Missouri State, UL Monroe, UMass and UTEP have not won a bowl or playoff game since at least the 2001 season. Among the rest, Colorado has gone the longest without a bowl or playoff win: 7,952 days, since December 29, 2004 in the Houston Bowl. Next come Colorado State (12 years) and Bowling Green (11 years).
| # | Team | Last bowl or playoff win | Days | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | December 29, 2004, Houston Bowl vs UTEP | 7,952 | 21 |
| 2 | Colorado State | December 21, 2013, GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL vs Washington State | 4,673 | 12 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | December 20, 2014, RAYCOM MEDIA CAMELLIA BOWL vs South Alabama | 4,309 | 11 |
| 4 | Rice | December 24, 2014, HAWAI'I BOWL vs Fresno State | 4,305 | 11 |
| 5 | San José State | December 19, 2015, AUTONATION CURE BOWL vs Georgia State | 3,945 | 10 |
| 6 | Akron | December 22, 2015, FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL vs Utah State | 3,942 | 10 |
| 7 | New Mexico | December 17, 2016, GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL vs UTSA | 3,581 | 9 |
| 8 | Temple | December 21, 2017, BAD BOY MOWERS GASPARILLA BOWL vs FIU | 3,212 | 8 |
| 9 | FIU | December 21, 2018, MAKERS WANTED BAHAMAS BOWL vs Toledo | 2,847 | 7 |
| 10 | Stanford | December 31, 2018, HYUNDAI SUN BOWL vs Pitt | 2,837 | 7 |
| 11 | Kent State | December 20, 2019, TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE FRISCO BOWL vs Utah State | 2,483 | 6 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | December 21, 2019, CHERIBUNDI BOCA RATON BOWL vs SMU | 2,482 | 6 |
| 13 | North Carolina | December 27, 2019, MILITARY BOWL vs Temple | 2,476 | 6 |
| 14 | California | December 30, 2019, REDBOX BOWL vs Illinois | 2,473 | 6 |
| 15 | Arizona State | December 31, 2019, TONY THE TIGER SUN BOWL vs Florida State | 2,472 | 6 |
| 16 | Cincinnati | January 2, 2020, TICKETSMARTER BIRMINGHAM BOWL vs Boston College | 2,470 | 6 |
| 17 | Nevada | December 22, 2020, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs Tulane | 2,115 | 5 |
| 18 | Ball State | December 31, 2020, Offerpad Arizona Bowl vs San José State | 2,106 | 5 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | January 2, 2021, Capital One Orange Bowl vs North Carolina | 2,104 | 5 |
| 20 | Liberty | December 18, 2021, LendingTree Bowl vs Eastern Michigan | 1,754 | 4 |
| 21 | Utah State | December 18, 2021, Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl vs Oregon State | 1,754 | 4 |
| 22 | Tulsa | December 20, 2021, Myrtle Beach Bowl Pres. by TaxAct vs Old Dominion | 1,752 | 4 |
| 23 | San Diego State | December 21, 2021, Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl vs UTSA | 1,751 | 4 |
| 24 | UCF | December 23, 2021, Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl vs Florida | 1,749 | 4 |
| 25 | Michigan State | December 30, 2021, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl vs Pitt | 1,742 | 4 |
| 26 | Purdue | December 30, 2021, TransPerfect Music City Bowl vs Tennessee | 1,742 | 4 |
| 27 | South Carolina | December 30, 2021, Duke's Mayo Bowl vs North Carolina | 1,742 | 4 |
| 28 | Central Michigan | December 31, 2021, Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl vs Washington State | 1,741 | 4 |
| 29 | Baylor | January 1, 2022, Allstate Sugar Bowl vs Ole Miss | 1,740 | 4 |
| 30 | Kentucky | January 1, 2022, Vrbo Citrus Bowl vs Iowa | 1,740 | 4 |
| 31 | Troy | December 16, 2022, Duluth Trading Cure Bowl vs UTSA | 1,391 | 3 |
| 32 | Boise State | December 17, 2022, Frisco Bowl vs North Texas | 1,390 | 3 |
| 33 | Oregon State | December 17, 2022, SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl vs Florida | 1,390 | 3 |
| 34 | Marshall | December 19, 2022, Myrtle Beach Bowl vs UConn | 1,388 | 3 |
| 35 | Eastern Michigan | December 20, 2022, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs San José State | 1,387 | 3 |
| 36 | Middle Tennessee | December 24, 2022, EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl vs San Diego State | 1,383 | 3 |
| 37 | New Mexico State | December 26, 2022, Quick Lane Bowl vs Bowling Green | 1,381 | 3 |
| 38 | Florida State | December 29, 2022, Cheez-It Bowl vs Oklahoma | 1,378 | 3 |
| 39 | Pitt | December 30, 2022, Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl vs UCLA | 1,377 | 3 |
