# List of Syracuse Orange bowl games

The Syracuse Orange football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Syracuse University in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since the establishment of the team in 1890, Syracuse has appeared in 28 bowl games. Included in these games are 7 combined appearances in the traditional "big four" bowl games (the Rose, Sugar, Cotton, and Orange) and 1 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game appearances. The latest bowl appearance for Syracuse was a loss to South Florida in the 2023 Boca Raton Bowl. This took Syracuse's all-time bowl record to 16 wins, 11 losses and one tie (16–11–1).
In addition to the bowls listed below, Syracuse also declined an invitation to the 1915 Rose Bowl due to an earlier trip to the West Coast.

## 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 | Orange Bowl | L 6–61 | January 1, 1953 | 1952 | Alabama | Orange Bowl | Miami, Florida | 66,280 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 2 | Cotton Bowl Classic | L 27–28 | January 1, 1957 | 1956 | TCU | Cotton Bowl | Dallas, Texas | 61,500 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 3 | Orange Bowl | L 6–21 | January 1, 1959 | 1958 | Oklahoma | Orange Bowl | Miami, Florida | 75,281 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 4 | Cotton Bowl Classic | W 23–14 | January 1, 1960 | 1959 | Texas | Cotton Bowl | Dallas, Texas | 75,500 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 5 | Liberty Bowl | W 15–14 | December 16, 1961 | 1961 | Miami | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 15,712 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 6 | Sugar Bowl | L 10–13 | January 1, 1965 | 1964 | LSU | Tulane Stadium | New Orleans, Louisiana | 65,000 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 7 | Gator Bowl | L 12–18 | December 31, 1966 | 1966 | Tennessee | Gator Bowl Stadium | Jacksonville, Florida | 60,312 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 8 | Independence Bowl | W 31–7 | December 15, 1979 | 1979 | McNeese State | Independence Stadium | Shreveport, Louisiana | 27,234 | Frank Maloney |
| 9 | Cherry Bowl | L 18–35 | December 21, 1985 | 1985 | Maryland | Pontiac Silverdome | Pontiac, Michigan | 51,858 | Dick MacPherson |
| 10 | Sugar Bowl | T 16–16 | January 1, 1988 | 1987 | Auburn | Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana | 75,495 | Dick MacPherson |
| 11 | Hall of Fame Bowl | W 23–10 | January 1, 1989 | 1988 | LSU | Tampa Stadium | Tampa, Florida | 51,112 | Dick MacPherson |
| 12 | Peach Bowl | W 19–18 | December 30, 1989 | 1989 | Georgia | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | Atlanta, Georgia | 44,991 | Dick MacPherson |
| 13 | Aloha Bowl | W 28–0 | December 25, 1990 | 1990 | Arizona | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, Hawaii | 14,185 | Dick MacPherson |
| 14 | Hall of Fame Bowl | W 24–17 | January 1, 1992 | 1991 | Ohio State | Tampa Stadium | Tampa, Florida | 57,789 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 15 | Fiesta Bowl | W 26–22 | January 1, 1993 | 1992 | Colorado | Sun Devil Stadium | Tempe, Arizona | 70,224 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 16 | Gator Bowl | W 41–0 | January 1, 1996 | 1995 | Clemson | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium | Jacksonville, Florida | 45,202 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 17 | Liberty Bowl | W 30–17 | December 27, 1996 | 1996 | Houston | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis, Tennessee | 49,163 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 18 | Fiesta Bowl | L 18–35 | December 31, 1997 | 1997 | Kansas State | Sun Devil Stadium | Tempe, Arizona | 69,367 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 19 | Orange Bowl | L 10–31 | January 2, 1999 | 1998 | Florida | Orange Bowl | Miami, Florida | 67,919 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 20 | Music City Bowl | W 20–13 | December 29, 1999 | 1999 | Kentucky | Adelphia Coliseum | Nashville, Tennessee | 59,221 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 21 | Insight.com Bowl | W 26–3 | December 29, 2001 | 2001 | Kansas State | Bank One Ballpark | Phoenix, Arizona | 40,028 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 22 | Champs Sports Bowl | L 14–51 | December 21, 2004 | 2004 | Georgia Tech | Citrus Bowl | Orlando, Florida | 28,237 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 23 | Pinstripe Bowl | W 36–34 | December 30, 2010 | 2010 | Kansas State | Yankee Stadium | New York City, New York | 38,274 | Doug Marrone |
| 24 | Pinstripe Bowl | W 38–14 | December 29, 2012 | 2012 | West Virginia | Yankee Stadium | New York City, New York | 39,098 | Doug Marrone |
| 25 | Texas Bowl | W 21–17 | December 27, 2013 | 2013 | Minnesota | Reliant Stadium | Houston, Texas | 32,327 | Scott Shafer |
| 26 | Camping World Bowl | W 34–18 | December 28, 2018 | 2018 | West Virginia | Camping World Stadium | Orlando, Florida | 41,125 | Dino Babers |
| 27 | Pinstripe Bowl | L 20-28 | December 29, 2022 | 2022 | Minnesota | Yankee Stadium | New York City, New York | 31,131 | Dino Babers |
| 28 | Boca Raton Bowl | L 45-0 | December 21, 2023 | 2023 | South Florida | FAU Stadium | Boca Raton, Florida | 20,711 | Nunzio Campanile (interim) |