+ Oklahoma Sooners First season 1895 Bowl record 31–26–1 () NY6 bowlIncludes the five BCS bowls (Rose, Fiesta, Orange, Sugar, BCS NCG), the Peach, the Cotton and the CFP National Championship. appearances 39 NY6 bowl record 22–17CFP appearances 5 (2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2025-26)CFP record0–5 First bowl appearance 1939 Orange Bowl Last bowl appearance 2024 Armed Forces Bowl Longest win streak 4 (1954–1959, 1972–1976, 1979–1981)Longest losing streak 3 (2007–2009, 2018–2019, 2022–2024) Most bowl appearances 20 (Orange Bowl)
The Oklahoma Sooners college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Oklahoma in the Southeastern Conference. Since the establishment of the team in 1895, OU has appeared in 58 bowl games and has a record of 31 victories, 26 losses, and one tie. Oklahoma has also appeared in one College Football Playoff First Round game, losing 34–24 to Alabama in 2025. Oklahoma is one of only two schools to have appeared in all five of the BCS era bowl games (2001 Orange, 2003 Rose, 2004 Sugar, 2007 Fiesta, 2009 BCS NCG), with the other being Ohio State. Oklahoma's bowl game participation and victories rank among the top of FBS bowl records.
List of bowl games
Key +General Bowl game record attendance Former bowl game record attendance ^ Stadium record attendance * National championship game § Denotes College Football Playoff game
+ Results W Win L Loss T Tie
Bowl games
1 Orange Bowl1938TennesseeOrange BowlMiami, Florida32,1912 Gator Bowl1946NC State Fairfield StadiumJacksonville, Florida10,0343 Sugar Bowl1948North Carolina Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, Louisiana 80,3834 Sugar Bowl1949LSUTulane StadiumNew Orleans, Louisiana82,0005 Sugar Bowl1950KentuckyTulane StadiumNew Orleans, Louisiana80,2066 Orange Bowl1953MarylandOrange BowlMiami, Florida68,6407 Orange Bowl1955MarylandOrange BowlMiami, Florida75,5618 Orange Bowl1957Orange BowlMiami, Florida76,5619 Orange Bowl1958SyracuseOrange BowlMiami, Florida 75,28110 Orange Bowl1962AlabamaOrange BowlMiami, Florida73,38011 Gator Bowl1964Florida StateGator Bowl StadiumMiami, Florida50,40812 Orange Bowl1967TennesseeOrange BowlMiami, Florida77,99313 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl1968SMURice StadiumHouston, Texas53,45314 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl1970AlabamaHouston AstrodomeHouston, Texas53,82215 Sugar Bowl1971AuburnTulane StadiumNew Orleans, Louisiana84,03116 Sugar Bowl1972Penn StateTulane StadiumNew Orleans, Louisiana72,31617 Orange Bowl1975MichiganOrange BowlMiami, Florida80,30718 Fiesta Bowl1976Wyoming Sun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona46,31519 Orange Bowl1977ArkansasMiami Orange BowlMiami, Florida69,50020 Orange Bowl1978NebraskaMiami Orange BowlMiami, Florida66,63521 Orange Bowl1979Florida StateMiami Orange BowlMiami, Florida66,71422 Orange Bowl1980Florida StateMiami Orange BowlMiami, Florida71,04323 Sun Bowl1981Houston Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, Texas33,81624 Fiesta Bowl1982Arizona State Sun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona70,55325 Orange Bowl1984WashingtonMiami Orange BowlMiami, Florida56,29426 Orange Bowl1985Penn StateMiami Orange BowlMiami, Florida74,17827 Orange Bowl1986ArkansasMiami Orange BowlMiami, Florida57,29128 Orange Bowl1987MiamiMiami Orange BowlMiami, Florida74,76029 Citrus Bowl1988ClemsonCitrus BowlOrlando, Florida53,57130 Gator Bowl1991Virginia Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, Florida 62,00331 John Hancock Bowl1993Texas TechSun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, Texas 43,84832 Copper Bowl1994BYU Arizona StadiumTucson, Arizona 45,12233 Independence Bowl1999Ole MissIndependence StadiumShreveport, Louisiana 49,84334 Orange Bowl*2000Florida StatePro Player StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida 76,83535 Cotton Bowl2001ArkansasCotton BowlDallas, Texas72,95536 Rose Bowl2002Washington StateRose BowlPasadena, California 86,84837 Sugar Bowl*2003LSULouisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, Louisiana 79,34238 Orange Bowl*2004USCPro Player StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida 77,91239 Holiday Bowl2005OregonQualcomm StadiumSan Diego, California 65,41640 Fiesta Bowl2006Boise StateUniversity of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, Arizona 73,71941 Fiesta Bowl2007West VirginiaUniversity of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, Arizona 70,01642 BCS National Championship*2008FloridaDolphin StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida 70,01643 Sun Bowl2009StanfordSun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, Texas 53,71344 Fiesta Bowl2010ConnecticutUniversity of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, Arizona 67,23245 Insight Bowl2011IowaSun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona 54,24746 Cotton Bowl2012Texas A&MCowboys StadiumArlington, Texas 87,02547 Sugar Bowl 2013AlabamaMercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, Louisiana70,47348 Russell Athletic Bowl 2014ClemsonOrlando Citrus Bowl StadiumOrlando, Florida42,70249Orange Bowl§ 2015ClemsonSun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida67,61550 Sugar Bowl 2016AuburnMercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, Louisiana54,07751Rose Bowl§ (2OT)2017GeorgiaRose BowlPasadena, California92,84452Orange Bowl§ 2018AlabamaHard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida66,20353Peach Bowl§ 2019LSUMercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, Georgia78,34754Cotton Bowl 2020FloridaAT&T StadiumArlington, Texas17,32355Alamo Bowl 2021OregonAlamodomeSan Antonio, Texas59,12156Cheez-It Bowl 2022Florida StateCamping World StadiumOrlando, Florida61,52057Alamo Bowl 2023ArizonaAlamodomeSan Antonio, Texas55,85358Armed Forces Bowl 2024NavyAmon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, Texas50,754
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