List of Georgia Bulldogs bowl games

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University of Georgia

Georgia logo
First season | 1892
Bowl record | 38-22-3 (.627)
NY6 appearances | 11
NY6 bowl record | 8–3 (.727)
CFP appearances | 3 (2017, 2021, 2022)
CFP record | 5-1 (.833)
First bowl appearance | 1942 Orange Bowl
Last bowl appearance | 2025 Sugar Bowl
Longest win streak | 7 (2020–2023)
Longest losing streak | 4 (1974-1978)
Most bowl appearances | 12 (Sugar Bowl)

The Georgia Bulldogs football team competes on behalf of the University of Georgia in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision in the Southeastern Conference. Although not participating in its first bowl game until 1942, the Bulldogs are second in the number of bowl appearances (62) and second in the number of bowl victories (38), as of the 2023 season.[1]

In the calendar year 2023, the Bulldogs broke the record for the biggest bowl margin of victory twice. On January 9, 2023, Georgia beat TCU by a score of 65-7, taking the record from LSU, Army and Tulsa who each had 56 point victories in bowl games.[2] Topping their own record 355 days later on December 30, 2023, Georgia defeated FSU by a margin of 60 points (63-3) in the Orange Bowl. [3]

As of 2024, Georgia holds the longest active bowl appearance streak at 27 seasons and is tied with Virginia Tech at fourth place in the all-time longest bowl appearance streak. [4]

## Key

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Type of Game  | New Year's Six Bowl or CFP Quarterfinal

CFP Semifinal
CFP National Championship Game
Game Results  | Win

Loss
Tie

## List of Bowl Games

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List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[5] #  | Bowl  | Score[6] | Date  | Season[7] | Opponent[8] | Stadium  | Location  | Attendance[1] | Head coach

