With the bowl season about to wrap up, I decided it was time to update one of my little research lists that I've complied over the years. This is a list of the last time each of the 120 D-I FBS teams won a bowl game. While I've tried hard, I doubt this is a perfect list, let me know if there are corrections to be made.

2009 – (ACC) Clemson, Florida State, Virginia Tech; (Big East) UConn, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida; (Big Ten) Iowa, Penn State, Ohio State, Wisconsin; (Big XII) Iowa State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas Tech; (C-USA) SMU, Marshall; (MAC) Central Michigan; (M-West) Air Force, BYU, Utah, Wyoming; (PAC-10) UCLA, USC; (SEC) Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Ole Miss; (Sun Belt) Middle Tennessee; (WAC) Boise State, Idaho (Indep) Navy
2008 – (ACC) Maryland, Wake Forest; (Big East) West Virginia; (Big XII) Kansas, Missouri, Texas; (C-USA) Houston, Rice, Southern Miss, Tulsa; (M-West) Colorado State, TCU; (PAC-10) Arizona, Cal, Oregon, Oregon State; (SEC) Kentucky, LSU, Vanderbilt; (Sun Belt) Florida Atlantic; (WAC) Louisiana Tech; (Indep) Notre Dame
2007 – (ACC) Boston College; (Big East) Cincinnati; (Big Ten) Michigan, Purdue; (Big XII) Oklahoma State; (C-USA) East Carolina; (M-West) New Mexico; (SEC) Miss State, Tennessee; (WAC) Fresno State
2006 – (ACC) Miami (FL); (Big East) Louisville; (SEC) South Carolina; (Sun Belt) Troy; (WAC) Hawaii, San Jose State
2005 – (ACC) NC State, Virginia; (C-USA) Memphis; (MAC) Toledo; (PAC-10) ASU; (WAC) Nevada
2004 – (ACC) Georgia Tech; (Big Ten) Minnesota; (Big XII) Colorado; (MAC) Northern Illinois
2003 – (MAC) Bowling Green, Miami (OH); (PAC-10) WSU
2002 – (Big XII) Kansas State; (C-USA) Tulane; (Sun Belt) North Texas
2001 – (ACC) North Carolina; (Big East) Syracuse; (Big Ten) Michigan State; (Big XII) Texas A&M
2000 – (M-West) UNLV; (PAC-10) Washington
1999 – (Big Ten) Illinois
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1996 – (PAC 10) Stanford
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1992 – (Big XII) Baylor
1991 – (Big Ten) Indiana; (WAC) Utah State
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1987 – (MAC) Eastern Michigan
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1985 – (Indep.) Army
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1979 – (MAC) Temple
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1970 – (Sun Belt) Arkansas State
1969 – (M-West) San Diego State
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1967 – (C-USA) UTEP
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1963 – (Sun Belt) Western Kentucky
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1960 – (ACC) Duke; (WAC) New Mexico State
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1948 – (Big Ten) Northwestern
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1944 – (Sun Belt) UL-Lafayette

Kind of amazing that Illinois hasn't won since 1999, and MSU since 2001.

wow, still can't believe its been so long for Northwestern.... I mean, yeah they were pretty shitty for a while, but 60 years?

You should add a "Never" category to the list. I'd be interested in seeing what teams have never won a bowl game.

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good deal

This was Iowa's first bowl win in 50 years. Georgia Tech hasn't won in that time as well.

Does Notre Dame seriously claim the "Hawaii Bowl" as a win? That still is hilarious I don't care what anybody says.

Little Danny wrote: This was Iowa's first bowl win in 50 years. Georgia Tech hasn't won in that time as well.

Iowa beat the fuck out of South Carolina in the Outback Bowl last year, so I don't know where you are getting your information.

Little Danny wrote: This was Iowa's first bowl win in 50 years. Georgia Tech hasn't won in that time as well.

WTF are you talking about? Iowa won four bowl games from 2001-2009 (Alamo, Outback x2, Capital One) and Tech won in 2004, 2003, and 2001.

darbypitcher22 wrote: wow, still can't believe its been so long for Northwestern.... I mean, yeah they were pretty shitty for a while, but 60 years?

They were arguably the worst program in the nation from the 1960s through the 1980s. Since the 1994-95 renaissance, they've been solidly in the middle of the Big 10, but they haven't been able to get the 'W'. They lost in OT to Auburn this year; lost in OT to Missouri last year, and that seems to be the norm--coming very, very close, but not finishing it out.

