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The University of Oklahoma - Oklahoma Football
May 20, 2013 | Football
Oklahoma Bowl History
Fourty-three bowl appearances and 25 bowl victories have firmly entrenched Oklahoma among the most tradition-rich schools in America. The Sooners have become synonymous with postseason play.Oklahoma enjoys favored status among the bowl community, partly for its tradition, but also for its fan following. Regardless of the location, Sooner fans flock to follow a bowl tradition that is as fresh as it is historic.
All of Bob Stoops' Sooner teams have been to bowl games (1999-2008) including six BCS and three national championship games. The Sooners claimed their 7th National Championship under Coach Stoops in the 2001 Orange Bowl against highly rated Florida State. None of Stoops' predecessors took even his first three teams to bowl play.
Oklahoma's Bowl Record: 25-17-1 (.595)
Bold indicates bowls played under Coach Stoops
| Bowl Game
|
W/L
|
Score
|
Att.
|
| 2009 Sun Bowl
|
W
|
OU 31 vs. Stanford 27
|
53,713
|
| 2009 Orange Bowl
|
L
|
OU 14 vs. Florida 24
|
78,468
|
| 2008 Fiesta Bowl
|
L
|
OU 28 vs. West Virginia 48
|
70,016
|
| 2007 Fiesta Bowl
|
L
|
OU 42 vs. Boise St. 43
|
73,719
|
| 2005 Holiday Bowl
|
W
|
OU 17 vs. Oregon 14
|
65,416
|
| 2005 Orange Bowl
|
L
|
OU 19 vs. USC 55
|
77,912
|
| 2004 Sugar Bowl
|
L
|
OU 14 vs. LSU 21
|
79,342
|
| 2003 Rose Bowl
|
W
|
OU 34 vs. WSU 14
|
86,848
|
| 2002 Cotton Bowl
|
W
|
OU 10 vs. Arkansas 3
|
72,955
|
| 2001 Orange Bowl
|
W
|
OU 12 vs. Florida State 2
|
76,835
|
| 1999 Independence Bowl
|
L
|
OU 25 vs. Ole Miss 27
|
49,843
|
| 1994 Copper Bowl
|
L
|
OU 6 vs. BYU 31
|
45,122
|
| 1993 John Hancock Bowl
|
W
|
OU 41 vs. Texas Tech 10
|
43,848
|
| 1991 Gator Bowl
|
W
|
OU 48 vs. Virginia 14
|
62,003
|
| 1989 Citrus Bowl
|
L
|
OU 6 vs. Clemson 13
|
53,571
|
| 1988 Orange Bowl
|
L
|
OU 14 vs. Miami 20
|
74,760
|
| 1987 Orange Bowl
|
W
|
OU 42 vs. Arkansas 8
|
57,291
|
| 1986 Orange Bowl
|
W
|
OU 25 vs. Penn State 10
|
74,178
|
| 1985 Orange Bowl
|
L
|
OU 17 vs. Washington 28
|
56,284
|
| 1983 Fiesta Bowl
|
L
|
OU 21 vs. ASU 32
|
70,553
|
| 1981 Sun Bowl
|
W
|
OU 40 vs. Houston 14
|
33,816
|
| 1981 Orange Bowl
|
W
|
OU 18 vs. Florida State 17
|
71,043
|
| 1980 Orange Bowl
|
W
|
OU 24 vs. Florida State 7
|
66,714
|
| 1979 Orange Bowl
|
W
|
OU 31 vs. Nebraska 24
|
66,635
|
| 1978 Orange Bowl
|
L
|
OU 6 vs. Arkansas 31
|
69,500
|
| 1976 Fiesta Bowl
|
W
|
OU 41 vs. Wyoming 7
|
46,315
|
| 1976 Orange Bowl
|
W
|
OU 14 vs. Michigan 6
|
80,307
|
| 1973 Sugar Bowl
|
L
|
OU 14 vs. Penn State 0
|
72,316
|
| 1972 Sugar Bowl
|
W
|
OU 42 vs. Auburn 22
|
84,031
|
| 1970 Bluebonnet Bowl
|
T
|
OU 24 vs. Alabama 24
|
53,832
|
| 1968 Orange Bowl
|
W
|
OU 26 vs. Tennessee 24
|
77,993
|
| 1965 Gator Bowl
|
L
|
OU 19 vs. Florida State 19
|
50,408
|
| 1963 Orange Bowl
|
L
|
OU 0 vs. Alabama 17
|
73,380
|
| 1959 Orange Bowl
|
W
|
OU 21 vs. Syracuse 6
|
75,281
|
| 1958 Orange Bowl
|
W
|
OU 48 vs. Duke 21
|
76,561
|
| 1956 Orange Bowl
|
W
|
OU 20 vs. Maryland 6
|
75,561
|
| 1954 Orange Bowl
|
W
|
OU 7 vs. Maryland 0
|
68,640
|
| 1951 Sugar Bowl
|
L
|
OU 7 vs. Kentucky 13
|
80,206
|
| 1950 Sugar Bowl
|
W
|
OU 35 vs. LSU 0
|
82,000
|
| 1949 Sugar Bowl
|
L
|
OU 14 vs. North Carolina 6
|
80,383
|
| 1947 Gator Bowl
|
W
|
OU 34 vs. N.C. State 13
|
10,034
|
| 1939 Orange Bowl
|
L
|
OU 0 vs. Tennessee 17
|
32,191
|
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