Forest, Washington, Wisconsin Lost (23): Army, Boston College, BYU, Clemson, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kansas State, Louisiana, Louisiana–Monroe, Louisville, Miami (OH), Michigan State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, TCU, Temple, Tulane, UTEP, Vanderbilt Tied (1): Maryland Appearances by conference Updated through the December 2022 edition (46 games, 92 total appearances). Conferences that are defunct or no longer active in FBS are marked in italics. The American's record includes the 1993 appearance of Virginia Tech, at the time a member of the Big East, as The American retains the conference charter following the 2013 split of the original Big East along football lines. The Pac-12's record includes appearances from when the conference was the Pac-10. Independent appearances: Louisville (1977), East Carolina (1978), Syracuse (1979), Southern Miss (1980, 1988), Virginia Tech (1984), Tulane (1987), Tulsa (1989), Louisiana Tech (1990), Army (1996), Notre Dame (1997), BYU (2021) Game records Source: Media coverage The bowl was first broadcast nationally in 1979, by WTBS. It has subsequently been broadcast by Mizlou (1980–1990), ABC (1991), and ESPN or ESPN2 since then, with the exception of a one-year return to ABC in 2014. Notes External links College football bowls Recurring sporting events established in 1976