Notre Dame Fighting Irish Bowl Game History
Independent- Bowl Record
- 23-22
- Appearances
- 45
- Wins
- 23
- Losses
- 22
Every Bowl Appearance
Bowl results complete through 2025.
| Season | Played | Bowl | ResultR | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Jan 1925 | Rose Bowl | W | Stanford | 27-10 |
| 1969 | Jan 1970 | Cotton Bowl | L | Texas | 21-17 |
| 1970 | Jan 1971 | Cotton Bowl | W | Texas | 24-11 |
| 1972 | Jan 1973 | Orange Bowl | L | Nebraska | 40-6 |
| 1973 | Jan 1974 | Sugar Bowl | W | Alabama | 24-23 |
| 1974 | Jan 1975 | Orange Bowl | W | Alabama | 13-11 |
| 1976 | Dec 1976 | Gator Bowl | W | Penn State | 20-9 |
| 1977 | Jan 1978 | Cotton Bowl | W | Texas | 38-10 |
| 1978 | Jan 1979 | Cotton Bowl | W | Houston | 35-34 |
| 1980 | Jan 1981 | Sugar Bowl | L | Georgia | 17-10 |
| 1983 | Dec 1983 | Liberty Bowl | W | Boston College | 19-18 |
| 1984 | Dec 1984 | Aloha Bowl | L | SMU | 27-20 |
| 1987 | Jan 1988 | Cotton Bowl | L | Texas A&M | 35-10 |
| 1988 | Jan 1989 | Fiesta Bowl | W | West Virginia | 34-21 |
| 1989 | Jan 1990 | Orange Bowl | W | Colorado | 21-6 |
| 1990 | Jan 1991 | Orange Bowl | L | Colorado | 10-9 |
| 1991 | Jan 1992 | Sugar Bowl | W | Florida | 39-28 |
| 1992 | Jan 1993 | Cotton Bowl | W | Texas A&M | 28-3 |
| 1993 | Jan 1994 | Cotton Bowl | W | Texas A&M | 24-21 |
| 1994 | Jan 1995 | Fiesta Bowl | L | Colorado | 41-24 |
| 1995 | Jan 1996 | Orange Bowl | L | Florida State | 31-26 |
| 1997 | Dec 1997 | Independence Bowl | L | LSU | 27-9 |
| 1998 | Jan 1999 | Gator Bowl | L | Georgia Tech | 35-28 |
| 2000 | Jan 2001 | Fiesta Bowl | L | Oregon State | 41-9 |
| 2002 | Dec 2002 | Gator Bowl | L | NC State | 28-6 |
| 2004 | Dec 2004 | Copper Bowl played as the Insight Bowl | L | Oregon State | 38-21 |
| 2005 | Jan 2006 | Fiesta Bowl | L | Ohio State | 34-20 |
| 2006 | Jan 2007 | Sugar Bowl | L | LSU | 41-14 |
| 2008 | Dec 2008 | Hawaii Bowl | W | Hawaii | 49-21 |
| 2010 | Dec 2010 | Sun Bowl | W | Miami | 33-17 |
| 2011 | Dec 2011 | Champs Sports Bowl | L | Florida State | 18-14 |
| 2012 | Dec 2012 | BCS National Championship | L | Alabama | 42-14 |
| 2013 | Dec 2013 | Pinstripe Bowl played as the New Era Pinstripe Bowl | W | Rutgers | 29-16 |
| 2014 | Dec 2014 | Music City Bowl played as the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | W | LSU | 31-28 |
| 2015 | Jan 2016 | Fiesta Bowl | L | Ohio State | 44-28 |
| 2017 | Jan 2018 | Citrus Bowl | W | Louisiana State | 21-17 |
| 2018 | Dec 2018 | Cotton Bowl | L | Clemson | 30-3 |
| 2019 | Dec 2019 | Champs Sports Bowl played as the Camping World Bowl | W | Iowa State | 33-9 |
| 2020 | Jan 2021 | Rose Bowl | L | Alabama | 31-14 |
| 2021 | Jan 2022 | Fiesta Bowl | L | Oklahoma State | 37-35 |
| 2022 | Dec 2022 | Gator Bowl played as the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl | W | South Carolina | 45-38 |
| 2023 | Dec 2023 | Sun Bowl played as the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | W | Oregon State | 40-8 |
| 2024 | Jan 2025 | Sugar Bowl played as the CFP Quarterfinal - Allstate Sugar Bowl | W | Georgia | 23-10 |
| 2024 | Jan 2025 | Orange Bowl played as the CFP Semifinal - Capital One Orange Bowl | W | Penn State | 27-24 |
| 2024 | Jan 2025 | College Football Playoff National Championship played as the CFP National Championship | L | Ohio State | 34-23 |