Iowa bowl history
Bowl record
19-18-1
Games
38
First / last
1956 / 2025
Last bowl
ReliaQuest Bowl (2025)
| Season | Bowl | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ReliaQuest Bowl | Vanderbilt | 34-27 | Won |
| 2024 | Music City Bowl | Missouri | 24-27 | Lost |
| 2023 | Citrus Bowl | Tennessee | 0-35 | Lost |
| 2022 | Music City Bowl | Kentucky | 21-0 | Won |
| 2021 | Citrus Bowl | Kentucky | 17-20 | Lost |
| 2019 | Holiday Bowl | USC | 49-24 | Won |
| 2018 | Outback Bowl | Mississippi State | 27-22 | Won |
| 2017 | Pinstripe Bowl | Boston College | 27-20 | Won |
| 2016 | Outback Bowl | Florida | 3-30 | Lost |
| 2015 | Rose Bowl | Stanford | 16-45 | Lost |
| 2014 | Taxslayer Bowl | Tennessee | 28-45 | Lost |
| 2013 | Outback Bowl | LSU | 14-21 | Lost |
| 2011 | Insight Bowl | Oklahoma | 14-31 | Lost |
| 2010 | Insight Bowl | Missouri | 27-24 | Won |
| 2009 | Orange Bowl | Georgia Tech | 24-14 | Won |
| 2008 | Outback Bowl | South Carolina | 31-10 | Won |
| 2006 | Postseason game | Texas | 24-26 | Lost |
| 2005 | Outback Bowl | Florida | 24-31 | Lost |
| 2004 | Capital One Bowl | LSU | 30-25 | Won |
| 2003 | Outback Bowl | Florida | 37-17 | Won |
| 2002 | Orange Bowl | USC | 17-38 | Lost |
| 2001 | Postseason game | Texas Tech | 19-16 | Won |
| 1997 | Postseason game | Arizona State | 7-17 | Lost |
| 1996 | Postseason game | Texas Tech | 27-0 | Won |
| 1995 | Postseason game | Washington | 38-18 | Won |
| 1993 | Postseason game | California | 3-37 | Lost |
| 1991 | Postseason game | BYU | 13-13 | Tied |
| 1990 | Postseason game | Washington | 34-46 | Lost |
| 1988 | Postseason game | NC State | 23-28 | Lost |
| 1987 | Postseason game | Wyoming | 20-19 | Won |
| 1986 | Postseason game | San Diego State | 39-38 | Won |
| 1985 | Postseason game | UCLA | 28-45 | Lost |
| 1984 | Postseason game | Texas | 55-17 | Won |
| 1983 | Postseason game | Florida | 6-14 | Lost |
| 1982 | Postseason game | Tennessee | 28-22 | Won |
| 1981 | Postseason game | Washington | 0-28 | Lost |
| 1958 | Postseason game | California | 38-12 | Won |
| 1956 | Postseason game | Oregon State | 35-19 | Won |
Postseason games from the Iowa game log; bowl names from the game records. "Postseason game" means the record does not name the bowl.
Every Iowa bowl and playoff game on record: which bowl, the opponent, the score and the result, with the overall bowl record of 19-18-1. Season by season, see the Iowa record by year; across the country, the bowl schedule and results.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Iowa's bowl record?
Iowa is 19-18-1 in 38 postseason games on record, from 1956 to 2025.
What was Iowa's last bowl game?
ReliaQuest Bowl after the 2025 season: beat Vanderbilt 34-27.