Houston Cougars Bowl Game History
Big 12- Bowl Record
- 14-16-1
- Appearances
- 31
- Wins
- 14
- Losses
- 16
- Ties
- 1
Every Bowl Appearance
Bowl results complete through 2025.
| Season | Played | Bowl | ResultR | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Dec 1951 | Salad Bowl | W | Dayton | 26-21 |
| 1962 | Dec 1962 | Citrus Bowl played as the Tangerine Bowl | W | Miami Ohio | 49-21 |
| 1969 | Dec 1969 | Bluebonnet Bowl | W | Auburn | 36-7 |
| 1971 | Dec 1971 | Bluebonnet Bowl | L | Colorado | 29-17 |
| 1973 | Dec 1973 | Bluebonnet Bowl | W | Tulane | 36-7 |
| 1974 | Dec 1974 | Bluebonnet Bowl | T | Houston | 31-31 |
| 1976 | Jan 1977 | Cotton Bowl | W | Maryland | 30-21 |
| 1978 | Jan 1979 | Cotton Bowl | L | Notre Dame | 35-34 |
| 1979 | Jan 1980 | Cotton Bowl | W | Nebraska | 17-14 |
| 1980 | Dec 1980 | Garden State Bowl | W | Navy | 35-0 |
| 1981 | Dec 1981 | Sun Bowl | L | Oklahoma | 40-14 |
| 1984 | Jan 1985 | Cotton Bowl | L | Boston College | 45-28 |
| 1988 | Dec 1988 | Aloha Bowl | L | Washington State | 24-22 |
| 1996 | Dec 1996 | Liberty Bowl | L | Syracuse | 30-17 |
| 2003 | Dec 2003 | Hawaii Bowl | L | Hawaii | 54-48 |
| 2005 | Dec 2005 | Armed Forces Bowl played as the Fort Worth Bowl | L | Kansas | 42-13 |
| 2006 | Jan 2007 | Liberty Bowl | L | South Carolina | 44-36 |
| 2007 | Dec 2007 | Texas Bowl | L | TCU | 20-13 |
| 2008 | Dec 2008 | Armed Forces Bowl | W | Air Force | 34-28 |
| 2009 | Dec 2009 | Armed Forces Bowl | L | Air Force | 47-20 |
| 2011 | Dec 2011 | Heart of Dallas Bowl played as the TicketCity Bowl | W | Penn State | 30-14 |
| 2013 | Dec 2013 | Birmingham Bowl played as the Compass Bowl | L | Vanderbilt | 41-24 |
| 2014 | Jan 2015 | Armed Forces Bowl played as the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | W | Pitt | 35-34 |
| 2015 | Dec 2015 | Peach Bowl | W | Florida State | 38-24 |
| 2016 | Dec 2016 | Las Vegas Bowl | L | San Diego State | 34-10 |
| 2017 | Dec 2017 | Hawaii Bowl | L | Fresno State | 33-27 |
| 2018 | Dec 2018 | Armed Forces Bowl | L | Army | 70-14 |
| 2020 | Dec 2020 | New Mexico Bowl | L | Hawaii | 28-14 |
| 2021 | Dec 2021 | Birmingham Bowl | W | Auburn | 17-13 |
| 2022 | Dec 2022 | Independence Bowl played as the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl | W | Louisiana | 23-16 |
| 2025 | Dec 2025 | Texas Bowl played as the Kinder's Texas Bowl | W | LSU | 38-35 |