NC State bowl history
Bowl record
18-18-1
Games
37
First / last
1946 / 2025
Last bowl
Gasparilla Bowl (2025)
| Season | Bowl | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Gasparilla Bowl | Memphis | 31-7 | Won |
| 2024 | Military Bowl | East Carolina | 21-26 | Lost |
| 2023 | Pop-Tarts Bowl | Kansas State | 19-28 | Lost |
| 2022 | Duke's Mayo Bowl | Maryland | 12-16 | Lost |
| 2020 | Gator Bowl | Kentucky | 21-23 | Lost |
| 2018 | Postseason game | Texas A&M | 13-52 | Lost |
| 2017 | Postseason game | Arizona State | 52-31 | Won |
| 2016 | Independence Bowl | Vanderbilt | 41-17 | Won |
| 2015 | Postseason game | Mississippi State | 28-51 | Lost |
| 2014 | Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl | UCF | 34-27 | Won |
| 2012 | Music City Bowl | Vanderbilt | 24-38 | Lost |
| 2011 | Belk Bowl | Louisville | 31-24 | Won |
| 2010 | Champs Sports Bowl | West Virginia | 23-7 | Won |
| 2008 | Postseason game | Rutgers | 23-29 | Lost |
| 2005 | Postseason game | South Florida | 14-0 | Won |
| 2003 | Postseason game | Kansas | 56-26 | Won |
| 2002 | Gator Bowl | Notre Dame | 28-6 | Won |
| 2001 | Postseason game | Pittsburgh | 19-34 | Lost |
| 2000 | Postseason game | Minnesota | 38-30 | Won |
| 1998 | Postseason game | Miami | 23-46 | Lost |
| 1994 | Postseason game | Mississippi State | 28-24 | Won |
| 1993 | Postseason game | Michigan | 7-42 | Lost |
| 1992 | Postseason game | Florida | 10-27 | Lost |
| 1991 | Postseason game | East Carolina | 34-37 | Lost |
| 1990 | Postseason game | Southern Miss | 31-27 | Won |
| 1989 | Postseason game | Arizona | 10-17 | Lost |
| 1988 | Postseason game | Iowa | 28-23 | Won |
| 1986 | Postseason game | Virginia Tech | 24-25 | Lost |
| 1978 | Postseason game | Pittsburgh | 30-17 | Won |
| 1977 | Postseason game | Iowa State | 24-14 | Won |
| 1975 | Postseason game | West Virginia | 10-13 | Lost |
| 1974 | Postseason game | Houston | 31-31 | Tied |
| 1973 | Postseason game | Kansas | 31-18 | Won |
| 1972 | Postseason game | West Virginia | 49-13 | Won |
| 1967 | Postseason game | Georgia | 14-7 | Won |
| 1963 | Postseason game | Mississippi State | 12-16 | Lost |
| 1946 | Postseason game | Oklahoma | 13-34 | Lost |
Postseason games from the NC State game log; bowl names from the game records. "Postseason game" means the record does not name the bowl.
Every NC State bowl and playoff game on record: which bowl, the opponent, the score and the result, with the overall bowl record of 18-18-1. Season by season, see the NC State record by year; across the country, the bowl schedule and results.
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Frequently asked questions
What is NC State's bowl record?
NC State is 18-18-1 in 37 postseason games on record, from 1946 to 2025.
What was NC State's last bowl game?
Gasparilla Bowl after the 2025 season: beat Memphis 31-7.