| Season |
Bowl |
Date |
Opponent |
NU
/ Opp
AP
Rank
|
Score |
Location |
| 1940 |
Rose |
Jan 1, 1941 |
Stanford |
7 / 2 |
L |
13-21 |
Pasadena, CA |
| 1954 |
Orange |
Jan 1, 1955 |
Duke |
- / 14 |
L |
7-34 |
Miami, FL |
| 1962 |
Gotham |
Dec 15, 1962 |
Miami |
- / - |
W |
36-34 |
New York City,
NY |
| 1963 |
Orange |
Jan 1, 1964 |
Auburn |
6 / 5 |
W |
13-7 |
Miami, FL |
| 1964 |
Cotton |
Jan 1, 1965 |
Arkansas* |
6 / 2 |
L |
7-10 |
Dallas, TX |
| 1965 |
Orange |
Jan 1, 1966 |
Alabama* |
3 / 4 |
L |
28-39 |
Miami, FL |
| 1966 |
Sugar |
Jan 2, 1967 |
Alabama |
6 / 3 |
L |
7-34 |
New Orleans,
LA |
| (NCAA-Record
35 consecutive bowl appearances begins with the 1969 season) |
| 1969 |
Sun |
Dec 20, 1969 |
Georgia |
14 / - |
W |
45-6 |
El Paso, TX |
| 1970(NC) |
Orange |
Jan 1, 1971 |
Louisiana St. |
3 / 5 |
W |
17-12 |
Miami, FL |
| 1971(NC) |
Orange |
Jan 1, 1972 |
Alabama |
1 / 2 |
W |
38-6 |
Miami, FL |
| 1972 |
Orange |
Jan 1, 1973 |
Notre Dame |
9 / 12 |
W |
40-6 |
Miami, FL |
| 1973 |
Cotton |
Jan 1, 1974 |
Texas |
12 / 8 |
W |
19-3 |
Dallas, TX |
| 1974 |
Sugar |
Dec 31,1974 |
Florida |
8 / 18 |
W |
13-10 |
New Orleans,
LA |
| 1975 |
Fiesta |
Dec 26, 1975 |
Arizona St. |
6 / 7 |
L |
14 -17 |
Tempe, AZ |
| 1976 |
Astro-BB |
Dec 31, 1976 |
Texas Tech |
13 / 9 |
W |
27-24 |
Houston, TX |
| 1977 |
Liberty |
Dec 19, 1977 |
North
Carolina |
12 / 14 |
W |
21-17 |
Memphis, TN |
| 1978 |
Orange |
Jan 1, 1979 |
Oklahoma |
6 / 4 |
L |
24-31 |
Miami, FL |
| 1979 |
Cotton |
Jan 1, 1980 |
Houston |
7 / 8 |
L |
14-17 |
Dallas, TX |
| 1980 |
Sun |
Dec 27, 1980 |
Mississippi
St. |
8 / 17 |
W |
31-17 |
El Paso, TX |
| 1981 |
Orange |
Jan 1, 1982 |
Clemson* |
4 / 1 |
L |
15-22 |
Miami, FL |
| 1982 |
Orange |
Jan 1, 1983 |
Louisiana
St. |
3 / 13 |
W |
21-20 |
Miami, FL |
| 1983 |
Orange |
Jan 2, 1984 |
Miami* |
1 / 5 |
L |
30-31 |
Miami, FL |
| 1984 |
Sugar |
Jan 1, 1985 |
Louisiana
St. |
3 / 13 |
W |
28-10 |
New Orleans,
LA |
| 1985 |
Fiesta |
Jan 1, 1986 |
Michigan |
7 / 5 |
L |
23-27 |
Tempe, AZ |
| 1986 |
Sugar |
Jan 1, 1987 |
Louisiana
St. |
6 / 5 |
W |
30-15 |
New Orleans,
LA |
| 1987 |
Fiesta |
Jan 1, 1988 |
Florida St. |
5 / 3 |
L |
28-31 |
Tempe, AZ |
| 1988 |
Orange |
Jan 1, 1989 |
Miami |
6 / 2 |
L |
3-23 |
Miami, FL |
| 1989 |
Fiesta |
Jan 1, 1990 |
Florida St. |
6 / 5 |
L |
17-41 |
Tempe, AZ |
| 1990 |
Citrus |
Jan 1, 1991 |
Georgia
Tech* |
19 / 2 |
L |
21-45 |
Orlando, FL |
| 1991 |
Orange |
Jan 1, 1992 |
Miami* |
11 / 1 |
L |
0-22 |
Miami, FL |
| 1992 |
Orange |
Jan 1, 1993 |
Florida St. |
11 / 3 |
L |
14-27 |
Miami, FL |
| 1993 |
Orange |
Jan 1, 1994 |
Florida St.* |
2 / 1 |
L |
16-18 |
Miami, FL |
| 1994(NC) |
Orange |
Jan 1, 1995 |
Miami |
1 / 3 |
W |
24-17 |
Miami, FL |
| 1995(NC) |
Fiesta |
Jan 3, 1996 |
Florida |
1 / 2 |
W |
62-24 |
Tempe, AZ |
1996
|
Orange
|
Dec 31, 1996
|
Virginia Tech
|
6 / 10
|
W
|
41-21
|
Miami, FL
|
1997(NC)
|
Orange
|
Jan 2, 1998
|
Tennessee
|
2 / 3
|
W
|
42-17
|
Miami, FL
|
1998
|
Holiday
|
Dec 30, 1998
|
Arizona
|
14 / 5
|
L
|
20-23
|
San Diego, CA
|
1999
|
Fiesta
|
Jan 2, 2000
|
Tennessee
|
3 / 6
|
W
|
31-21
|
Tempe, AZ
|
2000
|
Alamo
|
Dec 30, 2000
|
Northwestern
|
9 / 18
|
W
|
66-17
|
San Antonio, TX
|
2001
|
Rose
|
Jan 3, 2001
|
Miami*
|
4 / 1
|
L
|
14-37
|
Pasadena, CA
|
2002
|
Independence
|
Dec 27, 2002
|
Ole Miss
|
- / -
|
L
|
23-27
|
Shreveport, LA
|
2003
|
Alamo
|
Dec 29, 2003
|
Michigan State
|
21 / -
|
W
|
17-3
|
San Antonio, TX
|
|
(NCAA-Record
35 consecutive bowl appearances ends here. The 2004
Huskers went 5-6, with no bowl appearance.)
|
2005
|
Alamo
|
Dec 28, 2005
|
Michigan
|
- / 20
|
W
|
32-28
|
San Antonio, TX
|
2006
|
Cotton
|
Jan 1, 2007
|
Auburn
|
22 / 10
|
L
|
14-17
|
Dallas, TX
|
|
|
|
|
* Eventual
NC |
Bowl
Record: |
22-22 |
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