Quick Penn State Nittany Lions Bowl / Playoff Stats
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First Bowl Game: 1923-01-01, USC (Rose Bowl - L, 3 - 14)
Overall Bowl Record: 31-17-2 (50 Games)
Biggest Bowl Win: Oregon, on 1960-12-17. Final Score: 12 - 41 (Liberty Bowl - 29 Points)
Biggest Bowl Loss: Clemson, on 1988-01-01. Final Score: 10 - 35 (Citrus Bowl - 25 Points)
Longest Consecutive Bowl Winning Streak: 5 Games
Longest Consecutive Bowl Losing Streak: 1 Games
Record in Shutout Bowl/Playoff games: 2-1-0 (3 Games)
All time Bowl records vs. Big 10 teams
| Team | Overall (F-||-V) | Games |
| Ohio State | 1 Games | 1-0-0
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| Fiesta Bowl (1980) |
| vs Big 10 | 1 Games (1-0-0) |
F-||-V = Forfeits-||-Vacated Games (IF any).
Vacated column: Number format will be +XX and/or -XX where the plus represents Penn State and the minus is the opponment. The number itself represents the number of games that were vacated. Vacated game totals are NOT factored into the records above. |
Penn State Nittany Lions Bowls by Opponent
| Alabama |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1959-12-19 | W, 7 - 0 | Philadelphia-PA | Liberty Bowl |
| 1975-12-31 | L, 6 - 13 | New Orleans-LA | Sugar Bowl |
| 1979-01-01 | L, 7 - 14 | New Orleans-LA | Sugar Bowl |
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| Arizona State |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1977-12-25 | W, 42 - 30 | Tempe-AZ | Fiesta Bowl |
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| Auburn |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1996-01-01 | W, 43 - 14 | Tampa-FL | Outback Bowl |
| 2003-01-01 | L, 9 - 13 | Orlando-FL | Citrus Bowl |
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| BYU |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1989-12-29 | W, 50 - 39 | San Diego-CA | Holiday Bowl |
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| Baylor |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1975-01-01 | W, 41 - 20 | Dallas-TX | Cotton Bowl |
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| Boston College |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 2014-12-27 | W, 31 - 30 (1OT) | Bronx-NY | Pinstripe Bowl |
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| Clemson |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1988-01-01 | L, 10 - 35 | Orlando-FL | Citrus Bowl |
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| Florida |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1962-12-29 | L, 7 - 17 | Jacksonville-FL | Gator Bowl |
| 1998-01-01 | L, 6 - 21 | Orlando-FL | Citrus Bowl |
| 2011-01-01 | L, 24 - 37 | Tampa-FL | Outback Bowl |
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| Florida State |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1967-12-30 | T, 17 - 17 | Jacksonville-FL | Gator Bowl |
| 1990-12-28 | L, 17 - 24 | Miami-FL | Blockbuster Bowl |
| 2006-01-03 | W, 26 - 23 (3OT) | Miami Gardens-FL | Orange Bowl |
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| Georgia |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1983-01-01 | W, 27 - 23 | New Orleans-LA | Sugar Bowl |
| 2016-01-02 | L, 17 - 24 | Jacksonville-FL | TaxSlayer Bowl |
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| Georgia Tech |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1961-12-30 | W, 30 - 15 | Jacksonville-FL | Gator Bowl |
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| Houston |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 2012-01-02 | L, 14 - 30 | Dallas-TX | TicketCity Bowl |
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| Kansas |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1969-01-01 | W, 15 - 14 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
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| Kentucky |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1999-01-01 | W, 26 - 14 | Tampa-FL | Outback Bowl |
| 2019-01-01 | L, 24 - 27 | Orlando-FL | Citrus Bowl |
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| LSU |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1974-01-01 | W, 16 - 9 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
| 2010-01-01 | W, 19 - 17 | Orlando-FL | Capital One Bowl |
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| Memphis |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 2019-12-28 | W, 53 - 39 | Arlington-TX | Cotton Bowl |
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| Miami |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1987-01-02 | W, 14 - 10 | Tempe-AZ | Fiesta Bowl |
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| Missouri |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1970-01-01 | W, 10 - 3 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
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| Notre Dame |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1976-12-27 | L, 9 - 20 | Jacksonville-FL | Gator Bowl |
