Even the Sugar Bowl victory seems a bit hollow because it came against Hawaii. Losing to UCF stands as the worst defeat, but the triple-overtime setback to Sparty four years ago was definitely the toughest. Note: The bad losses outnumber the big wins. Georgia (6-4)Ģ005: Sugar Bowl - West Virginia 38, Georgia 35Ģ006: Chick-Fil-A Bowl - Georgia 31, Virginia Tech 24Ģ008: Capital One Bowl - Georgia 24, Michigan State 12Ģ009: Independence Bowl - Georgia 44, Texas A&M 20Ģ010: Liberty Bowl - Central Florida 10, Georgia 6Ģ011: Outback Bowl - Michigan State 33, Georgia 30 (3 OTs)Ģ012: Capital One Bowl - Georgia 45, Nebraska 31Ģ013: Gator Bowl - Nebraska 24, Georgia 19Ģ014: Belk Bowl - Georgia 37, Louisville 14 It will be interesting to see how Jim McElwain does in his first postseason trip with Florida. They obviously have Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow to thank or that outstanding run. Note: What an impressive decade for the Gators: two national championships, and a. Florida (7-2)Ģ006: BCS National Championship Game - Florida 41, Ohio State 14Ģ007: Capital One Bowl - Michigan 41, Florida 35Ģ008: BCS National Championship Game - Florida 24, Oklahoma 14Ģ009: Sugar Bowl - Florida 51, Cincinnati 24Ģ010: Outback Bowl - Florida 37, Penn State 24Ģ011: Gator Bowl - Florida 24, Penn State 17Ģ012: Sugar Bowl - Louisville 33, Florida 23Ģ014: Birmingham Bowl - Florida 28, East Carolina 20 All the Tigers have to do is avoid playing Wisconsin in the postseason. With three overtime results, Auburn apparently has a flair for the dramatic, not to mention a propensity for drawing Big Ten bowl opponents. The two BCS Championship Game appearances are impressive most would probably agree that Auburn should have beaten Florida State two seasons ago. Note: Like Arkansas, the Tigers won and lost bowl games under three coaches: Tommy Tuberville, Gene Chizik and Gus Malzahn. Smith is still telling the media somewhere to “Smile!” Auburn (5-3)Ģ005: Capital One Bowl - Wisconsin 24, Auburn 10Ģ006: Cotton Bowl - Auburn 17, Nebraska 14Ģ007: Chick-Fil-A Bowl - Auburn 23, Clemson 20 (OT)Ģ009: Outback Bowl - Auburn 38, Northwestern 35 (OT)Ģ010: BCS National Championship Game - Auburn 22, Oregon 19Ģ011: Chick-Fil-A Bowl - Auburn 43, Virginia 24Ģ013: BCS National Championship Game - Florida State 34, Auburn 31Ģ014: Outback Bowl - Wisconsin 34, Auburn 31 (OT) On top of that, they reached those games under three coaches: Houston Nutt, Bobby Petrino and Bret Bielema. Note: They might not be all good things, but things seemed to have happened in threes for the Razorbacks over the past decade, starting with 3 wins and 3 losses in their bowl games over that stretch. Arkansas (3-3)Ģ006: Capital One Bowl - Wisconsin 17, Arkansas 14Ģ007: Cotton Bowl - Missouri 38, Arkansas 7Ģ009: Liberty Bowl - East Carolina 20, Arkansas 17Ģ010: Sugar Bowl - Ohio State 31, Arkansas 26Ģ011: Cotton Bowl –Arkansas 29, Kansas State 16 Alabama’s 12-year bowl streak began in 2004. Maybe Saban is right about his players being distracted in non-championship games let their past 3 Sugar Bowl losses serve as proof. Alabama won those matchups by an average score of 33-12. Note: The Crimson Tide’s bowl record over the past 10 seasons isn’t impressive, but Nick Saban’s 3-0 mark in championship games over that span certainly is. Here’s a look at how each SEC team has fared in bowl games over the past 10 seasons: Alabama (6-4)Ģ005: Cotton Bowl - Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10Ģ006: Independence Bowl –Oklahoma State 34, Alabama 31Ģ007: Independence Bowl - Alabama 30, Colorado 24Ģ009: BCS National Championship Game - Alabama 37, Texas 21Ģ010: Capital One Bowl - Alabama 49, Michigan State 7Ģ011: BCS National Championship Game - Alabama 21, LSU 0Ģ012: BCS National Championship Game - Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14Ģ013: Sugar Bowl - Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31Ģ014: Sugar Bowl - Ohio State 42, Alabama 35 19: Consecutive seasons with bowl game by Georgia, longest streak in the SEC.11: SEC teams with winning bowl record.6: National championships ( bold below).3: SEC schools (Alabama, Georgia, LSU) that played in a bowl game each season.
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