University of Washington football teams have appeared in 31 bowl games, winning 17. Thirteen of those Husky teams were coached by Don James between 1978 and 1993. The Huskies make their 32nd bowl appearance Thursday against Baylor in the Alamo Bowl. Washington’s all-time bowl results:
| Date | Coach | Bowl | Opponent | W/L/T | Score | Rec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1/24 | Enoch Bagshaw | Rose | Navy | T | 14-14 | 0-0-1 |
| 1/1/26 | Enoch Bagshaw | Rose | Alabama | L | 20-19 | 0-1-1 |
| 1/1/37 | Jimmy Phelan | Rose | Pittsburgh | L | 21-0 | 0-2-1 |
| 1/1/38 | Jimmy Phelan | Pineapple | Hawaii | W | 53-13 | 1-2-1 |
| 1/1/44 | Pest Welch | Rose | USC | L | 29-0 | 1-3-1 |
| 1/1/60 | Jim Owens | Rose | Wisconsin | W | 44-8 | 2-3-1 |
| 1/2/61 | Jim Owens | Rose | Minnesota | W | 17-7 | 3-3-1 |
| 1/1/64 | Jim Owens | Rose | Illinois | L | 17-7 | 3-4-1 |
| 1/2/78 | Don James | Rose | Michigan | W | 28-20 | 4-4-1 |
| 12/22/79 | Don James | Sun | Texas | W | 14-7 | 5-4-1 |
| 1/1/81 | Don James | Rose | Michigan | L | 23-6 | 5-5-1 |
| 1/1/82 | Don James | Rose | Iowa | W | 28-0 | 6-5-1 |
| 12/25/82 | Don James | Aloha | Maryland | W | 21-20 | 7-5-1 |
| 12/26/83 | Don James | Aloha | Penn St. | L | 13-10 | 7-6-1 |
| 1/1/85 | Don James | Orange | Oklahoma | W | 28-17 | 8-6-1 |
| 12/30/85 | Don James | Freedom | Colorado | W | 20-17 | 9-6-1 |
| 12/25/86 | Don James | Sun | Alabama | L | 28-6 | 9-7-1 |
| 12/19/87 | Don James | Indepen. | Tulane | W | 24-12 | 10-7-1 |
| 12/30/89 | Don James | Freedom | Florida | W | 34-7 | 11-7-1 |
| 1/1/91 | Don James | Rose | Iowa | W | 46-34 | 12-7-1 |
| 1/1/92 | Don James | Rose | Michigan | W | 34-14 | 13-7-1 |
| 1/1/93 | Don James | Rose | Michigan | L | 38-31 | 13-8-1 |
| 12/29/95 | Jim Lambright | Sun | Iowa | L | 38-18 | 13-9-1 |
| 12/30/96 | Jim Lambright | Holiday | Colorado | L | 33-21 | 13-10-1 |
| 12/25/97 | Jim Lambright | Aloha | Michigan St. | W | 51-23 | 14-10-1 |
| 12/25/98 | Jim Lambright | Oahu | Air Force | L | 45-25 | 14-11-1 |
| 12/29/99 | Rick Neuheisel | Holiday | Kansas St. | L | 24-20 | 14-12-1 |
| 1/1/01 | Rick Neuheisel | Rose | Purdue | W | 34-24 | 15-12-1 |
| 12/28/01 | Rick Neuheisel | Holiday | Texas | L | 47-43 | 15-13-1 |
| 12/31/02 | Rick Neuheisel | Sun | Purdue | W | 34-24 | 16-13-1 |
| 12/30/10 | Steve Sarkisian | Holiday | Nebraska | W | 19-7 | 17-13-1 |
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Interesting/fun trivia bit in the above: twice, the Huskies played two bowl games in the same calendar year. (’82 and ’01) One of those times they won both.
Interesting/fun trivia bit in the above: twice, the Huskies played two bowl games in the same calendar year. (’82 and ’01) One of those times they won both.