[edit] History
[edit] Bowl History
Record: 25-12-2
| Date
| Bowl
| Opponent
| Result
| Score
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| Jan. 1, 1923
| Rose Bowl
| Southern California
| Loss
| 14-3
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| Jan. 1, 1948
| Cotton Bowl
| SMU
| Tie
| 13-13
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| Dec. 19, 1959
| Liberty Bowl
| Alabama
| Win
| 7-0
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| Dec. 17, 1960
| Liberty Bowl
| Oregon
| Win
| 41-12
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| Dec. 30, 1961
| Gator Bowl
| Georgia Tech
| Win
| 30-15
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| Dec. 29, 1962
| Gator Bowl
| Florida
| Loss
| 17-7
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| Dec. 30, 1967
| Gator Bowl
| Florida State
| Tie
| 17-17
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| Jan. 1, 1969
| Orange Bowl
| Kansas
| Win
| 15-14
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| Jan. 1, 1970
| Orange Bowl
| Missouri
| Win
| 10-3
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| Jan. 1, 1972
| Cotton Bowl
| Texas
| Win
| 30-6
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| Dec. 31, 1972
| Sugar Bowl
| Oklahoma
| Loss
| 14-0
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| Jan. 1, 1974
| Orange Bowl
| LSU
| Win
| 16-9
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| Jan. 1, 1975
| Cotton Bowl
| Baylor
| Win
| 41-20
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| Dec. 31, 1975
| Sugar Bowl
| Alabama
| Loss
| 13-6
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| Dec. 27, 1976
| Gator Bowl
| Notre Dame
| Loss
| 20-9
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| Dec. 25, 1977
| Fiesta Bowl
| Arizona State
| Win
| 42-30
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| Jan. 1, 1979
| Sugar Bowl
| Alabama
| Loss
| 14-7
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| Dec. 22, 1979
| Liberty Bowl
| Tulane
| Win
| 9-6
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| Dec. 26, 1980
| Fiesta Bowl
| Ohio State
| Win
| 31-19
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| Jan. 1, 1982
| Fiesta Bowl
| Southern California
| Win
| 26-10
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| Jan. 1, 1983
| Sugar Bowl
| Georgia
| Win
| 27-23
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| Dec. 26, 1983
| Aloha Classic
| Washington
| Win
| 13-10
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| Jan. 1, 1986
| Orange Bowl
| Oklahoma
| Loss
| 25-10
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| Jan. 2, 1987
| Fiesta Bowl
| Miami (FL)
| Win
| 14-10
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| Jan. 1, 1988
| Florida Citrus Bowl
| Clemson
| Loss
| 35-10
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| Dec. 29, 1989
| Holiday Bowl
| BYU
| Win
| 50-39
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| Dec. 28, 1990
| Blockbuster Bowl
| Florida State
| Loss
| 24-17
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| Jan. 1, 1992
| Fiesta Bowl
| Tennessee
| Win
| 42-17
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| Jan. 1, 1993
| Blockbuster Bowl
| Stanford
| Loss
| 24-3
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| Jan. 1, 1994
| Florida Citrus Bowl
| Tennessee
| Win
| 31-13
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| Jan. 2, 1995
| Rose Bowl
| Oregon
| Win
| 38-20
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| Jan. 1, 1996
| Outback Bowl
| Auburn
| Win
| 43-14
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| Jan. 1, 1997
| Fiesta Bowl
| Texas
| Win
| 38-15
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| Jan. 1, 1998
| Florida Citrus Bowl
| Florida
| Loss
| 21-6
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| Jan. 1, 1999
| Outback Bowl
| Kentucky
| Win
| 26-14
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| Dec. 28, 1999
| Alamo Bowl
| Texas A&M
| Win
| 24-0
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| Jan. 1, 2003
| Capital One Bowl
| Auburn
| Loss
| 13-9
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| Jan. 3, 2006
| Orange Bowl
| Florida State
| Win
| 26-23
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| Jan. 1, 2007
| Outback Bowl
| Tennessee
| Win
| 20-10
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