I would anticipate that the streak will end in the next few years. Pat Fitzgerald is a great coach who has them moving in the right direction.

gorocks99 wrote:

Little Danny wrote: This was Iowa's first bowl win in 50 years. Georgia Tech hasn't won in that time as well.

WTF are you talking about? Iowa won four bowl games from 2001-2009 (Alamo, Outback x2, Capital One) and Tech won in 2004, 2003, and 2001.

You are correct. I was being sarcastic, the folks on FOX were repeating that over and over again the other night. I should have added the smilie face

LOL, ok -- I missed that. GF made me choose a night to not watch football since it's been on at our apartment for about three weeks straight and that was the night, so I didn't catch the game.

gorocks99 wrote: LOL, ok -- I missed that. GF made me choose a night to not watch football since it's been on at our apartment for about three weeks straight and that was the night, so I didn't catch the game.

Should have chosen last night instead (because there weren't any games on anyway).

She's been watching too much football to not know that

Northwesterns last bowl win was in 1949 Rose bowl they beat Cal 20-14 that was Jan 1 1949.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Bowl_Game

Little Danny wrote:

gorocks99 wrote:

Little Danny wrote: This was Iowa's first bowl win in 50 years. Georgia Tech hasn't won in that time as well.

WTF are you talking about? Iowa won four bowl games from 2001-2009 (Alamo, Outback x2, Capital One) and Tech won in 2004, 2003, and 2001.

You are correct. I was being sarcastic, the folks on FOX were repeating that over and over again the other night. I should have added the smilie face

yeah, FOX screwed that one up and made it confusing. They were trying to say it had been 50+ years since either had won a major bowl, but a few times they forgot to mention the "major" part

cool post dcrocks, this is interesting stuff, well done!

Tiernan wrote: Does Notre Dame seriously claim the "Hawaii Bowl" as a win? That still is hilarious I don't care what anybody says.

What's hilarious is your complete stupidity.

Tiernan wrote: Does Notre Dame seriously claim the "Hawaii Bowl" as a win? That still is hilarious I don't care what anybody says.

When you can't win anything else, a bowl win over a depleted 6-6 WAC team is about the best ND can do these days.

krambman wrote:

gorocks99 wrote: LOL, ok -- I missed that. GF made me choose a night to not watch football since it's been on at our apartment for about three weeks straight and that was the night, so I didn't catch the game.

Should have chosen last night instead (because there weren't any games on anyway).

GMAC bowl... was a pretty entertaining game too.

sleeper wrote:

Tiernan wrote: Does Notre Dame seriously claim the "Hawaii Bowl" as a win? That still is hilarious I don't care what anybody says.

When you can't win anything else, a bowl win over a depleted 6-6 WAC team is about the best ND can do these days.

I was wondering when your ignorant ass would pop up. Now all we need is "PPrunner" and it's a full house.

Lemio Maru my ol' buddy...was wonderin when you would pop your head above ground after laying low the entire bowl season becuz your beloved Irish are sittin at home and all you fish eaters are finally figgerin out you hired a mid major coach with zero Defensive knowledge and pretty much realize you'll be gettin your asses handed to you again in 2010.

krambman wrote: You should add a "Never" category to the list. I'd be interested in seeing what teams have never won a bowl game.

It just so happens I have that.

Akron – Played since 1891
Ohio – Played since 1894
Buffalo – Played since 1898
Western Michigan - Played since 1906
Kent State – Played since 1920
Ball State – Played since 1924
UL-Monroe – Played since 1951
UCF – Played since 1979
UAB – Played since 1991
Florida International – Played since 2002

BCSbunk wrote: Northwesterns last bowl win was in 1949 Rose bowl they beat Cal 20-14 that was Jan 1 1949.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Bowl_Game

Yea, I was referencing the season that links to, which in the case of January bowl games, is the season prior (hence, no teams listed for 2010).

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Holy crap 3 teams from the hot-bed of HS football on the list. How can this be?

Tiernan wrote: Lemio Maru my ol' buddy...was wonderin when you would pop your head above ground after laying low the entire bowl season becuz your beloved Irish are sittin at home and all you fish eaters are finally figgerin out you hired a mid major coach with zero Defensive knowledge and pretty much realize you'll be gettin your asses handed to you again in 2010.

Nice post asshole. "Fish eaters"..........didn't know you're a bigot.