List of Washington State Cougars bowl games explained

The Washington State Cougars college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Washington State University in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). Since the establishment of the team in 1888, Washington State has appeared in 18 bowl games.[1] Included in these games are four appearances in the Rose Bowl Game and one Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game appearances, in the 2003 Rose Bowl.

Key

General
Bowl game record attendance
Former bowl game record attendance
Results
WWin
LLoss

Bowl games

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BowlScoreDateSeasonOpponentStadiumLocationAttendance[2] Head coach
1Rose Bowl1915Brown BearsTournament ParkPasadena
2Rose Bowl1930Alabama Crimson TideRose BowlPasadena
3Holiday Bowl1981BYU CougarsSan Diego
4Aloha Bowl1988Houston CougarsAloha StadiumHonolulu
5Copper Bowl1992Utah UtesArizona StadiumTucson
6Alamo Bowl1994Baylor BearsAlamodomeSan Antonio
7Rose Bowl1997Michigan WolverinesRose BowlPasadena
8Sun Bowl2001Purdue BoilermakersSun BowlEl Paso
9Rose Bowl2002Oklahoma SoonersRose BowlPasadena
10Holiday Bowl2003Texas LonghornsQualcomm StadiumSan Diego
11New Mexico Bowl2013Colorado State RamsUniversity StadiumAlbuquerque
12Sun Bowl2015Miami HurricanesSun Bowl StadiumEl Paso
13Holiday Bowl2016Minnesota Golden GophersQualcomm StadiumSan Diego
14Holiday Bowl2017Michigan State SpartansSDCCU StadiumSan Diego
15Alamo Bowl2018Iowa State CyclonesAlamodomeSan Antonio
16Cheez-It Bowl2019Air Force FalconsChase FieldPhoenix
17Sun Bowl2021Central Michigan ChippewasSun Bowl StadiumEl Paso
18LA Bowl2022Fresno State BulldogsSoFi StadiumInglewood

Notes

  1. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 29
  2. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38

References

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