California Golden Bears

California Golden Bears Bowl Game History

ACC
Bowl Record
12-14-1
Appearances
27
Wins
12
Losses
14
Ties
1
BCS Bowls
0-0

Every Bowl Appearance

Bowl results complete through 2025.

Season Played Bowl ResultR Opponent Score
1920 Jan 1921 Rose Bowl W Ohio State 28-0
1921 Jan 1922 Rose Bowl T California 0-0
1928 Jan 1929 Rose Bowl L Georgia Tech 8-7
1937 Jan 1938 Rose Bowl W Alabama 13-0
1948 Jan 1949 Rose Bowl L Northwestern 20-14
1949 Jan 1950 Rose Bowl L Ohio State 17-14
1950 Jan 1951 Rose Bowl L Michigan 14-6
1958 Jan 1959 Rose Bowl L Iowa 38-12
1979 Dec 1979 Garden State Bowl L Temple 28-17
1990 Dec 1990 Copper Bowl W Wyoming 17-15
1991 Jan 1992 Citrus Bowl W Clemson 37-13
1993 Dec 1993 Alamo Bowl W Iowa 37-3
1996 Dec 1996 Aloha Bowl L Navy 42-38
2003 Dec 2003 Copper Bowl played as the Insight Bowl W Virginia Tech 52-49
2004 Dec 2004 Holiday Bowl L Texas Tech 45-31
2005 Dec 2005 Las Vegas bowl W BYU 35-28
2006 Dec 2006 Holiday Bowl W Texas A&M 42-10
2007 Dec 2007 Armed Forces Bowl W Air Force 42-36
2008 Dec 2008 San Francisco Bowl played as the Emerald Bowl W Miami 24-17
2009 Dec 2009 Poinsettia Bowl L Utah 37-27
2011 Dec 2011 Holiday Bowl L Texas 21-10
2015 Dec 2015 Armed Forces Bowl W Air Force 55-36
2018 Dec 2018 Copper Bowl played as the Cheez-It Bowl L Texas Christian 10-7
2019 Dec 2019 San Francisco Bowl played as the Redbox Bowl W Illinois 35-20
2023 Dec 2023 Independence Bowl played as the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl L Texas Tech 34-14
2024 Dec 2024 LA Bowl played as the AOS LA Bowl hosted by Gronk L UNLV 24-13
2025 Dec 2025 Hawaii Bowl played as the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl L Hawaii 35-31