| Season |
Date |
Bowl Matchup |
| 2009 | 12/28/2009 | Georgia 44-20 Texas A&M |
| 2008 | 12/28/2008 | Louisiana Tech 17-10 Northern Illinois |
| 2007 | 12/30/2007 | Alabama 30-24 Colorado |
| 2006 | 12/28/2006 | Oklahoma State 34-31 Alabama |
| 2005 | 12/30/2005 | Missouri 38-31 South Carolina |
| 2004 | 12/28/2004 | Iowa State 17-13 Miami (Ohio) |
| 2003 | 12/31/2003 | Arkansas 27-14 Missouri |
| 2002 | 12/27/2002 | Mississippi 27-23 Nebraska |
| 2001 | 12/27/2001 | Alabama 14-13 Iowa State |
| 2000 | 12/31/2000 | Mississippi State 43-41 Texas A&M |
| 1999 | 12/31/1999 | Mississippi 27-25 Oklahoma |
| 1998 | 12/31/1998 | Mississippi 35-18 Texas Tech |
| 1997 | 12/28/1997 | Louisiana State 27-9 Notre Dame |
| 1996 | 12/31/1996 | Auburn 32-29 Army |
| 1995 | 12/29/1995 | Louisiana State 45-26 Michigan State |
| 1994 | 12/28/1994 | Virginia 20-10 Texas Christian |
| 1993 | 12/31/1993 | Virginia Tech 45-20 Indiana |
| 1992 | 12/31/1992 | Wake Forest 39-35 Oregon |
| 1991 | 12/29/1991 | Georgia 24-15 Arkansas |
| 1990 | 12/15/1990 | Maryland 34-34 Louisiana Tech |
| 1989 | 12/16/1989 | Oregon 27-24 Tulsa |
| 1988 | 12/23/1988 | Southern Mississippi 38-18 Texas-El Paso |
| 1987 | 12/19/1987 | Washington 24-12 Tulane |
| 1986 | 12/20/1986 | Mississippi 20-17 Texas Tech |
| 1985 | 12/21/1985 | Minnesota 20-13 Clemson |
| 1984 | 12/15/1984 | Air Force 23-7 Virginia Tech |
| 1983 | 12/10/1983 | Air Force 9-3 Mississippi |
| 1982 | 12/11/1982 | Wisconsin 14-3 Kansas State |
| 1981 | 12/12/1981 | Texas A&M 33-16 Oklahoma State |
| 1980 | 12/13/1980 | Southern Mississippi 16-14 McNeese State |
| 1979 | 12/15/1979 | Syracuse 31-7 McNeese State |
| 1978 | 12/16/1978 | East Carolina 35-13 Louisiana Tech |
| 1977 | 12/17/1977 | Louisiana Tech 24-14 Louisville |
| 1976 | 12/13/1976 | McNeese State 20-16 Tulsa |
