# List of Washington State Cougars bowl games

The Washington State Cougars college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Washington State University in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). Since the establishment of the team in 1888, Washington State has appeared in 19 bowl games. Included in these games are four appearances in the Rose Bowl Game and one Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game appearances, in the 2003 Rose Bowl.

## Key

General :
| † | Bowl game record attendance |
| ‡ | Former bowl game record attendance |
Results :
| W | Win |
| L | Loss |

## 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 | W 14–0 | January 1, 1916 | 1915 | Brown Bears | Tournament Park | Pasadena | 7,000 | William Henry Dietz |
| 2 | Rose Bowl | L 24–0 | January 1, 1931 | 1930 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Rose Bowl | Pasadena | 60,000 | Babe Hollingbery |
| 3 | Holiday Bowl | L 38–36 | December 30, 1981 | 1981 | BYU Cougars | Jack Murphy Stadium | San Diego | 52,419 | Jim Walden |
| 4 | Aloha Bowl | W 24–22 | December 25, 1988 | 1988 | Houston Cougars | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu | 35,132 | Dennis Erickson |
| 5 | Copper Bowl | W 31–28 | December 29, 1992 | 1992 | Utah Utes | Arizona Stadium | Tucson | 40,876$^‡$ | Mike Price |
| 6 | Alamo Bowl | W 10–3 | December 31, 1994 | 1994 | Baylor Bears | Alamodome | San Antonio | 44,106 | Mike Price |
| 7 | Rose Bowl | L 21–16 | January 1, 1998 | 1997 | Michigan Wolverines | Rose Bowl | Pasadena | 100,635 | Mike Price |
| 8 | Sun Bowl | W 33–27 | December 31, 2001 | 2001 | Purdue Boilermakers | Sun Bowl | El Paso | 47,812 | Mike Price |
| 9 | Rose Bowl | L 34–14 | January 1, 2003 | 2002 | Oklahoma Sooners | Rose Bowl | Pasadena | 86,848 | Mike Price |
| 10 | Holiday Bowl | W 28–20 | December 30, 2003 | 2003 | Texas Longhorns | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego | 61,102 | Bill Doba |
| 11 | New Mexico Bowl | L 48–45 | December 21, 2013 | 2013 | Colorado State Rams | University Stadium | Albuquerque | 27,104 | Mike Leach |
| 12 | Sun Bowl | W 20–14 | December 26, 2015 | 2015 | Miami Hurricanes | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso | 41,180 | Mike Leach |
| 13 | Holiday Bowl | L 17–12 | December 27, 2016 | 2016 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego | 48,704 | Mike Leach |
| 14 | Holiday Bowl | L 42–17 | December 28, 2017 | 2017 | Michigan State Spartans | SDCCU Stadium | San Diego | 47,092 | Mike Leach |
| 15 | Alamo Bowl | W 28–26 | December 28, 2018 | 2018 | Iowa State Cyclones | Alamodome | San Antonio | 60,675 | Mike Leach |
| 16 | Cheez-It Bowl | L 21–31 | December 27, 2019 | 2019 | Air Force Falcons | Chase Field | Phoenix | 34,105 | Mike Leach |
| 17 | Sun Bowl | L 21–24 | December 31, 2021 | 2021 | Central Michigan Chippewas | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso | 34,540 | Jake Dickert |
| 18 | LA Bowl | L 6–29 | December 17, 2022 | 2022 | Fresno State Bulldogs | SoFi Stadium | Inglewood | 32,405 | Jake Dickert |
| 19 | Holiday Bowl | L 35–52 | December 27, 2024 | 2024 | Syracuse Orange | Snapdragon Stadium | San Diego | 23,920 | Pete Kaligis |