SMU Mustangs Bowls

Seasons: 108 (1916 to 2025)

Record (W-L-T): 554-568-54

Adjusted Record (W-L-T): 550-562-54

Conferences: ACC, American, CUSA, WAC, SWC, Ind

Conf. Championships: 11

Bowl Record: 20 Bowls, 8-11-1, .425 W-L% (Major Bowls)

Ranked in AP Poll: 9 Times (Preseason), 13 Times (Final), 197 Weeks (Total), 2 Weeks at #1

Ranked in CFP Rankings: 2 Times (Final), 10 Weeks (Total)

Heisman Winners: Doak Walker (1948)

Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium (cap. 32,000)

Location: Dallas, Texas

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21 Bowls

21 Bowls Table
Rk	Year	Date	Day	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
1	2025	Jan 2, 2026	Fri	Holiday Bowl	SMU	24	Arizona	19
2	2024	Dec 21, 2024	Sat	College Football Playoff - First Round	Penn State	38	SMU	10
3	2023	Dec 28, 2023	Thu	Fenway Bowl	Boston College	23	SMU	14
4	2022	Dec 17, 2022	Sat	New Mexico Bowl	Brigham Young	24	SMU	23
5	2019	Dec 21, 2019	Sat	Boca Raton Bowl	Florida Atlantic	52	SMU	28	FAU Football Stadium - Boca Raton, Florida
6	2017	Dec 20, 2017	Wed	Frisco Bowl	Louisiana Tech	51	SMU	10	Toyota Stadium - Frisco, Texas
7	2012	Dec 24, 2012	Mon	Hawaii Bowl	SMU	43	Fresno State	10	Honolulu, HI
8	2011	Jan 7, 2012	Sat	BBVA Compass Bowl	SMU	28	Pitt	6	Birmingham, AL
9	2010	Dec 30, 2010	Thu	Armed Forces Bowl	Army	16	SMU	14	Fort Worth, TX
10	2009	Dec 24, 2009	Thu	Hawaii Bowl	SMU	45	Nevada	10	Honolulu, HI
11	1984	Dec 29, 1984	Sat	Aloha Bowl	SMU	27	Notre Dame	20	Honolulu, HI
12	1983	Dec 24, 1983	Sat	Sun Bowl	Alabama	28	SMU	7	El Paso, TX
13	1982	Jan 1, 1983	Sat	Cotton Bowl	SMU	7	Pitt	3	Dallas, TX
14	1980	Dec 19, 1980	Fri	Holiday Bowl	Brigham Young	46	SMU	45	San Diego, CA
15	1968	Dec 31, 1968	Tue	Bluebonnet Bowl	SMU	28	Oklahoma	27	Houston, TX
16	1966	Dec 31, 1966	Sat	Cotton Bowl	Georgia	24	SMU	9	Dallas, TX
17	1963	Dec 31, 1963	Tue	Sun Bowl	Oregon	21	SMU	14	El Paso, TX
18	1948	Jan 1, 1949	Sat	Cotton Bowl	SMU	21	Oregon	13	Dallas, TX
19	1947	Jan 1, 1948	Thu	Cotton Bowl	Penn State	13	SMU	13	Dallas, TX
20	1935	Jan 1, 1936	Wed	Rose Bowl	Stanford	7	SMU	0	Pasadena, CA
Rk	Year	Date	Day	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
21	1924	Jan 1, 1925	Thu	Dixie Classic	West Virginia Wesleyan	9	SMU	7	Dallas, TX

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