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Sun Bowl

55 games in our records, 1970–2025. Also played as the John Hancock Bowl (1989–1993).

Most appearances: Arizona State, 6. Most wins: Arizona State and Stanford, 4 each.

The logos15

  1. 1963–1976
  2. 1977–1985
  3. 1986–1988
  4. 1989–1993
  5. 1994–1995
  6. 1996–1998
  7. 1999–2003
  8. 2004–2005
  9. 2006–2007
  10. 2008
  11. 2009
  12. 2010–2012
  13. 2013
  14. 2014–2018
  15. since 2019

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 game55

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. 2025Duke 42-39 Arizona StateDec 31, 2025
  2. 2024Louisville 35-34 WashingtonDec 31, 2024
  3. 2023Notre Dame 40-8 Oregon StateDec 29, 2023
  4. 2022Pittsburgh 37-35 UCLADec 30, 2022
  5. 2021Central Michigan 24-21 Washington StateDec 31, 2021
  6. 2019Arizona State 20-14 Florida StateDec 31, 2019
  7. 2018Stanford 14-13 PittsburghDec 31, 2018
  8. 2017NC State 52-31 Arizona StateDec 29, 2017
  9. 2016Stanford 25-23 North CarolinaDec 30, 2016
  10. 2015Washington State 20-14 MiamiDec 26, 2015
  11. 2014Arizona State 36-31 DukeDec 27, 2014
  12. 2013UCLA 42-12 Virginia TechDec 31, 2013
  13. 2012Georgia Tech 21-7 USCDec 31, 2012
  14. 2011Utah 30-27 Georgia TechDec 31, 2011
  15. 2010Notre Dame 33-17 MiamiDec 31, 2010
  16. 2009Oklahoma 31-27 StanfordDec 31, 2009
  17. 2008Oregon State 3-0 PittsburghDec 31, 2008
  18. 2007Oregon 56-21 South FloridaDec 31, 2007
  19. 2006Oregon State 39-38 MissouriDec 29, 2006
  20. 2005UCLA 50-38 NorthwesternDec 30, 2005
  21. 2004Arizona State 27-23 PurdueDec 31, 2004
  22. 2003Minnesota 31-30 OregonDec 31, 2003
  23. 2002Purdue 34-24 WashingtonDec 31, 2002
  24. 2001Washington State 33-27 PurdueDec 31, 2001
  25. 2000Wisconsin 21-20 UCLADec 29, 2000
  26. 1999Oregon 24-20 MinnesotaDec 31, 1999
  27. 1998TCU 28-19 USCDec 31, 1998
  28. 1997Arizona State 17-7 IowaDec 31, 1997
  29. 1996Stanford 38-0 Michigan StateDec 31, 1996
  30. 1995Iowa 38-18 WashingtonDec 29, 1995
  31. 1994Texas 35-31 North CarolinaDec 30, 1994
  32. 1993Oklahoma 41-10 Texas TechDec 24, 1993 · as the John Hancock Bowl
  33. 1992Baylor 20-15 ArizonaDec 31, 1992 · as the John Hancock Bowl
  34. 1991UCLA 6-3 IllinoisDec 31, 1991 · as the John Hancock Bowl
  35. 1990Michigan State 17-16 USCDec 31, 1990 · as the John Hancock Bowl
  36. 1989Pittsburgh 31-28 Texas A&MDec 30, 1989 · as the John Hancock Bowl
  37. 1988Alabama 29-28 ArmyDec 24, 1988
  38. 1987Oklahoma State 35-33 West VirginiaDec 25, 1987
  39. 1986Alabama 28-6 WashingtonDec 25, 1986
  40. 1985Georgia 13-13 ArizonaDec 28, 1985 · tie
  41. 1984Maryland 28-27 TennesseeDec 22, 1984
  42. 1983Alabama 28-7 SMUDec 24, 1983
  43. 1982North Carolina 26-10 TexasDec 25, 1982
  44. 1981Oklahoma 40-14 HoustonDec 26, 1981
  45. 1980Nebraska 31-17 Mississippi StateDec 27, 1980
  46. 1979Washington 14-7 TexasDec 22, 1979
  47. 1978Texas 42-0 MarylandDec 23, 1978
  48. 1977Stanford 24-14 LSUDec 31, 1977
  49. 1976Texas A&M 37-14 FloridaJan 2, 1977
  50. 1975Pittsburgh 33-19 KansasDec 26, 1975
  51. 1974Mississippi State 26-24 North CarolinaDec 28, 1974
  52. 1973Missouri 34-17 AuburnDec 29, 1973
  53. 1972North Carolina 32-28 Texas TechDec 30, 1972
  54. 1971LSU 33-15 Iowa StateDec 18, 1971
  55. 1970Georgia Tech 17-9 Texas TechDec 19, 1970

Our game records begin with the 1970 season.