Bowl Games
Baylor has appeared in 5 New Year's Day bowl games and 5 major bowl games.
| Season | Date | Bowl | Opponent | Result | |
| 1948 | January 1, 1949 | Dixie Bowl | Wake Forest | W 20-7 | |
| 1951 | January 1, 1952 | Orange Bowl | Georgia Tech | L 14-17 | |
| 1954 | December 31, 1954 | Gator Bowl | Auburn | L 13-33 | |
| 1956 | January 1, 1957 | Sugar Bowl | Tennessee | W 13-7 | |
| 1960 | December 31, 1960 | Gator Bowl | Florida | L 12-13 | |
| 1961 | December 9, 1961 | Gotham Bowl | Utah State | W 24-9 | |
| 1963 | December 31, 1963 | Bluebonnet Bowl | LSU | W 14-7 | |
| 1974 | January 1, 1975 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Penn State | L 41-20 | |
| 1979 | December 31, 1979 | Peach Bowl | Clemson | W 24-18 | |
| 1980 | January 1, 1981 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Alabama | L 30-2 | |
| 1983 | December 31, 1983 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Oklahoma State | L 14-24 | |
| 1985 | December 27, 1985 | Liberty Bowl | LSU | W 21-7 | |
| 1986 | December 31, 1986 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Colorado | W 21-9 | |
| 1991 | December 31, 1991 | Copper Bowl | Indiana | L 0-24 | |
| 1992 | December 31, 1992 | Sun Bowl | Arizona | W 20-15 | |
| 1994 | December 31, 1994 | Alamo Bowl | Washington State | L 3-10 | |
| 2010 | December 29, 2010 | Texas Bowl | Illinois | L 14-38 | |
| 2011 | December 29, 2011 | Alamo Bowl | Washington | W 67-56 | |
| 2012 | December 27, 2012 | Holiday Bowl | UCLA | Yet to Play | |
| Total | 18 bowl games | 9–9 |
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