We're missing the Cotton, I'm sure someone can do an inventory of other teams which have played in all 5/6 (and even won all 5/6), depending on how major the Peach Bowl should be treated.
JoePa won the 5 majors in his era when PSU miraculously defeated Rich Brooks' 10 year plan to virtually win the Rose Bowl Ducks. PSU finished actually undefeated. With PSU making the Peach this year they can claim all 6 major bowls.
Probably a very short and blue blood list of those programs which have been to 5. USC wouldn't be on it with no Sugar and Peach, and Michigan has never played in the Cotton or Peach. Bama, Ohio State and FSU have been to all 6. Georgia to 5, missing the Fiesta. Notre Dame misses the Peach. That's enough looking up for now.
I read that Penn State has won all NY6 except the Peach, so they will be the first if they beat Ole Miss. Guessing the Big Ten will have the most since they were contracted with the Rose and Orange
Edit: of course, we know no one in the Pac-12 comes close since we're the first and only for both Sugar and Peach
Once upon a time we we first and only for the Orange
USC joined us
USC has won RB, Cotton (over an unranked Texas Tech) and the OB.
They played Penn State in the Fiesta in 1982 and lost.
Oregon only has Ws (and Ls) in the Rose and Fiesta, no other appearances.
So we can join SC as the only P12 programs with wins in 3 P6 bowls (I'm assuming UCLA, ASU, Cal and Stanford haven't done that but haven't looked it up), and the only one to not have a major asterisk on it.
Presumably we can also become the only P12 program to have wins in 3 separate bowls over teams ranked in the top 3 overall:
Rose (#1 Minnesota and 3 Michigan) Orange (#2 Oklahoma) Sugar (#3 Texas)
Pretty sure Oregon went to Cotton instead of us in 1996 (where we lost to Neu and his Buffs)
1995/96 CB
Where *they* got plungered by Neu and his Buffs and their fourth quarter fake punt.
Yeah during the era of the Cotton Bowl being downgraded after the SWC died and the Cotton was not part of the Bowl Alliance. Taking the B12 #2 and either P12 #2 or WAC champ is closer to the Alamo Bowl.
Whatever, we'll be charitable and count it, since Oregon vs Neu was a top 12 matchup.
UCLA won the Cotton in 1989
Edit: Wiki says the Oregon-Neu Cotton Bowl was officiated by none other than Mike Pereira
‘95 was probably the most maddening of seasons for this Husky. Besides the loss to Oregon and shitty placekicking, Lambo fucked up the USC game and played for a tie the week before.
Add in losses to Ohio State and then fucking Iowa in the fucking Sun Bowl and was truly one of the most underachieving seasons in my life.
That was the year I went from being a good Husky fan to being a Negadawg.
Edited to add: Ironically, UW had no problem with Ucla, beat ASU and didn’t play Cal (which was ranked too high).
‘95 was probably the most maddening of seasons for this Husky. Besides the loss to Oregon and shitty placekicking, Lambo fucked up the USC game and played for a tie the week before.
Add in losses to Ohio State and then fucking Iowa in the fucking Sun Bowl and was truly one of the most underachieving seasons in my life.
That was the year I went from being a good Husky fan to being a Negadawg.
‘95 was probably the most maddening of seasons for this Husky. Besides the loss to Oregon and shitty placekicking, Lambo fucked up the USC game and played for a tie the week before.
Add in losses to Ohio State and then fucking Iowa in the fucking Sun Bowl and was truly one of the most underachieving seasons in my life.
That was the year I went from being a good Husky fan to being a Negadawg.
Don't forget Notre Dame
Oof. Yes, the Mariners playoff game day. Lambo fucked that one up too.
We're missing the Cotton, I'm sure someone can do an inventory of other teams which have played in all 5/6 (and even won all 5/6), depending on how major the Peach Bowl should be treated.
JoePa won the 5 majors in his era when PSU miraculously defeated Rich Brooks' 10 year plan to virtually win the Rose Bowl Ducks. PSU finished actually undefeated. With PSU making the Peach this year they can claim all 6 major bowls.
Probably a very short and blue blood list of those programs which have been to 5. USC wouldn't be on it with no Sugar and Peach, and Michigan has never played in the Cotton or Peach. Bama, Ohio State and FSU have been to all 6. Georgia to 5, missing the Fiesta. Notre Dame misses the Peach. That's enough looking up for now.
I read that Penn State has won all NY6 except the Peach, so they will be the first if they beat Ole Miss. Guessing the Big Ten will have the most since they were contracted with the Rose and Orange
Edit: of course, we know no one in the Pac-12 comes close since we're the first and only for both Sugar and Peach
Canes have won the Orange, Rose, Sugar, Cotton and Peach. Played in three Fiestas and famously lost two by an eyelash and a third less famously by 2 pts.
Need to get back to that one and finally win it. Someday. Not soon.
fucking georgia, would have been great to finish the pac-12 run with a win against big10 in rose bowl.
But an opportunity to cause another sark sideline meltdown is equally good
Agreed on both counts. But adding a Sugar will be sweet for historical purposes even if the trip isn’t as good for those who are attending. And Texas is the easiest draw IMO, but I don’t want to jinx so I take that back.
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Whatever, we'll be charitable and count it, since Oregon vs Neu was a top 12 matchup.
UCLA won the Cotton in 1989
Edit: Wiki says the Oregon-Neu Cotton Bowl was officiated by none other than Mike Pereira
Add in losses to Ohio State and then fucking Iowa in the fucking Sun Bowl and was truly one of the most underachieving seasons in my life.
That was the year I went from being a good Husky fan to being a Negadawg.
Edited to add: Ironically, UW had no problem with Ucla, beat ASU and didn’t play Cal (which was ranked too high).
Only good teams will get in that have a shot at winning
Need to get back to that one and finally win it. Someday. Not soon.
But an opportunity to cause another sark sideline meltdown is equally good
-Nick Saban, probably