Virginia Tech Hokies football
Bowl games
Columns: # | Season | Bowl game | Result | Opponent | Stadium | Location | Attendance
1 | 1946 | 1947 Sun Bowl | L 18–6 | Cincinnati Bearcats | Kidd Field | El Paso, TX | 10,000 | 2 | 1966 | 1966 Liberty Bowl | L 14–7 | Miami Hurricanes | Memphis Memorial Stadium | Memphis, TN | 39,101‡ | 3 | 1968 | 1968 Liberty Bowl | L 34–17 | Ole Miss Rebels | Memphis Memorial Stadium | Memphis, TN | 46,206‡ | 4 | 1980 | 1981 Peach Bowl | L 20–10 | Miami Hurricanes | Fulton County Stadium | Atlanta, GA | 45,384 | 5 | 1984 | 1984 Independence Bowl | L 23–7 | Air Force Falcons | Independence Stadium | Shreveport, LA | 41,100 | 6 | 1986 | 1986 Peach Bowl | W 25–24 | North Carolina State Wolfpack | Fulton County Stadium | Atlanta, GA | 53,668 | 7 | 1993 | 1993 Independence Bowl | W 45–20 | Indiana Hoosiers | Independence Stadium | Shreveport, LA | 33,819 | 8 | 1994 | 1994 Gator Bowl | L 45–23 | Tennessee Volunteers | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium | Gainesville, FL | 62,200 | 9 | 1995 | 1995 Sugar Bowl | W 28–10 | Texas Longhorns | Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans, LA | 70,283 | 10 | 1996 | 1996 Orange Bowl | L 41–21 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Pro Player Stadium | Miami Gardens, FL | 51,212 | 11 | 1997 | 1998 Gator Bowl | L 42–3 | North Carolina Tar Heels | Alltel Stadium | Jacksonville, FL | 54,116 | 12 | 1998 | 1998 Music City Bowl | W 38–7 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Vanderbilt Stadium | Nashville, TN | 41,600‡ | 13 | 1999 | 2000 Sugar Bowl | L 46–29 | Florida State Seminoles | Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans, LA | 79,280 | 14 | 2000 | 2001 Gator Bowl | W 41–20 | Clemson Tigers | Alltel Stadium | Jacksonville, FL | 68,741 | 15 | 2001 | 2002 Gator Bowl | L 30–17 | Florida State Seminoles | Alltel Stadium | Jacksonville, FL | 72,202 | 16 | 2002 | 2002 San Francisco Bowl | W 20–13 | Air Force Falcons | Pacific Bell Park | San Francisco, CA | 25,966‡ | 17 | 2003 | 2003 Insight Bowl | L 52–49 | California Golden Bears | Bank One Ballpark | Phoenix, AZ | 42,364 | 18 | 2004 | 2005 Sugar Bowl | L 16–13 | Auburn Tigers | Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans, LA | 77,349 | 19 | 2005 | 2006 Gator Bowl | W 35–24 | Louisville Cardinals | Alltel Stadium | Jacksonville, FL | 63,780 | 20 | 2006 | 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl | L 31–24 | Georgia Bulldogs | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, GA | 75,406 | 21 | 2007 | 2008 Orange Bowl | L 24–21 | Kansas Jayhawks | Pro Player Stadium | Miami Gardens, FL | 74,111 | 22 | 2008 | 2009 Orange Bowl | W 20–7 | Cincinnati Bearcats | Pro Player Stadium | Miami Gardens, FL | 57,821 | 23 | 2009 | 2009 Chick-fil-A Bowl | W 37–14 | Tennessee Volunteers | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, GA | 73,777 | 24 | 2010 | 2011 Orange Bowl | L 40-12 | Stanford Cardinal | Sun Life Stadium | Miami Gardens, FL | 65,453 | 25 | 2011 | 2012 Sugar Bowl | L 23-20 (OT) | Michigan Wolverines | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana | 64,512