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Mustang Bowl History

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
 
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