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| Ohio State |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1980-12-26 | W, 31 - 19 | Tempe-AZ | Fiesta Bowl |
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| Oklahoma |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1972-12-31 | L, 0 - 14 | New Orleans-LA | Sugar Bowl |
| 1986-01-01 | L, 10 - 25 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
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| Oregon |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1960-12-17 | W, 41 - 12 | Philadelphia-PA | Liberty Bowl |
| 1995-01-02 | W, 38 - 20 | Pasadena-CA | Rose Bowl |
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| SMU |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1948-01-01 | T, 13 - 13 | Dallas-TX | Cotton Bowl |
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| Stanford |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1993-01-01 | L, 3 - 24 | Miami-FL | Blockbuster Bowl |
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| Tennessee |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1992-01-01 | W, 42 - 17 | Tempe-AZ | Fiesta Bowl |
| 1994-01-01 | W, 31 - 13 | Orlando-FL | Citrus Bowl |
| 2007-01-01 | W, 20 - 10 | Tampa-FL | Outback Bowl |
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| Texas |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1972-01-01 | W, 30 - 6 | Dallas-TX | Cotton Bowl |
| 1997-01-01 | W, 38 - 15 | Tempe-AZ | Fiesta Bowl |
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| Texas AM |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1999-12-28 | W, 24 - 0 | San Antonio-TX | Alamo Bowl |
| 2007-12-29 | W, 24 - 17 | San Antonio-TX | Alamo Bowl |
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| Tulane |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1979-12-22 | W, 9 - 6 | Memphis-TN | Liberty Bowl |
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| USC |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1923-01-01 | L, 3 - 14 | Pasadena-CA | Rose Bowl |
| 1982-01-01 | W, 26 - 10 | Tempe-AZ | Fiesta Bowl |
| 2009-01-01 | L, 24 - 38 | Pasadena-CA | Rose Bowl |
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| Washington |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1983-12-26 | W, 13 - 10 | Honolulu-HI | Aloha Bowl |
| 2017-12-30 | W, 35 - 28 (1OT) | Glendale-AZ | Fiesta Bowl |
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Penn State Nittany Lions by Bowl/Playoff
| Alamo Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 1999-12-28 | Texas AM | W, 24 - 0 |
| 2007-12-29 | Texas AM | W, 24 - 17 |
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| Aloha Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 1983-12-26 | Washington | W, 13 - 10 |
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| Capital One Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 2010-01-01 | LSU | W, 19 - 17 |
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| Cotton Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 1948-01-01 | SMU | T, 13 - 13 |
| 1972-01-01 | Texas | W, 30 - 6 |
| 1975-01-01 | Baylor | W, 41 - 20 |
| 2019-12-28 | Memphis | W, 53 - 39 |
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| Holiday Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 1989-12-29 | BYU | W, 50 - 39 |
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| Liberty Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 1959-12-19 | Alabama | W, 7 - 0 |
| 1960-12-17 | Oregon | W, 41 - 12 |
| 1979-12-22 | Tulane | W, 9 - 6 |
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| Outback Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 1996-01-01 | Auburn | W, 43 - 14 |
| 1999-01-01 | Kentucky | W, 26 - 14 |
| 2007-01-01 | Tennessee | W, 20 - 10 |
| 2011-01-01 | Florida | L, 24 - 37 |
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| Pinstripe Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 2014-12-27 | Boston College | W, 31 - 30 (1OT) |
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| Rose Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 1923-01-01 | USC | L, 3 - 14 |
| 1995-01-02 | Oregon | W, 38 - 20 |
| 2009-01-01 | USC | L, 24 - 38 |
| 2017-01-02 | USC | L, 49 - 52 |
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| Sugar Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 1972-12-31 | Oklahoma | L, 0 - 14 |
| 1975-12-31 | Alabama | L, 6 - 13 |
| 1979-01-01 | Alabama | L, 7 - 14 |
| 1983-01-01 | Georgia | W, 27 - 23 |
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| TaxSlayer Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 2016-01-02 | Georgia | L, 17 - 24 |
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| TicketCity Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 2012-01-02 | Houston | L, 14 - 30 |
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