| 40 | Mississippi State | January 2, 2023, ReliaQuest Bowl vs Illinois | 1,374 | 3 |
| 41 | Tulane | January 2, 2023, Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic vs USC | 1,374 | 3 |
| 42 | App State | December 16, 2023, Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl vs Miami (OH) | 1,026 | 2 |
| 43 | Texas Tech | December 16, 2023, Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl vs California | 1,026 | 2 |
| 44 | UCLA | December 16, 2023, Starco Brands LA Bowl vs Boise State | 1,026 | 2 |
| 45 | Air Force | December 23, 2023, Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl vs James Madison | 1,019 | 2 |
| 46 | Coastal Carolina | December 23, 2023, EasyPost Hawaiʻi Bowl vs San José State | 1,019 | 2 |
| 47 | Georgia State | December 23, 2023, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs Utah State | 1,019 | 2 |
| 48 | Kansas | December 26, 2023, Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs UNLV | 1,016 | 2 |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | December 27, 2023, TaxAct Texas Bowl vs Texas A&M | 1,015 | 2 |
| 50 | Virginia Tech | December 27, 2023, Military Bowl vs Tulane | 1,015 | 2 |
| 51 | Arizona | December 28, 2023, Valero Alamo Bowl vs Oklahoma | 1,014 | 2 |
| 52 | Boston College | December 28, 2023, Wasabi Fenway Bowl vs SMU | 1,014 | 2 |
| 53 | Rutgers | December 28, 2023, Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl vs Miami | 1,014 | 2 |
| 54 | Clemson | December 29, 2023, TaxSlayer Gator Bowl vs Kentucky | 1,013 | 2 |
| 55 | Georgia | December 30, 2023, Capital One Orange Bowl vs Florida State | 1,012 | 2 |
| 56 | Maryland | December 30, 2023, TransPerfect Music City Bowl vs Auburn | 1,012 | 2 |
| 57 | Wyoming | December 30, 2023, Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl vs Toledo | 1,012 | 2 |
| 58 | South Alabama | December 14, 2024, IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl vs Western Michigan | 662 | 1 |
| 59 | Memphis | December 17, 2024, Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl vs West Virginia | 659 | 1 |
| 60 | James Madison | December 18, 2024, Boca Raton Bowl vs Western Kentucky | 658 | 1 |
| 61 | UNLV | December 18, 2024, Art of Sport LA Bowl vs California | 658 | 1 |
| 62 | Florida | December 20, 2024, Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl vs Tulane | 656 | 1 |
| 63 | Northern Illinois | December 23, 2024, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs Fresno State | 653 | 1 |
| 64 | South Florida | December 24, 2024, Hawaiʻi Bowl vs San José State | 652 | 1 |
| 65 | Kansas State | December 26, 2024, Rate Bowl vs Rutgers | 650 | 1 |
| 66 | Toledo | December 26, 2024, GameAbove Sports Bowl vs Pitt | 650 | 1 |
| 67 | Arkansas | December 27, 2024, AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs Texas Tech | 649 | 1 |
| 68 | Syracuse | December 27, 2024, DirecTV Holiday Bowl vs Washington State | 649 | 1 |
| 69 | USC | December 27, 2024, SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl vs Texas A&M | 649 | 1 |
| 70 | Vanderbilt | December 27, 2024, Birmingham Bowl vs Georgia Tech | 649 | 1 |
| 71 | Iowa State | December 28, 2024, Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Miami | 648 | 1 |
| 72 | Miami (OH) | December 28, 2024, Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl vs Colorado State | 648 | 1 |
| 73 | Nebraska | December 28, 2024, Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl vs Boston College | 648 | 1 |
| 74 | UConn | December 28, 2024, Wasabi Fenway Bowl vs North Carolina | 648 | 1 |
| 75 | Missouri | December 30, 2024, TransPerfect Music City Bowl vs Iowa | 646 | 1 |
| 76 | LSU | December 31, 2024, Kinder's Texas Bowl vs Baylor | 645 | 1 |
| 77 | Michigan | December 31, 2024, ReliaQuest Bowl vs Alabama | 645 | 1 |
| 78 | Buffalo | January 4, 2025, Bahamas Bowl vs Liberty | 641 | 1 |
| 79 | North Dakota State | January 6, 2025, FCS Championship vs Montana State | 639 | 1 |
| 80 | Notre Dame | January 9, 2025, CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl vs Penn State | 636 | 1 |
| 81 | Ohio State | January 20, 2025, CFP National Championship vs Notre Dame | 625 | 1 |
| 82 | Washington | December 13, 2025, Bucked Up LA Bowl vs Boise State | 298 | 0 |
| 83 | Jacksonville State | December 16, 2025, IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl vs Troy | 295 | 0 |
