Bluebonnet Bowl History
Houston, TX
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
Great Moments in College Football History
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.