List of Washington Huskies bowl games

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The Washington Huskies college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Washington in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). Since the establishment of the team in 1889, Washington has appeared in 42 bowl games (the 1938 Poi Bowl the Huskies played in is regarded as an unsanctioned bowl game). [1] Included in these games are 14 appearances in the Rose Bowl Game, one Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game appearance, and two College Football Playoff (CFP) berths. [1] [2] Through the history of the program, nine separate coaches have led the Huskies to bowl games with Don James having the most appearances with 14. With their loss in the 2024 CFP National Championship, Washington's overall bowl record stands at 21 wins, 21 losses and 1 tie (21–21–1). [1] The Pac-8 did not allow a second bowl team from the conference until 1975. [3]

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List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach [A 1]
#BowlScoreDateSeasonOpponentStadiumLocationAttendanceHead coach
1 Rose Bowl T 14–14January 1, 1924 1923 Navy Midshipmen Rose Bowl Pasadena 40,000 Enoch Bagshaw
2 Rose Bowl L 19–20January 1, 1926 1925 Alabama Crimson Tide Rose Bowl Pasadena 50,000Enoch Bagshaw
3 Rose Bowl L 0–21January 1, 1937 1936 Pittsburgh Panthers Rose Bowl Pasadena 87,196 James Phelan
4 Poi Bowl W 53–13January 1, 1938 1937 Hawaii Rainbows Honolulu Stadium Honolulu 13,500James Phelan
5 Rose Bowl L 0–29January 1, 1944 1943 USC Trojans Rose Bowl Pasadena 68,000 Ralph Welch
6 Rose Bowl W 44–8January 1, 1960 1959 Wisconsin Badgers Rose Bowl Pasadena 100,809 Jim Owens
7 Rose Bowl W 17–7January 2, 1961 1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers Rose Bowl Pasadena 97,314Jim Owens
8 Rose Bowl L 7–17January 1, 1964 1963 Illinois Fighting Illini Rose Bowl Pasadena 96,957Jim Owens
9 Rose Bowl W 27–20January 2, 1978 1977 Michigan Wolverines Rose Bowl Pasadena 105,312 Don James
10 Sun Bowl W 14–7December 22, 1979 1979 Texas Longhorns Sun Bowl El Paso 33,412Don James
11 Rose Bowl L 6–23January 1, 1981 1980 Michigan Wolverines Rose Bowl Pasadena 105,526Don James
12 Rose Bowl W 28–0January 1, 1982 1981 Iowa Hawkeyes Rose Bowl Pasadena 105,611Don James
13 Aloha Bowl W 21–20December 25, 1982 1982 Maryland Terrapins Aloha Stadium Honolulu 30,055Don James
14 Aloha Bowl L 10–13December 26, 1983 1983 Penn State Nittany Lions Aloha Stadium Honolulu 37,212Don James
15 Orange Bowl W 28–17January 1, 1985 1984 Oklahoma Sooners Orange Bowl Miami 56,294Don James
16 Freedom Bowl W 20–17December 30, 1985 1985 Colorado Buffaloes Anaheim Stadium Anaheim 30,961Don James
17 Sun Bowl L 6–28December 25, 1986 1986 Alabama Crimson Tide Sun Bowl El Paso 48,722Don James
18 Independence Bowl W 24–12December 19, 1987 1987 Tulane Green Wave Independence Stadium Shreveport 41,683Don James
19 Freedom Bowl W 34–7December 30, 1989 1989 Florida Gators Anaheim Stadium Anaheim 33,858Don James
20 Rose Bowl W 46–34January 1, 1991 1990 Iowa Hawkeyes Rose Bowl Pasadena 101,273Don James
21 Rose Bowl W 34–14January 1, 1992 1991 Michigan Wolverines Rose Bowl Pasadena 103,566Don James
22 Rose Bowl L 31–38January 1, 1993 1992 Michigan Wolverines Rose Bowl Pasadena 94,236Don James
23 Sun Bowl L 18–38December 29, 1995 1995 Iowa Hawkeyes Sun Bowl El Paso 49,116 Jim Lambright
24 Holiday Bowl L 21–33December 30, 1996 1996 Colorado Buffaloes Jack Murphy Stadium [A 2] San Diego 54,749Jim Lambright
25 Aloha Bowl W 51–23December 25, 1997 1997 Michigan State Spartans Aloha Stadium Honolulu 44,598Jim Lambright
26 Oahu Bowl L 25–45December 25, 1998 1998 Air Force Falcons Aloha Stadium Honolulu 46,451Jim Lambright
27 Holiday Bowl L 20–24December 29, 1999 1999 Kansas State Wildcats Qualcomm Stadium [A 2] San Diego 57,118 Rick Neuheisel
28 Rose Bowl (BCS)W 34–24January 1, 2001 2000 Purdue Boilermakers Rose Bowl Pasadena 94,392Rick Neuheisel
29 Holiday Bowl L 43–47December 28, 2001 2001 Texas Longhorns Qualcomm Stadium [A 2] San Diego 60,548Rick Neuheisel
30 Sun Bowl L 24–34December 30, 2002 2002 Purdue Boilermakers Sun Bowl El Paso 48,917Rick Neuheisel
31 Holiday Bowl W 19–7December 30, 2010 2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers Qualcomm Stadium [A 2] San Diego 57,291 Steve Sarkisian
32 Alamo Bowl L 56–67December 29, 2011 2011 Baylor Bears Alamodome San Antonio 65,256Steve Sarkisian
33 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas L 26–28December 22, 2012 2012 Boise State Broncos Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas 33,217Steve Sarkisian
34 Fight Hunger Bowl W 31–16December 27, 2013 2013 BYU Cougars AT&T Park San Francisco34,136 Marques Tuiasosopo (Interim)
35 Cactus Bowl L 22–30January 2, 2015 2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys Sun Devil Stadium Tempe 35,409 Chris Petersen
36 Heart of Dallas Bowl W 44–31December 26, 2015 2015 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Cotton Bowl Dallas 20,229 [5] Chris Petersen
37 Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal)L 7–24December 31, 2016 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide Georgia Dome Atlanta 75,996Chris Petersen
38 Fiesta Bowl L 28–35December 30, 2017 2017 Penn State Nittany Lions University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale 61,842Chris Petersen
39 Rose Bowl L 23–28January 1, 2019 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes Rose Bowl Pasadena 91,853Chris Petersen
40 Las Vegas Bowl W 38–7December 21, 2019 2019 Boise State Broncos Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney 34,197Chris Petersen
41 Alamo Bowl W 27–20December 29, 2022 2022 Texas Longhorns Alamodome San Antonio 62,730 Kalen DeBoer
42 Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal)W 37–31January 1, 2024 2023 Texas Longhorns Caesars Superdome New Orleans 68,791Kalen DeBoer
43 CFP National Championship L 13–34January 8, 2024 2023 Michigan Wolverines NRG Stadium Houston 72,808Kalen DeBoer
44 Sun Bowl December 31, 2024 2024 Louiville Cardinals Sun Bowl El Paso Jedd Fisch

Notes

  1. Statistics correct as of 2010–11 NCAA football bowl games.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Originally called Jack Murphy Stadium from 1980 to 1997, in 1998 it was renamed Qualcomm Stadium. [4]

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