| Season |
Date |
Bowl Matchup |
| 1987 | 12/31/1987 | Texas 32-27 Pittsburgh |
| 1986 | 12/31/1986 | Baylor 21-9 Colorado |
| 1985 | 12/31/1985 | Air Force 24-16 Texas |
| 1984 | 12/31/1984 | West Virginia 31-14 Texas Christian |
| 1983 | 12/31/1983 | Oklahoma State 24-14 Baylor |
| 1982 | 12/31/1982 | Arkansas 28-24 Florida |
| 1981 | 12/31/1981 | Michigan 33-14 UCLA |
| 1980 | 12/31/1980 | North Carolina 16-7 Texas |
| 1979 | 12/31/1979 | Purdue 27-22 Tennessee |
| 1978 | 12/31/1978 | Stanford 25-22 Georgia |
| 1977 | 12/31/1977 | Southern California 47-28 Texas A&M |
| 1976 | 12/31/1976 | Nebraska 27-24 Texas Tech |
| 1975 | 12/27/1975 | Texas 38-21 Colorado |
| 1974 | 12/23/1974 | Houston 31-31 North Carolina State |
| 1973 | 12/29/1973 | Houston 47-7 Tulane |
| 1972 | 12/30/1972 | Tennessee 24-17 Louisiana State |
| 1971 | 12/31/1971 | Colorado 29-17 Houston |
| 1970 | 12/31/1970 | Oklahoma 24-24 Alabama |
| 1969 | 12/31/1969 | Houston 36-7 Auburn |
| 1968 | 12/31/1968 | Southern Methodist 28-27 Oklahoma |
| 1967 | 12/23/1967 | Colorado 31-21 Miami (Florida) |
| 1966 | 12/17/1966 | Texas 19-0 Mississippi |
| 1965 | 12/18/1965 | Tennessee 27-6 Tulsa |
| 1964 | 12/19/1964 | Tulsa 14-7 Mississippi |
| 1963 | 12/21/1963 | Baylor 14-7 Louisiana State |
| 1962 | 12/22/1962 | Missouri 14-10 Georgia Tech |
| 1961 | 12/16/1961 | Kansas 33-7 Rice |
| 1960 | 12/17/1960 | Texas 3-3 Alabama |
| 1959 | 12/19/1959 | Clemson 23-7 Texas Christian |
| 1945 | 1/1/1946 | Georgia 20-6 Tulsa |
