Western Athletic Conference Bowl Games

Known as: Western Athletic Conference

Record*: 51 Years, 2569-2671-43, .490 W-L%
*W-L-T adjusted to 2568-2662-43 by NCAA.

Bowls: 114 Bowls, 48-65-1, .425 W-L% (Major Bowls)

Ranked in AP Poll: 27 (Preseason), 43 (Final), 611 (Total)

114 Games

Conference schools in bold ▪ Click date for box score, if available

Rk	Year	Date	Day	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
1	2012	Dec 27, 2012	Thu	Military Bowl	San Jose State	29	Bowling Green State	20	Military Bowl (Washington, DC)
2	2012	Dec 15, 2012	Sat	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	Utah State	41	Toledo	15	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, ID)
3	2011	Dec 24, 2011	Sat	Hawaii Bowl	Southern Mississippi	24	Nevada	17	Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI)
4	2011	Dec 21, 2011	Wed	Poinsettia Bowl	Texas Christian	31	Louisiana Tech	24	Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, CA)
5	2011	Dec 17, 2011	Sat	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	Ohio	24	Utah State	23	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, ID)
6	2010	Jan 9, 2011	Sun	Fight Hunger Bowl	Nevada	20	Boston College	13	Fight Hunger Bowl (San Francisco, CA)
7	2010	Dec 24, 2010	Fri	Hawaii Bowl	Tulsa	62	Hawaii	35	Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI)
8	2010	Dec 22, 2010	Wed	Maaco Bowl	Boise State	26	Utah	3	Maaco Bowl (Las Vegas, NV)
9	2010	Dec 18, 2010	Sat	Humanitarian Bowl	Northern Illinois	40	Fresno State	17	Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, ID)
10	2009	Jan 4, 2010	Mon	Fiesta Bowl	Boise State	17	Texas Christian	10	Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, AZ)
11	2009	Dec 30, 2009	Wed	Humanitarian Bowl	Idaho	43	Bowling Green State	42	Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, ID)
12	2009	Dec 24, 2009	Thu	Hawaii Bowl	Southern Methodist	45	Nevada	10	Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI)
13	2009	Dec 19, 2009	Sat	New Mexico Bowl	Wyoming	35	Fresno State	28	New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM)
14	2008	Dec 30, 2008	Tue	Humanitarian Bowl	Maryland	42	Nevada	35	Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, ID)
15	2008	Dec 28, 2008	Sun	Independence Bowl	Louisiana Tech	17	Northern Illinois	10	Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA)
16	2008	Dec 24, 2008	Wed	Hawaii Bowl	Notre Dame	49	Hawaii	21	Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI)
17	2008	Dec 23, 2008	Tue	Poinsettia Bowl	Texas Christian	17	Boise State	16	Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, CA)
18	2008	Dec 20, 2008	Sat	New Mexico Bowl	Colorado State	40	Fresno State	35	New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM)
19	2007	Jan 1, 2008	Tue	Sugar Bowl	Georgia	41	Hawaii	10	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
20	2007	Dec 31, 2007	Mon	Humanitarian Bowl	Fresno State	40	Georgia Tech	28	Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, ID)
Rk	Year	Date	Day	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
21	2007	Dec 23, 2007	Sun	Hawaii Bowl	East Carolina	41	Boise State	38	Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI)
22	2007	Dec 22, 2007	Sat	New Mexico Bowl	New Mexico	23	Nevada	0	New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM)
23	2006	Jan 1, 2007	Mon	Fiesta Bowl	Boise State	43	Oklahoma	42	Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, AZ)
24	2006	Dec 31, 2006	Sun	MPC Computers Bowl	Miami (FL)	21	Nevada	20	MPC Computers Bowl (Boise, ID)
