Bulldog bowl games: all-time records by bowl
BowlRecordAppearancesLastWinning %
Duke's Mayo Bowl
(played game under Belk Bowl title)
1–012014 season1.000
Bluebonnet Bowl (defunct)0–111978 season.000
Citrus Bowl
(played game under Tangerine Bowl, Citrus Bowl, and Capital One Bowl titles)
4–1–162012 season.750
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl 5–272022 season.714
Cotton Bowl Classic 2–131983 season.667
Independence Bowl 2–022009 season1.000
Liberty Bowl 2–242016 season.500
Music City Bowl 0–112001 season.000
Oahu Bowl (defunct)1–012000 season1.000
Oil Bowl (defunct)1–011945 season1.000
Outback Bowl
(played games under Hall of Fame Bowl and Outback Bowl titles)
3–252011 season.600
Orange Bowl 4–152023 season.800
Presidential Cup Bowl (defunct)0–111950 season.000
Rose Bowl 2–022017 season1.000
Sugar Bowl 5–6112019 season.455
Sun Bowl 1–1–131985 season.500
Gator Bowl
(played games under Gator Bowl and Taxslayer Bowl titles)
3–1–152015 season.700

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References

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  2. "What is the biggest winning margin in a bowl game in history?". 30 December 2023.
  3. "The 12 biggest blowouts in bowl game history". 13 January 2023.
  4. "Mcubed.net : NCAA Football : Bowl Games : Consecutive seasons with bowl game appearances".
  5. Statistics correct as of 2023–24 NCAA football bowl games
  6. Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Georgia win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
  7. Links to the season article for the Georgia team that competed in the bowl for that year.
  8. Links to the season article for the opponent that Georgia competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
  9. Game relocated to Atlanta in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
  10. Interim Coach for bowl game.