Oklahoma football bowl history: Every bowl game the Sooners have played in
By Josh Yourish
![Jan 2, 2014; New Orleans, LA, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops smiles as his defense hold the Alabama Crimson Tide near the end of the Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Oklahoma won, 45-31. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports Jan 2, 2014; New Orleans, LA, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops smiles as his defense hold the Alabama Crimson Tide near the end of the Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Oklahoma won, 45-31. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/435a92b653264be2350d00c6b13d0b19790423b8f609032413babcc6549c7d32.jpg)
Sun Bowl (3-0)
1981: Oklahoma 40 Houston 14
1993: Oklahoma 41 Texas Tech 10
2009: Oklahoma 31 Stanford 27
Oklahoma did not recover well from losing the 2009 BCS Championship game to Florida, primarily because Sam Bradford left to become the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft. Without Bradford, the Sooners went 7-5 in the regular season, but did salvage the year with a Sun Bowl victory over Jim Harbaugh’s Stanford team.