25	2006	Dec 24, 2006	Sun	Hawaii Bowl	Hawaii	41	Arizona State	24	Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI)
26	2006	Dec 23, 2006	Sat	New Mexico Bowl	San Jose State	20	New Mexico	12	New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM)
27	2005	Dec 31, 2005	Sat	Liberty Bowl	Tulsa	31	Fresno State	24	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
28	2005	Dec 28, 2005	Wed	MPC Computers Bowl	Boston College	27	Boise State	21	MPC Computers Bowl (Boise, ID)
29	2005	Dec 24, 2005	Sat	Hawaii Bowl	Nevada	49	Central Florida	48	Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI)
30	2004	Dec 31, 2004	Fri	Liberty Bowl	Louisville	44	Boise State	40	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
31	2004	Dec 29, 2004	Wed	Houston Bowl	Colorado	33	Texas-El Paso	28	Houston Bowl (Houston, TX)
32	2004	Dec 27, 2004	Mon	MPC Computers Bowl	Fresno State	37	Virginia	34	MPC Computers Bowl (Boise, ID)
33	2004	Dec 24, 2004	Fri	Hawaii Bowl	Hawaii	59	Alabama-Birmingham	40	Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI)
34	2003	Jan 3, 2004	Sat	Humanitarian Bowl	Georgia Tech	52	Tulsa	10	Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, ID)
35	2003	Dec 30, 2003	Tue	Silicon Valley Bowl	Fresno State	17	UCLA	9	Silicon Valley Bowl (San Jose, CA)
36	2003	Dec 25, 2003	Thu	Hawaii Bowl	Hawaii	54	Houston	48	Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI)
37	2003	Dec 23, 2003	Tue	Fort Worth Bowl	Boise State	34	Texas Christian	31	Fort Worth Bowl (Fort Worth, TX)
38	2002	Dec 31, 2002	Tue	Humanitarian Bowl	Boise State	34	Iowa State	16	Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, ID)
39	2002	Dec 31, 2002	Tue	Silicon Valley Bowl	Fresno State	30	Georgia Tech	21	Silicon Valley Bowl (San Jose, CA)
40	2002	Dec 25, 2002	Wed	Hawaii Bowl	Tulane	36	Hawaii	28	Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI)
Rk	Year	Date	Day	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
41	2001	Dec 31, 2001	Mon	Humanitarian Bowl	Clemson	49	Louisiana Tech	24	Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, ID)
42	2001	Dec 31, 2001	Mon	Silicon Valley Bowl	Michigan State	44	Fresno State	35	Silicon Valley Bowl (San Jose, CA)
43	2000	Dec 31, 2000	Sun	Silicon Valley Bowl	Air Force	37	Fresno State	34	Silicon Valley Bowl (San Jose, CA)
44	2000	Dec 28, 2000	Thu	Humanitarian Bowl	Boise State	38	Texas-El Paso	23	Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, ID)
45	2000	Dec 20, 2000	Wed	Mobile Alabama Bowl	Southern Mississippi	28	Texas Christian	21	Mobile Alabama Bowl (Mobile, AL)
46	1999	Dec 25, 1999	Sat	Oahu Classic	Hawaii	23	Oregon State	17	Oahu Classic (Honolulu, HI)
47	1999	Dec 22, 1999	Wed	Mobile Alabama Bowl	Texas Christian	28	East Carolina	14	Mobile Alabama Bowl (Mobile, AL)
48	1999	Dec 18, 1999	Sat	Las Vegas Bowl	Utah	17	Fresno State	16	Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, NV)
49	1998	Dec 31, 1998	Thu	Liberty Bowl	Tulane	41	Brigham Young	27	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
50	1998	Dec 31, 1998	Thu	Sun Bowl	Texas Christian	28	Southern California	19	Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)
51	1998	Dec 25, 1998	Fri	Oahu Classic	Air Force	45	Washington	25	Oahu Classic (Honolulu, HI)
52	1998	Dec 19, 1998	Sat	Las Vegas Bowl	North Carolina	20	San Diego State	13	Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, NV)
53	1997	Dec 29, 1997	Mon	Holiday Bowl	Colorado State	35	Missouri	24	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
54	1997	Dec 27, 1997	Sat	Insight Bowl	Arizona	20	New Mexico	14	Insight Bowl (Tucson, AZ)
