| YEAR |
BOWL |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
1939  |
Orange |
Oklahoma |
W 17-0 |
 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1938 Season 11-0 Head Coach: Bob Neyland |
| 1940 |
Rose |
Southern Cal |
L 0-14 |
| 1941 |
Sugar |
Boston College |
L 13-19 |
| NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1940 Season 10-1 Head Coach: Bob Neyland |
| 1943 |
Sugar |
Tulsa |
W 14-7 |
| 1945 |
Rose |
Southern Cal |
L 0-25 |
| 1947 |
Orange |
Rice |
L 0-8 |
| 1951 |
Cotton |
Texas |
W 20-14 |
Andy Kozar (RB) Outstanding Back
Bud Sherrod (End) Outstanding Lineman
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1950 Season 11-1 Head Coach: Bob Neyland |
| 1952 |
Sugar |
Maryland |
L 13-28 |
| NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1951 Season 10-1 Head Coach: Bob Neyland |
| 1953 |
Cotton |
Texas |
L 0-16 |
| 1957 |
Sugar |
Baylor |
L 7-13 |
| 1957 |
Gator |
Texas A&M |
W 3-0 |
| Bobby Gordon (RB) Most Outstanding Player |
| 1965 |
Bluebonnet |
Tulsa |
W 27-6 |
Dewey Warren (QB) Offensive MVP
Frank Emanuel (LB) Defensive MVP |
| 1966 |
Gator |
Syracuse |
W 18-12 |
| Dewey Warren (QB) Most Outstanding Player |
| 1968 |
Orange |
Oklahoma |
L 24-26 |
| NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 9-2 Season 1967 Head Coach: Doug Dickey |
| 1969 |
Cotton |
Texas |
L 13-36 |
| 1969 |
Gator |
Florida |
L 13-14 |
| Curt Watson (RB) Most Outstanding Player |
| 1971 |
Sugar |
Air Force |
W 34-13 |
| Bobby Scott (QB) Most Outstanding Player |
| 1971 |
Liberty |
Arkansas |
W 14-13 |
| 1972 |
Bluebonnet |
LSU |
W 24-17 |
Condredge Holloway (QB) Offensive MVP
Carl Johnson (DE) Defensive MVP |
| 1973 |
Gator |
Texas Tech |
L 19-28 |
| Haskel Stanback (RB) Most Outstanding Player |
| 1974 |
Liberty |
Maryland |
W 7-3 |
| Mike Gayles (RB) Outstanding Offensive Player |
| 1979 |
Bluebonnet |
Purdue |
L 22-27 |
| Roland James (DB) Defensive MVP |
| 1981 |
Garden State |
Wisconsin |
W 28-21 |
| Steve Alatorre (QB) Most Valuable Player |
| 1982 |
Peach |
Iowa |
L 22-28 |
| Alan Cockrell (QB) Most Valuable Player |
| 1983 |
Citrus |
Maryland |
W 30-23 |
Johnnie Jones (RB) Most Valuable Player
Alvin Toles (LB) Outstanding Defensive Player |
| 1984 |
Sun |
Maryland |
L 27-28 |
| Carl Zander (LB) MVP (Lineman) |
| 1986 |
Sugar |
Miami (Fla) |
W 35-7 |
| Daryl Dickey (QB) Most Outstanding Player |
| 1986 |
Liberty |
Minnesota |
W 21-14 |
Jeff Francis (QB) Most Valuable Player
Joey Clinkscales (WR) Outstanding Offensive Player
Dale Jones (LB) Outstanding Defensive Player |
| 1988 |
Peach |
Indiana |
W 27-22 |
| Reggie Cobb (RB) Most Valuable Player |
| 1990 |
Cotton |
Arkansas |
W 31-27 |
Chuck Webb (RB) Outstanding Offensive Player
Carl Pickens (DB) Outstanding Defensive Player |
| 1991 |
Sugar |
Virginia |
W 23-22 |
| Andy Kelly (QB) Most Outstanding Player |
| 1992 |
Fiesta |
Penn State |
L 17-42 |
| 1993 |
Hall of Fame |
Boston Coll |
W 38-23 |
| Heath Shuler (QB) Most Valuable Player |
| 1994 |
Citrus |
Penn State |
L 13-31 |
| Raymond Austin (DB) Outstanding Defensive Player |
| 1994 |
Gator |
Virgina Tech |
W 45-23 |
| James Stewart (RB) Most Outstanding Player |
| 1996 |
Citrus |
Ohio State |
W 20-14 |
Jay Graham (RB) Most Valuable Player
Leonard Little (DE) Outstanding Defensive Player |
| 1997 |
Citrus |
Northwestern |
W 48-28 |
Peyton Manning (QB) Most Valuable Player
Tyrone Hines (LB) Outstanding Defensive Player |
| 1998 |
Orange |
Nebraska |
L 17-42 |
| Jamal Lewis (RB) Most Valuable Player |
| 1999 |
Fiesta |
Florida St. |
W 23-16 |
Peerless Price (WR) Offensive MVP
Dwayne Goodrich (DB) Defensive MVP
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 13-0 Season 1998 Head Coach: Phillip Fulmer |
| 2000 |
Fiesta |
Nebraska |
L 21-31 |
| Tee Martin (QB) Most Valuable Player |
| 2001 |
Cotton |
Kansas St. |
L 21-35 |
| 2002 |
Citrus |
Michigan |
W 45-17 |
Casey Clausen (QB) Most Valuable Player
John Henderson (DT) Outstanding Defensive Player |
| 2002 |
Peach |
Maryland |
L 3-30 |
| 2004 |
Peach |
Clemson |
L 14-27 |
| 2005 |
Cotton |
Texas A&M |
W 38-7 |
Rick Clausen (QB) named Offensive MVP
Justin Harrell (DT) named Defensive MVP |
| 2007 |
Outback |
Penn State |
L 20-10 |
| 2008 |
Outback |
Wisconsin |
W 21-17 |
| Erik Ainge (QB) named Offensive MVP |
| 2009 |
Chick-fil-A |
Virginia Tech |
L 37-14 |
| 2010 |
Music City |
North Carolina |
L 30-27 [2 OT] |
