List of Minnesota Golden Gophers bowl games

The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Minnesota in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. Since the establishment of the team in 1882, Minnesota has appeared in 16 bowl games. Included in these games are 2 appearances in the Rose Bowl. The latest bowl appearance for Minnesota came in their loss to Missouri in the 2015 Citrus Bowl. A loss in that game brought Minnesota's all-time bowl record to 5 wins and 12 losses (5–12–0).

Bowl games

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach
#	Bowl	Score	Date	Season	Opponent	Stadium	Location	Attendance	Head coach
1	Rose Bowl	L 10 !L 7–17	01961-01-02-0000January 2, 1961	1960	Washington	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	97,314	Warmath, MurrayMurray Warmath
2	Rose Bowl	W 18 !W 21–3	01962-01-01-0000January 1, 1962	1961	UCLA	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	98,214	Warmath, MurrayMurray Warmath
3	Hall of Fame Classic	L 15 !L 6–21	01977-12-22-0000December 22, 1977	1977	Maryland	Legion Field	Birmingham, AL	47,000	Stoll, CalCal Stoll
4	Independence Bowl	W 07 !W 20–13	01985-12-21-0000December 21, 1985	1985	Clemson	Independence Stadium	Shreveport, LA	42,800	Gutekunst, JohnJohn Gutekunst
5	Liberty Bowl	L 07 !L 14–21	01986-12-29-0000December 29, 1986	1986	Tennessee	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	Memphis, TN	51,327	Gutekunst, JohnJohn Gutekunst
6	Sun Bowl	L 04 !L 20–24	01999-12-31-0000December 31, 1999	1999	Oregon	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, TX	48,757	Mason, GlenGlen Mason
7	MicronPC.com Bowl	L 08 !L 30–38	02000-12-28-0000December 28, 2000	2000	NC State	Pro Player Stadium	Miami Gardens, FL	28,359	Mason, GlenGlen Mason
8	Music City Bowl	W 15 !W 29–14	02002-12-30-0000December 30, 2002	2002	Arkansas	The Coliseum	Nashville, TN	39,183	Mason, GlenGlen Mason
9	Sun Bowl	W 01 !W 31–30	02003-12-31-0000December 31, 2003	2003	Oregon	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, TX	49,894	Mason, GlenGlen Mason
10	Music City Bowl	W 04 !W 20–16	02004-12-31-0000December 31, 2004	2004	Alabama	The Coliseum	Nashville, TN	66,089	Mason, GlenGlen Mason
11	Music City Bowl	L 03 !L 31–34	02005-12-30-0000December 30, 2005	2005	Virginia	The Coliseum	Nashville, TN	40,519	Mason, GlenGlen Mason
12	Insight Bowl	L 03 !L 41–44	02006-12-29-0000December 29, 2006	2006	Texas Tech	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe, AZ	48,391	Mason, GlenGlen Mason
13	Insight Bowl	L 21 !L 21–42	02008-12-31-0000December 31, 2008	2008	Kansas	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe, AZ	49,103	Brewster, TimTim Brewster
14	Insight Bowl	L 01 !L 13–14	02009-12-31-0000December 31, 2009	2009	Iowa State	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe, AZ	45,090	Brewster, TimTim Brewster
15	Meineke Care Care Bowl of Texas	L 03 !L 31–34	02012-12-28-0000December 28, 2012	2012	Texas Tech	Reliant Stadium	Houston, TX	50,386	Kill, JerryJerry Kill
16	Texas Bowl	L 04 !L 17–21	02013-12-27-0000December 27, 2013	2013	Syracuse	Reliant Stadium	Houston, TX	32,327	Kill, JerryJerry Kill
17	Citrus Bowl	L 16 !L 17–33	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	2014	Missouri	Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium	Orlando, FL	48,624	Kill, JerryJerry Kill

References

General

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2012 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved February 9, 2013.

Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–1898) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska (Bits of Wooden Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–1943; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" University of Minnesota Marching Band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Passing leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold