Nebraska bowl history
Bowl record
29-29
Games
58
First / last
1940 / 2025
Last bowl
Las Vegas Bowl (2025)
| Season | Bowl | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Las Vegas Bowl | Utah | 22-44 | Lost |
| 2024 | Pinstripe Bowl | Boston College | 20-15 | Won |
| 2016 | Postseason game | Tennessee | 24-38 | Lost |
| 2015 | Foster Farms Bowl | UCLA | 37-29 | Won |
| 2014 | Holiday Bowl | USC | 42-45 | Lost |
| 2013 | Gator Bowl | Georgia | 24-19 | Won |
| 2012 | Capital One Bowl | Georgia | 31-45 | Lost |
| 2011 | Capital One Bowl | South Carolina | 13-30 | Lost |
| 2010 | Holiday Bowl | Washington | 7-19 | Lost |
| 2009 | Postseason game | Arizona | 33-0 | Won |
| 2008 | Gator Bowl | Clemson | 26-21 | Won |
| 2006 | Cotton Bowl | Auburn | 14-17 | Lost |
| 2005 | Postseason game | Michigan | 32-28 | Won |
| 2003 | Postseason game | Michigan State | 17-3 | Won |
| 2002 | Postseason game | Ole Miss | 23-27 | Lost |
| 2001 | Postseason game | Miami | 14-37 | Lost |
| 2000 | Postseason game | Northwestern | 66-17 | Won |
| 1999 | Postseason game | Tennessee | 31-21 | Won |
| 1999 | Postseason game | Texas | 22-6 | Won |
| 1998 | Postseason game | Arizona | 20-23 | Lost |
| 1997 | Postseason game | Tennessee | 42-17 | Won |
| 1997 | Postseason game | Texas A&M | 54-15 | Won |
| 1996 | Postseason game | Virginia Tech | 41-21 | Won |
| 1996 | Postseason game | Texas | 27-37 | Lost |
| 1995 | Postseason game | Florida | 62-24 | Won |
| 1994 | Postseason game | Miami | 24-17 | Won |
| 1993 | Postseason game | Florida State | 16-18 | Lost |
| 1992 | Postseason game | Florida State | 14-27 | Lost |
| 1991 | Postseason game | Miami | 0-22 | Lost |
| 1990 | Postseason game | Georgia Tech | 21-45 | Lost |
| 1989 | Postseason game | Florida State | 17-41 | Lost |
| 1988 | Postseason game | Miami | 3-23 | Lost |
| 1987 | Postseason game | Florida State | 28-31 | Lost |
| 1986 | Postseason game | LSU | 30-15 | Won |
| 1985 | Postseason game | Michigan | 23-27 | Lost |
| 1984 | Postseason game | LSU | 28-10 | Won |
| 1983 | Postseason game | Miami | 30-31 | Lost |
| 1982 | Postseason game | LSU | 21-20 | Won |
| 1981 | Postseason game | Clemson | 15-22 | Lost |
| 1980 | Postseason game | Mississippi State | 31-17 | Won |
| 1979 | Postseason game | Houston | 14-17 | Lost |
| 1978 | Postseason game | Oklahoma | 24-31 | Lost |
| 1977 | Postseason game | North Carolina | 21-17 | Won |
| 1976 | Postseason game | Texas Tech | 27-24 | Won |
| 1975 | Postseason game | Arizona State | 14-17 | Lost |
| 1974 | Postseason game | Florida | 13-10 | Won |
| 1973 | Postseason game | Texas | 19-3 | Won |
| 1972 | Postseason game | Notre Dame | 40-6 | Won |
| 1971 | Postseason game | Alabama | 38-6 | Won |
| 1970 | Postseason game | LSU | 17-12 | Won |
| 1969 | Postseason game | Georgia | 45-6 | Won |
| 1966 | Postseason game | Alabama | 7-34 | Lost |
| 1965 | Postseason game | Alabama | 28-39 | Lost |
| 1964 | Postseason game | Arkansas | 7-10 | Lost |
| 1963 | Postseason game | Auburn | 13-7 | Won |
| 1962 | Postseason game | Miami | 36-34 | Won |
| 1954 | Postseason game | Duke | 7-34 | Lost |
| 1940 | Postseason game | Stanford | 13-21 | Lost |
Postseason games from the Nebraska game log; bowl names from the game records. "Postseason game" means the record does not name the bowl.
Every Nebraska bowl and playoff game on record: which bowl, the opponent, the score and the result, with the overall bowl record of 29-29. Season by season, see the Nebraska record by year; across the country, the bowl schedule and results.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Nebraska's bowl record?
Nebraska is 29-29 in 58 postseason games on record, from 1940 to 2025.
What was Nebraska's last bowl game?
Las Vegas Bowl after the 2025 season: lost to Utah 22-44.
When did Nebraska last win a bowl game?
Pinstripe Bowl after the 2024 season, 20-15 over Boston College.