| 84 | Delaware | December 17, 2025, 68 Ventures Bowl vs Louisiana | 294 | 0 |
| 85 | Old Dominion | December 17, 2025, StaffDNA Cure Bowl vs South Florida | 294 | 0 |
| 86 | Arkansas State | December 18, 2025, Xbox Bowl vs Missouri State | 293 | 0 |
| 87 | Alabama | December 19, 2025, CFP First Round Game vs Oklahoma | 292 | 0 |
| 88 | NC State | December 19, 2025, Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl vs Memphis | 292 | 0 |
| 89 | Western Michigan | December 19, 2025, Myrtle Beach Bowl vs Kennesaw State | 292 | 0 |
| 90 | Washington State | December 22, 2025, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs Utah State | 289 | 0 |
| 91 | Louisville | December 23, 2025, Bush's Boca Raton Bowl vs Toledo | 288 | 0 |
| 92 | Ohio | December 23, 2025, Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl vs UNLV | 288 | 0 |
| 93 | Western Kentucky | December 23, 2025, New Orleans Bowl vs Southern Miss | 288 | 0 |
| 94 | Hawai'i | December 24, 2025, Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl vs California | 287 | 0 |
| 95 | Minnesota | December 26, 2025, Rate Bowl vs New Mexico | 285 | 0 |
| 96 | Northwestern | December 26, 2025, GameAbove Sports Bowl vs Central Michigan | 285 | 0 |
| 97 | UTSA | December 26, 2025, SERVPRO First Responder Bowl vs FIU | 285 | 0 |
| 98 | Army | December 27, 2025, Wasabi Fenway Bowl vs UConn | 284 | 0 |
| 99 | BYU | December 27, 2025, Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Georgia Tech | 284 | 0 |
| 100 | East Carolina | December 27, 2025, Go Bowling Military Bowl vs Pitt | 284 | 0 |
| 101 | Fresno State | December 27, 2025, Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl vs Miami (OH) | 284 | 0 |
| 102 | Houston | December 27, 2025, Kinder's Texas Bowl vs LSU | 284 | 0 |
| 103 | North Texas | December 27, 2025, Isleta New Mexico Bowl vs San Diego State | 284 | 0 |
| 104 | Penn State | December 27, 2025, Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl vs Clemson | 284 | 0 |
| 105 | Virginia | December 27, 2025, TaxSlayer Gator Bowl vs Missouri | 284 | 0 |
| 106 | Georgia Southern | December 29, 2025, JLab Birmingham Bowl vs App State | 282 | 0 |
| 107 | Illinois | December 30, 2025, Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl vs Tennessee | 281 | 0 |
| 108 | TCU | December 30, 2025, Valero Alamo Bowl vs USC | 281 | 0 |
| 109 | Duke | December 31, 2025, Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl vs Arizona State | 280 | 0 |
| 110 | Iowa | December 31, 2025, ReliaQuest Bowl vs Vanderbilt | 280 | 0 |
| 111 | Texas | December 31, 2025, Cheez-It Citrus Bowl vs Michigan | 280 | 0 |
| 112 | Utah | December 31, 2025, SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl vs Nebraska | 280 | 0 |
| 113 | Ole Miss | January 1, 2026, CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl vs Georgia | 279 | 0 |
| 114 | Oregon | January 1, 2026, CFP Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl vs Texas Tech | 279 | 0 |
| 115 | Navy | January 2, 2026, AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs Cincinnati | 278 | 0 |
| 116 | SMU | January 2, 2026, Trust & Will Holiday Bowl vs Arizona | 278 | 0 |
| 117 | Texas State | January 2, 2026, Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl vs Rice | 278 | 0 |
| 118 | Wake Forest | January 2, 2026, Duke's Mayo Bowl vs Mississippi State | 278 | 0 |
| 119 | Miami | January 8, 2026, CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl vs Ole Miss | 272 | 0 |
| 120 | Indiana | January 19, 2026, CFP National Championship vs Miami | 261 | 0 |
A bowl win is any postseason victory, from the first bowl games to the College Football Playoff, counted from ESPN's records, which go back to the 2001 season. A win in this season's bowls or playoff moves a team to the bottom of the list automatically. 14 teams are still being checked and will appear shortly.
Missouri State, UL Monroe, UMass and UTEP have not won a bowl or playoff game since at least the 2001 season. Among the rest, Colorado has gone the longest without a bowl or playoff win: 7,952 days, since December 29, 2004 in the Houston Bowl. Next come Colorado State (12 years) and Bowling Green (11 years).
Indiana (January 19, 2026), Miami (January 8, 2026) and Wake Forest (January 2, 2026).
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