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Rate Bowl

36 games in our records, 1989–2025. Also played as the Copper Bowl (1989–1996), the Insight.com Bowl (1997–2000), the Insight Bowl (2001–2011), the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (2012–2013), the Cactus Bowl (2014–2017), the Cheez-It Bowl (2018–2019) and the Guaranteed Rate Bowl (2021–2023).

Most appearances: Kansas State and Minnesota, 5 each. Most wins: Kansas State, 4.

The logos12

  1. 1996
  2. 1998–2001
  3. 2002
  4. 2003–2005
  5. 2006–2011
  6. 2012–2013
  7. 2015
  8. 2016
  9. 2017
  10. 2018–2019
  11. 2020–2023
  12. since 2024

Years as SportsLogos.net labels them, by the calendar year the game was played: a January game counts in the year it was played, one later than its season.

Every game36

Newest first. Each team is shown with the logo it used that season, or its letters when no logo from that season is on file.

  1. 2025Minnesota 20-17 New MexicoDec 26, 2025
  2. 2024Kansas State 44-41 RutgersDec 26, 2024
  3. 2023Kansas 49-36 UNLVDec 26, 2023 · as the Guaranteed Rate Bowl
  4. 2022Wisconsin 24-17 Oklahoma StateDec 27, 2022 · as the Guaranteed Rate Bowl
  5. 2021Minnesota 18-6 West VirginiaDec 28, 2021 · as the Guaranteed Rate Bowl
  6. 2019Air Force 31-21 Washington StateDec 27, 2019 · as the Cheez-It Bowl
  7. 2018TCU 10-7 CaliforniaDec 26, 2018 · as the Cheez-It Bowl
  8. 2017Kansas State 35-17 UCLADec 26, 2017 · as the Cactus Bowl
  9. 2016Baylor 31-12 Boise StateDec 27, 2016 · as the Cactus Bowl
  10. 2015West Virginia 43-42 Arizona StateJan 2, 2016 · as the Cactus Bowl
  11. 2014Oklahoma State 30-22 WashingtonJan 2, 2015 · as the Cactus Bowl
  12. 2013Kansas State 31-14 MichiganDec 28, 2013 · as the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
  13. 2012Michigan State 17-16 TCUDec 29, 2012 · as the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
  14. 2011Oklahoma 31-14 IowaDec 30, 2011 · as the Insight Bowl
  15. 2010Iowa 27-24 MissouriDec 28, 2010 · as the Insight Bowl
  16. 2009Iowa State 14-13 MinnesotaDec 31, 2009 · as the Insight Bowl
  17. 2008Kansas 42-21 MinnesotaDec 31, 2008 · as the Insight Bowl
  18. 2007Oklahoma State 49-33 IndianaDec 31, 2007 · as the Insight Bowl
  19. 2006Texas Tech 44-41 MinnesotaDec 29, 2006 · as the Insight Bowl
  20. 2005Arizona State 45-40 RutgersDec 27, 2005 · as the Insight Bowl
  21. 2004Oregon State 38-21 Notre DameDec 28, 2004 · as the Insight Bowl
  22. 2003California 52-49 Virginia TechDec 26, 2003 · as the Insight Bowl
  23. 2002Pittsburgh 38-13 Oregon StateDec 26, 2002 · as the Insight Bowl
  24. 2001Syracuse 26-3 Kansas StateDec 29, 2001 · as the Insight Bowl
  25. 2000Iowa State 37-29 PittsburghDec 28, 2000 · as the Insight.com Bowl
  26. 1999Colorado 62-28 Boston CollegeDec 31, 1999 · as the Insight.com Bowl
  27. 1998Missouri 34-31 West VirginiaDec 26, 1998 · as the Insight.com Bowl
  28. 1997Arizona 20-14 New MexicoDec 27, 1997 · as the Insight.com Bowl
  29. 1996Wisconsin 38-10 UtahDec 27, 1996 · as the Copper Bowl
  30. 1995Texas Tech 55-41 Air ForceDec 27, 1995 · as the Copper Bowl
  31. 1994BYU 31-6 OklahomaDec 29, 1994 · as the Copper Bowl
  32. 1993Kansas State 52-17 WyomingDec 29, 1993 · as the Copper Bowl
  33. 1992Washington State 31-28 UtahDec 29, 1992 · as the Copper Bowl
  34. 1991Indiana 24-0 BaylorDec 31, 1991 · as the Copper Bowl
  35. 1990California 17-15 WyomingDec 31, 1990 · as the Copper Bowl
  36. 1989Arizona 17-10 NC StateDec 31, 1989 · as the Copper Bowl