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The Washington Huskies college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Washington in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). Since the establishment of the team in 1889, Washington has appeared in 38 bowl games.[1] Included in these games are 14 appearances in the Rose Bowl Game, one in the Orange Bowl and one Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game appearance.[1][2] Through the history of the program, nine separate coaches have led the Huskies to bowl games with Don James having the most appearances with 14. With a loss in their most recent bowl game, the 2017 Fiesta Bowl, Washington's overall bowl record stands at 18 wins, 19 losses and 1 tie (18–19–1).[1] The Pac-8 did not allow a second bowl team from the conference until 1975.[3]

Key[]

General
dagger Bowl game record attendance
double-dagger Former bowl game record attendance

Results
W Win
L Loss
T Tie

Bowl games[]

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[A 1]
# Bowl Score Date Season Opponent Stadium Location Attendance Head coach
1 Rose Bowl T 14–14 01924-01-01 January 1, 1924 1923 Navy Midshipmen Rose Bowl Pasadena 40,000 Bagshaw, EnochEnoch Bagshaw
2 Rose Bowl L 19–20 01926-01-01 January 1, 1926 1925 Alabama Crimson Tide Rose Bowl Pasadena 50,000 Bagshaw, EnochEnoch Bagshaw
3 Rose Bowl L 0–21 01937-01-01 January 1, 1937 1936 Pittsburgh Panthers Rose Bowl Pasadena 87,196double-dagger Phelan, JamesJames Phelan
4 Poi Bowl W 53–13 01938-01-01 January 1, 1938 1937 Hawaii Honolulu Stadium Honolulu 13,500 Phelan, JamesJames Phelan
5 Rose Bowl L 0–29 01944-01-01 January 1, 1944 1943 USC Trojans Rose Bowl Pasadena 68,000 Welch, RalphRalph Welch
6 Rose Bowl W 44–8 01960-01-01 January 1, 1960 1959 Wisconsin Badgers Rose Bowl Pasadena 100,809 Owens, JimJim Owens
7 Rose Bowl W 17–7 01961-01-02 January 2, 1961 1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers Rose Bowl Pasadena 97,314 Owens, JimJim Owens
8 Rose Bowl L 7–17 01964-01-01 January 1, 1964 1963 Illinois Fighting Illini Rose Bowl Pasadena 96,957 Owens, JimJim Owens
9 Rose Bowl W 27–20 01978-01-02 January 2, 1978 1977 Michigan Wolverines Rose Bowl Pasadena 105,312 James, DonDon James
10 Sun Bowl W 14–7 01979-12-22 December 22, 1979 1979 Texas Longhorns Sun Bowl El Paso 33,412 James, DonDon James
11 Rose Bowl L 6–23 01981-01-01 January 1, 1981 1980 Michigan Wolverines Rose Bowl Pasadena 105,526 James, DonDon James
12 Rose Bowl W 28–0 01982-01-01 January 1, 1982 1981 Iowa Hawkeyes Rose Bowl Pasadena 105,611 James, DonDon James
13 Aloha Bowl W 21–20 01982-12-25 December 25, 1982 1982 Maryland Terrapins Aloha Stadium Honolulu 30,055double-dagger James, DonDon James
14 Aloha Bowl L 10–13 01983-12-26 December 26, 1983 1983 Penn State Nittany Lions Aloha Stadium Honolulu 37,212double-dagger James, DonDon James
15 Orange Bowl W 28–17 01985-01-01 January 1, 1985 1984 Oklahoma Sooners Orange Bowl Miami 56,294 James, DonDon James
16 Freedom Bowl W 20–17 01985-12-30 December 30, 1985 1985 Colorado Buffaloes Anaheim Stadium Anaheim 30,961double-dagger James, DonDon James
17 Sun Bowl L 6–28 01986-12-25 December 25, 1986 1986 Alabama Crimson Tide Sun Bowl El Paso 48,722 James, DonDon James
18 Independence Bowl W 24–12 01987-12-19 December 19, 1987 1987 Tulane Green Wave Independence Stadium Shreveport 41,683 James, DonDon James
19 Freedom Bowl W 34–7 01989-12-30 December 30, 1989 1989 Florida Gators Anaheim Stadium Anaheim 33,858 James, DonDon James
20 Rose Bowl W 46–34 01991-01-01 January 1, 1991 1990 Iowa Hawkeyes Rose Bowl Pasadena 101,273 James, DonDon James
