College Football Bowl Streaks
Many teams had their bowl streaks interrupted during the
Covid-19 pandemic, but there are some teams with streaks
extending beyond that point in the past.
There were some teams who received an invitation to a bowl game
in 2020 or 2021, but that game was canceled because of Covid-19.
The following have received bowl invitations for four straight years:
Boise State (the 2021 Desert Bowl vs CMU was canceled),
Louisville, Penn State, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas Tech, Kansas State, LSU, Tennessee,
Toledo, Miami-Ohio, Northern Illinois, Fresno State, Wyoming
The following have played in bowl games for the past three years:
Duke, Syracuse, Washington, Southern Cal, Texas,
Tulane, Ohio, Bowling Green, San Jose State, Georgia Southern, South Alabama
The following have played in bowl games for the past two years:
Miami (Florida), Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Boston College, California,
Rutgers, Iowa State, West Virginia, Texas A&M,
South Florida, North Texas, Jax State, UNLV, Arkansas State, Texas State
The following played in a bowl game at the end of the 2024 season, but not 2023:
Pittsburgh, Illinois, Nebraska, Indiana, Arizona State, Brigham Young, Baylor, TCU, Colorado,
South Carolina, Florida, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Washington State, Oregon State,
Army, Navy, East Carolina, Sam Houston State, Buffalo, Western Michigan, Colorado State, James Madison
The following played in a bowl game at the end of the 2023 season, but not 2024:
Florida State, Wisconsin, UCLA, Maryland, Northwestern,
Auburn, Kansas, Utah, Central Florida, Arizona, Oklahoma State,
Rice, New Mexico State, Eastern Michigan, Air Force, Utah State,
Appalachian State, Old Dominion, Troy, Georgia Southern
The following have not gone bowling for the past two years:
Wake Forest, Purdue, Houston, Cincinnati,
UAB, Middle Tennessee, San Diego State, Southern Mississippi, Connecticut
The following have not gone bowling for the past three years:
Michigan State, Tulas, Texas - El Paso,
Central Michigan, Ball State, Kent State, Nevada, Hawai'i
The following have not gone bowling for the past four years:
Florida Atlantic, Lousiana Tech
The following have not gone bowling for the past five years:
Virgina, Stanford, Temple, Charlotte, Florida International