Southern Methodist Mustangs Bowl Game History
ACC- Bowl Record
- 8-11-1
- Appearances
- 20
- Wins
- 8
- Losses
- 11
- Ties
- 1
- BCS Bowls
- 0-0
Every Bowl Appearance
Bowl results complete through 2025.
| Season | Played | Bowl | ResultR | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Dec 1924 | Dixie Classic | L | West Virginia Wesleyan | 9-7 |
| 1935 | Jan 1936 | Rose Bowl | L | Stanford | 7-0 |
| 1947 | Jan 1948 | Cotton Bowl | T | Penn State | 13-13 |
| 1948 | Jan 1949 | Cotton Bowl | W | Oregon | 21-13 |
| 1963 | Dec 1963 | Sun Bowl | L | Oregon | 21-14 |
| 1966 | Jan 1967 | Cotton Bowl | L | Georgia | 24-9 |
| 1968 | Dec 1968 | Bluebonnet Bowl | W | Oklahoma | 28-27 |
| 1980 | Dec 1980 | Holiday Bowl | L | BYU | 46-45 |
| 1982 | Jan 1983 | Cotton Bowl | W | Pittsburgh | 7-3 |
| 1983 | Dec 1983 | Sun Bowl | L | Alabama | 28-7 |
| 1984 | Dec 1984 | Aloha Bowl | W | Notre Dame | 27-20 |
| 2009 | Dec 2009 | Hawaii Bowl | W | Nevada | 45-10 |
| 2010 | Dec 2010 | Armed Forces Bowl | L | Army | 16-14 |
| 2011 | Dec 2011 | Birmingham Bowl played as the BBVA Compass Bowl | W | Pittsburgh | 28-6 |
| 2012 | Dec 2012 | Hawaii Bowl | W | Fresno State | 43-10 |
| 2017 | Dec 2017 | Frisco Bowl | L | Louisiana Tech | 51-10 |
| 2019 | Dec 2019 | Boca Raton Bowl | L | Florida Atlantic | 52-28 |
| 2022 | Dec 2022 | New Mexico Bowl | L | BYU | 24-23 |
| 2023 | Dec 2023 | Fenway Bowl played as the Wasabi Fenway Bowl | L | Boston College | 23-14 |
| 2025 | Jan 2026 | Holiday Bowl | W | Arizona | 24-19 |