Bowl History
Auburn football teams have been invited to participate in 37 total bowls and have garnered a record of 22–13–2. Auburn ranks as one of the best programs in the nation in success in bowl games. Auburn ranks 16th in all-time bowl appearances with 37, 10th in all-time bowl wins with 22, and 5th in all-time bowl win percentage (minimum of 20 games) at .622. Most recently, Auburn defeated the Virginia Cavaliers in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, 43-24, on December 31, 2011, . Auburn has won 5 straight bowl games and 8 out of their last 9. Auburn's 5 straight bowl wins is tied for the longest current bowl game win streak.
| W/L | Date | PF | Opponent | PA | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | 01-01-1937 | 7 | Villanova | 7 | Bacardi Bowl |
| W | 01-01-1938 | 6 | Michigan St. | 0 | Orange Bowl |
| L | 01-01-1954 | 13 | Texas Tech | 35 | Gator Bowl |
| W | 12-31-1954 | 33 | Baylor | 13 | Gator Bowl |
| L | 12-31-1955 | 13 | Vanderbilt | 25 | Gator Bowl |
| L | 01-01-1964 | 7 | Nebraska | 13 | Orange Bowl |
| L | 12-18-1965 | 7 | Mississippi | 13 | Liberty Bowl |
| W | 12-28-1968 | 34 | Arizona | 10 | Sun Bowl |
| L | 12-31-1969 | 7 | Houston | 36 | Bluebonnet Bowl |
| W | 01-02-1971 | 35 | Mississippi | 28 | Gator Bowl |
| L | 01-01-1972 | 22 | Oklahoma | 40 | Sugar Bowl |
| W | 12-30-1972 | 24 | Colorado | 3 | Gator Bowl |
| L | 12-29-1973 | 17 | Missouri | 34 | Sun Bowl |
| W | 12-30-1974 | 27 | Texas | 3 | Gator Bowl |
| W | 12-18-1982 | 33 | Boston College | 26 | Tangerine Bowl |
| W | 01-02-1984 | 9 | Michigan | 7 | Sugar Bowl |
| W | 12-27-1984 | 21 | Arkansas | 15 | Liberty Bowl |
| L | 01-01-1986 | 16 | Texas A&M | 36 | Cotton Bowl Classic |
| W | 01-01-1987 | 16 | Southern California | 7 | Florida Citrus Bowl |
| T | 01-01-1988 | 16 | Syracuse | 16 | Sugar Bowl |
| L | 01-02-1989 | 7 | Florida St. | 13 | Sugar Bowl |
| W | 01-01-1990 | 31 | Ohio St. | 14 | Hall of Fame Bowl |
| W | 12-29-1990 | 27 | Indiana | 23 | Peach Bowl |
| L | 01-01-1996 | 14 | Penn St. | 43 | Outback Bowl |
| W | 12-31-1996 | 32 | Army | 29 | Independence Bowl |
| W | 01-02-1998 | 21 | Clemson | 17 | Peach Bowl |
| L | 01-01-2001 | 28 | Michigan | 31 | Florida Citrus Bowl |
| L | 12-31-2001 | 10 | North Carolina | 16 | Peach Bowl |
| W | 01-01-2003 | 13 | Penn St. | 9 | Capital One Bowl |
| W | 12-31-2003 | 28 | Wisconsin | 14 | Music City Bowl |
| W | 01-03-2005 | 16 | Virginia Tech | 13 | Sugar Bowl |
| L | 01-02-2006 | 10 | Wisconsin | 24 | Capital One Bowl |
| W | 01-01-2007 | 17 | Nebraska | 14 | Cotton Bowl Classic |
| W | 12-31-2007 | 23 | Clemson | 20 | Chick-fil-A Bowl |
| W | 01-01-2010 | 38 | Northwestern | 35 | Outback Bowl |
| W | 01-10-2011 | 22 | Oregon | 19 | BCS National Championship Game |
| W | 12-31-2011 | 43 | Virginia | 24 | Chick-fil-A Bowl |
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