List of Minnesota Golden Gophers bowl games

The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Minnesota in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. Since the establishment of the team in 1882, Minnesota has appeared in 21 bowl games. Included in these games are 2 appearances in the Rose Bowl. The latest bowl appearance for Minnesota came in their win against Auburn University in the 2020 Outback Bowl. A win in that game brought Minnesota's all-time bowl record to 9 wins and 12 losses (9–12–0).

Bowl games
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach
# Bowl Score Date Season Opponent Stadium Location Attendance Head coach
1 Rose Bowl L 7–17 January 2, 1961 1960 Washington Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 97,314 Murray Warmath
2 Rose Bowl W 21–3 January 1, 1962 1961 UCLA Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 98,214 Murray Warmath
3 Hall of Fame Classic L 7–17 December 22, 1977 1977 Maryland Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama 47,000 Cal Stoll
4 Independence Bowl W 20–13 December 21, 1985 1985 Clemson Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana 42,800 John Gutekunst
5 Liberty Bowl L 14–21 December 29, 1986 1986 Tennessee Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee 51,327 John Gutekunst
6 Sun Bowl L 20–24 December 31, 1999 1999 Oregon Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas 48,757 Glen Mason
7 MicronPC.com Bowl L 30–38 December 28, 2000 2000 NC State Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 28,359 Glen Mason
8 Music City Bowl W 29–14 December 30, 2002 2002 Arkansas The Coliseum Nashville, Tennessee 39,183 Glen Mason
9 Sun Bowl W 31–30 December 31, 2003 2003 Oregon Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas 49,894 Glen Mason
10 Music City Bowl W 20–16 December 31, 2004 2004 Alabama The Coliseum Nashville, Tennessee 66,089 Glen Mason
11 Music City Bowl L 31–34 December 30, 2005 2005 Virginia The Coliseum Nashville, Tennessee 40,519 Glen Mason
12 Insight Bowl L 41–44 December 29, 2006 2006 Texas Tech Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona 48,391 Glen Mason
13 Insight Bowl L 21–42 December 31, 2008 2008 Kansas Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona 49,103 Tim Brewster
14 Insight Bowl L 13–14 December 31, 2009 2009 Iowa State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona 45,090 Tim Brewster
15 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas L 31–34 December 28, 2012 2012 Texas Tech Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas 50,386 Jerry Kill
16 Texas Bowl L 17–21 December 27, 2013 2013 Syracuse Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas 32,327 Jerry Kill
17 Citrus Bowl L 17–33 January 1, 2015 2014 Missouri Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Orlando, Florida 48,624 Jerry Kill
18 Quick Lane Bowl W 21–14 December 28, 2015 2015 Central Michigan Ford Field Detroit, Michigan 34,217 Tracy Claeys
19 Holiday Bowl W 17–12 December 27, 2016 2016 Washington State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California 48,704 Tracy Claeys
20 Quick Lane Bowl W 34–10 December 26, 2018 2018 Georgia Tech Ford Field Detroit, Michigan 27,228 P. J. Fleck
21 Outback Bowl W 31–24 January 1, 2020 2019 Auburn Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 45,652 P. J. Fleck

References
General
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2012 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
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