Wisconsin bowl history
Bowl record
19-16
Games
35
First / last
1952 / 2023
Last bowl
ReliaQuest Bowl (2023)
| Season | Bowl | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ReliaQuest Bowl | LSU | 31-35 | Lost |
| 2022 | Rate Bowl | Oklahoma State | 24-17 | Won |
| 2021 | Las Vegas Bowl | Arizona State | 20-13 | Won |
| 2020 | Duke's Mayo Bowl | Wake Forest | 42-28 | Won |
| 2019 | Rose Bowl | Oregon | 27-28 | Lost |
| 2018 | Pinstripe Bowl | Miami | 35-3 | Won |
| 2017 | Postseason game | Miami | 34-24 | Won |
| 2016 | Cotton Bowl | Western Michigan | 24-16 | Won |
| 2015 | Holiday Bowl | USC | 23-21 | Won |
| 2014 | Outback Bowl | Auburn | 34-31 | Won |
| 2013 | Capital One Bowl | South Carolina | 24-34 | Lost |
| 2012 | Rose Bowl | Stanford | 14-20 | Lost |
| 2011 | Rose Bowl | Oregon | 38-45 | Lost |
| 2010 | Rose Bowl | TCU | 19-21 | Lost |
| 2009 | Postseason game | Miami | 20-14 | Won |
| 2008 | Postseason game | Florida State | 13-42 | Lost |
| 2007 | Postseason game | Tennessee | 17-21 | Lost |
| 2006 | Capital One Bowl At Orlando Fl | Arkansas | 17-14 | Won |
| 2005 | Capital One Bowl | Auburn | 24-10 | Won |
| 2004 | Outback Bowl | Georgia | 21-24 | Lost |
| 2003 | Postseason game | Auburn | 14-28 | Lost |
| 2002 | Postseason game | Colorado | 31-28 | Won |
| 2000 | Postseason game | UCLA | 21-20 | Won |
| 1999 | Postseason game | Stanford | 17-9 | Won |
| 1998 | Postseason game | UCLA | 38-31 | Won |
| 1997 | Postseason game | Georgia | 6-33 | Lost |
| 1996 | Postseason game | Utah | 38-10 | Won |
| 1994 | Postseason game | Duke | 34-20 | Won |
| 1993 | Postseason game | UCLA | 21-16 | Won |
| 1984 | Postseason game | Kentucky | 19-20 | Lost |
| 1982 | Postseason game | Kansas State | 14-3 | Won |
| 1981 | Postseason game | Tennessee | 21-28 | Lost |
| 1962 | Postseason game | USC | 37-42 | Lost |
| 1959 | Postseason game | Washington | 8-44 | Lost |
| 1952 | Postseason game | USC | 0-7 | Lost |
Postseason games from the Wisconsin game log; bowl names from the game records. "Postseason game" means the record does not name the bowl.
Every Wisconsin bowl and playoff game on record: which bowl, the opponent, the score and the result, with the overall bowl record of 19-16. Season by season, see the Wisconsin record by year; across the country, the bowl schedule and results.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Wisconsin's bowl record?
Wisconsin is 19-16 in 35 postseason games on record, from 1952 to 2023.
What was Wisconsin's last bowl game?
ReliaQuest Bowl after the 2023 season: lost to LSU 31-35.
When did Wisconsin last win a bowl game?
Rate Bowl after the 2022 season, 24-17 over Oklahoma State.