Penn State Nittany Lions football
Bowl games
Penn State has earned invitations to 49 bowl games. The Nittany Lions have compiled a bowl record of 29–18–2 (.612), including a 15–6–1 (.705) record in the major bowls (Rose, Orange, Sugar, Fiesta, and Cotton).

Penn State Nittany Lions football

Section Title: Bowl games
Table Section Text: Penn State has earned invitations to 49 bowl games. The Nittany Lions have compiled a bowl record of 29–18–2 (.612), including a 15–6–1 (.705) record in the major bowls (Rose, Orange, Sugar, Fiesta, and Cotton).

Season	Coach	Bowl	Opponent	Result

1922	Hugo Bezdek	Rose Bowl	USC	L 3–14

1947	Bob Higgins	Cotton Bowl Classic	SMU	T 13–13

1959	Rip Engle	Liberty Bowl	Alabama	W 7–0

1960	Rip Engle	Liberty Bowl	Oregon	W 14–12

1961	Rip Engle	Gator Bowl	Georgia Tech	W 30–15

1962	Rip Engle	Gator Bowl	Florida	L 7–17

1967	Joe Paterno	Gator Bowl	Florida State	T 17–17

1968	Joe Paterno	Orange Bowl	Kansas	W 15–14

1969	Joe Paterno	Orange Bowl	Missouri	W 10–3

1971	Joe Paterno	Cotton Bowl Classic	Texas	W 30–6

1972	Joe Paterno	Sugar Bowl	Oklahoma	L 0–14

1973	Joe Paterno	Orange	LSU	W 16–9

1974	Joe Paterno	Cotton Bowl Classic	Baylor	W 41–20

1975	Joe Paterno	Sugar Bowl	Alabama	L 6–13

1976	Joe Paterno	Gator Bowl	Notre Dame	L 9–20

1977	Joe Paterno	Fiesta Bowl	Arizona State	W 42–30

1978	Joe Paterno	Sugar Bowl	Alabama	L 7–14

1979	Joe Paterno	Liberty Bowl	Tulane	W 9–6

1980	Joe Paterno	Fiesta Bowl	Ohio State	W 31–19

1981	Joe Paterno	Fiesta Bowl	USC	W 26–10

1982	Joe Paterno	Sugar Bowl	Georgia	W 27–23

1983	Joe Paterno	Aloha Bowl	Washington	W 13–10

1985	Joe Paterno	Orange Bowl	Oklahoma	L 10–25

1986	Joe Paterno	Fiesta Bowl	Miami (FL)	W 14–10

1987	Joe Paterno	Citrus Bowl	Clemson	L 10–35

1989	Joe Paterno	Holiday Bowl	BYU	W 50–39

1990	Joe Paterno	Blockbuster Bowl	Florida State	L 17–24

1991	Joe Paterno	Fiesta Bowl	Tennessee	W 42–17

1992	Joe Paterno	Blockbuster Bowl	Stanford	L 3–24

1993	Joe Paterno	Citrus Bowl	Tennessee	W 31–13

1994	Joe Paterno	Rose Bowl	Oregon	W 38–20

1995	Joe Paterno	Outback Bowl	Auburn	W 43–14

1996	Joe Paterno	Fiesta Bowl	Texas	W 38–15

1997	Joe Paterno	Citrus Bowl	Florida	L 6–21

1998	Joe Paterno	Outback Bowl	Kentucky	W 26–14

1999	Joe Paterno	Alamo Bowl	Texas A&M	W 24–0

2002	Joe Paterno	Capital One Bowl	Auburn	L 9–13

2005	Joe Paterno	Orange Bowl	Florida State	W 26–23 3OT

2006	Joe Paterno	Outback Bowl	Tennessee	W 20–10

2007	Joe Paterno	Alamo Bowl	Texas A&M	W 24–17

2008	Joe Paterno	Rose Bowl	USC	L 24–38

2009	Joe Paterno	Capital One Bowl	LSU	W 19–17

2010	Joe Paterno	Outback Bowl	Florida	L 24–37

2011	Tom Bradley	TicketCity Bowl	Houston	L 14–30

2014	James Franklin	Pinstripe Bowl	Boston College	W 31–30 OT

2015	James Franklin	TaxSlayer Bowl	Georgia	L 17–24

2016	James Franklin	Rose Bowl	USC	L 49–52

2017	James Franklin	Fiesta Bowl	Washington	W 35–28

2018	James Franklin	Citrus Bowl	Kentucky	L 24-27

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In the 1980 Fiesta Bowl, Penn State won against Ohio State.

final_sentence: In the 1980 Fiesta Bowl, Penn State won against Ohio State.