Nebraska Cornhuskers Bowl Game History
Big Ten- Bowl Record
- 27-28
- Appearances
- 55
- Wins
- 27
- Losses
- 28
- BCS Bowls
- 1-1
Every Bowl Appearance
Bowl results complete through 2025.
| Season | Played | Bowl | ResultR | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Jan 1941 | Rose Bowl | L | Stanford | 21-13 |
| 1954 | Jan 1955 | Orange Bowl | L | Duke | 34-7 |
| 1962 | Dec 1962 | Gotham Bowl | W | Miami | 36-34 |
| 1963 | Jan 1964 | Orange Bowl | W | Auburn | 13-7 |
| 1964 | Jan 1965 | Cotton Bowl | L | Arkansas | 10-7 |
| 1965 | Jan 1966 | Orange Bowl | L | Alabama | 39-28 |
| 1966 | Jan 1967 | Sugar Bowl | L | Alabama | 34-7 |
| 1969 | Dec 1969 | Sun Bowl | W | Georgia | 45-6 |
| 1970 | Jan 1971 | Orange Bowl | W | LSU | 17-12 |
| 1971 | Jan 1972 | Orange Bowl | W | Alabama | 38-6 |
| 1972 | Jan 1973 | Orange Bowl | W | Notre Dame | 40-6 |
| 1973 | Jan 1974 | Cotton Bowl | W | Texas | 19-3 |
| 1974 | Jan 1975 | Sugar Bowl | W | Florida | 13-10 |
| 1975 | Dec 1975 | Fiesta Bowl | L | Arizona State | 17-14 |
| 1976 | Dec 1976 | Bluebonnet Bowl | W | Texas Tech | 27-24 |
| 1977 | Dec 1977 | Liberty Bowl | W | North Carolina | 21-17 |
| 1978 | Jan 1979 | Orange Bowl | L | Oklahoma | 31-24 |
| 1979 | Jan 1980 | Cotton Bowl | L | Houston | 17-14 |
| 1980 | Dec 1980 | Sun Bowl | W | Mississippi State | 31-17 |
| 1981 | Jan 1982 | Orange Bowl | L | Clemson | 22-15 |
| 1982 | Jan 1983 | Orange Bowl | W | LSU | 21-20 |
| 1983 | Jan 1984 | Orange Bowl | L | Miami (Fla.) | 31-30 |
| 1984 | Jan 1985 | Sugar Bowl | W | LSU | 28-10 |
| 1985 | Jan 1986 | Fiesta Bowl | L | Michigan | 27-23 |
| 1986 | Jan 1987 | Sugar Bowl | W | LSU | 30-15 |
| 1987 | Jan 1988 | Fiesta Bowl | L | Florida State | 31-28 |
| 1988 | Jan 1989 | Orange Bowl | L | Miami (Fla.) | 23-3 |
| 1989 | Jan 1990 | Fiesta Bowl | L | Florida State | 41-17 |
| 1990 | Jan 1991 | Citrus Bowl | L | Georgia Tech | 45-21 |
| 1991 | Jan 1992 | Orange Bowl | L | Miami (Fla.) | 22-0 |
| 1992 | Jan 1993 | Orange Bowl | L | Florida State | 27-14 |
| 1993 | Jan 1994 | Orange Bowl | L | Florida State | 18-16 |
| 1994 | Jan 1995 | Orange Bowl | W | Miami (Fla.) | 24-17 |
| 1995 | Jan 1996 | Fiesta Bowl | W | Florida | 62-24 |
| 1996 | Jan 1997 | Orange Bowl | W | Virginia Tech | 41-21 |
| 1997 | Jan 1998 | Orange Bowl | W | Tennessee | 42-17 |
| 1998 | Dec 1998 | Holiday Bowl | L | Arizona | 23-20 |
| 1999 | Jan 2000 | Fiesta Bowl | W | Tennessee | 31-21 |
| 2000 | Dec 2000 | Alamo Bowl | W | Northwestern | 66-17 |
| 2001 | Jan 2002 | Rose Bowl | L | Miami | 37-14 |
| 2002 | Dec 2002 | Independence Bowl | L | Ole Miss | 27-23 |
| 2003 | Dec 2003 | Alamo Bowl | W | Michigan State | 17-3 |
| 2005 | Dec 2005 | Alamo Bowl | W | Michigan | 32-28 |
| 2006 | Dec 2006 | Cotton Bowl | L | Auburn | 17-14 |
| 2008 | Dec 2008 | Gator Bowl | W | Clemson | 26-21 |
| 2009 | Dec 2009 | Holiday Bowl | W | Arizona | 33-0 |
| 2010 | Dec 2010 | Holiday Bowl | L | Washington | 19-7 |
| 2011 | Dec 2011 | Citrus Bowl played as the Capital One Bowl | L | South Carolina | 30-13 |
| 2012 | Dec 2012 | Citrus Bowl played as the Capital One Bowl | L | Georgia | 45-31 |
| 2013 | Jan 2014 | Gator Bowl | W | Georgia | 24-19 |
| 2014 | Dec 2014 | Holiday Bowl played as the National University Holiday Bowl | L | USC | 45-42 |
| 2015 | Dec 2015 | San Francisco Bowl played as the Foster Farms Bowl | W | UCLA | 37-29 |
| 2016 | Dec 2016 | Music City Bowl | L | Tennessee | 38-24 |
| 2024 | Dec 2024 | Pinstripe Bowl played as the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl | W | Boston College | 20-15 |
| 2025 | Dec 2025 | Las Vegas Bowl played as the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl | L | Utah | 44-22 |