List of Penn State Nittany Lions bowl games

The Penn State Nittany Lions football have competed in 45 bowl games compiling a record of 28–16–2 (.644). The Nittany Lions hold a 14–6–1 record in the major bowls (Rose, Orange, Sugar, Fiesta, and Cotton).

Coach Joe Paterno was responsible for most of these bids and victories, compiling more wins 24 and appearances 37 than any other coach in college football history, with a bowl record of 24–12–1 (.662). Paterno also had a record of 13–4–0 in "major" bowls. Paterno is also the only coach in history to have competed in and won all five major bowls.

Key

Results
W	Win
L	Loss
T	Tie

Bowl games

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach^{[A 1]}
#	Bowl	Score^{[A 2]}	Date	Season^{[A 3]}	Opponent^{[A 4]}	Stadium	Location	Attendance	Head coach
1	Rose Bowl	L 11 !L 14–3	000000001923-01-01-0000January 1, 1923	1922	USC Trojans	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	43,000	Bezdek, HugoHugo Bezdek
2	Cotton Bowl Classic	T 00 !T 13–13	000000001948-01-01-0000January 1, 1948	1947	SMU Mustangs	Cotton Bowl	Dallas	47,000	Higgins, BobBob Higgins
3	Liberty Bowl	W 07 !W 7–0	000000001959-12-19-0000December 19, 1959	1959	Alabama Crimson Tide	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia	36,211	Engle, RipRip Engle
4	Liberty Bowl	W 29 !W 41–12	000000001960-12-20-0000December 20, 1960	1960	Oregon	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia	16,624	Engle, RipRip Engle
5	Gator Bowl	W 15 !W 30–15	000000001961-12-30-0000December 30, 1961	1961	Georgia Tech	Gator Bowl Stadium	Jacksonville	50,202	Engle, RipRip Engle
6	Gator Bowl	L 10 !L 17–7	000000001962-12-29-0000December 29, 1962	1962	Florida Gators	Gator Bowl Stadium	Jacksonville	50,026	Engle, RipRip Engle
7	Gator Bowl	T 00 !T 17–17	000000001967-12-30-0000December 30, 1967	1967	Florida State Seminoles	Gator Bowl Stadium	Jacksonville	68,019	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
8	Orange Bowl	W 01 !W 15–14	000000001969-01-01-0000January 1, 1969	1968	Kansas	Orange Bowl	Miami	77,719	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
9	Orange Bowl	W 07 !W 10–3	000000001970-01-01-0000January 1, 1970	1969	Missouri Tigers	Orange Bowl	Miami	77,282	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
10	Cotton Bowl Classic	W 24 !W 30–6	000000001972-01-01-0000January 1, 1972	1971	Texas Longhorns	Cotton Bowl	Dallas	70,000	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
11	Sugar Bowl	L 14 !L 14–0	000000001972-12-31-0000December 31, 1972	1972	Oklahoma Sooners	Tulane Stadium	New Orleans	80,123	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
12	Orange Bowl	W 07 !W 16–9	000000001974-01-01-0000January 1, 1974	1973	LSU Tigers	Orange Bowl	Miami	60,477	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
13	Cotton Bowl Classic	W 21 !W 41–20	000000001975-01-01-0000January 1, 1975	1974	Baylor Bears	Cotton Bowl	Dallas	68,500	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
14	Sugar Bowl	L 07 !L 13–6	000000001975-12-31-0000December 31, 1975	1975	Alabama Crimson Tide	Louisiana Superdome	New Orleans	75,212	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
15	Gator Bowl	L 11 !L 20–9	000000001976-12-27-0000December 27, 1976	1976	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Gator Bowl Stadium	Jacksonville	67,827	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
16	Fiesta Bowl	W 12 !W 42–30	000000001977-12-25-0000December 25, 1977	1977	Arizona State Sun Devils	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe	57,727	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
17	Sugar Bowl	L 07 !L 14–7	000000001979-01-01-0000January 1, 1979	1978	Alabama Crimson Tide	Louisiana Superdome	New Orleans	76,824	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
18	Liberty Bowl	W 03 !W 9–6	000000001979-12-22-0000December 22, 1979	1979	Tulane Green Wave	Liberty Bowl	Memphis	50,021	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
19	Fiesta Bowl	W 12 !W 31–19	000000001980-12-26-0000December 26, 1980	1980	Ohio State Buckeyes	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe	66,738	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
20	Fiesta Bowl	W 16 !W 26–10	000000001982-01-01-0000January 1, 1982	1981	USC Trojans	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe	71,053	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
21	Sugar Bowl	W 04 !W 27–23	000000001983-01-01-0000January 1, 1983	1982	Georgia Bulldogs	Louisiana Superdome	New Orleans	78,127	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
22	Aloha Bowl	W 03 !W 13–10	000000001983-12-26-0000December 26, 1983	1983	Washington Huskies	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu	37,212	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
23	Orange Bowl	L 15 !L 25–10	000000001986-01-01-0000January 1, 1986	1985	Oklahoma Sooners	Orange Bowl	Miami	74,178	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
24	Fiesta Bowl	W 04 !W 14–10	000000001987-01-02-0000January 2, 1987	1986	Miami Hurricanes	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe	73,098	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
