Bowl Results
Record: Won 23, Lost 12, Tied 2
(66.7) First in bowl winning percentage; tied for third in bowl wins

• 2003 Capital One Bowl
  Jan. 1, 2003
  Auburn 13, Penn State 9
  Most Valuable Player: Ronnie Brown (Auburn)
  
  
• 1999 Alamo Bowl
  Dec. 28, 1999
  Penn State 24, Texas A&M 0
  Most Valuable Players: Rashard Casey and LaVar Arrington (PSU)
  
  
• 1999 Outback Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1999
  Penn State 26, Kentucky 14
  Most Valuable Player: Courtney Brown (PSU)
  
  
• 1998 Citrus Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1998
  Florida 21, Penn State 6
  Most Valuable Players: Fred Taylor (Florida) and Chris Eberly (PSU)
  Bowl Game Box Score
  
  
• 1997 Fiesta Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1997
  Penn State 38, Texas 15
  Most Valuable Players: Curtis Enis (PSU) and James Brown (Texas)
  Bowl Game Box Score
  
  
• 1996 Outback Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1996
  Penn State 43, Auburn 14
  Most Valuable Player: Bobby Engram
  
  
• 1995 Rose Bowl
  Jan. 2, 1995
  Penn State 38, Oregon 20
  (Many consider this...
  Penn State's 3rd National Championship)
  Co-Most Valuable Players: Ki-Jana Carter
  and Danny O'Neil (Oregon)
  Bowl Game Box Score
  
  
• 1994 Citrus Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1994
  Penn State 31, Tennessee 13
  Most Valuable Offensive Player: Bobby Engram
  Most Valuable Defensive Player: Lee Rubin
  
  
• 1993 Blockbuster Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1993
  Stanford 24, Penn State 3
  
  
• 1992 Fiesta Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1992
  Penn State 42, Tennessee 17
  Most Valuable Offensive Player: O. J. McDuffie
  Most Valuable Defensive Player: Reggie Givens
  
  
• 1990 Blockbuster Bowl
  Dec. 28, 1990
  Florida State 24, Penn State 17
  
  
• 1989 Holiday Bowl
  Dec. 29, 1989
  Penn State 50, Brigham Young 39
  Player-of-the-Game: Blair Thomas & Ty Detmer (BYU)
  
  
• 1988 Citrus Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1988
  Clemson 35, Penn State 10
  
  
• 1987 Fiesta Bowl
  Jan. 2, 1987
  Penn State 14, Miami (Fla.) 10
  Penn State's 2nd National Championship
  Most Valuable Offensive Player: D. J. Dozier
  Most Valuable Defensive Player: Shane Conlan
  Bowl Game Box Score
  
  
• 1986 Orange Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1986
  Oklahoma 25, Penn State 10
  
  
• 1983 Aloha Bowl
  Dec. 26, 1983
  Penn State 13, Washington 10
  Outstanding Defensive Player: George Reynolds
  
  
• 1983 Sugar Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1983
  Penn State 27, Georgia 23
  Penn State's 1st National Championship
  Outstanding Player: Todd Blackledge
  Bowl Game Box Score
  
  
• 1982 Fiesta Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1982
  Penn State 26, Southern Cal 10
  Outstanding Offensive Player: Curt Warner
  Outstanding Defensive Player: Leo Wisniewski
  
  
• 1980 Fiesta Bowl
  Dec. 26, 1980
  Penn State 31, Ohio State 19
  Outstanding Offensive Player: Curt Warner
  Outstanding Defensive Player: Frank Case
  Sportsmanship Award: Frank Case
  
  
• 1979 Liberty Bowl
  Dec. 22, 1979
  Penn State 9, Tulane 6
  
  
• 1979 Sugar Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1979
  Alabama 14, Penn State 7
  
  
• 1977 Fiesta Bowl
  Dec. 25, 1977
  Penn State 42, Arizona State 30
  Outstanding Defensive Player: Matt Millen
  
  
• 1976 Gator Bowl
  Dec. 27, 1976
  Notre Dame 20, Penn State 9
  Outstanding Penn State Player: Jimmy Cefalo
  
  
• 1975 Sugar Bowl
  Dec. 31, 1975
  Alabama 13, Penn State 6
  
  
• 1975 Cotton Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1975
  Penn State 41, Baylor 20
  
  
• 1974 Orange Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1974
  Penn State 16, Louisiana State University 9
  Most Valuable Back: Tom Shuman
  Most Valuable Lineman: Randy Crowder
  
  
• 1972 Sugar Bowl
  Dec. 31, 1972
  Oklahoma 14, Penn State 0
  
  
• 1972 Cotton Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1972
  Penn State 30, Texas 6
  Outstanding Offensive Player: Lydell Mitchell
  Outstanding Defensive Player: Bruce Bannon
  
  
• 1970 Orange Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1970
  Penn State 10, Missouri 3
  Most Valuable Back: Chuck Burkhart
  Most Valuable Lineman: Mike Reid
  
  
• 1969 Orange Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1969
  Penn State 15, Kansas 14
  
  
• 1967 Gator Bowl
  Dec. 30, 1967
  Penn State 17, Florida State 17
  Burkhalter Award: Tom Sherman
  
  
• 1962 Gator Bowl
  Dec. 29, 1962
  Florida 17, Penn State 7
  Miller Award: Dave Robinson
  
  
• 1961 Gator Bowl
  Dec. 30, 1961
  Penn State 30, Georgia Tech 15
  Burkhalter Award: Galen Hall
  
  
• 1960 Liberty Bowl
  Dec. 17, 1960
  Penn State 41, Oregon 12
  Leftwich Memorial Trophy: Dick Hoak
  
  
• 1959 Liberty Bowl
  Dec. 19, 1959
  Penn State 7, Alabama 0
  Leftwich Memorial Trophy: Jay Huffman
  
  
• 1948 Cotton Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1948
  Penn State 13, Southern Methodist 13
  
  
• 1923 Rose Bowl
  Jan. 1, 1923
  Southern Cal 14, Penn State 3