<Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> † Kent Baer served as interim head coach for one game at the 2004 Insight Bowl after Tyrone Willingham was fired . </Td> </Tr> <P> Notre Dame has made 35 Bowl appearances, winning 17 and losing 18 . After an initial appearance in a postseason contest in the 1925 Rose Bowl, the Fighting Irish refused to participate in bowl games for more than four decades; writers like Dan Jenkins have speculated that Notre Dame might have gone to as many as twenty bowl games during the self - imposed forty - five - year hiatus . It has played in the BCS National Championship Game (1 loss), Rose Bowl (1 win), the Cotton Bowl Classic (5 wins, 2 losses), the Orange Bowl (2 wins, 3 losses), the Sugar Bowl (2 wins, 2 losses), the Gator Bowl (1 win, 2 losses), the Liberty Bowl (1 win), the Aloha Bowl (1 loss), the Fiesta Bowl (1 win, 4 losses), the Independence Bowl (1 loss), the Insight Bowl (1 loss), Hawaii Bowl (1 win), the Sun Bowl (1 win) and the Pinstripe Bowl (1 win). From 1994 to the 2006 football seasons, Notre Dame lost 9 consecutive bowl games, tied with Northwestern University for the most in NCAA history . That streak ended with a 49--21 win over Hawaii in the 2008 Hawaii Bowl . In the process, Notre Dame scored its highest point total in post-season play . The record of 9 consecutive bowl losses was later tied by Northwestern in 2011, then that streak was snapped a year later . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Bowl </Th> <Th> W / L </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> PF </Th> <Th> PA </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1925 </Td> <Td> Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stanford </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1970 </Td> <Td> Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #1 Texas </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1971 </Td> <Td> Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #1 Texas </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1973 </Td> <Td> Orange Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #9 Nebraska </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 31, 1973 </Td> <Td> Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #1 Alabama </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1975 </Td> <Td> Orange Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #2 Alabama </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 27, 1976 </Td> <Td> Gator Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #20 Penn State </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 2, 1978 </Td> <Td> Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #1 Texas </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1979 </Td> <Td> Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Houston </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1981 </Td> <Td> Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #1 Georgia </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 29, 1983 </Td> <Td> Liberty Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Boston College </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 29, 1984 </Td> <Td> Aloha Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #10 SMU </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1988 </Td> <Td> Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Texas A&M </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 2, 1989 </Td> <Td> Fiesta Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #3 West Virginia </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1990 </Td> <Td> Orange Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Colorado </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1991 </Td> <Td> Orange Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #1 Colorado </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1992 </Td> <Td> Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #3 Florida </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1993 </Td> <Td> Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #3 Texas A&M </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1994 </Td> <Td> Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #6 Texas A&M </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 2, 1995 </Td> <Td> Fiesta Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #5 Colorado </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1996 </Td> <Td> Orange Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #8 Florida State </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 28, 1997 </Td> <Td> Independence Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #15 LSU </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1999 </Td> <Td> Gator Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #12 Georgia Tech </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2001 </Td> <Td> Fiesta Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #5 Oregon State </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2003 </Td> <Td> Gator Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #17 North Carolina State </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 28, 2004 </Td> <Td> Insight Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Oregon State </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 2, 2006 </Td> <Td> Fiesta Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #4 Ohio State </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 3, 2007 </Td> <Td> Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #4 LSU </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 24, 2008 </Td> <Td> Hawaii Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hawaii </Td> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 31, 2010 </Td> <Td> Sun Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Miami (FL) </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 29, 2011 </Td> <Td> Champs Sports Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #25 Florida State </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 7, 2013 </Td> <Td> BCS National Championship </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #2 Alabama </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 28, 2013 </Td> <Td> Pinstripe Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rutgers </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 30, 2014 </Td> <Td> Music City Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #23 LSU </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2016 </Td> <Td> Fiesta Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> #7 Ohio State </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2018 </Td> <Td> Citrus Bowl </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> #17 LSU </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> 35 Bowl Games </Td> <Td> 17--18 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 773 </Td> <Td> 857 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Bowl </Th> <Th> W / L </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> PF </Th> <Th> PA </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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