List of Oklahoma Sooners bowl games explained

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Oklahoma Sooners
First season1895
Bowl record31–25–1
NY6 bowl[1] appearances39
NY6 bowl record22–17
CFP appearances4 (2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20)
CFP record0–4
First bowl appearance1939 Orange Bowl
Last bowl appearance2023 Alamo Bowl
Longest win streak4 (1954–1959, 1972–1976, 1979–1981)
Longest losing streak3 (2007–2009, 2018–2019)
Most bowl appearances19 (Orange Bowl)

The Oklahoma Sooners college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Oklahoma in the Southeastern Conference. Since the establishment of the team in 1895, OU has appeared in 57 bowl games and has a record of 31 victories, 25 losses, and one tie. Oklahoma is one of only two schools to have appeared in all five of the BCS era bowl games (2001 Orange, 2003 Rose, 2004 Sugar, 2007 Fiesta, 2009 BCS NCG), with the other being Ohio State.[2] Oklahoma's bowl game participation and victories rank among the top of FBS bowl records.

List of bowl games

Key

General
Bowl game record attendance
Former bowl game record attendance
^Stadium record attendance
National championship game
§Denotes College Football Playoff game
Results
WWin
LLoss
TTie

Bowl games

Bowl[3] ScoreDateSeasonOpponentStadiumLocationAttendanceHead coach
1Orange Bowl1938TennesseeOrange BowlMiami, Florida32,191
2Gator Bowl1946Fairfield StadiumJacksonville, Florida10,034
3Sugar Bowl1948Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, Louisiana80,383
4Sugar Bowl1949LSUTulane StadiumNew Orleans, Louisiana82,000
5Sugar Bowl1950KentuckyTulane StadiumNew Orleans, Louisiana80,206
6Orange Bowl1953MarylandOrange BowlMiami, Florida68,640
7Orange Bowl1955MarylandOrange BowlMiami, Florida75,561
8Orange Bowl1957Orange BowlMiami, Florida76,561
9Orange Bowl1958SyracuseOrange BowlMiami, Florida75,281
10Orange Bowl1962AlabamaOrange BowlMiami, Florida73,380
11Gator Bowl1964Florida StateGator Bowl StadiumMiami, Florida50,408
12Orange Bowl1967TennesseeOrange BowlMiami, Florida77,993
13Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl1968SMURice StadiumHouston, Texas53,453
14Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl1970AlabamaHouston AstrodomeHouston, Texas53,822
15Sugar Bowl1971AuburnTulane StadiumNew Orleans, Louisiana84,031
16Sugar Bowl1972Penn StateTulane StadiumNew Orleans, Louisiana72,316
17Orange Bowl1975MichiganOrange BowlMiami, Florida80,307
18Fiesta Bowl1976Sun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona46,315
19Orange Bowl1977ArkansasMiami Orange BowlMiami, Florida69,500
20Orange Bowl1978NebraskaMiami Orange BowlMiami, Florida66,635
21Orange Bowl1979Florida StateMiami Orange BowlMiami, Florida66,714
22Orange Bowl1980Florida StateMiami Orange BowlMiami, Florida71,043
23Sun Bowl1981Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, Texas33,816
24Fiesta Bowl1982Sun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona70,553
25Orange Bowl1984WashingtonMiami Orange BowlMiami, Florida56,294
26Orange Bowl1985Penn StateMiami Orange BowlMiami, Florida74,178
27Orange Bowl1986ArkansasMiami Orange BowlMiami, Florida57,291
28Orange Bowl1987MiamiMiami Orange BowlMiami, Florida74,760
29Citrus Bowl1988ClemsonCitrus BowlOrlando, Florida53,571
30Gator Bowl1991Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, Florida62,003
31John Hancock Bowl1993Texas TechSun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas43,848
32Copper Bowl1994Arizona StadiumTucson, Arizona45,122
33Independence Bowl1999Ole MissIndependence StadiumShreveport, Louisiana49,843
34Orange Bowl2000Florida StatePro Player StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida76,835
35Cotton Bowl2001ArkansasCotton BowlDallas, Texas72,955
36Rose Bowl2002Washington StateRose BowlPasadena, California86,848
37Sugar Bowl2003LSULouisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, Louisiana79,342
38Orange Bowl2004USCPro Player StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida77,912
39Holiday Bowl2005OregonQualcomm StadiumSan Diego, California65,416
40Fiesta Bowl2006Boise StateUniversity of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, Arizona73,719
41Fiesta Bowl2007West VirginiaUniversity of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, Arizona70,016
42BCS National Championship2008FloridaDolphin StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida70,016
43Sun Bowl2009StanfordSun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, Texas53,713
44Fiesta Bowl2010ConnecticutUniversity of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, Arizona67,232
45Insight Bowl2011IowaSun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona54,247
46Cotton Bowl2012Texas A&MCowboys StadiumArlington, Texas87,025
47Sugar Bowl2013AlabamaMercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, Louisiana70,473
48Russell Athletic Bowl2014ClemsonOrlando Citrus Bowl StadiumOrlando, Florida42,702
49Orange Bowl§2015ClemsonSun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida67,615
50Sugar Bowl2016AuburnMercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, Louisiana54,077
51Rose Bowl§ (2OT)2017GeorgiaRose BowlPasadena, California92,844
52Orange Bowl§2018AlabamaHard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida66,203
53Peach Bowl§2019LSUMercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, Georgia78,347
54Cotton Bowl2020FloridaAT&T StadiumArlington, Texas17,323
55Alamo Bowl2021OregonAlamodomeSan Antonio, Texas59,121
56Cheez-It Bowl2022Florida StateCamping World StadiumOrlando, Florida61,520
57Alamo Bowl2023ArizonaAlamodomeSan Antonio, Texas55,853

Notes and References

  1. Includes the five BCS bowls (Rose, Fiesta, Orange, Sugar, BCS NCG), the Peach, the Cotton and the CFP National Championship.
  2. Web site: Quick Facts . www.soonersports.com . January 10, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070820100647/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-quick-facts.html . August 20, 2007 .
  3. Web site: Bowl History . www.soonersports.com . January 10, 2013.

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