Copper Bowl History & Results
- Games Played
- 35
- First
- 1989
- Most Recent
- 2025
- Most Wins
- Kansas State
- Won
- 4
Also known as: Insight.com Bowl (1997-1998); Insight Bowl (1999); Insight.com Bowl (2000); Insight Bowl (2001-2011); Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (2012-2013); TicketCity Cactus Bowl (2014); Cactus Bowl (2015-2017); Cheez-It Bowl (2018-2019); Guaranteed Rate Bowl (2021-2023); Rate Bowl (2024-2025)
Every Copper Bowl
35 games between the 1989 and 2025 seasons.
| Season | Played | Known as | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dec 2025 | Rate Bowl | Minnesota | 20-17 | New Mexico |
| 2024 | Dec 2024 | Rate Bowl | Kansas State | 44-41 | Rutgers |
| 2023 | Dec 2023 | Guaranteed Rate Bowl | Kansas | 49-36 | UNLV |
| 2022 | Dec 2022 | Guaranteed Rate Bowl | Wisconsin | 24-17 | Oklahoma State |
| 2021 | Dec 2021 | Guaranteed Rate Bowl | Minnesota | 18-6 | West Virginia |
| 2019 | Dec 2019 | Cheez-It Bowl | Air Force | 31-21 | Washington State |
| 2018 | Dec 2018 | Cheez-It Bowl | Texas Christian | 10-7 | California |
| 2017 | Dec 2017 | Cactus Bowl | Kansas State | 35-17 | UCLA |
| 2016 | Dec 2016 | Cactus Bowl | Baylor | 31-12 | Boise State |
| 2015 | Jan 2016 | Cactus Bowl | West Virginia | 43-42 | Arizona State |
| 2014 | Jan 2015 | TicketCity Cactus Bowl | Oklahoma State | 30-22 | Washington |
| 2013 | Dec 2013 | Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl | Kansas State | 31-14 | Michigan |
| 2012 | Dec 2012 | Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl | Michigan State | 17-16 | TCU |
| 2011 | Dec 2011 | Insight Bowl | Oklahoma | 31-14 | Iowa |
| 2010 | Dec 2010 | Insight Bowl | Iowa | 27-24 | Missouri |
| 2009 | Dec 2009 | Insight Bowl | Iowa State | 14-13 | Minnesota |
| 2008 | Dec 2008 | Insight Bowl | Kansas | 42-21 | Minnesota |
| 2007 | Dec 2007 | Insight Bowl | Oklahoma State | 49-33 | Indiana |
| 2005 | Dec 2005 | Insight Bowl | Arizona State | 45-40 | Rutgers |
| 2004 | Dec 2004 | Insight Bowl | Oregon State | 38-21 | Notre Dame |
| 2003 | Dec 2003 | Insight Bowl | California | 52-49 | Virginia Tech |
| 2002 | Dec 2002 | Insight Bowl | Pittsburgh | 38-13 | Oregon State |
| 2001 | Dec 2001 | Insight Bowl | Syracuse | 26-3 | Kansas State |
| 2000 | Dec 2000 | Insight Bowl | Iowa State | 37-29 | Pittsburgh |
| 1999 | Dec 1999 | Insight Bowl | Colorado | 62-28 | Boston College |
| 1998 | Dec 1998 | Insight Bowl | Missouri | 34-31 | West Virginia |
| 1997 | Dec 1997 | Insight.com Bowl | Arizona | 20-14 | New Mexico |
| 1996 | Dec 1996 | Copper Bowl | Wisconsin | 38-10 | Utah |
| 1995 | Dec 1995 | Copper Bowl | Texas Tech | 55-41 | Air Force |
| 1994 | Dec 1994 | Copper Bowl | BYU | 31-6 | Oklahoma |
| 1993 | Dec 1993 | Copper Bowl | Kansas State | 52-17 | Wyoming |
| 1992 | Dec 1992 | Copper Bowl | Washington State | 31-28 | Utah |
| 1991 | Dec 1991 | Copper Bowl | Indiana | 24-0 | Baylor |
| 1990 | Dec 1990 | Copper Bowl | California | 17-15 | Wyoming |
| 1989 | Dec 1989 | Copper Bowl | Arizona | 17-10 | NC State |