Michigan Bowl Record & History: How Has the ReliaQuest Bowl Team Fared Through the Years?

The Wolverines play in their 53rd bowl game on Tuesday.

Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore celebrates a stop by Michigan Wolverines defensive lineman Kenneth Grant / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Michigan Wolverines will take on Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Tuesday morning. The game marks a rematch between the two schools from when they faced off in the Rose Bowl last season in the College Football Playoff Semifinal. Michigan won that game 27-20 in overtime, and went on to win the CFP National Championship over Washington.

This season, the two teams will not face off in the CFP. Both teams have lost national championship winning coaches since that matchup, with Nick Saban retiring and Jim Harbaugh leaving to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. Since, Kalen DeBoer has taken over at Alabama while Sherrone Moore has become the head coach of Michigan. This will be Moore's first bowl game as head coach.

This game will mark the sixth bowl game meeting between Michigan and Alabama, and Michigan's seventh appearance in the ReliaQuest Bowl, which was previously named the Hall of Fame Bowl/Outback Bowl. Michigan is 3-2 against Alabama in bowl games, and 1-1 versus the Crimson Tide in the ReliaQuest Bowl.

Michigan Bowl Game History: How the Wolverines Have Fared

SEASON	BOWL	OPPONENT	RESULT
1901-02	Rose Bowl	Stanford	W 49–0
1947-48	Rose Bowl	USC	W 49–0
1950-51	Rose Bowl	California	W 14–6
1964-65	Rose Bowl	Oregon State	W 34–7
1969-70	Rose Bowl	USC	L 3–10
1971-72	Rose Bowl	Stanford	L 12–13
1975-76	Orange Bowl	Oklahoma	L 6–14
1976-77	Rose Bowl	USC	L 6–14
1977-78	Rose Bowl	Washington	L 20–27
1978-79	Rose Bowl	USC	L 10–17
1979	Gator Bowl	North Carolina	L 15–17
1980-81	Rose Bowl	Washington	W 23–6
1981	Bluebonnet Bowl	UCLA	W 33–14
1982-83	Rose Bowl	UCLA	L 14–24
1983-84	Sugar Bowl	Auburn	L 7–9
1984	Holiday Bowl	BYU	L 17–24
1985-86	Fiesta Bowl	Nebraska	W 27–23
1986-87	Rose Bowl	Arizona State	L 15–22
1987-88	Hall of Fame Bowl	Alabama	W 28–24
1988-89	Rose Bowl	USC	W 22–14
1989-90	Rose Bowl	USC	L 10–17
1990-91	Gator Bowl	Ole Miss	W 35–3
1991-92	Rose Bowl	Washington	L 14–34
1992-93	Rose Bowl	Washington	W 38–31
1993-94	Hall of Fame Bowl	NC State	W 42–7
1994	Holiday Bowl	Colorado State	W 24–14
1995	Alamo Bowl	Texas A&M	L 20–22
1996-97	Outback Bowl	Alabama	L 14–17
1997-98	Rose Bowl	Washington State	W 21–16
1998-99	Citrus Bowl	Arkansas	W 45–31
1999-00	Orange Bowl	Alabama	W 35–34
2000-01	Citrus Bowl	Auburn	W 31–28
2001-02	Citrus Bowl	Tennessee	L 17–45
2002-03	Outback Bowl	Florida	W 38–30
2003-04	Rose Bowl	USC	L 14–28
2004-05	Rose Bowl	Texas	L 37–38
2005	Alamo Bowl	Nebraska	L 28–32
2006-07	Rose Bowl	USC	L 18–32
2007-08	Capital One Bowl	Florida	W 41–35
2010-11	Gator Bowl	Mississippi State	L 14–52
2011-12	Sugar Bowl	Virginia Tech	W 23–20
2012-13	Outback Bowl	South Carolina	L 28–33
2013	Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl	Kansas State	L 14–31
2015-16	Citrus Bowl	Florida	W 41–7
2016	Orange Bowl	Florida State	L 32–33
2017-18	Outback Bowl	South Carolina	L 19–26
2018	Peach Bowl	Florida	L 15–41
2019-20	Citrus Bowl	Alabama	L 16–35
2021	Orange Bowl	Georgia	L 11–34
2022	Fiesta Bowl	TCU	L 45–51
2023-24	Rose Bowl	Alabama	W 27–20
2023-24	CFP National Championship	Washington	W 34–13

Michigan Bowl Game Notes

The Wolverines will compete in their 53rd bowl game on Tuesday, and make their seventh total appearance in the ReliaQuest Bowl. The Wolverines have a 3-3 record in the ReliaQuest Bowl.

Michigan has made their most bowl game appearances in the historic Rose Bowl, including earning a win in the first ever Rose Bowl in 1902. Overall, the Wolverines hold a 9-12 record in the Rose Bowl. Surprisingly, the Wolverines only have a winning record in two bowls. They are 1-0 in the Bluebonnet Bowl, and 4-2 in the Citrus Bowl.

Michigan Bowl Game Record

TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	WIN PERCENTAGE
Michigan	23	29	.442

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