Location: Dallas, Texas ▪ Colors: Red & Blue
Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium (cap. 32,000)
Record*: 95 Years, 466-494-54, .486 W-L% (Major School)
*W-L-T adjusted to 462-488-54 by NCAA.
Conferences: CUSA, WAC, SWC and Ind
Conference Champion: 10 Times
Bowls: 15 Bowls, 7-7-1, .500 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Ranked in AP Poll: 8 Times (Preseason), 11 Times (Final), 161 Weeks (Total)
| Rk | Year | Date | Day | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | Dec 24, 2012 | Mon | Hawaii Bowl | Southern Methodist | 43 | Fresno State | 10 | Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI) |
| 2 | 2011 | Jan 7, 2012 | Sat | BBVA Compass Bowl | Southern Methodist | 28 | Pittsburgh | 6 | BBVA Compass Bowl (Birmingham, AL) |
| 3 | 2010 | Dec 30, 2010 | Thu | Armed Forces Bowl | Army | 16 | Southern Methodist | 14 | Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX) |
| 4 | 2009 | Dec 24, 2009 | Thu | Hawaii Bowl | Southern Methodist | 45 | Nevada | 10 | Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI) |
| 5 | 1984 | Dec 29, 1984 | Sat | Aloha Bowl | Southern Methodist | 27 | Notre Dame | 20 | Aloha Bowl (Honolulu, HI) |
| 6 | 1983 | Dec 24, 1983 | Sat | Sun Bowl | Alabama | 28 | Southern Methodist | 7 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |
| 7 | 1982 | Jan 1, 1983 | Sat | Cotton Bowl | Southern Methodist | 7 | Pittsburgh | 3 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 8 | 1980 | Dec 19, 1980 | Fri | Holiday Bowl | Brigham Young | 46 | Southern Methodist | 45 | Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) |
| 9 | 1968 | Dec 31, 1968 | Tue | Bluebonnet Bowl | Southern Methodist | 28 | Oklahoma | 27 | Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX) |
| 10 | 1966 | Dec 31, 1966 | Sat | Cotton Bowl | Georgia | 24 | Southern Methodist | 9 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 11 | 1963 | Dec 31, 1963 | Tue | Sun Bowl | Oregon | 21 | Southern Methodist | 14 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |
| 12 | 1948 | Jan 1, 1949 | Sat | Cotton Bowl | Southern Methodist | 21 | Oregon | 13 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 13 | 1947 | Jan 1, 1948 | Thu | Cotton Bowl | Penn State | 13 | Southern Methodist | 13 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 14 | 1935 | Jan 1, 1936 | Wed | Rose Bowl | Stanford | 7 | Southern Methodist | 0 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |
| 15 | 1924 | Jan 1, 1925 | Thu | Dixie Classic | West Virginia Wesleyan | 9 | Southern Methodist | 7 | Dixie Classic (Dallas, TX) |