# List of Navy Midshipmen bowl games

The Navy Midshipmen college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing United States Naval Academy in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). Since the first season in 1879, Navy has appeared in 25. Included three games in the New Year's Six with a record of 1–1–1. Through the history of the program, Navy had the most bowl games with coach Ken Niumatalolo having the most appearances with eleven. The Midshipmen have a bowl record of 13–11–1 (.540) through the 2024 season.

## Key

General :
| † | Bowl game record attendance |
| ‡ | Former bowl game record attendance |
| * | De facto national championship game |
Results :
| W | Win |
| L | Loss |
| T | Tie |

## 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 | T 14–14 | January 1, 1924 | 1923 | Washington Huskies | Rose Bowl (stadium) | Pasadena | 40,000 | Bob Folwell |
| 2 | Sugar Bowl | W 21–0 | January 1, 1955 | 1954 | Ole Miss Rebels | Tulane Stadium | New Orleans | 83,000 | Eddie Erdelatz |
| 3 | Cotton Bowl Classic | W 20–7 | January 1, 1958 | 1957 | Rice Owls | Cotton Bowl | Dallas | 75,500 | Eddie Erdelatz |
| 4 | Orange Bowl | L 14–21 | January 2, 1961 | 1960 | Missouri Tigers | Miami Orange Bowl | Miami | 71,218 | Wayne Hardin |
| 5 | Cotton Bowl Classic* | L 6–28 | January 1, 1964 | 1963 | Texas Longhorns | Cotton Bowl | Dallas | 75,504 | Wayne Hardin |
| 6 | Holiday Bowl | W 23–16 | December 22, 1978 | 1978 | BYU Cougars | San Diego Stadium | San Diego | 52,500$^‡$ | George Welsh |
| 7 | Garden State Bowl | L 0–35 | December 14, 1980 | 1980 | Houston Cougars | Giants Stadium | East Rutherford | 41,417$^†$ | George Welsh |
| 8 | Liberty Bowl | L 28–31 | December 30, 1981 | 1981 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis | 43,216 | George Welsh |
| 9 | Aloha Bowl | W 42–38 | December 25, 1996 | 1996 | California Golden Bears | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu | 30,411 | Charlie Weatherbie |
| 10 | Houston Bowl | L 14–38 | December 30, 2003 | 2003 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | Reliant Stadium | Houston | 51,068 | Paul Johnson |
| 11 | Emerald Bowl | W 34–19 | December 30, 2004 | 2004 | New Mexico Lobos | SBC Park | San Francisco | 30,563$^‡$ | Paul Johnson |
| 12 | Poinsettia Bowl | W 51–30 | December 22, 2005 | 2005 | Colorado State Rams | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego | 36,842$^‡$ | Paul Johnson |
| 13 | Meineke Car Care Bowl | L 24–25 | December 30, 2006 | 2006 | Boston College Eagles | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte | 52,303 | Paul Johnson |
| 14 | Poinsettia Bowl | L 32–35 | December 20, 2007 | 2007 | Utah Utes | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego | 39,129$^‡$ | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 15 | EagleBank Bowl | L 19–29 | December 20, 2008 | 2008 | Wake Forest | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | Washington, D.C. | 28,777$^‡$ | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 16 | Texas Bowl | W 35–13 | December 31, 2009 | 2009 | Missouri Tigers | Reliant Stadium | Houston | 69,441$^†$ | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 17 | Poinsettia Bowl | L 14–35 | December 23, 2010 | 2010 | San Diego State Aztecs | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego | 48,049$^†$ | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 18 | Fight Hunger Bowl | L 28–62 | December 29, 2012 | 2012 | Arizona State Sun Devils | AT&T Park | San Francisco | 34,172 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 19 | Armed Forces Bowl | W 24–6 | December 30, 2013 | 2013 | Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders | Amon G. Carter Stadium | Fort Worth | 39,246 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 20 | Poinsettia Bowl | W 17–16 | December 23, 2014 | 2014 | San Diego State Aztecs | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego | 33,077 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 21 | Military Bowl | W 44–28 | December 28, 2015 | 2015 | Pittsburgh Panthers | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Annapolis, Maryland | 36,352 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 22 | Armed Forces Bowl | L 45–48 | December 23, 2016 | 2016 | Louisiana Tech | Amon G. Carter Stadium | Fort Worth | 40,542 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 23 | Military Bowl | W 49–7 | December 28, 2017 | 2017 | Virginia Cavaliers | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Annapolis | 35,921 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 24 | Liberty Bowl | W 20–17 | December 31, 2019 | 2019 | Kansas State Wildcats | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis | 50,515 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 25 | Armed Forces Bowl | W 21–20 | December 27, 2024 | 2024 | Oklahoma Sooners | Amon G. Carter Stadium | Fort Worth | 50,754$^†$ | Brian Newberry |

## Record by bowl game

| Bowl Game | # | W | L | T | % |
| Poinsettia Bowl | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
| Armed Forces Bowl | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| Military Bowl (EagleBank Bowl) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| San Francisco Bowl (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl) (Emerald Bowl) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Cotton Bowl Classic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Liberty Bowl | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Rose Bowl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Sugar Bowl | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Orange Bowl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Texas Bowl | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Duke's Mayo Bowl (Meineke Car Care Bowl) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Holiday Bowl | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Garden State Bowl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Aloha Bowl | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Houston Bowl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |