Ohio State Looking To Become First Team To Win Every New Year’s Six Bowl Game

The Buckeyes already have victories in the Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Rose and Sugar bowls ahead of this month's Peach Bowl.

With a win over Georgia in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Peach Bowl later this month, Ohio State would become the first team to win every bowl game that comprises the New Year’s Six.

The Buckeyes have won the Rose Bowl nine times (16 appearances), Fiesta Bowl five times (nine), Sugar Bowl four times (six), Cotton Bowl twice (two) and Orange Bowl once (two).

This will be their first appearance in the Peach Bowl, meanwhile, as it historically paired the ACC against the SEC but now features two at-large teams when it is not a semifinal matchup.

Several other programs are just one bowl win away from completing the cycle, though Ohio State is the only school with an opportunity to do it this year. That includes:

• Alabama - Fiesta Bowl (0-1)
• Florida State - Rose Bowl (0-1)
• Georgia - Fiesta Bowl
• LSU - Rose Bowl
• Miami (Fla.) - Fiesta (0-4)
• Notre Dame - Peach
• Oklahoma - Peach (0-1)
• Penn State - Peach
• Tennessee - Rose (0-2)
• Texas - Peach

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The Seminoles notably won the 2014 BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl (stadium), but the actual Rose Bowl saw Michigan State beat Stanford, 24-20, five days prior.

The Hurricanes have had the most opportunities to complete the cycle with four losses in the Fiesta Bowl. Two were national championship games, including a double-overtime loss to the Buckeyes in 2003.

The Bulldogs have never played in the Fiesta Bowl, the Tigers have never played in the Rose Bowl and the Fighting Irish, Nittany Lions and Longhorns have never played in the Peach Bowl.

Meanwhile, the Sooners were the last team with an opportunity to cross the final New Year's Six bowl game off of the list, but they lost the 2019 College Football Playoff semifinal at the Peach Bowl to LSU.

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