Oklahoma football bowl history: Every bowl game the Sooners have played in

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
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NORMAN, OKLAHOMA – SEPTEMBER 9: An Oklahoma Sooners helmet sits on the grass in the end zone before a game against the SMU Mustangs at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 9, 2023 in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma won 28-11. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA – SEPTEMBER 9: An Oklahoma Sooners helmet sits on the grass in the end zone before a game against the SMU Mustangs at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 9, 2023 in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma won 28-11. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

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.