Michigan Bowl Game History
2/17/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
All-Time Bowl Game Results (Won 18, Lost 20)
* Rankings from Associated Press national polls (U-M followed by opponent ranking).
1 - The night before the 1970 Rose Bowl, Bo Schembechler suffered a heart attack, which kept him in a hospital during the game. Defensive coordinator Jim Young assumed the coaching responsibilities for the game.
2 - Offensive coordinator Gary Moeller assumed the coaching duties as Bo Schembechler remained in Ann Arbor after having quadruple heart bypass surgery in early December.
Bowl Appearances and Record
* former Citrus Bowl / ^ former Hall of Fame Bowl
| Date | Bowl | Rank* | Opponent | W/L | Score | Coach |
| Jan. 1, 1902 | Rose | Stanford | W | 49-0 | Fielding H. Yost | |
| Jan. 1, 1948 | Rose | 2 / 8 | Southern California | W | 49-0 | Fritz Crisler |
| Jan. 1, 1951 | Rose | 9 / 5 | California | W | 14-6 | Bennie Oosterbaan |
| Jan. 1, 1965 | Rose | 4 / 8 | Oregon State | W | 34-7 | Bump Elliott |
| Jan. 1, 1970 | Rose | 7 / 5 | Southern California | L | 3-10 | Bo Schembechler (1) |
| Jan. 1, 1972 | Rose | 4 / 16 | Stanford | L | 12-13 | Bo Schembechler |
| Jan. 1, 1976 | Orange | 5 / 3 | Oklahoma | L | 6-14 | Bo Schembechler |
| Jan. 1, 1977 | Rose | 2 / 3 | Southern California | L | 6-14 | Bo Schembechler |
| Jan. 2, 1978 | Rose | 4 / 13 | Washington | L | 20-27 | Bo Schembechler |
| Jan. 1, 1979 | Rose | 5 / 3 | Southern California | L | 10-17 | Bo Schembechler |
| Dec. 28, 1979 | Gator | 14 / - | North Carolina | L | 15-17 | Bo Schembechler |
| Jan. 1, 1981 | Rose | 5 / 16 | Washington | W | 23-6 | Bo Schembechler |
| Dec. 31, 1981 | Bluebonnet | 16 / 19 | UCLA | W | 33-14 | Bo Schembechler |
| Jan. 1, 1983 | Rose | 19 / 5 | UCLA | L | 14-24 | Bo Schembechler |
| Jan. 2, 1984 | Sugar | 8 / 3 | Auburn | L | 7-9 | Bo Schembechler |
| Dec. 21, 1984 | Holiday | - / 1 | Brigham Young | L | 17-24 | Bo Schembechler |
| Jan. 1, 1986 | Fiesta | 5 / 8 | Nebraska | W | 27-23 | Bo Schembechler |
| Jan. 1, 1987 | Rose | 4 / 7 | Arizona State | L | 15-22 | Bo Schembechler |
| Jan. 2, 1988 | Hall of Fame | - / - | Alabama | W | 28-24 | Bo Schembechler (2) |
| Jan. 2, 1989 | Rose | 11 / 5 | Southern California | W | 22-14 | Bo Schembechler |
| Jan. 1, 1990 | Rose | 3 / 12 | Southern California | L | 10-17 | Bo Schembechler |
| Jan. 1, 1991 | Gator | 12 / 15 | Mississippi | W | 35-3 | Gary Moeller |
| Jan, 1, 1992 | Rose | 4 / 2 | Washington | L | 14-34 | Gary Moeller |
| Jan. 1, 1993 | Rose | 7 / 9 | Washington | W | 38-31 | Gary Moeller |
| Jan. 1, 1994 | Hall of Fame | 23 / - | North Carolina State | W | 42-7 | Gary Moeller |
| Dec. 30, 1994 | Holiday | 20 / 10 | Colorado State | W | 24-14 | Gary Moeller |
| Dec. 28, 1995 | Alamo | 14 / 19 | Texas A&M | L | 20-22 | Lloyd Carr |
| Jan. 1, 1997 | Outback | 15 / 16 | Alabama | L | 14-17 | Lloyd Carr |
| Jan. 1, 1998 | Rose | 1 / 8 | Washington State | W | 21-16 | Lloyd Carr |
| Jan. 1, 1999 | Citrus | 15 / 11 | Arkansas | W | 45-31 | Lloyd Carr |
| Jan. 1, 2000 | Orange | 8 / 5 | Alabama | W | 35-34 1 OT | Lloyd Carr |
| Jan. 1, 2001 | Citrus | 17 / 20 | Auburn | W | 31-28 | Lloyd Carr |
| Jan. 1, 2002 | Citrus | 17 / 8 | Tennessee | L | 17-45 | Lloyd Carr |
| Jan. 1, 2003 | Outback | 12 / 22 | Florida | W | 38-30 | Lloyd Carr |
| Jan. 1, 2004 | Rose | 4 / 1 | Southern California | L | 14-28 | Lloyd Carr |
| Jan. 1, 2005 | Rose | 13 / 6 | Texas | L | 37-38 | Lloyd Carr |
| Dec. 28, 2005 | Alamo | 20 / - | Nebraska | L | 28-32 | Lloyd Carr |
| Jan. 1, 2007 | Rose | 3 / 8 | Southern California | L | 18-32 | Lloyd Carr |
| Jan. 1, 2008 | Capital One | - / 9 | Florida | W | 41-35 | LLoyd Carr |
* Rankings from Associated Press national polls (U-M followed by opponent ranking).
1 - The night before the 1970 Rose Bowl, Bo Schembechler suffered a heart attack, which kept him in a hospital during the game. Defensive coordinator Jim Young assumed the coaching responsibilities for the game.
2 - Offensive coordinator Gary Moeller assumed the coaching duties as Bo Schembechler remained in Ann Arbor after having quadruple heart bypass surgery in early December.
Bowl Appearances and Record
| Bowl | Games | W | L | Years |
| Alamo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1995, 2005 |
| Bluebonnet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1981 |
| Capital One * | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007 |
| Fiesta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1986 |
| Gator | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1979, 1991 |
| Holiday | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1984, 1994 |
| Orange | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1976, 2000 |
| Outback ^ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1988, 1994, 1997, 2003 |
| Rose | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1902, 1948, 1951, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007 |
| Sugar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1984 |
| Total | 38 | 18 | 20 |
* former Citrus Bowl / ^ former Hall of Fame Bowl
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