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1 | Orange Bowl | W 20–19 | January 1, 1942 | 1941 | TCU Horned Frogs | Burdine Stadium | Miami, Florida | 35,786 | Wally Butts
2 | Rose Bowl | W 9-0 | January 1, 1943 | 1942 | UCLA Bruins | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 93,000 | Wally Butts
3 | Oil Bowl | W 20-6 | January 1, 1946 | 1945 | Tulsa Golden Hurricanes | Rice Field | Houston, Texas | 27,000 | Wally Butts
4 | Sugar Bowl | W 20-10 | January 1, 1947 | 1946 | North Carolina Tar Heels | Tulane Stadium | New Orleans, Louisiana | 73,300 | Wally Butts
5 | Gator Bowl | T 20–20 | January 1, 1948 | 1947 | Maryland Terrapins | Gator Bowl Stadium | Jacksonville, Florida | 16,666 | Wally Butts
6 | Orange Bowl | L 41–28 | January 1, 1949 | 1948 | Texas Longhorns | Burdine Stadium | Miami, Florida | 60,523 | Wally Butts
7 | Presidential Cup Bowl | L 40–20 | December 9, 1950 | 1950 | Texas A&M Aggies | Byrd Stadium | College Park, Maryland | 12,245 | Wally Butts
8 | Orange Bowl | W 14-0 | January 1, 1960 | 1959 | Missouri Tigers | Orange Bowl | Miami, Florida | 72,186 | Wally Butts
9 | Sun Bowl | W 7-0 | December 26, 1964 | 1964 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | Sun Bowl | El Paso, Texas | 23,292 | Vince Dooley
10 | Cotton Bowl | W 24-9 | December 31, 1966 | 1966 | SMU Mustangs | Cotton Bowl | Dallas, Texas | 76,200 | Vince Dooley
11 | Liberty Bowl | L 14-7 | December 16, 1967 | 1967 | NC State Wolfpack | Memphis Memorial Stadium | Memphis, Tennessee | 35,045 | Vince Dooley
12 | Sugar Bowl | L 16-2 | January 1, 1969 | 1968 | Arkansas Razorbacks | Tulane Stadium | New Orleans, Louisiana | 82,113 | Vince Dooley
13 | Sun Bowl | L 45-6 | December 20, 1969 | 1969 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Sun Bowl | El Paso, Texas | 31,723 | Vince Dooley
14 | Gator Bowl | W 7-3 | December 31, 1971 | 1971 | North Carolina Tar Heels | Gator Bowl Stadium | Jacksonville, Florida | 71,208 | Vince Dooley
15 | Peach Bowl | W 17-16 | December 28, 1973 | 1973 | Maryland Terrapins | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | Atlanta, Georgia | 38,107 | Vince Dooley
16 | Tangerine Bowl | L 21-10 | December 21, 1974 | 1974 | Miami Redskins | Tangerine Bowl | Orlando, Florida | 20,246 | Vince Dooley
17 | Cotton Bowl | L 31-10 | January 1, 1976 | 1975 | Arkansas Razorbacks | Cotton Bowl | Dallas, Texas | 77,500 | Vince Dooley
18 | Sugar Bowl | L 27-3 | January 1, 1977 | 1976 | Pittsburgh Panthers | Louisiana Super Dome | New Orleans, Louisiana | 76,117 | Vince Dooley
19 | Bluebonnet Bowl | L 25-22 | December 31, 1978 | 1978 | Stanford Cardinals | Astrodome | Houston, Texas | 34,084 | Vince Dooley
20 | Sugar Bowl | W 17-10 | January 1, 1981 | 1980 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Louisiana Super Dome | New Orleans, Louisiana | 77,896 | Vince Dooley
21 | Sugar Bowl | L 24-20 | January 1, 1982 | 1981 | Pittsburgh Panthers | Louisiana Super Dome | New Orleans, Louisiana | 85,161 | Vince Dooley
22 | Sugar Bowl | L 27-23 | January 1, 1983 | 1982 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Louisiana Super Dome | New Orleans, Louisiana | 78,127 | Vince Dooley
23 | Cotton Bowl | W 10-9 | January 2, 1984 | 1983 | Texas Longhorns | Cotton Bowl | Dallas, Texas | 67,891 | Vince Dooley
24 | Citrus Bowl | T 17-17 | December 22, 1984 | 1984 | Florida State Seminoles | Florida Citrus Bowl | Orlando, Florida | 51,821 | Vince Dooley
25 | Sun Bowl | T 13-13 | December 28, 1985 | 1985 | Arizona Wildcats | Sun Bowl | El Paso, Texas | 52,203 | Vince Dooley
26 | Hall of Fame Bowl | L 27-24 | December 23, 1986 | 1986 | Boston College Eagles | Tampa Stadium | Tampa, Florida | 41,000 | Vince Dooley
27 | Liberty Bowl | W 20-17 | December 29, 1987 | 1987 | Arkansas Razorbacks | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis, Tennessee | 53,240 | Vince Dooley
28 | Gator Bowl | W 34-27 | January 1, 1989 | 1988 | Michigan State Spartans | Gator Bowl Stadium | Jacksonville, Florida | 76,236 | Vince Dooley
29 | Peach Bowl | L 19-18 | December 30, 1989 | 1989 | Syracuse Orangemen | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | Atlanta, Georgia | 44,911 | Ray Goff
30 | Independence Bowl | W 24-15 | December 29, 1991 | 1991 | Arkansas Razorbacks | Independence Stadium | Shreveport, Louisiana | 44,621 | Ray Goff
31 | Citrus Bowl | W 24-17 | January 1, 1993 | 1992 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Florida Citrus Bowl | Orlando, Florida | 72,456 | Ray Goff
32 | Peach Bowl | L 34-27 | December 30, 1995 | 1995 | Virginia Cavaliers | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia | 70,284 | Ray Goff
33 | Outback Bowl | W 33-6 | January 1, 1998 | 1997 | Wisconsin Badgers | Houlihan's Stadium | Tampa, Florida | 56,186 | Jim Donnan
34 | Peach Bowl | W 35-33 | December 31, 1998 | 1998 | Virginia Cavaliers | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia | 72,876 | Jim Donnan
35 | Outback Bowl | W 28-25OT | January 1, 2000 | 1999 | Purdue Boilermakers | Raymond James Stadium | Tampa, Florida | 54,059 | Jim Donnan
36 | Oahu Bowl | W 37-14 | December 25, 2000 | 2000 | Virginia Cavaliers | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, Hawaii | 24,187 | Jim Donnan
37 | Music City Bowl | L 20-16 | December 28, 2001 | 2001 | Boston College | Adelphia Coliseum | Nashville, Tennessee | 46,125 | Mark Richt
38 | Sugar Bowl | W 26-13 | January 1, 2003 | 2002 | Florida State Seminoles | Louisiana Super Dome | New Orleans, Louisiana | 74,269 | Mark Richt
39 | Capital One Bowl | W 34-27OT | January 1, 2004 | 2003 | Purdue Boilermakers | Florida Citrus Bowl | Orlando, Florida | 64,565 | Mark Richt
40 | Outback Bowl | W 24-21 | January 1, 2005 | 2004 | Wisconsin Badgers | Raymond James Stadium | Tampa, Florida | 62,414 | Mark Richt
41 | Sugar Bowl | L 38-35 | January 3, 2006 | 2005 | West Virginia Mountaineers | Georgia Dome[9] | Atlanta, Georgia | 74,458 | Mark Richt
42 | Chick-fil-A Bowl | W 31-24 | December 30, 2006 | 2006 | Virginia Tech Hokies | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia | 76,406 | Mark Richt
43 | Sugar Bowl | W 41-10 | January 1, 2008 | 2007 | Hawaii Warriors | Louisiana Super Dome | New Orleans, Louisiana | 74,383 | Mark Richt
44 | Capital One Bowl | W 24-12 | January 1, 2009 | 2008 | Michigan State Spartans | Florida Citrus Bowl | Orlando, Florida | 69,748 | Mark Richt
45 | Independence Bowl | W 44-20 | December 28, 2009 | 2009 | Texas A&M Aggies | Independence Stadium | Shreveport, Louisiana | 49,653 | Mark Richt
46 | Liberty Bowl | L 10-6 | December 31, 2010 | 2010 | UCF Knights | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis, Tennessee | 62,742 | Mark Richt
47 | Outback Bowl | L 33-303OT | January 2, 2012 | 2011 | Michigan State Spartans | Raymond James Stadium | Tampa, Florida | 49,429 | Mark Richt
48 | Capital One Bowl | W 45-31 | January 1, 2013 | 2012 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Florida Citrus Bowl | Orlando, Florida | 59,712 | Mark Richt
49 | Gator Bowl | W 24-19 | January 1, 2014 | 2013 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Everbank Field | Jacksonville, Florida | 60,712 | Mark Richt
50 | Belk Bowl | W 37-14 | December 30, 2014 | 2014 | Louisville Cardinals | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte, North Carolina | 45,671 | Mark Richt
51 | Tax Slayer Bowl | W 24-17 | January 1, 2016 | 2015 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Everbank Field | Jacksonville, Florida | 43,102 | Bryan McClendon[10]
52 | Liberty Bowl | W 31-23 | December 30, 2016 | 2016 | TCU Horned Frogs | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis, Tennessee | 57,266 | Kirby Smart
53 | Rose Bowl | W 54-482OT | January 1, 2018 | 2017 | Oklahoma Sooners | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 92,844 | Kirby Smart
54 | CFP National Championship | L 26-23OT | January 8, 2018 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Mercedes Benz Stadium | Atlanta, Georgia | 77,430 | Kirby Smart
55 | Sugar Bowl | L 28-21 | January 1, 2019 | 2018 | Texas Longhorns | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana | 71,449 | Kirby Smart
56 | Sugar Bowl | W 26-14 | January 1, 2020 | 2019 | Baylor Bears | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana | 55,211 | Kirby Smart
57 | Peach Bowl | W 24-21 | January 1, 2021 | 2020 | Cincinnati Bearcats | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, Georgia | 15,301 | Kirby Smart
58 | Orange Bowl | W 34-11 | December 31, 2021 | 2021 | Michigan Wolverines | Hard Rock Stadium | Miami Gardens, Florida | 66,839 | Kirby Smart
59 | CFP National Championship | W 33-18 | January 10, 2022 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Lucas Oil Stadium | Indianapolis, Indiana | 68,311 | Kirby Smart
60 | Peach Bowl | W 42-41 | December 31, 2022 | 2022 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, Georgia | 79,330 | Kirby Smart
61 | CFP National Championship | W 65-7 | January 9, 2023 | TCU Horned Frogs | SoFi Stadium | Inglewood, California | 72,628 | Kirby Smart
62 | Orange Bowl | W 63-3 | December 30, 2023 | 2023 | Florida State Seminoles | Hard Rock Stadium | Miami Gardens, Florida | 72,628 | Kirby Smart
63 | Sugar Bowl | L 23-10 | January 2, 2025 | 2024 | Notre Dame | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana | 57,267 | Kirby Smart
Georgia Bulldog bowl games: all-time records by bowl  Bowl  | Record  | Appearances  | Last  | Winning %