55	1997	Dec 20, 1997	Sat	Las Vegas Bowl	Oregon	41	Air Force	13	Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, NV)
56	1996	Jan 1, 1997	Wed	Cotton Bowl	Brigham Young	19	Kansas State	15	Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX)
57	1996	Dec 27, 1996	Fri	Copper Bowl	Wisconsin	38	Utah	10	Copper Bowl (Tucson, AZ)
58	1995	Dec 29, 1995	Fri	Holiday Bowl	Kansas State	54	Colorado State	21	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
59	1995	Dec 27, 1995	Wed	Copper Bowl	Texas Tech	55	Air Force	41	Copper Bowl (Tucson, AZ)
60	1994	Dec 30, 1994	Fri	Holiday Bowl	Michigan	24	Colorado State	14	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
Rk	Year	Date	Day	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
61	1994	Dec 29, 1994	Thu	Copper Bowl	Brigham Young	31	Oklahoma	6	Copper Bowl (Tucson, AZ)
62	1994	Dec 27, 1994	Tue	Freedom Bowl	Utah	16	Arizona	13	Freedom Bowl (Anaheim, CA)
63	1993	Dec 30, 1993	Thu	Freedom Bowl	Southern California	28	Utah	21	Freedom Bowl (Anaheim, CA)
64	1993	Dec 30, 1993	Thu	Holiday Bowl	Ohio State	28	Brigham Young	21	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
65	1993	Dec 29, 1993	Wed	Copper Bowl	Kansas State	52	Wyoming	17	Copper Bowl (Tucson, AZ)
66	1993	Dec 25, 1993	Sat	Aloha Bowl	Colorado	41	Fresno State	30	Aloha Bowl (Honolulu, HI)
67	1992	Dec 31, 1992	Thu	Liberty Bowl	Mississippi	13	Air Force	0	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
68	1992	Dec 30, 1992	Wed	Holiday Bowl	Hawaii	27	Illinois	17	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
69	1992	Dec 29, 1992	Tue	Copper Bowl	Washington State	31	Utah	28	Copper Bowl (Tucson, AZ)
70	1992	Dec 29, 1992	Tue	Freedom Bowl	Fresno State	24	Southern California	7	Freedom Bowl (Anaheim, CA)
71	1992	Dec 25, 1992	Fri	Aloha Bowl	Kansas	23	Brigham Young	20	Aloha Bowl (Honolulu, HI)
72	1991	Dec 30, 1991	Mon	Freedom Bowl	Tulsa	28	San Diego State	17	Freedom Bowl (Anaheim, CA)
73	1991	Dec 30, 1991	Mon	Holiday Bowl	Iowa	13	Brigham Young	13	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
74	1991	Dec 29, 1991	Sun	Liberty Bowl	Air Force	38	Mississippi State	15	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
75	1990	Dec 31, 1990	Mon	Copper Bowl	California	17	Wyoming	15	Copper Bowl (Tucson, AZ)
76	1990	Dec 29, 1990	Sat	Freedom Bowl	Colorado State	32	Oregon	31	Freedom Bowl (Anaheim, CA)
77	1990	Dec 29, 1990	Sat	Holiday Bowl	Texas A&M	65	Brigham Young	14	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
78	1990	Dec 27, 1990	Thu	Liberty Bowl	Air Force	23	Ohio State	11	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
79	1989	Dec 29, 1989	Fri	Holiday Bowl	Penn State	50	Brigham Young	39	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
80	1989	Dec 28, 1989	Thu	Liberty Bowl	Mississippi	42	Air Force	29	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
Rk	Year	Date	Day	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
81	1989	Dec 25, 1989	Mon	Aloha Bowl	Michigan State	33	Hawaii	13	Aloha Bowl (Honolulu, HI)
82	1988	Dec 30, 1988	Fri	Holiday Bowl	Oklahoma State	62	Wyoming	14	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
83	1988	Dec 29, 1988	Thu	Freedom Bowl	Brigham Young	20	Colorado	17	Freedom Bowl (Anaheim, CA)
84	1988	Dec 23, 1988	Fri	Independence Bowl	Southern Mississippi	38	Texas-El Paso	18	Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA)
85	1987	Dec 30, 1987	Wed	Freedom Bowl	Arizona State	33	Air Force	28	Freedom Bowl (Anaheim, CA)
