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Cougars Bowl Game History
| Season | Bowl | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1951 | Salad | Dayton | W | 26-21 |
| 1962 | Tangerine | Miami (OH) | W | 49-21 |
| 1969 | Bluebonnet | Auburn | W | 36-7 |
| 1971 | Bluebonnet | Colorado | L | 29-17 |
| 1973 | Bluebonnet | Tulane | W | 47-7 |
| 1974 | Bluebonnet | N.C. State | T | 31-31 |
| 1976 | Cotton | Maryland | W | 30-21 |
| 1978 | Cotton | Notre Dame | L | 35-34 |
| 1979 | Cotton | Nebraska | W | 17-14 |
| 1980 | Garden State | Navy | W | 35-0 |
| 1981 | Sun | Oklahoma | L | 40-14 |
| 1984 | Cotton | Boston College | L | 45-28 |
| 1988 | Aloha | Wash. State | L | 24-22 |
| 1996 | Liberty | Syracuse | L | 30-17 |
| 2003 | Hawai'i | Hawai'i | L | 54-48 (3 OT) |
| 2005 | Fort Worth | Kansas | L | 42-13 |
| 2006 | Liberty | South Carolina | L | 44-36 |
| 2007 | Texas | TCU | L | 20-13 |
| 2008 | Armed Forces | Air Force | W | 34-28 |
| 2009 | Bell Helicopter Armed Forces | Air Force | L | 47-20 |
| 2012 | TicketCity Bowl | Penn State | W | 30-14 |
| 2013 | BBVA Compass Bowl | Vanderbilt | L | 41-24 |
| 2014 | Locked Martin Armed Forces | Pitt | W | 35-34 |
| 2015 | Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | Florida State | W | 38-24 |
| 2016 | Las Vegas Bowl | San Diego State | L | 34-10 |