List of California Golden Bears bowl games
# Bowl Score Date Season Opponent Stadium Location Attendance Head coach
1 Rose Bowl W 28-0 January 1 , 1921 1920 Ohio State Buckeyes Tournament Park Pasadena 42,000 Andy Smith
2 Rose Bowl T 0-0 January 2 , 1922 1921 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Tournament Park Pasadena 40,000 Andy Smith
3 Rose Bowl L 8-7 January 1 , 1929 1928 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Rose Bowl Pasadena 66,604 Nibs Price
4 Rose Bowl W 13-0 January 1 , 1938 1937 Alabama Crimson Tide Rose Bowl Pasadena 90,000 Stub Allison
5 Rose Bowl L 20-14 January 1 , 1949 1948 Northwestern Wildcats Rose Bowl Pasadena 90,000 Pappy Waldorf
6 Rose Bowl L 17-14 January 2 , 1950 1949 Ohio State Buckeyes Rose Bowl Pasadena 100,963 Pappy Waldorf
7 Rose Bowl L 14-6 January 1 , 1951 1950 Michigan Wolverines Rose Bowl Pasadena 98,939 Pappy Waldorf
8 Rose Bowl L 38-12 January 1 , 1959 1958 Iowa Hawkeyes Rose Bowl Pasadena 98,297 Pete Elliott
9 Garden State Bowl L 28-17 December 15 , 1979 1979 Temple Owls Giants Stadium East Rutherford 40,207 Roger Theder
10 Copper Bowl W 17-15 December 31 , 1990 1990 Wyoming Cowboys Arizona Stadium Tucson 36,340 Bruce Snyder
11 Florida Citrus Bowl W 37-13 January 1 , 1992 1991 Clemson Tigers Citrus Bowl Orlando 64,192 Bruce Snyder
12 Alamo Bowl W 37-3 December 31 , 1993 1993 Iowa Hawkeyes Alamodome San Antonio 45,716 Keith Gilbertson
13 Aloha Bowl L 42-38 December 25 , 1996 1996 Navy Midshipmen Aloha Stadium Honolulu 43,380 Steve Mariucci
14 Insight Bowl W 52-49 December 26 , 2003 2003 Virginia Tech Hokies Bank One Ballpark Phoenix 42,364 Jeff Tedford
15 Holiday Bowl L 45-31 December 30 , 2004 2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders Qualcomm Stadium San Diego 66,222 Jeff Tedford
16 Las Vegas Bowl W 35-28 December 22 , 2005 2005 BYU Cougars Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas 40,053 Jeff Tedford
17 Holiday Bowl W 45-10 December 28 , 2006 2006 Texas A & M Aggies Qualcomm Stadium San Diego 62,395 Jeff Tedford
18 Armed Forces Bowl W 42-36 December 31 , 2007 2007 Air Force Falcons Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth 44,009 Jeff Tedford
19 Emerald Bowl W 24-17 December 27 , 2008 2008 Miami Hurricanes AT & T Park San Francisco 42,268 Jeff Tedford
20 Poinsettia Bowl L 37-27 December 23 , 2009 2009 Utah Utes Qualcomm Stadium San Diego 32,665 Jeff Tedford
Bowl games
The California Golden Bears college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of California, Berkeley in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). Since the establishment of the team in 1886, California has appeared in 24 bowl games, including eight appearances in the Rose Bowl Game. Their latest bowl appearance was the 2019 Redbox Bowl, where California won against the Illinois Fighting Illini 35-20, to give the Golden Bears an overall bowl record of 12-11-1.