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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
Bowl game record attendance
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
January 1, 1924
1923
Navy Midshipmen
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
40,000
Enoch Bagshaw
2
Rose Bowl
L 19–20
January 1, 1926
1925
Alabama Crimson Tide
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
50,000
Enoch Bagshaw
3
Rose Bowl
L 0–21
January 1, 1937
1936
Pittsburgh Panthers
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
87,196
James Phelan
4
Poi Bowl
W 53–13
January 1, 1938
1937
Hawaii
Honolulu Stadium
Honolulu
13,500
James Phelan
5
Rose Bowl
L 0–29
January 1, 1944
1943
USC Trojans
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
68,000
Ralph Welch
6
Rose Bowl
W 44–8
January 1, 1960
1959
Wisconsin Badgers
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
100,809
Jim Owens
7
Rose Bowl
W 17–7
January 2, 1961
1960
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
97,314
Jim Owens
8
Rose Bowl
L 7–17
January 1, 1964
1963
Illinois Fighting Illini
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
96,957
Jim Owens
9
Rose Bowl
W 27–20
January 2, 1978
1977
Michigan Wolverines
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
105,312
Don James
10
Sun Bowl
W 14–7
December 22, 1979
1979
Texas Longhorns
Sun Bowl
El Paso
33,412
Don James
11
Rose Bowl
L 6–23
January 1, 1981
1980
Michigan Wolverines
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
105,526
Don James
12
Rose Bowl
W 28–0
January 1, 1982
1981
Iowa Hawkeyes
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
105,611
Don James
13
Aloha Bowl
W 21–20
December 25, 1982
1982
Maryland Terrapins
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
30,055
Don James
14
Aloha Bowl
L 10–13
December 26, 1983
1983
Penn State Nittany Lions
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
37,212
Don James
15
Orange Bowl
W 28–17
January 1, 1985
1984
Oklahoma Sooners
Orange Bowl
Miami
56,294
Don James
16
Freedom Bowl
W 20–17
December 30, 1985
1985
Colorado Buffaloes
Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim
30,961
Don James
17
Sun Bowl
L 6–28
December 25, 1986
1986
Alabama Crimson Tide
Sun Bowl
El Paso
48,722
Don James
18
Independence Bowl
W 24–12
December 19, 1987
1987
Tulane Green Wave
Independence Stadium
Shreveport
41,683
Don James
19
Freedom Bowl
W 34–7
December 30, 1989
1989
Florida Gators
Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim
33,858
Don James
20
Rose Bowl
W 46–34
January 1, 1991
1990
Iowa Hawkeyes
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
101,273
Don James
21
Rose Bowl
W 34–14
January 1, 1992
1991
Michigan Wolverines
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
103,566
Don James
22
Rose Bowl
L 31–38
January 1, 1993
1992
Michigan Wolverines
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
94,236
Don James
23
Sun Bowl
L 18–38
December 29, 1995
1995
Iowa Hawkeyes
Sun Bowl
El Paso
49,116
Jim Lambright
24
Holiday Bowl
L 21–33
December 30, 1996
1996
Colorado Buffaloes
Jack Murphy Stadium [A 2]
San Diego
54,749
Jim Lambright
25
Aloha Bowl
W 51–23
December 25, 1997
1997
Michigan State Spartans
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
44,598
Jim Lambright
26
Oahu Bowl
L 25–45
December 25, 1998
1998
Air Force Falcons
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
46,451
Jim Lambright
27
Holiday Bowl
L 20–24
December 29, 1999
1999
Kansas State Wildcats
Qualcomm Stadium [A 2]
San Diego
57,118
Rick Neuheisel
28
Rose Bowl
W 34–24
January 1, 2001
2000
Purdue Boilermakers
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
94,392
Rick Neuheisel
29
Holiday Bowl
L 43–47
December 28, 2001
2001
Texas Longhorns
Qualcomm Stadium [A 2]
San Diego
60,548
Rick Neuheisel
30
Sun Bowl
L 24–34
December 30, 2002
2002
Purdue Boilermakers
Sun Bowl
El Paso
48,917
Rick Neuheisel
31
Holiday Bowl
W 19–7
December 30, 2010
2010
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Qualcomm Stadium [A 2]
San Diego
57,291
Steve Sarkisian
32
Alamo Bowl
L 56–67
December 29, 2011
2011
Baylor Bears
Alamodome
San Antonio
65,256
Steve Sarkisian
33
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
L 26–28
December 22, 2012
2012
Boise State Broncos
Sam Boyd Stadium
Las Vegas
33,217
Steve Sarkisian
34
Fight Hunger Bowl
W 31–16
December 27, 2013
2013
BYU Cougars
AT&T Park
San Francisco
34,136
Marques Tuiasosopo (Interim)
35
Cactus Bowl
L 22–30
January 2, 2015
2014
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe
35,409
Chris Petersen
36
Heart of Dallas Bowl
W 44–31
December 26, 2015
2015
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
20,229 [5]
Chris Petersen
37
Peach Bowl
L 7–24
December 31, 2016
2016
Alabama Crimson Tide
Georgia Dome
Atlanta
75,996
Chris Petersen
38
Fiesta Bowl
L 28–35
December 30, 2017
2017
Penn State Nittany Lions
University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale
61,842
Chris Petersen
39
Rose Bowl
L 23–28
January 1, 2019
2018
Ohio State Buckeyes
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
91,853
Chris Petersen
40
Las Vegas Bowl
W 38–7
December 21, 2019
2019
Boise State Broncos
Sam Boyd Stadium
Whitney
34,197
Chris Petersen
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References [ ]
General
Specific
† denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game
Venues
Various (1889–1894)
Denny Field (1895–1920)
CenturyLink Field (2011–2012)
Husky Stadium (1920–2011, 2013–present)
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