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Duke's Mayo Bowl
(played game under Belk Bowl title) | 1–0  | 1  | 2014 season  | 1.000
Bluebonnet Bowl (defunct)  | 0–1  | 1  | 1978 season  | .000
Citrus Bowl
(played game under Tangerine Bowl, Citrus Bowl, and Capital One Bowl titles) | 4–1–1  | 6  | 2012 season  | .750
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | 5–2  | 7  | 2022 season  | .714
Cotton Bowl Classic | 2–1  | 3  | 1983 season  | .667
Independence Bowl | 2–0  | 2  | 2009 season  | 1.000
Liberty Bowl | 2–2  | 4  | 2016 season  | .500
Music City Bowl | 0–1  | 1  | 2001 season  | .000
Oahu Bowl (defunct)  | 1–0  | 1  | 2000 season  | 1.000
Oil Bowl (defunct)  | 1–0  | 1  | 1945 season  | 1.000
Outback Bowl
(played games under Hall of Fame Bowl and Outback Bowl titles) | 3–2  | 5  | 2011 season  | .600
Orange Bowl | 4–1  | 5  | 2023 season  | .800
Presidential Cup Bowl (defunct)  | 0–1  | 1  | 1950 season  | .000
Rose Bowl | 2–0  | 2  | 2017 season  | 1.000
Sugar Bowl | 5–6  | 11  | 2019 season  | .455
Sun Bowl | 1–1–1  | 3  | 1985 season  | .500
Gator Bowl
(played games under Gator Bowl and Taxslayer Bowl titles) | 3–1–1  | 5  | 2015 season  | .700

## References

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1. ^ a b "23fb_history_bowls.PDF" (PDF).
2. ^ "What is the biggest winning margin in a bowl game in history?". 30 December 2023.
3. ^ "The 12 biggest blowouts in bowl game history". 13 January 2023.
4. ^ "Mcubed.net : NCAA Football : Bowl Games : Consecutive seasons with bowl game appearances".
5. ^ Statistics correct as of 2023–24 NCAA football bowl games
6. ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Georgia win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
7. ^ Links to the season article for the Georgia team that competed in the bowl for that year.
8. ^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Georgia competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
9. ^ Game relocated to Atlanta in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
10. ^ Interim Coach for bowl game.