Bowl Experience
Holtz has participated in 15 postseason games in his coaching career. Seven games occurred while he was head coach and eight when he was an assistant coach. Of the seven games where he was the head coach, five occurred in the Football Bowl Subdivision(FBS) (formerly Division I-A) and two occurred in Division I-AA (now known as Football Championship Subdivision). As a FBS head coach, he is currently 2–3. Each playoff game is treated like a separate bowl game.
| Bowl year | Bowl game | Participants | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Meineke Car Care Bowl | South Florida vs. Clemson | W 31–26 | |
| 2009 | Liberty Bowl | East Carolina vs. Arkansas | L 17–20 (OT) | |
| 2008 | Liberty Bowl | East Carolina vs. Kentucky | L 19–25 | |
| 2007 | Hawai'i Bowl | East Carolina vs. Boise State | W 41–38 | |
| 2006 | Papajohns.com Bowl | East Carolina vs. South Florida | L 27–7 | |
| 2002 | Outback Bowl | South Carolina vs. Ohio State | W 31–28 | #13 |
| 2001 | Outback Bowl | South Carolina vs. Ohio State | W 31–7 | #19 |
| 1998 | Playoffs | Connecticut vs. Hampton Connecticut vs.Georgia Southern |
W 42–34 L 52–30 |
#7 |
| 1994 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M | W 24–21 | #2 |
| 1993 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M | W 24–3 | #4 |
| 1992 | Sugar Bowl | Notre Dame vs. Florida | W 39–28 | #13 |
| 1991 | Orange Bowl | Notre Dame vs. Colorado | L 10–9 | #6 |
| 1989 | Sugar Bowl | Florida State vs. Auburn | W 13–7 | #3 |
| 1988 | Fiesta Bowl | Florida State vs. Nebraska | W 31–28 | #2 |
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