This is a list of Utah Utes bowl games. The Utah Utes football team has played in 28 bowl games in its history, compiling a record of 18–10. *Pineapple Bowl wasn't sanctioned by NCAA so only counted as regular season for statistics.
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General
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Bowl game record attendance |
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Former bowl game record attendance |
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Denotes national championship game |
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Results
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Win |
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Bowl games
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, date, winning team, score, losing team, stadium, location, attendance, head coach, and MVP
| # |
Bowl |
Date |
Winning team |
Score |
Losing team |
Stadium |
Location |
Attendance |
Head coach |
MVP |
| 1 |
Sun Bowl |
January 2, 1939 |
Utah |
W 26–0 |
New Mexico |
Kidd Field |
El Paso, TX |
13,000 |
Ike Armstrong |
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| 2 |
Pineapple Bowl* |
January 1, 1947 |
Hawaii |
L 16–19 |
Utah |
Honolulu Stadium |
Honolulu, HI |
22,000 |
Ike Armstrong |
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| 3 |
Liberty Bowl |
December 19, 1964 |
Utah |
W 32–6 |
West Virginia |
Atlantic City Convention Hall |
Atlantic City, NJ |
6,059 |
Ray Nagel |
Ernest Allen (Utah) |
| 4 |
Copper Bowl |
December 29, 1992 |
Washington State |
L 28–31 |
Utah |
Arizona Stadium |
Tucson, AZ |
40,826 |
Ron McBride |
Drew Bledsoe (Washington State) Phillip Bobo (Washington State) Kareem Leary (Utah) |
| 5 |
Freedom Bowl |
December 30, 1993 |
USC |
L 21–28 |
Utah |
Anaheim Stadium |
Anaheim, CA |
37,203 |
Ron McBride |
Johnnie Morton (USC) Henry Lusk (Utah) |
| 6 |
Freedom Bowl |
December 27, 1994 |
Utah |
W 16–13 |
Arizona |
Anaheim Stadium |
Anaheim, CA |
27,477 |
Ron McBride |
Tedy Bruschi (Arizona) Cal Beck (Utah) |
| 7 |
Copper Bowl |
December 27, 1996 |
Wisconsin |
L 10–38 |
Utah |
Arizona Stadium |
Tucson, AZ |
42,122 |
Ron McBride |
Ron Dayne (Wisconsin) Tarek Saleh (Wisconsin) |
| 8 |
Las Vegas Bowl |
December 18, 1999 |
Utah |
W 17–16 |
Fresno State |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
Whitney, NV |
28,227 |
Ron McBride |
Mike Anderson (Utah) |
| 9 |
Las Vegas Bowl |
December 25, 2001 |
Utah |
W 10–6 |
USC |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
Whitney, NV |
30,894 |
Ron McBride |
Dameon Hunter (Utah) |
| 10 |
Liberty Bowl |
December 31, 2003 |
Utah |
W 17–0 |
Southern Miss |
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
Memphis, TN |
55,989 |
Urban Meyer |
Morgan Scalley (Utah) |
| 11 |
Fiesta Bowl |
January 1, 2005 |
Utah |
W 35–7 |
Pittsburgh |
Sun Devil Stadium |
Tempe, AZ |
73,519 |
Urban Meyer Kyle Whittingham |
Alex Smith (Utah) Paris Warren (Utah) Steve Fifita (Utah) |
| 12 |
Emerald Bowl |
December 29, 2005 |
Utah |
W 38–10 |
Georgia Tech |
AT&T Park |
San Francisco, CA |
25,742 |
Kyle Whittingham |
Travis LaTendresse (Utah) Eric Weddle (Utah) |
| 13 |
Armed Forces Bowl |
December 23, 2006 |
Utah |
W 25–13 |
Tulsa |
Amon G. Carter Stadium |
Fort Worth, TX |
32,412 |
Kyle Whittingham |
Louie Sakoda (Utah) |
| 14 |
Poinsettia Bowl |
December 20, 2007 |
Utah |
W 35–32 |
Navy |
Qualcomm Stadium |
San Diego, CA |
39,129 |
Kyle Whittingham |
Brian Johnson (Utah) Joe Dale (Utah) |
| 15 |
Sugar Bowl |
January 2, 2009 |
Utah |
W 31–17 |
Alabama |
Louisiana Superdome |
New Orleans, LA |
71,872 |
Kyle Whittingham |
Brian Johnson (Utah) |
| 16 |
Poinsettia Bowl |
December 23, 2009 |
Utah |
W 37–27 |
California |
Qualcomm Stadium |
San Diego, CA |
32,665 |
Kyle Whittingham |
Jordan Wynn (Utah) Stevenson Sylvester (Utah) |
| 17 |
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas |
December 22, 2010 |
Boise State |
L 3–26 |
Utah |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
Whitney, NV |
41,923 |
Kyle Whittingham |
Kellen Moore (Boise State) |
| 18 |
Sun Bowl |
December 31, 2011 |
Utah |
W 30–27 |
Georgia Tech |
Sun Bowl Stadium |
El Paso, TX |
48,123 |
Kyle Whittingham |
John White (Utah) Devonte Christopher (Utah) Star Lotulelei (Utah) |
| 19 |
Las Vegas Bowl |
December 20, 2014 |
Utah |
W 45–10 |
Colorado State |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
Whitney, NV |
33,067 |
Kyle Whittingham |
Travis Wilson (Utah) |
| 20 |
Las Vegas Bowl |
December 19, 2015 |
Utah |
W 35–28 |
Brigham Young |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
Whitney, NV |
42,213 |
Kyle Whittingham |
Tevin Carter (Utah) |
| 21 |
Foster Farms Bowl |
December 28, 2016 |
Utah |
W 26–24 |
Indiana |
Levi's Stadium |
Santa Clara, CA |
27,608 |
Kyle Whittingham |
Joe Williams (Utah) Tegray Scales (Indiana) |
| 22 |
Heart of Dallas Bowl |
December 26, 2017 |
Utah |
W 30–14 |
West Virginia |
Cotton Bowl Stadium |
Dallas, TX |
20,507 |
Kyle Whittingham |
Julian Blackmon (Utah) |
| 23 |
Holiday Bowl |
December 31, 2018 |
Northwestern |
L 20–31 |
Utah |
SDCCU Stadium |
San Diego, CA |
47,007 |
Kyle Whittingham |
Clayton Thorson (Northwestern) JR Pace (Northwestern) |
| 24 |
Alamo Bowl |
December 31, 2019 |
Texas |
L 10–38 |
Utah |
Alamodome |
San Antonio, TX |
60,147 |
Kyle Whittingham |
Sam Ehlinger (Texas) Joseph Ossai (Texas) |
| 25 |
Rose Bowl |
January 1, 2022 |
Ohio State |
L 45–48 |
Utah |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
87,842 |
Kyle Whittingham |
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| 26 |
Rose Bowl |
January 2, 2023 |
Penn State |
L 21–35 |
Utah |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, CA |
94,873 |
Kyle Whittingham |
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| 27 |
Las Vegas Bowl |
December 23, 2023 |
Northwestern |
L 7–14 |
Utah |
Allegiant Stadium |
Las Vegas, NV |
20,897 |
Kyle Whittingham |
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| 28 |
Las Vegas Bowl |
December 31, 2025 |
Utah |
W 44-22 |
Nebraska |
Allegiant Stadium |
Las Vegas, NV |
38,879 |
Morgan Scalley |
Devon Dampier (Utah) |
- The Pineapple Bowl was not sanctioned by the NCAA and counts as a regular season game in official statistics
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