Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Bowl games
Georgia Tech has appeared in 45 bowl games and compiled a record of 25–20. Georgia Tech's first four bowl game appearances, the Rose Bowl (1929), Orange Bowl (1940), Cotton Bowl Classic (1943), and Sugar Bowl (1944), marked the first time a team had competed in all four of the Major Bowl Games.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Section Title: Bowl games
Table Section Text: Georgia Tech has appeared in 45 bowl games and compiled a record of 25–20. Georgia Tech's first four bowl game appearances, the Rose Bowl (1929), Orange Bowl (1940), Cotton Bowl Classic (1943), and Sugar Bowl (1944), marked the first time a team had competed in all four of the Major Bowl Games.

Year	Bowl	Coach	Opponent	Result

1928	Rose Bowl	William Alexander	California	W 8–7

1939	Orange Bowl	William Alexander	Missouri	W 21–7

1942	Cotton Bowl Classic	William Alexander	Texas	L 7–14

1943	Sugar Bowl	William Alexander	Tulsa	W 20–18

1944	Orange Bowl	William Alexander	Tulsa	L 12–26

1946	Oil Bowl	Bobby Dodd	Saint Mary's (CA)	W 41–19

1947	Orange Bowl	Bobby Dodd	Kansas	W 20–14

1951	Orange Bowl	Bobby Dodd	Baylor	W 17–14

1952	Sugar Bowl	Bobby Dodd	Ole Miss	W 24–7

1952	Sugar Bowl	Bobby Dodd	West Virginia	W 42–19

1954	Cotton Bowl Classic	Bobby Dodd	Arkansas	W 14–6

1955	Sugar Bowl	Bobby Dodd	Pittsburgh	W 7–0

1956	Gator Bowl	Bobby Dodd	Pittsburgh	W 21–14

1959	Gator Bowl	Bobby Dodd	Arkansas	L 7–14

1961	Gator Bowl	Bobby Dodd	Penn State	L 15–30

1962	Bluebonnet Bowl	Bobby Dodd	Missouri	L 10–14

1965	Gator Bowl	Bobby Dodd	Texas Tech	W 31–21

1966	Orange Bowl	Bobby Dodd	Florida	L 12–27

1970	Sun Bowl	Bobby Dodd	Texas Tech	W 17–9

1971	Peach Bowl	Bud Carson	Ole Miss	L 18–41

1972	Liberty Bowl	Bill Fulcher	Iowa State	W 31–30

1978	Peach Bowl	Pepper Rodgers	Purdue	L 21–41

1985	Hall of Fame Classic	Bill Curry	Michigan State	W 17–14

1990	Florida Citrus Bowl	Bobby Ross	Nebraska	W 45–21

1991	Aloha Bowl	Bobby Ross	Stanford	W 18–17

1997	Carquest Bowl	George O'Leary	West Virginia	W 35–30

1998	Gator Bowl	George O'Leary	Notre Dame	W 35–28

1999	Gator Bowl	George O'Leary	Miami	L 13–28

2000	Peach Bowl	George O'Leary	LSU	L 14–28

2001	Seattle Bowl	Mac McWhorter†	Stanford	W 24–14

2002	Silicon Valley Football Classic	Chan Gailey	Fresno State	L 21–30

2004	Humanitarian Bowl	Chan Gailey	Tulsa	W 52–10

2004	Champs Sports Bowl	Chan Gailey	Syracuse	W 51–14

2005	Emerald Bowl	Chan Gailey	Utah	L 10–38

2006	Gator Bowl	Chan Gailey	West Virginia	L 35–38

2007	Humanitarian Bowl	Jon Tenuta†	Fresno State	L 28–40

2008	Chick-fil-A Bowl	Paul Johnson	LSU	L 3–38

2009	Orange Bowl	Paul Johnson	Iowa	L 14–24

2010	Independence Bowl	Paul Johnson	Air Force	L 7–14

2011	Sun Bowl	Paul Johnson	Utah	L 27–30

2012	Sun Bowl	Paul Johnson	USC	W 21–7

2013	Music City Bowl	Paul Johnson	Ole Miss	L 17–25

2014	Orange Bowl	Paul Johnson	Mississippi State	W 49–34

2016	TaxSlayer Bowl	Paul Johnson	Kentucky	W 33–18

2018	Quick Lane Bowl	Paul Johnson	Minnesota	L 10–34

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Georgia Tech faced Mississippi in the Orange Bowl.

final_sentence: Georgia Tech faced Mississippi in the Orange Bowl.