25	Florida Citrus Bowl	L 25 !L 35–10	000000001988-01-01-0000January 1, 1988	1987	Clemson Tigers	Florida Citrus Bowl	Orlando	53,152	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
26	Holiday Bowl	W 11 !W 50–39	000000001989-12-30-0000December 30, 1989	1989	BYU	Jack Murphy Stadium	San Diego	61,113	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
27	Blockbuster Bowl	L 07 !L 24–17	000000001990-12-28-0000December 28, 1990	1990	Florida State Seminoles	Joe Robbie Stadium	Miami Gardens	74,021	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
28	Fiesta Bowl	W 25 !W 42–17	000000001992-01-01-0000January 1, 1992	1991	Tennessee Volunteers	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe	71,133	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
29	Blockbuster Bowl	L 21 !L 24–3	000000001993-01-01-0000January 1, 1993	1992	Stanford Cardinal	Joe Robbie Stadium	Miami Gardens	45,554	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
30	Florida Citrus Bowl	W 18 !W 31–13	000000001994-01-01-0000January 1, 1994	1993	Tennessee Volunteers	Florida Citrus Bowl	Orlando	72,456	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
31	Rose Bowl	W 18 !W 38–20	000000001995-01-02-0000January 2, 1995	1994	Oregon Ducks	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	102,247	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
32	Outback Bowl	W 29 !W 43–14	000000001996-01-01-0000January 1, 1996	1995	Auburn Tigers	Tampa Stadium	Tampa	65,313	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
33	Fiesta Bowl	W 23 !W 38–15	000000001997-01-01-0000January 1, 1997	1996	Texas Longhorns	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe	65,106	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
34	Florida Citrus Bowl	L 15 !L 21–6	000000001998-01-01-0000January 1, 1998	1997	Florida Gators	Florida Citrus Bowl	Orlando	72,940	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
35	Outback Bowl	W 12 !W 26–14	000000001999-01-01-0000January 1, 1999	1998	Kentucky Wildcats	Raymond James Stadium	Tampa	66,005	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
36	Alamo Bowl	W 24 !W 24–0	000000001999-12-28-0000December 28, 1999	1999	Texas A&M Aggies	Alamodome	San Antonio	65,380	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
37	Capital One Bowl	L 04 !L 13–9	000000002003-01-01-0000January 1, 2003	2002	Auburn Tigers	Florida Citrus Bowl	Orlando	66,334	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
38	Orange Bowl	W 03 !W 26–23 3OT	000000002006-01-03-0000January 3, 2006	2005	Florida State Seminoles	Dolphins Stadium	Miami Gardens	77,912	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
39	Outback Bowl	W 10 !W 20–10	000000002007-01-01-0000January 1, 2007	2006	Tennessee Volunteers	Raymond James Stadium	Tampa	65,601	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
40	Alamo Bowl	W 07 !W 24–17	000000002007-12-28-0000December 28, 2007	2007	Texas A&M Aggies	Alamodome	San Antonio	66,166	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
41	Rose Bowl	L 14 !L 38–24	000000002009-01-01-0000January 1, 2009	2008	USC Trojans	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	93,293	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
42	Capital One Bowl	W 02 !W 19–17	000000002010-01-01-0000January 1, 2010	2009	LSU Tigers	Florida Citrus Bowl	Orlando	63,025	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
43	Outback Bowl	L 13 !L 37–24	000000002011-01-01-0000January 1, 2011	2010	Florida Gators	Raymond James Stadium	Tampa	60,574	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno
44	TicketCity Bowl	L 16 !L 30–14	000000002012-01-02-0000January 2, 2012	2011	Houston Cougars	Cotton Bowl	Dallas	46,817	Bradley, TomTom Bradley
45	Pinstripe Bowl	W 01 !W 31–30 OT	000000002014-12-27-0000December 27, 2014	2014	Boston College Eagles	Yankee Stadium	Bronx	49,012	Franklin, JamesJames Franklin
46	TaxSlayer Bowl	L 07 !L 24–17	000000002016-01-02-0000January 2, 2016	2015	Georgia Bulldogs	EverBank Field	Jacksonville	58,212	Franklin, JamesJames Franklin

Notes

↑ Statistics correct as of 2014–15 NCAA football bowl games.
↑ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Penn State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
↑ Links to the season article for the Penn State team that competed in the bowl for that year.
↑ Links to the season article for the opponent that Penn State competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.

References

Penn State Nittany Lions bowl games

Penn State Nittany Lions football

Venues	Old Main lawn (until 1891) Beaver Field (1892–1908) New Beaver Field (1909–1959) Beaver Stadium (1960–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Maryland Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State Pittsburgh Syracuse West Virginia

Culture & lore	Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band Uplifting Athletes Joe Paterno statue Something for Joey 1982 Nebraska game child sex abuse scandal

People	Head coaches All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

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