86	1987	Dec 30, 1987	Wed	Holiday Bowl	Iowa	20	Wyoming	19	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
87	1987	Dec 22, 1987	Tue	All-American Bowl	Virginia	22	Brigham Young	16	All-American Bowl (Birmingham, AL)
88	1986	Dec 30, 1986	Tue	Freedom Bowl	UCLA	31	Brigham Young	10	Freedom Bowl (Anaheim, CA)
89	1986	Dec 30, 1986	Tue	Holiday Bowl	Iowa	39	San Diego State	38	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
90	1985	Dec 31, 1985	Tue	Bluebonnet Bowl	Air Force	24	Texas	16	Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)
91	1985	Dec 28, 1985	Sat	Citrus Bowl	Ohio State	10	Brigham Young	7	Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL)
92	1984	Dec 21, 1984	Fri	Holiday Bowl	Brigham Young	24	Michigan	17	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
93	1984	Dec 15, 1984	Sat	Independence Bowl	Air Force	23	Virginia Tech	7	Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA)
94	1983	Dec 23, 1983	Fri	Holiday Bowl	Brigham Young	21	Missouri	17	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
95	1983	Dec 10, 1983	Sat	Independence Bowl	Air Force	9	Mississippi	3	Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA)
96	1982	Dec 31, 1982	Fri	Hall of Fame Classic	Air Force	36	Vanderbilt	28	Hall of Fame Classic (Birmingham, AL)
97	1982	Dec 17, 1982	Fri	Holiday Bowl	Ohio State	47	Brigham Young	17	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
98	1981	Dec 18, 1981	Fri	Holiday Bowl	Brigham Young	38	Washington State	36	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
99	1980	Dec 19, 1980	Fri	Holiday Bowl	Brigham Young	46	Southern Methodist	45	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
100	1979	Dec 21, 1979	Fri	Holiday Bowl	Indiana	38	Brigham Young	37	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
Rk	Year	Date	Day	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
101	1978	Dec 22, 1978	Fri	Holiday Bowl	Navy	23	Brigham Young	16	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
102	1977	Dec 25, 1977	Sun	Fiesta Bowl	Penn State	42	Arizona State	30	Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
103	1976	Dec 25, 1976	Sat	Fiesta Bowl	Oklahoma	41	Wyoming	7	Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
104	1976	Dec 18, 1976	Sat	Tangerine Bowl	Oklahoma State	49	Brigham Young	21	Tangerine Bowl (Orlando, FL)
105	1975	Dec 26, 1975	Fri	Fiesta Bowl	Arizona State	17	Nebraska	14	Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
106	1974	Dec 28, 1974	Sat	Fiesta Bowl	Oklahoma State	16	Brigham Young	6	Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
107	1973	Dec 21, 1973	Fri	Fiesta Bowl	Arizona State	28	Pittsburgh	7	Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
108	1972	Dec 23, 1972	Sat	Fiesta Bowl	Arizona State	49	Missouri	35	Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
109	1971	Dec 27, 1971	Mon	Fiesta Bowl	Arizona State	45	Florida State	38	Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
110	1970	Dec 30, 1970	Wed	Peach Bowl	Arizona State	48	North Carolina	26	Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA)
111	1968	Dec 28, 1968	Sat	Sun Bowl	Auburn	34	Arizona	10	Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)
112	1967	Jan 1, 1968	Mon	Sugar Bowl	Louisiana State	20	Wyoming	13	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
113	1966	Dec 24, 1966	Sat	Sun Bowl	Wyoming	28	Florida State	20	Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)
114	1964	Dec 19, 1964	Sat	Liberty Bowl	Utah	32	West Virginia	6	Liberty Bowl (Atlantic City, NJ)

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