List of Minnesota Golden Gophers bowl games

The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Minnesota in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. Since the establishment of the team in 1882, Minnesota has appeared in 18 bowl games. Included in these games are 2 appearances in the Rose Bowl. The latest bowl appearance for Minnesota came in their win against Central Michigan in the 2015 Quick Lane Bowl. A win in that game brought Minnesota's all-time bowl record to 6 wins and 12 losses (6–12–0).

Bowl games

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach

#	Bowl	Score	Date	Season	Opponent	Stadium	Location	Attendance	Head coach
1	Rose Bowl	L 7–17	January 2, 1961	1960	Washington	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	97,314	Murray Warmath
2	Rose Bowl	W 21–3	January 1, 1962	1961	UCLA	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	98,214	Murray Warmath
3	Hall of Fame Classic	L 6–21	December 22, 1977	1977	Maryland	Legion Field	Birmingham, AL	47,000	Cal Stoll
4	Independence Bowl	W 20–13	December 21, 1985	1985	Clemson	Independence Stadium	Shreveport, LA	42,800	John Gutekunst
5	Liberty Bowl	L 14–21	December 29, 1986	1986	Tennessee	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	Memphis, TN	51,327	John Gutekunst
6	Sun Bowl	L 20–24	December 31, 1999	1999	Oregon	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, TX	48,757	Glen Mason
7	MicronPC.com Bowl	L 30–38	December 28, 2000	2000	NC State	Pro Player Stadium	Miami Gardens, FL	28,359	Glen Mason
8	Music City Bowl	W 29–14	December 30, 2002	2002	Arkansas	The Coliseum	Nashville, TN	39,183	Glen Mason
9	Sun Bowl	W 31–30	December 31, 2003	2003	Oregon	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, TX	49,894	Glen Mason
10	Music City Bowl	W 20–16	December 31, 2004	2004	Alabama	The Coliseum	Nashville, TN	66,089	Glen Mason
11	Music City Bowl	L 31–34	December 30, 2005	2005	Virginia	The Coliseum	Nashville, TN	40,519	Glen Mason
12	Insight Bowl	L 41–44	December 29, 2006	2006	Texas Tech	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe, AZ	48,391	Glen Mason
13	Insight Bowl	L 21–42	December 31, 2008	2008	Kansas	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe, AZ	49,103	Tim Brewster
14	Insight Bowl	L 13–14	December 31, 2009	2009	Iowa State	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe, AZ	45,090	Tim Brewster
15	Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas	L 31–34	December 28, 2012	2012	Texas Tech	Reliant Stadium	Houston, TX	50,386	Jerry Kill
16	Texas Bowl	L 17–21	December 27, 2013	2013	Syracuse	Reliant Stadium	Houston, TX	32,327	Jerry Kill
17	Citrus Bowl	L 17–33	January 1, 2015	2014	Missouri	Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium	Orlando, FL	48,624	Jerry Kill
18	Quick Lane Bowl	W 21–14	December 28, 2015	2015	Central Michigan	Ford Field	Detroit, MI	34,217	Tracy Claeys

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