List of Florida State Seminoles bowl games

Florida State has played in 46 bowl games in its history and has a 26–16–2 record in those games with an 11-11 record in major bowls. The Seminoles are the ninth most successful bowl team in history and have the fifth most bowl wins among all FBS teams. Florida State owns the record for most consecutive bowl game victories with 11, between 1985 and 1996, as well as the longest unbeaten streak with a 13-0-1 record from 1982–1996. Current head coach Jimbo Fisher has a 4-2 record in bowls.

Florida State's two most common opponents in bowl play have been Oklahoma and Nebraska. The Seminoles are 1–3 against Oklahoma in bowl games and 4–0 against Nebraska. Florida State's most common bowl destination has been the Orange Bowl (10 trips). Its second most common bowl destinations have been the Sugar Bowl and the Gator Bowl (6 trips).

Florida State has played in eight BCS games (third most all-time) including four BCS National Championships. Florida State also played in three Bowl Coalition games and three Bowl Alliance games, the precursors to the BCS as well as one playoff game.

Date Bowl Win/Loss/Tie Opponent PF PA
January 2, 1950 Cigar Bowl W Wofford 19 6
January 1, 1955 Sun Bowl L Texas-El Paso 20 47
December 13, 1958 Bluegrass Bowl L Oklahoma State 6 15
January 2, 1965 Gator Bowl W Oklahoma 36 19
December 24, 1966 Sun Bowl L Wyoming 20 28
December 30, 1967 Gator Bowl T Penn State 17 17
December 30, 1968 Peach Bowl L LSU 27 31
December 23, 1971 Fiesta Bowl L Arizona State 38 45
December 23, 1977 Tangerine Bowl W Texas Tech 40 17
January 1, 1980 Orange Bowl L Oklahoma 7 24
January 1, 1981 Orange Bowl L Oklahoma 17 18
December 30, 1982 Gator Bowl W West Virginia 31 12
December 30, 1983 Peach Bowl W North Carolina 28 3
December 22, 1984 Citrus Bowl T Georgia 17 17
December 30, 1985 Gator Bowl W Oklahoma State 34 23
December 31, 1986 All-American Bowl W Indiana 27 13
January 1, 1988 Fiesta Bowl W Nebraska 31 28
January 2, 1989 Sugar Bowl W Auburn 13 7
January 1, 1990 Fiesta Bowl W Nebraska 41 17
December 28, 1990 Blockbuster Bowl W Penn State 24 17
January 1, 1992 Cotton Bowl Classic W Texas A&M 10 2
January 1, 1993 Orange Bowl (Bowl Coalition) W Nebraska 27 14
January 1, 1994 Orange Bowl (National Championship Game) W Nebraska 18 16
January 2, 1995 Sugar Bowl (Bowl Coalition) W Florida 23 17
January 1, 1996 Orange Bowl (Bowl Alliance) W Notre Dame 31 26
January 2, 1997 Sugar Bowl (National Championship Game) L Florida 20 52
January 1, 1998 Sugar Bowl (Bowl Alliance) W Ohio State 31 14
January 4, 1999 Fiesta Bowl (BCS National Championship) L Tennessee 16 23
January 4, 2000 Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) W Virginia Tech 46 29
January 3, 2001 Orange Bowl (BCS National Championship) L Oklahoma 2 13
January 1, 2002 Gator Bowl W Virginia Tech 30 17
January 1, 2003 Sugar Bowl (BCS) L Georgia 13 26
January 1, 2004 Orange Bowl (BCS) L Miami 14 16
January 1, 2005 Gator Bowl W West Virginia 30 18
January 3, 2006 Orange Bowl (BCS) L Penn State 23 26
December 27, 2006 Emerald Bowl W1 UCLA 44 27
December 31, 2007 Music City Bowl L Kentucky 28 35
December 27, 2008 Champs Sports Bowl W Wisconsin 42 13
January 1, 2010 Gator Bowl W West Virginia 33 21
December 31, 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl W South Carolina 26 17
December 29, 2011 Champs Sports Bowl W Notre Dame 18 14
January 1, 2013 Orange Bowl (BCS) W Northern Illinois 31 10
January 6, 2014 BCS National Championship Game W Auburn 34 31
January 1, 2015 Rose Bowl (CFP) L Oregon 20 59
December 31, 2015 Peach Bowl (New Year's Six) L Houston 24 38
December 30, 2016 Orange Bowl (New Year's Six) Michigan
Total 46 bowl games 26–16–2 1,082 1,032

*1Bowl win vacated due to using ineligible players

Records by Bowl Game
Bowl Record Appearances Last appearance Winning %
All-American Bowl 1–0 1 1986 1.000
Blockbuster Bowl 1–0 1 1990 1.000
Bluegrass Bowl 0–1 1 1958 .000
Champs Sports Bowl 2–0 2 2011 1.000
Cigar Bowl 1–0 1 1949 1.000
Citrus Bowl 0–0–1 1 1984 .500
Cotton Bowl 1–0 1 1991 1.000
Emerald Bowl 1–0 1 2006 1.000
Fiesta Bowl 2–2 4 1998 .500
Gator Bowl 6–0–1 7 2009 .929
Music City Bowl 0–1 1 2007 .000
Orange Bowl 4–5 10 2016 .444
Peach Bowl (Chick-fil-A Bowl) 2–2 4 2015 .500
Rose Bowl 0–1 1 2014 .000
Sugar Bowl 4–2 6 2002 .667
Sun Bowl 0–2 2 1966 .000
Tangerine Bowl 1–0 1 1977 1.000

References

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