The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Minnesota in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. Since the establishment of the team in 1882, Minnesota has appeared in 26 bowl games. Included in these games are 2 appearances in the Rose Bowl. The latest bowl appearance for Minnesota came in their win against New Mexico in the 2025 Rate Bowl. A win in that game brought Minnesota's all-time bowl record to 14 wins and 12 losses (14–12).

Bowl games + List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach#BowlScoreDateSeasonOpponentStadiumLocationAttendanceHead coach1 Rose Bowl1960WashingtonRose BowlPasadena, California97,3142 Rose Bowl1961UCLARose BowlPasadena, California98,2143 Hall of Fame Classic1977MarylandLegion FieldBirmingham, Alabama47,0004 Independence Bowl1985ClemsonIndependence StadiumShreveport, Louisiana42,8005 Liberty Bowl1986TennesseeLiberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, Tennessee51,3276 Sun Bowl1999OregonSun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, Texas48,7577 MicronPC.com Bowl2000NC StatePro Player StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida28,3598 Music City Bowl2002ArkansasThe ColiseumNashville, Tennessee39,1839 Sun Bowl2003OregonSun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, Texas49,89410 Music City Bowl2004AlabamaThe ColiseumNashville, Tennessee66,08911 Music City Bowl2005VirginiaThe ColiseumNashville, Tennessee40,51912 Insight Bowl2006Texas TechSun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona48,39113 Insight Bowl2008KansasSun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona49,10314 Insight Bowl2009Iowa StateSun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona45,09015 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas2012Texas TechReliant StadiumHouston, Texas50,38616 Texas Bowl2013SyracuseReliant StadiumHouston, Texas32,32717 Citrus Bowl2014MissouriOrlando Citrus Bowl StadiumOrlando, Florida48,62418 Quick Lane Bowl2015Central MichiganFord FieldDetroit, Michigan34,217 (interim)19Holiday Bowl December 27, 20162016Washington StateQualcomm StadiumSan Diego, California48,704Tracy Claeys20Quick Lane Bowl December 26, 20182018Georgia TechFord FieldDetroit, Michigan27,22821Outback BowlJanuary 1, 20202019Auburn Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida45,65222Guaranteed Rate BowlDecember 28, 20212021West Virginia Chase Field Phoenix, Arizona21,22023Pinstripe BowlDecember 29, 20222022SyracuseYankee StadiumBronx, New York31,13124Quick Lane BowlDecember 26, 20232023Bowling GreenFord FieldDetroit, Michigan28,52125Duke's Mayo BowlJanuary 3, 20252024Virginia TechBank of America StadiumCharlotte, North Carolina31,92726Rate BowlOTDecember 26, 20252025New Mexico Chase Field Phoenix, Arizona27,439

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