SMU Athletics

Total Bowl Invitations: 23

All-TIme Bowl Record: 8-12-1

College Football Playoff Appearances: 1 (2024)

SMU Football Bowl Game History
Year	Date	Bowl	Opponent	Result	Recap
2026	Jan. 2	Holiday Bowl	No. 17 Arizona	W, 24-19	Recap
2024	Dec. 21	College Football Playoff First Round	No. 6 Penn State	L, 38-10	Recap
2023	Dec. 28	Wasabi Fenway Bowl	Boston College	L, 23-14	Recap
2022	Dec. 17	New Mexico Bowl	BYU	L, 24-23	Recap
2021	Dec. 29	Wasabi Fenway Bowl	Virginia	Canceled	Recap
2020	Dec. 19	Frisco Bowl	UTSA	Canceled	Recap
2019	Dec. 21	Boca Raton Bowl	FAU	L, 52-28	Recap
2017	Dec. 20	Frisco Bowl	Louisiana Tech	L, 51-10	Recap
2012	Dec. 24	Hawaii Bowl	Fresno State	W, 43-10	Recap
2012	Jan. 7	BBVA Compass Bowl	Pitt	W, 28-6	Recap
2010	Dec. 30	Armed Forces Bowl	Army	L, 16-14	Recap
2009	Dec. 24	Hawaii Bowl	Nevada	W, 45-10	Recap
1984	Dec. 28	Aloha Bowl	Notre Dame	W, 27-20	Recap
1983	Dec. 24	Sun Bowl	Alabama	L, 28-7	Recap
1983	Jan. 1	Cotton Bowl	Pitt	W, 7-3	Recap
1980	Dec. 19	Holiday Bowl	BYU	L, 46-45	Recap
1968	Dec. 31	Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl	Oklahoma	W, 28-27	Recap
1966	Dec. 31	Cotton Bowl	Georgia	L, 24-9	Recap
1963	Dec. 31	Sun Bowl	Oregon	L, 21-14	Recap
1949	Jan.1	Cotton Bowl	Oregon	W, 21-13	Recap
1948	Jan. 1	Cotton Bowl	Penn State	T, 13-13	Recap
1936	Jan. 1	Rose Bowl	Stanford	L, 7-0	Recap
1925	Jan. 1	Dixie Classic	West Virginia Wesleyan	L, 9-7	Recap

 

All-Time Record Against Opponents in Bowl Games
Opponent	All-Time Record in Bowl Games	All-Time Bowl Results
Alabama	0-1	L, 28-7 in Sun Bowl on Dec. 24, 1983
Arizona	1-0	W, 29-14 in Holiday Bowl on Jan. 2, 2026
Army	0-1	L, 16-14 Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 30, 2010
Boston College	0-1	L, 23-14 in Wasabi Fenway Bowl on Dec. 28, 2023
BYU	0-2	L, 24-23 in New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 17, 2022 | L, 46-45 in 1980 Holiday Bowl on Dec. 19, 1980
FAU	0-1	L, 52-28 in Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 21, 2019
Fresno State	0-1	W, 43-10 in Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 24, 2012
Georgia	0-1	L, 24-9 in Cotton Bowl on Dec. 31, 1966
Louisiana Tech	0-1	L, 51-10 in Frisco Bowl on Dec. 20, 2017
Nevada	1-0	W, 45-10 in Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 24, 2009
Notre Dame	1-0	W, 27-20 in Aloha Bowl on Dec. 28, 1984
Oklahoma	1-0	W, 28-27 on Dec. 31, 1968 in Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
Oregon	1-1	L, 21-14 in Sun Bowl on Dec. 31, 1963 | W, 21-13 in Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1, 1949
Penn State	0-1-1	L, 38-10 in CFP First Round on Dec. 21, 2024 | T, 13-13 in Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1, 1948
Pitt	1-1	W, 28-6 in BBVA Compass Bowl on Jan. 7, 2012 | L, 7-3 in Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1, 1983
Stanford	0-1	L, 7-0 in Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 1936
UTSA	N/A (Canceled in 2020)	Frisco Bowl canceled due to COVID-19
Virginia	N/A (Canceled in 2021)	Wasabi Fenway Bowl canceled due to COVID-19
West Virginia Wesleyan	0-1	L, 9-7 in Dixie Classic on Jan. 1, 1925

 

All-Time Record in Bowl Games
Bowl	All-Time Record	Opponents/Results
CFP	0-1	L, 38-10 vs. No. 6 Penn State on Dec. 21, 2024
Aloha Bowl	1-0	W, 27-20 vs. Notre Dame on Dec. 28, 1984
Armed Forces Bowl	0-1	L, 16-14 vs. Army on Dec. 30, 2010
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl	1-0	W, 28-27 vs. Oklahoma on Dec. 31, 1968
BBVA Compass Bowl	1-0	W, 28-6 vs. Pitt on Jan. 7, 2012
Boca Raton Bowl	0-1	L, 52-28 vs. FAU on Dec. 21, 2019
Cotton Bowl	1-2-1	T, 13-13 vs. Penn State on Jan. 1, 1948 | W, 21-13 vs. Oregon on Jan. 1, 1949 | L, 24-9 vs. Georgia on Dec. 31, 1966 | L, 7-3 vs. Pitt on Jan. 1, 1983
Dixie Classic	0-1	L, 9-7 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan on Jan. 1, 1925
Frisco Bowl	0-1	Game canceled due to COVID-19 in 2020 vs. UTSA | L, 51-10 vs. Louisiana Tech on Dec. 20, 2017
Hawaii Bowl	2-0	W, 45-10 vs. Nevada on Dec. 24, 2009 | W, 43-10 vs. Fresno State on Dec. 24, 2012
Holiday Bowl	1-1	L, 46-45 vs. BYU on Dec. 19, 1980 | W, 29-14 vs. Arizona on Jan. 2, 2026
New Mexico Bowl	0-1	L, 24-23 vs. BYU on Dec. 17, 2022
Rose Bowl	0-1	L, 7-0 vs. Stanford on Jan. 1, 1936
Sun Bowl	0-2	L, 21-14 vs. Oregon on Dec. 31, 1963 | L, 28-7 vs. Alabama on Dec. 24, 1983
Wasabi Fenway Bowl	0-1	Game canceled due to COVID-19 vs. Virginia in 2020 | L, 23-14 vs. Boston College on Dec. 28, 2023