# List of Stanford Cardinal bowl games

The Stanford Cardinal football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Stanford University in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. Prior to 1930, the team had no official nickname. From 1930 to 1972, the team was known as the Indians; from 1972 to 1981, the team was known as the Cardinals; since 1982, the team has competed as the Cardinal.
Since the establishment of the team in 1892, Stanford has appeared in 30 bowl games. Included in these games are 15 appearances in the Rose Bowl Game and six Bowl Championship Series (BCS)/New Year's Six game appearances with an overall record of 15 wins, 14 losses, and one tie.

## 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 | Rose Bowl | January 1, 1902 | Michigan | L 0–49 | Stanford | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 8,500 | Charles Fickert | Neil Snow (Michigan) |
| 2 | Rose Bowl | January 1, 1925 | Notre Dame | L 10–27 | Stanford | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 53,000 | Glenn "Pop" Warner | Ernie Nevers (Stanford) Elmer Layden (Notre Dame) |
| 3 | Rose Bowl | January 1, 1927 | Stanford | T 7–7 | Alabama | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 57,417 | Glenn "Pop" Warner | Fred Pickhard (Alabama) |
| 4 | Rose Bowl | January 2, 1928 | Stanford | W 7–6 | Pittsburgh | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 70,000 | Glenn "Pop" Warner | Biff Hoffman (Stanford) |
| 5 | Rose Bowl | January 1, 1934 | Columbia | L 0–7 | Stanford | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 35,000 | Claude E. Thornhill | Cliff Montgomery (Columbia) |
| 6 | Rose Bowl | January 1, 1935 | Alabama | L 13–29 | Stanford | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 84,474 | Claude E. Thornhill | Dixie Howell (Alabama) |
| 7 | Rose Bowl | January 1, 1936 | Stanford | W 7–0 | SMU | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 84,784 | Claude E. Thornhill | Jim Moscrip (Stanford) Keith Topping (Stanford) |
| 8 | Rose Bowl | January 1, 1941 | Stanford | W 21–13 | Nebraska | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 92,000 | Clark Shaughnessy | Pete Kmetovic (Stanford) |
| 9 | Rose Bowl | January 1, 1952 | Illinois | L 7–40 | Stanford | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 96,825 | Chuck Taylor | Bill Tate (Illinois) |
| 10 | Rose Bowl | January 1, 1971 | Stanford | W 27–17 | Ohio State | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 103,839 | John Ralston | Jim Plunkett (Stanford) |
| 11 | Rose Bowl | January 1, 1972 | Stanford | W 13–12 | Michigan | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 103,154 | John Ralston | Don Bunce (Stanford) |
| 12 | Sun Bowl | December 31, 1977 | Stanford | W 24–14 | LSU | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, Texas | 31,318 | Bill Walsh | Gordy Ceresino (Stanford) Charles Alexander (LSU) |
| 13 | Bluebonnet Bowl | December 31, 1978 | Stanford | W 25–22 | Georgia | Astrodome | Houston | 34,084 | Bill Walsh | Steve Dils (Stanford) Gordy Ceresino (Stanford) |
| 14 | Gator Bowl | December 27, 1986 | Clemson | L 21–27 | Stanford | Gator Bowl Stadium | Jacksonville, Florida | 80,104 | Jack Elway | Brad Muster (Stanford) Rodney Williams (Clemson) |
| 15 | Aloha Bowl | December 25, 1991 | Georgia Tech | L 17–18 | Stanford | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, HI | 34,433 | Dennis Green | Tommy Vardell (Stanford) Shawn Jones (Georgia Tech) |
| 16 | Blockbuster Bowl | January 1, 1993 | Stanford | W 24–3 | Penn State | Joe Robbie Stadium | Miami Gardens, Florida | 45,554 | Bill Walsh | Darrien Gordon (Stanford) |
| 17 | Liberty Bowl | December 30, 1995 | East Carolina | L 13–19 | Stanford | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis, Tennessee | 47,398 | Tyrone Willingham | Kwame Ellis (Stanford) |
| 18 | Sun Bowl | December 31, 1996 | Stanford | W 38–0 | Michigan State | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, Texas | 42,721 | Tyrone Willingham | Chad Hutchinson (Stanford) |
| 19 | Rose Bowl | January 1, 2000 | Wisconsin | L 9–17 | Stanford | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 93,731 | Tyrone Willingham | Ron Dayne (Wisconsin) |
| 20 | Seattle Bowl | December 27, 2001 | Georgia Tech | L 14–24 | Stanford | Safeco Field | Seattle, Washington | 30,144 | Tyrone Willingham | George Godsey (Georgia Tech) |
| 21 | Sun Bowl | December 31, 2009 | Oklahoma | L 27–31 | Stanford | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, Texas | 53,713 | Jim Harbaugh | Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma) |
| 22 | Orange Bowl | January 3, 2011 | Stanford | W 40–12 | Virginia Tech | Sun Life Stadium | Miami Gardens, Florida | 65,453 | Jim Harbaugh | Andrew Luck (Stanford) |
| 23 | Fiesta Bowl | January 2, 2012 | Oklahoma State | L 38–41 (OT) | Stanford | University of Phoenix Stadium | Glendale, Arizona | 69,927 | David Shaw | Justin Blackmon (Oklahoma State) Justin Gilbert (Oklahoma State) |
| 24 | Rose Bowl | January 1, 2013 | Stanford | W 20–14 | Wisconsin | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 93,359 | David Shaw | Stepfan Taylor (Stanford) Usua Amanam (Stanford) |
| 25 | Rose Bowl | January 1, 2014 | Michigan State | L 20–24 | Stanford | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 95,173 | David Shaw | Connor Cook (Michigan State) Kyler Elsworth (Michigan State) |
| 26 | Foster Farms Bowl | December 30, 2014 | Stanford | W 45–21 | Maryland | Levi's Stadium | Santa Clara, California | 34,780 | David Shaw | Kevin Hogan (Stanford) James Vaughters (Stanford) |
| 27 | Rose Bowl | January 1, 2016 | Stanford | W 45–16 | Iowa | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 94,268 | David Shaw | Christian McCaffrey (Stanford) Aziz Shittu (Stanford) |
| 28 | Sun Bowl | December 30, 2016 | Stanford | W 25–23 | North Carolina | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, Texas | 42,166 | David Shaw | Solomon Thomas (Stanford) |
| 29 | Alamo Bowl | December 28, 2017 | TCU | L 37–39 | Stanford | Alamodome | San Antonio, Texas | 57,563 | David Shaw | Kenny Hill (TCU) Travin Howard (TCU) |
| 30 | Sun Bowl | December 31, 2018 | Stanford | W 14–13 | Pitt | Sun Bowl | El Paso, Texas | 40,680 | David Shaw | Cameron Scarlett (Stanford) |