21 Rose Bowl W 34–14 01992-01-01 January 1, 1992 1991 Michigan Wolverines Rose Bowl Pasadena 103,566 James, DonDon James
22 Rose Bowl L 31–38 01993-01-01 January 1, 1993 1992 Michigan Wolverines Rose Bowl Pasadena 94,236 James, DonDon James
23 Sun Bowl L 18–38 01995-12-29 December 29, 1995 1995 Iowa Hawkeyes Sun Bowl El Paso 49,116 Lambright, JimJim Lambright
24 Holiday Bowl L 21–33 01996-12-30 December 30, 1996 1996 Colorado Buffaloes Jack Murphy Stadium[A 2] San Diego 54,749 Lambright, JimJim Lambright
25 Aloha Bowl W 51–23 01997-12-25 December 25, 1997 1997 Michigan State Spartans Aloha Stadium Honolulu 44,598 Lambright, JimJim Lambright
26 Oahu Bowl L 25–45 01998-12-25 December 25, 1998 1998 Air Force Falcons Aloha Stadium Honolulu 46,451dagger Lambright, JimJim Lambright
27 Holiday Bowl L 20–24 01999-12-29 December 29, 1999 1999 Kansas State Wildcats Qualcomm Stadium[A 2] San Diego 57,118 Neuheisel, RickRick Neuheisel
28 Rose Bowl W 34–24 02001-01-01 January 1, 2001 2000 Purdue Boilermakers Rose Bowl Pasadena 94,392 Neuheisel, RickRick Neuheisel
29 Holiday Bowl L 43–47 02001-12-28 December 28, 2001 2001 Texas Longhorns Qualcomm Stadium[A 2] San Diego 60,548 Neuheisel, RickRick Neuheisel
30 Sun Bowl L 24–34 02002-12-30 December 30, 2002 2002 Purdue Boilermakers Sun Bowl El Paso 48,917 Neuheisel, RickRick Neuheisel
31 Holiday Bowl W 19–7 02010-12-30 December 30, 2010 2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers Qualcomm Stadium[A 2] San Diego 57,291 Sarkisian, SteveSteve Sarkisian
32 Alamo Bowl L 56–67 02011-12-29 December 29, 2011 2011 Baylor Bears Alamodome San Antonio 65,256 Sarkisian, SteveSteve Sarkisian
33 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas L 26–28 02012-12-22 December 22, 2012 2012 Boise State Broncos Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas 33,217 Sarkisian, SteveSteve Sarkisian
34 Fight Hunger Bowl W 31–16 02013-12-27 December 27, 2013 2013 BYU Cougars AT&T Park San Francisco 34,136 Tuiasosopo, MarquesMarques Tuiasosopo (Interim)
35 Cactus Bowl L 22–30 02015-01-02 January 2, 2015 2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys Sun Devil Stadium Tempe 35,409 Petersen, ChrisChris Petersen
36 Heart of Dallas Bowl W 44–31 02015-12-26 December 26, 2015 2015 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Cotton Bowl Dallas 20,229[5] Petersen, ChrisChris Petersen
37 Peach Bowl L 7–24 02016-12-31 December 31, 2016 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide Georgia Dome Atlanta 75,996 Petersen, ChrisChris Petersen
38 Fiesta Bowl L 28–35 02017-12-30 December 30, 2017 2017 Penn State Nittany Lions University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale 61,842 Petersen, ChrisChris Petersen
39 Rose Bowl L 23-28 02019-01-01 January 1, 2019 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes Rose Bowl Pasadena 91,853 Petersen, ChrisChris Petersen

Notes[]

  1. Statistics correct as of 2010–11 NCAA football bowl games.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Originally called Jack Murphy Stadium from 1980 to 1997, in 1998 it was renamed Qualcomm Stadium.[4]

References[]

General
Specific
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 29
  2. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 31
  3. Eugene Register-Guard – Bowling 'em over – 1975-12-05 – p.1B
  4. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 8
  5. "2015 Heart of Dallas Bowl: Washington vs. Southern Miss". Stat Broadcast. http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=112025&a=1. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
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